how do you keep your plates, cups and glasses in place, what do you use and where did you get it?

Get the rolled rubber shelf lining "stuff" from Walmart and cut it in squares or circles the correct size to put under and between the plates, saucers, etc. It will not move or rattle.

We have one cabinet that we keep our paper goods in, plates, cups, napkins, plastic ware etc. we have a second smaller cabinet that we keep coffee cups and a few plastic drinking cups, those are packed in good so nothing moves. The coffee cups are the only glass things that we carry. Other than morning coffee everything is paper goods all day, everyday. We use the chinet plates as we get them for free.

The DW found some flower shaped rubber plate separators in some catalog, but rubberized shelf liner cut into circles works just as well.I'm going to take the dozen or so Omaha Steaks Styrofoam shipping containers, cut circles into them for glasses. We suffered through the Solo plastic non-breakable glassware for the first year, but decided that we don't care for plastic glasses (an oxymoron).I built one of these for the liquor locker (this is the prototype)

Our plates are in a drawer. They are Corelle so can take a bit of bumping without breaking. We have matching cups. We also have a set of plastic cups. Of course silverware is in a drawer in silverware dividers.Food items in the cupboards are all in small plastic bins (Wall Mart). We did have to look around a while to find the right size so they would configure to use the most space without gaps. Then small items, cans, everything is packed in them. When one container gets emptied, the remaining items get merged into another one that is getting emptied to keep the items tightly fit. We don't even think about this any more, we just do it.Other cabinets, we use bins also. Everything else, like pots and pans and lids, are just packed tightly so they don't move around. Clothing is on hangers, but things like socks and undergarments are also in smaller bins in the cabinets, since we don't have a dresser with drawers.Now, for a trailer or 5er, this arrangement works pretty well. When traveling we are in the truck and can't hear all the banging and rattling in the camper. If we were in a motor home of any kind, I'm sure we'd do MUCH more to sound proof all that rattling around.For motor home travel, I just imagine they use a lot of cushion between items to knock down all the rattle sounds.

Rubber shelf liner works well for keeping things from sliding around. Adding pieces of pool noodles in between things helps keep them in their place too, even in the fridge. I use pieces of pool noodles on the corners of the bedroom slide of our 5th wheel to protect my head (don't ask:)).

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jplante4
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2015
The DW found some flower shaped rubber plate separators in some catalog, but rubberized shelf liner cut into circles works just as well.

I'm going to take the dozen or so Omaha Steaks Styrofoam shipping containers, cut circles into them for glasses. We suffered through the Solo plastic non-breakable glassware for the first year, but decided that we don't care for plastic glasses (an oxymoron).

I built one of these for the liquor locker (this is the prototype)
GaryWT
Explorer
Jan 17, 2015
We have one cabinet that we keep our paper goods in, plates, cups, napkins, plastic ware etc. we have a second smaller cabinet that we keep coffee cups and a few plastic drinking cups, those are packed in good so nothing moves. The coffee cups are the only glass things that we carry. Other than morning coffee everything is paper goods all day, everyday. We use the chinet plates as we get them for free.
imgoin4it
Explorer
Jan 17, 2015
Get the rolled rubber shelf lining "stuff" from Walmart and cut it in squares or circles the correct size to put under and between the plates, saucers, etc. It will not move or rattle.

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