Downsizing TT any helpful hints on storage.
I just purchased a 18ft Palomino Palomini 150RBS. I'm use to a 30ft TT. So I was wondering if anyone had any helpful hints on storage or any other tips on surviving traveling in a small trailer. Thank...
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Every available cubic inch of potential storage space is like gold, especially in small TT. Our first TT was 20' and we thought we were going to keep it for a vey long time so I did a LOT of mods and here's what I did to improve storage. I did all the work myself and wanted it to look factory original.
If you have blank plywood panels on any of the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom or other cabinetry, they are potential storage spaces. I removed almost all these blank panels and added doors and drawers. I went to a cabinet shop and had custom size doors and drawers fronts made up. You could also go to the dealer and walk through other units from the same manufacturer to see if there are stock door sizes that will work.
Above one dinette seat, there was a shelf that had about 6" from the top surface to the underside of the window above. I added a pair of drawers.
Under the kitchen sink, on one side, I added a bank of drawers.
Under the bed, I added a large drawer to make it easier to access the space more frequently.
I added an extra shelf in every upper cabinet. Many TTs do not come with a shelf in the middle of upper cabinets.
I re-arranged the waste and PEX water piping under the kitchen sink to give more useable space. Often, the factories just slap in the piping without regard to maximizing use of this space. Same in the bathroom.
I added a bank of drawers on either side of the bed.
Added a magazine rack above a dinette seat.
In addition to the usual pass-through storage up front, we had a small exterior storage compartment to the rear (sure wish we had that now) and right below that was a mouse-hole and box to push the shore power cord into. I converted to a detachable shore power cord and made the bottom of the existing compartment accessible with a false bottom. Good for storing things not used that often.
THE hardest thing about doing all this was how almost nothing was square, plumb, level or straight. I spent hours getting things to fit properly.
If you have blank plywood panels on any of the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom or other cabinetry, they are potential storage spaces. I removed almost all these blank panels and added doors and drawers. I went to a cabinet shop and had custom size doors and drawers fronts made up. You could also go to the dealer and walk through other units from the same manufacturer to see if there are stock door sizes that will work.
Above one dinette seat, there was a shelf that had about 6" from the top surface to the underside of the window above. I added a pair of drawers.
Under the kitchen sink, on one side, I added a bank of drawers.
Under the bed, I added a large drawer to make it easier to access the space more frequently.
I added an extra shelf in every upper cabinet. Many TTs do not come with a shelf in the middle of upper cabinets.
I re-arranged the waste and PEX water piping under the kitchen sink to give more useable space. Often, the factories just slap in the piping without regard to maximizing use of this space. Same in the bathroom.
I added a bank of drawers on either side of the bed.
Added a magazine rack above a dinette seat.
In addition to the usual pass-through storage up front, we had a small exterior storage compartment to the rear (sure wish we had that now) and right below that was a mouse-hole and box to push the shore power cord into. I converted to a detachable shore power cord and made the bottom of the existing compartment accessible with a false bottom. Good for storing things not used that often.
THE hardest thing about doing all this was how almost nothing was square, plumb, level or straight. I spent hours getting things to fit properly.
