Underbed storage

Underbed storage would reduce my headroom and I can't afford to do that because I have a low profile non slide tc .
As of now,we use plastic boxes with lids along the bedside.
If I ( I mean my DW ) were looking to explore the 'more storage' idea, I would try kerry4951's cabover mod.

We have lots of unused storage space. Mainly that's due to realizing we don't need everything. But, we are the type that bring carryons only for week vacations via jet.

My mattress is a very thick heavy queen. I'm not sure how accessible under bed storage would be. I liked the under bed storage on the class A we had. I can't say I needed all that we carried. On our camper, the walk around space is closets and side windows. As others have noted, it would be harder to get in and you lose room to sit up.

My camper is much smaller than the rest of your's I think. I need more storage just for the necessary items. I'm removing the microwave to get better use of that cabinet and I have no use for a microwave anyways. Just looking for other ideas, it seems this new camper has less storage than my old one.

I agree with mark_be. My wife and I have had our 11.5 foot TC since 2004. We stopped loading it in about 2007. Now, we progressively unload. We find stuff we forget we had, which suggest we did not need it. We now have several empty cabinets, and the others are easier to get stuff into and out of.

mark_be wrote:
Having little storage space makes you think of what you really need. For that reason I'm not searching for extra space, because it's being filled with clutter anyway, IMO.

What I would do is looking for what you really need to take along and see if you can put it somewhere. If you can't, you start searching for an extra space.

I have the feeling that many people look for extra space and then search for what they can put there...

Would you please come over to my home and explain that concept in detail to my wife....PLEASE!! :B

Having little storage space makes you think of what you really need. For that reason I'm not searching for extra space, because it's being filled with clutter anyway, IMO.

What I would do is looking for what you really need to take along and see if you can put it somewhere. If you can't, you start searching for an extra space.

I have the feeling that many people look for extra space and then search for what they can put there...

We have the folddown couch/bed and there is some room under where we store blankets and sleeping bags. However, that is where the ladder is supposed to stow. I now keep the ladder under the upper mattress during travel. I plan to remove the clips that secure the ladder to prevent damage to the blankets and sleeping bags.



Everyone causes happiness. Some when they come in, and some when they leave.

Having had a pop-up and now a hardside; the under bed storage in the pop-up was amazing in how much more storage is available. For us the negative was that it raised the bed to the point that it made entry and exiting difficult. But that might not be a problem for many others or in some campers.

My wife and I store all of our clothes under the bed, plus the table and post. It works out really well.

My Okanagan has a storage area almost 8 inches high with gas lifts under the Queen bed. It has a holder for the panel that converts the u shaped dinette into a bed and runs about 3/4 ths of the length of the bed.