Basement organization

[Charley67]

Has anyone installed shelves/ dividers/ drawers in the basement storage area? My stuff just gets pulled in there, and I'm thinking there ought to be a more efficient way.

[jims1]

rhagfo wrote:

jims1 wrote:
We use clear totes as well. Set up in categories as in Plumbing, electrical, decorations, sewer, fresh water, fasteners, etc. Since we are fulltime, I like having spare items on hand to make life easier.

I don't and would never store the Stinky slinky in the basement! Best solution for that is the 5" vinyl fence post. It holds the stinky slinky and all the fittings.

We store the clean unused parts, spare o-rings, spare adapter, wrench that fits the adapter, extra donut, etc. The actual hoses are stored the same as yours, underneath in tubes.

[CA_Traveler]

downtheroad wrote:

Okie1 wrote:
I just store everything in plastic totes.

Good advice:
and, totes are labeled.

Yup Exactly what I told DW - "no problem I'll get our stuff out" - Famous last words as a year later I bellied up to the bar and bought a dual acting storage slide! That's right it slides out 5' on either side and it's now in the second rig. 🙂

[wkswenson]

I built up the front storage area as it was all stuff everywhere and could never manage to get anything out when I needed it.

[bbaker2001]

when I was transferring my stuff from TT to 5er, I found electrical and plumbing stuff I had in my 1970 Winnebago. some connectors still in wrapper. if I throw it away, I know I will need it later.
don't have the old style bulbs though, guess I can throw them away. actually they could be considered antique.

[Veebyes]

Who has a morgue area? I do. It is the genny box which is only accessible from the front. A PIA place to get to so old spares that still have life & other stuff that is hardly ever used but too good the thow away goes in there.

[rockhillmanor]

Clear plastic tubs and/or diligently use magic marker on what's inside. Even as you add stuff.

X2 on ONCE a year emptying ALL the bays and throwing out or putting away stuff you don't need or haven't used.

Amazingly during my clean out, there always is about 50 lbs of stuff every year that doesn't need to be in the RV. :B

[Bumpyroad]

bought three clear totes that just were low enough to go in my front pass thru on the TT. put seldom needed stuff in the center one and hooked a rope to it to be able to easily retrieve it. more often needed stuff gets in the end two totes.
bumpy

[rhagfo]

jims1 wrote:
We use clear totes as well. Set up in categories as in Plumbing, electrical, decorations, sewer, fresh water, fasteners, etc. Since we are fulltime, I like having spare items on hand to make life easier.

I don't and would never store the Stinky slinky in the basement! Best solution for that is the 5" vinyl fence post. It holds the stinky slinky and all the fittings.

[laknox]

Slide outs for the basement. Just one more option that the mfrs lose money on by not offering them.

Lyle

[jims1]

We use clear totes as well. Set up in categories as in Plumbing, electrical, decorations, sewer, fresh water, fasteners, etc. Since we are fulltime, I like having spare items on hand to make life easier.

[Old-Biscuit]

7 yrs full timing and I always shook my head at ALL the STUFF 'campers' would pull out of their storage compartments for a weekend of camping.

We LIVED in the 5vr and I could open basement compartment and visually see everything in there. Only 2 totes ----- one held decorations for different holidays and one held keepsakes.
2 lounge chairs, 2 side tables, folding step, easy-up, BBQ/Charcoal/fluid and water softener.

WHY all the stuff?

Even when we went camping we never carried all that excess stuff
Reminds me a circus clown cars.......just keeps coming out


:B:B:B

[dapperdan]

I cleaned out our basement about a month and a half ago. Everything came out, looks sooo big when empty. :B We use totes as well, especially for the sanitary equipment.
Now I know where EVERYTHING is again and got rid of some "stuff" we didn't really need in there.

Dan

[mbrower]

Like others here, I store things in my basement in see through totes. I measured and bought small totes all the same size that would best utilize the space. By keeping them small, I keep things better organized. On the door side, the totes to my right keep everything I need to set up once I arrive. The totes to my left is where I keep decorations and electrical items.

The totes on my curb side of the basement is where I keep spare parts and maintenance items. I also keep my tools there. I also have yellow color totes that keep all my sanitation stuff.

[rhagfo]

Some things take up less space than others.

Both cables in the picture are 50 amp, the one in the 3 gal bucket is 40' of SO cable, the one inside the big tub is standard PVC cable but only 35'!! That is about as tight as the PVC can be coiled at about 40 degrees.