Storing plates,glasses etc in Camper

Submitted: Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 22:37

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Brian B (Brisbane)

Hi Everyone,

We have recently sold our old camper trailer and have now got a Goldstream Star 2 camper which we are really happy with.

All of our glasses, cups and plates etc are made of pretty well unbreakable material but I was just wondering what people use to store them in while they are in the cupboards.

The camper has oodles of cupboard space and we are thinking of some sort of plate stackers, baskets or similar to keep them in so as to limit movement while we travel, but I would be appreciative of any advice that others have.

Thanks in advance.

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Reply By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 23:48

Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 23:48

I pack tea towels between plates, pots and pans and anything that can rattle, and reside in drawers. We also use that non skid plastic stuff as a liner in all the cupboards. Foodstuffs are generally kept in oblong 10 litre plastic containers.

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:22

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:22

Thanks for the info.

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Reply By: Muzzgit [WA] - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:03

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:03

Brian, in our Jayco camper, Jacqui uses those heavy green enviro shopping bags to put everything in. We use a lot of pillow slips (cheap cheap) and tea towells to wrap the plates/cups/bowls, and there are quite a few old towells in the cupboards, partly to protect the pots and pans, but mainly to protect the cupboards from the heavier stuff like the small gas bottle and the fry pan etc;

The green enviro bags are handy....they fit the cupboards perfectly and can be packed in the house and carried out to the camper easy as.

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:23

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:23

Sounds good, thanks.

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Reply By: JJ - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:06

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:06

Hi, I have ($2 roll) rubber matting under & 'in' pretty well everything and store the crockery (melmac kinda stuff) standing on edge in a plastic mesh basket with cups capped over glasses along other side and dessert bowls placed over, also on edge. The basket pulls in & out as a drawer. I have all square screw-top plastic (ex fruit) containers for flour, rice, sugar, tea etc. which pack neatly around back & side of the crockery basket. Works for me.

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Follow Up By: JJ - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:23

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 00:23

Oh, and for pots & pans I use (small) bubble wrap between each item stacked together. Wouldn't go without my electric double steamer glasstop frypan... just sits on cupboard floor with layer of bubblewrap between each 'part'. Toaster & jug are kept in original cardboard box with top ripped off. Store packet foods (soups etc.) in icecream containers also spices and condiments. I have various sized plastic containers to fit around wheel well (and over axel) t kep tinned stuff in place.

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:23

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:23

Thanks for the info. The rubber anti slip matting is good gear.

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Reply By: SCUBADOO - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:39

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:39

Brian

Everyone has different ideas.
Currently I have a small campervan here in NZ.
Here is a photo of our setup in an overhead cupboard. Foam padding on the door protects sideways movement. Made from 6mm ply and sloped towards the rear at perhaps 10°.
Excuse the camera distortion.
http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~nwy/2007_04_28.jpg

Neville

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:24

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:24

Neville,

That looks good. You wouldn't get much moving around.

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Reply By: Member - Julie P (VIC) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 08:07

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 08:07

We have a camper trailer with no built in kitchen or cupboards so we have a portable cupboard/drawer set up - Porta Drawer I think its called - anyway everything we need fits nicely - but as we like a glass of red from a "proper" glass - we have found that inserting them into a stubby holder keeps them safe when you lay them on their side, and not allowing any movement is another thing - things that roll around or move will break more so than things packed tightly.
happy camping
jules

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:25

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:25

Jules,

The old stubby holder is a good idea. Thanks

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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 15:32

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 15:32

We have a canopy rather than camper trailer, but we like to have this stuff easily accessible, so heres what we use:

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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 15:35

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 15:35

Forgot to say the plates fill up the space, so sit pretty snug in the wire basket.

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:26

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:26

Phil,

That setup looks great. Thanks for some more ideas.

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Reply By: obee - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 21:28

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 21:28

Last year we carried a large piece of foam from a mattress and it got smaller as we found places to put various cuts to stop movement and rattling. We carried the plates in a picnic basket and filled the spaces with it. The bubble wrap mentioned above sounds like a good idea too.

Owen

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Follow Up By: Brian B (Brisbane) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:27

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 23:27

Owen,

Thanks for the info. There are some really good ideas out there.

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Reply By: Auntie - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 22:03

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 22:03

We use the non slip rubber matting in the cupboards. For cups and glasses, we attached stubby holders to the shelves, then just pushed the cups etc into them. They so far have withstood all sorts of corrugations and rough roads,

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