Monday, Feb 22, 2010 at 08:34
Yeah, it needs a little foresight and thought about where you put things. We have used different coloured boxes for different types of items which helps. Some items that you might need real quick, like
toilet paper, tend to have back ups elsewhere. But really, I can't think of anything that we have had to access that fast? Tool box and aircompressor are always at the top. Firts aid is in the cabin. Water available from tank and tap. It really only takes a few seconds to uncinch a stack of crates. We have two or three stacks of up to three crates, depending on how it is set up for that trip. We use quite large tubs/crates (mostly the stacking Nylex type with lids) so even if you neeed the bottom, one, it doesn't take much to get down to it.
Things like chairs and stove that you do need instantly, go on top of the stack, with pillows or doona wedged around them (We also have a cargo barrier).
Once set up with the boxes we want for a particular trip, the straps stay in place for the entire trip and you just loosen them off to get stuff out and pull them down tight when finished. I use a long strap that forms a loop with a cam buckle, so you just pull the strap threough the buckle and it latches itself.
Another advantage is that when we set up
camp, all the boxes come out we just position them where we want them. Foof box/cooking gear box/tools etc.
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