Dear Heloise;

If you know anybody who uses wet floor sweeps like swiffers, the empty
plastic boxes with snap-on lids stack perfectly in the pantry and the
rear closet.

If you know anyone who buys the expensive cat littler in the square
plastic buckets, go out of your way to get these. You can fit several
(probably exactly four, I don't know how many since I only have two)
under the rear seat. with almost no wasted space because if their
shape. The best modular westy-seat storage ever made. One holds all my
hoses, adapters and electrical cords for citified camping. Another
holds charcoal. The next, should I find one, will hold tow straps,
folding shovel, that sort of thing.

Beware of standing oil containers in them, which fit perfectly and is
tempting--but the internal reinforcements molded into the containers'
corners can puncture plastic bottles, which will then leak. But at
least it's contained. The dimensions of the pails is so good for oil
containers and the like that it may be worth to grind out the
reinforcements, but that I haven't tried.

These containers have pop-up hinged lids and handles.

Jim

On Feb 10, 2006, at 1:04 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> When camping in the van, organization is crucial. For recycling plastic
> shopping bags, save your paper towel roll centers - that cardboard
> part,
> and stuff plastic bags down in them. Each will hold six or so bags.
> Handy for keeping the bags in place and not all over the van. Tuck the
> tube wherever convienient.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>