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Another storage bin organizer

mcjimjam

Junior Ranger
Donating Member
McNugit's version of a storage bin organizer. Made of plexiglas so we can see our supplies, and fits on the sink side.

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padded section for glass bottles (after our EVOO fiasco!)
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forward vertical piece slides up and out to allow easy access to shelves.
there is also a piece in the back to protect sink pipes
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top shelf holds up to nine 16 oz cans
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Nice! I like the idea of using Plexiglass to be able to see everything. Do you use a router or a table saw or something for the dadoes?

Ken & Peggy
 
Thanks Evan! Next time you are in Virginia, stop by and I'll custom install one in the Snugglebug!!
 
Ken said:
Nice! I like the idea of using Plexiglass to be able to see everything. Do you use a router or a table saw or something for the dadoes?

Ken & Peggy

Good observation Ken. Used 1/4" plexiglas, dados and rabbets with 1/4" router bit set at 1/8" depth. Joints are glued. Entire plexiglas assembly can be removed by unscrewing from wooden supports. Vertical retainer slides freely, up and out.
 
Great design Jim. Does the piece of plexiglass that is parallel to the back of the trailer extend all the way to the outside wall and butt up against the cleat that supports the shelf? How did you support it on the inside (middle) wall?
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Great idea using Plexiglass - the only thing I didn't like about wood shelves was not being able to see at a glance where everything was. I may try and configure something similar. Thanks for a great post.
 
References will be from standing behind trailer looking forward.
The vertical piece that runs from left to right (in front of the blue foam) is screwed (from the front side) into a piece of wood which sits under the foam. These screws are more than enough to support that vertical piece from forward rotation. That piece of wood is cut, on its bottom, to match the taper of the rear of the compartment, and screwed straight down into the taper. Yes, that vertical piece of plexiglas runs all the way to the left side, but no additional support was need at the left end. Nor is the right end support with any thing on that wall. What you can not see is the the bottom piece of plexiglas under the blue foam. That piece sits horizontal on top of the tapered piece of wood, and is dadoed into the vertical piece and runs all the way from left to right also. I can get my hand all the way into that back left corner, and fit three cans in that space. You can see the small support i placed under the shelf on the left side of trailer, behind your red arrow. The shelf, with its back and sides is one unit, dado and glued together. Front left corner had to be cut at angle to get it in, and now it fits snug. If it starts to move around i planned to screw it down into the piece of maple on the front of compartment supporting the shelf. That piece of maple has the slot cut in it to accept the vertical retaining piece. The vertical piece of plexiglas has a slot cut in it to match. The vertical retaining piece comes out for access.
Hope that explains it.
 
Jim, thanks for the detailed explanation. What an engineering feat - it sounds bombproof! Now to come up with a design to use with our stuff.
 
Bear, now you have me curious. What does you kitchen set up look like? How have you organized things? How is it different than what a weekender would do? Wondering what you have done differently. I figure with all of your experience, I could learn a thing or 2. We haven't done any dividers yet, but I have been collecting ideas on how to better organize my space. After designing the kitchen for the house myself, a few years ago, and being an avid cook, I am still working out what is best. I am starting to feel comfortable, but I do want to better utilize my space though. Please share with us.
 
Wow! Sound like you and I have kitchen set ups that are similar. I have a few things still in boxes, but we use our backpacking kit and bags as well. Maybe the KISS philosophy is best. Although, my type-a personality really likes boxes and compartments. I have a couple of small boxes for the shelf to keep things in places whole driving, but my big bins dont have anything in that regard. Thanks for sharing that with me.
 
Just an fyi... A great book for camp cooking is 'Freezer Bag Cooking' by Sarah Svien - we've been using it for about 5 years for our backpacking meals. Virtually everything in it can be prepared in 1 qt. freezer bags, and most are pretty darn good. While we don't have to be quite that minimalist while teardropping, the space/weight saving technique's come in very handy.
 
Wow Jim sent me full step by step drawings, how to description and pictures to go with the steps. Very, very helpful we should be able to do it with this elaborate document. Jim great job thank you for all your work on this. and your creative genius. Pat W
 
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