Undercarriage storage bins

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Made a few trips with the undercarriage shoe storage. Works fine. We used plastic dish pans for the trays; not enough room for bigger containers. Even found gray ones that blend with the finish of the camper. They hold shoes just fine; keeps shoes protected and handy. We use them when not putting up side tent on just an overnight stay or on the side without the tent during longer stays.

 

[André]

I am curious - why is it important to "get shoes off the ground"?

I understand, I guess, in scorpion country, but perhaps I am missing something.

I put my shoes directly under the trailer, and the only issue I've had is if I did not put the shoes "under" the trailer and it rained during the night.

This seems like a solution looking for a problem, but perhaps I am naive.

Seems like Ron/Missy's solution is best, which is to adopt the use of "camp shoes" and leave those under the trailer when not wearing them. That's pretty much what I do. I don't leave my good hiking shoes out overnight, though I think the risk of theft is pretty close to zero.

Porcupines will steal and chew on almost anything that has been in touch with our salty bodies. Shoes and boots are prime targets in porcupine country.

 

[Sweeney]

Wood scorpions in the forest in AZ, fire ants in LA and TX, jumping cholla in the Mojave, mud crabs in FL, and those waterbugs that look like cucaraches all creep Dear Wife out and ruin your day if you slide toes into a shoe filled with them them...

Plastic box with a cover under the CI solves that.

Seeing your list Grasshopper, I think I'll stay in Indiana for a while We just have stink bugs.

Even when traveling to places with creepy crawlies I have always kept my shoes in just a plastic tote with a snap lid under the door. If I'm "home" the crocs are on top, the dress shoes inside. If I'm leaving camp, whatever I'm not wearing is in the box. So far, haven't lost anything yet

It amazes me how far underneath rain will travel -- sitting pushed back as far as 8-10 inches, I've still have woken up to wet crocs

If someone is putting a hanger under their CI camper I'd be curious where and how. There isn't much space that hasn't already been optimized by our friend in Necedah. or that aren't interfered with in some way by structural steel...