Camper Mods

Even though we really love our new Keystone Laredo 5th Wheel, there were a few things we decided we could do to make it more user-friendly when we camp.  No camper ever comes equipped with enough storage or it may not be arranged the way you would want it to be.  Now, the 5th wheel has much more storage than our travel trailer did - there is no comparison there.  But, my main problem with a lot of the storage in the 5th wheel is that it is up high and I am "vertically challenged."

So - here is just a few things we did to the inside to make some of the storage a bit more usable for us.

The cabinet under the sink has one shelf inside and it is where I keep my assorted pots and pans.  I needed a space to keep dishwashing liquid, glass cleaner, etc.  We (and by "we", I mean Rick) installed a door-shelf that is perfect for this.  He also installed on of these in our bathroom under-sink cabinet.

Before

After

Unlike our travel trailer, this 5th wheel has kitchen drawers (that I love) but I didn't have anywhere to store long items like foil, plastic wrap, etc.  Our camper has a great pantry/closet right at the entry door and across from the kitchen area, but it is very narrow.  We saw these contraptions at the store and thought we might  use them underneath the upper cabinets in the kitchen area, but when we got them home we realized that they were not going to work like we intended.


So...Rick, the great maker of things from other things, made this handy gadget to install in our narrow pantry.   Love it!

Before

After

Kitchen Drawers

Not an upside-down UFO - it's a paper plate dispenser installed under
one of the upper kitchen cabinets

 



                     












Since neither one of us can seem to remember anything, we thought this magnetic-dry erase combo board might come in handy.





These were all very simple modifications designed to make our camper more like home and to use the storage space more efficiently. Now that the weather is starting to warm up a bit, we just need some time off from work so we can enjoy our camper!