No matter how spacious your camper is—or isn’t—any RV
eventually reaches a limit. But that limit can be flexible, especially if you
know how to organize and store your items. To help you keep your RV clean,
organized and full of everything you need, here are a few camper organization
ideas and RV storage hacks.
Start with the
KonMari Method
The KonMari method of tidying up is simple: you start with
clothes, books and papers, and then on to everything else. As you tidy up each
item, you ask yourself a simple question: is
this bringing joy to my life? Or, to make it more RV-appropriate, ask
yourself, is this item making my camper
or RV a more pleasant place to be?
For a warm blanket, you might answer yes, fold it, and move on. For small accessories you never use, the
better answer might be to remove it from your RV completely.
3 RV Storage Hacks to
Keep More of What You Love
If you still have too much “stuff” for your camper, then
incorporate these three RV storage tricks:
- Go
vertical. Can you Velcro a remote control to the side of a TV? Use a
magnetic storage rack in the kitchen to keep silverware clear? Do you have
hanging storage bags for accessories? Is the garbage can hanging on the inside
of a drawer or is it out in the open? As long as your vertical storage is safe
and secure during the ride, there’s no reason you can’t use all three dimensions for storage. - Invest in
a place where stuff gets “dropped.” As people enter your RV, the question
“where do I put this?” gets repeated over and over. It’s better to keep a
single plastic bin for things that need to be dropped at a moment’s notice.
This keeps individual spaces clean and lets you sort through the accessories
later. - Buy
devices specifically for storage convenience. A retracting wall mount for a
computer monitor, hanging storage for keeping bathroom items inside the door of
a shelf—these are small investments but pay major dividends in storage space.
Of course, none of these camper organization ideas will
matter unless you improve your habits. We have some ideas in that department as
well.
Better RV Habits to
Keep Your Camper Organized & Clean
Unless you make regular organizing and better habits a
priority, your RV will fill up with new “stuff” in no time. Here’s what you
need to do:
- Stick to
multi-taskers. A flat-screen TV offers plenty of different entertainment
options while taking up minimal space. It’s a multi-tasker. A pizza stone in
the kitchen is… well, that’s for pizzas. Unless you really like pizza, stick to
the multi-taskers. - Don’t
bring new objects on board without taking off an old one. This is a good
habit to get into because it makes you review what’s already on your camper and
ask yourself if you really need it. - Find ways
to repurpose objects. A shirt hanger is great, for instance, but you can
repurpose it to hang hats and keep as many as a dozen stored on one hanger.
Find little opportunities to maximize your space and your RV will clear up in
no time.
Of course, these camper organization ideas will leave more
space for essentials like RV cleaners and RV sealants. Browse all of our RV products to find the
multi-taskers that take up minimal space with maximum use.