How do you stop your bits wobbling around ? oo-er missus

[Steve_374304378]

Hi Folks...

Sorry to disappoint with the misleading title.

I was wondering what you guys do with your pots and pans, crockery , glasses etc to stop them knocking and rattling around whilst in transit.

Any ingenious tips to share ?

I assume you have a set of everything to leave in the van, but do they behave themselves if just left in cupboards etc ?

Regards

Steve

 

[colin-yorkshire]

hi steve

yup we pick them all up off the floor when we get there

 

[SBS]

Dinner/side plates in the wire rack. Bowls stacked in the cupboard with a strip of anti-slip mat to separate them. Glasses in clips in the drinks cupboard. Two china mugs in the kitchen divider (slide out thing in our Eccles Onyx). Other cups in a basket in a top cupboard. Pans under the oven with a piece of bubble wrap to stop the Teflon rubbing off the frying pan.

 

[joeby]

The best improvement to keep things in place is to have shock absorbers fitted , i was sceptical at first ,now i wouldnt be without them ,after all you wouldnt drive a car without them

 

[LadyMo]

I use either bubble wrap or the non slip stuff,ice-cream containers or small plastic baskets.

 

[Chrissylizzie]

I also use ice-creamcontainers and baskets and line all shelves and cupboards with non slip matting.

 

[Garfield]

One to annoy Lutz, our twin axle caravans ride so smooth that everything stays in place without assistance.

 

[bernadette_5039937]

I shove the tea towels and kithcen towels in amongst the crockery...that stops them moving around.

 

[LMH]

We've got a plate rack and cup rack. They don't move around. Pans go in the bottom of the oven. The only glass we have are wine glasses and I wrap tea towels round them and lay them flat in one of the lockers.

Other items such as shampoos etc are carried in plastic bags on the floor.

We have a small locker between the fridge and oven. I use that to store a torch, insect repellant candles, toilet chemicals and cleaning detergents etc. The never move around either.

Lisa

 

[Pat_374304630]

Anyone got any tips on how to stop hangers from falling off the wardrobe hanfing rail!!!!!!

 

[Chrissylizzie]

Hi Pat

We had never had this problem over five caravans but with our new one we have. I put a strip of the non-slip matting over the rail for travelling and this certainly improved things.

Chris

 

[Essexeddie]

My wife packs so much clothes in the wardroab that its impossible for them to jump off the rail.

Edd

 

[joeby]

One to annoy Lutz, our twin axle caravans ride so smooth that everything stays in place without assistance.

The same as my single axle senator indiana with shock absorbers fitted ,i will let you know about the T/A when i get my new Lunar Lexon 640 on June 14th

 

[hymerman1]

For my glass ware I use a tray got from the garden centre that held small pot plants, I mount it on an angled plinth of ply. This enables you to see better. The holes hold the glasses a treat.

 

[SBS]

A piece of pipe lagging can help or, alternatively, use elastic bands around the hanger hooks.

PS Pipe lagging has loads of other uses.

 

[gareth.james102]

Hi Steve,

All the replies are excellent, I also just fold the pillows from top to bottom of the storage areas, seems to do the trick.

 

[ValA.]

We do much the same as everyone else, but have to say that having shock-absorbers makes a huge difference. The only problem is those 'unseen' speedbumps, particularly in England (usually they're signposted in France), when everything can go flying.

 

[chrisn7]

We do the same as Bernadettte-tea towels draped over the locker contents are very good because their weight stops things moving about. Also they can be tucked around things which might chafe the locker sides.

 

[Litespeed]

Theres nothing worse than plastic wine glasses....I take 6 glass ones.

To keep them from rolling around .....are you ready for this....very ingenious....I bought a LARGE swimming float (NOT the polystyrene type)but like a rigid foam thing, drew lines around the rims of the glasses on to the foam, cut around the lines with a very sharp knife and insert your glasses rim side down. You can then cut the overall shape to fit exactly the size of your cupboard, you can even cut slots for mugs and a couple of bottles of wine too, and bob's your uncle and fanny's you aunt, you'll have the most useful, light weight glass holder ever.....go on impress your mates....I did!!! I'm a genius!!!

 

[Pat_374304630]

Hi,

Just got back from a weekend away.I tried the pipe lagging on the hanging rail.Very sucessfull.Only problem we encountered was that you cannot slide the hangers along the rail as the lagging literally keeps them in place.

I suppose I could take off the lagging once on site.

Cheers

Pat