Extra shelves in Tab 400 wardrobe

gspdx

I really like the wardrobe and want to get maximum usage.  I was looking at the piece of wood above the Alde glycol tank and wanted to know what was back there.  


Turns out there are some wires and the vent tube.  So I took some scrap plywood and made a little prototype to add some shelving in that space.  After installing it I decided it was good enough for the closet.  Since there is wood on both sides I didn't attach anything to the exterior wall.

Sharon_is_SAM

Good use of space!

Verna

I like that!  Thanks

BigGrover

Are you going to be able to add glycol to you reservoir tank with those shelves there?

gspdx

No more difficult than it was before.  There is actually more room.  

Amazonica

Inspired by @gspdx's mod, I had my "MacGyver Extraordinaire" hired handyman install shelves behind my closet rod. Real cedar - they smell wonderful. Can still see and get to the Alde Tank. Shelves are movable, in the event I want to size the spacing differently. Nothing is mounted to the outside wall, only the side inner walls. Since I still have to work and occasionally meet clients, I like having the hanging space to keep "office" clothes nice.

My 400 is my fulltime home so I cherish any 'extra' storage space I can get. I have hung a "Simplehouseware Over Door 4 Clear Window Pocket Organizer" on the door and secured it with command strip tapes glued to the fabric organizer (not the wood door).

This forum is so great for inspiration and sharing of ideas! 

gspdx

@Amazonica- Really simple and functional solution.  I like this better than my solution since you get lots of storage and can remove the shelves if needed.  

Amazonica

Very kind of you @gspdx, but yours was the inspiration and looks fantastic.  Ideas are great to pass around. This forum is wonderful, and I'm thankful that users like you post up their creativity to help others.

DenisP

I added a couple of shelves (removable) to the wardrobe as we do not find hanging space. The shelves greatly improved our capacity. The shelf idea came from an earlier forum post.I also added some netting on the other side between the shelves. 

Amazonica

Nice @DenisP. That is a lot of space. Thanks for sharing.
Where did you get the black mesh pockets on the side?

DenisP

@Amazonica I purchased the net pockets from https://www.organizedobie.com/Net-Pockets

Amazonica

Thank you @DenisP. That site has some other great items that have got me thinking...

Deb55

@Amazonica I'm thinking of ordering the over the door pockets you have, but I don't understand what you mean about gluing Command strips to the fabric. Does that mean that the over the door hooks don't work in the closet of the 400? Which Command product did you use--there are so many different ones!? 

Amazonica

Hi @Deb55. The hooks on the door pocket thing are made to hang on a 'regular' house level door-top. I bent them with needlenose pliers to work on the curved top of the 400 closet door. Then I just used the picture hanging strips (I'll have to look for the package to say precisely which ones) to press the outer edges of the fabric part of the holder, to the flat inside of the 400 closet door. They held on the door surface, but I had to SuperGlue the other part to the fabric.
The orange arrow in the pic below points to the piece of the Command Strip that I glued to the backside fabric of the over-the-door-holder.

You probably don't have to do this step, it just keeps it from swinging, rubbing, and bending out under load.

SweetlyHome

@gspdx, @DenisP, @Amazonica inspired by you and others I'm about to add shelves to the closet in my 400.  It looks like the hinges allow for removing the door. This would make the project much more accessible.  However how to remove the retaining strap isn't so obvious.  I don't want to go prying at it randomly.  Any help is appreciated!

DenisP

@SweetlyHome I put small cleats to rest the shelves on which make removal very easy. 

falcon1970

@SweetlyHome
The strap is held on by a washer and wood screw.  The screw head is covered by a decorative plastic cap.  Gently pry the plastic cap off and the head of the screw is revealed.  It is likely a #2 square drive screw since almost every other screw in the trailer is the same.

SweetlyHome

@denisp @falcon1970  Thanks for the help.