What about shoe storage

BirdieJane
BirdieJane Member Posts: 237
in Modifications & Upgrades
wife needed shoe storage so we came up with this.
2017 T@B Outback white w black trim / 2019 Subaru Ascent White with black trim / Birch Bay WA.
aka BirdieJane towed by Quinn

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  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    Great idea! Always amazes me the creative things folks come up with!
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • fuzzypinkbunny
    fuzzypinkbunny Member Posts: 24
    Love this! 
    Live. Travel. Eat. Repeat. 
    2013 Orange & Grey T@B CS-S: Villa Ar@ncia
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  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    VERY nice! Since I'm just the only human in the camper (bike has shoes, but doesn't take them off willingly), I just keep my never-gonna-die black crocks in a plastic shoe box.
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    @Ratkity, Harvey needs galoshes! ;)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770

    ericnliz said:

    @Ratkity, Harvey needs galoshes! ;)


    Then how am I going to catch him "red-pawed"!!! I know that signature paw print anywhere. Besides, he likes socks, mostly on his ears. 

    This is on my niece's bed when she was at school.... bad Harvey! He was playing with her stuffed hedgehog too. The real one was asleep.


    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    @BirdieJane, I really like the simple "stay" to keep the lid up. Ingenious!
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770

    Verna said:

    @BirdieJane, I really like the simple "stay" to keep the lid up. Ingenious!


    Geesh V, I didn't even see that! It is genius. Why make things complicated (other than my inner mad scientist wanting to escape)
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    @Ratkity, who other than me would look at the wood first, then the shoe holder ? ;)
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    So so true V... first thing I think of are microbes and cleanliness, chemical reactions and some old VW Bug 6 and 12V systems.
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • Runtarooti
    Runtarooti Member Posts: 76
    edited April 2017
    Awesome! Adding to the list..........What a great holder upper, too.
    2015 T@B Max CS-S Silver and Black
    Goes where it's towed to by 2017 Subaru Outback
  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,421
    Very clever!

    2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770

    Verna said:

    @Ratkity, who other than me would look at the wood first, then the shoe holder ? ;)


    I wonder who first looked at the shoes? LOL.
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • LauraRey
    LauraRey Member Posts: 338
    How do you lift if from the end to brace it open?  Have you added a handle on the other side of the board?  (What shoes?)

    Red and White, 2017 Max S being towed by a 2014 Honda Ridgeline.  Hello Mountains!
  • BirdieJane
    BirdieJane Member Posts: 237
    I installed a piano hinge on the aft end and you can lift on the original handle on the bench top. As far as shoes, the floor is so small seems they need a place to go, my wife like's her flip flops, and flats, plus Keen sandals for hiking.
    we live in the PNW and its wet a lot so the floor gets to be a mess if you wear shoe's inside. working on boot storage now, we fly fish so we need to place wading boots to dry and stuff.
    2017 T@B Outback white w black trim / 2019 Subaru Ascent White with black trim / Birch Bay WA.
    aka BirdieJane towed by Quinn
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    We ran into shoes collecting at the door when the tent was not set up.  Going to try this.  The bathroom is a good storage area!  A 41 inch shower stall tension rod.  Think I may use another one as a towel bar on the long wet bath wall.  2 for $8 at Amazon!

    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    edited April 2018
    I like that @SAM. I might look into that rod to restrain my water jugs. As per PXLated (Nomad) here: https://tab-rv.vanillaforums.com/discussion/630/for-every-ledge-theres-a-purpose
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    edited April 2018
    @ChanW, I got the idea from PXLated and his use of that ledge.  I was expecting a narrower circumferance rod when I ordered it as I have 2 other thin tension rods that hold our towels, but this one works, too.  Just be careful as too much tension can cause the caulking to separate from the shower pan.  Lesson learned.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    Ah. Good to know, thanks.
    I might just attach the ends of the rod with Command Strip velcro.
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • ColleenD2
    ColleenD2 Member Posts: 580
    Your wife is a GENIUS!
    2019 Custom T@B 320 U Boondock Lite-ish
    Custom Colors & Custom Interior
    We've slept in 34 states, 2 countries & counting
  • 51chevy
    51chevy Member Posts: 31
    BRILLIANT 
  • Mouseketab
    Mouseketab Member Posts: 1,261
    Having shoes (with associated smells) inside my sleeping area is a no go for me. We have a small plastic bin that sits just outside the door for our shoes. That and our step is the only thing in the floor of the T@B during travel.
    Carol
    MOUSE-KE-T@B
    2007 Dutchmen T@B Clamshell #2741
    2022 nuCamp T@B 320 CS-S
    2021 F-150 502A Lariat SuperCrew, 3.5 EcoBoost 4x2
    Harvest, AL
  • PNWtabber
    PNWtabber Member Posts: 492
    Now I think I have an explanation for the random 2x4 that the previous owners left in my trailer!   :D
    2018 T@B 320 S Boondock  |  2015.5 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD  |  Seattle, WA, USA
    "Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.”― Lovelle Drachman

  • RCB
    RCB Member Posts: 249
    edited April 2022
    Now just a minute here. A normal (?) camper needs a pair of galoshes for mud and water, a pair of flip flops for showers and maybe general wearing, a pair of hiking shoes or boots, a pair for just general stuff, and maybe a go to town pair…and times two. So that is ten pair.. We’ll need more storage ! There are however, probably those that do it all with one or two pair.  Shoes, shoes never too many I guess.🤗
    400 - 2019
    St Catharines, ON
  • PNWtabber
    PNWtabber Member Posts: 492
    In my deliberations on shoe storage, I thought about getting net "pockets" like the one linked below from Amazon, and attaching them to the passenger-side bench of my 2018 320S.  The only issue is, every single one of these that I can find online is 9.8" tall, but the free area on the bench (to avoid blocking the top and bottom vents) is 9".  So it would be unavoidable to partially block one or both vents. 

    Is that a complete no-no?  I guess I could put them under the bench lid, much as the OP, @BirdieJane did.  I don't usually take many shoes with me -- a pair of hikers and a pair of sandals.

    Another alternative would be to attach them to the door (my door pre-dates the models that have any sort of storage on it, just plain), but I'm not sure I like that idea and not sure about drilling screws into the door.

    Thoughts?





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    "Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.”― Lovelle Drachman

  • georgianwinds
    georgianwinds Member Posts: 41
    I agree with Carol (aka Mouseketab). Two pairs of shoes are enough and keep all of them outside or at least the second pair in the truck. Well, unless you are Imelda Marcos.  :)  
    Camper - 2019 T@B 320 CS, TV - 2021 GMC Canyon Diesel
    Scott & the S.S. PorT@Bella

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  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    edited August 2022
    We were staying at a small campground in NM, with fairly private sites, and overnight we left our hiking shoes outside the door, just under the Tab.
    Awoke in the morning to find one of each pair gone!
    We looked around the site a bit, no luck. Hmmmm!
    Within a minute or two, a nice fellow came by on his way to breakfast and, noticing our consternation he said, 'I bet you're looking for some shoes!'.... (How did he know!?!)
    'Well, my dog brought me a couple of gifts this morning'.....
    Labrador. Three campsites down. Figures.
    We all had a good laugh.
    And learned a good lesson!
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya

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