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My new lunar has shelfs either side of the fixed bed and also in the toilet area but the rails are low. This means tall items (sprays,shower gels,shaving foam) fall from them.

How have other caravaners got round this?

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 06/10/2011

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If you are driving with them in place i think its going to be a sure bet their gonna fall.We just sit them in place when we arrive,simples

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we have some lengths of bendy plastic that are 4" tall that are wedged into place in cupboards whilst towing to stop things like sugar containers dropping out should the door open, maybe something like that would help?

The mrs has had a teapot on a shelf for many years, she forgot to pack it away one time in the south of france, it has never fallen off in 1000's of miles towing, we don't know why! the shelf edge is only 2" tall !!!! its a standard thing now that a large bump in the road will be rewarded with "thats the teapot gone" however it is still there!!!!

Agreed.  It's only a few minutes to sort thigs out when you arrive.

Jim

Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 07/10/2011

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Bad idea towing with anything in the high cupboards as it could unbalance the caravan causing snaking!

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Quote: Originally posted by blueexpo97 on 07/10/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 06/10/2011

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If you are driving with them in place i think its going to be a sure bet their gonna fall.We just sit them in place when we arrive,simples

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I thought you kept your van in storage and only pulled out on to pitch, and as Witches Craig is nice and flat I would not have thought anything would have moved. That's it you've arrived.

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A couple of toiletries will weigh a lot less than the microwave the manufacturers mount at eye level.

Mmm Zafiral, you haven't travelled with the wife ............

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by cwdc56768 on 07/10/2011

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A couple of toiletries will weigh a lot less than the microwave the manufacturers mount at eye level.

Mmm Zafiral, you haven't travelled with the wife ............

Phil

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Quote: Originally posted by Zafiral on 07/10/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 07/10/2011

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Bad idea towing with anything in the high cupboards as it could unbalance the caravan causing snaking!

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How heavy is your shower gel bottle??? A couple of toiletries will weigh a lot less than the microwave the manufacturers mount at eye level.

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We take heavy items out of cupboards when on the move, not because of weight distribution issues but because of the damage they would do if they fell out.  A lightweight plastic wineglass fell out onto the worktop once and made a definite dent so Im always careful.  Plates, cups etc travel in the cupboard but they are melamine and in designated racks, with a strong catch on the cupboard door.

The food "essentials" kept in the van travel in a plastic folding crate and toiletries are in the cupboard under the bathroom sink, in a plastic basket type container we got in B&Q, oblong shape so fits on the shelf.   I also unhook the showerhead and wrap it in a towel on the shower floor, which has a mat in anyway.

The worktops and open shelves are kept clear in transit, and we dont have knick knacks and ornaments in the van anyway.