I bought beautiful stackable crates at Walmart and packed my stuff according to the: 1 item = 1 crate system.
Then I left on a trip and discovered that whatever I wanted – whether it was a pair of socks, a pair of boxers, a belt, or a baseball hat, I always had to look in 12 or 15 crates before I would hit the right one.
The process of accessing and lifting a stacked crate, opening it, closing it, moving it somewhere out of the way, to be able to look into crate #2 and then 3 and …7 and… 11 is not easy in the confines of the back storage area of my van.
In fact, I would say that it is so annoying and frustrating as to ruin your good morning mood.
After a half hour of crate lifting, I am in a sour mood and start making a list in my head of all the reasons why van camping is a horrible idea and despicable endeavor.
So I want to ask, how do you pack your socks?
How do you know where each type of item is?
How do you organize so that you have quick easy access to anything?
Then I left on a trip and discovered that whatever I wanted – whether it was a pair of socks, a pair of boxers, a belt, or a baseball hat, I always had to look in 12 or 15 crates before I would hit the right one.
The process of accessing and lifting a stacked crate, opening it, closing it, moving it somewhere out of the way, to be able to look into crate #2 and then 3 and …7 and… 11 is not easy in the confines of the back storage area of my van.
In fact, I would say that it is so annoying and frustrating as to ruin your good morning mood.
After a half hour of crate lifting, I am in a sour mood and start making a list in my head of all the reasons why van camping is a horrible idea and despicable endeavor.
So I want to ask, how do you pack your socks?
How do you know where each type of item is?
How do you organize so that you have quick easy access to anything?