Food: No idea, but maybe upper cabinet. Have stuff like gallons of vinegar and coconut oil and such that are probably too heavy for upper
use up the gallons now before you hit the road. I keep larger bottles (not gallons though) in the deep storage spot I have below the bed and refill small containers in the kitchen. I bullt a pantry in to the kitchen area for food storage...5 drawers of varying height spacing so that at least one of the only will hold short things and one will hold taller items. I measured food packages in the kitchen when I was planning it all out.
Water: No idea
I carry 9 gallons of water - all in 1 gallon containers - 4 to a milk crate ( 2 crates) and 1 in use in the kitchen. Place on floor before travelling. The milk crates are behind the bed but I can reach them from inside without having to go out and open the back doors.
Propane: Near the kitchen
I stash the 20 lb propane tank in the footwell in front of the passenger seat - out of my way, doesn't need to be moved to hook up to heater and safer than anywhere else in the van
Kitchen stuff: 3 drawer cabinet for stove, utensils, cookware, plates, etc.
My dishes, pots and pans are in the overhead cabinet above the driving compartment; cooking utensils, silverware and stuff like zip locks go in a drawer in the kitchen
Personal Hygiene: Upper cabinet?
I keep a 'shower bag' with everything I need for that in a tote bag. The rest of the personal hygiene stuff is in a shoebox style plastic bin in the cupboard.
Meds/First Aid: Upper cabinet?
First aid kit is in the engine console 'glovebox', the rest are in a dollar store plastic bin the the kitchen cabinet
Clothes: Out of season above cab, others no idea
I put all my clothes in the flat storage bins so that they wouldn't get all tumbled up digging for stuff - one tote is 'take me out to dinner', one is off season storage. Daily use stuff is in two totes with no lids so I don't have to take them on and off. The lids wouldn't fit anyways...
Bed linens and towels: Above Cab storage
The first year on the road I carried spares. Now I don't. Strip the bed, do the laundry, make the bed. Single set of towels and one beach towel. The only thing I carry multiples of is tea towels for drying dishes.
Batteries: No idea
Are you talking AA etc or are you talking the house battery system. My AAA etc are in a plastic container that goes in the overhead. The house battery system (4 - 6v batteries = 300 lbs) are under the bed accessible from the rear of the van.
Books: No idea
The only books I carry are maps...they go on the dash and in the side pockets built in to the door panels. I use a kindle that I link through my mobile hotspot to the overdrive system for the library. I can access up to 50,000+ books without ever stepping foot in the library and because they get returned automatically I never pay overdue fees.... :
Electronics, tablet, laptop, etc: No idea
The laptop travels under a pillow on the bed when not in use. The tablet goes in my purse. Camera in it's bag gets stowed somewhere depending on whether I'm doing touristy things or not!
Weapons: some near bed, gun somewhere safe but reachable
My air horn is in one of the drink cups, the bear spray is beside the drivers' seat or packed in my day hiking bag depending...other than that, no weapons - can't help you there!
What am I missing, how do I deal with it?
You're probably not missing anything, if anything you've got too much....
And the way to deal with it is to plan an interior that has the storage you think you need less 10% so you have to cut down on what you carry....
