177 under bed storage ideas?
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Topic: 177 under bed storage ideas?
Posted By: jim park
Subject: 177 under bed storage ideas?
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 3:23pm
| does anyone use plastic tubs for storage under the bed?if so what kind an size? thanks |
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Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 3:26pm
I use the rolling laundry baskets with wheels I got from Kmart -- I don't know what size, but it's easy to figure out since you can't use a basket that is taller than the opening  . They were dark blue with green handles. Some people use Rubbermaid tubs with lids. ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: psaman
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 4:28pm
We use 2 of these, mostly because we had spares. They fit perfectly under the bed. They probably came from Walmart. If we didn't have these, would probably buy covered tubs, but have not had any issues yet.  ------------- 2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod" 2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2011 at 11:03pm
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In regard to underbed storage, here's a pic of a rolling laundry basket that fits under the bed. I have 2. I got them from Target, I think. Just in case you're interested, here's a storage idea for inside the dinette bench. I got the idea from another forum. These are two 10-gallon plastic tubs with lids. I got them from K-Mart.
 Here's what they look like inside the bench. Right now all I have in the bench are the 2 tubs, a couple of collapsible/folding crates, and an electric heater so I don't have to use the one under the bed. You can't really tell from the picture but there really is room to pack some additional smaller things around the tubs.
 ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: drpilot
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 12:58pm
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Thanks for the good ideas. We also are new to the pod and looking for ideas for storage. We noticed in the picture a shoe storage type bag. Where do you find these?
Thanks, ------------- Gary C |
Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2011 at 1:26pm
That bag is what Forest River is putting in for "storage" and is found in the bathroom. Unless you want to use the bathroom for, you know, bathroom types of duties you will find that it's in the worst possible place in the pod. We used it and hung on the bathroom door where there were some hooks. It "worked" for us, but I noticed that the cardboard that's designed to be the shelf bent in the middle. I'm thinking of getting some wire baskets and putting those on the bathroom door, but I'm curious as to the weight factor and how well I can keep it screwed to the door. I want to have four or five baskets. Two of the baskets would be used for our clothes--one for me and one for Louis. A third basket would be for shower towels and washrags. a fourth basket would be for dishwashing clothes and towels. The fifth basket would be for food storage. My fear is that would be a lot of weight for the door to handle. Any thoughts from the engineers amongst us if my fear is founded or not, and if it is, how much weight do you think could be supported there? ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |
Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 12:53am
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Sorry, drPilot - only just now realized you asked about the shoe bag in my pic. It's just an over-the-door shoe pocket organizer. You can get them at WalMart, K-Mart, or almost anywhere. I actually have an over-the door towel rack on top of it, too. The pockets are great for a lot of other things besides shoes. In various pockets I have a first aid kit, small trash bags, wash cloths, dish cloths, etc. In one pocket I even have a shower curtain rolled up. The spring tension shower rod is under my mattress. I use ithe curtain and curtain rod when my grandsons camp with me so I can make myself a "dressing room" at my end of the pod!
------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: Dahuntsr
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 11:11am
| I had a dealership winterize my 2017 177. They left the bed open and when I try to close it, it won't move. I felt the full length of cylinders for a release but didn't find any. Ideas. |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 4:39pm
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Are you referring to the whole single piece of luan that fits over everything and lays under the mattress? If so there must be screws or such that are in the way of it lying flat. Move the mattress out of the way (no easy job doing that) and carefully look to see what is holding the luan up. The first year I winterized my 177 was November 2011, I simply cut a 5" x 7" opening above the 3 valves so it is easy to lift up the corner of the mattress and turn the 3 valves, takes less than a minute to do that part.
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |