Fuel for Thought
20 Pounds in a 10 pound sack
I don't know how I do it, to be completely honest. I am the master of organization. We have a 2006 Sprinter, that when the bed is folded up we have 12 1/2 feet of floor space for our freight. Somehow all of our stuff is still out of the way. We used to have shelves on the drivers side, from floor to ceiling, and 8 feet long. Due to the weight of them we ended up cutting them down to about 3 feet tall. In the shelves we keep all of our maintence supplies, medical supplies, and strapping. On the passenger side we just have a "guide" board along the wheel wells, in which we can use the space inside for storage as well. Instead of carrying a big bulky tool box, Nick keeps his tools all inside of an ammunition box. This way even if we are still loaded, he can reach crucial tools, and supplies. Underneath our bed we have two totes with clothes. The small one is our "off season" clothing, incase we get somewhere where the weather is the extreme opposite of where we are. It also contains bathing suits, and a set of dress clothes for each of us. In the main clothes tote, is the every day pants, shirts, shorts, etc. There is also our shower bags, which we could combine into one, but just incase we do shower seperately, since some truck stops require you to, we each have one. There are also moving pads under the bed. Between the drivers seat and the bed, there is a small three drawer plastic dresser in which we keep our undergarments, and socks in. Sometime, when I am not sick, I will take some pictures.
I know, I know it sounds like a lot of stuff in an little area, but two years ago before Christmas we had all of our presents in here that we picked up while out on the road. There was an old pedal car, two sombreros, a few Mexican blakents, and many many other things, but we still had PLENTY of room for our three skids! I don't know where my skills came from, it sure didnt come from my childhood though, you were lucky if you could see a spot of carpet in my bedroom!
We are also planning on redoing our sleeper set up at some point over the winter possibly. Going to redo the floors, and the storage space. The design is a secret for now, but you will get to see it when we are done.
Jenny Marcu
Leased to Load1
2006 Sprinter