Galley Storage Improvements

I spent the last two days and nights working on the galley. Yes I know I haven't done much in two days.

Dishes always seem to be a problem. They rattle and don't always stay where you put them. To solve this problem I built a plate, glasses, and bowl shelf on the left. It tilts forward where everything wants to go so they stay in place. I store pot holders and dish towels under the lift space. It is designed and sized so it can be put in and taken out easily.

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Next I made room for my tea steamer and tea on the other side. The place mat helps keep everything in place. I also carry a lot of dish towels and pot holders and use them where ever needed.

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I also built a plywood divider in the back. Beside it is two 2 1/2 gallon jugs of drinking water.

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Yes I know, not much work for two days.

 

Nive work!

 

It's always so much fun to see everyone's storage "upgrades" - my favorite part of the forum!

Tim made something similar (with cut-outs for my water boiler, teapot and coffee cups). Ours also has some space in the front so he used a wee bit of clear 3M dual-lock "velcro" between the edge of the shelf and the back wall to keep it from sliding around en route - if that sounds handy for your application?

It's cool stuff - I think the mechanics use it in the ambulances so it's pretty heavy-duty - he's always bringing home all sorts of interesting bits and bob left-overs from work. I think Scotch makes a knock-off which might be cheaper/easier to find. Regular velcro would probably work fine, but this stuff is supposed to be "non-marring". Tim mounted a set of travel clocks under the "convenience trays" in the cabin, plus our weather radio to the wall inside our galley cabinet - very handy. I would like to mount our (hard-sided) first aid kit in our front cabin cabinet because it always seems to go on walkabout in there.

 

Automotive Velcro works great too.

 

Looking good

 

Thanks. It worked out quite well.

 

It is Corelle and made in the U.S.A. I used it for 10 years in the Little Guy and never broke a dish while traveling.