1775
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As we contemplate making the purchase of a new Roadtrek Popular, my wife keeps asking me about where do people with RT's store things inside. When we looked inside the van we opened all of the small cabinets and wondered this too. Where do you keep pillows, several towels, a blanket, and the various other bulky things that go onto a bed and used daily. Not to mention clothes for a couple of weeks. I know it all must get in there somewhere since so many are traveling in these - and not just for a day or two.
So where do youput all this?
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tjmb
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We own a 2008 RT 170 Popular. We set up the bed in the lounge area with the stock cushions and bought a piece of memory foam from Sams to lay over the top of the cushions. We leave it permanent so we don't have to make it up and tear it down. Extra bedding stores underneath in the center along with pillows. We store enough clothes for a week in the two side cabinets above the bed, mine on one side, hers, on the other. The behind passenger seat seat has a locker in that is about the size of a bunk locker on a WWII Destroyer. We can put a lot of non-food essentials in there. We keep our coats in the compartment over the windshield. We do laundry once a week and grocery runs when needed. We tow a Chevy Tracker for transportation and we have a receiver hitch bike rack on the back of the tracker for two bikes. We each have a travel bag shower kits we store above the toilet. Shorts and jeans are our clothes so there's not much need for hanging space. If needed a clothes bag hangs nicely in the Tracker. WE usually carry no more than two pairs of shoes each wearing one of the two pears.
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tjmb
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We only carry two towels and two wash clothes each and they store nicely in the pantry cabinet which we use as the catch all for a lot of things. The back under bed storage is good for a camp table, two lawn chair bags, tools (including a small air compressor), and other stuff.
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loggenrock
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Hi - we have an '03 190 Popular. We, too, leave the rear bed made up all the time, so the pillows stay right on it, etc. We don't really carry spare bedding - just wash 'em and put it back together. Towels - check out MSR backpacking towels (try www.campmor.com) - they have very LITTLE bulk (full-sized towel folds to dishcloth-size!) but work EXTREMELY well (better than the fluffy ones at home!!!). The rear overhead compartments on each side of the A/C unit is where we store clothing (in the newer RT's I think 1 of these might be used for the entertainment center...), Crocs, bike helmets, wetsuits, fleece blanket. Yup - all that fits! We carry clothes for a week at a time. Also keep a nylon laundry bag up there. Same volume of clothes whether clean or dirty - just depends on which bag is more full!!! We put our clothes in lightweight nylon duffle bags - easier to find stuff - just pull the entire duffle down to look! Under the bed is where we store our "play stuff" - backpack/fishing gear/hiking boots/dog toys... Oh, did I mention we travel with a 75# husky? He rides on the bed as we travel! Inside the rear doors under the bed we carry the toolbox, Paddling vests, gas grill, etc. Spare tire is inside - we don't have a Continental Spare carrier. Drivers outside compartment has the folding chairs, roll-table, water and electrical connection stuff. We found the 190P had the best combination of inside and out storage to meet our needs. By packing carefully you can fit everything you need. We have spent up to 14 weeks at a time travelling (Alaska trip). We do supplement storage a bit with a hitch-mount carrier, but that is primarily for the inflatable canoe, and a bike rack (OK, so we like to play...). Have fun! ST
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roadrunner16
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We have a 2008 210P with the extra armware(?). Have traveled for 3 months time in cold and hot weather. Always had he right clothes and had enought food. The longer you own a RT you will learn what you need on a trip and what you dont need. You will find that after each trip you will leave something else behind. Leave bed made-up and boxes of stuff are stored under there. Have fun each trip is an adventure.
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1775
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Tell me more please about the storage under the bed. Is this the space accessed from the back doors where the spare is supposed to go if you don't have the continental spare kit or is there other storage under the bed area? If so, is there any difference in the amount of storage space between the electric bed and the manual bed? We have been more partial toward the manual bed and if there is more storage that would be a boost to that idea.
Thanks for your replies!
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roadrunner16
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If you have the manual bed you have a little less room. Storage under the bed is assable thru the front and back. The spare tire should be mounted outside on the back. Your best bet is go to a dealer if possible and look them over very close.
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ryegatevt
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You are also gonna find after the first trip or two that you will need far less stuff than you originally thought you needed! We also leave the beds (we use the twin setup) made up, carry most of our clothes in the two cabinets over the beds, hang up our coats, and frequently shop for food in small markets.
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david_42
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Clothes for a couple weeks and extra bedding? 2 hours a week at a laundromat works for me. I started out with a backpack. It's amazing what you don't need.
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LVJJJ
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05 RT 170, when traveling we use the exterior tire carrier so that during the day we can sort of roll-up or fold the zipped-together sleeping bags and store them in the rear storage area accessible thru the rear doors. We can then lounge on the bed cushions, or easily set up the table which I use for my work and eating. I do have to lower the tire carrier so I made a "handle" out of webbed strapping that I "capture" under the chrome cover so I can do it with one hand. Like others have noted, you quickly realize how much "stuff" you don't need to take with you. Before taking your first long trip, it's a good idea to take some short ones to figure what works for you, what things you need and what you don't. A Class B means "freedom", it frees you up from a lot of the stuff you thought you couldn't do without.
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