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imouttahere
08-18-2012, 07:45 AM
Just starting to set up the new (to us) 07 MS. Does anyone keep the slide in the basement? Seems very heavy & takes up a lot of room just for the convenience.

Also, what type of storage system/containers do people use instead of the slide?

gd

Stripit
08-18-2012, 07:59 AM
I like mine and would never toss it out. I cut down a storage shelf rack to fit on it and that gave me two layers of height. I made the rack short enough to allow me about 2 feet open on the kitchen side so I keep all my water hose stuff in a plastic box that fits there. With the plastic boxes I have they fit neatly on the sliding rack shelves and then the front area floor has another stationary rack that fits between the propane wall and the other wall. When we fulltimed those boxes and racks were full, but now as we have a home they are all most empty. Like my rack....

wingnut60
08-18-2012, 09:52 AM
Stacey,
Sounds like something I would like to see--any pics of your basement setup?
Joe

The View 5046
08-18-2012, 11:30 AM
I also have the sliding tray and use plastic containers and want ever get rid of the sliding tray. No longer have knots on the brain chamber..... Happy Trails....

rotaxman
08-18-2012, 12:13 PM
I've got the slide out tray had it on both Mobile Suites would not be without it. I built a wooden shelve on one end of it on the other I have a plastic truck box bolted to it.

I have seen many basements that looked like a rats nest with stuff just thrown everywhere. I wouldn't be able to tolerate that mess I need my basement to have some kind of order to it.

As always good camping
Joyce and Jerry

terry and jo
08-18-2012, 02:54 PM
Just for what it is worth, we elected to NOT get the basement tray because of the space that the tray takes up just in itself.

After not getting it, I'm also pleased that by it not being there, I have a bit more flexibility in what can be stored where by not having a tray to take up floor space and preventing me from placing something where I want it to be.

Oh, and I am NOT a neat person, so please don't look in my basement. (Jo is driving me crazy to get that area better organized. Ehh, I'll get to it someday.)

Okie
08-18-2012, 03:59 PM
Terry you sound like me. If you did it now you would have nothing to look forward to.

Okie

hitchup
08-18-2012, 04:00 PM
We ordered one for the Mobile Suite, because our Elite didn't have one. Whenever we needed a tote, it was always in the center of the basement. Now we don't have to pull out 4 to only discover it's on the other side of the basement.

We have enough clearance to stack 2, even with the 2nd furnace and generator, there is open space for brooms, cleaning wands, step ladder. We use the standard flip top semi-clear totes from Lowe's/Home Depot, so they are all uniform. Originally, I had them all labeled, but we would shift things around too often.

Stripit
08-19-2012, 08:22 AM
Stacey,
Sounds like something I would like to see--any pics of your basement setup?
Joe
Next trip back to the rig I will take some photos. Nothing special but sure works for me. I just cut down a couple of metal racks to fit and adjusted the shelving to do what I wanted them to do. I think I got them on sale at Lowe's right after we got the trailer.

wingnut60
08-19-2012, 08:46 AM
Sometimes I like the tray, other times it seems to be a pain to utilize. It will be very helpful to see how yours is arranged. Mine is always in a mess and the tubs are always at the middle when I need them. My real problem is 'stuff' laying up against the tray sides that keep it from moving --can't figure out how to use that space without causing the tray to hang up on items. I also have the gen compartment to contend with.
Thanks,
Joe

imouttahere
08-19-2012, 09:09 AM
Yeah, I kinda agree that the slide is nice to get the things on it in & out, but I also agree that it messes up the total space. I guess it's ok if you are only putting things on the slide & not trying to fill up the space. I think if you don't have ths slide, you need the dicipline of marking what items are in what storage bins (all the cleaning things in one, tools in another, etc.) & then putting them back in the same box they came out of when you use them. We're going to try it with the slide for a few months & see what happens, but I think it will reduce overall the amount of space you can use for storage.

gd

jas24
08-19-2012, 10:37 AM
I also have considering taking the sliding tray out. Have not done it yet, but the main reason I haven't is then I have to find a place to store it and my agrage is already full......LOL
Also am sure that thing probably weighs 300lbs.
Trying to make RV as light as possible....need to get rid of the boat anchor TV also and NOT fill fresh water tank when traveling.

rotaxman
08-19-2012, 10:46 AM
Jack,

Be sure and have plenty of help if you decide to take it out. You dead on correct about it being very very heavy. It could make you talk kinda funny if you try and do it by yourself.

As always good camping

Joyce and Jerry

jas24
08-19-2012, 11:22 AM
Jerry,
I know it is heavy....I bought the same exact Sony for the junk Fleetwood I had and when I traded it in I put the Sony in the basement when we were living in the DRV.
I will have 2 of them for sale when I replace it.....
They only weigh 100lbs. each
Thanks for the advice.

rotaxman
08-19-2012, 12:43 PM
Jack,

That to, but I was talking about the slide tray I have first hand experience about those and they are heavy.

As always good camping
Joyce and Jerry

imouttahere
08-19-2012, 01:35 PM
Since we're moving in a few weeks, into the MS, I have a 32" Panasonic Viera LCD that's about 2 yrs old that's still for sale. I use it as a computer monitor but it is an HD unit and direct TV HD looks great on it. I think it weighs about 25 lbs or so. I have it on a stand made for units up to 50 " so the stand is a little overkill. But, I also have one of those wall mounts that swivel just about every way you can think of. I'm in S FL if anyone is interested. The tv sells new for $350 or so - I'd like $150. It's in brand new condition. I'll throw in the wall mount unit for another $25 - I paid $75 new from Best Buy. The MS has a 42" in the entertainment center and a "19 in the Bdroom (nothing in the basement) but we have a 23" in the back bd rm that we'll probably use there. Anyone know where you can get one of those flip-up brackets that we could mount that tv on?

gd

imouttahere
08-19-2012, 01:58 PM
Jerry,
I know it is heavy....I bought the same exact Sony for the junk Fleetwood I had and when I traded it in I put the Sony in the basement when we were living in the DRV.
I will have 2 of them for sale when I replace it.....
They only weigh 100lbs. each
Thanks for the advice.

Jack, what part of FL are you in? I'm down by Boca and since we're moving in to the MS in two weeks or so, I've got a nice Panasonic LED 32" HD tv I'm selling. They go for about $350 or so and I'm asking $150 for this one (it's 2 yrs old but looks like it's brand new). Also have a wall mount that swivels & tilts that I'll throw in for $25 if you could use it. PM ma if you're interested.

gd

kfrimr
08-20-2012, 11:48 PM
I would be interest in knowing how many of you that have sliding trays are full-timers. I am under the impression that the sliding tray takes up a lot of room and would make it hard to organize. We are full-timers for going on 6 years and have no tray. We have a row of split top stack-able containers down the middle that contain seldom used things. Out of season clothes, tax papers, Christmas and Thanksgiving decorations and etc. Then in boxes outside of that, easy to get to is the camping grear, tools, parts, chairs, water and sewer stuff, etc. So stuff down the middle we may only get into 3-4 times a year. Things on outside easy to get to. We must have 9 flip top containers and not all of them are even full. Makes organization very simple we even have room for a 8 foot ladder down there.

morscuba
08-21-2012, 07:11 AM
I have been full timing for 8 years. My first 5er did not have a tray. I've been in th MS since 08 with the try and I would NOT be without the tray. I have my tools, compressor and 2 honda generators on the tray. Its nice have the compressor on the tray because it can go to either side for the truck or the trailer without have to drag it around..I still have plenty of room for all the crap I don't need and use anymore.

terry and jo
08-21-2012, 06:37 PM
Terry you sound like me. If you did it now you would have nothing to look forward to.

Okie

Yeah, Larry. Like I just now got around to answering you.

Terry