{"id":101,"date":"2016-09-27T18:47:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westy.life.etherjazzvps.com\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2016-09-27T18:47:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:47:06","slug":"van-organization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westy.ejazz.io\/?page_id=101","title":{"rendered":"Organization &#038; Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the primary reasons we bought our van was that it enabled us to stop almost anywhere on a road trip. Another reason was its compact size (it had to fit in the garage!).<\/p>\n<p>The smaller size of the Eurovan as an RV does bring challenges, though. Where do you store all the stuff you need for a road trip that may include both camping and motel stays? This is something that we&#8217;ve have had to learn by doing &#8211; and is still evolving.That said, this page is intended to share how we&#8217;ve organized our van for road trips. So, here is how we pack up Westy, from front to back, bottom to top.<\/p>\n<h2>Under Passenger Seat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small toolkit in tote bag<\/li>\n<li>12 volt portable air compressor<\/li>\n<li>Fire extinguisher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rear Facing Jump Seat (Driver&#8217;s Side)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Front window folding screen<\/li>\n<li>Propane bottles (stored in stock cooler, which is not plugged in)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rear Bench Seat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sleeping Bags<\/li>\n<li>Pillows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rear Floor &#8211; by Sliding Door<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>12 volt portable cooler (plugged into outlet under bench seat on passenger side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pop-Top Upper Sleeping Area (besides the stock foam mattress here we store a couple of items:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sleeping pads (self-inflating, 1.5&#8243;; we store these partially deflated and rolled out<\/li>\n<li>Whiteboard privacy inserts for driver and passenger side windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rear Deck (top)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Suitcases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rear Deck (lower area under bench seat)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Camp Stove<\/li>\n<li>Folding Camp Table<\/li>\n<li>Folding Camp chairs<\/li>\n<li>Folding Step Stool<\/li>\n<li>Two Chuck Boxes (40 qt, each is 20&#8243; long x 14&#8243; wide x 11&#8243; high)<\/li>\n<li>Propane Lantern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the primary reasons we bought our van was that it enabled us to stop almost anywhere on a road trip. 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