3.5t Storage solutions

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I’m downsizing from a 7.5t to a 3.5t lorry. I have sooooo much stuff !! I know I’m going to have to be tough on decluttering, and some of the stuff I won’t need as it’s living equipment (pots/ pans/ cutlery etc), however I have accumulated a lot of stuff which is very useful (although not needed all the time). Any tips/ bright ideas on how to store stuff - it’s a 3.5t with crew cab, but I won’t need the crew seats so thinking some sort of storage solution can go there, but not sure how to adapt that so it’s user friendly rather than just boxes stacked up. Thanks everyone.
 
lizziebell said:
I’m downsizing from a 7.5t to a 3.5t lorry. I have sooooo much stuff !! I know I’m going to have to be tough on decluttering, and some of the stuff I won’t need as it’s living equipment (pots/ pans/ cutlery etc), however I have accumulated a lot of stuff which is very useful (although not needed all the time). Any tips/ bright ideas on how to store stuff - it’s a 3.5t with crew cab, but I won’t need the crew seats so thinking some sort of storage solution can go there, but not sure how to adapt that so it’s user friendly rather than just boxes stacked up. Thanks everyone.
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These are really good - will fasten up to the headrest as well so they don't move. Lots of room.
 
Depends on what you need and where you need it.

I’ve used large zip bags with similar items grouped together before to keep stuff vaguely tidy.

Have also in the past had a set of plastic drawers in the tack area (admittedly that was when I was basically using the back of the lorry as a tack room)

Hooks are definitely your friend

If you’ve got a Luton (which I’d expect you should have one even if it’s not very big) definitely worth putting a high lip, some netting or a hatch / door on it as they’re an incredibly useful place to shove things (when I do TREC all my bedding etc lives up there & the rest of the time it’s great for rugs, saddle pads, emergency coats etc)
 
dottylottie said:
hooks are your best friend! i used gorilla mounting tape & command hooks
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This, command hooks have done brilliantly in mine and stayed on for years. You can also use the strips to hang other things. I store water etc in the spare partition but be careful that they're put somewhere they couldn't slide in to the horses way.


I've also found these helpful:

 
I’ve got hooks all over, use peg bags as I’ve got a clothes rail and keep a lot of smaller bits in that. I’ve also got a pocket bathroom organiser hung up in the back which has handy easy to reach bits like hood pick etc. my favourite buy is my whip holder, just bought off temu and stuck on with command strips, that’s on the back of the grooms door.
 
I have material home made dividers in my 2 wheelarch boxes.
I have a piece of plastic down pipe screwed on to the end of a wheelarch box. It's great for whips.
A plastic storage box for all the little things that otherwise get lost.
Hooks on the doors and sides, some with loops of polypropylene web between them. This gives even more hanging options.
You can tie extra boxes securely on to tie rings just above the wheel arch boxes.
 
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