Those with car/trailer how do you organise your kit?

mrsh2010 said:
We were extremely lucky to come across one of these at a local equine boot sale http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-or-4x...er-holds-2-of-each-Saddle-Tramp-/271377694083

And seeing this we really were lucky as we got it for a tenner!!
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I think thats what I need, but def more like a tenner. At £50 I will stay disorganised. Somewhere to hang the bridles and stop them tangling up is required.
I use to use boot/hat bags but it just seems like more clutter to clear out the car at the end of the day.
 
That trailer looks very handy! :D I also have a Bateson, but the older model so it doesn't have a storage space in it. However, I only ever travel my 1 horse in it so I suppose I could make storage in the other space. Just wouldn't like anything to come loose during travelling. We use a pick up truck to tow so I put just fold down back seats & put all my clean stuff in the back of the truck and anything wet/dirty goes in the 'pick up bit'!:D
 
We have a tack locker on the front of the trailer but it's got a dodgy seal and leaks when wet so when it rains everything goes in the car. We event, have two saddles and two bridles. Also no boot space as mum's work is in boxes.

The two saddles sit with the pommels to the seat, one on each seat. The bridles are placed over them, then bucket cuddled between one and my riding hat and BP cuddled between the other. Water is kept in big container in the trailer, as is extra hay and pooper scoop. XC boots are kept in the bucket, as is sweat scraper and sponge. We have a grooming kit in the boot, muddy boots when taken off go into the bucket to stop mud getting everywhere, as well as girth if super muddy. Always carry plastic bags so could bung martingale into there. My jacket and XC colours are hung up to one side, then purse, money, phones and lunch are kept in a bag on the passenger side at my feet and mum drives. Often we can even fit in a dog or two.

I don't really see the fuss...
 
mrsh2010 said:
We were extremely lucky to come across one of these at a local equine boot sale http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-or-4x...er-holds-2-of-each-Saddle-Tramp-/271377694083

And seeing this we really were lucky as we got it for a tenner!!
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I've got something like that too. I did pay full whack for it but I've had it ten years so have had my money's worth! Under each saddle I slide a clear plastic tub for kit and equipment. Buckets go in the car too, with sponges and anything wet in them (so XC boots on the way home..) In the trailer I have a tub of water and spare headcollars and leadropes (have had so many snapped at shows over the years I'm paranoid!). One of the plastic tubs lives in the trailer 24/7 and it contains a basic first aid kit for horse and human, fly spray, studs, tack cleaning wipes, two grooming kits (one for white horses one for dark), plaiting kits and hoof oil. I have a hat and boot bag which goes in the car and also contains my number bib and medical armband, plus spare cheap white and black pairs of gloves and hairnets. You quite often find a few miniatures of Baileys in there too (for my coffee on arrival!). Oh, and a washer offer spray thing that washes off the horse (cheap one, not a posh one!)
 
Aha! You need A System! I don't like to keep much in my trailer, because trailers tend to leak/get covered in hay. So in my trailer, I keep the water canister, the buckets (one for washing, one for drinking), a whip and a tool box with grooming kit and studs in. I also keep his boots in there. I wrap them round the partition bars. They dry quite fast and it keeps the mud out of my car.

In the car, the rule is that horse stuff goes in the boot and my stuff goes on the back seat. So I keep saddles, numnahs and bridles in the boot.

In the back footwell behind the driver, I keep my boots, in a boot bag, to stop spread of mud, and my hats. On the back seat behind the driver, I keep my jackets, body protector and rucksack (with water, cash, jods etc.) I keep the baby in the back seat behind the passenger, the baby kit in her footwell, and husband in the passenger seat.
 
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