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April 20, 2012, 10:18:37 am

We have a 1994 240, and we are still struggling with shoe storage. the two of us each have sneakers, hiking boots, and some crocs. we currently keep them all under the dining table, along with a clothes hamper and trash can.

Have any of you come up with a novel and convenient solution fo shoe storage?

Oldmattb

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Reply #1 – April 20, 2012, 10:23:32 am

Matt, Nothing novel about it.... DW Leaves shoes wherever they land, Yeah I know what can I do after 50 years.
She has at least 50 pairs ( or so it seems ) and I have 2, doesn't seem fair.

Gary B

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Reply #2 – April 20, 2012, 10:24:46 am

Snip: [Have any of you come up with a novel and convenient solution for shoe storage?]

We have "shoe-pouches" using a length of bungee-cord fixed along the sides of the bed near the floor. The area is normally covered by the bed-skirt. Handy, works very well and is almost invisible.

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Reply #3 – April 20, 2012, 10:34:36 am

We bought a shoe holder that hangs from a clothes rod. We actually have two, one on each end of the rod in the closet slide. Now, what is on the to do list is to build a shoe rack for the floor of the slide out closet as that tends to be wasted space with all the hanging clothes. If and when we get the rack finished, we will remove the hanging shoe holders.

And we "limit" our shoes to workout sneakers, special bike shoes, hiking boots, cowboy boots, our Keen's and our leather/fur lined slippers for cool mornings. Oh, and I usually throw in a pair or two of work shoes for me as I usually end up at a client when traveling. Yes, I know, 12 pair of foot wear! yikes. I should not have counted!

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Reply #4 – April 20, 2012, 10:38:50 am

Quote from: Chad and Judy – April 20, 2012, 10:24:46 am

Snip: [Have any of you come up with a novel and convenient solution for shoe storage?]

We have "shoe-pouches" using a length of bungee-cord fixed along the sides of the bed near the floor. The area is normally covered by the bed-skirt. Handy, works very well and is almost invisible.

That is what we have come up with also.
We have an upper storage cabinet in the bedroom that we added a shelf and can get 2 layers of shoes in there. Tough to find places for hiking boots.

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Reply #5 – April 20, 2012, 11:41:18 am

Ours usually end up stuffed in an empty corner when traveling, when camping they all seem to end up in the drivers side floor. Shoes are like hangers they migrate and multiply all by themselves.

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Reply #6 – April 20, 2012, 12:11:48 pm

My DW has at least 150 pairs, and myself 1 pr . When I was A boy , I went to school in the winter [barefoot] , 1 mile -in the snow - up hill both ways. And thats the truth" sorta" Almost . Brad Metzger

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Reply #7 – April 20, 2012, 01:20:58 pm

Quote from: Brad Metzger – April 20, 2012, 12:11:48 pm

My DW has at least 150 pairs, and myself 1 pr . When I was A boy , I went to school in the winter [barefoot] , 1 mile -in the snow - up hill both ways. And thats the truth" sorta" Almost . Brad Metzger

Reminded me of my dad. when is was a single digit, dad told me about walking a mile to school (quite true! he grew up in a sharecroppers cabin with no electricity and a well in the yard.) i was amazed. he then told me he walked five miles on saturdays to go to the movies... he didn't say, but probably barefoot in the snow. he nearly died of pneumonia twice in one winter.

Thanks all for the ideas

Oldmattb

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Reply #8 – April 20, 2012, 05:08:08 pm

We have made narrow shoe shelves around the three sided of the bed and covered by bed skirt.
Taller hiking boots go into the back of one closet.

When motorhome is parked, about 3 pair of shoes being currently used, are stored around brake pedal.
When driving those shoes are behind co-pilot chair on a mat.

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Reply #9 – April 21, 2012, 07:12:53 pm

Yes! Shoe bags at CW that hang on the sides of the queen bed!

hbc

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Reply #10 – April 22, 2012, 08:01:53 am

Wow. I have 1 pair of tennis shoes and 2 pairs of flip flops - one dress flops and one casual flops. Hardly ever wear my dress flip flops.

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Reply #11 – April 22, 2012, 11:48:35 am

I could not put my shoes/runners around the bed or Ruth would be up all night complaining of the smell !! $:-\$

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Reply #12 – April 22, 2012, 11:55:17 am

Trying to wrap my mind around the concept of "dress flip-flops".

Craig

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Reply #13 – April 22, 2012, 12:45:41 pm

Quote from: wa_desert_rat – April 22, 2012, 11:55:17 am

Trying to wrap my mind around the concept of "dress flip-flops". Craig

Craig, I'm thinking it's not the flip-flops per se, but perhaps wearing a blazer or jacket with flip-flops that makes them formal, er, dress - see image below!

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Reply #14 – April 22, 2012, 04:35:51 pm

Jerry has two pairs of shoes. I probably have at least 15 with me when we travel. I have found they make great stuffers for keeping things from rattling and breaking that are stored while under way. I have them organized by "stuffing" those that are more dressy and keeping the others that are more flexible in the small closet next to the vanity that not much else fits in.

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Reply #15 – April 22, 2012, 07:38:24 pm

Quote from: wa_desert_rat – April 22, 2012, 11:55:17 am

Trying to wrap my mind around the concept of "dress flip-flops".

Craig

HA! See this: Steve & Kathy's Blog: Flip Flop Dilemma...

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Reply #16 – April 22, 2012, 07:49:00 pm

Quote from: Patricia – April 22, 2012, 12:45:41 pm

Craig, I'm thinking it's not the flip-flops per se, but perhaps wearing a blazer or jacket with flip-flops that makes them formal, er, dress

And here I thought Steve had used his "Bedazzler" to add some bling to ordinary flip flops and make them "dressy"

Michelle

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Reply #17 – April 22, 2012, 09:45:31 pm

I am thinking back 30 years to when we were cruising the tropics on our sailboat (with two kids) and remembering one pair of flip-flops for each person. I can also distinctly remember putting shoes on for the first time in maybe six or seven months and just how totaly weird they felt!!!

Dress flip-flops is wonderful.

Craig

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Reply #18 – April 24, 2012, 06:50:05 pm

add a shelf over the electronics under the foot of the bed.

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Reply #19 – April 25, 2012, 07:28:47 am

I have a 6 foor closet. Used to put the shoes in a rolling thin tote but now paired them down a bunch and have them laid out on th floor near under the turning clothes rack.

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Reply #20 – April 25, 2012, 05:39:46 pm

Well I don't have casual and dress flip flops(DW does however) but I do have gameday crocs(LSU of course), everyday crocs and yes the good(not dressy) crocs. Thank God for a 42 footer with 4 slides. We have all kinds of places for footwear. While parked they do all end up on the drivers floor board it seems.

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Reply #21 – April 28, 2012, 06:30:15 pm

Marilyn and I are getting ready to go to the "formal" dinner at the Mid South rally in Montgomery. She is indeed wearing her "formal flip-flops." I have put on leather Florsheim shoes for the occasion. Since our trip was very short, we had no trouble storing the "formal" shoes.

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Reply #22 – May 30, 2012, 05:17:33 pm

Ok, so we finally came up with a shoe/t-shirt solution.

We have a closet slide and never really used the entire amount for hanging clothes. So, we split it. One side for hanging clothes and the other, a custom built shoe rack with moveable shelves. So we now have a place to store all our footwear and above it, room for folding shirts etc.

We also have an additional closet for hanging clothes next to our bathroom so we are not lacking for hanging space at all.

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Reply #23 – May 30, 2012, 05:40:01 pm

Nice! I like the idea of movable shelves - you can space them tighter together for the flip flips or further apart for hiking and cowboy boots depending on where you're traveling to (or ski boots if you take the coach into cold country).

-M

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Reply #24 – May 30, 2012, 05:43:16 pm

Yes, the moveable shelves are really nice, but the cowboy boots go on the opposite side below the hanging clothes. Flip flops yes, snowboots no!

And yes, someone has been very busy getting the coach and property ready for a 6 week trip!

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