glass and crockery transportation (1 Viewer)

Wheelie

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Hi
Im looking for some tips to stop the crocks and glassware from moving around in the cupboards whilst traveling from place to place, are there any good plate racks etc on the market or would i be better off making something bespoke.

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Neil
 

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I use a couple of asda dishracks (the ones for draining the dishes) cut the bits i didnt want off fits great in that cuboard above the sink, next to the micro and music machine
 

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we also use the non slip matting and also put a cushion in the cupboard to stop things moving about

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Drive slower?:ROFLMAO:










Sorry, couldn't resist, anyway we go with the non slip stuff, a bit of kitchen roll between the actual crockery crockery, and a teatowel around the glasses in a small basket and so far, tempting fate, no problems.:thumb:
 

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Being a cack handed numpty my son made something up for me. He cut some MDF sheet into pieces the size pf the cupboards and then cut outs the size of the cups & glasses.

For the plates & bowls he cut out MDF and put dowel rods into it around the edges of the plates.

5 years on no breakages::bigsmile:
 

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In crockery and glass cupboard just put non slip rubber mats underneath, travelled many winding steep roads and never had a breakage (touch wood).
 

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We have the same problem in our RV, not broken anything yet but been close.
Been looking round and see that Fiamma do an adjustable clamp system that fits into the cupboards, I can't comment on it but idea looks ok, so we are going to give it a try.

Mike

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Glasses & crockery? Plastic and melamine, sorted. :Smile:

Oh, actually I do use arcopal mugs. They fit in some cut out bits that Autosleeper very kindly put in one of the cupboards.

Most caravan dealers sell plastic thingies to go in cupboards that will hold plates, dishes, mugs, etc - caravanning friends who prefer china to plastic report no breakages using them. I would imagine that they would be more shaken about in a caravan than in a motorhome, less suspension and more lateral movement.
 
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bobandjanie

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Hi, we use the non slip matting stuff,::bigsmile: the only thing that does suffer are wine glasses, we only have one left.......and that's mine. :whatthe:The bottle last a lot longer............:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Bob.
 

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We have found the best thing is to wrap in tea towels or hand towels, then place on non slip matting.

We have obtained quite a store of these from charity shops never paying much for them, does not matter if they have holes. They also come in handy for spills, leaks and of course drying wet dogs.

If too soiled throw away if not easily washed.


Dave:thumb::thumb:

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Use the non-slip soft rubber mesh you put in Shower trays / Baths. Plus kitchen roll between plates. B&Q do a 3 tier chrome plate rack that fits into corner of a cupboard and also slopes backwards, no issues with this so-far even on rough roads.

Plastic cups and melamine!! WHY?? Denby plates and mugs for me! Just because I'm camping in a big box I don't need plastic, might as well have paper plates and mugs and save on washing up!!:RollEyes:
 

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place all items in a carrier bag and drop on the floor.

this cuts down on 'just waiting for it to happen' time and the bag saves picking individual pieces off the floor. :ROFLMAO:

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its the pretty, bright colours that mezmerise you.....:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Colour ? What's that then ?

Actually you may well be right :ROFLMAO: I have a set of melamine plates at home from an old picnic set. They have bright red poppies on. I do not normally see colour as such but these are so big, bold and bright that I can see them.

I can also drop them when I bump into immoveable obstacles like the missus without breaking them. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 

pappajohn

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Colour ? What's that then ?

Actually you may well be right :ROFLMAO: I have a set of melamine plates at home from an old picnic set. They have bright red poppies on. I do not normally see colour as such but these are so big, bold and bright that I can see them.

I can also drop them when I bump into immoveable obstacles like the missus without breaking them. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Oooops.....my apologies graham....forgot you were registered blind :Doh::Blush:
 

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Hi.

We use non slip matting when on the move and we have never broke anything. I do manage to smash more when when washing up. :ROFLMAO:

steve & ann. ------------- teensvan

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We also have the non slip matting cut to shape in every cupboard works a treat
 
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Thanks for all the tips, will probably go for china and glass not melamime and get the none slip matting with some racking, although i do like the idea of mdf with slots and holes, might have to have a go ive got a router so who knows maybe mass production!!

Cheers

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Thanks for all the tips, will probably go for china and glass not melamime and get the none slip matting with some racking, although i do like the idea of mdf with slots and holes, might have to have a go ive got a router so who knows maybe mass production!!

Cheers

We have the none slip matting etc etc - BUT when you go bombing down a road and miss a speed bump - no amount of non slip matting helps! All the glasses and cups bounced out of the cupboards and smashed on the floor. I wouldn't have minded but we had just travelled from Yorkshire to Santa Suzanna and we were about a mile from our destination when it happened!

Still it gave David and Brenda (they were following us) a good laugh!

Him indoors got a smell of the sea!!!

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Glass and crockery

:thumb: Hi when we were at Pickering show last year we went into O,learys tent as you do and we saw some holders for plates cups etc.
The cups and glasses - pint size, wine glasses, cups or mugs just drop into the holder- two in each so I bought 4 of these.
The plates and bowls etc go in a stacking thing that supports them then has about 8 circular rubber mats that are held in place on little pegs supplied.
Think we spent about £15 in total but nothing rattles or moves and we have everything in the drawers under the sink.
Don,t think you could find them on their web site probably have to give O Learys a ring.
They did sell a plastis stacker for plates but it was of no use to us as they drawers were too shallow for the plates to stand on end, but ideal for cupboards I suppose.

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JeanLuc

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Have to admit to being in the 'melamine brigade' (for most items). It's not the risk of breaking crockery that makes me use melamine, but the bigger risk of china falling out and damaging either the glass top of the hob, or work top. We use the anti-slip matting and it's quite effective. I also have some bits of bubble-wrap to prevent items chattering together in transit.

One day we may get one of those telescopic bars to lock across the front of the cupboard, but haven't bothered so far.

The one thing I don't like in melamine is mugs: they are discoloured too quickly by tea and coffee. Haven't found a suitable alternative yet - might try a lightweight stainless steel camping mug.

Philip
 

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Have got all melamine, but do have a couple of china mugs, that I store inside the melamine mugs, for my morning coffee, and also as mentioned above, easier to clean inside.

For some stunning melamine....

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Would you recommend purchasing said items from shows or from caravan and camping shops, im thinking quality and cost
 
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Our plates and cups [ bone china ] are kept in a drawer and not in a cupboard we are lucky that the top drawer of our unit is deep enough for this ,non slip material on the base and a piece between each pile of six plates of three sizes, ie dinner, fish and side, our six bone china mugs ride in here too. Our glasses [ Crystal ] are in a cupboard and we have each in a plastic bag to stop then rattling against each other, no breakages to date. I hate Melamine or plastic ,Our china bowls are in another cupboard again with non slip material on the base and each bowl size ,six of each in three sizes ,nest together with a piece of non slip between each size,and all sit inside two big bowls. The secret is to keep the cupboards full to prevent things sliding about.:thumb::thumb:
 

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