16 top caravan storage solutions
Space and weight are a premium in every RV. Here are 16 top caravan storage solutions for eking out extra room for your gear, whatever your set up.
By Catherine Best,
June 27, 2025
1. Velcro
The ultimate place-finder for your stuff, Velcro stick-on patches keep loose items readily accessible and stop them pin-balling around the caravan in transit. Buy a roll of heavy-duty Velcro with an adhesive stick-on back and cut to size, fixing one side of the hook-and-loop fabric to the wall, and the other to the item. Use them for things like TV and air conditioner remotes, wireless phone charging pads, a broom, torch and even a box of tissues. Velcro is every caravanner’s best friend.
2. Fusion-Loc hooks and caddies
These nifty baskets and hooks are a great storage solution when you don’t want to drill a permanent fixture into the wall. Particularly useful in the bathroom, Fusion-Loc has various applications and products, including towel rails, shower caddies, toilet roll holders and toothbrush tumblers. The German-engineered products use suction cup technology with an in-built vacuum chamber and rubber seal to stay mounted to most wall surfaces. Each square suction cup can hold up to 13kg. When doubled on a shower caddy they support a combined load of 26kg – more than you will ever need. We use the Fusion-Loc towel rails, shower caddy, toothbrush holder and hooks and they have survived serious corrugations.
3. Vendline clothes dryer
The fold-out Vendline clothes dryer that’s revolutionising laundries around the world is a great space saver on the road too. These ingenious wall-mounted racks come in two sizes, designed especially for RVs, and can be mounted inside or outside. The largest is a metre long, weighs 1.7kg and has six drying rods that pack away into a slimline panel when not in use. Made from lightweight aluminium, the Vendline comes in white or black and has a locking pin for secure stowing when in transit. Installation is a DIY job, but be sure to check the location of your RV’s electrical lines first and don’t forget to seal the drill holes with silicon if you mount your line outside!
4. Cupboard organisers
Deep cupboards with no shelves are a space killer in a caravan. To use every inch of available space and ensure you have ready access to those pantry staples, you need to Marie Kondo your cupboards. There are various solutions available online and at stores like Kmart, Ikea, Bunnings and Howards Storage World to suit any sized space. Think stackable containers, pull-out organisers, shelving inserts, under-shelf baskets and Lazy Susan turntables. We especially love collapsable Flat Stacks as they do exactly what it says on the label.
5. Door spice rack
Cupboards don’t end at the shelves. The door is valuable real estate too! Pick up a few inside door mountable spice racks to stop your herbs and spices from going roly-poly on the road. The empty jars are also useful for storing elastic bands, coins (for the caravan park washing machine), screws and other odds and ends. Because what RV doesn’t need a bit of DIY maintenance on the road?
6. Kitchen roll holder
Why take up a whole drawer or shelf with baking paper, cling film and tin foil when you can repurpose a magazine holder, stick it to the inside of a cupboard door and – presto! You have a tidy and easy-to-access dispenser for all your kitchen rolls. You can pick up a magazine holder from Kmart or Office Works and the adhesive hooks too. Just make sure your cupboard hinges are up to the task and clean the surface thoroughly first.
7. NOOKFLY shoe rack
Shoe storage is always a headache in RVs. Boxing them under the bed makes sense but then they’re not accessible when you need to duck out to the loo. Introducing the NOOKFLY, a wall-mounted adhesive shoe rack that gets your footwear off the floor and organised. The NOOKFLY mounts directly onto the wall with strong adhesive tape (or screws, if you’re game) and has a lift-up lever to keep your shoes snug. The shoe racks come in bundles of four and are perfect for attaching to the wall of your footwell or at the bed end for easy access.
8. Bike storage basket
For another shoe storage solution, pick up a $10 wire bike basket from Kmart, hang the hooks over the bend end and you’ve got yourself a bespoke shoe compartment. The baskets tuck under the mattress and can be used to stash lots of other chunky loose items, including kids’ toys, bike helmets, swimming gear and shopping bags.
9. Hanging shelves
Many caravans come with bedside wardrobes with a large hanging space. This is great if you have a nine-to-five office job and need your shirts pressed to perfection, but most of us would prefer more storage space. You can replace the rail with fixed shelves but that adds extra weight, and then you have no hanging space at all. Or you could add a lightweight hanging storage shelf. These collapsible shelves come in various sizes and extendable configurations and are fastened to a hanging rail with an in-bult Velcro loop. They’re great for clothes and shoes and you can even leave space on the side for hanging a few shirts and dresses.
10. Hanging fruit basket
Your clothes aren’t the only thing that can hang. Fresh fruit doesn’t enjoy bouncing around in a fridge or cupboard on long drives. Instead, get your hands on a cheap string bag and hang your fruit from a hook in the kitchen (hello, Fusion-Loc). Not only will the fruit keep better, but you will also free up bench and/or cupboard and fridge space. Better still, your hanging fruit bowl also doubles as a shopping bag so there’s no need to unpack when you get back from the grocer. Winning. We recommend putting the bag on a bed when travelling so you don’t have bungy jumping fruit.
11. Cargo bag
No one wants to share their RV with a bag of rotting rubbish after a week off grid in the tropics. A cargo bag that clips over your spare tyre, either on the car or caravan, is essential for keeping the stink out of your rig. The ARB TrackPack has a three-point harness for secure fastening over a tyre and comes with two side pockets, a roll-up buckle top, and a mesh base for cleaning and drainage. The bags are also great for storing wet, sandy gear, recycling or a small amount of firewood.
12. Bunk sliding baskets
If your caravan has bunk beds you have small humans on board. And those humans come with lots of stuff. The more they store in their quarters and out of the main living space, the better for everyone. Sliding baskets that attach to the underside of the above bunk or the ceiling are great for keeping the kids’ area tidy and beds free of clutter. There are a few solutions out there but we love this idea of buying off-the-shelf wire baskets from Bunnings and attaching them to the ceiling with bistro blind wall anchors.
13. Storage pockets
An essential space maker for vans light on cupboards are wall storage pockets. More than just a place to stash a magazine or iPad, these clever pouches can be used for storing sunscreen, insect repellent, barbecue tools and even shoes. The stick-on storage pockets from Australian-owned Drop Bear Storage come in a range of sizes and functions. We especially love the water bottle pocket and foldaway shelf, which you can use to rest your evening cuppa on and then fold up when you go to sleep.
14. Stoneguard bag
Sometimes a drawer bar tool box just isn’t big enough. If you need more storage space on the outside of your van for things like leads, hoses, mats and wheel chocks, Drifta has you covered with their canvas stoneguard bags. These made-to-order packing pals are secured with binders that clip around a stoneguard on the A-frame. Holding about 65L each, the bags come with a removable PVC liner that attaches to the canvas walls with Velcro strips. Park up, lift out the internal bag, and you can get to all your gear at once.
15. 4WD drawers
Let’s not forget about storage solutions for your tow vehicle. 4WD drawers are the best and safest way to keep your gear organised and secure on the road. 4WD Interiors offers some of the best car drawer storage solutions on the market, customisable to the make and model of your vehicle. The twin drawer systems come with your choice of lockable fixed-floor and roller drawers so you can choose how you stash your gear. Keep expensive tools locked away out of sight and use the roller drawer with fold-down anchor points as a fridge slide. The drawer systems come with a side floor kit for seamless integration that you can either DIY or have professionally installed. You can also customise your set-up with things like drawer dividers and child restraint anchor points.
16. Portable pantry
If you’re leaving the caravan for an extended period of exploring, or you have a compact hybrid and want to make lunch on the go, the Clearview Accessories Pantry is your new mealtime mate. This multi-function expandable storage and food prep unit takes pitstop meals to a whole new level. On the drive, it’s a compact 74-litre storage box. Parked up, it becomes a kitchen Transformer, with two stainless steel work surfaces and a third slide-out extension bench. You can have the kettle boiling on one surface, the barbecue sizzling on another and be buttering a slice of bread on the third. Forgot the tongs and sauce? A front access door ensures you can always get to your gear when the unit is unfolded. And when you’re done, there’s a collapsable tub to take care of the washing up. We recommend pairing the pantry with a Clearview Power Slide for easy access. Check out how it all works in this video.
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