We Saved Hundreds On RV & Small Space Organization With Dollar Tree

So I love all things organized and I absolutely  love organization when I can do it on the cheap.   I'm super excited to show you in this video  I just redid a ton of our RV organization and   storage all with products from the Dollar Tree  so you're definitely going to want to stay tuned hi my name is Charity and if you're new here to  the channel well we are all about RVing Family   Travel and having fun along the way we've been  RVing for five years now and have been to a lot   of places learned a lot of things some of them the  hard way had some great food along the way so if   any of that sounds interesting to you make sure  you hit that subscribe button so that you'll be   notified every time that we release a new video  so in this video, I just reorganized a bunch of   stuff in the RV I'm gonna share all of that with  you using mostly products from the Dollar Tree and   I have got a really cool new hack that  I learned with a Dollar Tree product   that you're definitely gonna want to see so  that'll be a little bit later in the video so the first thing that I have done this week  is just kind of some spring cleaning in a way   cleaning everything out wiping everything down and  reorganizing and a little tip with RV life is you   want to use bins so using these types of bins in  your RV organization and storage really just keep   things in place and like the saying goes when you  fly contents may have shifted during flight well   it's the same on travel days keeping things like  this in bins not only it just makes that nice neat   and organized but it also can be a safety issue  when you go to open this up after a travel day   and you're not getting bombarded with a bunch of  things so I absolutely love these new Bins from   the Dollar Tree I am loving these new colors that  they have now for spring I keep all of kind of our   snacks in this particular cupboard we do snack  during travel days like probably most of you   do and this makes it really easy for the  kids to just grab a snack while we're on   the road these bins that I found at the Dollar  Tree these are a little bit smaller and I like   these because in our particular cupboard setup  they stack two at a time and fit just perfect   in the cupboard setup and then these particular  bins I found these at the Dollar Tree last year   but they do still have them so these fit  perfect things like chips I've got some   bagels in here just those types of items  so using these types of bins in cupboard   spaces is definitely your friend and hey for  a dollar 25 you can pick up several of them now Dollar Tree has all sorts of different types  of bins and storage containers so these little   wood bins I actually found in the Crafters  Square section of the Dollar Tree in the   area that we're in right now and so I picked  up several of these because I've got this junk   drawer down here that needs some major help and  so between this little snap container and these   wood containers we're gonna come up with kind of  a DIY junk drawer solution to help this dry out so I am super happy with how this little drawer  DIY organization worked out we had a lot of   miscellaneous screws and stuff like that we do  keep smaller screws if we take something out of   the RV because they can come in really handy if  you need to make a repair on the fly so we like   to keep those around that way too like if they're  in another container I've just seen especially   like on travel days they want to fly out and then  they're all over the drawer again so this one with   the click down lid is going to keep them nice  and secure on travel days so this container it   was actually Too Tall and then the drawer didn't  want to close because this is a pretty shallow   drawer so I actually have got another idea of a  place that I think I'm going to be able to use   this on the RV so we'll do that in just a little  bit but I'm super happy with how this turned out a thing that's brand new at the Dollar Tree right  now are these bins that have these handles on them   now I picked some of these up because I wanted to  use these in the fridge now part of the reason I   wanted to use this type of bin in the fridge is  because they have the holes in them and with an   RV Fringe especially if you have an absorption  style refrigerator you know the airflow is pretty   important to be able to just make sure that  the fridge is actually keeping food cold so   I just figured out four of these fit perfect in  my fridge and then it's super easy when you want   to get something out of the fridge you can just  pull the handle and get the bin out very easily   and then put it back in and it keeps things nice  and organized especially on those travel days so the next thing that I picked up at Dollar Tree  is these fruit and veggie storage now this is nice   because they have a lid that locks and then  this comes out so basically your like fruits   and vegetables and stuff like that it stays  fresher longer because it's not sitting in   moisture or anything but I'm gonna take it a step  further because I did learn this little hack from   a fellow rver that if you use a paper towel in  your containers with your fruits and vegetables   that it helps to keep the moisture away from them  and so they do stay fresher and crisper longer so   we're going to do that so I'm gonna throw some  grapes in here and throw these in the fridge so a lot of people have been asking and leaving  comments on some of our videos asking about shoe   storage and what do we do for shoe storage so  extra shoes we keep in the closet but our everyday   shoes we have a large bin from Ikea and then that  way as we're coming in from outside of the RV we   can just kick them off into the bin before we  come in the RV and as we are headed out the   door we can pull them out of the bin right by the  door and throw our shoes on when we're headed out I just learned something brand new about how  you're supposed to install a liner in the trash   can did you know about this I did not if you  were gonna install a liner in the trash can   you would probably like unfold it like this  right yep and then you would open this up and   you would do this yeah right and you'd put it in  the trash can that's not how you're supposed to   do it did you know this I just learned this for  the first time so actually what you're supposed   to do is you're supposed to take your trash can  liner like this right and then you take this   and you wrap it around your trash can and then  you push this down inside because look at this   the seams of the bag now are inside the  trash can liner and it's supposed to   fit better this way too and so then you don't  have like on this the seams are on the outside   and then this the seams are on the inside so it  fits better and then there's like less chance of   leaks and stuff so there is a hack that I found  out about that is blowing my mind and I'm gonna   show you in 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is in a bathroom either   in your RV or even in a house setting and roll  up your hand towels or your washcloths and put   this in your bathroom too it just looks so cute  and decorative if you're on Instagram make sure   that you're following us over there we post a  ton of tips tricks travel hacks and stories of   some fun places to visit so you want to make  sure that you check us out over on Instagram so a thing from the Dollar Tree that I love are  these types of bins so how I use these types of   bins in the kitchen organizing is I keep all  of my spices in one of these types of bins   this makes it really easy when you're cooking to  just pull this whole container out and set it on   the counter and you've got all of the spices that  you need and then I use one that's a little bit   smaller for things like my chili seasoning or  my taco seasoning and then these fit just right   behind where I keep all of the silverware in our  storage right underneath of the induction tops so a quick organizing tip with RVs and  just tiny living small spaces, in general,   is to make sure you're using every inch of space  that you have available to you so one of the   things that I've done in this particular cupboard  is I have used things like these wire shelf racks   or this particular plate organizer these things  I've picked up over the years at Lowe's sometimes   you can find stuff like this at the Dollar Tree  Amazon for sure and I can leave some links in the   description below but making sure that you're  using every bit of space from top to bottom   especially when it comes to cabinets there can be  a lot of wasted space sometimes and that wasted   space means that you're not making the best use  of that space putting some extra things in here   to create some extra organizational layers to be  able to make use of all of the space that you can One of the things that we do use sometimes with  RV life is a toiletry bag lots of reasons to   use a toiletry bag even with RV living but if you  want to use or maybe sometimes use the bath house   or the shower house at a campground it's super  convenient to have all of your things in here   that you can just quickly go over to the shower  house and come back or if you're doing any type   of travel where maybe you are leaving the RV where  maybe you go on a cruise or you fly occasionally   having a toiletry bag is very very nice we were  recently introduced to these toiletry bags from   our friends over at Venture fourth now we've been  using the Venture forth microfiber towels in our   RV for years now and love them so when I saw  that they came out with a new product I had to   jump on this and check it out and I'm loving  it because Ben likes to use the shower house   so he's got all of his stuff in here but these  also work great to kind of have a travel day bag   for the kids with all the kids activities so  in my daughter's bag she's got her notebook   she's got her pens and pencils and she's got  her bracelet making kit and it hangs up super   nice and convenient all in one spot and then  it's not all over the RV so a great way to   stay organized with these particular toiletry  bags I'll have a link in the description below Dollar Tree has this style of Bin out right  now and you definitely want to pick some of   these up these are actually really sturdy heavy  duty plastic and these are not going to break on   you so it's the Sterilite brand which is  a pretty good brand as far as durability   goes now I use one of these in our RV to  keep just miscellaneous like charging cords   and things like that so the kids can plug in  their phones here if they need to or we just   keep extra little miscellaneous USB cables  stuff like that for Chargers and then this   sits really nice just back on our counter back  into out of the way but it's near an outlet so   things can get plugged in and then this is  kind of just like a little charging station this is one of my favorite Dollar Tree items  and this is just an over-the-cabinet towel bar   I've used this a couple of different ways  and we've talked about this in some of our   videos for using it to hang cleaning supplies  or the traditional use of hanging a towel but   I just learned about a new hack for this when it  comes to paper towels so you just pull this apart   which it comes apart pretty easily and then you  actually use this in an upper cabinet with your   paper towels and it gets your paper towels up and  off of the counter and it's nice and super secure another tool that I have used for organizing  in the RV kitchen is this expandable bamboo   silverware rack now I like this one because it  is expandable which means that you can really   customize it to fit a lot of different spaces  so I have got that in this pull-out section here   that we built last year and we'll have a link up  here if you want to check out some videos on this   modification but this is really nice because  you can organize all of your Cutlery or extra   kitchen tools as well this I did get on Amazon  so I'll have a link in the description below so these S hooks I picked up in the garden section  of Dollar Tree I love these because there are so   many different ways that you can use these when  it comes to storage and organization but one of   my favorite ways is using these to gain some more  space in the closet so I can use this to hang   have lots of different things in the closet  area my favorite are things like backpacks or   purses because it gets them up off of the  floor of the closet and since they hang   a little bit lower than the clothes it's  just making better use of the closet space this is back at Dollar Tree this is actually  designed for things like brooms and we've   actually shown you how we've used this  in some cases other than brooms and I   will have a video series at the end of this  one where you can see some other ways we've   used this but I've got another way to be able  to use this for organizing that I know you're   going to love so we are going to actually  hang this inside of the cabinet door you   can use this to actually hang all of your  cleaning supplies and your spray bottles so   this gets them up and out of the way in those  cabinet spaces making better use of the space so I went to go put this in our cabinet and  I realized that the way our cabinet is shaped   the only way I could really do this and have it  be secure would be to screw it in which I don't   want to do so I'm actually going to mount it  just inside of the cupboard still still use it   the way that I want to use it but I'm not going  to actually use it on the cabinet door [Music]   so how we're going to make this work is we're  going to actually pull these rubber pieces   out and then just hang our spray bottles  right on the rubber piece just like this   okay [Music] almost there so these are some of my favorite containers that  are available at the Dollar Tree $1.25 and the   lids snap and lock into place and so I have been  using these for storage of a lot of our Dry Goods   so things like pasta rice cereal these work great  for instance they're a little bit on the smaller   side they're like the perfect size for RV cabinets  just small living in general so definitely if   you're a Dollar Tree pick some of these up foreign  since this wouldn't fit in the place that I kind   of was originally thinking I've got another  place that I know is going to work great and   that is this whole little area that I keep next  to my nightstand it's gotten a little bit messy I   have these boxes that I got from Hobby Lobby that  we've got attached to the wall for things like   cell phones and just miscellaneous stuff and you  can see it's accumulated a lot of miscellaneous   stuff so I'm going to use this to help kind  of straighten up this mess we've got going on   [Music] [Music] genius all right so another whoa that was probably  really loud no clappy clap you just have a   how to explain this hold on cleaning  the prop over there we pulled foreign [Music]   sorry hold on I've messed up [Music] oh that's smooth don't get the dog treats  [Music] did you put them in there dog treats   what who said Greenies so you'll have to let  me know in the comments below which hack was   your favorite I would love to hear from you  I'm gonna put a playlist right up here with   all sorts of more RV organization storage hacks  ideas that I know you're going to love and then   you can check out our blog over here where  we've got even more great information if we   don't see you around the campground or out  on the road we'll see you in the next video

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Length: 20min 3sec (1203 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 12 2023