Awhile back we started using the big plastic bins that travel in the trailer between the dinette couches. They take less than a minute to stack outside at the campsite (we have the ones with the one piece lids so that they shed the rain when necessary). In there, we put all the things we use occasionally, like some of the larger pots and pans, extra linens, lanterns & fuel, TV cable wire, tarps, the barbecue, etc. Some are for "clean" storage, others not so much. There's also lots of room around these for the outdoor chairs and the active towels and other flat things that can be laid on top.
We travel with just two of us, mostly. I'm sure traveling with 4 kids is always an adventure, but it seems like the best camping memories our kids have been in some of the tightest quarters (we have three sons who now have made parenting a spectator sport for us).
The camping carpet gets rolled up and put between the battery box and the propane tanks, secured with a bungee cord.
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2005 TrailManor 3023
2003 Toyota Highlander 220hp V6 FWD
Reese 1000# round bar Weight Distributing Hitch
Prodigy brake controller.
"It's not how fast you can go, it's how fast you can stop an RV that counts."
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