Storage Recommendations - Event Date: 02 Jun 2016

My wife and I have a 2010 R Pod 172.  Our floor plan is that we have bunk beds on one end and a convertible table/bed on the other end.  We have only had the pod about 6 months but have been camping about 5 times now and we really like the pod with one exception.  We usually carry our 2 grandsons with us and I am seeking advice on what some of you podders do about inside storage.  Now, i sleep on the bottom bunk with my 3 year old grandson and my wife sleeps on  the convertible table with my 7 year old grandson.  We now use the top bunk for storage of book bags, small suitcases, overnight bags, books, portable dvd player, etc.  In other words, the top bunk is full of our "stuff".  Has anyone out there been real creative and devised some storage options.  Ideally, we would like to put the 2 grandsons on the convertible table, I would sleep on the top bunk and my wife would sleep on the top bunk, but, then what would we do about storing our "stuff" that we need ready access to.  My wife and I certainly love each other very much, but sleeping 2 grown adults on the bottom bunk just does not work for us.  We each move around quite a bit and just do not find it comfortable.  Any advice on storage options will be greatly appreciated.

We have 172 with 2 sons, going on year/summer #3 (though last year was mostly a bust due to bad scheduling conflicts all summer). Here's what we've done for storage. Note we sleep on rear bed, which is basically permanently a bed, we always eat outside.  We've found the best rule is more or less stay outside as much as possible (which is why we camp anyways).

We have a 2011 172 we have more storage than we need.

For the most part we will be camping at locations with shower and toilet facilities. So we are making provision for a coat-hanger rod in the shower/toilet so that can be used as a closet. If we ever do boondocks camping the toilet could be put to use. But until then I'll only be dumping grey water, no black water.