Welcome to the forum Gailj my wife said that she bought a roll of a thin rubber non slip matting from the $2 shop she cut it and put it on the floor/shelves in the cupboards she even put some between the plates does a great job.

Cheers
BB

You must have posted your reply while I was writing Meredith it sounds like the same stuff even down to the Corelle dinnerware.

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Tuesday 23rd of October 2018 03:58:04 PM

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Tuesday 23rd of October 2018 03:58:55 PM

Our set up uses a few plate racks that we got for $1 each at a hardware shop closing down sale.  Bunnings had put them out of business. I bent the wire to fit the particular type of plate or bowl & fixed them to a ply board that was in turn secured to the cupboard shelf.

It has the advantage that the items are readily at hand and are returned to their spot after use.  Therefore no need to pack up when moving on.

We have carried the Corell crockery and porcelain coffee cups plus glass wine glasses for many years and over thousands of KM with never a breakage.

All shelves are covered with that anti-slip matting.  Large Corell bowls have a bit of the same stuff between them in one of the bin type drawers.

We dislike using plastic crockery & glasses so this secure set up was essential but a bit heavier.  We carry settings for 4 in most things.  There are a couple of plastic mugs that escaped the purge.

 

 

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-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 23rd of October 2018 05:07:02 PM

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 09:51:24 AM

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 09:53:08 AM

Hello Gail,
Welcome to the forum. Most of us would not be here if we "knew it all". We all learn from our experiences & from others eg you query here today.
Don't feel inadequate, shy - remember someone else might be wondering about the same issue. However some of us get a little "wound up" on specific issues that we know a lot about - please excuse us if we do - it's just part of human nature & generally happens on most forums.

What I do if I have a query is first do a "Search" - sometimes my subject will come up; if not then I post it on the "General Forum" if that is applicable, in the "Techies" area if the problem is of a technical matter, into "Solar" if it's a solar problem.

The other sections for me are incidental but they may be more important to other members.

You mention a "dinner set" - we have melamine cups & plates to save on weight & generally they bounce ok more than once if they are dropped. Unlike Cupie, we generally use plastic or metal cups.

I trust your time here will be pleasurable & informative - personally, the forum has saved me many dollars & assisted in so many ways.

Child bride uses zippered wine glass holders when storing wine glasses www.coolershop.com.au/portfolio/wine-glass-holder/ - our dinner ware is Corelle (Don't like plastic) - cupboards have dividers fitted plus we use the plastic non-slip sheet (bought a roll in Dollar shop) underneath plates S/S pots stack nicely into a bottom drawer separated by plastic sauce, mustard, olive oil bottles.

Hi gailj, a very warm welcome. good advice above. We started with malomine plates then went  to corelle. Hubby has managed to drop and break 2. We prefer porceln mugs and cups. The precious ones i wrap in a t towel or face washer n put in the cutlery draw for travel. Anything with a screw top lid like cooking oil i put it in a lge. Zip lock  bag when travelling. Sometimes the van movement makes the lid unscrew. Go figure that. No trouble with the vegemite jar though. I started off knowing nothing and everyone one here pitched in and helped me as they will help u. Great to ask. And a bonus, i made lots of new friends. Enjoy. Rocket

Our overhead cupboards are different.
Everything is stored in plastic, translucent (so the contents are visible) boxes.
The fronts of the cupboards are short and fold down with spring loaded hinges. The box is easily removed, the item required taken out or replaced and the box replaced.
Everything stays where it is put, even under the harshest off road conditions.

Cheers,

Peter

Peter's cupboard ideas...........Cheap,light and practical  - " Form following Function"   should be more of it.........

-- Edited by KJB on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 07:32:02 PM

KJB wrote:

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Peter's cupboard ideas...........Cheap,light and practical  - " Form following Function"   should be more of it...

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Thanks KB. 

Yes, they work exceptionally well and it is possible to have anything from nothing to a full box and it works just the same.

One of the benefits of a DIY build is that you are not constrained to the way everyone else does things.

Cheers,

Peter