We are going on a two week cruise next week. I know that on a weekend trip we end up having clothes everywhere so I am worried about going out for two weeks. I am wondering if anyone has gone on an extended cruise in their Ranger Tug and if so could you please offer some suggestions on how you stored your clothes, food, etc. Thanks for the help.
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Storage Help
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CaptMac
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We've tried a couple of things -
The best solution so far has been the use of microfiber clothes - we wash 'em each day when we shower, they dry over night (even here in the Pacific Northwest) and we're good to go for another day.
On other cruises, we've mounted a car top carrier on the sports rack. That held our 2nd week of clothes & food, and then held garbage and laundry until we got back.
Good luck, and enjoy!
Mac
The best solution so far has been the use of microfiber clothes - we wash 'em each day when we shower, they dry over night (even here in the Pacific Northwest) and we're good to go for another day.
On other cruises, we've mounted a car top carrier on the sports rack. That held our 2nd week of clothes & food, and then held garbage and laundry until we got back.
Good luck, and enjoy!
Mac
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We used our Tug for a 90 day trip and 1,600 miles. We added storage shelves in out V-berth and you can check out our photo album for what those looked like.
Clothing is about your style of boating. We are casual boaters. No polyester pants or navy blue blazers for us. Dressing up is a clean polo shirt and pants. We found that if we bring enough clothes for 7 days that we were fine because we could find a laundry facility easily. Some things that we found: never bring jeans or denim material because once it is wet, it takes way to long to dry. We like the light weight pants where the legs zip off to become shorts. These are sold a most outdoor shops. REI is good source. Each of brought three pairs of shoes: medium weight walking shoes, sandals and a nicer shoe for going out. Warm clothing is in layers: a polar fleece zip up jacket and a good raincoat, like from West Marine or a Gill, worn together it is very warm.
Clothing is about your style of boating. We are casual boaters. No polyester pants or navy blue blazers for us. Dressing up is a clean polo shirt and pants. We found that if we bring enough clothes for 7 days that we were fine because we could find a laundry facility easily. Some things that we found: never bring jeans or denim material because once it is wet, it takes way to long to dry. We like the light weight pants where the legs zip off to become shorts. These are sold a most outdoor shops. REI is good source. Each of brought three pairs of shoes: medium weight walking shoes, sandals and a nicer shoe for going out. Warm clothing is in layers: a polar fleece zip up jacket and a good raincoat, like from West Marine or a Gill, worn together it is very warm.
Bay Ranger
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This past winter, we spent 6 months on our R-25 traveling the Intracoastal Waterway from Maryland to Florida and back. We echo the Grays philosophy on the casual approach to clothing and agree with their comments on the amount of clothing, shoes, layering, etc. We found that we could wear clothes longer on the boat than we normally do at home. As you pick out clothes to take, think versatility. We carried our calapsable mesh dirty clothes container under the v-berth insert and it was ready to take clothes to the a marina laundramat about once a week.
We built a shelf across the V-berth which held all of our everyday clothes for the two of us for the trip. We carried a few "good clothes" in the cave in a long flat plastic storage box that we rarely used. We carried a small dufflel in the cave to pack for overnights away from the boat.
As for food, we packed some food for the short term in the galley lockers. We didn't take all that much in the way of cookware and dishes. The cookware we took "nested" to conserve space and make more room available for food items. We also bought two under-table drawers from Campers World website and mounted them under the dinette for storing eating and cooking utensils. We made extra velcro closures for them so they wouldn't pop open when underway. Tupperware containers and large ziplock bags conserve space when storing dry food such as pasta, cereals, etc. We remove these items from their original containers, which are usually only partially filled.
The lockers under the v-berth held canned goods, pasta, and other non-perishables to resupply the galley lockers every few days. We also had one 18" calapsable canvas storage container in the cave for large cereal boxes and other larger bulky food items like cereal that didn't fit easily in the galley lockers.
You'll do fine, and on the upcoming trip you'll learn what works best for you and how to do it even better the next time!
Enjoy!
Ed
Bay Ranger
We built a shelf across the V-berth which held all of our everyday clothes for the two of us for the trip. We carried a few "good clothes" in the cave in a long flat plastic storage box that we rarely used. We carried a small dufflel in the cave to pack for overnights away from the boat.
As for food, we packed some food for the short term in the galley lockers. We didn't take all that much in the way of cookware and dishes. The cookware we took "nested" to conserve space and make more room available for food items. We also bought two under-table drawers from Campers World website and mounted them under the dinette for storing eating and cooking utensils. We made extra velcro closures for them so they wouldn't pop open when underway. Tupperware containers and large ziplock bags conserve space when storing dry food such as pasta, cereals, etc. We remove these items from their original containers, which are usually only partially filled.
The lockers under the v-berth held canned goods, pasta, and other non-perishables to resupply the galley lockers every few days. We also had one 18" calapsable canvas storage container in the cave for large cereal boxes and other larger bulky food items like cereal that didn't fit easily in the galley lockers.
You'll do fine, and on the upcoming trip you'll learn what works best for you and how to do it even better the next time!
Enjoy!
Ed
Bay Ranger
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