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Subject: 
Need alternative storage recommendations
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 21:43:28 GMT
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Greetings all,

Currently I have eight 11 gallon and six 7 gallon Rubbermaid storage tubs
filled with my Lego collection.  Most of the tubs comprise one color broken
down in different bags of special pieces.  The basic bricks and plates are
loose on the bottom.  My trouble is that almost all the tubs are overflowing
and I'm thinking that I need to commit to a radical rearrangement of my
storage system.

Instead of keeping all the colors separated, I think I need to break
everything down by part and mix the basic and special pieces together by
color as well.  I have a 27" x 50" x 60" closet area to play with.  Should I
stick with these storage tubs and buy a few more or can someone recommend an
alternative that won't break me financially?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Dave



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Need alternative storage recommendations
 
(...) Dave, You'll see a number of discussions about sorting and storage techniques under the lugnet.storage newsgroup. You should definitely read back through the wealth of information found here before you commit your hard earned $$$ to any (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-01, to lugnet.storage)
  Re: Need alternative storage recommendations
 
(...) I like the 7-drawer IRIS cabinets that you can get from Costco for $25. They're about 5 feet tall, and hold a pretty large amount of LEGO. --Bill. (24 years ago, 21-Apr-01, to lugnet.storage)
  Re: Need alternative storage recommendations
 
(...) Many people like the small 18/23/60/whatever-drawer units that sell for ~$10, but in your case (and mine) you need something that makes better use of your closet's depth - 6" deep just doesn't use the space. My storage system uses three basic (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-01, to lugnet.storage)
  Re: Need alternative storage recommendations
 
(...) My reccomendation would be to continue to use your large tubs, but sort the parts by type and then put bags of similar types together in tubs. For parts which you have smaller quantities of, look at the various drawer units people have (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.storage)

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