Junk Rack

When we took delivery of our new 5th wheel it didn’t have much in the way of towel bars, junk holders and hooks. Where do I put my wallet, watch, cell phone, all-purpose tool, reading glasses and keys? We looked around the 5th wheel and decided that we needed a towel bar next to the kitchen sink and the bathroom sink and a “junk rack” somewhere near the entrance. The towel bars were easy enough, but the “junk rack” took some thought. We decided to put it in the hallway going up the stairs to the bedroom. Here is a picture: This area also holds the “Fantastic Vent” and heat/AC controls. I mounted a thermometer next to these controls and put this dandy combination letter holder and key rack just below the controls. I used one inch drywall screws to mount the thermometer and the rack into the side of the pantry wall. This wall is a double thickness hollow wall and the screws did not protrude into the pantry.

We do not have a broom closet, and were placing our broom in the 5th wheel basement (the main storage space of the 5th wheel located under the bedroom and aft of the kingpin). My wife likes everything clean and was not happy having to ask me to fetch the broom all the time. We tried several places to store the broom but nothing worked until after we installed the ‘junk rack.”

As you can see the broom fit neatly in a space next to the steps and the handle is held in place by the “junk rack” itself. My wife loves the easy access to the broom and I like a place to put the stuff out of my pockets. A few RV manufacturers are beginning to build in useful stuff like this. Here is an example of a junk rack that also opens to reveal control switches.