Storing items in the auxiliary box

I may be the only one, but the first thing i did was take the cover for the "auxiliary box" off and make my trunk 10" deeper and not have to worry about mucking up my carpet. I put a heavy duty plastic tote in there and strapped it in with a bungee cord so i dont have to worry at all about throwing wet, sharp, or dirty items in the back of my clean new Prius!

 

thanks for sharing ^_^

 

Just stuff a towel in there -- comes in useful too.

 

Actually thats one of my problems too.

They are so cheap not to put anything over that. Maybe they want to sell us accessories for it as well.

I put a towel but things still slide around. I am thinking about buying a huge gel type of layer to put there so I can put things there without rolling too much and make too much noise.

The towel didn't really solve the issue.

 

If you store the tonneau cover in the slots provided at the extreme rear of the hatch compartment, the fold-up floor covers and protects it.

WRT towels, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ advises not leaving home without one.

WRT to _Hitchhiker's Guide_, I haven't seen anyone compare the iPad to it. Did I just miss seeing that, or is it a generational thing?

 

Where do you buy this? Sounds like a great idea.

 

The Toyota OEM accessory Cargo Organizer (PT924-47100) works very well without any fuss!

 

Yeah where do you get those heavy duty non-slip shelf liner for RVs?

 

I have a few old shoe-boxes with the tops cut off - in between to fill the extra space I have stuffed a small fleece blanket and a rain jacket.

 

you can buy shelf liner at walmart, I got black to match and cut it to fit in the storage area, I also cut a piece to fit into the upper glove box.....works great...

 

I use an old wool army blanket, good to have for emergencies also.

 

excellent idea! never thought of that. now, we need someone to make an all weather carpet to fit the new configuration.

 

I believe Lowes sells an indoor-outdoor, rubber-backed carpet runner for stairs in a couple of widths and colors. The stuff in nearly indestructable, can be hosed off, and is cheap enough to replace if needed. A little artistry with a utility knife and there you have it.

 

Another option is to get either (1) some of the mesh which is sold to put under throw rugs so they stay in place, or (2) very similar material but not mesh which is sold for lining drawers etc in large tool box carts. They're not "sticky" but do create enough friction to keep things in place pretty well.