Closet Too Narrow for Hangers

[rjshiflet]

We have been Forest River folks for the past 16 years (three fifth wheels and one Class A) but recently downsized to a 31' Cruiser Aire. Not until we started packing for a trip did we realize...the closets weren't deep enough for a standard clothes hanger to hang and allow the door to shut.

Don't get me wrong - we love our Cruiser Aire, but good grief people...who on earth would design a closet that won't close once clothes are hanging in it.

Anybody else have this issue and come up with a workable solution for it? For me, I can hang my shirts and pants (primarily shorts) but it poses a real issue for the wife.

Seems like a critical design flaw to me.

[mark5w]

Being that you have to live with this issue, maybe these swivel hook hangers will fold into the closet for you to hang clothes.

https://www.amazon.com/Edergoo-Hange...0&sr=8-15&th=1

[rjshiflet]

Originally Posted by mark5w

Being that you have to live with this issue, maybe these swivel hook hangers will fold into the closet for you to hang clothes.

https://www.amazon.com/Edergoo-Hange...0&sr=8-15&th=1

Yeah - we have some very similar. Doesn't really work that well, plus there's a lot of lost space when you have to angle the hangers.

Thanks for the suggestion, though.

[Russb]

Can the rod be moved toward the back of the closet if the hangers aren't hitting the back wall?

[rjshiflet]

Originally Posted by Russb

Can the rod be moved toward the back of the closet if the hangers aren't hitting the back wall?

I checked and that won't help any. I think our only solution is going to be try to find some clothes hangers that are an inch or two shorter than standard ones.

Thanks for the suggestion - great thought but it wouldn't help.

[Lloyd]

You might have to put in a couple eye hooks and string a rope across one end of the bedroom.

[DavisK]

I found some shorter hangers at Target and some on Amazon. Most of the ones with the notch near the hook to allow you to insert them into a small collar opening are usually shorter than standard hangers.

[Bob & Jenny Williams]

Originally Posted by rjshiflet

We have been Forest River folks for the past 16 years (three fifth wheels and one Class A) but recently downsized to a 31' Cruiser Aire. Not until we started packing for a trip did we realize...the closets weren't deep enough for a standard clothes hanger to hang and allow the door to shut.

Don't get me wrong - we love our Cruiser Aire, but good grief people...who on earth would design a closet that won't close once clothes are hanging in it.

Anybody else have this issue and come up with a workable solution for it? For me, I can hang my shirts and pants (primarily shorts) but it poses a real issue for the wife.

Seems like a critical design flaw to me.

[Bob & Jenny Williams]

You are right about it being a design problem! However, now that you have it perhaps you could turn the ends of the -wire- hangers up.
Jenny

[rjshiflet]

Originally Posted by DavisK

I found some shorter hangers at Target and some on Amazon. Most of the ones with the notch near the hook to allow you to insert them into a small collar opening are usually shorter than standard hangers.

Thanks!

[rjshiflet]

Originally Posted by Bob & Jenny Williams

You are right about it being a design problem! However, now that you have it perhaps you could turn the ends of the -wire- hangers up.
Jenny

We don't really use wire hangers these days - I think we're going to go the route of finding shorter hangers and stocking up on those...along with folding and stacking a lot of clothes after they're ironed rather than always hanging.

Thanks!

[Russb]

We added shelves to our hanging closets and are able to store more clothes. This is working much better for us.

[rjshiflet]

Originally Posted by Russb

We added shelves to our hanging closets and are able to store more clothes. This is working much better for us.

We're folding (for shelves) a lot of ours, plus we did find some shorter hangers that "just fit" so I think the problem is resolved. But, if there are any RV design engineers reading here...make sure the majority of clothes hangers fit...please!!

[PandS]

We had the same problem with our hangers not fitting into our closets. We found that Walmart's Mainstays Adult Durable Plastic Notched Clothing Hangers were 16 1/2 inches wide, compared to the 17 3/4 inch width of our normal hangers. They just fit. With a package of 18 hangers for about $3.00, it might be worth a try.