Waxed Canvas Organizers for VW Westfalia

Waxed Canvas Organizers for VW Westfalia

Swolpin

I always wanted a hanging organizer for my VW, especially on the back panel where there is a bunch of flat, wasted space.  But the ones I saw online were well over $300 and also made out of leather and outside of the country.

I’ve had a lot of fun making tool rolls out of waxed canvas, which behaves a lot like leather (and is actually made out of paraffin, not bees-wax).  So, I thought – why not roll my own? I liked them so much that I ended up listing them on etsy and recently sold two.

Look at all of this wasted space in the back of the van!

 

 

Figuring out the tool arrangement

 

And there it is! No more wasted space!

 

The organizer that I made for the side of the van is great (see below), but my goal is to make a larger one that covers all the blank space on the inside wall…maybe contouring around the upper shelf/cabinet and the propane heater controls.  I did have fun figuring out how to sew mitered corners with waxed canvas though!