In need of storage ideas for "junk"

[harlee]

oooooh! I seee woah haha

[Lachlann]

He already said he don't have a bed. People are planning to work above his room which is the reason for this thread, hard to hide things where they will be working and expect them to not be found.

Oh, yeah... You're right. Didn't see the comment about the mattress being on the floor either.

[Nygeel]

People are planning to work above his room which is the reason for this thread, hard to hide things where they will be working and expect them to not be found.

Summarizing my original post in one sentence. DAMN YOU!

[LordKAT]

takes practice?

[justmeinoz]

Have you got a trusted friend you could leave a bag with?  I know kids in America drive a lot younger than here, if you have a car you could leave it in there.  How about a locked suitcase in the garden shed under a heap of junk?

[Jamie-o]

You could get a cheap filing cabinet, maybe a used one off of craigslist, and lock the drawer.  It would give you extra storage, and double as a night stand as well.  (Though, I suppose it would be a bit tall for a nightstand if your mattress is on the floor.)  Maybe you should look or a cheap bed frame while you're at it. 

I keep my junk (both personal and mundane) in photo boxes on my bookshelves.  I've got dozens of the things, and it helps keep me organized. 

[madzam]

I throw my packer, medicine spoons, eye droppers, tubing, and other stp related materials in a drawstring backpack, but you said you don't have one o.o

Ask a friend to hold your stuff? Put it in a pillowcase/garbage bag and put it in the attic or basement or even your garage, hell maybe even bury it if push comes to shove(layer it in bags and stuff though)! Do what you gotta do.

[Osiris]

If I were you I'd use the clear storage bins for clothes and fold packers into things like pants and underwear and stuff. No one should have any need to go through that and it being a clear bin they shouldn't want to snoop as they can supposedly see what's inside.

[FolkFanatic]

I feel for you - my parents are nosy, too, and nothing is safe when they're around.  My mom's even managed to find my stash of personal writings i used to stash under my bed.

If you've got the money, i would just spring for some sort of lock box or a locking trunk. I have a huge one in my closet (where i store my.. "inappropriate" reading materials like books with male/male relationships) and a smaller one i keep by my bed that has my packer and such. My binder, well, my mom things it's a big bra and ignores it (thank god.)

Or just put a nice big lock on your bedroom door. But a trunk with a lock would keep people out, yeah?

[Miniar]

If I were you I'd use the clear storage bins for clothes and fold packers into things like pants and underwear and stuff. No one should have any need to go through that and it being a clear bin they shouldn't want to snoop as they can supposedly see what's inside.

This is my thought too.
Just use the clear bins.. place your objects in between folded clothes and they'll "disappear" into the "there's clothes in this bin".

Whenever you really need to hide something, the safest place tends to be "in plain sight".
The more you freak out and try to bury it, the more attention you unintentionally draw to it.

And don't worry!
Just put it in the bin, decide it's safe, and tidy up.

[meg]

If you have thick or padded jackets, hide your junk in the sleeves.then hang them on the rack with that sleeve facing the wall. Inside pockets are also good.

If your mattress is inner spring, unpick a small piece of it along the seam and hide some things in there too. perhaps the end facing a wall.

[Brittyn]

or if your mattress is against a wall you can put it between the two.