Airstream trailers have an abundance of storage spaces, both internal and external. There are cupboards and closets, drawers and dropdowns, and other nooks and crannies. These provide what would seem to be sufficient room for all the things one believes will be needed for travel.
Unfortunately, our actual experience has proven to be different. There always seems to be some additional things that need to be carried, but for which there is no more room. For instance, we’re currently carry my backpack and a shopping bag of hiking accessories I’ll need for this year’s section hike on the Appalachian Trail. Other examples include: the vacuum cleaner, the laundry basket, a wicker basket for unread magazines and mail, a gym bag with some of our workout equipment, a Homer bucket with miscellaneous items that have yet to find a home, and extra pillows and bedding (need depends on temperatures and/or body aches and pains) .
“The Dance” is basically this. Many of these additional things need to be moved from one end of Arthur to the other; depending on whether we’re up and using the dining room table and bench seating, sleeping in our beds, or needing to shower. As MFI carries things in one direction, I head to retrieve more in the other. Stepping aside with some artistic flair at the kitchen area allows for unimpeded movement until the dance is done, and the requisite area is cleared.
Dining Table and Bench Seat 
MFI’s Bed 
My Bed
OK, it isn’t as bad as it may look in the first picture. Some of the clutter there includes things, which must be stowed inside while towing but actually move outside once we park for camping. Case in point, our Air Skirts deflate and pack neatly into a rather large 75-lbs. black carrying bag. That bag normally sits outside unless the skirts are deployed.
The scope of the dance has definitely changed. The more we travel, the greater the need for us to downsize our belongings and camping/living essentials. The stuff we keep then requires efficient organization to maximize our storage space. Yes, we both have applied Marie Kondo folding techniques to our clothes. The dance may never vanish, but we continue to get better at downsizing and organizing. Our happiness and sanity depend on it.
