ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Two equipment boxes, which had been at the rear of the car, are sitting on a chair to allow me to get things out of the storage area under the plywood floor. Handles of nylon cord make it easy to carry the boxes around. It takes just a few minutes to remove all the boxes from the car. Later I painted the boxes.

ABOUT SYSTEM 5:
My fifth and current system involves sleeping atop a set of plywood boxes having detachable lids. In the Summer of 2010 I built ten plywood boxes of various sizes to hold travel gear. They replace the Rubbermaid totes I had used for years. This system eliminates the need to move things because the boxes stay in place throughout a trip. It also eliminates the plywood-handling nightmare of the previous system---the lids are small enough to be easily handled and stay with the boxes.