On Wednesday, July 07, 1999 8:50 AM, Allison J Parent [SMTP:allisonp@world.std.com] wrote: I like ziplock bags for small components, hardware, etc... They keep everything sorted, they keep dust and dirt out, you can see through them, and most importantly they're cheap. I dump the baggies with similar items in to cardboard boxes and put them on shelves in a closet. Currently, I have three closets that are FULL of this kinda stuff. My refrigerator just went bad and I'm thinking about making a storage "locker" out of it. I'm gonna paint it to match my equipment racks, and put different handles on it to make it look more "industrial". It has built in shelving, it's sealed against dust, it's on casters so it's easy to move, and it's already paid for... :-) The hardest items to store are "books" and "documentation". They take up a lot of room, they're heavy, they're very sensitive to handling, and they're often irreplacable. Books deserve the best possible treatment and need to be kept on good quality book shelves. Prints, booklets, and other small documents go in hanging folders in a filing cabinet. Complete systems go in the garage / workshop. This 14' X 25' building is where I keep the goodies. Everything gets tossed in to a spare bedroom. I use the (RSS) Robertson sorting system to keep things organized. I just throw it in a pile and it magically sorts it's self out. Whenever I go looking for something, it'll ALWAYS be on the bottom... Steve Robertson - <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>