Cup Holder

The original cup holder in the van sat too low for comfort, and only held 2 cups. I've been working on a template to improve the situation for awhile.

First, I tried adding cup holders to the phone and charging dock template above. They were too high, in the way of the phone, and stuck out too far.

I looked at a variety of extension options on amazon, but couldn't find anything I really liked.

I started with a small cardboard box, cutting 3 circles into the top. I added a flap on one end to slide into a storage compartment built into the dash. And then I went for coffee.

The first version was too tall to hold a medium coffee cup. I cut it open and took a couple of inches off the height. Good for large and extra large, but still awkward for a medium, or a pop can.

I didn't want to make it any shorter, so I decided to add a small cardboard platform to the inside of the box, under the right side cup hole.

Once I was happy with how it all worked, I covered it with contact paper.

After further testing, I found that more often than not, I was using one slot to hold cigarettes, candy, or pocket change. I annoyed myself whenever I needed to empty it to hold a cup. I had these self adhesive pockets I bought from temu that never worked where I had intended, but turned out to be a perfect fit here. Problem solved.Read more