The must-have $20 item from Bunnings every driver needs: 'Total game changer'
Bunnings Warehouse have released the Trojan Boot Organiser, which is designed as a storage solution to keep 'your car belongings neat, organised, and secure'.
It's the width of a car boot and features different sized open pockets and flapped pouches to hold a variety of different items.
The hardware store showcased the storage gadget in a new Instagram video captioned: 'From chaos to clean. This organiser is a total game changer for keeping your boot neat and tidy always.'
The overlaid text adds: 'This is your sign to organise your boot.'
The video demonstrates how the vertical storage device can be filled with various items that would commonly be stored loose in the back of a car.
This also frees up additional space in the boot, which would make it helpful for road trips.
In the clip, the product was used to store packet of wipes, a sunscreen tube, a first aid kit, an umbrella and even trendy oversized water bottles.
The Trojan Boot Organiser, $20, is available at Bunnings and is a space-saving storage solution for items that would normally be stored loose in the back of a car
The item can be used by hanging it off the head rests of the car's back seats via straps, so it hangs flush onto the back wall of the boot.
In the comments, one person helpfully suggested that the organiser could also be a useful spot to store reusable shopping bags for supermarket trips.
The organiser is made from durable polyester an it also comes with a rare lifetime warranty.
The product description says the storage device is 'easy to install in most vehicles'.
Trojan Tools, the brand behind the organiser, jumped into the video comments section to declare the new item as 'the best'.
Priced at only $20, this is certainly an affordable way to add extra storage areas inside your car.
The latest cheap car organisation upgrade comes after shoppers recently discovered a 'life-changing' $6 pop-up bin for the car.
Perfect for all the wrappers, cups, crumbs and other bits and bobs that end up on the floor for months, this little beauty was dubbed a 'must' by hundreds of shoppers.
The space-saving bin is easily installed behind a seat in your vehicle and is large enough to be useful yet small enough to avoid being an eyesore at 19cm x 16cm.
The little black bin has been an unlikely hit, with a near clean sweep of five-star reviews.
'Game-changer for the car... love this,' one shopper wrote.
'Definitely helps keep the car tidy and a nice size that doesn't take up too much room,' another added.
'Works great! I have it sitting in the middle seat [as an] organiser for the kids! Fits small bags and does a great job,' one more said.
It's not the first mini car bin to capture the attention of Kmart customers though, with a 'car trash can' for the centre console proving popular earlier this year.
The compact $5 tube is black, stamped with the word 'push' on the lid, just like a regular-sized push-top bin.
Ideal for disposing of wrappers and waste on the go, the lightweight design is 20cm x 7.8cm and fits in most car cup holders.
Alternatively it can be placed in the side doors or in the middle of the two back seats for passenger use.
The buy landed as part of a wider car range at Kmart, which includes a $5 car safety pack and a $5 car snack holder.
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