behind seat storage ideas needed

Hello, all.

Pretty much since the day I bought my 2012 Prius (pre-owned), I've kept the rear seats folded down so the dog can have as much room as possible. As a result I effectively have no "trunk" space or other storage space, so I put stuff on the floor behind the driver's and passenger's seats. I keep forgetting about the hybrid battery vent at the front of the rear seat that we're supposed to keep free from blockage and I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for some kind of simple storage box that I could keep on the floor behind the front passenger seat so I can keep the driver's side rear floor free of anything.

Stuff I like to keep in the car include a small air compressor, breaker bar, ice scraper, a rag, sometimes a jug of windshield washer fluid. I've also considered jumper cables and a tow rope, but again, there's not much space to work with.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

Thanks, Sean. Yeah, I was thinking something like that might work. Tall and narrow like a small wastebasket might be simple enough. The good news is that I just went and cleaned everything out to take a close look at that vent. There were just a couple of pieces of fuzz and a little bit of dog hair around the grill, so I popped off the panel for a better look and thankfully it was very clean. I vacuumed it anyway along with the rest of the floor, got my ice scrapers out of there to make more room and I'm able to fit everything behind the passenger seat. A little container might still be a good idea, but I feel better knowing it wasn't a mess at the vent.

I must say though, that those little pop-off plastic pins are a pain in the butt; not so much to get off, but to get back on. I ruined those two I had to remove but happened to have some extra similar ones from my old Subaru that fit well enough.