Here´s a set of small interior alterations we made to our Aliner Scout. (Expanded description follows.) 1. Small Hooks 2. Magnets 3. Maximizing counter space
1. Small Hooks: There´s just enough depth below the counter top on one side of the door opening to add a few little metal Command hooks without interfering with the door opening. They are tiny, but useful, and look so much better than the plastic hooks. We both love a tall shoe horn, and swap out shoes when entering or leaving the camper, so it hangs here along with the essential flashlights we need at night. 
Yep, that´s a bamboo shoe horn hanging on the first of three little metal hooks attached to the side of a cabinet, next to the open camper door. We both love it for quick, easy, on-and-off of shoes. A small blue and a small black flashlight hang next to the shoe horn, and part of a small red fire extinguisher is visible in the lower right. We keep a couple of bigger flashlights on the counter above; these are out of the way for using the door, and for grabbing for quick use when the big ones are overkill.
Just to the right of the flashlights is a black switch for a small light. The light is that white blob below the black switch. This is a nice feature of the Aliner: It illuminates the doorstep. Handy for an exit or entrance if it´s dark, and the light is located so that it´s unlikely to awaken anyone sleeping. However, weirdly, we both tend to forget it´s there. 
Photo shows the angled inside roof of an Aliner camper. Two small metal hooks are attached to a metal strip which follows the roofline at an angle.
As it happens, those hooks fit perfectly along the edge of the Aliner´s side walls — and, since they´re metal, blend in really well, looking like a built-in feature. These hooks are perfect for hanging up a washcloth to dry, or for hats or whatever.
Pro tips: 1) The adhesive that comes with the metal hooks clings to the metal inside the Aliner through thick and thin (or, rather, heat and cold). Don´t count on any other of the hook adhesives to do the job. 2) Try to avoid the temptation to stick things anywhere except on metal. The thin skin on the camper walls — as in virtually all campers — will rip and tear if the adhesive is strong enough to work.
2. Magnets Most of the Aliner is aluminum, but several areas are steel, offering an opportunity to use magnets for additional spots for hanging storage. These came in a set of three, and are super-strong. 
Photo of two black, knob-like magnets on a gray marble-like background.
They stick perfectly to the locking tabs. It´s critical to remove them before folding the camper up, but remembering isn´t difficult, as the magnets are the first thing you´ll contact when closing up. 
Photo of the angled roofline of the interior of an Aliner camper. At the bottom of a black, nearly vertical handle, a black knob-like magnet is attached. A brown vest is hanging from the magnet by a thin loop.
3. Maximizing Counter Space The Aliner Scout sink is small, shallow, and we don´t use the water hook-up. However, we didn´t want to remove the sink and deal with a gap in the counter. We reclaimed the counter space using a weird IKEA device: Rodeby, an otherwise completely useless bit of wood which is meant to be used as a sofa tray, but which we could never get to work on an actual sofa. 
Photo showing IKEA Rodeby, which is made up of blonde wood slats glued to a fabric backing. It has been cut to fit our counter, over the sink.
By cutting it to fit (easy, thanks to fabric already glued onto the back), and adding a few strips of wood to the underside, though, I was able to make a removable cover for our Scout sink. The underside bars keep the cover from shifting. 
Photo showing the fabric backside of an IKEA Rodeby, with wooden strips glued on three sides to keep it from shifting when placed over our Aliner sink. The fourth side used to go under the foldable faucet, but I´ve since removed the faucet and added a fourth wooden strip to keep the cover in place..
Works a treat, and gives us a little extra counter space, which might be useful for everyone. Since we dry camp, I did remove the faucet. It folds down, but beware: if you forget to do that before taking the Aliner down, and the faucet is folded with the side wall, it will try to punch a hole in the curtain. You probably want to avoid that.
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