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A storage shell includes a plurality of sidewalls to collectively define a chamber therebetween. A first sidewall defines a panel and a track. The panel defines an outer perimeter edge, an exterior surface, and holes extending through the panel. The track is coupled to the panel and includes a first

A storage shell includes a plurality of sidewalls to collectively define a chamber therebetween. A first sidewall defines a panel and a track. The panel defines an outer perimeter edge, an exterior surface, and holes extending through the panel. The track is coupled to the panel and includes a first rib and a second rib each extending from the exterior surface. The first rib is positioned inside the outer perimeter edge. The second rib is concentric with and shaped similarly to the first rib. The first rib and the second rib each separately border each one of the holes where each of the holes is formed between the first rib and the second rib. Related storage and organization systems, accessories and methods are also disclosed and provide additional advantages.

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1. A storage shell assembly comprising: a first shell comprising a first plurality of sidewalls each extending between two others of the first plurality of sidewalls to collectively define a first chamber therebetween, the first plurality of sidewalls including a first sidewall defining: a first sub

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A storage shell assembly comprising: a first shell comprising a first plurality of sidewalls each extending between two others of the first plurality of sidewalls to collectively define a first chamber therebetween, the first plurality of sidewalls including a first sidewall defining: a first substantially planar panel defining a first exterior surface and a first plurality of holes extending through the first substantially planar panel, wherein each of the first plurality of holes is positioned in a first linear array, anda first raised rib extending outwardly from the first exterior surface of the first substantially planar panel, the first raised rib extending immediately adjacent each of the first plurality of holes in the first linear array,a second shell configured to be positioned adjacent the first shell, the second shell comprising a second plurality of sidewalls each extending between two others of the second plurality of sidewalls to collectively define a second chamber therebetween, the second plurality of sidewalls including a second sidewall defining:a second substantially planar panel defining a second exterior surface and a second plurality of holes extending through the second substantially planar panel, wherein the second plurality of holes is positioned in a second linear array; anda clip member formed separately from each of the first shell and the second shell, the clip member being configured to removably couple with each of the first shell and the second shell such that when the clip member is coupled with each of the first shell and the second shell, the clip member extends at least partially through each of the one of the first plurality of holes and a corresponding one of the second plurality of holes, interfaces with the first raised rib, and extends substantially unsupported between the first raised rib and the second shell. 2. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, wherein the storage shell is formed as a single contiguous piece of material. 3. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip member defines a head and two opposing legs, the two opposing legs are configured to flex toward one another to allow the two opposing legs to pass through the one of the first plurality of holes in the first substantially planar panel, and wherein the two opposing legs only fit through the one of the first plurality of holes when the two opposing legs are flexed toward one another. 4. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of sidewalls is substantially identical to the first sidewall. 5. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, further comprising a support base comprising: a planar member,support legs extending from one side of the planar member; andpillars each extending from an opposite side of the planar member in an opposite direction as the support legs, wherein each pillar fits within one of the plurality of holes defined by the first sidewall. 6. The storage shell assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the pillars is tapered as it extends away from the planar member. 7. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, wherein the first shell defines a first opening to the first chamber, the first shell further comprises first flanges each radially extending away from the first opening a distance further than the first raised rib extends away from the first substantially planar panel. 8. The storage shell assembly of claim 7, wherein the second storage shell defines a second opening and includes second flanges extending radially outwardly from the second opening of the second storage shell, andthe first storage shell and the second storage shell are positioned adjacent one another such that the first flanges of the first storage shell interface with the second flanges of the second storage shell in a manner maintaining the first sidewall of the first storage shell spaced from and substantially parallel to the first sidewall of the second storage shell. 9. The storage shell assembly of claim 8, wherein the clip member is substantially unsupported between the first sidewall of the first storage shell and the first sidewall of the second storage shell for at least half a length of the clip member. 10. The storage shell assembly of claim 9, wherein the clip member comprises: a head defining a substantially planar surface and an outer diameter, the outer diameter being larger than an outer dimension of one of the plurality of holes of the first storage shell;a pair of legs extending from the substantially planar surface of the head to define free ends opposite the substantially planar surface, wherein the free ends are configured to flex toward one another into a flexed position when corresponding forces are applied to the free ends and to return to an original position upon removal of the corresponding forces, the free ends define two claws each extending outwardly from a different one of the free ends of the pair of legs, the two claws collectively being wider than the outer dimension of the one of the first plurality of holes of the first storage shell when the clip member is in the original position, and the two claws are collectively narrower than the outer dimension of the one of the first plurality of holes when the clip member is in the flexed position. 11. The storage shell assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip member is one of a plurality of clip members removably coupling with each of the first shell and the second shell, the plurality of clip members maintaining the first sidewall entirely spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the second sidewall. 12. The storage shell assembly of claim 11, wherein: the first shell further comprises a second raised rib extending outwardly from the first exterior surface of the first substantially planar panel,the second raised rib extends immediately adjacent each of the first plurality of holes in the first linear array opposite the first raised rib, andwhen the plurality of clip members maintain the first sidewall entirely spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the second sidewall, the first raised rib remains spaced entirely from the second raised rib. 13. A storage and organization system comprising: a first box comprising: four first side panels coupled to one another to collectively define a first compartment therebetween and a first opening extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to each of the four first side panels, wherein a first aperture is defined by each of the first side panels, andfirst flanges each extending away from a different outside perimeter boundary edge of the first opening;a second box comprising: four second side panels coupled to one another to collectively define a second compartment therebetween and a second opening extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to each of the four second side panels, wherein a second aperture is defined by each of the second side panels, andsecond flanges each extending away from a different outside perimeter boundary edge of the second opening,wherein first and second boxes are positioned adjacent one another such that at least one of the first flanges contacts at least one of the second flanges, one of the first side panels is positioned spaced from and extends generally parallel to one of the second side panels to define a cavity therebetween; anda connecting device extending through the first aperture and the second aperture to couple the first box to the second box, wherein: the connecting device independently extends through the cavity defined between the one of the first side panels and the one of the second side panels,the connecting device is one of a plurality of substantially identical connecting devices extending between the one of the first side panels and the one of the second side panels, andthe plurality of substantially identical connecting devices are the only items extending between and contacting the one of the first side panels and the one of the second side panels within the cavity. 14. The storage and organization system of claim 13, wherein each of the first flanges radially extends outwardly away from a center of the first box, and each of the second flanges radially extends outwardly away from a center of the second box. 15. The storage and organization system of claim 13, wherein the first side panels each include a rib extending outwardly from a corresponding one of the first side panels immediately adjacent the first aperture. 16. The storage and organization system of claim 13, wherein the connecting device comprises: a head having an outer dimension larger than the first aperture and defining a substantially planar surface;a pair of legs extending away from the substantially planar surface of the head, the pair of legs extending spaced from and substantially parallel to one another and extending substantially perpendicularly relative the substantially planar surface of the head, wherein the pair of legs are configured to flex toward one another to allow the pair of legs to pass through the first aperture and the second aperture, and wherein the pair of legs only fit through the first aperture and the second aperture when the pair of legs are flexed toward one another. 17. The storage and organization system of claim 13, wherein one of the first side panels faces the second box, the one of the first side panels is substantially planar, defines a exterior surface, and the first aperture is one of a plurality of first apertures defined by and extending through the one of the first side panels and is positioned near an outside perimeter of the one of the first side panels, and the first box further comprises: a first rib coupled to and extending away from the one of the first side panels,wherein the first rib borders each the plurality of first apertures defined by the one of the first side panels.