Traveling around the country in a camping trailer allows you to explore lots of new places without having to give up many home comforts. With an RV, you can keep both your wardrobe and your pets. You can fill your RV will everything you need from home and bring it with you on your travels. “Great! So, what sorts of things do I need for my RV?” you may be thinking.
Essential Items For RV Camping
While some of the items featured in this list are negotiable subject to your preferences and personal travel style, there some RV parts, devices and camping supplies that are essential for your trailer and should be at the top of any first time RV owner’s checklist.
1. Extra Portable Water
Even if you plan to park only at camping resorts with utility hookups, it’s always advisable to keep a supply of drinking water on board.
2. Portable Water Hose
To avoid any unwanted flavors or funky odors getting into the freshwater supply, it’s essential to invest in a certified portable RV water hose.
3. Sewer Hose And Hose Supports
In order to empty the wastewater tanks in your RV safely, you need the right equipment. This means you need a sturdy sewer hose, and, if you plan to use sewer hookups, you also need supports to ensure everything flows and pipe connections don’t disconnect.
4. Leveling Blocks
Unless you have one of those ultra-modern RVs with integrated automatic leveling systems, leveling blocks are essential. Without leveling blocks, you will find yourself sleeping on a slant and it will be difficult to cook.
5. RV-Friendly Toilet Paper
Using conventional toilet paper in an RV toilet can quickly clog up the delicate sewer system causing a lot of mess and some potentially costly repairs. Therefore, RV-friendly toilet paper is a must.
6. RV Toilet Chemicals
You need RV toilet chemicals to break down solid waste and minimize odors in the blackwater holding tank.
7. Generic RV Emergency Kit
In the event of something unfortunate happening, a well-stocked emergency kit is going to be essential. Therefore, it’s just common sense to keep a kit on hand.
More Items RV Owners Need
Now we’ve listed some of the must-have items, let’s consider some of the extra camper accessories available that aren’t necessarily essential, but that can make your RV camping trip much better – whether you’re in a motorhome or travel trailer.
8. Foam Mattress Topper
To get the best nights sleep you need a comfy bed. Your back will thank you for investing in a top-quality foam mattress topper.
9. Collapsable Ladder
Often you will need to access high places on your RV for maintenance procedures, so having a collapsable ladder on-board can be very useful.
10. Pressure Cooker (or Instant Pot)
Many RVers could not be without their instant pots.
11. Nesting Cookware
Buying a smart nesting cookware set for your RV will ensure you have everything at hand to make delicious meals in your trailer.
RV Essentials
Hopefully, the list of RV items featured above will help you to make buy the things you need to make your camping trip as enjoyable as possible. When you have everything you need on board, enjoying a comfortable vacation becomes a lot easier — you won’t have to delay your trip for last-minute purchases or, even worse, turn around due to forgetting an important item.
When you take the time to prepare well, you can relax and enjoy your traveling free of stress. Bon, voyage! We’ll see you at Headquarters RV Park soon.
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