10 Camping Tips Every RVer Needs to Know
To make your camping trip a success, every time, you need to make sure you plan accordingly. Lots of things can go wrong but if you follow our 10 camping tips, you’ll have a great experience every time you head out into the great outdoors!
Let’s get started:
- When packing for your camping trip, use baskets or plastic containers to keep all your items organized and securely put away. Make sure to include a few empty ones for things you might gather along the way.
- When packing, make sure to store the heavy items in bottom shelves or cabinets. This might seem like a no brainer, but while traveling, keeping the weight at the bottom will help keep everything in its place.
- When packing food, set aside some pre-made or frozen meals for the first day. If you’re like we are, you’ll be anxious to get to your destination. Having meals that just need to microwave for a minute will help you avoid long stops to feed your family.
- Precook all your meals before you go! If you take care of the prepping and cooking at home before you leave, you’ll have lots more time to spend enjoying camping, not cooking while you’re supposed to be relaxing.
- If you’re packing items from home, make sure you bring older things with you. Pieces like cutlery, bowls, or mugs, are easily misplaced during camping trips. Don’t bring anything you couldn’t bear to lose with you.
- One of the benefits to an RV is that you can bring more of the luxury items you need such as a coffee pot, full set of cookware, or even a fryer. Whatever you think you’ll want or need, make sure it gets in the RV before you go. Better yet, as you invest in your RV over time, start purchasing items to belong only to the RV.
- What’s better than BBQ while out in the wild? Make sure to bring your utensils, favorite sauces, and even your barbeque. There’s storage underneath your RV. Make good use of it!
- For the rare but devastating rainy days while you’re camping, be sure to bring some indoor items to enjoy. Things like videos, coloring books and crayons, board games, and playing cards are all great items to have around, especially if you have children accompanying you.
- Stock up on paper plates, utensils, and other throw away items. If you end up in a place where water is scarce, you’ll be thankful you brought these with you.
- Invest in heavy duty plastic waste bags. When you camp, you need to carry out what you brought in with you. If you’re planning a longer stay, you may need to hold onto your waste for some time. Having good quality plastic will help keep the smell down.
In order to enjoy your camping trip as much as possible, take note of these great tips before you go! Spend your time relaxing and enjoying your experience, not worrying about being unprepared.
Happy RV Camping!