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Margos_
Explorer
May 10, 2015

Keeping a Journal

Rather new to RVing, only 2 years but was wondering how people journal each trip. I'm not talking about blogs but personal logs on milages, site info or whatever info you might want to remember. What layout do you use.
  • This appears to fit what you are looking for and what we used for years before going full time.


    http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/campers-daily-log-binder/2152


    Hope this helps.
  • We write it on a calendar and then transfer to our waypoints, poi's, in the comments section for the GPS. Mileage and gas use go into a spread sheet.
  • We're old school. Allison keeps a "diary" or "journal" of our travels in our PUP. She doesn't write anything for any other days of our lives, just camping. No mileages, no gas or expenses, just a recap of the highlights of our day.
  • I have a basic excel spreadsheet to track preferred campsites, fees, etc. I use one worksheet to identify all the campgrounds I like (or want to try), and then a second worksheet to list my trips for the year (dates, when reservations were made, cost of reservations, etc.). This stays on my laptop as it's only used beforehand.

    For mileage, I keep a small notebook in my visor. On one page, I list the miles driven per tank, on the second page, I list the amount of fuel filled per tank.