Long trip planning

garyp4951 wrote:
One thing I do on our month long trips is keep everything like sugar, cookies, and candy in plastic containers, the fridge, or zip lock bags to keep the ants away, and close up garbage bags every night. Believe me, they can find a way in, and its hard to get rid on them.
Did I say I hate ants.

Good advice we started doing that this year, it reduces breakage and waste too. Everything went into tubs when possible.

K Charles wrote:
I found that a long trip is just like a bunch of short trips hooked together. If you pack something you never use, no harm done. If you forget something, buy one.

Ditto, there are a lot of Walmarts out there, and if you have Amazon Prime they will ship to a campground where you will be for several days. Do your best but you will forget stuff and also discover a need for stuff you never thought of before. We often do a 'shakedown' CG at the start of a season, near a Wally World, for 2 or 3 days.

One thing I do on our month long trips is keep everything like sugar, cookies, and candy in plastic containers, the fridge, or zip lock bags to keep the ants away, and close up garbage bags every night. Believe me, they can find a way in, and its hard to get rid on them.
Did I say I hate ants.

We took an 8 week cross country trip in 2016. We traveled 10,000 miles. Most important thing to do is to remember tow vehicle maintenance. Oil changes were #1 for me. I carried a gallon of oil, gallon of antifreeze, Gallon of windshield washer fluid along with rags, gloves. All in a plastic container which I carried in the back of the truck. Oil changes I went to the local Ford dealer while we were at a campground for a couple of days. Also carried a tool box in case of something breaking or needed minor repair. I took a lot of things out of the trailer that I knew that I would not use. Don't think there was anything that I wish I had that I did not bring. There is always a Walmart somewhere in the area..
Have a good time and just look at what you have in the trailer and think I'm not going to use this (snow shovel)..

Bill

I take a minimal amount of "stuff" If I missed something I buy it or borrow it. RVers are usually a generous bunch.

B.O.

I found that a long trip is just like a bunch of short trips hooked together. If you pack something you never use, no harm done. If you forget something, buy one.