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rainy029
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Jun 13, 2014

What do you leave in your TT all the time?

We upgraded from a PUP to a TT. We are mainly go on weekends. At least once every month sometimes more. In the PUP, I never had room to store clothing, food or anything like that. Now I do. What kind of food would be safe to leave in the camper till the next trip? I don't have the luxury of bringing my camper to my house on Thursday and packing it there. We basically throw the things we need to go in the truck, go hook up the camper, and off we go for a 30 minute drive to the state park. I have thought about ants getting into things. So, I'm looking at can goods or things I can put in a plastic storage container. But I want to know what kind of items you leave in your TT.
  • Some clothes, bedding, soaps etc stay in the TT. Because of the extreme summer heat here we don’t leave much food in the TT. At 110 it might be 140 in the TT. Dry foods, spices, some boxed foods stay in it. No canned goods, pop or vegetables and so on. I one had a bottle of wine explode and you could get lit just sitting in it.:) In a milder climate I’d likely leave the canned goods in it, too.
  • Summer time temps get to over 100 in Sacramento so in addition to considering perishable vs. non perishable, I take out some stuff that I think the high heat might have an impact on.
  • We winter in Louisiana and Summer in the Northern states.
    We keep everything we need to live for 60 days in our MoHo.
    We can 'get outta Dodge' in 10 minutes if needed - move current fresh stuff from the house fridge to the rig and GO!!!
    Changes of clothes (suitable for winter and summer), kitchenware, canned and dry foods, and of course, water (which is drained and refilled every 30 days). Yes, it's a bit of work, but I think it is prudent. No need to have a good piece of survival equipment and not use it efficiently.
  • most everything you want/need except for fresh food stuff that won't keep from week to week.
  • Cinnamon, vanilla, rice, rice-a-roni, mac and cheese, normal spices, some canned fruit, oatmeal.

    My buddy keeps a month supply of foods like oatmeal - in case a earthquake brings down his house.

    Always keep things like silverware, cooking pots and pans, 12 cupcake pan, ect. I like to make cornbread muffins, so that is a must.

    Keep some comet too. IF you get to a campsite with ants, spread some around each tire, the jack, and the electrical cord. Most times the ants will not bother to cross the comet line, it hurts their skin.

    Yes many of these things are in tupperware. Such as sugar, brown sugar, instant oatmeal packages. I don't like taking a lot of the cooking things back into the house after a trip. One trip I was about 15 miles east of nowhere, and needed to eat dinner. I had lots of cans of soup, no can opener.

    Good luck,

    Fred.
  • Spaghetti and sauce (can or jar), instant potatoes, a few cans (potatoes, baked beans, tuna, salmon), instant coffee, loose tea, sugar cubes, salt, pepper, other basic spices, jar of mayonnaise, pancake mix. Never had a problem with ants.