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HeeHawHoney's avatar
HeeHawHoney
Explorer
Aug 26, 2014

Getting ready for a trip.

We are getting ready to load the RV with the necessities for our Labor Day weekend at the beach. I am not looking forward to the packing process. When I am lugging bags, and laundry baskets, of supplies out of the house, is when one of the benefits of being full-time is very apparent.

My question is this:

Do any of you have any tips that make loading the RV a little easier?
  • Rwebby's avatar
    Rwebby
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2014
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    leave it packed
    same. ours is always packed and ready. If we are leaving again after getting back from a trip we leave the fridge stocked and plugged in. All laundry , bedding goes in gets washed and returned right after.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Aug 26, 2014
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    leave it packed


    X2. Leave it packed and ready to go. We have always done this. After the laundry is done it all goes back in for the next outing
  • mileshuff's avatar
    mileshuff
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2014
    We keep our trailer at a storage site. The day before we leave we bring it home and turn on the fridge. Next day we bring out the food and put it in the fridge, put our clothes into closet or drawers and head out.

    Everything else we need is always in the trailer.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Aug 26, 2014
    newman fulltimer wrote:
    leave it packed


    This is what we do. The fridge is cold and has condiments and all the staples that can be left in the TT are there all summer.
    There's also a supply of medications, personal hygiene junk (basically a whole medicine cabinet) and pretty much everything but a couple changes of clothes and some food items. I takes us about 15 minutes to pack and unpack each trip.
  • ken56's avatar
    ken56
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2014
    We outfitted ours with dishes and cooking necessities, pots and pans, silverware etc. and just put our food and clothes in when we go. What more do you need? All the tables, chairs, grill and screen tent are kept in the basement all the time. We can be ready to head out in 30 minutes. Fun is waiting.
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2014
    At the start of the campin' season, we stock most everything except frig foods and specific clothes. When we decide to head out, it's pretty much turn on the frig, fill it, grab some clothes and go.
  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Aug 26, 2014
    Obviously a checklist. The older you get, the more you appreciated them.

    We load stuff into a large Rubbermaid bin and go back and forth with that.

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