Maiden Voyage

It is great to hear you are getting a new trailer. I pray you have a lot of safe fun trips. I like the idea of staying a night in the driveway to learn what you forgot. Also the idea of a pen and paper to record what you forgot is a good one. You find a lot of items are needed such as flashlight, dishes, toilet paper, soap etc. Don't forget, you can overload a trailer with things you will never use.

Hello,
I am in the process of buying my first travel trailer as well. Mine will take about 8 weeks to arrive, so I've been scouring the internet for all things related to being ready to use it for the first time. For things you should have in the trailer, I found this list very helpful:
http://www.thisoldcampsite.com/This_old_campsite5/Outfitting_Your_RV.html

I then started building my own list based on this one, some others I found on the internet, and just based on my own habits and what I picture my family will be doing on most of our outings. I've been going to wal-mart, costco, home depot, and building a long shopping list on amazon while I wait for the trailer to arrive. As I shop for some items I get them in my hand and realize that they may not be that necessary for the amount of space and weight they will take up, so I move on and figure I can always buy it later if I change my mind.


Good luck with your new trailer!
Don

Congrats on the new trailer:

My advice: Camp near services...lots of them like grocery stores, Walmart, Home Depot. In other words, don't make your first camping trip out in the boonies or on Mars.

There is no way you can figure it all out and know exactly what you will need the first time. You can always drive a few miles and get this and that.

Go camping, get some experience and most of all, enjoy the adventure.

An extra 30 amp cord in case your electrical post is too far away. I've used mine a couple times.

Highly recommend your first camping trip be inmyour driveway. Also, the most important thing to have on the first few trips is a pen and paper. Heck, even after 30 years of RVing we still make notes of stuff we need.
If you have a tablet, download rvchecklist app. Great app for checking off stuff as you load up.