Must have items for a new TT owner

Before you buy too many things, consider if you really need it, I would love to have the hundreds back we spent on widgets that we never use and just take up space..

Get a regular garden hose also and a y with shut offs for the campground water spiggot. If you have a tank rinser on your trailer then you don't want to be hooking up your fresh water hose to the rinser inlet. A short 25 footer should be all thats needed. As for a water presure regulator, I am not so sure they are needed today on the newer units because they are plumbed with PEX pipe. Older units yes.

ken56 wrote:
Get a regular garden hose also and a y with shut offs for the campground water spiggot. If you have a tank rinser on your trailer then you don't want to be hooking up your fresh water hose to the rinser inlet. A short 25 footer should be all thats needed. As for a water presure regulator, I am not so sure they are needed today on the newer units because they are plumbed with PEX pipe. Older units yes.

On a lot of newer units, it isn't the PEX itself that is the issue, but the connections. Some PEX fittings hold better than others, especially in a high vibration environment. AFAIK, Winnebago uses Flair-It fittings, but the ones in common use are crimps, and if they are not applied 100% properly, high pressure on PEX lines may result in leaks.

I use a cheapie "high flow" Valterra regulator. It isn't as good as a Watts, but it seems to do the job without issue.

My List of...
ESSENTIALS :
Bedding (we use sleeping bags), clothes, towels, personal hygiene, laundry bag
Meals / beverages, silverware, plates, cups, refrigerator bars
Trash bags, cleaning supplies, rags, broom / vacuum
Full tank of MY well water with 2ppm chlorine added
Leveling blocks (lego type, 20), wheel chocks, bubble level graduated in degrees
Sewer hose, 90deg fitting, universal adapter for sewer system, doughnut ring
Water hose, cable tv cable, water pressure regulator, 5 micron water filter
25' 30a ext cord, adapters for 15a and 50a, pedestal electrical tester
Chlorine source (Calcium Hypochlorite 52% is my choice)
Tools, flashlight, tire plugs, small air compressor, jumper cables, latex gloves
Any pet related items... Bowls, leash, tie out, exterior comfy mat

VERY NICE TO HAVE :
Folding chairs
Camp fire materials, cooking grate
Surge guard, autoformer (both have saved us)
Interior AC line voltage meter
Waste water tote (Thetford FX line is awesome)
Wheel locking chocks
Gated wye water valve and 25' utility hose / nozzle
90 deg elbow for city water connection
LED awning rope light
Battery operated driver for scissor jacks

That's all that comes to mind. I mostly limited my list to RV operational items.

RJC has a pretty good list. Add to that an emergency kit....Peroxide, bandages, Tylenol, etc. Earplugs if you are going to be camping near people, and alcohol if the earplugs don't work! :B