We finally decided to join the RV lifestyle!
Hello fellow RVers, My husband and I are in our early 50's. I retired from the federal government early last year and he's still working. Although we are new to RVing, we are veteran tent camp...
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You'll get a lot of help on this site on what NOT to do, usually because we did it wrong once.
1. Camp in your driveway a few nights. Make a list of things you needed but didn't have and another list of things you had but never needed. Keep the lists - they'll change over time.
2. Space is at a premium. If there's two of you, you don't need service for eight. There's no place to store dirty dishes or dirty pots and pans anyway.
3. Spend a couple of nights at a nearby Full Hook Up Camp Ground. Hook up to water, power and sewer. Use them.
4. Spend a couple of nights at a No Hook Up Camp Ground. Note how quickly your fresh water tank empties and how quickly your grey and black tanks fill up so you'll know how long you can dry camp before refilling and emptying. Take a few jugs of distilled water. Save the empties and refill with water from home on future trips. Water tastes different in different places. You'll really notice it in coffee or tea.
5. Clothing. Men - Jeans and T-Shirts, underwear and socks. One pair of shoes. Women - whatever you can get away with.
6. Bathroom. Men - Soap, toothbrush and paste, comb, razor and shaving cream, deodorant.
Women - whatever you can get away with.
(Can you tell that I'm single?)
7. Get out there!
1. Camp in your driveway a few nights. Make a list of things you needed but didn't have and another list of things you had but never needed. Keep the lists - they'll change over time.
2. Space is at a premium. If there's two of you, you don't need service for eight. There's no place to store dirty dishes or dirty pots and pans anyway.
3. Spend a couple of nights at a nearby Full Hook Up Camp Ground. Hook up to water, power and sewer. Use them.
4. Spend a couple of nights at a No Hook Up Camp Ground. Note how quickly your fresh water tank empties and how quickly your grey and black tanks fill up so you'll know how long you can dry camp before refilling and emptying. Take a few jugs of distilled water. Save the empties and refill with water from home on future trips. Water tastes different in different places. You'll really notice it in coffee or tea.
5. Clothing. Men - Jeans and T-Shirts, underwear and socks. One pair of shoes. Women - whatever you can get away with.
6. Bathroom. Men - Soap, toothbrush and paste, comb, razor and shaving cream, deodorant.
Women - whatever you can get away with.
(Can you tell that I'm single?)
7. Get out there!
