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FunnyCamper
Explorer II
Jan 03, 2014

Too much junk

Who brings too much junk (stuff :)? )

I am a minimalist type. Love 2 chairs, small table and nothing else under my awning and less is more in the rv.

hubby is--get to site, then pitch the tent to set up an elaborate grilling area, bring out the lounge chairs and tables, put up awining lights, tons of mats on the ground, tiki torches and all the fixings that go with outside fun.

Yikes.

Are you the type that goes whole hog while rving or the type that would rather just stop, bare minimum set up and away you go?


hubby and I are at odds on this! :)

74 Replies

  • My GF.

    We were just out for Xmas week, and she brought enough food for an army. It takes an hour to load or unload her coach with various towels, dresses (yes, dresses), kitchen devices she never uses (like Soda stream - waste of money), and an assorted bevy of everything imaginable. Her storage bins are so full they're almost dangerous to use.

    Some folks operate on "what if", and some on "I never use that."
  • As we full time everything we own goes with us. What we put out depends on the stay. Long term, (A month or more) fully set up patio area, grill, tables, chairs, etc.

    In the travel mode, much less. Sometimes we don't even deploy the awning.
  • We *take* too much stuff.

    It was ultimately the biggest death of our using the pop-up - the freakish oragami/jenga game loading and unloading (stuff out of the pup, stuff out of the truck, move this here, that there, and so on). Setup was a nightmare. We're over packers- always have been.

    With the fifth wheel- we still have too much stuff but we have more places to store it.

    As for setting up camp- it really depends on how long we'll be there. I like a minimal setup if it's just a weekend or long weekend. I like a lot more if we're there a week+.

    It also depends if I'm actually off of work or not. Often times, I work from my camper- so I'm inside for 8+ hours per day. We treat the camper like a roving apartment and generally have minimal setup outside.
  • We are both minimalists. Most of our cabinets and storage areas are mostly empty.

    I was never one to lug along enough stuff to cook for and feed the entire Russian Army or to completely refit a powered nuclear aircraft carrier.

    How many extra kitchen sinks do you really need....just in case?