What 1 Thing Should Every RVer Have

darsben wrote:
Patience and a sense of humor.
Some have patience, some a sense of humor, but not both
Also a good knife sharpener or whetstone

Patience & a sense of humor get you a long way. It turns what could be your idea of a disaster into another great learning experience. I've got both and it's been that way for a long, long time. It helps a lot when we are on the road and faced with challenges.

Duct tape

Fire extinguisher.

MrVan wrote:

JimBollman wrote:
Can I list two?

Needed a square drive screw driver while on our summer trip, started looking for one at a hardware and found a great screw driver that was called a 11 in 1. It had flip bits, when you took out the bit it was a common nut driver then the end of the shaft pulled out giving another common nut driver size and 2 more flip bits. Then the whole shaft flipped giving another nut driver size and two more flip bits. I had multiple size phillips, flat and square drive plus the 3 nut drivers. Nice quality tool and it was $8.95. It is now part of my camper tool box. Used 3 of the 11 before we got home.

Other item which we forgot was a small box matches in a ziplock bag for when the spark lighter runs out of fuel. Costs less than the change left from buying the 11 in 1 screwdriver.

Is this the what you are referring to? See eBay listing 271605044554

Different brand but same functionality and more expensive. I think it was an ACE hardware where I found mine. Mine doesn't have the cushion grip.

Under $10 would have to be a bottle opener/corkscrew combination. That way I can usually forget about whatever problem I needed a different $10 tool for.

First go around I packed a complete tool kit.

Second go around I found all you need is a three pack of Robo Grips from Sears. They do everything and fit everything. Priceless for water hookups.

Add one screw gun with bits and it's all you need.



http://www.sears.com/robo-grip-3-pc-robogrip-pliers-set/p-00930015000P?sid=ISx20140609xNonBrandBing&psid=21x1602749&knshCrid=433920493&k_clickID=1e240cd3-72e5-2f49-12a2-0000266095a2&redirectType=SRDT

tsetsaf wrote:
What one thing should every RVer have but most do not and costs less than $10?

An understanding spouse.

Priceless is less than $10 isn't it?

;-)

blangen wrote:
No... I'm not just sucking up... I honestly believe the one thing that trumps ALL others (ok, maybe rum and beer are very close second and third) is our login/web address to RV.net. When ones' world is coming unglued, the folks here on this Forum will tell you how to use the volt meter, find that elusive part, and... on occasion, I've even seen where the best advice given is to sit down, have a beer and think about it for a spell before you compound the existing problem with more "fixes".

Here! Here! That sums it up!

mowermech wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I'm really surprised that no one posted 'volt meter' until the end of page 2 (19th post) :S

I don't find it at all surprising! There are many people who don't know what a volt/ohmmeter IS, much less how and when to use one. If you don't know how to use it, there is no reason to have it. But then, there are a lot of folks who do not know the proper way to use a torque wrench, but they carry one anyway!

the one thing we most often found missing back in our tent camping days was a can opener.
But, a good hunting knife works well to open cans.

I think you are badly underestimating the amount of RV'ers who know what a Volt/Ohmeter is or how to use one. I think it would be more appropriate for you to only describe your own skills and/or limitations. Generic statements about others you have never met can be really misleading.

No... I'm not just sucking up... I honestly believe the one thing that trumps ALL others (ok, maybe rum and beer are very close second and third) is our login/web address to RV.net. When ones' world is coming unglued, the folks here on this Forum will tell you how to use the volt meter, find that elusive part, and... on occasion, I've even seen where the best advice given is to sit down, have a beer and think about it for a spell before you compound the existing problem with more "fixes".