Efficient packing
Hi all, my family loves to camp. We did 28 nights last year. We have four kids two under 5. My wife's one big complaint is how long it takes to pack and unpack the trailer. It feels like she is ...
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We do very little packing and unpacking. We have items specifically for the trailer. Clothes, towels, toiletries, food, cookware, diapers, tools, first aid kit, you name it. It saves a lot of time. With two little kids, a dog, and a cat it takes less than 30 minutes to unload the trailer for storage. The only thing that comes out are dirty clothes and towels, perishable foods and items, and some gear like bikes.
Every few weeks between trips I'm checking on the trailer or doing some maintenance, so I use that as an opportunity to restock clothes, towels, etc for the next trip. The night before I switch the fridge on and load up what I can like drinks. On departure day most of everything fits in a couple of 27 gal totes.
It also helps if you prepare for storage before you leave camp. Everything that's going to come out of the trailer goes in our bedroom before we leave camp. Everything else is locked up and stowed away before leaving camp. We pull up to our spot in the storage yard, unhitch, pull everything out of the bedroom, clear out the last items in the fridge, kill the power, and off we go.
Every few weeks between trips I'm checking on the trailer or doing some maintenance, so I use that as an opportunity to restock clothes, towels, etc for the next trip. The night before I switch the fridge on and load up what I can like drinks. On departure day most of everything fits in a couple of 27 gal totes.
It also helps if you prepare for storage before you leave camp. Everything that's going to come out of the trailer goes in our bedroom before we leave camp. Everything else is locked up and stowed away before leaving camp. We pull up to our spot in the storage yard, unhitch, pull everything out of the bedroom, clear out the last items in the fridge, kill the power, and off we go.
