Just upgraded to travel trailer

jvjoe wrote:
I put most of the stuff from the pop-up in the TT. I guess it feels wrong to have so much space left over. The pop-up was packed full and now the TT feels empty. I know I have alot more room but I am sure my wife can fill it up. We plan on doing a driveway test before we go so we can see what we might be missing.

Being at least seasoned campers and am sure have the "forgot it at home" T-shirt you should be fine and you probably don't even need to do an "actual driveway" camp, but simply go into your trailer and go thru what you might normally do like cook, etc. and see if your missing anything.

We learned years ago after our closets were full of the "forgot it at home" T-shirts we now have a "CHECK OFF LIST" that DW uses religiously when we are preparing for one of our road trips. It's very extensive even listing individual items like shaving cream, razors, extra kleenix, etc. along with an extensive food list and all the things like even weights of sweat pants and shorts. We keep the "MASTER LIST" updated and at one time it even listed individual "spices", but now DW has a small plastic basket with all the normal spices in small labeled bottles that are always in that basket and that are emptied at the end of camping season and then refilled before the next roadtrip/camping season. Long ago we bit the bullet and got dupes of all utencils and cooking items which stay in the trailer all the time. This "extras" has now been extended to even things like a leaf blower, crockpot, step stool, table top convection/toaster oven, etc. that we used to take the one from home with us.

One thing I would highly recommend, especially with a new much heavier trailer is to invest in a Sherline tongue scale so at least you remove that very important and highly variable number from your towing equation. Having the ability to do this measurement at home is invaluable in properly loading your trailer to make sure you have the tongue wt. you want/need before going that "first mile" towing and having to wait till you get to a set of "CAT" scales.

Larry

Enjoy the new rig.

I put most of the stuff from the pop-up in the TT. I guess it feels wrong to have so much space left over. The pop-up was packed full and now the TT feels empty. I know I have alot more room but I am sure my wife can fill it up. We plan on doing a driveway test before we go so we can see what we might be missing.

Probably the same things you took with you in the P'Up.

If you can, it's usually recommended that you "driveway camp" before you head out om a trip with a new RV. You guys are seasoned campers, but as you know, there will be things that you forget. Spending a night, and doing the things you would do on the trip (while at home) will save you any aggravation later on.....or at least reduce it:B

On our first trip, we forgot to take our clothes...LOL!! Left the bags sitting on our bed at home. Fortunately, it was only a weekend, so we got by, when we stopped off at Walmart for some underwear, toiletries, etc:B

One thing you might want to get is adapters for the shore cable. I don't know what the connection was on the P'Up, but you might want to get a 50A to 30A and 30A to 20A adapters, in case you need them at the CG you go to.
Sewage hose would be good too, if you didn't have one in the P'Up, as well as the fittings and such. I'll assume that you bring over the white water hose from the other camper.

So, my advice (which I didn't take) is to camp at home one or two nights.

use your stuff from popup, will need very little more