Stocking/Furnishing a New Camper
We have a big trailer that we have put on a permanent camp site and haven't moved it for several years. The last couple years, I have missed moving around, so I have been taking the family tenting aga...
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We have always put some money in our bedding.
Go with your personal preferences.
For Dishes... Go with plastic or paper.
My exception to this is we always have large ceramic restaurant
style coffee mugs.
I'm redoing a 1975 camper and it does not have a Refrigerator.
For Coolers check the internet for head to head comparisons
On the major brands. Yeti is great, but you can buy a good many
Marine grade Igloo Coolers for less money.
The Marine grade Coolers generally have metal hinges.
I checked the ice test. I bought a large chest for my wife and I.
I also have a smaller chest just for drinks.
We like to camp during the week. It ain't crowded.
Unless you are camped way out in the woods, there is likely
a Walmart or Convenience Store within a few miles.
I carry some frozen meats in water tight containers that will thaw in a couple of days. If you go the route of an ice chest, check the internet for tips to make em hold food longer. Example... I now cut heavy duty cardboard and put it over my ice.
I cut up a exercise mat to fit my chest, and it goes over the containers of food.
Helps keep the temps a little lower, and the ice last longer.
Lastly a wet beach towel over the chest keeps the temps lower too.
I get 2-3 days out of a couple of bags of ice.
Chairs... I'm a big guy, so I have larger chairs. Get what you want.
Sit in em at Bass Pro, Walmart, Camping World or their new affiliate
Gander RV and Outdoors.
Consider buying a Fly type tent to go with your RV.
I set up my Griddle and cooking items on a table out of the elements.
Ruthlessly go thru the items you actually use camping.
Every year I seem to eliminate a few more items.
RV Mats... We stopped using them a number of years ago.
Mine was always wet or muddy... Too much trouble.
Instead we keep a broom just inside the door.
Now that you have heard what others are doing, decide how you want to go
and do it your own way. Have a good time. Your way.
Go with your personal preferences.
For Dishes... Go with plastic or paper.
My exception to this is we always have large ceramic restaurant
style coffee mugs.
I'm redoing a 1975 camper and it does not have a Refrigerator.
For Coolers check the internet for head to head comparisons
On the major brands. Yeti is great, but you can buy a good many
Marine grade Igloo Coolers for less money.
The Marine grade Coolers generally have metal hinges.
I checked the ice test. I bought a large chest for my wife and I.
I also have a smaller chest just for drinks.
We like to camp during the week. It ain't crowded.
Unless you are camped way out in the woods, there is likely
a Walmart or Convenience Store within a few miles.
I carry some frozen meats in water tight containers that will thaw in a couple of days. If you go the route of an ice chest, check the internet for tips to make em hold food longer. Example... I now cut heavy duty cardboard and put it over my ice.
I cut up a exercise mat to fit my chest, and it goes over the containers of food.
Helps keep the temps a little lower, and the ice last longer.
Lastly a wet beach towel over the chest keeps the temps lower too.
I get 2-3 days out of a couple of bags of ice.
Chairs... I'm a big guy, so I have larger chairs. Get what you want.
Sit in em at Bass Pro, Walmart, Camping World or their new affiliate
Gander RV and Outdoors.
Consider buying a Fly type tent to go with your RV.
I set up my Griddle and cooking items on a table out of the elements.
Ruthlessly go thru the items you actually use camping.
Every year I seem to eliminate a few more items.
RV Mats... We stopped using them a number of years ago.
Mine was always wet or muddy... Too much trouble.
Instead we keep a broom just inside the door.
Now that you have heard what others are doing, decide how you want to go
and do it your own way. Have a good time. Your way.
