We got our camper!

You seem to have a unreasonable expectation that the water is going to be vastly different than the water in6 your house. You have a fresh water tank, you can take your own water with you. Or you can use the campground water, which I can assure you, is perfectly safe (and 99% of the time has no objectionable taste or odors).

Just use a Brita water jug if that'll make you feel better .
Can you just use a Keurig coffee maker ?

Screen rooms that I have seen advertised simply slide onto the awning rail. There is no dealer istall needed.
There are two styles. Stove top or electric percolator. We have used the Coleman stove top perc. Slow but works great. If you have the room, simply buy a Cuisinart drip machine.
Water? Once you have sanitized the tank you can fill it to use with no hookups. Hookups, like someone has already mentioned, use that. Some places will have really hard or heavy mineral content. Not much short of RO system will help that. So dont worry about it.

1. Water filtration.
The only water filter we use is one like this: Click here.
Because campground water does have different taste from location to location, we usually bring along some bottled water to use JUST for coffee. Everything else, we use the campground water just as it is. We have used the filter above in the past. One filter will last an entire camping season. Although the last 2 years, we never used it. You'll find that campgrounds have decent water. They have to because they have to pass State and County regulations and tests you know. But sometimes, campground water, connected through a city water system, can be chlorinated too strong, or well water may have a strange mix of minerals that cause different tastes. So, bottled water keep the coffee always the same. We use bottled water at home for coffee ONLY too.

2. Screen room for my awning?
For what it's worth, the screen rooms can be purchased at almost any RV dealership parts and supplies place. Check with the dealer where you are purchasing your camper. But a Google search on the Internet will also return lots of "hits" also. Here's one from Camping World: Click here. My suggestion... wait till after you get the camper and see if you REALLY still want it. They have to be put on after you extend the awning. They slide in the track in the awning roller. Depending upon the awning you end up with on your camper, you may not be able to add it on. It could be just too inconvenient, or if it's an electric awning, you may not want to at all. Wait till after you get the camper so you won't be buying something you won't be able to use later.


3. life easier in the camper:
Anything that you enjoy or do at home, anything you use at home you can use in your camper. DO NOT spend money purchasing things that are advertised "RV". You will spend way too much money. It's usually snake oil advertising. It's fancy marketing to make you think there is something special about "it" so you have to have it for your camper. No, no, no. Whatever make you comfortable at home will make you comfortable in the camper. Blankets, sheets, appliances, dishes, silverware, toiletries, bath mats, cleaning supplies, clothing, everything ... is just your "normal" stuff you use in your house.

Some things you do need specific for your RV, like water hoses, sewer hoses, boards or pads for under your stabilizer jacks, an extension cord for your camper shore power, folding camping chairs, stuff like that... yes. Everything else, it's just whatever make YOU comfortable.

4. Coffee maker:
Now this is a good question. My wife is the coffee drinker in the family. I don't like it. But she drinks coffee as heavy as I drink sodas. We've had several different coffee pots over the years in the camper. We've had everything from simple drip coffee makers, to Kreug's. We've had coffee makers that grind the beans, and those that just drip. We've had single cup makers, and 10 cup makers.

Right now, we have one that will make both individual cups and 5-7 cups in a glass pot. We also have a stand alone coffee bean grinder, as she still like fresh ground coffee.

But one morning the campground power went out and all we had were coffee makers that depended upon electricity. I improvised and boiled water on the gas stove, and poured the water though a coffee filter in a funnel. It was slow, but she got her coffee.

After that, we purchased a metal campfire percolator coffee pot we keep tucked away, just in the event we ever are in a position again without campground power. And since we've bought it, it's never been used.

Everything you do in your camper, you SHOULD consider doing it 2 different ways ... with electricity and without electricity. As former tent campers, I think you'll adjust to both styles very easy. Don't abandon those skills and those camping supplies you used when tent camping. Keep them with you. Even the old tent will come in handy, setting it up for an outside storage area.

Good luck and enjoy that new camper.

We use a stove-top percolator. They are light weight, inexpensive, and very durable. Buy a stainless steel one, and forget the REALLY cheap aluminum ones.

Water filtration depends. As others have suggested, you can always fill your fresh water tank (after sanitizing it properly) and drink that water. A Brita pitcher is also a good idea. But one essential you've not mentioned is a water pressure regulator, and not one of the cheap $10 ones, but a high quality one (probably $50-$80). You won't need it but rarely, but when you do need it, it will be absolutely critical. Your rig's plumbing can probably only take 80 psi, and I have been in two campgrounds where the supplied pressure was 150 psi, which will explode your plumbing. VERY expensive to repair.

Screen rooms, others have addressed well.

The same things you found crucial tent camping will serve you well in the new camper. Welcome to the scrum, and may that camper bring many joyous years of camping delight and lots of fabulous memories.

Jabbi,

May I add another comment?

Convenience? or awning? Not sure where this fits, but we found using a "Quick Sade" to be much more beneficial than a screen room on the awning. We had a 10x10 Quick Shade for over 12 years. We used it with our pop-up and then our with all 3 of our travel trailers until the cover literally wore so thin it just shredded apart.

We then replaced it with 2 new ones we purchased from Dick's Sporting Good. The beauty of these is, you can position them anywhere, especially when the sun is low in the sky and your awning does not block the sun at all. You can position one of these to block the sun, or even move it away from the camper farther in the yard, or even nearer the camp fire. We position ours all over the place as the sun shifts through the day.

We have since added a screen in version. So actually, we carry 3 of these now with us all the time. The screened one, we use at home a lot around the firepit at home to keep mosquitoes at bay.

Consider getting one of these, they really are one of the better things you can get for additional camping gadgets. Just be sure to take the cover off when you are leaving. Don't leave them standing up with the cover on if you are not there. The wind can catch them too easy and blow them away, destroying them. Take care of them and they will last 10-15 years, like our first one did.





In our own back yard:

i too will be taking a canopy with me when we go camping.

been using ot for many years when tent camping.

we go to knap ins(im make tone tools and arrow heads) and use this to sit under and knap,and have items on display.
i never take it down until im ready to leave the event. i use four of those cork scre type leash tie out that screw into the ground(one by each leg of the canopy),then i take a one inch ratchet strap,hook it to the leash tie out,run it up over the roof brace of the canopy,and then back down to the tie out,ratchet it tight(but not enough to bend the roof support).never had a canopy blow away,not even during thunderstorms with strong winds. the canopy we use has four full walls(all are removable) plus it has four screen walls we can install.

we are just going to be taking an old elec coffee maker from home in our new TT.

a couple in line water filters for when we are hooked up to camp ground water source,plus some in our fresh water tank from home.

Congratulations on your new trailer. I am sure you will have many great times.

We use camp water and if that is not to our liking, we carry 20 to 30 gallons from our well at home. However, there are any number of in-line, faucet end or pitcher type filters to suit your needs.

We use a screen cloth that attaches to our awning with Velcro, to block the sun but it leaves the ends open. We use a screen bug house like the one shown above because if necessary, we can lift it over the picnic table to keep the rain and bugs out. I was very handy in Michigan's UP.

There is no comparison between a tent and an RV. With the RV you gain an eminence amount of convenience but you loss some of the "feel" of camping. We come from a canoe and tent background and there is absolutely nothing that happens in an RV that compares to a six hour paddle against rain, wind and whitecaps to get the grandkids back to the cabin.

We use the good old 12 cup Mr. Coffee from home. What we do not drink for breakfast we put in a thermos for later.

Everybody's camping style is different. We actually spend very little time in our TT. We eat breakfast than it is off to hike or sight-see, returning for supper, a campfire then bed. Other folks never leave their camp sight.

Finally, because everyone's camping style is different, buy what you need not what others say you need. I still have a few unopened, never used items from four years ago; that folks said we could not camp without.

Rving is a lot of fun, I am sure you will enjoy and at time be surprised by the unique experiences that come with it.

Safe travels.

Sounds like your questions have been answered well.

We use one of these glass percolators. It's ridden around with our pots and pans for years without breaking, and makes great coffee.

I will add that I think the screen room addition to the awning sounds very complicated. Imagine trying to remove it in a hurry so you can retract your awning before unexpected heavy weather (which does happen).

Until 3 p.m. I’m a big coffee fan too. Then I get spiritual.