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TXandCA
Jun 14, 2013Explorer
We just purchased our first RV a week ago - the LTV Free Spirit SS and have been slowly stocking it with 'stuff'. It seems like we are at Walmart every other day looking for RV items. Chocks, garden hose, water filter, etc. Wish I owned stock:>)
One of the first 'mods' we did was to put in some command hooks in the shower and galley/kitchen. Working on figuring out how to shade the bathroom skylight as it is clear and as TLWNF said, it quickly becomes a solarium (or sauna) in our Texas sunshine.
Someone asked about bedding - Walmart has a mattress pad which is 54x74 but very light weight. We are taking 2 sheets 3 pillows & cases, a light weight blanket plus a light weight down blanket which is squished into a zippered bag. Almost all of it fits under the sofa/bed (which is very cushy). Storage space is amazing!
We will be taking off next week for our first extended trip to SF Bay area in CA. July we plan to go north to OR and WA so hope to meet up with CascadeTrekker in WA, or anyone else along the way.
Because it has been in the high 90s in Austin, we haven't done a practice run locally, so are going to wing it on the road. Up till now, we have been tent campers who finally bought cots last year (getting up at night off the ground isn't as easy as it used to be). So wish us well on our first adventure, with many more to come.
One of the first 'mods' we did was to put in some command hooks in the shower and galley/kitchen. Working on figuring out how to shade the bathroom skylight as it is clear and as TLWNF said, it quickly becomes a solarium (or sauna) in our Texas sunshine.
Someone asked about bedding - Walmart has a mattress pad which is 54x74 but very light weight. We are taking 2 sheets 3 pillows & cases, a light weight blanket plus a light weight down blanket which is squished into a zippered bag. Almost all of it fits under the sofa/bed (which is very cushy). Storage space is amazing!
We will be taking off next week for our first extended trip to SF Bay area in CA. July we plan to go north to OR and WA so hope to meet up with CascadeTrekker in WA, or anyone else along the way.
Because it has been in the high 90s in Austin, we haven't done a practice run locally, so are going to wing it on the road. Up till now, we have been tent campers who finally bought cots last year (getting up at night off the ground isn't as easy as it used to be). So wish us well on our first adventure, with many more to come.
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