I'll pass this along, hoping that someone will find it useful. For the last three years, I have keep my lists of pre-trip details in a spiral-bound notebook. (A 4" x 6" is right for me, two facing pages for each trip.) At the top of one page is a reminder to stop mail, stop newspaper, get cash. (Strange so say, without the list it might be possible for me to forget about those things until the last second.)I list what clothes and groceries are to be loaded, and odds & ends such as satelite receiver & remote, medicines, pet's food & supplies, DVDs, and so on. Now that the notebook has lists for several trips in different seasons, it is helpful to look back and see what clothes and groceries were taken on hot summer trips or cool fall trips, on shorter trips or extended trips. A trip-list for a similar previous trip makes a good starting place for the next trip.

I have done the same with a spiral notebook since day one of ownership. Keeping a diary as we travel reminds me of those great campgrounds, and also not so great. I try to keep it current as we travel. As age increases it seems my mind has "lapses" from time to time. But I never get lost, as my bride of 43 years tells me where to go almost every day!

We do the same thing but via spreadsheet for every trip. It also helps to estimate costs for fuel, food, and misc.

I always start a handwritten list about 2-3 weeks before we leave of things to do and things to bring. I think of things at all hours of the day and night to add to the list. Your post brought to my attention that I should type up a permanent list to use as a starting point each trip, as some of these things never change. Duh!!So thank you for your post :)

I have three check lists we keep on the computer. One for maintenance/service items for the motor home and toad, one for items that need to be in the motor home, and one for the sticks and bricks we are leaving behind. A week or so before departure date we print off a copy. One item I had overlooked and then added to the check list was vehicle registration--almost missed renewal once.

We don't take anything out of the MH except the camera, laptops, medicine and money. We always take the paper on line whether at home or on the road.Bill

My method for organizing all those pre-trip details

Goostoff
Explorer
May 05, 2016
I use an app on my phone called "ColorNote" It works great. You can assign different types of notes a different color for organizing. You can make check lists that you can check stull off as you go and when you are finished you just uncheck everything so it is ready for the next trip. I use it for grocery shopping, ordering car parts on-line, check lists for several different thing for camping, little notes so I dont forget something, honney-do lists. It has voice to text so you can just talk and it fills in everything for you.

I love this app
Janss
Explorer II
May 04, 2016
I also keep a spreadsheet of our trips, including expenses for camping, fuel, etc., mileage, campgrounds we stayed at.

Talk about being eccentric about spreadsheets...not related to RVing, but I have a friend who keeps a spreadsheet for her sushi dining!
wilcamp
Explorer
May 04, 2016
Another vote for the Xcel spreadsheets, separate ones for TT camping and winter ski trips. Wife's idea, not mine. Forty-two years as a financial officer in public schools and county health departments keeps her mind working at that highly organized level.
Kittykath
Explorer II
May 04, 2016
NYCgrrl wrote:
I can't live if living is w/o a spreadsheet.
And inventory list.
And uhm the cloud now that I've finally figured out how to use it....

Yep, this is me, cloud and all. I keep a spreadsheet of everything in the camper. Come spring, I can stock it completely without missing a thing. That same spreadsheet gets printed fresh each camping trip. I jot down new ideas, things to restock, recipes, phone numbers, etc. Back at home, that list goes shopping with me, and those items get tossed in a tote for the next trip. My spreadsheet is stored on a cloud in a "weekend" folder, along with recipes to try and links to area events. Even photos we take are automatically uploaded to this folder. I agree this is bordering on OCD, but it sure makes for a stress free trip each time.
ncrowley
Explorer II
May 04, 2016
Spreadsheets are the way to go! It is easy to modify them and print out another copy for each trip. We check off the items as we go.
NYCgrrl
Explorer
May 03, 2016
I can't live if living is w/o a spreadsheet.
And inventory list.
And uhm the cloud now that I've finally figured out how to use it....
Trackrig
Explorer II
May 03, 2016
We don't take anything out of the MH except the camera, laptops, medicine and money. We always take the paper on line whether at home or on the road.

Bill
imgoin4it
Explorer
May 03, 2016
I have three check lists we keep on the computer. One for maintenance/service items for the motor home and toad, one for items that need to be in the motor home, and one for the sticks and bricks we are leaving behind. A week or so before departure date we print off a copy. One item I had overlooked and then added to the check list was vehicle registration--almost missed renewal once.
Janss
Explorer II
May 03, 2016
I always start a handwritten list about 2-3 weeks before we leave of things to do and things to bring. I think of things at all hours of the day and night to add to the list. Your post brought to my attention that I should type up a permanent list to use as a starting point each trip, as some of these things never change. Duh!!

So thank you for your post :)
Teamfour
Explorer
May 03, 2016
We do the same thing but via spreadsheet for every trip. It also helps to estimate costs for fuel, food, and misc.