Printer

Think about what you might “need” to print. We never seem to need to print anything while traveling, but if we do most campgrounds or libraries have a way for you to print.

Dave

in the early days if we needed to print something i’d put the document on a flash drive and take that to a local library or office supply store to print. sometimes the CG office would print it for me. then i found a small discontinued model of small b&w laser printer on closeout for ~$30. i bought it and now carry that with us.

Yes I have a small portable HP printer that I carry all the time. It will print from my laptop, my cell phone, and my iPad. It does Wi-Fi direct. No cables involved. Since I am a full timer, I need one periodically and it works great.

How often do you print things at home? Could you go a few weeks without printing something? If you don't get a printer, I would at least be sure to have a thumb drive so you could easily take files to another location for printing.

We use a Brother 2700 All-In-One printer as we are in the coach 6 or 7 months a year. Earlier we used an HP ink jet but the cartridges constantly dried out with limited use. The B/W laser printer has worked flawlessly for several years now. Unless you plan on taking the printer into the house and using it there do not get an ink jet.

I would get an inexpensive Canon 3 in one printer. Wireless version around $40

I have a small battery powered printer I carry for those times when I need to print something.

Canon iP100. It has an onboard rechargeable battery, so you could be out in the middle of a field somewhere with a laptop and you can print stuff. Or run it off AC power.

It's compact so doesn't take up much room.

For that kind of use, might look into laser printers. Ink jets can dry out if not used often.

I got a cheap, light HP that I have carried and used for years.

I don't even have a printer at home anymore. What could you need to print while on vacation worth the space taken by a printer?