We have now owned two RVs and have done a lot of packing and repacking of those RVs. We live in Colorado and we do winterize our camper when it starts getting below freezing in the Fall. When we winterize, we take everything out that might not do well in freezing temperatures or sitting for a long time in storage. So that means all liquids and soft goods. Come spring, I always need some sort of guide to help me remember what I took out in the Fall. So as I am unloading the camper in the Fall, I take a full inventory of everything that is taken out so I can make sure it makes its way back into the camper in the Spring. If you are moving into your camper for the first time, hopefully this helps you be prepared for your first trip! Obviously every family has their own personal needs and every person has things they want to include in their packing but this should at least get you started.
Bathroom
- Band-Aids
- Antiseptic
- Tylenol (for kids and adults)
- Shower caddy packed with everything needed for showering
- Its nice to have a portable version of all shower items so if you do happen to stay in a campground with a really nice bathhouse, it is nice to get a real shower sometimes
- Trash Can
- Towels and wash cloths
- Scott’s toilet paper
- General toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrush)
- Hand soap AND hand sanitizer
- Its great to have sanitizer when you aren’t hooked up to water and need to conserve
- Bug Spray
- Sun Screen
- Aloe for sunburns
Kitchen
- Plastic plates, bowls and cups
- 2 MEDIUM skillets
- actually put your pots and pans on your stovetop before you hit the road to make sure you will be able to use more than one burner at a time with the size skillets and pots you have packed. You might be surprised the first time you cook to notice the burners are much closer together than you expect
- General cooking utensils
- Flatware in a stand up portable organizer that can be taken outside
- Paper towels
- Cloth towels
- Cooking spray
- Salt and Pepper
- Tupperware and ziplocks
- Keurig and K-cups
Kids
- Tub-O-Toys for outdoor play
- Dirt and sand toys, frisbee, balls, bubbles, etc
- Portable night light globes
- Clothes (well duh) and personal items like blankies and stuffies
- Bag-O-Activities
- Coloring books, crayons, journals, activity books and reading books
Personal
- Ear Plugs and eye mask
- Cell phone chargers
- Clothes (of course)
- Laundry bags
Utility
- Tool bag including crescent wrenches, alan wrenches, screw drivers and hammer
- Impact drill with attachment for putting up and lowering jacks
- Blocks for placing under jacks
- Stakes
- Black tank dumping flex pipe with gradual climb stand
- Fresh water hose
- Hose for black and grey tank clean out
- Disposable rubber gloves
- Hand sanitizer accessible at dump station