Posted on 05/01/2013 7:58:48 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
I just took the plunge and purchased a small travel tailer (25 ft.) My wife and I will use it for mostly stationery camping at a lot we own on a lake in Northern VT. We have all of the power and water hook-ups there, and it will be our vacation and weekend home for the summer.
The trailer is brand new and has all of the normal, mid range functions: Refrig, TV, stereo, Queen bed, one slider, shower, etc.
I am writing to ask other trailer owners what things they would get at the outset to make their lives easier. We do not expect a lot of road travel over the next year, although going cross country in 2014 is a probability.
Looking back on your experience, what things do think of and say, "Boy...it would have been nice to have....."
Any advice is welcome. The last time I had any kind of a camper was a pop-up deal in 1976, so consider me a complete newbie. The fact that this has a refrigerator and TV seems like cheating, but I am older now, so that is OK.
Thanks in advance for your responses...serious or otherwise!
Now travel the countryside picking up whores and runaways.
Tailer?
Sell it before you lose all your money. At least sell it before the roof leaks.
Report to re-educate camp, you carbon criminal.
A separate screen room large enough to hold the picnic table, and/or some chairs. Why let the mosquitos drive you into the trailer on an otherwise gorgeous evening by the lake?
Tell us about your tow vehicle.
I just did the same thing! 29’ Fleetwood. It’s gently used, but I’m worried about the thermocoupler in the oven.
I am writing to ask other trailer owners what things they would get at the outset to make their lives easier. We do not expect a lot of road travel over the next year, although going cross country in 2014 is a probability.
I don't have any advice, but this thread has potential for hilarity, and this is a fancy self-ping so I can find it later in the day. ;)
/johnny
Park it in your backyard, run a hose and electricity to it, convert the insides to a Marijuana grow room, or better yet, a meth lab. Then Profit.
You have quite a few of the basic things covered already (refrigeration, stove, lighting) with what came on your trailer. If you haven't already thought of it, carry a tool kit.
Also, a camp stove might be good to bring along, especially if you feel like cooking something, um, "aromatic." A 25-foot trailer is pretty roomy as travel trailers go, but it doesn't take long to fill that space with food aromas.
when we replaced our RV with a smaller travel van (Road Trek) we made sure it had air conditioning in it that we could use when we were parked.
We travel a lot in the summer and vans/rv’s/trailers can really heat up and make it impossible to sleep at night even with the windows wide open. It was worth the extra expense.
Congratulations! It sounds like some fun is in your future.
Brand and price.
let’s see....surge protector, a white hose for potable water, a sewer slinky, an awning mat, black tank deodorizer, a small grill, rope lights, a tool kit, and a cart full of stuff at camping world. Congrats and Happy camping :-)
I think a twin .50 caliber anti-aircraft battery mounted on the top of the trailer would be cool.
Fun times too if you can afford to feed it. It might help you keep wildlife at bay too.
Curtains.
It sounds dumb, but when a trailer sits around not being used, the sun can fade things, make them brittle, etc.
Lawn chairs and folding tables, so you can lounge around, outside of the camper.
Just make sure you LIKE your wife as well as you love her.
24/7 togetherness is hard on a marriage.
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