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RV Camping Tips

20 Top Camping Tips
for the Novice RVer

People from all over the world and all walks of life enjoy the simple pleasures of RV camping. Here is a list of 20 RV camping tips designed to make your camping life a great pleasure.

If you have never previously camped or spent much time outdoors, you may cringe at the very thought of a camping vacation. Spiders crawling up your leg, snakes around every trail corner or similar horror stories may have caused you to decide to never give camping a go.

However, the amount of effort you put into adequately planning your trip will determine the success (and your enjoyment of) your camping trip.

Here are some RV camping tips that will help you sort everything out and turn the planning of your trip into a whole lot more fun:

1

Gather all your camping equipment in a corner of a room and keep adding to it as you think of it.

2

Use basket shelves and plastic containers in your RV for easy storage. If you're renting an RV, pack some with you (you can get the folding plastic containers that don't take up much storage space - you'll find them tremendously handy.

3

When packing your stuff into the RV, store the heavier items lower down, the lighter ones on top. This will keep them steady while raveling.

4

Take a sufficient quantity of frozen meals for the first day. That way, you won't have long pit stops on the way to your destination.

5

Make sure you have everything you need for a drink stop like tea bags, instant coffee, sugar, powdered/condensed milk, cold drinks, biscuits/snacks, bottled drinking water, matches, kettle and wet wipes.

6

Prepare meals at home beforehand and freeze. Take them with you and enjoy your camping leisure time.

7

Stock up on fresh produce and food every chance you get.

8

Make a list of the types of foods and quantities you habitually require, and pack enough for the first few days.

9

Keep a quantity of dry foods on hand - rice, flour, beans, lentils, canned soups, long-life milk and other items.

10

If you are using your own utensils, take cutlery with you that is old and will not be missed if it doesn't return with you.

11

For convenience and to prevent breakage during travel, keep cutlery separate from crockery by placing them in plastic, lidded containers. Here is a list of items you are likely to require:

A fork, knife, spoon, teaspoon, mug, beaker, plate and soup bowl per person should suffice.

12

Don't forget a vegetable peeler, corkscrew and can opener!

13

Include a serrated edge knife to use as a bread knife

14

Egg lifter

15

Coffee pot

16

Barbecue and barbecue cooking equipment - essential

17

Large serving spoon and wooden spoon

18

Use an enamel plate next to the fire to warm food

19

Stock up on paper plates and utensils in case you camp in an area where water is scarce.

20

Bring plenty of plastic waste disposal bags. The heavy duty kind are best because you may need to store them in your RV until you reach a waste disposal area.

Click on any of the links below for more RV camping tips and other important RV travel information for novices and seasoned RVers alike:

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