Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Stocking the Outside of the Trailer

So. Much. Stuff.

Reason #1 why you should by a RV with a healthy amount of headroom for cargo carrying capacity (the difference between its GVWR and dry weight)? There's a lot of required stuff you'll need to have on your camping trips. Heather covered the inside, here's what I needed for the outside of the RV. Some of this stuff now lives in the trailer, some of it stays in our garage, but either way my Amazon Prime membership got a workout.

Plumbing:
Dump hose (we went with the Camco RhinoFLEX system, which does not fit into our Lance's host storage area) - Amazon
Box o' latex gloves for dealing with the dump hose - Costco
Tank flush hose - Amazon
Fresh water hose - Amazon
Fresh water pressure regulator - Amazon
Fresh water inline filter - Amazon
"Dirty" hose storage bin - WalMart
"Clean" hose storage bin - WalMart

Leveling and chocking:
Lynx Levelers and chocks (for the campsite) - Amazon
Trailer life yellow chocks (for storage) - Camping World
Screwgun and stabilizer jack adapter - Amazon
Bubble level - Amazon
Coupler lock - Amazon

Tire care and emergency changing:
Mechanix gloves (I finally have an excuse to get a pair!) - Amazon
Lug nut socket set - Amazon
Lug nut wrench - Amazon
Camco Trailer Aid Tire Changing Ramp - Amazon
Adjustable torque wrench (manufacturer recommended way to tighten the lug nuts, but never to be used to remove them) - moved from my garage to the trailer
12V portable air compressor
12V extension cable
Digital tire pressure gauge - had it in my garage, I now keep it in the truck
Tire covers - Amazon

General maintenance:
Boeshield T-9 waterproof lubrication (for stabilizer jacks) - Amazon
303 Protectant (for slide-out seals) - Amazon
Marine wax (for the slide-out) - Amazon
3M Dry Silicone Lubricant (for slide-out tracks or moving awning parts, if needed) - Amazon
Duct tape - Home Depot
WD-40 - Home Depot
Plastic carrying caddy for the above - Amazon
Schumacher marine battery trickle charger - Amazon
Distilled water - WalMart
A pair of non-marking, high-grip boat shoes to climb up on the roof in - Amazon

Tools to keep in the trailer:
Rubber mallot - Home Depot
Screw gun driver bits - Home Depot
Screwdriver set - Home Dept
Utility plier set - Home Depot
Utility knife - Home Depot
Crescent wrench - had an extra
Small tool box - Home Depot

Winterization:
RV Antifreeze - Camping World
RV Cover - TBD, will probably buy it in the fall.

Actually having fun:
Awning anchors - Amazon
Picnic table table cloth clips - Amazon
Campfire log tongs - Amazon
Fireproof fireplace/campfire gloves - L.L. Bean
Camping chairs - Camping World (we wanted to sit in them before we bought them)
Outdoor window thermometers - Amazon
Indoor humidity monitor - Amazon

3 comments:

  1. Awesome detailed blog. I'm hoping to get a 1575. Tis is very helpful to me. Keep 'me coming!

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    1. Glad it's helping! We need to write a post (or two) about things we've done/gotten since the initial stocking of the trailer. Hopefully we'll get to that in the next couple of weeks.

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  2. Wow. Lol. Bad spellcheck. Strange post I made. Looking forward to reading more. Thx

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