First RV Camping Trip Mistakes I Watch People Make
I treat an RV as systems: water, sewer, power, leveling. The packing list is not just food.
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Field notes — I write these in first person, from how I actually pack. Photos go in when I have them.
Photo slot — A surge protector and hoses, not just a pretty rig sunset. I will drop a picture in when I have one that is not a stock shot.
The rig is the trip if the systems fail
I check propane, dump, fill, and a surge protector before I care about the camp chairs. I keep sewer and fresh hoses separate. I level before I start the fridge lecture.
First-timers forget the adapter for the pedestal and then invent a dangerous workaround. I do not do that.
Quiet hours still exist
Generators at 11 p.m. make enemies. I plan power like a neighbor lives ten feet away, because they do.
Quick answers
Is this a complete packing list?
No. This is what I actually do for this situation. Use a full checklist for the boring essentials, then add or subtract from this note.