RV Accessories Worth Buying and Regretting

[Wasillaguy]

I used it so much I am now on the hunt for an actual good quality one.

Weber Smokey Joe 14". We've been using ours for 4 seasons now.

 

[Firstime RVer]

It took years to figure this out because we thought it was so "cool"... and that was all the outside night time lighting and yard ornaments.

Like I said, it took us years to figure out how much time it took to put all that stuff up and take it down, clean it, and repair it all.

The older we got, the more of a hassle it was putting up all that junk.... for wat? To show off for the neighboring campers how utterly "cool" and "hip" we were that we had all this "stuff" to display and show off! Oh my!

Eventually, we changed regarding our "show off" outside cooking accessories. Cleaning black soot off of stuff over the campfire, and cleaning grease off a splattered up BBQ grill was more of a pain than it was worth. Putting dirty and greasy cooking implements in storage in the camper was not going to happen. Through cleaning eventually resulted in getting rid of all that stuff too.

Today ... no outside lighting. The awning light is good enough.... when we turn it on. Cooking is simplified on an electric flat griddle and an electric skillet. Gone are the days of cooking over a fire, unless it's hot dogs on a stick!

Again, these changes did not happen overnight. It took years for sensibility to become reality, and foolishness turned to better wisdom.

Today, we camp simple. The more simple, the less junk, the less clutter, .... the better.

We tried the compact portable charcoal grill, a 3 burner coleman stove, griddle plate for the stove, a compact portable propane grill, and finally a Blackstone propane single burner and a single burner portable induction cook top.
We settled on the last two because they simply suit our current needs.
That's the same reason we have a gas grill on the patio at our house.
Suit yourself choosing whatever satisfies you and yours.
That's why they make both vanilla and chocolate ice cream..

Safe travels and all the best.

 

[DutchmenSport]

....
Suit yourself choosing whatever satisfies you and yours.
That's why they make both vanilla and chocolate ice cream..

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I have always said, "There is no right or wrong way to 'do camping.' It just 'different' for each person."

What one person considers excessiveness, another might consider "essential." That's one reason there are so many different floor plans in our campers, styles, and types, everyone is "different."

I don't think it can be emphasized enough though, that it is REALLY OK to change one's approach and methods of camping as time moves onward. Time, life's events, health, and simple desire all change our priorities as we age. It just happens.

Again, no right or wrong, it's just "different" for everyone.

 

[DonTom]

A combination sewer hose/fitting wrench,

Thanks, I have mine on order.

When I was in the RV Park in Tonopah, NV, the sewer cap was a 4" square thingy and somebody must have used an impact wrench to tighten it. Fortunately, I do bring a lot of tools and I was able to remove it, but it was still very tight.

Those two tools can come in handy.

-Don- Reno, NV