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Permalink Reply by Elaine & John on May 30, 2009 at 12:24pm

You will be overloaded w/ suggestions. You should learn your septic system. When you dump do the black 1st & then the grey. The grey will wash the hose. It won't clean it completely but will wash it enough till you get to where you can wash it good. Some say keep your septic closed while camping & dump when you are full or when you leave. This way nothing dries in the hose. Happy Camping.

Permalink Reply by Kellie Miller on May 30, 2009 at 12:27pm

I'm glad that will be my husbands responsibility! :-)
Thanks

Elaine & John said:

You will be overloaded w/ suggestions. You should learn your septic system. When you dump do the black 1st & then the grey. The grey will wash the hose. It won't clean it completely but will wash it enough till you get to where you can wash it good. Some say keep your septic closed while camping & dump when you are full or when you leave. This way nothing dries in the hose. Happy Camping.

Permalink Reply by Bart Sheldon on June 22, 2009 at 5:08pm

Hello , we have 2 kids 5 and 7 we like to stay at state parks BUT we have found that the kids get bord so we like to find a place with a pool but you got to rember that we live florida and it get's hot in the summer and you cant swimm in a lot of florida lake's or some thing mite eat ya lol but we got a class c rv.and we have had it now for about 4 years and it's what we live for we try to get out with the rv. once a month or so but it will be the best time of your kid's life !!!!! iI can rember camping with my foks 25 years a go.

Permalink Reply by Angi Lee on July 3, 2009 at 8:06am

In tune with the last response... Put a little bit of water softner in your black tank and a gallon of water before you use your camper. You can do this by putting it down the toilet. Each time you dump, repeat this process so that it "coats" the tank and the tp won't stick to it as badly.

Also purchase a crock pot for your camper. There are many recipes for crock pots that you can put on in the morning time, and supper will be ready after a day of playing.

Tie something around the handle that lets your antanae up and down. It will remind you when you are leaving to put the antanae down.

At home, save the cardboard from your t.p. and paper towel rolls. When doing your laundry, put the lint from the dryer in the tubes and then put in a plastic bag. You will have fire starter logs!

Permalink Reply by Elaine & John on July 3, 2009 at 8:13am

Love the idea of the use for T.P. rolls. I use them to store extention cords & to wrap small Christmas presents in for my son.

Angi Lee said:

In tune with the last response... Put a little bit of water softner in your black tank and a gallon of water before you use your camper. You can do this by putting it down the toilet. Each time you dump, repeat this process so that it "coats" the tank and the tp won't stick to it as badly.

Also purchase a crock pot for your camper. There are many recipes for crock pots that you can put on in the morning time, and supper will be ready after a day of playing.

Tie something around the handle that lets your antanae up and down. It will remind you when you are leaving to put the antanae down.

At home, save the cardboard from your t.p. and paper towel rolls. When doing your laundry, put the lint from the dryer in the tubes and then put in a plastic bag. You will have fire starter logs!

Permalink Reply by Mary Jane on July 3, 2009 at 12:16pm

Be careful with the "lite" trailers - they tend to ride low to the ground, so you want to be careful where you pulled it. Our first trailer was a "lite".

Also, do your research when going into a state campground to make sure that it can accommadate your size trailer - we have found out the hard way that although they may say they are long enough, when you get there that you see that the roads are too narrow to back in or that there are trees and/or rocks that don't allow you to back in the full length. RV parks don't have that problem, it's just usually campgrounds.

Have LOTS of fun ... we've been camping since our kids were infants and they LOVE it :)

Permalink Reply by Mary Jane on July 3, 2009 at 12:18pm

Make sure that both you and your husband do a walk around whenever you leave. The worst horror stories are things like forgetting to put the steps in, not securing the awning, leaving windows open, the antennae up, etc. Make a checklist of all things that need to be secured ;)

Angi Lee said:

In tune with the last response... Put a little bit of water softner in your black tank and a gallon of water before you use your camper. You can do this by putting it down the toilet. Each time you dump, repeat this process so that it "coats" the tank and the tp won't stick to it as badly.

Also purchase a crock pot for your camper. There are many recipes for crock pots that you can put on in the morning time, and supper will be ready after a day of playing.

Tie something around the handle that lets your antanae up and down. It will remind you when you are leaving to put the antanae down.

At home, save the cardboard from your t.p. and paper towel rolls. When doing your laundry, put the lint from the dryer in the tubes and then put in a plastic bag. You will have fire starter logs!

Permalink Reply by brian nadeau on July 5, 2009 at 11:36am

Welcome to the RV world! My wife and I love our rv, my word of advise, measure the height of your trailer. Our trailer is a toy hauler so it is quite tall. Find your highest point, probaly the A/C unit and add about 12" to be on the safe side. Happy camping.

Permalink Reply by Sammy McClaugherty on July 16, 2009 at 7:28am

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I am going to live in a 38ft Bounder Motor home.
I do not like to use propane for indoor cooking.
Found great appliance to replace stove with.
I ordered one and it is great.
Go to www.compactappliance.com and
search ocbr43w Great for cooking good
price too
This site has many great items for camping
Look around on site I think you may find
something you like

Permalink Reply by Elaine & John on July 16, 2009 at 9:03am

I too do not cook inside. I have an elec. skillet & oven as well as a couple hot pots. We carry a small charcoal grill. I don't like using park grills because you never know what was thrown or burnt in them. We bought a couple of aluminium tables. One has a back & hooks on it to hold paper towels, large utensils, dish rags, etc... Would love to find a solar oven but the one I have works well & it has a rotisseri. Happy camping.