The comfort and luxury that your RV brings to the campsite can’t be beaten, but making sure you’ve got everything you need can be a pain. Whether it’s ingredients for dinner, board games, or lighters, it always feels like there’s something you left behind. That’s why we here at Patriot RV have put together some tips on packing for family trips to the great outdoors!
Packing to Anticipate Issues
Trying to anticipate problems before they happen can save you time, frustration, and money, especially when it comes to a family trip. We recommend packing a bit extra when you can, without sacrificing other necessities, especially if you’re traveling with kids.
Pack more clothes than you think you can wear, plan for any and all weather changes, and be ready for dirt. Make sure you’ve got a fully stocked first aid kit with fever and cough medication, painkillers (like baby aspirin), ointments, bandages, aloe vera, sunscreen, bug spray, and a few extra doses of any regular medications you and yours take.
Packing to Save Space
As good as mild over-preparing can be, remember that your RV has limited storage space.
Being prepared for any likely situation doesn’t necessarily mean packing everything you can think of onboard. Fortunately, there’s a compromise.
Find ways to minimize your supplies, like utilizing a nearby laundromat to lower the necessary amount of clothes, or packing items with multiple uses.
Travel-sized supplies are easy to find and convenient, as well as designed to have as much as you need without being too bulky.
Also try buying some supplies after you arrive at your destination, like firewood.
Packing for the Road Trip
Especially when traveling with kids, long drives can get boring — and if you don’t have enough to do at the campground, long days can get boring too.
The modern age, luckily, provides plenty of resources for fun and easily-packed entertainment. Tablets, laptops, game consoles, and, of course, phones are flexible and jam-packed with gaming opportunities, both single- and multi-player.
Manage and monitor electronics usage like you might at home, but it doesn’t hurt to direct your kids to a learning game or two. There are also coloring books and puzzle apps that encourage creativity and problem-solving, and plenty of games for siblings and even whole families to collaborate on. The added bonus, of course, is cutting down on the are-we-there-yet’s!
If you want to reduce electronics, there are plenty of board games, card games, and road trip games that can keep everyone entertained and out of one another’s hair. Packing a few books may also be a good solution for some more quiet time.
Taking your family on the road and resting comfortably in nature with your RV can be an absolute blast, so long as you’ve got everything you need. If you want more advice, or you’re looking for an RV for sale, stop by Patriot RV in Prestonsburg, KY.
