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AWCHIEF · 04-19-2012, 09:33 AM

Don't forget the chargers for all the electronic devices that we seem to not be able to do without these days.
Broom, to keep the inside and outside area clean.
Last weekend I spotted a fellow camper using a battery powered leaf blower to clean off his pad. Looked like a great idea.
A complete as possible tool kit. It seems that something will always break when you don't have the proper tool to fix it.

bganso · 04-19-2012, 10:08 AM

A smart phone...eliminate all the other stuff (GPS, camera, calculator, laptop, weather, MP3 players, CD/DVD players, drink guides, RV check lists, recipe books, address books, alarm clocks, etc etc etc) and the chargers that go with them. You can supplement with a small solar charger...you can use in the woods when you're trying to avoid bears and snakes.

Rich of SCal · 04-19-2012, 10:20 AM

Extra TOILET PAPER. More than you think you will need. I get mine at Costco (Kirkland brand) where it is cheap, plentiful AND septic tank approved.

Lily&Me · 04-19-2012, 10:56 AM

All of the above, plus.........

Never run out of anything used regularly. When you are running low, get some more. I hate reaching for paper towels, etc., and find there are no more. Grrrrr. (I am using the IPad, no emoticons)

And, we found a self-stick dry-erase board that is brushed metal, and will hold a few pretty magnets----which I love to collect. Put it on the bathroom door.

Maggie

Protagonist · 04-19-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bganso

…alarm clocks, etc etc etc)

Sacrilege! When I go camping, I'm on Airstream Savings Time. I only need to know when it's mealtime, and when it's checkout time. Other than that, just knowing the day of the week is usually good enough. There will NEVER be an alarm clock in MY Airstream!

davenpow · 04-19-2012, 01:29 PM

Dutch Ovens! The more the better. You literally cook anything in a DO or on the inverted lid. And of coarse bags of Charcoal.
Ted

AWCHIEF · 04-19-2012, 01:32 PM

I grew up cooking in dutch ovens (Boy Scouts), I have got to find mine. It is burried somewhere in the storage room.

Lily&Me · 04-19-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Protagonist

Sacrilege! When I go camping, I'm on Airstream Savings Time. I only need to know when it's mealtime, and when it's checkout time. Other than that, just knowing the day of the week is usually good enough. There will NEVER be an alarm clock in MY Airstream!

On the very rare occasions while traveling that we have to be up at a certain time, we "set" the coffee pot. Soft perking and lovely coffee aromas wafting from just a few feet from our bed wake us gently.

Maggie

Bruce B · 04-19-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by davenpow

Dutch Ovens! The more the better. You literally cook anything in a DO or on the inverted lid. And of coarse bags of Charcoal.
Ted

I love Dutch oven cooking!!!
UUUUMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
Bruce

davenpow · 04-19-2012, 04:21 PM

Come on down to the beach, Beverly Beach State Park on the Oregon Coast weekend of the 28th. Four days, 8 major meals, 10 or 11 DO working overtime. Can always throw in an extra spud.
Ted

michelle50 · 04-19-2012, 05:25 PM

overlander63- love your quote!! I may need to use that on occasion!

rumrunner · 04-19-2012, 08:02 PM

Still working on the stream but keep the moho stocked with a week of emergency supplies- food, water, propane, gas etc. living near a fault line you never know---
actually takes up very little room and great peace of mind.
Oh and of course YAHTZEE

TIM

MrUKToad · 04-19-2012, 09:09 PM

Portable electric cooking ring. We're not boondockers and we love our 30 amps - this saves us using the propane and is used on every camping trip.

Not so much camping as glamping :~)

Protagonist · 04-20-2012, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rumrunner

Still working on the stream but keep the moho stocked with a week of emergency supplies- food, water, propane, gas etc. living near a fault line you never know---
actually takes up very little room and great peace of mind.

Know the feeling. Throughout hurricane season, my Interstate is going to remain fully stocked and ready to go in case of a hurricane evacuation.

ROBERT CROSS · 04-20-2012, 05:16 AM

Do not ask the question....."why do we need that?"

Don't get mad when you hear...."did you bring your _____ ?"

Cardinal rule...If you think of it, you pack it and you say so.

Bob

RangerJay · 04-20-2012, 06:50 AM

Lot's of good stuff posted on this thread.

But I don't see anyone mentioning the hardcopy edition of Moby Dick.

This has been a staple on all of our Airstream travels for at least the past 5 or 6 years - maybe more .....

..... well - in truth - maybe its more my staple .....

.... I read a little bit every year .....

.... a very lttle bit .....

.... and it's a big book .....

.... actually .....

..... I have yet to meet the whale ......

..... maybe this year.

Yup .....

.... I highly recommend it .....

..... a classic book for a classic trailer .....

..... a great addition to anyones Airstream bookshelf.

Jay

exthemius · 04-20-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sandlapper

A 5 gallon bucket has many uses around the camp.

That's funny...we actually use a 2 gallon one under our galley as a trash can (grocery store plastic bags fit in nicely). It's great help when the copper lines break and you're trying to fix it on the road (not that I would know anything about this).

Protagonist · 04-20-2012, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RangerJay

Lot's of good stuff posted on this thread.

But I don't see anyone mentioning the hardcopy edition of Moby Dick.

This has been a staple on all of our Airstream travels for at least the past 5 or 6 years - maybe more .....

Having "Moby Dick" as required reading in school (elementary school, in Maine, where education still means readin', writin' & 'rithmetic) kind of soured me on ever reading it again. However, I seldom travel without a copy of the annotated "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum. Had Slocum been born 100 years later, he would have been an Airstreamer.

Maybe we ought to start a parallel thread on Airstreamers' libraries?

Lily&Me · 04-20-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by exthemius

That's funny...we actually use a 2 gallon one under our galley as a trash can (grocery store plastic bags fit in nicely). It's great help when the copper lines break and you're trying to fix it on the road (not that I would know anything about this).

There are collapsible buckets out there for those of us who must always think about space.

We also keep our unit fully stocked with duplicate items, so that the only things we have to take out each trip are clothing, fresh foods, etc.---i.e. contact lens solutions, toothbrushes/toothpaste, makeup, shower/toiletry items. Just so much easier than trying to gather everything up each time you get in to go.

Maggie

RangerJay · 04-20-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Protagonist

Having "Moby Dick" as required reading in school (elementary school, in Maine, where education still means readin', writin' & 'rithmetic) kind of soured me on ever reading it again. However, I seldom travel without a copy of the annotated "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum. Had Slocum been born 100 years later, he would have been an Airstreamer.

Maybe we ought to start a parallel thread on Airstreamers' libraries?

Sounds like Maine is a good place to grow up - my wife (retired) has been (and still is) a highly respected elementary school teacher in our little community - she is one that has adovocated a return to the basics of "readin', ritin' & rithmetic'" that you talk about.

The placement of honour that I have made for "Moby Dick" in our Airstream has been a regular source of family humour for quite a while now. I would never be able to lay claim to being a voracious reader - excepting the news or anything and everything remotely associated with my career. After retirement I set a goal of transitioning an "A" type personality to a "B". A small part of that included spending a bit of time with some classic novels that I had never read - so my starters were Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (they also hold a place of honour in the trailer). These books never leave the Airstream - it is amazing how I can seamlessly pick up where I left off - sometimes months later - without a hiccup - still no voracious reader but when we are camping 15 or 20 minutes a day is giving me a helluva great story and a lot of enjoyment for a long time to come ..... and the family thinks it's a hoot .... 12 years into retirement I can say that there are only remnants left of that "A" type intensity .... and who knows ..... maybe Moby Dick had a small part to play in that .....

Jay