Cry when you have to put the TT up until the next trip, plan the next trip and remember the good times you just had while looking forward to what you are gonna do next trip.
David,Wife,4 kids,SIL,1 grandchild
2003 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer 7.3 PSD w/3.73 rear end
Jayco Kiwi Too 30T bunkhouse w/triple bunks
Prodigy Controller
Reese Dual Cam HP
Michelin LTX M/S
2001 F150 SuperCrew
What we do after a camping trip really depends on how soon we're headed out again. If we're headed back out within a couple of weeks we leave much of our food staples in the RV and leave the refrigerator running.
For example, after our last camping trip a couple of weeks ago, we unloaded almost all food items. We don't have another trip booked until September.
Otherwise, after pulling into our storage facility, we normally go through the following:
Dump and flush all tanks thoroughly.
DW cleans and unloads the inside of the trailer, turns the refrigerator off and leaves the door open. (She normally does this while I am dumping and flushing our tanks.)
We check to make sure the water heater and pump have been turned off.
Open our vents for air flow.
Ensure both propane tanks have been turned off. At that time I check the level of the tanks to see if I need to re-fill before our next trip.
strip beds and clear out all the clean and dirty clothes.
Unload food and wipe down fridge.
sweep and mop the floor.
Vacuum carpet area.
While we're packing up at the campsite and putting everything away, I take that time to wipe down the counters, mirrors, toilet and tub - that way it's been done and when we get home we basically just have to unload. I use two products to clean - 409 and Windex.
When bed linens, towels, sweatshirts and everything else has been washed it's put back in the TT, beds are made up and the TT is ready for the next trip.
Usually within 1 1/2 - 3 hours of coming home, it's clean and all back together inside, we then take it to storage where it's leveled, plugged in, battery disconnected, fridge opened to keep it from smelling, windows and vents are opened to keep air circulating (we store it in our own warehouse so we can keep windows open). It's ready for the next trip. Toss in food and clothes and we're gone.
Granted, we have only been once and then a tree fell on our trailer, but, while my wife was taking care of the inside stuff, I drained all of the tanks and leveled it off then went in to help her. Within two hours of getting home, we were ready to go again. We have linenes and towels and other stuff we leave in there so we dont have to move all of that. Now I just wish the dealership would hurry up and give a quote......
2007 Nissan Titan Off-Road w/ leveling kit
2008 Jayco Jayflight 28BHS
Me, wife, one little girl and one little boy
all along for the ride.
For what it's worth we keep a small tablet and pen on a hook near the trailer door so that during the trip we can make notes about anything that we forgot to bring, anything that's running low, anything that's broken, nice looking campsite numbers to try and reserve the next time, suggestions from others about other campgrounds to visit, etc. We then bring home the top page from the pad and have our checklist already made up and ready to go for the next trip ...
Drain and flush flush flush and flush again the black/grey tanks. If I am leaving soon, then I will go ahead and add chemical and a few gallons to each holding tank. When I get home, plug her in and start planning the next trip! I pretty much leave the fridge running most of the year, since I go out a lot.
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fred
05' Layton Lite 170LT Cascade edition
06' Chevy Silverado K1500
We-No-Nah Rendevous, Beretta AL391T, a Hard Rock Pro, Polaris 450 & one Addy girl
Check the microwave...because if you don't you may come back a few weeks later to a smelly trailer and a science experiment. That at one time was a plate of leftover scrambled eggs and a slice of bacon...or at least that is what you think it was.
Well, we just had our first trip and I forgot 2 things. Forgot to flush the black tank. Although there was only liquid in it. Hopefully we won't have a problem. Also forgot to leave the fridge open. I can go to our storage place and go in the camper and open the fridge.
One other thing I did was put some dryer sheets in the camper to help keep it smelling good and not musty. We will camp again in 2 weeks.
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