Essential tools???

[Hattie]

In our front storage right inside the door we have one 27-gal tote that sits on top of its lid with all the tools ~ quick and easy to pull out and rummage through; inside it are a few old Tupperware sandwich boxes with the smaller stuff (fuses, screws and washers). Right behind the tool tub are stacked clear plastic bins with lids (approx. 24"x18"x6") for plumbing, electrical, and other 'grouped' things. As the DW and before heading back home, it is my job to make sure everything goes back into the right bin and to manage the list(s) of what we need for next time.

[RoyBraddy]

Just make sure you know where the CLOSEST WALMART and LOWES is located near you camp site...

LOWES has all the Electrical/Plumbing/Wood items you will ever need to get something fixed up again...

The GREAT thing about the WALMARTS is they also carry groceries...

Roy Ken

[William]

It's like Lucille Ball the long long trailer movie.if you haven't seen it it's a must watch for any camper. Don't forget campers are very friendly if you don't have something you need ask your neighbor.

[troutslayer]

Originally Posted by Tai95

I'll also look into a longer hose. Where we are typically going to be staying at the 25' is plenty, but having to much and not needing it is always better than being short.

Make sure that if it's for drinking water, it's a hose made for drinking

[clubhouse]

You can pack all that -- or you can put 5 - $100 bills in a envelope somewhere in your TT and have a couple beers while someone comes to get you a fixed up. :-)

[Tai95]

Originally Posted by troutslayer

Make sure that if it's for drinking water, it's a hose made for drinking

I'm a country boy and have drank from way worse than a garden hose.
The wife on the other hand reads all the labels, so we have the nice white drinking water hoses.

[Tai95]

Originally Posted by clubhouse

You can pack all that -- or you can put 5 - $100 bills in a envelope somewhere in your TT and have a couple beers while someone comes to get you a fixed up. :-)

Isn't fixing stuff half the fun? I personally can't stand giving someone money for things I can do myself. Also some of my best repairs have been done with a beer in hand.

[DocBrown]

Originally Posted by Tex1961

Do not, and I mean DO NOT forget disposable gloves for dumping your tanks.

Oh, I think most of us can tell some pretty good stories about this subject. Like the time I saw a guy eating a doughnut while dumping.

This came up once on rv.net. Wow, talk about a controversial subject! It was loads of fun.

[SmokerBill]

I've carried a basic hand saw with me, and it's been handy to have several times.

[Clayton4971]

Originally Posted by RedHorse1

Dude, you're gonna need a bigger truck!

I think this is a issue with all of us . I use to complain to my wife about taking her sewing machine for years until she loaded one of my ammo boxes . The look I got said I better not say anything again ! Their is always something we think we need and it all adds up to weight

[Paintinfool3]

true when I had my motorhome I had enough tools to rebuild the engine but got stranded one time when I had two flat tires in a matter of 5 miles ... I didn't have two spares lol

[troutslayer]

Originally Posted by Tai95

I'm a country boy and have drank from way worse than a garden hose.

I hear ya. I didn't realize water wasn't supposed to have that plastic taste until I grew up .

[xtruckerbob]

The wife and I owned several OTR trucks and I still drove, and I carried enough tools that after being towed to a Freightliner dealer I changed the turbo in the parking lot. Then there is that time I was down in a rest area because I didn't have 12 inches of wire to make a repair. So no matter what you carry odds are it will be the little things. BTW I got the 12 inches of wire from a RV.

[oldmanAZ]

Originally Posted by Paintinfool3

true when I had my motorhome I had enough tools to rebuild the engine but got stranded one time when I had two flat tires in a matter of 5 miles ... I didn't have two spares lol

Had the same thing happen (2 flat tires at the same time) in Alaska on a dirt road. Thankfully, it was a well-traveled dirt road!

[MadDad]

Bring a hacksaw and a spare blade, 12 voltmeter and one for 120 volt or one that can handle both, and a Leatherman Wave or something similar. Carried one for many, many years. You'd be surprised how handy it is.

[Hitch Pin]

It's starting to sound like he would be better off just camping next to a Sears store.

[slabat]

I agree with bringing some basic tools, but you can't bring the entire store! I do have extra cords I can bring and extra water hoses but I don't like to get one that is 100' long. that is alot of hose if you don't need it and it is a pain in rear to handle!

[Tex1961]

Originally Posted by DocBrown

Oh, I think most of us can tell some pretty good stories about this subject. Like the time I saw a guy eating a doughnut while dumping.

This came up once on rv.net. Wow, talk about a controversial subject! It was loads of fun.

Oh, I know... I see a lot of guys (and gals). Pull their reusable gloves out, start dumping, etc.. and then reach into their pockets and grab keys, get into their vehicle and grab door handles, steering wheels, trailer door handles. etc... I'm like EWWWWW....

[Tunce the traveler]

I don't even touch the water bib at TT hook up with my bare hand. When they dump at their camp site they have gloves on and then turn on the water to clean the dump tube and your the next guy pulling in to do your hook up for the week and never give it a thought what he just did!!!

[t2daniel]

That's why I pack a squirt bottle filled with water, dish soap and bleach. I spray the spigot before and after I dump. Also spray the spigot for drinking water at the campsite then let it run for awhile before connecting the drinking hose. I always distrust what the last guy might have done but leave things as clean as I can for the next guy.