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10-28-2014, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Oklahoma
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Can't live without this!
What are some things that you just can't live without while camping in your trailers? Our trailer is being delivered ahead of schedule this evening and I'm a bit nervous and excited all at once!  I am looking forward to going through all my camping stuff I had while I was in my pop up and getting rid of what we wouldn't use in our Roo. Then I'm going to be making a list of things we would really need and start buying those things. I look forward to hearing from each of you that have been camping a while! Thank you so much for your help! 
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10-28-2014, 02:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 141
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Beer. And lots of it. The rest will work itself out.
Life is a highway!!!!!
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10-28-2014, 02:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,916
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...as you already know...you never finish. My wife's oldest son said "All you ever get is stuff for the trailer". I guess he is right.
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2005 Ram 2500 4X4 diesel SMOKER!!
I love puns, irony and tasteless jokes...
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10-28-2014, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 141
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Everyone in the house is getting Christmas presents for the travel trailer this year lol
Life is a highway!!!!!
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10-28-2014, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,737
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Surge protector, roof vent covers, tandem wheel chocks, water pressure regulator, good quality black/grey water drain hose, others will chime in with more.
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10-28-2014, 03:32 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,069
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In addition to above, Tools, bug screens for furnace, fridge etc, heavy duty chock blocks, lynx levelers, air compressor that can also jump or charge a battery,
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10-28-2014, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 9,839
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Coffee in the morning to watch the sun rise.
One of these in a power drill to lower the stab jacks.
http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce0...0dab631.v1.jpg
A good gravity chair to relax in.
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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10-28-2014, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 179
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First thing is to look at the bunk seals. Does the side and the top seals meet together? When I got mine there was a gap. I sealed it myself.
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10-28-2014, 04:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Weatherford, TX
Posts: 977
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Fly rod... the camper's just fish camp...  
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2016 Jayco White Hawk 28DSBH TT
2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4X4 6.7L Cummins
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10-28-2014, 05:42 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cabot,Ar.
Posts: 67
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We just got back from our first trip in our 2015 ROO 21SS. Went out for four days. no problems,just a few adjustments that the dealer took care of, other than that we had a great time. The power awning with the LED lights is what I liked. We got the package with the TV and Grill, being able to take the TV outside, BBQ and watch football is great..
In our camping career we have had four PUPS' (one with AC) a 29' Jayco Feather Light and a 29' Class C.... This ROO is the best of the bunch. Towing with a 2014 Fird F-150 SuperCrew 4X4. Can't even tell that I am towing anything with that truck....Great setup..
The top cover that extends with the slide to keep branches and leaves off the slide, well it rained and quit a bit of water collected on the cover, is there anything I can put under the cover to keep the water from collecting up there?
Does everyone store the sewer pipe in the rear bumper? Not sure if that is a great idea. Won't the bumper rust out from the inside in time?
Optional items: a 45 degrees hose connector for the water going into the camper to relieve any downward pressure of the water hose. At the water connection in the camp ground a water "Y" so one run goes into the camper and another for a hose for cleanup outside. I am going to invest in the covers for pop out wings to help cool/heat the bed areas.
That's it for now.....
Great board,great people...
Jim
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10-28-2014, 07:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southeast Michigan
Posts: 628
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Three best for us were the pugs, reflectix panels, and of course OC's awning poles.
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2018 2500 HD Silverado
Equal-i-zer Hitch E4
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10-28-2014, 08:00 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 33,845
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PUGs, Reflectix, Lynx Levelers, tandem wheel chocks, awning mat.
Tote tank and 6 gallon water jug if you're dry camping.
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Shawn-Musician/Entrepreneur/Wine Expert
and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.) 
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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10-28-2014, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 10,833
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Lots of water hose (carry 250 ft), water softener, 150 ft 30 amp AC cable, Pie Irons, sockets/tools/drill/torque wrench, BBQ, Reclining gravity chairs, axe/hatchet/buck saw/rack/broom, ground tarp, adapters for water/AC, Sat Dish, food, beer, wine, bug zapper, spare parts, grease and lube products, tank chemicals for smelly stuff. (we camp in the woods with no services and AC often 100 plus feet away)
Want we are looking at Campfire in a can
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2022 Venture RV SportTrek STT 302 VRB Travel Trailer
2018 Heartland Landmark 365 Louisville 5th Wheel
2015 Heartland Bighorn 5th Wheel
2013 FR Rockwood 8289WS 5th Wheel
2012 FR Rockwood 2703 SS Travel Trailer
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11-03-2014, 10:24 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 65
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Cooking timer and an oven thermometer! You can tell who spends way too much time cooking.
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11-03-2014, 10:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,162
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50 amp hardwired surge protector, Emergency safety road side kit, assorted tools, lawn chairs, Weber propane BBQ grill, clothes, food, beer, dishes, toilet paper LOL, soap, blankets.
Going to need the tools to fix FR products.
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2014 Palomino Columbus 3650TH
435AH 12V VMax Charge Tanks, 520 watt Monocrystilline Solar Array, Morningstar MPPT TS-60 CC,Morningstar Remote,Cotek True Sine Wave Inverter,Cotek Remote Controller,50amp Progressive Hardwire Surge Protector
2015 Dodge 3500 6.7L 4X4
2011 CanAm Commander XT 1000
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11-03-2014, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 189
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This sounds stupid, but after a torrential storm in Myrtle Beach I was trapped inside for a few hours. I can't live without my folding ottoman. I pull it out, unfold it and sit comfortably while watching TV or reading. My kids fight over space to put their feet up too!
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2015 Sierra 32QBBS-23 nights camped since the end of June 2014
2015-sorry to say only 11 nights so far, more to come though
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11-03-2014, 02:51 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Awning poles and tie downs are an absolute necessity IMO.
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11-03-2014, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 755
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2012 F-350 4x4 King Ranch Super Duty CC 6.7 Turbo Diesel 3.55 e-locker
2011 Palomino Puma 30KFBDS with Side Paw Kitchen and Bunkhouse
Equalizer E2 Hitch
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11-03-2014, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lexington, NC
Posts: 2,621
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Oxygenics shower head and Weber Q grill.
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2010 Silverado LT 5.3 V8
The world is a great book, of which those who never stir from home
read only a page. - St. Augustine
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11-03-2014, 03:43 PM
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Mddle of the Rd Extremist
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 553
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We made a list that made the folks at Camping World smile for a month and didn't need half of it - that was for the first rig. My suggestion would be, take 'er out for a week near home and when you need something you don't have, put that on your list....you'll save a boatload
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United States Navy ('65 - '87)
2014 Cedar Creek 38FL
2013 RAM 3500 6.7L diesel DRW Crew Cab
"When you get to the fork in the road, take it....."
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