Just in time for your holiday shopping we are sharing our favorite must-have RV gadgets!
I’m sure you have your favorite must-have gadget in your RV. You know, the one thing you will bring out and tell your camping neighbor how invaluable it is and how happy you are to have it. We have a few of those as well!
Number 1
THE TRACKMAT. It’s so awesome it deserves all caps. It’s versatile, lightweight and indispensable. So indispensable in fact that we have a second one for the house! It’s the one item we use every single trip.
Click here for our original post about its awesomeness: Marvelous TrackMat
Number 2
The Gen-Turi generator exhaust system. Think of it as the best way to make friends with your neighbors while dry camping in close quarters. It’s perfect at your next RV rally, balloon fest, music festival, race, or anywhere you’re dry camping and don’t want those smelly fumes to ruin your fun time.
Click here for our Gen-Turi post: Ugh! Generator Fumes
Click here for our Gen-Turi YouTube video: GenTuri Video
Number 3
The Garmin 1095 GPS system. By far, this is the post I share the most. Every week someone asks about an RV GPS system across the social media platforms. We recently upgraded to this from our trusty Garmin 770 and have been very happy with it. My favorite is the real-time traffic feature. That means we aren’t shadowing with Google Maps or Waze on our phones. The overhead map when pulling into a campground is pretty cool, too.
Click here for our proper routing post: Garmin 1095
Number 4
The most amazing ladder is next on our list. At 6’5″, there isn’t much that’s out of Mark’s reach. Me, on the other hand, stand a full foot shorter so I’m always on the hunt for something to stand on. I call our folding ladder from TeleSteps the Magic Folding Ladder because it’s perfect for RV traveling. It sets up in seconds, is super sturdy and folds flat for easy storage. I’m not a fan of hanging a ladder off the RV ladder while traveling; give me something that can travel in the storage bin please.
Click here for our original post about The Magic Folding Ladder.
Number 5
Next up is our favorite FLAG POLE. We dry camp a lot, especially when riding our dirt bikes. Flying flags makes it easier to find our camp when returning from a ride. We fly our flags high when tailgating as well because everyone needs show their team allegiance. Our pole of choice is from Flag Pole Buddy. They are at all the RV events in the western US and are a nice couple to do business with.
Click here for our original post about Flying Flags.
Number 6
A forward-facing dash camera is one of those items you may not think as being necessary. We were firmly in that camp, annoyed at cars that cut a little too close when changing lanes in front of us. We can’t stop on a dime. I cringed when stupid drivers that were obviously not paying attention, swerved into our lane. Like, HEY THERE, we are huge. How can you not see us? That’s when we decided it was time for a Dash Cam. We checked reviews and decided on the Rove R2-4k camera. It lives at the bottom center of our windshield recording everything on our drive. I mean everything, especially our bad singing.
We picked up a cool lightning show as we drove west from Texas to New Mexico. It records in 3-minute snippets and is easy to move to your laptop via wifi or a USB cord. Beware, the microphone is really good and picks up all bad singing!
Click here for our original post about Dash Camera
Number 7
Last but certainly not least is our Tire Pressure Monitoring System, or TPMS for short.
Raise your hand if you like the adrenaline rush of a blowout while cruising down the interstate. Anyone? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
We’ve had our share of blowouts with our Class C and I sure hope we’ve reached our lifetime limit. But, just to be safe, we installed a TPMS system in our Phaeton when we bought it. Mark likes the piece of mind being able to glance at the screen and know exactly what the tires are doing while we are on a trip. I like knowing we aren’t going to be hanging out on the side of the road waiting for help.
Click here for our original post about the EEZ TPMS System.
Now it’s your turn, tell us what your must-have items are. Ready, go!