10 RV Must Haves

We bought a used camper earlier this year that did not have a bug screen on it. One night, while we were sleeping, we woke up to a really loud explosion(nobody was hurt). Since the previous owners did not have the screen, wasps had built a nest near the ignition in the furnace. This caused a gas build up that could have been dangerous, or even deadly. Thankfully, it was neither. We had the furnace cleaned out and immediately got the screen so we would never experience that again.

We all want to pretend to be cousin Eddie from Christmas Vacation at least once emptying the black tank in our robe and trapper hat while letting the neighbor know the shitter's full. After you get that out of your system though, you don't really want to touch the sewer hose again. That's where the Sidewinder comes in. This support allows everything from the tanks to slide through the hose all the way to the sewer. All you have to do is pull the lever. No hose handling required.

Two years traveling in our camper, and this surge protector has already saved our camper from serious damage a couple of times. If a surge makes its way to your camper, it can cost you thousands of dollars to get it professionally repaired. Do not go camping in your RV without one of these guys.

This two pack leveling system can make leveling your camper on uneven ground a breeze. Simply back the camper onto the leveling blocks on the side that needs to be raised. Once the side is raised enough, place the included wheel chocks under the blocks to hold them in place and you're done.

Shaking in the RV is just part of staying in it. But these stabilizers can cut down most of the shaking to the point that it is barely noticeable. Now we can walk around the camper and the dogs can scratch behind their ears without feeling like we are in an earthquake. Especially if you are staying in a camper for more than a weekend, these stabilizers will make your trip much more enjoyable.

**Sighs**

I swore up and down that this wasn't necessary to my partner who eventually caved and we went without the regulator. One day, I noticed some water on the bathroom floor. I tracked it to underneath the bathroom sink where the pressure had caused it to leak through the hose connections. Admitting you're wrong isn't the easiest thing to do, but I was wrong. Sorry, babe. To the reader, don't make the same mistake I did.

These square pads fit perfectly into the standard size RV vents in your ceiling. A lot of people in our winter camping groups love these things to keep the heat inside, but we've noticed they are also very helpful in the summer to keep the heat out.

Camco calls these leveling blocks, but I prefer to use them in tandem with the leveling jacks on our RV. Especially if your camping spot isn't on concrete, these will help keep your jacks sturdy on the ground without settling as much as if you were to just put the jacks down without it. Since they are stackable, it also makes leveling the camper a lot easier if the jacks on one side are too far away from the ground.

Maybe the most important thing on this list. I've seen all sorts of different colors of water from brown to red and even green. But with this simple little filter, our water is always clean and drinkable.

Okay. This is less of a necessity and more of a fun thing. But who wouldn't want to memorialize the places they visit with a peel and stick decal. You'll find this map on a lot of RV's wherever you go and they all look so different since nobody travels the same way.