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Hooked Up & Leveled Out: Camper Must-Haves From Someone Who Lives in One
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items As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I live in a camper, y'all, and when you live in one, everything has to earn its spot. There's no room for junk and no patience for anything that breaks the first weekend. These are 22 practica...
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Power and Water
Setup and Dump Day
Make the Small Space Work
Keep It Clean and Dry
Power and Water
Campground power and water aren't always what they should be. These protect the camper's wiring and plumbing, and help you reach the outlets RV builders hide in the weirdest places.
Plug this into the campground pedestal before the camper. The lights tell you if the wiring at that site is safe, and it stands between a power surge and everything you own.
30 Amp RV Surge Protector and Circuit Analyzer
RV builders love hiding outlets behind the couch, under the bed, or down by the floor. This stretches the outlet up to where you can actually reach it, with USB ports for charging phones by the bed.
GNGNBH Adjustable Outlet Extender Stick with USB-C
Some campground spigots blast water hard enough to pop a camper's plumbing. Screw this on at the spigot first and it keeps the pressure where your pipes can handle it. Little brass thing, big headache saved.
Camco Brass RV Water Pressure Regulator
Campground water can taste like a swimming pool or a rusty pipe. This screws on between the spigot and your hose, so what comes out of the kitchen faucet is cleaner at every site.
Camco TastePURE RV Water Filter
For plugging the camper into a regular house outlet at the in-laws' or in your own driveway. Just don't try to run the AC and the microwave at the same time on 15 amps, or you'll be resetting breakers all weekend.
Camco PowerGrip 30 Amp to 15 Amp Adapter
Setup and Dump Day
Pulling into a new site goes a lot smoother with the right gear in the bay. A safe hose for drinking water, a sewer hose you trust, blocks to get level, and a mat so you're not tracking the campsite inside.
Keep the green garden hose for rinsing off the sewer stuff. This white one is just for the water you drink and cook with, and it's made to keep that water tasting clean.
Camco TastePURE 25-Ft RV Drinking Water Hose
Nobody wants to think about the sewer hose, which is exactly why you want one you don't have to worry about. This kit comes with the fittings and caps, so dump day is quick and nobody gets a surprise.
Camco RhinoFLEX 20-Ft RV Sewer Hose Kit
Not every campsite is flat, and a tilted camper means doors that swing open on their own and a fridge that doesn't like it. Stack these under the low side, and they nest back in the bag when you pull out.
Camco RV Leveling Blocks with Storage Bag, 10 Pack
Roll this out by the camper steps and the sand, grass and red clay stay outside where they belong. It gives you a proper front porch at every site, and it rolls back up into its bag.
Stylish Camping RV Patio Mat, 9 x 12 Ft
Chock the tires before you unhitch, every single time. The rope makes them easy to yank back out when it's time to roll, so nobody's crawling under the camper in the mud.
RV Wheel Chocks with Rope, 4 Pack
Stick one on the front and one on the side, and you'll know at a glance whether you need another leveling block. It sure beats setting a marble on the kitchen counter.
RV Bubble Levels with Graduated Scale, 4 Pack
Nobody wants to talk about the black tank, but everybody in the campground knows whose camper smells. A scoop after every dump keeps you from being that neighbor.
Happy Campers RV Holding Tank Treatment
Make the Small Space Work
Camper walls hold more than you'd think, and the cabinets are darker than you'd like. These help every inch pull its weight.
Drilling holes in camper walls is asking for trouble. These hold the keys by the door, the towels in the bathroom, and the pictures that make it feel like home, and they peel off clean when you rearrange.
Command Hooks and Strips Variety Pack
Camper cabinets are dark caves. These stick on with magnets, no wiring, and light up when you open the door or walk by at night. Recharge them and stick them right back.
MCGOR Rechargeable Motion Sensor Lights, 2 Pack
A camper kitchen has about two cabinets to its name. These squish down flat to stack in a drawer, then pop back up when it's time to drain the pasta or rinse the berries.
Qimh Collapsible Colander Set of 3
Camper cabinets have all that wasted air between the shelves. Slide one of these on and suddenly you've got room for the snacks, the foil and the paper plates. No drilling.
Under-Shelf Hanging Baskets, 2 Pack
In a camper kitchen, counter space is a fairy tale. This lays across the sink to dry dishes, then rolls up and tucks in a drawer when you need the room back.
Roll-Up Over-the-Sink Dish Drying Rack
Keep It Clean and Dry
In a small space, a little mess or a little damp adds up fast. These keep the floors, the corners and the closets fresh without taking up room.
A full-size vacuum has nowhere to live in a camper. This one tucks in a drawer, charges by USB-C, and gets the pet hair out of the tight corners and the dinette cushions.
Fanttik Cruise V11 APEX Cordless Handheld Vacuum
Campers get damp, especially in a Southern summer or when it's closed up. Hang one in the closet and one in the bathroom, and you can watch the water collect in the bag instead of in your clothes.
DampRid Fragrance Free Hanging Moisture Absorber, 3 Pack
Pops open for laundry day at the campground and folds down flat enough to slide beside the couch or under the bed. Handy for hauling groceries in from the truck too.
SAMMART Collapsible Laundry Basket
Campers sweat, especially in a Southern winter. Tuck this in a closet or under the sink to soak up the damp, then plug it in to dry it out and use it again. No cords while it's working.
Eva-Dry Wireless Mini Dehumidifier
The fluffy stuff from the house does not belong in a camper toilet. This breaks down fast so it won't clog up the tank. Stock up, because you'll go through it.
Scott Rapid-Dissolving Toilet Paper