Things you shouldn't do...

Fun post...things you should do and things you shouldn't do when glamping. From the perspective of the Giesen's - you'll get a glimpse of some of the mistakes we made in the beginning.

 Note: one of these things was something we observed, not something we did. Can you guess which one? ;)

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DON'T forget to fill up your propane tanks before you leave home. If you run out of heat at night, you'll get cold. You trailer is basically a big tin can and it gets cold fast.

DON'T buy a fancy rainforest shower head for your RV. It will use up your entire hot water supply and although that tank fills up fast, your family will hate you while they sit there waiting, dirty.

DO remember to purchase the following before you go: marshmallows, firewood, and RV toilet paper. No trip is fun without these things. Especially the toilet paper. Regular TP will not do.

DO wear gloves when dumping the black water. DON'T kneel on the pavement and feed your kids hot dog in between tanks.  
DO plan some activities ahead of time in case of bad weather. There's nothing worse that whiny, bored kids when you're stuck in basically one room with them. Fun family time out the door!

Your RV toilet is not the same as your one at home. So DON'T treat it like one. You might have to flush - a few times - in between. And keep checking your black water tank levels so you DON'T fill it up.

DO bring shower shoes in case you have to use the public showers. Do I really have to say more?

And relatedly, DO bring some loonies with you to the shower. DON'T assume those are free.

Camp washrooms are actually not that bad. Most are heated and all have plenty of toilet paper and hot water. However, if you know you're going to be there a while, DON'T go to one that is a single stall. Murphy's Law, as soon as you sit down, some obnoxious kid is going to be banging on your door screaming to be let in. Yah,I think I'll take a while...on purpose.

DON'T pack too much food. Yes, you can always take leftovers home, but after it's been squished into the tiny trailer fridge for two days, it loses some appeal (for me, anyway).

DO wash your camping shoes when you get back. Seriously people, you were camping in the woods. Do you realize what you must have stepped in?

If your kids have high bunk beds, DO get the bed rails no matter how old they are. It's a long fall, the floors are not soft, and you'll feel horrible if your six-year-old son rolls off and hits the ground with his face at two in the morning. The whole campsite will hear the screams. Trust me, I know.

A few pics of the inside of our trailer...

Our outdoor kitchen. We took a while to start using it, but now we use it all the time.
Great place to store cold drinks and snacks so you don't have to
be running into the trailer all the time.


 The kids have their own room with bunks in the back.
Can you guess which side is Kira's and which side is Max's?



The Long, Long Trailer...if you know the reference,
let me know. :D
 



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