Sunday, 1 January 2017

Essentials for the Savvy Camper

   1. Ice cube bags - Best. Invention. Ever. Before using, they take up no space in the cupboard, and once full, you don't need to worry about keeping them level in the freezer. And the ice will never shrink or go stale as they're sealed airtime.
    2. Lime squeezer - Margaritas anyone? 'nuff said.
    3. Thermal mugs - keeps your coffee hot in the morning and beer cold in the evening. Unless you're like Andrew and you prefer to drink beer from the tin, then you're using a thermal sleeve.
    4. Unbreakable wine glasses - obviously
    5. Complete pancake mix - without an oven, one can suffer from baking withdrawal on the road. Bring some "just add water" pancake mix along and suddenly you can make a plethora of sweet and savoury "baked" goods in your frying pan.
    6. Solar shower - not only for its intended purpose, a solar shower doubles as an extra water container when you need to stock up and heats up your dish water without taxing the hot water tank or propane.
    7. Bucket - you never realize how handy the age-old simple pail is until you're living simply. Let your imagination run wild with that.
    8. Inverter with solar panels - just because we're off-grid doesn't mean we're animals - we must keep our Sonicare and electric hair trimmer charged, and are binge-watching "Mad Men".
    9. Scented candles - for when the interior of the RV gets, as my friend Sharon says, "foosty".
    10. Battery-operated flameless candles - for when its too windy outside for the real thing.
    11. Bleach - a teaspoon per 10 gallons will kill enough of the Mexican bugs to use the local water safely for cleaning purposes.
    12. French press (or Bodum) - the easiest way to make delicious coffee with nothing more complicated than a kettle.
    13. Baby wipes - there will be many a day you won't have access to a shower, and nothing is more conveniently refreshing than a cleansing wipe sans scents and chemicals in the (ahem) parts you need it the most.

And what you DON'T need:

You won't need any Vitamin C or D supplements as you'll be enjoying a lot of fresh lime margaritas in the sunshine. If you need a microwave, hair dryer, air conditioning, Kuerig, wide-screen TV, or a generator to power any such nonsense, can I respectfully suggest you just stay home.




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