What to Pack for an RV Trip | Baby Gizmo RV Travel

Last month, we finally did it! Yes, we have been talking about this for a couple years and we finally did it! We finally rented an RV to take a family camping (or shall I say “glamping”?) trip. NOTE: Thinking of taking an extended RV trip? Rent an RV FIRST for a weekend! (RV Share is great for this!) Make sure it’s for you.

When I was a kid, my family had a pop-up camper which we traveled with many times each summer, but I had never taken an actual RV trip. While we travel frequently these days with the kids, an RV trip has always been on my to-do list. I don’t know why, but it’s always been something that I’ve wanted to do. The kids are 6, 9 and 11 and I thought this would be the best time to try it.

I have to say that after our disastrous “cabin in the woods” trip of Labor Day 2015, I was a little scared that our current “roughing it” trip idea would backfire. Okay, okay….RV travel isn’t exactly roughing it but it’s close. We are still talking about campgrounds, sewage tanks, public bathrooms, building fires and sleeping in very close quarters.

We decided this Spring Break was the perfect time to test out RV travel with a mini 3-day trip to see how we liked it. Neither my husband or I have ever driven an RV, so we rented a 25″ c-class RV (no special license required). This was a medium size RV that could sleep my family of five and had a bathroom, stove, and fridge/freezer.

To take you along on our first Baby Gizmo RV trip, we decided to do a little filming on our trip to share a Baby Gizmo RV Travel Video Series. In this first episode, we are sharing with you all the important things that we packed for our trip! Plus, at the last minute, I came up with a brilliant idea for the boys’ sleeping bunk. You have to watch the video to find out what it is!

If you are planning your first RV family trip, here is a great packing list to use! Remember RV travel is great family fun but make sure you rent first. You can rent RVs for reasonable rates from RV Share.

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