I bought a trailer late last year and just finished my very first camping trip in her.
I went with 3 friends. One in her trailer, one in her enormous tent and I in my trailer. It went great. Even the one night torrential downpour was fine because I had put up a huge tarp over almost the entire site. My friend brought her massive gazebo to go over the picnic table so we didn’t get wet at all.
I met up with another friend to go quadding for the first time as well - so fun! A little scary at first but man it was fun.
I cooked in my trailer for the first time and made French toast!
Lots of weenie roasts
The last night was just me as my friends had to go a day before me so I dismantled the entire thing myself which was no easy task but I felt pretty good about being able to do it.
Now I have to learn to back up with my trailer because I haven’t done that yet. My friend’s husband did it for me this time.
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Everything worked great. I had to learn how to get the fridge working on propane which took a few minutes but, once it was on, it worked perfectly. The ice cubes stayed frozen and the food stayed cool the whole time.
It got cool in the evenings so before bed I turned on the heater and it warmed up the whole trailer in less than 10 minutes. Cooking on the stove was a breeze and kind of fun and the toilet worked great (nighttime peeing only!)
First lesson learned is you can never have too much paper towel!
Looks fun and comfortable! The trailer looks invitingly like a small cozy country cottage. I used to do all kinds of camping back in the day, and it brings back memories. And the tarp-over-the-doorway trick is always great for bad weather. Glad your new trailer is working out for you!
If you want to go away regularly, especially at weekends etc. You need to pack the trailer with its own stuff. Don’t take kitchenware from home; keep trailer bedding separate; have ‘trailer’ clothes that you wash when you get home and put back.
The idea is that come Friday evening, all you have to do is stock up with food, hitch up and go.
Safety advice: Always close the valve on the gas bottle when you are moving and when you leave it more than a day.
I agree with having 'trailer stuff" I don’t want to be hauling out a bunch of crap every time I want to go camping.
But why turn off the gas? Then the fridge won’t have power. I turned it on once I was there and just left it on the whole time. I get that it’s safer but what about the food?
The flexi pipes that carry the gas are not 100% secure and need replacing every five years or so. It’s fine to leave it on while you are using it - we have camped in the winter where the heater was on all night - but when driving there is vibration and the possibility of collision damage.
