Your Most Essential Motorhome Items That Did Not Come With The Motorhome

[David 70]

Busch Light for me and Black Velvet for the wife.

[gatorb8]

a fly swatter

[DobeBus]

Someone mentioned going to a camp about an hour from home. Why not make your first camp in the back yard. That way, any thing you need will be steps away and each time you go to the house to get something, just ad it to your list if needs

[puttin]

Originally Posted by Laserchrome

I have my 1st Motorhome being delivered in the next week or so (Tiffin Red 37BA, all electric). We will soon be on the go and love out of the way places, towing a Jeep JL.
So please share maybe 2 or 3 items that you consider essential that do not typically come with a new unit. It can be anything either on the men's or ladies side. Power Surge Protection to Pima Cotton Sheets.

Thank You in Advance!

Your new coach came well equipped for most any kind of camping venue out there. Protect all you have in there already with a Hughes Autoformer....it's money well spent.

[Flyer15015]

Originally Posted by Winemaker2

Make that digital V meter one that has a clamp on amp meter capable of reading DC amps. Worth a few extra $.
Good list so far but I'd add a windshield squeegee on ling handle and good spray bottle of window cleaner.

Add to the GOOD volt /multi meter an OBD code reader.

That way we can better diagnose what your problems are.

GOOD LUCK !

Mike in Colorado

[ArtJoyce]

There are so many items. From inside to out. Outside we have all the tools, hoses, electrical cord adaptors, blocks, extra fluids. To inside inside where we have stocked it with all the stuff so all we need to do is load the fridge and baked goods and we are on the road.

[BlackPalazzo]

My emergency bottle of Macallan 15 stored in the basement.

[nomad bull]

EMS and TPMS are 2 of the things that can prevent a lot of expense and aggravation. Tire failure on a busy highway can be very dangerous.

[NITEHAWK]

You might want to make up a 12V rig like I did for emergencies.
I got four alligator clips (big enough to clamp on battery terminals), one male and one female 120V electrical cord repair plugs, and about 4' of 12ga wire.
I wired each plug up with two alligator clips, while keeping the polarity matching.
After doing that I then could use a standard 120V three wire extension cord for jumping from or to our car or hooking up to a battery charger that I could put inside out of the weather or temptation.
Works great in winter here at home if I need to charge a battery overnight in bad weather.

[paul65k]

The first thing I added was the Progressive Industries EMS....... the second was an 8 bottle wine cooler.

Still trying to figure out which one is more critical

[Cooperhawk]

Of all the good things mentioned I think my most important thing, at my age, is a good kneeling pad. I use it all the time for hooking up the toad and many other chores that require kneeling.
I also like Sirius radio and my Kuerig coffee maker.


But I'm just a simple man.

[153stars]

Tire gauge and filler for dually truck tires , air hose / compressor. I have air brakes so I can use chassis air remote connect.

[Rob_M]

You don’t need walkie-talkies just put you cell phones on speaker.

[GypsyR]

Shortly after buying mine I discovered I had no air chuck in my tool arsenal to get air into the inside dually tires. Valve stem extensions AND specific air chucks I now keep in the coach were the answer for me.

My antique motorcycle is equipped with a tool kit capable of potentially a complete teardown on the side of the road. The RV is slowly accumulating it's fair share of dedicated tools and repair equipment that will stay in a cargo compartment as long as I own it.

I've found I can't abide the thought of not being able to plug the coach in somewhere so I bought ALL the power adapters. I know I can't run the AC on a single 120 volt wire but I CAN plug in and keep the batteries charged, turn lights on, etc.