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Stuff To Buy For Your New Camper

• Essentials

  Toiletries
  � Toothpaste
  � Toothbrush for each family member
  � Shampoo
  � Soap
  � Flip flops (showers in bathhouse)
  � Hairbrush
  � First Aid Items
  Peroxide
  Band-aids
  Neosporin (Anti-bacterial ointment)
  Tylenol (Acetaminophen)
  Advil (Ibuprofen)

  Kitchen
  � Can opener
  � Scissors
  � Dish drainer
  � Dish detergent
  � Eating utensils
  � Aluminum foil (heavy duty)
  � Pots and pans (lightweight)
  � Paper towel holder (clothes pin to keep in place while traveling)
  � Dish towels/clothes

  Cleaning
  � Trash bags/empty grocery bags (free trash bags)
  � Broom
  � Dust pan
  � Multi-purpose cleaner (Ex. 409)
  � Small toilet brush

  Set-Up
  � White water hose approx. 125 ft (positioning away from water)
  � Extension cord for electric (we have 30 amp)
  � Level (magnetic will attach to frame of trailer)

  Misc.
  � Duct tape
  � Flashlight
  � Fly swatter
  � Clothes pins
  � Nylon cord
  � Sweatshirt, lightweight jacket, or sweater (you never know when it can get a little chilly)
  � Alarm clock

  Non-essentials, yet incredibly helpful

  Washing up
  � Body wash (no gooey bar of soap to keep up with)
  � Bath tote (small plastic container with holes in bottom to carry/drain wet items from bathhouse)
  � Tote bag (to carry clothing, towel, etc. back and forth to bathhouse)
  � Toothbrush holder with suction cup (attach to bathroom mirror in trailer)
  � Diaper wipes (particularly helpful with sticky children)

  Laundry
  � Small bottle of laundry detergent (liquid-rinsing out easier)
  � Clothes basket (we have a canvas one that folds up and out of the way)

  Food preparation
  � Small cooking grill
  � Small pitcher (tea, Kool-Aid, etc.)
  � Bottled water or filter (no matter what color water hose you have, it still taste like hose)
  � Small basket (to carry essentials in and out while eating outside)

  Comfort
  � Folding chairs
  � Electric space heater (prohibited at some campgrounds)
  � Small blanket (you never know when you might want to cover up in front of the fire or sitting back on the couch)
  � Fan

  Outside
  � Hatchet (to cut up downed limbs for fire)
  � Y-adapter for water hose (one for trailer�one for water hose)
  *spray nozzle for water hose
  � Small tarp (to cover bicycles, etc. in rain)

  Misc.
  � Trash cans (2)
  Kitchen
  Bathroom
  � Deck of cards (entertainment, it does rain from time to time)
  � Latex gloves (used when dumping/cleaning)
  � Walkie-talkies (extremely handy when backing in to site)