Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s face it—something always needs fixing at the campground. Whether it’s a loose cabinet door, a stripped screw, or a sudden electrical mystery, you’ll be glad you brought a solid toolbox. In this video and blog, I’m sharing what I personally pack in our RV toolbox—the real gear we use when things go sideways (or squeaky) at the campsite. From fuses and fasteners to WD-40 and...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s be honest—backing in your camper is probably the most stress-inducing part of any RV trip. Whether you’re navigating tight campground corners or trying not to become that person who blocks the whole loop, parking a trailer takes finesse, patience, and honestly… good gear. In our experience, these five items have completely changed the way we back into campsites. They’ve made the process faster, safer, and...
Reading Time: < 1 minute We have more than enough space in our underbelly storage inside our RV to hang some fishing poles for our camping trips. In this video, I show you how I hung our fishing poles using metal wire and some nail-in clips to create our fishing rod storage. I chose to hammer the nail-in clips to the bed frame and allow a few inches for the...
Reading Time: 2 minutes After months of waiting, we finally picked up our Jayco 32BHDS this weekend and brought it home and went driveway surfing. The anticipation of this day, plus all the frustration that we had getting to this point was instantly gone. I can not fully explain that feeling of putting the truck into park and seeing a 36ft travel trailer parked in front of my garage, but...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Our Step-by-Step Breakdown Process for our Travel Trailer Packing up after a weekend at the campground always comes with mixed feelings—excited to hit the road, but not thrilled about the teardown process. Luckily, having a solid RV teardown checklist makes all the difference. This is the exact process we follow when getting our Jayco 32BHDS ready for departure. It keeps things stress-free and ensures we don’t...
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’m all about signs when it comes to making a purchase. If I feel as if something in this universe is sending me a sign, I make sure to listen. If you have been following along with S’More RV Fun, you know that we are in a refinancing saga with our bank right now that is going on for 4 months! I’m going to call this...
Reading Time: 2 minutes $1,013 View the CartDownload $824* View the CartDownload *note one item missing is the feather bed. Look, we are RV newbies here. We are hacking our way through these first few months buying an RV, spending a lot of time in the Facebook groups asking questions, and trying to piece together our first trip with 3 kids. Understanding all the RV gear that we are going...
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this video, we talk about our 5 tips that we have for first-time buyers when purchasing a travel trailer. Our travel trailer is the Forest River 32BHDS 2020 Jayco Jay Flight 32BHDS (Our trailer sold before our eyes!). Episode Tip 1: Use dealer websites to do your research 01:15 Tip 2: Go do walkthroughs at the dealership 04:07 Tip 3: Join social media groups...
Reading Time: 2 minutes I hope someday I will look back on this post and remember how truly crazy of a time this was. I’ve been working from home for 2 months and it’s looking like I have another month to go during the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world. Although overall this time has been a nightmare for both my wife and me when it comes to our jobs, it...
Reading Time: 3 minutes FIRST THINGS, FIRST.Let’s get this part out of the way, our model RV is the Jayco Jay Flight 32BHDS. It has everything that will be discussed in this post. We just wanted to give you an idea of what model we settled on. Forest River Salem 32BHDS One Size Doesn’t Fit Most If you read about our crew, then you already know that life has a...
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