PACKING ESSENTIALS

We have been frequent fliers at Wal-Mart and Sam's Warehouse getting items for our trip that we know we will be needing.  Paper goods, coffee, grits, snacks, bottled water, beef jerky, etc.  Last year, we couldn't find any grits or biscuits in Canada.  We almost called the trip off and headed home for our southern comfort food.  This year will be different.  The moho has greatly increased our storage capacity.  The refrigerator and cabinet storage space is much larger than what we experienced with the Truck Camper last year.  The added space is definitely being utilized.   

Last year, we only had room for 4 changes of clothing each, and couldn't purchase any additional items due to lack of space.  This year, we have ample space to store a week's worth of clothing for each of us that will accommodate  hot or cold weather. That will be a luxury. 

Motorhomes are comfortable for 2 people even though they often are set up to sleep more than that. The Itasca came equipped with a foam mattress and after several trips we found this was not going to work.  It was replaced with a innerspring Euro-top mattress that is much more comfortable.  The fitted sheets were modified to fit the "short-queen" mattress so they go on wrinkle free.  Clothes hooks were added to the wall to hang hats and other items needed quickly. 

Extra supplies such as dog food, distilled water (for dogs), spare tire, tools, etc. were loaded in the tow vehicle to help reduce the weight in the moho.  I just hope we don't have to take the dogs anywhere in the tow vehicle, otherwise we will be unloading and reloading each time. 

Here's our "Trunk" picture.  The paddleboard is to use as a kneeling pad in the event of a flat tire or other mechanical issues along the way.

Purchasing bags of ice last year in Canada became very expensive when you paid $5/day for 10# or less of ice.  This problem was solved by purchasing a portable ice maker that makes ice continuously whenever the generator is on or when we are connected to shore power.  Having this convenience allows us to have more freezer storage capacity since we aren't putting ice in the freezer.

Only a few more days and we will be on our way.  We still have a few last minute details to attend to before leaving, but everything seems to be coming together nicely.  More about final prepping the Motorhome and loading the tow vehicle in our next post on 7/3/15.