Miles of Yellow Lines

It can be a struggle to keep things clean and organized while on the road. It’s taken some trial and error over the years, but we’ve learned a lot about which items are helpful for keeping the camper and our truck as clean and organized as possible while out on a long trip or even a short 1-2 night camping trip.

You may also be interesting in reading about making the most of your cabinet space in the blog post: Making the Most of Your RV Cabinet Space – Miles of Yellow Lines.

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General

Tote Bags

Total bags are great for travel. We will often use them to transport items from our house to the camper. For example, we’ll load them with clothes and then unpack our clothes into our storage cubes in the camper. I also like having them along on trips because they fold down to almost nothing when you’re not using them. Then, if you do need a quick place to store something (maybe extra hats/jackets), you can pop open a tote bag and put them in.

Collapsible Crates

Along the same lines as the tote bags, are collapsible crates. These are sturdier than tote bags, but still collapse down pretty small. We often use these crates to carry food up to the camper. They come in different shapes and sizes, but we have one that is the size of a milk crate and one that is a little shorter and more rectangular in shape (with handles).

Folding Camp Table

This one may not exactly help you organize your vehicle or camper, but it is a space-saver, which is why it made the list. We hadn’t had a camp table previously and now I feel like I couldn’t go back. Even though a lot of campsites have a picnic table, it isn’t always in a convenient location or in great shape. We set up this table next to our camp chairs by the fire pit. Then we can roast hot dogs or eat s’more and have all the fixings right there.

Folding Camp Table (Amazon link)

For Vehicles…

Seat Covers

We get covered in sweat, dirt, sunscreen, bug spray, etc. while we’re out on our adventures. We want to protect the seats in our truck from this dirt and grime, so we keep seat covers handy. These seat covers roll up nice and small, so we can store them in the back of the cab and pull them out when necessary. They’re easy to put on and remove from the seats. We use them regularly even if we’re not camping. There is an option for bucket seats and bench seats.

If you have a dog, you might be interested in something more to protect your seats from dog hair, mud, and claws. We have been really happy with this seat cover for the back seat of our Chevy Silverado. It is waterproof, so we know that even if our dog gets muddy, the moisture won’t leak through to the seats.

This particular dog seat cover is quite large. We needed something that would fit all the way across the back bench of our Chevy Silverado. If you have a sedan or smaller crossover, you may want to look into a similar, but smaller cover.

Dog Seat Cover (Amazon link)

If you’d like to read more tips and tricks about adventures with dogs, check out the post here.

Atlas

This day in age, you don’t often think about carrying around a paper map. Most people use the map app on their phone. In general, we do too. We’ve found that a lot of places we visit have limited cell service, so it’s nice to know you have a paper map with you to reference in case you find yourself without the ability to search for directions on your phone. We like the spiral bound atlas, so it’s easy to keep it open to a specific page.

United States Atlas (Amazon link)

For the Camper…

Storage Cubes

These storage cubes fit perfectly in the closet/cabinet in the bathroom of our camper. The closet has three shelves. We’ve each claimed a shelf and left one for miscellaneous items like sheets, towels, and camp blankets. We treat the cubes like dresser drawers, filling them with clothes. This allows us to keep our clothes neat, organized, and tucked away. We’ve found that we can fit the most clothes in the cubes by first rolling them and then packing them away.

Other Storage Containers

We don’t have a designated pantry inside our camper. We found some small plastic tubs (without lids) to organize the cabinet above the sink that we use as a pantry. This keeps food items from sliding all over the cabinet. Soft-sided rope baskets can also be nice for fitting into tight places. These can be a little pricey, but I’ve found some for a decent price at the store, Five Below.

If you’re interested in reading more tips and tricks about food on the road, check out the blog post here. If you’d like to read about meals on the road, click here.

Clothes Hamper

I love this clothes hamper! It fits perfectly in our camper bathroom due to its rectangular shape. I also like that it has a mesh netting that can be pulled up over the clothes and secured with a drawstring. This is helpful for making sure nothing falls out of a full hamper at the end of a trip when we’re unloading the camper. After bringing the hamper home and unloading it, I’ll usually spray it down with Febreze or Lysol spray to keep it fresh for next time.

Clothes Hamper (Amazon link)

Drawer Organizers

I ordered this package of very narrow drawer organizers to help organize the medicine cabinet in the camper bathroom. This medicine cabinet was a feature I was really excited about for our camper. It was great to be able to store toiletries in the bathroom and not have to worry about packing and unpacking them each time we’d reach a new location. I knew that if I didn’t use some type of organizer my toiletries would be all over the cabinet when we reached our destination. These organizers work really well. We occasionally will have some jumbled up toiletries if we’ve been on a particularly bumpy road, but generally, our items are in the same bins at the end of a drive.

Drawer Organizers (Amazon link)

Mini Touch Lights

We noticed that there was no light to turn on/off near the bed in our camper. When we’d turn off the main light, we’d use our phone flashlights to navigate our way to bed. Then I found these battery-powered stick-on mini touch lights. I really like that they are dimmable and have a remote that controls both of them (in addition to the option to push them to turn them on and off). We stuck them under the cabinets on either side of the bed, so we both have our own lights. After months of use, we did notice that the lights fell off a couple times. We replaced the adhesive with a Command strip and haven’t had any issues since.

Mini Touch Lights with Remote (Amazon link)

Couch Cover

This is a big one. We usually stay so active while we’re camping that we’re coming back into the camper fairly dirty. We may be covered in sweat, sunscreen, bug spray, etc. Sometimes you can’t or don’t want to shower right away, so then you’re covered in dirt and grime, afraid to sit down because you’ll get the furniture dirty. I found this couch cover blanket that is really intended to protect furniture from dogs.

With this cover, we can sit on the couch without worrying about staining it or causing it to smell. If we’ve gotten the cover dirty on a camping trip, we’ll just bring it home with us and wash it for next time. We’ve also added outdoor throw pillows to the couch. We specifically wanted outdoor pillows, so they would also be easier to clean.

Couch Cover (Amazon link)

Fridge/Cabinet Tension Rods

Too many times we’ve arrived at our campsite only to open the fridge and have a bunch of food dump out. I stumbled upon these tension rods that help to keep food on the shelves instead of leaning against the door. They aren’t miracle workers. If the road is really bumpy, they still fall off sometimes, but we have found that they help.

Fridge/Cabinet Tension Rods (Amazon link)

Towel Bars

We bought these towel bars for our camper bathroom. They stick right onto the wall. We’ve had them in our camper for over a year and we haven’t had any issues with them falling off.