Campervan trip checklist
Half of this list is the van and half is you. Do the van half before you leave the drive: the tank, the gas and the levelling blocks cannot be solved at a layby.
39 items
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The items
- Before you leave the drive
- Fresh water tank filled
- Waste tank emptied
- Gas bottle checked, and a spare
- Tyre pressures, including the spare
- Leisure battery charged
- Parking and pitching
- Levelling blocksThe single thing that decides whether you sleep.
- Chocks
- Electric hook-up cable and adaptor
- Outdoor mat for the door
- Kitchen
- Two pans and a kettle
- Plates, bowls, mugs, cutlery
- Sharp knife and a board
- Washing-up bowl, liquid, cloth
- Tea towels×2
- Bin bags and a small bin
- Cool box or fridge stocked
- Sleeping
- Bedding, warmer than the forecast
- Blackout blinds or curtains
- Pillows
- Washing
- Toilet chemicals, if there is a toilet
- Loo roll that breaks down
- Towels
- Shower gel and a wash bag
- Power and light
- USB charging leads
- Head torch and a lantern
- Power bank
- Papers
- Insurance and breakdown cover that includes the van
- Driving licences
- Overnight spots found in advance for the first two nights
- First aid kit
- Warning triangle and hi-vis vests
- Water carrier for refills
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Questions people ask
- What ruins the first night in a van?
- Parking on a slope. You do not sleep, and nothing in the fridge sits flat. Levelling blocks cost very little and fix it in two minutes.
- How much water do you need?
- About ten litres per person per day if you are cooking and washing up on board, and rather more if anyone is showering.