What do you need in a motorhome?

In a motorhome, space and the weight of the load are almost always limited. Therefore, it is important to take only the most important things with you. At the same time, you should not forget anything.

In this list, I would like to go into the most important things that you need in my opinion. I'm sorting the list by topic so that it's clearer. You won't need everything. You can tick off the list, the status is saved on your computer in a cookie and when you come back, the list is the same as before.

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The most important things, papers and documents

• Identity card

• Passport (only important for countries outside the EU)

• Vaccination cards

• Health card (in Germany)

• Health insurance for travel abroad

• Driving licence

• Vignettes

• Car licence

• ADAC card/ protection cover

• Green insurance card

• Copies of the most important documents that are kept separately (we have scanned these with our mobile phone and store them in the Dropbox)

• small change 50 cent, 1 and 2 Euro coins for electricity, washing, showering etc. optionally a coin box

• Credit and EC cards

Travel documents

• Travel guide

• Pitch / campsite guide as book or app

• Car atlas

• Route plan or sat nav

• Address list for maps home

• Emergency numbers

• Books or Kindle or other ebook reader

• Notebook and pens

• Travel diary

Travelling with a dog

• EU pet passport

• Medication

• Food, dry food is ideal for the camper.

• Treats

• Bowls for food and water - Foldable bowls are practical

• Dog Bed

• Collar, harness, leash, possibly ground hooks

• Drinking bottle for on the go

Kitchen

• • Tableware - My tip is clearly bamboo tableware, never porcelain. It's too heavy and rattles terribly during the journey. Bamboo dishes are very stable and have a great surface. If you drop one of these plates, it won't break. You can buy some here. Use the 4% discount voucher BambooCamp.

  • Pots and pans - I recommend stackable ones with removable handles. This takes up the least space. We need one large and one small pot and two pans. With these, two of us can prepare everything we eat.

  • Cups, mugs and bowls

• Salad bowl foldable

• Kettle foldable

• Measuring jug

• Cutlery

• sharp knives

• whisk

• Bottle opener, corkscrew, can opener

• Cutting board foldable

• Foldable sieve

• Plastic cans

• Bottles for water

• Omnia oven

• Vegetable peeler

• Drainer rack

• Wash-up bucket

• Nicer Dicer – incredibly practical for chopping and dicing vegetables and fruit

• economical hand mixer – damit lässt sich allerlei Pürrieren und hacken und zerkleinern

• Bialetti espresso machine – A normal coffee machine runs on 220 volts and needs too much electricity. So we bought an espresso machine for the gas cooker. Add espresso powder like Lavazza's and we have delicious coffee.

• Water canister

• Kitchen roll

• Tea towels

• Washing-up liquid, brush, sponge

• Rubbish bags

• Dishcloth or sponge

• Cleaning cloth

Bathroom

• Shower Bath

• Shampoo

• Zan brushes

• Toothpaste

• DEO, perfume

• Wet razor, shaving foam, razor charging cable

• Cream, sun cream, lip care

• Hand and bath towels

• Nail care set

• Cosmetics

• Q-Tips

Electronic devices

• Smartphone

• Pitch / campsite guide as an app

• Charger 12 volt/ cigarette lighter adapter

• 220 volt charger

• USB cable

• Kindle

• Tablet

• Headset/ Headphones

• Powerbank

• Headlamp

• Camera

• Memory Stick

• Laptop

• External hard drive

• Mobile WLAN router

• External antenna

Driver's cab

• Coffee mug for the journey

• Cup holder

• Cover for the windscreen

• Navi or mobile phone/tablet with navi software

• Atlas

• Pitch guide

Cellar/ Workshop/ Vehicle

• Spare fuses

• Jumper cable

• Water hose for fresh water

• Gardena coupling set

• WD40

• Armour tape

• Ramp wedges

For the children

• Portable DVD player for the journey and/or TV set in the camper van

• Colouring books

• Toys

• Balls

• Swimming costumes

• Beach games

Electricity and gas

• power cable or cable drum at least 2.5 mm cross-section

• Power adapter CEE

• are the gas cylinders full?

• Gas adapters for other countries. We always buy a local gas bottle because it is easy to refill. You need an adapter to connect

• Gas cylinder key

First-aid kit

• Disinfectant spray

• Hand sanitizer

• Painkiller

• Bepanthen ointment

• Tablets against travel sickness (ferry, driving etc.)

• Fenistil gel

• Autan against mosquitoes

• Plaster

• Immodium or charcoal tablets

• Iodine

• Electrolytes

Camping

• Camping table/ folding table

• Camping chairs

• Camping mat

• Lanterns/ candles

• Pocket knife/ Multitool

• Lighters/ gas lighter

• Clothesline and clothes pegs

• Folding water and washing-up bucket

• Washing-up liquid

• Washing up liquid / Rei in a tube

• Bin liners

• Freezer bags

• Aluminium foil

• Duvets, pillows, fitted sheets and bedding

• Wool blankets for when it gets colder

• Clothes hangers

• Picnic blanket

Things for the motorhome

• Warning triangle

• First aid kit

• High visibility waistcoats for each occupant

• Jack

• Toolbox

• Gas bottles

• Gas adapters to connect bottles from other countries

• Wheel chocks

• Starter cable (thick enough, no cheap cable, it will break)

• Water canister (5l)

• Shore power cable or cable drum

• Plug adapter CEE

• Chemicals for toilet

• Toilet paper

• Water hose

• Hose adapter/ water thief

• Watering can

• Tarpaulin and warning sign for bicycle rack

• Tension straps and ropes

• Armour tape

• WD 40

• Folding spade

• Hammer