Your RV comes with a lot of great features that make it a comfortable and convenient place to stay on the road. However, it doesn’t come with everything you’re going to need, which is why filling it up with the right accessories is important. There are many different types of accessories you’ll want to consider, from general-purpose items for maintenance to kitchen necessities to helpful safety measures.
Meridian RV, with locations in Port Coquitlam and 100 Mile House, is your British Columbia RV dealer. Here are some of the top accessories we recommend that you stock your RV with for all of your upcoming travels.
General Purpose
No matter what type of RV you have, the following supplies will be extremely useful to you. For example, your plumbing system will require you to have some hoses to fill and empty the tanks. Invest in a drinking hose and a sewer hose, along with some holding tank treatment to help you clean your tanks.
The power and water supplies at campgrounds are notoriously unreliable and can easily overwhelm your RV’s systems. Invest in a water-pressure regulator and a surge protector to help regulate the flow of water and power into your rig so that you don’t experience burst pipes or shorted sockets.
In The Kitchen
Your RV kitchen plays an important role on your camping trips; after all, a major bonus to having an RV is that it provides you with a means of storing and preparing food so that you don’t have to rely on campfire meals or fast food while you’re traveling. In order to conserve space, a set of stackable dishes and collapsible bowls will prove convenient.
Try to find multi-purpose devices, like a can opener that can also open bottle caps and remove corks. In fact, one of the best multi-purpose pieces of cookware you can have is a cast-iron pan, which makes food taste better, is easy to clean, will last a long time and can be used in either the stove or the oven.
For Your Safety
The average RV comes with an average keyed lock, which can unfortunately be unlocked by many other RV keys, leaving your RV’s contents vulnerable to an unscrupulous thief. Upgrade your security measures by installing a different type of lock, such as a combination lock or a keyed lock with am ore unique key.
Having a reliable set of tools on your RV will help you in a pinch when you need to make repairs while you’re on the road. Screwdrivers, nuts and bolts, a hammer, some wrenches, a flashlight and spare bulbs will definitely come in handy.
Always keep a few fire extinguishers on board your RV. One should be placed in the kitchen, since this is where most fires start. A few smoke alarms are also a good precaution. Don’t forget to pack a first-aid kit with bandages, ointments, medications, tweezers and gauze so that you’re ready to address minor illnesses or injuries.
The tires on your RV bear a lot of weight and travel a lot of miles, so you’ll want to keep a close eye on their psi levels. In fact, you can make this much easier by installing a tire-pressure monitoring system that will keep track of your tires’ condition for you. You should also have a tire-repair kit, an air compressor and a spare tire onboard your rig, just in case things go awry.
We hope that this guide has helped you to figure out which accessories will be most useful to install on your RV. Visit one of our dealerships in 100 Mile House or Port Coquitlam today to browse our wide selection of new and used RVs for sale. Meridian RV proudly serves the greater Vancouver metro area, as well as the city of Kamloops, British Columbia.
