Unexpected RV Essentials

 Unexpected RV Essentials 

When we first started full-time RV living, we thought we had everything figured out. As it turns out, life on the road has a way of changing your priorities.

In this episode, we're sharing some of the unexpected RV essentials that have become part of our everyday routine after more than a year living in a fifth wheel and several months of full-time travel. These aren't necessarily the items you'll find on every RV packing list, but they're the things that have made our travels more comfortable, convenient, and enjoyable.

We also talk about how our needs have evolved over time, why every RV family will have different must-haves, and how campground styles, travel seasons, and family dynamics can completely change what works best for you.

Whether you're preparing for full-time RV life, planning an extended road trip, or just looking for ideas to improve your camping setup, this episode offers a realistic look at the gear and upgrades that have earned a permanent place in our RV.

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 We're the Essary family, and we're exploring America one destination at a time. Today on TravelEssary, we're going to discuss the things that we did not know that we needed before we started this RV traveling. But let me tell you guys, we have come across a lot of things that we cannot live without. Let's chat Welcome, and thank you for joining us on this episode as we talk about all the things that we did not know that we could not live without. And there is, a lot of things that we have purchased since moving in, and , we're finding a lot of things that we still want to purchase. But we're gonna specifically talk about the items that we have purchased since doing this full-time travel. And in our last podcast, we did mention , if we could, do this over again, if we could start different, kinda what would we need? And these are, like, the top items on that list that we're gonna break down into detail and kind of explain why we need these things I'm not sure if need is the right word. Some of these might be in the wants category. I mean, some of them definitely are in the wants, but some of these, depending on what park you go to, because not all parks are built the same, you need some of these. This is a need/wants category. , They have made our lives better in some form or another. They've either made, you know, living in an RV easier or it's just made it more enjoyable. And I will preface this by saying it doesn't mean it's the same for everybody. Oh, absolutely not. No. Everybody has a different way that they travel, and we talk about that all the time, especially in the full-time RV community or even, you know, the seasonal RV community. We all travel differently because each family has different needs, different desires, and a lot of these are also, you know, dependent on the season that you're traveling in. And then like Jeremy said, sometimes it depends on what campground you're staying at. So we're going to get into what's important for our family and what we have purchased since moving into our RV and starting this full-time travel journey, the things that we realized, "Hey, we really want/need this." Yeah, I mean, we've purchased a lot of, a lot of items. Some things worked out, some things haven't worked out, but these are definitely at the very top of the list of if you're gonna do this full-time, traveling. I would say it that way. And you'll understand the reasons that we explain some of these items because of the way that we used to do vacationing, and now the way that we live is totally different. Yeah, so I'm gonna start with the first purchase that we made after getting the RV. I think it was, like, two or three months after getting the RV, and I got an air fryer. Probably the number one item that I would suggest to, anyone. It doesn't matter if you're even at home. Yeah. I would suggest this to anyone. Actually, whenever people will comment on a Facebook post, , when someone asks, "What are the things you didn't know you needed?" And half of the comments will say air fryer. Yeah. You can do so much with an air fryer. And we do not use our oven, which I know we've mentioned before. If you are on the road by yourself or just a couple, you can get away probably with using your oven. But as a family of five, these RV ovens do not cut it. And you would think, "Oh, but an air fryer is even smaller than an oven." Yeah, but it's twice as fast, and I can cook everything in there super quick, and I don't have to use propane, and I think that's the biggest thing. That's the biggest thing, is you don't have to use propane, which means you don't have to fill them up, and you're not having to spend money. You're just using the electricity of wherever you're at. Yeah, and with a little one in the house, we enjoy not even turning the propane on because he can reach those knobs in the oven. And so air fryer, you just ... You cannot live without an air fryer in an RV. I don't think anybody should live without one, period. But yeah, air fryer is the number one thing we did not realize we were absolutely going to need in this lifestyle. The second thing that we'll talk about is a washing machine Okay, but very specifically, a portable washing machine We thought about when we first got into this,, our mindset was, hey, we'll get one of the- The RV stackables yeah, the RV stackables or , the all-in-one where, , you can wash and dry at the same time and make it more of the conventional type washers and dryers. And then we even went to the point of like, "You know what? We'll just go to a laundromat." Well, not every place that we go to either has a laundromat outside of the park or they have the best washers and dryers, and it feels like you're just wasting money at that point in time. Oh, yeah. We've been in campgrounds where I had to dry things like three times to get them dry because the dryers are just- Yeah ... so, so terrible. But we really liked having the space of where the stackable washer and dryers go. Like, we have the hookups and everything ready to go for a washer and dryer in our RV. We actually specifically looked for an RV that had that floor plan- Yeah, like that was one of our stipulations ... and that had that capability, but we knew it was gonna be a while before we got them, so we started putting stuff in there and then we realized we really liked having it as like a second closet. And the stackable washer and dryers are so expensive. They're almost as expensive, if not more expensive, than a sticks-and-bricks full-size washer and dryer. Oh, absolutely. And then you gotta time down whenever you move, you gotta check on the water, make sure they're not leaking in the drainage, and there's just a whole bunch of extra steps on it because usually they're the furthest away from all your electrical and water hookups And the space that they take whenever you can turn it into a closet, especially a hanging closet. Oh, yeah. I mean, if you got a bunch of hanging clothes, which we have a bunch of hanging clothes, you need as much closet space as possible because not every closet is gonna be able to hold hanging closets. Yeah, so the washer has saved us so much money. So much money. We do sometimes still go down to the campground washer and dryer, you know, for, uh, bulk items, for towels. Yeah, for the big stuff. If I have a whole bunch I need to do at once, then we'll go down there and knock it out. But I guarantee you it saves us 80 plus dollars a month- And it- ... having that because we have a family of five. And it does take a little bit of time. So I mean, we have to wash them and then we spin them out where it gets mostly dry, and then we have to hang them. Yeah. So it can take like three to four hours for a load to be completely finished. Yeah, and it can be a little inconvenient if you're, , someone's trying to take a shower during that time or, , someone needs to use the restroom while , the washer is inside the bathroom and sometimes those bathrooms can get kind of claustrophobic. But even if we didn't use inside the, bathroom, we would just hook it up here in the living room. In the living room. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know if I will ever actually get a stackable washer and dryer because the portable one, it really works for us. , It works. And it's so cheap. And if it breaks, I can spend 100 bucks and get another one instead of like $1,300 for the stackables, which I have heard some horror stories about them moving around during travel days. Mm-hmm. And leaking and not being repairable and like a whole situation. So I'm like, "You know what? This portable thing might be the way to go." For us at least. For us. And if you're on a financial crunch or a space crunch, you don't have the hookups for a washer and dryer, go to Amazon. I'm not affiliated. I'm not even leaving a link for you. Um, but go to Amazon and type in portable washer and dryer, and they have them in like four different sizes. They're, they're fantastic. And another thing that we've also seen is people have actually taken this outside and they will hook it up on the outside faucet and do their laundry outside. Yeah, so that it's not- If they don't have the space ... taking up floor space. And that was in a very small class C with no slide outs, so I can understand why they needed the space for the, the washer. Yeah. But it has been , a lifesaver for us for sure. Yeah. So the third thing is not a need It's been really nice though The third thing is more of, um, a want, but it's like I can't go back now. You know, I, I don't, I think it might be a need. With a little one, it might be a need. Maybe. Yeah. Yeah. Just, just because of- 'Cause it makes our old lives easier. Yeah, yeah. When you, when you're in your 40s and you have a two-year-old, it makes our lives a little bit easier. So what is it? Well, it's kinda twofold. So we got another TV and a second laptop for us. So I, I would just say tech in general. Like, we have increased the amount of tech that we have had since traveling. And it doesn't mean we're on our tech more, it just means it's more convenient for us when we do need it. Right. We have the capability of doing more things at the same time. So the laptop is very self-explanatory. Uh, Misty got a new laptop, so she does a whole bunch of all the social media, all, e- everything like that on the new laptop that runs a whole lot faster than our old laptop does. Not to mention publishing my books. Oh, yeah, writing, all, all of the, you know, everything that she uses on it, so that's pretty self-explanatory. The second TV, which is in our bedroom, which we hardly ever turn on, is if one of us is sick, we can lay in bed. , Instead of having to hold our phone up, we can watch TV. That type of stuff. Yeah, so it's been really great for me to have it in there with the two-year-old because there have been a few times that I was sick and couldn't hardly get out of bed, but Jasper wants to be right next to my side. So I could just turn on his cartoons and let him play on the bed next to me while I just, you know, slept or rested or whatever I needed. The other thing is Jeremy really likes taking that TV outside when we're grilling outside. Oh, I totally forgot it's portable. Yeah. . It's just on a stand, so we pick it up and we move it outside he likes to watch a game or something while we're- Yeah, we've, we've- -grilling ... we've done a, well, we've done our own little tailgating. We didn't, no one really came over, but we were outside and we were watching a game and we were cooking and grilling. It's just one of those, it's one of those really nice accessories that we have. Yeah. And then, um, I, then again, the laptop. So not necessarily absolutely need, but it has made our lives a lot easier. Now we're going to move to outside stuff, because I feel like the majority of our purchases since we have started traveling are all, like, outside. And it's crazy because when we first started, I was so far against getting anything outside, because I didn't wanna set up any extra things. And it was because I had the mindset and I had the vision that every park was gonna be just like a Corps of Engineer park. Yeah, which they're not. They're not. And, you know- Anywhere close ... and more... We've even went to Corps of Engineer parks now that we're traveling outside of Texas, and they're not all the same either. So I think we got used to Corps of Engineers being a specific way in the area of Texas that we live in, but going to, like, one in Arkansas and one in Georgia, and they're all very different. They're quite different. But, , yeah, , we love our outdoor stuff now that Jeremy has allowed us to start purchasing them. And it's because we've run into situations where we've gone to different parks, and they didn't have something that we were either used to or that would make our life easier. So a little bit about the Thousand Trails system, and very soon I wanna do an entire podcast just doing the ins and outs of Thousand Trails , that we have learned. But every campground is privately operated. So the memberships, like it's one big giant membership, but each campground is operated specifically by the local people that live and work there or the camp workers that come in, and they are all very different. Sometimes you will have sites that are paved. Sometimes you will have sites that are on sand. Sometimes you will have grass when you step out, and sometimes you will have rocks. It's so extremely different. You will have picnic tables, and some of them won't have picnic tables. So we have learned that there are specific things that we need that just make our lives a lot easier, and the first thing I think that really kinda spiraled our outdoor stuff in motion- It definitely spiraled it ... was the rug. Was the rug. And if anyone's ever paid attention to our social media, you can go back and look at the video, , where I am totally against getting a rug. But for my job, I deliver a lot to Camping World, which means I get to go in and look at all their clearance stuff, so everything that I get is at a really good price. Even better than what you can get online because they're trying to get rid of it. And we ran into a rug, and I was like, "Hey babe, what do you think?" And she was like, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." Yeah, it was like 45% off or something like that. It was super cheap. Yeah. And it was a big one too. It was... Yeah, big one and absolutely brand new. And so I brought it home, and it has been a lifesaver and one of my favorite outdoor things. Yeah, because Jeremy has super sensitive feet. Super. And a lot of the times we're on, , gravel or just like, dry dirt with rocks sticking out, and it makes it easier to walk on barefoot. We don't wanna put on our shoes when we have the rug out there. But my main thing is it's been really great with our toddler to have a place for him to go and play on with his trucks and stuff, especially if the whole thing is sand. Yeah. And we try not to put it out on grass too much. , We don't wanna kill the grass and all that, but if it's sand or just rocks, it's... It works so great because it gives him a place to sit and roll his big old trucks around, and .. he stays contained around the rug. Anyway, it's just super nice to have. It's definitely a want over a need, but it's one of those things that when this one bites the dust, I will be getting another one right away. Oh, absolutely. And, , we've already talked about it a little bit, but the Corps of Engineers, the ones that we've always gone to, was nice parking, so some type of asphalt, and then there's a little trail to a concrete padded picnic table area. And, , they are usually covered. Yeah, and they're covered. And so you're just if you wanna be barefooted and go sit out and stuff, then you do it there, and you're perfectly fine. Not in all the parks that we've even gone to, even the other Corps of Engineers in Little Rock whenever we went to, those- It was not like that at all. Yeah, the one in Georgia didn't have paved anything at our site. Nothing was paved. Nothing was paved. No. But having that carpet allows you just to, especially for me, allows me to walk outside without having to put shoes on. Yeah, I really, really enjoy the carpet. Another thing would be our chairs. I guess that kind of goes with the carpet. Yeah, because now I can walk barefooted out onto the carpet and go sit in my chair. Yeah, so when we first got chairs, before we left, we got a few chairs. We got your typical baseball chairs- Yeah ... that everyone goes to Walmart and picks up. So we got those. Already had a chair that I extremely like. It's got like a little small table and a whole bunch of other stuff on it, , that I absolutely like. But we didn't know the ex- I don't want to say even extreme, but we didn't know the extent of how comfortable we needed these chairs to be. Yeah, especially when we're outside a lot. And it is spring and summertime right now. We're in the first of June, and we're outside a lot. A lot. And we want to be comfortable when we're sitting outside. I sit outside a lot with Jasper and just let him play for hours and hours, and I want my tushy to be nice and comfortable. Yeah, so M- Misty specifically picked out her chair, what she wanted. I got a hammock swinging chair. And we all like it. The baseball chairs are comfortable for like 45 minutes, and then you're done with the baseball chairs. Yeah. Mine, I can last a couple hours. But then, of course, we had to get more chairs. We got a chair. Well, we got an outdoor couch We got a couch. And you see these everywhere. , It's a double seat, and you're like, "Oh, man, this isn't gonna be good. Who's gonna want this?" "No one's gonna sit in this 'cause it doesn't have the two armrests. This isn't gonna be comfortable." It's probably the most comfortable chair that we have. Oh, yeah, it's so comfortable, especially if you're on it by yourself and you get to stretch out. You can kind of ... Yeah, you can kind of lounge out. Yeah. It is unbelievable. It, even our two-year-old really likes to sit in that one. It's so comfortable. Yeah, the kids don't even get their chairs out anymore. They just go sit in the couch chair. And the good thing , is, , if we do have friends or family that come over, which we're supposed to have some this summer, but we have two extra chairs now that we can sit- Yeah more- More people can come over. They can sit without having to bring their chairs over, and it, it's really nice. Yeah, so next, um, we did not- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. We're not done with this one. Oh, okay. Because I, I think we're gonna get more chairs. You think we're gonna get even more chairs? I think we're gonna get more chairs. So, okay, well, that means we're definitely gonna have to do a lot of cleaning out when we get back home. Oh, yes. Which we have talked about. We talked about it last week's episode. That is definitely gonna happen. There's a lot of things that are gonna happen whenever we, when we go back and reset for the holiday season- Yeah back at our home base. There's some projects we've already thought about, some things that we're already thinking about getting rid of, so be on the lookout for that, 'cause it's gonna- Oh, yeah, we will definitely make YouTube videos of all of that. Yeah, it's, it's gonna be something else. I, I can guarantee you that. It's gonna be something else. Okay, so maybe more chairs. We'll see. Maybe more chairs. If we get a good deal on them. Yes. You gotta keep your eye out at Camping World. Yeah. , The lounge chair we got for 65% off. Yeah. I understand not everyone can go to a Camping World and go look all the time, but even, like, your local outdoor places. Mm-hmm. You know? Especially if you do, like, the end of summer sales. Yeah. Just go in there, not with the mindset of you have to go get something, but just go check it out. And if you like the price, then go and grab it. Okay. Next. Next. Something I did not realize we were gonna need as much as we do, but that is an outside toy box, And y'all, this is crazy. I, I'm, I'm gonna jump in on this one because this is, this is absolutely nuts. Whenever we started, we had one small box of toys that Jasper had that he was gonna play with, and of course this is before our first Christmas in the RV. And we told all of our family, "Everything's gotta be small. If it ain't got a space inside the RV, it's not going with us." But that's because Jeremy was anti anything outside. Yes. Everything, yeah, nothing's going outside. - Two inside toy boxes and some mid-side s- things later, we now have a outdoor toy box because all of his toys don't fit inside. Okay. Also, I don't want them inside because he has, , those Tonka trucks, like , the dump trucks and the excavators and things like that. I don't want them inside because he digs in the sand and the dirt with them. Yeah, no, we have very- I don't want them all over ... we have very specific outside toys that stay outside. Yeah. And if inside toys go outside, and it's one of those sandy or it's, , right after a rain and he's in the mud- They stay outside they're outside toys now. Yeah. But yeah, we did not know that we needed that. At first we just picked the toys up and put them in a little nook in the little belly. It was like, "Oh, that's fine." Well, because he only started with, a small handful of Tonka trucks. Yeah. Like three or four trucks. , And now , it's grown. And for some strange reason- Now we have an entire tote ... whenever I leave to go do trips- ... and I come back, he has more toys. Okay, you came back with toys for him. I did. Twice now. That's because you told me that he needed them, and so it... Y'all, it's really bad because- No, we're both awful because- We are when you take the two-week trips, every time you take one of those, I buy him toys and you come back with toys. Yeah. He is in that stage where he's constantly growing and progressing, and so,, whenever we first moved into the RV, he was not even quite two years old yet, and he was still playing with, , baby things. And since then, since Christmas time, we have got rid of a lot of that, and we got more of the toddler-type toys. Well, now he's almost three, and he's more into the three-plus age toys. Yeah. And so we're constantly having to keep up with his desires. He doesn't want baby toys anymore. Now he wants cars and dinosaurs and things like that. So we do get rid of things. I do actually leave stuff in the Thousand Trails toy boxes when Jasper outgrows them, or I keep them for our grandson whenever we go back home. But I do empty things out as I put things in, so it, it balances. Yeah. He's just at the point, if anyone has ever had children, whenever they start hitting their little growth spurts and going up, you gotta change out clothes like crazy. Mm-hmm. And right now we're just changing out toys like crazy. Yeah, I think from ages, like, two to eight it's just constant. They just don't stop. I remember doing it with our other ones, but it didn't seem as extreme because- Yeah ... you know, we lived in a house. We lived in a house, and so we had plenty of room. We had, , three or four giant toy boxes- Yeah ... and it was fine. They could do whatever they want to. But yes, now we have an outdoor toy box, and this isn't for everyone. Some people aren't gonna have kids. But you might wanna keep some stuff outside. , I've seen people, , have outside shoes, and that's where they keep their shoes. Oh, yeah. Or, you know, that's where they just keep a box of cooking ware or- But, you know, I do see- ... s'mores or something like that ... a ton of people that have totes that they keep outside underneath their RV the whole time. I don't know what's in them. Yeah. It's probably different for everyone. But, we do typically put the outside toy box underneath the RV when we take it out, and we just leave it there until we leave again, instead of taking it in and out. So everyone seems to have, not everyone, but a good portion of people that camp, whether they're weekend campers or full-times, they have a tote or two with whatever it is they need, outside things they need, that they put underneath their RV. Yeah, 'cause it's a whole lot easier just to , pull it out and get whatever you need instead of having to Put it into the underbelly or back into storage every single time. But yeah, they have all sorts of different stuff that you can put in it. So it just doesn't always have to be a toy box, but just having an outdoor storage- When we were Orlando, we were close to people that they had, like, all their fishing gear in their totes underneath. So he would just pull out his tote, grab whatever fishing gear he wanted out of there, like whatever tackle box or bait or whatever he was using, and then just put it right back under the RV, and that's just where he kept it. , When we first started traveling, like, "I do not want totes underneath my RV." It's- But look at us with a tote under our RV. As long as it's, it's, I, I don't wanna even say classy, but as long as it's respectful. Oh, yeah. We've been to those places where we've seen people have 30, 40 totes stacked up. We have talked about that. I think it's, like, Tales From Our RV Window. Yeah. And so, I mean, that's- When we were in Lake Conroe, they had literally, like, 25 totes and boxes outside. Yeah, that, that's a little extreme. One or two totes that are nice, taken care of, and it keeps items from being strewn all over the campground and making it look worse. Yeah, I think if it can't fit under your RV, then you probably have too many. Yes, absolutely. It's too much. Too much. Okay, let's get into our last thing, which has been our most recent as of late, and we're probably not even done with this either. , This will be a seasonal thing for us, but that is pull accessories. This is another one of those things that's just absolutely, whenever we first started was absolutely crazy to us because everywhere that we went had a lake with no pool. So you either went boating and went out, or you just went to the swim spot and swam with everyone in their little area and you really didn't have toys because you couldn't see anything because it was just murky water. Yeah, so that's what we get for growing up in Corps of Engineer parks and going camping. Going camping. Now, we did realize that most Thousand Trails have pools, but I think we underestimated how much we would want to utilize those pools, especially whenever it's warm outside and we can. And, um- Oh, yeah, talking about Florida, and, this is early spring. I mean, this is, like, what was it? Mid-April. Mm-hmm. Beautiful. Nice and warm. The water was warm. We swam, like, all the time. Yeah, in all three parks. Yes. And then we move outside of Florida into South Carolina, water's freezing. Didn't swim at all. But you're going swimming today. But we're going swimming today. Actually. So there are pool accessories we didn't realize we were gonna need., We have gotten, like, floaty life, life vest things for Jasper,, which we've had to upgrade twice now because it's, we've been traveling close to a y- almost a year now. Almost a year. Man, we're closing in on that. That's crazy. And of course he keeps growing, so we have to keep changing those. And then the, , teenagers wanted things too in the pool. They want to float and relax, and so we started getting pool noodles. And now Jasper wants pool toys and- Yeah ... we went to Orlando and these kids had, , a bucket of pool toys, which he was obsessed with. So now he wants pool toys, and I'm like, "You know what? If we have the space for it and it's something that makes our life more enjoyable, then I'm okay with it." Which I think we both have kind of changed our mindset a little bit when it comes to that. W- which part? Well, when we first started, we were very much like, "We're not just gonna go and get new things. We're not gonna do outside stuff. We're not gonna get all this stuff." Like, in our minds, because of the lifestyle we were used to living, those were frivolous things. Right. And- And we were very, like, strict budgeters. Yeah. And we were trying to repurpose everything that we had from our regular house into our RV life. Now, granted, we did not have a pool, but now that we are full-time traveling, pools are very accessible to us. , And that is now a part of our life. And so n- now just having a few things that- Instead of going out there and either, you know, swimming hardcore or Jasper's getting to the point where he's kind of with the floaties and he's kinda swimming a little bit and he just wants to go chase things, and it makes it more enjoyable whenever little one is kinda doing his own thing and is happy. You can enjoy the pool a whole lot more and relax and- Oh, yes. I enjoy the pool so much more now that he has his floaties- Yeah ... and he can swim independently. Of course, I never leave him alone in the pool, and I'm always within a few feet of him, but n- now I get to actually enjoy the pool instead of trying to hold onto a baby that's trying to escape the whole time Yeah because he thinks he can swim. And we'll eventually go into getting goggles and, , diving toys. As he gets older. As he gets older. Yeah. And just enjoying that lifestyle as well. But , the second part of that is I didn't wanna put anything in the underbelly because I had it all planned out. Mm-hmm. Everything fit in its little spot, and now that we're accumulating chairs and carpet, those are not small items. No. And now we have pool noodles that all need a space to go in, and trying to reconfigure the jigsaw to make everything fit, , sometimes can be a little challenging. , But we have realized in doing so that we don't even use half the stuff that's under there, so we need to get rid of it- ... to make room for the things we actually do use in this life. Yes. , There is gonna be a mass exodus of items and things- Yeah ... because we know that there is going to be a influx, especially either the more that we accrue or the more that we put on a list, 'cause we do have a list of- Things we still wanna get done and do and Of things that, we want and things that, , we don't necessarily need right now, but would be nice to have, that whenever we go reset and have more room to put those items, then we can pick those up. Yeah, I don't think, , we fully realized how different it is, life is full-time traveling in an RV. We knew it was gonna be different, don't get me wrong. We talked about it from, I think our very first podcast on the road, like, "Whoa, we're having to adjust." And, , we still are doing that adjustment, but I think just in a different way now. We're having to get rid of some of the mindsets that we had before when it comes to what we do and do not need/use as a family versus, , sticks and bricks to now. , It has changed so much, just our entire lifestyle. Like, everything, from what we purchase, to what we eat even, because, , we don't have a normal oven, we don't have a big stove top. Like, e- everything has changed so much, and I think we're still in that learning process of what that looks like. I imagine this list will change by the end of the year, of going, "You know what? I think we need this more than we needed pool noodles." Yeah. I can absolutely foresee every, , holiday season when we go back home, Thanksgiving and Christmas, of us like reassessing what we have, where we're at, what we need in that season of life, 'cause I know it'll change depending on where we're gonna be traveling that next year. It's not always gonna be the same. We're not s- doing the exact same route every year. Right. Absolutely. We're gonna be changing it as our, children grow up in age, as they become young adults, and as Jasper grows out of the toddler stage into the little kid stage. And, it'll change, and I do think that we are way more, , open to adapting than we were in the beginning. We were pretty rigid, I think, in how we saw things. But now we're like, you know what? It just, it's constantly changing. But, and that's the great thing about this lifestyle, though, is you can do that. Yeah. , There's no reason to be rigid. Yeah. W- we're reassessing all the time. All the time. , Literally all the time. I don't know how many times we've changed, , our reservations just for this year- Oh, yeah ... whenever we first did it a year and a half ago. It has changed, , five or six times- Yeah ... based off of what we need in that moment, and I think we're getting quite good at it. Yeah, I mean, I was even getting ready for this podcast and I was trying to look for something and I saw some other things and even at that point I was reassessing like, "Do I actually need this?" Mm-hmm. "Do I need to get rid of this?" So I mean- Yeah ... unfortunately, there's always gonna be something that you want. But I believe that this list is the bare basic of what you need 📍 to- Of what we needed. I don't know. I think some people might need that double TV. The double TV. Or the air fryer. I can't speak highly enough of the air fryer. And get, get you- And get a good one ... get outside stuff. Do it. Yeah. Just do it. Get outside, have an adventure