Category: Buying Guide
September 29, 2026If you live in your RV and dump the black tank roughly once a week, the Camco RhinoFLEX 20-Foot Complete Kit is the best RV sewer hose kit for most full-timers. It pairs 23 mil polyolefin reinforced with steel wire, a clear elbow so you can see when the tank is empty, and 4-in-1 adapter…
September 29, 2026An RV awning on its own blocks the sun from directly overhead, and that is where most people stop thinking about it. The radiant heat coming off a hot campsite pad, the low afternoon sun raking across your patio chairs, and the glare off the campsite next door all come in from the side, straight…
September 29, 2026A wheel chock is a wedge, block, or scissor-style device you place under a trailer tire so the rig cannot roll. Travel trailers need one more than almost anything else on the road, because unlike a motorhome or a truck, a towable has no parking brake and no transmission holding it in place. Once you…
September 29, 2026If you want one rooftop air conditioner that fits almost any travel trailer and has the longest track record of satisfied owners, the Dometic Brisk II 13,500 BTU is the pick. It drops into a standard trailer roof opening, runs on ordinary 115V campground power, and carries more verified owner reviews than anything else in…
September 29, 2026The best RV generator for boondocking is the WEN 56380i if your trailer has a 30-amp outlet and a single rooftop air conditioner. The sizing rule is simple: add the running watts of everything you want on at the same time, then confirm the unit's surge rating clears the startup draw of your air conditioner.…
September 29, 2026The best composting toilet for a camper van is the Nature's Head Self Contained Composting Toilet with the spider handle. It holds roughly four to six weeks of solids for two full-time people, weighs 28 pounds, needs no water or chemicals, and carries a 5 year warranty backed by over 1100 owner reviews. If your…
September 29, 2026Choosing the best portable power stations for van life comes down to one number: how many watt-hours your week actually consumes. Get that figure right and the rest is ports, recharge speed and how many pounds you are willing to lift into the cargo area. We spent weeks running a fridge, a router, a CPAP…
September 29, 2026A side-mount van awning is a retractable fabric canopy that bolts to brackets on your van's upper side wall or the side rail of a roof rack, then unrolls outward to create a sheltered standing area beside the sliding door. That single detail is why side mount matters more than any other awning type: it…
September 29, 2026The best folding solar panel for a van roof is the DOKIO 200W kit, because owners repeatedly report 128-160W from a panel labelled 220W, the leaves are wired in parallel so partial shade costs far less output, and at 9.7 pounds one person can still reposition it on a high roof. That combination of measured…
September 29, 2026Showering is the comfort almost every van conversion owner wishes they had planned properly, and the one most end up retrofitting badly. Picking the right van shower kit before you cut a single body panel saves you from a wet floor, a mould problem and a resale conversation nobody wants to have. We spent weeks…