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  • RV Checklist for Travel: Grab This Adorable Printable!

    RV Checklist for Travel: Grab This Adorable Printable!

    I’m really excited to share this RV Checklist for Travel I designed with you today!

    I chuckle when I think back to how it took us two hours to hitch up the first time we moved the RV. Thankfully, it’s been two years of owning this baby and almost as long living in it, and we’ve towed it to Alaska and back safely! You could say we’ve got travel days down to a science. We break up our move day prep into categories: the day before, the morning of, ready to go, and setup. I’m not about last-minute travel preparation!

    Even still, it’s so easy to forget something essential in the chaos of packing up your RV to travel. Whether it’s because we’re on a time crunch or the kids keep interrupting us or we’re simply under the weather, I always feel like there’s one (different!) thing that slips our mind as we pack up. That’s why I absolutely never skip using our RV checklist for travel. Never.

    So I thought I’d use my RV packing expertise and combine it with my love of designing printables to create an RV checklist for travel that’s really adorable. Voila!

    Printable RV Checklist Travel Day | O'Phalen Adventures

    Printable RV Checklist: Travel Day!

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    Stay safe and organized with our adorable printable RV checklist for travel days! Checklist is broken down into four categories: day before, morning of, ready to go, and set up.

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    I designed this with the idea that you can download it, print it double-sided, and laminate it. Then it’s reusable with a dry erase marker for as many years as you need it! Bonus points for attaching some velcro to secure it to the inside of an RV cabinet. Then it’s easily within reach for you (and a partner!) to make sure you’re not forgetting any safety or sanity items as you get ready for a travel day.

    I hope it’s helpful and the pretty design makes you smile like it does for me! Feel free to ask questions or leave a comment with your most hilarious RV travel day hiccup.

    If you’re looking for more writing and resources on RV life, check out these posts we’ve written:

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    Jokes aside, I’m impressed at how shiny and clean you keep your rig, sir. I had never towed anything before we bought our 37 foot long trailer, so you could say there was a learning curve! 📈 Winter camping in Florida can be bananas expensive 💸💸💸 but it doesn’t have to be! Tell me in the comments if this is how YOU make sourdough ⬇️ For those of you planning to RV to #Alaska, I’ve put together an itinerary packed full of our favorite experiences from our 4 months there. You’ll meet sled dogs, hike glaciers, and maybe have the best trip of your life. Everyone’s always talking about the benefits of a bigger home, but have you ever noticed how easy it is to make a tiny home cozy? 🥰

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  • Alaska Packing List: Summer Adventure Must Haves

    Alaska Packing List: Summer Adventure Must Haves

    Alaska is the land of epic adventures, but it’s also the land of needing to be epically prepared! With that in mind, I thought I’d share an Alaska packing list summer must-haves for any RV family planning to make the journey! This isn’t an exhaustive packing list, just some of our most important gear for staying warm and keeping our RV functional in Alaska. If you want the complete packing list (along with Alaska RV itineraries and money-saving hacks!), please check out our RV Alaska with Kids e-book. If you want to skip the chatter and get a quick link to my Alaska packing list gear, head to my Amazon affiliate storefront Alaska list. Otherwise, read on!

    Alaska packing list summer image of three kids at the Anchorage museum

    Kid Clothing

    Summer in Alaska is probably colder and wetter than you expect. At least, it was for us! Here are a few Alaska summer packing list kid must-haves:

    • Fleece jackets (our kids LIVED in their Columbia fleeces)
    • Quality rain gear (we didn’t have rain pants, but they sure wouldn’t have hurt to have!)
    • Keens hiking boots (Alaska is one place where it’s worth splurging to make sure everyone, even the kids, has good hiking footwear)

    Adventure Gear

    Nowhere is it easier to have a bucket-list style outdoors adventure than in Alaska. There is some gear that we either brought with us or bought up here to take advantage of all of the fun.

    • Inflatable kayak (I’ve been raving about mine because it’s affordable, packs up small, and has allowed me to see so much more in Alaska!)
    • Drone (if you want amazing footage of giant landscapes, this is the place to nab some drone footage, and this drone is AMAZING)
    • Kid hiking backpacks
    • Alaska field guides (for identifying all of the flora and fauna on your adventures!)
    • Fishing rod and tackle (when the salmon are running!)

    RV Supplies

    An Alaska RV trip is worth all the hassle, but your RV will take a beating in Alaska. Be prepared to “rescue” yourselves because you might have RV trouble miles from cell service or a sizeable town. For these reasons, I’ve included some emergency supplies we actually used on this Alaska summer packing list!

    Miscellaneous

    Here are a few other Alaska summer packing list essentials.

    I hope this Alaska packing list summer RV trip essentials guide was helpful to you! I know I spent a lot of time researching what we’d need, so I thought I’d pass that knowledge on. Don’t forget to check out our guide to RVing Alaska:

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    RV Alaska with Kids Travel Guide

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    If you’re looking for Alaska vacation ideas, you’ve come to the right place! This guide features 20+ pages of what we learned throughout a summer RVing Alaska with Kids.

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    Jokes aside, I’m impressed at how shiny and clean you keep your rig, sir. I had never towed anything before we bought our 37 foot long trailer, so you could say there was a learning curve! 📈 Winter camping in Florida can be bananas expensive 💸💸💸 but it doesn’t have to be! Tell me in the comments if this is how YOU make sourdough ⬇️ For those of you planning to RV to #Alaska, I’ve put together an itinerary packed full of our favorite experiences from our 4 months there. You’ll meet sled dogs, hike glaciers, and maybe have the best trip of your life. Everyone’s always talking about the benefits of a bigger home, but have you ever noticed how easy it is to make a tiny home cozy? 🥰

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