8 quick tips for easier RVing

We all experience little irritants that can steal a bit of RVing joy. Perhaps a few quick tips for easier RVing will help.

I’ve put together a few of my favorites here, but perhaps you can add to the list in the comments below?

Foggy mirrors

Many RV showers are notoriously small. If that’s not irritating enough, when you finally manage to complete your shower, you exit to find a foggy mirror. This quick tip may help. Before your next shower, grab the car wax. Apply a small amount of wax to the mirror and allow it to dry completely. Then buff off the wax film using a soft, dry cloth. (A microfiber cloth works well.) No more mirror fog!

Messy stovetop

Don’t put away the car wax just yet! Thoroughly clean your stovetop by removing all spills and smudges. Then apply a small amount of the car wax to your stainless stovetop, knobs, and other stainless features. Allow the wax to dry and then buff with a clean, dry cloth. The wax will make cleaning up future spills so much easier!

Wrinkled clothes

I love our onboard RV washer and dryer set. What I don’t like is when clothing comes out wrinkled—even if I retrieve them immediately! I could carry along an ironing board and iron as we RV, but where would I store them? Instead, I put two or three ice cubes (or a wet washcloth) into the dryer along with the wrinkled clothing. As the ice melts, the steam that forms relaxes the wrinkles in the clothes. Genius!

Plastic zipper bags

We always seem to run out of small, plastic zipper bags. This trick can turn one larger bag into two! Just heat a metal table knife over a flame. Immediately slice the large bag in half. The hot knife will cauterize the edge, resulting in two smaller zip bags.

Dusty shade

We have a small table lamp beside our RV sofa. I like the soft, ambient light it gives the RV interior at night. However, the fabric lampshade seems to attract pet hair and dust better than any other surface! Until … I tried a clothing lint roller. Yep, just gently run the roller over the shade and it will pick up dust, hair, dirt, whatever! Success!

Dropped meds

It happens. Either my husband or I accidentally drop an aspirin or vitamin onto the RV carpet. If we can’t find it immediately, I just grab our vacuum hose and a sock. I slip the sock over the end of the vacuum nozzle and secure it with a rubber band to keep it in place. Then, I run the vacuum over the rug. The vacuum suction will pull up the pill, but the sock will prevent it from going into the vacuum bag.

Tight spots

Speaking of vacuuming… Do you have difficulty vacuuming dust, crumbs, and dirt out from under the slide? Me, too! Until I learned this quick tip for easier RVing: Save a cardboard tube (from paper toweling or toilet tissue). Mash one end of the tube almost flat or enough so that it can slip between the slide and the RV floor. Then tightly hold your vacuum hose nozzle onto the open end of the tube and vacuum away the debris that’s hiding under the slide.

Warm wine

Oof! Did you forget to chill the wine? No problem if you have frozen grapes in the freezer. Not only will the grapes quickly chill the wine, but they won’t dilute your drink in the process. And, by the way, frozen grapes are great snacks for warm days, all by themselves, too!

How about you?

Have you discovered some quick tips for easier RVing? Share your tricks and ideas with us in the comments below!

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