Travel Trailer Camping Tips

Travel trailers make luxury camping easy and affordable. These full-featured towable RVs fit everything you need into one convenient package that hitches easily to your truck, van, or SUV. Just brought home a shiny new travel trailer? The following guide can help you make the most of your upcoming adventures.

Packing Essentials (and Extras)

The first step to a smooth vacation is packing all the right gear. Always keep your travel trailer well-stocked with a first-aid kit, a tool kit, a spare tire, an air compressor, fire extinguishers, fresh linens, and kitchenware. For added safety, invest in a hand-crank radio. These handy little devices can come to the rescue if you lose cell service in the midst of an emergency.

Once you’ve taken inventory of all your basic supplies and replenished them as needed, then it’s time to pack your clothes, toiletries, and food. Need to lighten your load a little? Consider heading out with an empty fridge and loading up on groceries at your destination. Plenty of room left over? Take advantage of excess storage space by packing some fun extras, like board games and other rainy-day activities. Just be sure to stay well within your weight limits.

Towing Safety

Don’t dive in head first when it comes to towing your travel trailer. Before you head out on your first camping trip, hitch up and head to the nearest empty parking lot to practice turning, reversing, braking, and parking. You’re ready for the highway when you feel just as confident driving with your travel trailer as you do without it.

Remember that travel trailer tires are generally not designed for speeds over 60 mph. Keep your speed under 55 mph to be on the safe side, and stay in the right-hand lane to allow others to pass you when possible. Avoid making any sudden movements, and signal well in advance of turns and lane changes. Leave more space between yourself and other vehicles than you would when driving normally.

Looking for a cozy and comfortable travel trailer to take on your next camping adventure? Then look no further than our location here in Dunmore, AB! Here at Sterling Trailer Sales, we offer an enormous selection of travel trailers of all shapes and sizes for you to browse through, and proudly serve the nearby cities of Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, and Brooks, AB.