The secret to keeping camping fun and romantic is maintaining a cozy, well-organized camper with touches of all of the comforts of home. Doug and I bought our 19ft. 2021 Caravel Airstream just over two years ago on our honeymoon while traveling in our Nucamp teardrop camper. We were at the end of our 6 -week camping honeymoon and met a nice couple who showed us their Caravel Airstream. We loved our teardrop camper, but the space and layout of the small Airstream was inviting to us. I was sold on the idea when they told us the Airstream has a tankless hot water heater. Yes, a cozy camper needs endless hot water. So, we bought the Airstream and sold the teardrop camper.
It is important to bring the essentials, but not more than will be used on a trip. We quickly learned we don't need to bring ten towels on a trip. With each trip, we packed less than we did the previous trip. Having spent 6 weeks in the Airstream on a cross country trip from Georgia to California in 2023, we have our packing down to a fine art. We have most items always packed away in the Airstream, so we usually only need to pack our clothes and food.
We quickly replaced our large outdoor rug for a small reversible plastic straw rug that can be quickly cleaned and dried for storage while traveling. We learned this after stuffing our large rug (still wet) in the camper to move to another campground. We only take the large rug when we are not moving from campground to campground.
You can enjoy endless hot showers even if the campground does not have sewer hookups with the RV Waste Water Remover. Just connect it to your vehicle to take it to the dump station in your campground every few days.
We decorated the Airstream to have some of the comforts of home. We also replaced the pretty Airstream comforter with a lightweight waffle blanket that is the perfect weight for warm weather and can be easily washed while traveling. The soft and cozy texture is perfect for snuggling while watching the TV mounted over the bed. It is great for layering on the bed during cooler weather. The stainless steel trash can with a foot pedestal fits perfectly at the base of the bed across from the sink. I love this slim mirror that we attached to the wall beside the door for checking our 'outfit of the day' before rushing out the door. I found this mirror in California, but I located an Etsy Mirror that would fit as well. We hung a lightweight canvas picture of a forest of snow on the bathroom door. We chose a snow covered forest to give the Airstream a cozy feeling. (The link is for a similar canvas wall art. I think we found our art in a thrift store.) You could change out the art seasonally.
Warm up those chilly mornings without turning on the propane heat with an Amazon Indoor Personal Space Heater. Since regular candles are not typically safe to use in an RV, I prefer these lovely battery operated birch bark candles with remote control for minimum lighting in the evenings (no heat, but great for just a bit of light for that cozy feeling.)
Don't forget the little luxuries of watching TV and listening to music. Even though we seldom spend daylight hours inside the Airstream, we enjoy the comforts of listening to music and watching a Netflix series or a movie. With a Roku attached to your TV, you will not miss that Netflix series that you have discovered to be your newest addiction. Of course, internet is required and is often provided at many campgrounds. We keep a T-Mobile 5G Gateway Internet in our Airstream. If internet is provided, it is sometimes too weak to stream a movie, so the Gateway Internet solves that problem. Just like home, we keep music playing non-stop. We even play sleep music at night which also helps drown out any campground or road noise. We use the portable Bluetooth Doss Speaker in the Airstream and outdoors on the picnic table. We have taken it in our bike basket for music when we forgot our communication helmets.
Make your Airstream kitchen area special! Add fresh flowers and use your space to cook some really good meals. Every cozy home includes a good meal. Don't be afraid to cook in your Airstream. With the convection oven and gas burners, you can cook almost anything you would cook at home. The Contour convection, microwave, and air fryer was intimidating to me at first, but was easily mastered when following the directions in the manual: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.rvupgradestore.com/v/vspfiles/assets/pdf/RV200SCON_Manual.pdf. We enjoy using the Electric Copper Top Griddle outdoors, but we also use it indoors when the weather is not cooperating. It stores easily between the seat and the Airstream wall.
Organization is key for your cozy, comfortable Airstream. The pantry located by the door is a great asset for those who love to cook. I added several of these Spice shake containers with trays since seasonings are important for delicious meals. The shelf above the pantry is the perfect location for your phone charging station. This charging station holds multiple devices and saves you from having cords hanging all over the Airstream. I use Amazon's food lock storage containers to store food. Before getting these containers, I experienced a few episodes involving containers shifting during travel and falling out the refrigerator door as soon as I opened the door with the top flying off the container when it hit the floor. The locking tops prevent spills and helps to keep food fresh. These containers are the perfect size for the small refrigerator in the Caravel Airstream.The Grippi Egg Container will keep your eggs safe during travel and it doesn't take up much space in the refrigerator. The Bamboo drawer organizer fits perfectly in the cabinet under the sink.
The Presto Coffee Pot is a favorite at home and in the Airstream for great coffee. It secures safely in the opening beside the cabinet under the sink with a bungee cord while traveling. The small shelf above is great for keeping coffee supplies, so no more digging around for the coffee pot and supplies.
With a little planning and furnishing your Airstream thoroughly before hitting the road, you will enjoy many of the comforts of home while allowing satisfying your wanderlust for travel. So dive into cooking some great meals, snuggle with your sweetheart while you watch some good movies, and don't forget to take that endless hot shower thanks to the tankless hot water heater.
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