Traveling around the world is a lifelong dream of many people, and a caravan is one of the most ideal tools to realize this dream. When traveling in an RV, you will constantly meet different people and have different things happen. However, as the travel time increases and the number of locations increases, it will be found that many seemingly useful configurations in RVs are rarely used in actual travel. Let’s talk about the dispensable configurations in the RV today.
1. TV
Tasteless index: ★★☆☆☆
TV has occupied the position of the first brother of furniture from the moment it appeared in the family. In the family, the main seat of the living room must be the TV. In the past, all the furniture in the living room was placed around the TV. We kept this tradition alive when we moved the camp of life from our home to our RV. But when traveling, you will find that the beautiful scenery is really better than TV, and the bonfire and night sky at night are far more interesting than TV.
2. Air conditioner
Tasteless Index: ★☆☆☆☆
Air conditioning is also a must-have configuration in the home. The function of warming in winter and cooling in summer doubles the happiness of the family instantly. Also, the feeling of being warm in winter and cool in summer in the caravan is also very popular. But everyone has overlooked one point, the use of RVs is outdoors. Due to the heat island effect, the temperature in the city will be several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area. Generally, campsites are mostly in woods, riversides and other places, and exhaust fans are sufficient. As for winter, the RV has a special heating system, and the air conditioner is only used as an auxiliary function. And because most of the air outlets of the air conditioner are on the roof of the car, it is difficult for warm air to blow to the lower space.
3. Stove
Tasteless index: ★★☆☆☆
The stove mentioned here refers to the gas stove or induction cooker inside the RV. European and American cooking is mostly boiled and fried, but we cook with a lot of oily smoke from frying and frying. Because of the differences in Chinese and foreign food cultures, it is not so easy for us to use the excellent stoves used by foreign friends. The best solution is to cook outside the RV and solve the oil fume problem directly.
4. Sofa bed
Tasteless index: ★★★☆☆
When many people buy a RV, the most important consideration is how many people will sleep in the RV? In fact, when traveling in a real RV, you will find that there are really only two people living, and you will not let others live. The reason is very simple. The space in the caravan is small, and there is basically no privacy space. Even when eating, you have to touch your legs. It is really inconvenient for people who are not particularly close. Such a sofa bed, which looks infinitely beautiful, was shelved indefinitely because of the “special trouble” due to deformation. Over time, the table was full of various items, and I was even more reluctant to move it.
5. Atmospheric lights inside the car
Tasteless index: ★★★★★
Many high-end RV interiors like to use color-changing LDE lights for RV decoration, which are called “atmosphere adjustment lights”. The idea is good, but the colorful lights of the RV as a life scene don’t make much sense. In addition to being a travel tool, the RV is more responsible for the chores of firewood, rice, oil and salt. This kind of colored lights has almost zero effect except for increasing the failure rate.
6. Water purifier
Tasteless index: ★★★☆☆
There may be some objections to the finalists of the water purifier, because it feels that it will be used in many situations outdoors. But there is an important problem that you will not drink after purification. The simplest reason is that if you don’t even drink the tap water at home, will you drink the river water outside? In many places in Europe and the United States, tap water can be drunk directly. Of course, our tap water is also filtered through layers to meet safety standards. The water in the clean water tank is only used for washing dishes, so you can drink bottled water with peace of mind.
7. Outdoor shower
Tasteless index: ★★★★☆
The outdoor shower is my favorite design (not one of them). Imagine a beautiful woman bathing in the sunset by a beautiful lake. It’s exciting to think about it, but it’s just an imagination. Chinese people still think about this kind of outdoor bathing, so this equipment has been reduced to a complete tasteless. Now many domestic RVs have canceled this configuration, which is really a pity.
8. Rear ladder
Tasteless index: ★★★★★
RV ladders are almost standard equipment for RVs. But think about what it does—clean, repair, take pictures, and then it’s gone. Regarding the cleaning of the roof, my personal suggestion is to call the storm to deal with it unless it is extremely dirty. As for maintenance, it will not be maintained every day, and it is obviously of little effect. The last photo is obviously for SLR enthusiasts, and there is not much room to stand on the roof, so be careful.
Summary: There are many types of RVs, and there are many configurations and optional accessories. Choose carefully according to your own needs, because optional accessories are not only a matter of spending more money, but also occupy the already compact space and weight of the car. So to buy on demand, only choose the right one, not the expensive one. RV travel does not have to be extravagant, RV travel can also be frugal.
