it can take days for it to dry several thousand other RVs to where somebody else probably has
the same key that you do bonus tip instead but look oh look in this video we're going to show
you some gear we have found to make RV life easier but here is the kicker this isn't like
your typical RV accessories types of items and you are going to be surprised when you
see some of the things that we use to make RV life easier you're just gonna have to watch
yeah so the first unconventional accessory that we use for RV living that's not really
technically like an RV accessory is this bad boy right here now this one's battery operated which
is super convenient because you don't want to have to plug it in but you would be surprised
how convenient this thing is for RV life now the main thing that we use this thing for us
because we travel with pets we end up with a lot of animal hair dust dirt we've got kids
did I mention teenagers oh my gosh the rappers the trash everything well this bad boy gets
rid of all of that usually our routine is on a travel day is we're getting ready to
pack up we just start from the end of the RV out the front door with this bad boy foreign
for things that we use for RV life that aren't necessarily like RV specific accessories are
these and microfiber towels these ones are from our friends over at Venture Forest we've actually
been using this brand of microfiber towels for living in the RV for probably close to
two years now but they just came out with these fun new colors they sent us some of these and
the reason we switched to microfiber towels versus traditional towels it's really for two
reasons one they take up way less space than a traditional towel does but these things dry super
quick and so when you're in an RV and you're hanging up your towel to dry and it's one of
those like terry cloth towels when it's drying like this it can take days for it to dry and
in my opinion nothing worse than grabbing like a super wet towel to shower off so oh speaking
of towel I've got a towel hack that I am going to show you here in just a few minutes but these are
such great towels because they will actually fit in our washer and dryer as well and I can
wash all of our towels at once because they have such a smaller footprint they're also
great if you are in an RV park you want to head down to the pool grab one head down to the pool
they dry super fast this is a little hack that I recently learned on folding these towels now
folding them this way the main benefit of this it's somewhat space-saving but it's also nice
because of something I'm going to show you here in just a minute but basically what you want to do is
fold it to where you're about like this so in half first in half again and then we're going to make
like a little triangle here at the top then we're going to flip it over and then fold this again
flip it you must flip it and then I'm gonna just roll this up now here's where the magic happens
so as we roll it up we've created this little pocket here and then we're going to take this
extra corner of towel and we're just going to tuck it into the pocket and this is actually
kind of like how did they roll like Spa towels or pool towels if you go to like a high-end Resort
so this is not going to come undone so I can like throw it in a beach
bag I can throw it at Ben I can do all sorts of stuff and it's gonna stay put
the day coming
another totally underrated non-traditional RV accessory we've recently found is this hood fan
from Sierra in the past when I was cooking in the RV I would usually have to pop open our roof vent
fan especially when cooking items like bacon which Alaska loves the problem there is when it's summer
like right now and you're trying to keep the RV cool the vent fan is on well there goes all your
cool air out the roof of the RV and the AC can actually have trouble keeping things cool this new
cooking hood fan is the perfect solution because this has a suction motor that actually sucks on
the fumes no more having to open the roof vents when cooking and it has three different layers of
filters that filter fumes and odors the filters are really easy to clean and they're dishwasher
safe it's small portable size makes it easy to store when not in use this little gem is
definitely a new favorite for us when it comes to RV life the Aria just released some fun new colors
as well visit gratefulglamper.com forward slash hood fan to see the new colors and to order your
our Hood band plus see the description below this video for discount codes and the link to order
then next unconventional RV accessory if you will is actually unconventional trash cans now would
you believe that this bucket bin basket thing from the Dollar Tree is actually a trash can yes it
is a trash can now here is the thing about rving and RV life and even just small living in general
as you have all of these like interesting spaces right so you have a space where it's super small
maybe you have a space that's large maybe you have a space that's just oddly shaped and these types
of things that have some flex and give can make the perfect trash can so what we have got here is
this converts to a trash can very easily you just take a grocery sack you put it around the handles
and because this flexes yes you can actually get the liner to fit in this just fine see here we
go now we have a liner in my pseudo trash cans we actually are using these types of like bucket ones
up in the front of the RV in our bathroom we are actually using another basket from the Dollar Tree
that we put a trash can liner in because it fits perfectly between the wall and the toilet when it
comes to trash receptacles think unconventional I've also used like one of those letter holder
things that you find in a school section at the Dollar Tree for a Slimline trash can because that
too works so there you go now this is the bathroom trash can that I was telling you about but as I
went to go put a new liner in it I just remembered I have another hack so this is like bonus tip
anyway if you put a paper towel in the bottom of your trash can and then this is just some lemon
essential oil so I just put a few drops of lemon essential oil on the paper towel first and then
I add in my liner it actually knows a way that you can mitigate some of those trash smells without
using any sort of harsh chemicals so there's your bonus tip that you didn't even know was gonna come
but that's what we offer here on this channel lots of bonus tips lots of hacks it's all right here
it's a good day so the next item that we use for RV life that isn't necessarily an
RV accessory is bins now you can get bins in all sorts of shapes and sizes this is one of
my favorite bins from Ikea spin from the Dollar Tree this one's nice in the fridge
because of the handle you can even make your own bins which we've got this bin here that is
a DIY from a rug at the Dollar Tree I'll put a link to a video in the description
below of instructions on how to make one of these if you're so interested in but
we've got a brand new use for some bins and for that I'm gonna have Ben tell you all about
it tell us Ben I'm so glad that you asked about bins because I'm almost as organized as Charity
is what I found is these bins that I got from Home Depot and what I like most about them is they are
completely clear they've got the clear lids and they're 10 bucks super cheap so what I do is I
categorize everything into these bins and then I put all the things in them and then I put a little
label on them so you see this is a TPMS any of the hot spots this is what I put the RV GPS cell
phone stuff anything sell so what I'm going to do is stack these right back into the closet area
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back to the video yeah yeah yeah you'll have to let me know so far what is your
favorite unconventional accessory or what are some unconventional accessories that you're
using definitely want to hear from you guys in the comments next on the list is anything collapsible
is your friend because it saves space so these are actually items I use here in the RV so here
we have a collapsible colander this actually came from TJ Maxx of all places three bucks
these are collapsible measuring spoons so nice and collapsible they fit super nicely in the
drawer when they fold down all my measuring spoons right to there now these I found on
Amazon a while ago and I absolutely love these but this whole thing is actually a collapsible
like storage container so you can like use this for your leftovers or a lot of times what I'll do
is I'll cut up like fresh fruit for the week put it into here the lid snaps in place and so you've
got all sorts of different sizes but these make storing leftovers super super easy if by chance
you're so lucky as to have a dishwasher in your RV which we don't these are actually dishwasher
safe as well and they are microwave safe because this lid actually vents if you put this into the
microwave so fun little fact there but anything collapsible so think collapsible laundry basket
collapsible bucket if you need a dish rack one of those things that's collapsible so these ones
I actually like because these ones I'll use for like a small mixing bowl so if I'm making
pancakes for the kids or something I'll actually use this particular one instead but look oh
Club lay down and then these Nest together because there's a set of three of these and
they all store nicely so this was another Amazon find as well so collapsible is your friend
the next up on the list is this new keypad lock from RV door lock now up until recently these
were available for other applications such as fifth wheels and travel trailers but not Class
A so we were super excited when this was then available for class A now the install process
was fairly simple Ben did it in a day he did have to modify ours just slightly because it's an older
RV but a newer Class A it's pretty much you know not rocket science sort of thing comes with very
easy install instructions step by step but what you do is you just charge it it has an internal
battery so you charge it with a USB in here and that's what powers the battery that does the power
door lock itself you can enter your code lock and unlock with the code or you got this fancy dancer
remote here now it also does come with a key now here's the thing it's kind of like slightly scary
is that the factory handle we had in here is a key that is probably similar to about I don't know
several thousand other RVs to where somebody else probably has the same key that you do which is
pretty scary not anymore they're nice and secure with a super secret code right here so loving
this we'll have a link below what would you say not drag and drop drop and drop I don't know yet
hint you were just you'd throw it in there you just throw it in there so I'm gonna put
a video right up here for some accessories that we actually have trashed not worth the
money you're gonna definitely want to check out that list right up here if we
don't see you out on the road or around the campground we'll see you in the next video