so if you've been living the RV life for any length of time or even just life in general you
have probably had some of those moments where you have seen something that somebody has done to make
life easier and you think to yourself oh my gosh that is genius why didn't I think of that hack
well this video is going to be chock full of those types of hacks that are absolutely genius they're
going to blow your mind and you're going to want to stay tuned because this is going to make
your life 10 times easier on the road or just with RV living and organization in general
all right so before I get into hack number one i have to give you a slight disclaimer
my voice is a little hoarse we attended a sporting event recently
and I was a little too enthusiastic at said sporting event and my voice is now paying
the price so you'll just have to bear with the hoarseness through this video
and just know that i'm very excitable when it comes to sporting events so there you go
on that now let's jump into it because i'm super excited to talk about these hacks number one you
bought an rv because you want to travel and you know what it's like if you have done this for
one day or for multiple years things move and things shift as you are going down the road
i actually am not much of a plant person because i could never keep them alive and so i love
greenery but it has to be fake so i have this nice little fake plant here that i actually got from
ikea i absolutely love it and it sits right here on our table it provides very nice decorations
and ambiance so now how do we keep this from not sliding off the table on travel days that
is where hack number one comes in and that is this gorilla mounting putty underneath of this
if i can actually pull it up is a wad of gorilla mounting putty this stuff works great for anything
that you have like this where you want it to be able to sit out you want to be able to see it but
you need to make sure that it is not slipping or moving around so this is super easy it can
be reused over and over i just stick it underneath of here and mount it back down now here is another
alternative if you have something where you don't want brown putty underneath of your particular
thing because you can see through it like this glass vase here so in this glass face i have
petoskey stones from when we were at lake potoski so that's kind of a cool thing to remember cool
memory so this museum wax is actually clear this is from amazon there'll be links in the
description below for everything but you just take some of this museum wax and you ball it up
in same thing stick it to the bottom of whatever it is that you don't want moving and set it down
so this is going to keep it from moving on those travel days and prevent potential things breaking
or just things potentially hitting you in the head too depending upon where you have them in the rv
so hack number two is actually using one of these broom and mop holders for things
other than brooms and mops so these work great I have it in our back closet and this is actually
from the dollar tree so save yourself some coin by getting one of these from the dollar tree but what
we've got going on in this cabinet here is we're actually using it to hold a flashlight and then a
screwdriver and then this hook in the middle for some keys so this is a great way to be able to
put your flashlight to put a screwdriver easy to find it when you need it instead of trying to
rummage around some sort of junk drawer, yes we do have a junk drawer in our RV as well and I would
bet if you're gonna admit it you did too you can leave me a comment below and let me know if you do
however much better alternative keeps it organized and you can find it when you need it
so hack number three is using these shorter types of extension cords
now you've probably noticed in your rv that the outlets are not plentiful and they can kind of
sometimes be in really weird places that just don't work well so this is a two-foot extension
cord that I did pick up at lowe's I'll also put a link in the description below from amazon to get
this type of extension cord but just this makes things so much easier where I can plug this in
up underneath here I can power a coffee pot or I can power anything else that I need
to power kind of in this kitchen area so you're definitely going to want
just a couple of little short extension cords we also have power strips that then we're using
in our kids' bunk area so any type of power strip extension cord where you can get the
power to the places that you need is an absolute hack you're going to want to use with RV living
so hack number four are these lily brushes now I got these on
Amazon because I was looking for something to help deal with all of the animal hair we do
travel with our pets we've got a dog and two cats that come with us everywhere that we go and so
that is a lot of animal hair that we have to deal with we vacuum daily but
this has been an absolute lifesaver for all of those little nooks and crannies to be able to get
the pet hair especially out of our tow vehicle so this particular brush from lily has been
something that you definitely want to add to your list for rv living especially if you have pets
so hack number five is to use things like packing cubes to put away things that you're not going
to use all of the time now if you're a full-time rver you've got your whole entire life in your rv
which means that you've got clothes that are seasonal so things like hats and gloves and coats
that are seasonal you're not going to use all of the time you want to be able to pack them away
and put them in a place where you don't need to access them every day it's the perfect way to be
able to pack it away and then store it away and bring it out when you actually need it if you've
been watching our channel for any length of time you probably know we decided to ditch our coleman
grill and then our blackstone and the reason is they're just both so large and cumbersome and
our travel style is more minimalistic in nature we don't stay in one place for too terribly long
which means we're pulling out all the chairs and the rugs and then a large grill it's a lot to put
away every few days not to mention the storage space that's taken up by large grills however a
little confession i have to admit that every once in a while when the smell of a burger grilling
would reach the rv i started to have a few regrets there is something nice about a grilled piece of
chicken or steak that just can't be beat so that's why when we heard about the ot folding grill we
were pretty excited this girl folds up flat and compact and it comes in a nice easy zip up case
this is super easy to put in the rv storage bays and setup is really easy just a few simple steps
and you're ready to add charcoal or even wood if you want and light it up you can adjust the
grill top height to actually be able to cook over a real fire if you want have you ever tried using
cooktops and that you put over the fire pit in like the national forest campgrounds and then
you have to build like this small inferno just to get the heat to come up to the top of the grill
or maybe you have flame charred burgers because the fire's too close to the food and there's
no way to move the grate i'm really happy we found this grill now before we head out for the summer
because i just couldn't take ben's sad looks anymore when he would see the person at the rv
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okay so hack number six is to use these plastic organizers for things like jewelry
now i picked these up at the dollar tree super inexpensive i've got my earrings in this one
i've got more earrings and necklaces in this one now the reason i love using this for rv living is
that if you are not a full-timer and you are going back and forth from your rv to maybe a
residence or an airbnb or something like that and then back into your rv this is a great
way to transport in to organize so this keeps you organized not only in your sticks and bricks house
but you can just pick it up and bring it into the rv when you're ready to go somewhere or to travel
and pick it up and take it back into the house so super easy to transport this also works really
well if maybe you're doing travel where you're flying and you want to be able to just throw
this into your suitcase as well so a dollar 25 at the dollar tree you can't go wrong i also
used these for our batteries as well instead of paying the high price tag for some of the
battery organizers that you do find on amazon this works great for batteries and to be able
to store those away as well so plastic organizers get you some you're going to want them for rv life
so hack number seven are actually these cord holders in the rv we mainly use our instant pot
and our air fryer for most of our cooking and when i go to store these away, especially the instant
pot that gets stored underneath the dinette bench this cord that gets caught on other things when I
go to try to pull it out and it snags just doesn't feel very good from an organization
standpoint so these actually stick on it comes in a two-pack on Amazon and you just
roll the cord up on the organizer and then it kind of has these scalloped edges which sort of
holds the cord in place and then you can put it away so same with the air fryer
I can wrap the cord up just set it on the countertop and it keeps things so much more
neat looking and clean and when you're in a space that looks neat and clean
you just feel a little bit more relaxed which is the whole reason you want to RV in the first place
so hack number eight has to do with getting really creative with some of those nooks and
crannies that you find in RV spaces so for our bathroom I needed something that was a super
slimline type of trash can and something with a round bottom just wasn't going to work very well
so I actually picked up this is a file folder from the dollar tree now it only came in pink
and orange and i really didn't want a pink or orange trash can so i just used some spray paint
to spray paint this file folder put a grocery sack in it for a liner and you have got yourself a nice
slimline trash can that you can use in those tight little spaces of the RV
so hack number nine is using these storage containers for things like snacks now
these are storage containers I got from the dollar tree the lids lock
on tight so they don't come undone but this is a really great way that the kids can actually see
the snacks that we have these fit so perfectly in the actual basket son from dollar tree
and in our RV cupboards so much better than having bags that then fall open and I've got
food that's spilling into the cupboard this is a great easy way for the kids to grab snacks
when they need it and then I can kind of see when we're getting low on said snacks too
to know that it's time to get them refilled so for a dollar 25 you cannot go wrong with this hack
so hack number 10 is the process of something called decanting now decanting is when you take
something out of one container and you move it to a different type of container
and so what we have done is we have decanted all of our board games now board games are something
that a lot of full-time families end up giving up you're short on space when you move your
whole life into an rv and let's face it those board games take up a ton of space and then the
other thing is none of the boxes are the same size and so you have all of these things that
are not fitting well together in your cabinets and it just ends up looking like a mess it feels like
a mess you tend to want to chuck it so what we've done is we've decanted all of our board games into
these zipper pouches so i have the entire game of monopoly in here the board is in here and then
what i have done is some of the smaller items like your hotels fit into a smaller bag within this
main bag so if we want to play monopoly it's a rainy day you're going to have those if you have
lived rv life for any length of time you will know you have those days where it ends up rainy
or windy or something happens plants get canceled and you're stuck inside and heaven help you if you
have children and you're stuck inside 300 square feet together these are an absolute must so we've
got all of our board games decanted in here they fit perfectly inside of this bin and then
we can store this bin up and out of the way this right here is about six different board games and
puzzles in one bin plenty of space it fits and we've got some activities for those rainy days
is a great way to not be fishing around in a drunk drawer for it when you need it most
but also just a drunk drawer it's the drawer for drunks drunks when you're drunk
and you're fishing around in the drunk drawer I think you're making fun of my horse voice
okay so hack number four are these lily brushes now I first found out about these I don't even
remember how no that doesn't really sound I don't even know how I found out about this
okay, oh i know I was looking for something to make anyway okay let's just from the top okay
all right so hack number seven are these cord holders
I just wanted to say short and then I said tight and it was like tight
straight I don't know your shade on space let's start that out yeah okay
so you'll have to let me know in the comments below what other hacks have you found
for RV living we know you guys out there in the RV community are the best source of information for
these types of hacks so let us know down below let the RV community know down below too what other
hacks have you found that have blown your mind I'm going to put a playlist right up here with more
videos with hacks tips and tricks for RV living that I know you're going to love if we don't see
you out on the road or around the campground we will definitely see you in the next video