407. Things You DON'T Need When You Start Out RVing

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🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Jason and Abby answer a listener question about affordable travel-day lunches before discussing common RV purchases new RVers don’t need to buy immediately: RV-specific toilet paper, pricey hiking boots/outdoor clothing, tent-camping gadgets, camping memberships, and more. Plus, one state is getting 3 new state parks, while another is shuttering state park campgrounds to keep their system afloat. *Get links and more in the show notes at https://RVMiles.com/406*Support RV Miles and independent RV journalism 👉 https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers*Curated, not Regurgitated. Sign up for the RV Miles Newsletter: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/*HOMECOMING tickets are on sale for Mile Marker members and go on sale to the general public on May 1st: https//rvmiles.com/homecoming Support our Sponsors:*Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com*Find all the RV parts and gear you need at etrailer: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle-finder.aspx?etam=p0001*Find Liquified at https://liquifiedrv.com/ Track SSTK_MUSIC_ID 437726– Monetization ID MONETIZATION_ID AMXDXB4BX5FLHUYE00:00 Intro and New Set03:58 Travel Day Eats17:37 etrailer Sponsor Break18:24 Things You Don't Need19:57 Skip RV Toilet Paper22:21 Hiking Gear Reality Check25:46 Tent Gadget Traps30:08 Camping Memberships Worth It33:18 Solar Power Wait37:38 Washer/Dryer Debate41:51 Leveling Gear You Can Skip45:54 Tools Without Overpacking49:30 Parks Funding Wins and Losses52:48 Prom Plans and RV Repairs59:19 Project Hail Mary Movie Review01:05:08 Homecoming Tickets and Farewell

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0:31.0	If you're just getting started RVing, it can be overwhelming, seeing all of the different
0:36.5	expensive products that people use to make their RV life a little bit easier.
0:40.7	So on today's episode, we're going to be talking about some of the things that you don't need when you start RV.
0:46.5	This is the RV Miles podcast.
0:49.0	Welcome to episode number 407 of the RV Miles podcast. I'm Jason.
0:53.4	And I'm Abby. And we are two RVers who have
0:56.0	been crisscross in North America on one epic road trip since 2016. Here at RV Miles, we talk
1:01.9	all things RV in outdoors from industry news to travel destinations, our national parks,
1:07.4	and so much more. We're finally coming to you from the new set. If you're watching on video, if you're watching on audio, bear with us for a couple minutes because I guess we'll talk about that for a moment. Imagine it. It's got some work to be done still. There's some technology things that we got to work out where the set can do a lot more than it than it is set up to do today.
1:28.2	But we're going to start recording from this side of the office now, which is exciting
1:32.2	and will help me finally get things tweaked how we need them to be tweaked.
1:37.3	So it's really feels good to be coming from over here where there are going to be some things appearing on the set.
1:43.3	As we move forward, we've already added some things appearing on the set as we move forward.
1:44.5	We've already added some things, some stuff from our RV life that's important to us and from
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