What do you leave in the van after a trip away?

[Handel10]

A quick question, wha do you leave in the van after a trip away? I usually replenish some of the tinned goods, coffee and tea, do any of you keep clothes in the van? I'd like to be able to just jump in and go if we get a chance

 

[jeanette]

We leave clothes in the van and like you I replenish the tin stuff but not too much.

 

[Robmac]

I don't keep clothes in the van, it only takes 10 minutes to pack a bag of clothes. I do leave coffee tea and sauces though.

I often stop and buy my main food supplies en route or when we arrive, it makes a change to shop somewhere different. I can leave perishable food in the van as I leave the 'fridge on permanently but if it's going to be a few weeks between trips then there's no point and it would still go off anyway.

Often now, if I'm going alone Julie will cook up ready meals to take with me so I just have to heat them up.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Empty the fridge, Clean bathroom and kitchen, take soiled clothes to wash them, some go back in, we have towels and bedding jsut for the van so they go back into a locker, only remove open food, tins, jars and bottles stay in.

 

[wildebus]

I usually leave a few days change of clothes in the drawers and in the wardrobe plus a rain jacket. Don't see a reason why not. Same as the bed is all made up available to use.
I also leave any tinned food in the van, but something I do do is write the 'Use By' month/year with a sharpie on the bottom of each tin so I can easily see if any food needs to be eaten pretty soon.

 

[mark61]

Don't leave clothes in van, but as already said, only takes a few minutes to bung them in a bag.

Tins and any dried stuff, tea, coffee, spices, etc all stay in, as does loo roll and cleaning products.

Fridge on pretty much permanently which is handy because you don't have to empty and clean fridge as soon as you get home.

 

[RichardHelen262]

Empty the fridge, Clean bathroom and kitchen, take soiled clothes to wash them, some go back in, we have towels and bedding jsut for the van so they go back into a locker, only remove open food, tins, jars and bottles stay in.

This is what we do too

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I tend to use old pillow cases to put clothes in, plastic bags not a good idea.

 

[r4dent]

We don't keep clothes or tea & coffee in the van

We have it list of consumables that we replace if used.
Food / drink
Three "emergency meals. i.e. meals we can prepare without EHU. e.g Tinned salmon, tinned potatoes and tinned asparagus.
An unopened carton of UHT milk.
Alcohol and spare alcohol.

Equipment
Towels; tea towels;
Washing up liquid and sponges
Toilet roll; Kitchen roll.
Books & DVDs
AA & AAA batteries
Tools

Clothing
Waterproof jackets
Hats
Crocs

 

[trevskoda]

Dont carry much as we almost always eat out, the only thing left when we get home is the toilet full of weeee/shiscababs which i empty next day.

 

[Scotia]

I don't keep clothes in the van, it only takes 10 minutes to pack a bag of clothes. I do leave coffee tea and sauces though.

I often stop and buy my main food supplies en route or when we arrive, it makes a change to shop somewhere different. I can leave perishable food in the van as I leave the 'fridge on permanently but if it's going to be a few weeks between trips then there's no point and it would still go off anyway.

Often now, if I'm going alone Julie will cook up ready meals to take with me so I just have to heat them up.

She cooks up meals to make sure you eat!

 

[Handel10]

Thanks for all your replies, good to know that we all do pretty much the same

 

[Robmac]

She cooks up meals to make sure you eat!

There be truth in what you say Sam!

 

[Scotia]

There be truth in what you say Sam!

Ye have a gid wummin Rob!

 

[Robmac]

Ye have a gid wummin Rob!

Yeah she also knows that if I only have to heat something up, I'm less likely to burn the van down Sam!

 

[Robmac]

Apparently Ral just leaves 2 Green Mankinis in the van and he's set to go for a week or two.

 

[jann]

We leave everything in.
Several changes of clothes
Tea coffee long life milk
Tinned and packet food
Part baked bread.
When we go away we need fresh food,money and ourselves!

 

[Boris7]

What do you leave in the van after a trip away?​

a strange smell as a rule

 

[yeoblade]

A list of what I need to fix and forgot to take and needed on the last trip

 

[Jo001]

I started to type a list but it's easier just to say the van has everything we'd use in the house, but in miniature containers.

On that note, what we find really useful is the little 330ml plastic bottles you can buy juice in, usually in a six or eight pack - like these.

If you empty them, clean and dry them, they are perfect for carrying salt, flour, sugar etc. Spillproof and the contents stay dry.