I just have a couple of tips for those starting out that I didn't see mentioned.
At garage sales people get rid of fireplace items that can be used for your campfire. For $3 we picked up a poker, a log turner, a billow and shovel. If it works in a fireplace, it works great for campfires. We end up with friends requesting us to snag some for them if we run across them which we seem to do every year.
It seems like there are Dollar General Stores all over the place to put up inexpensive items. We will stop by there before a WalMart or Kmart for a lot of things. I'd say Goodwill or Salvation Army but those can be hard to find in some locations.
Our first year with the camper, the wife would bring some items from the house to use. She kept a list to figure out what she would use the most often and want to keep in the camper. Then she went shopping that day after ThanksGiving to get the inexpensive items like a chopper or crockpot. We use them exclusively for the camper. She also used that time to pick up a couple of things to give as presents to some new friends from camping.
At garage sales people get rid of fireplace items that can be used for your campfire. For $3 we picked up a poker, a log turner, a billow and shovel. If it works in a fireplace, it works great for campfires. We end up with friends requesting us to snag some for them if we run across them which we seem to do every year.
It seems like there are Dollar General Stores all over the place to put up inexpensive items. We will stop by there before a WalMart or Kmart for a lot of things. I'd say Goodwill or Salvation Army but those can be hard to find in some locations.
Our first year with the camper, the wife would bring some items from the house to use. She kept a list to figure out what she would use the most often and want to keep in the camper. Then she went shopping that day after ThanksGiving to get the inexpensive items like a chopper or crockpot. We use them exclusively for the camper. She also used that time to pick up a couple of things to give as presents to some new friends from camping.