We have passed the 6-month mark of full-timing in our 27’ Airstream. Some ideas we thought sounded great at the time haven’t proven so useful or have even been downright duds. Others are performing better than anticipated, which is particularly valuable when it comes to the unique challenges of RV organization.
Today’s shared tip highlights the usefulness of suction hooks. We originally purchased chrome baskets that used these suction cups to mount in the shower and kitchen to organize cleaning and cooking essentials. While the baskets provided only limited utility for our purposes, the suction cups fitted with hanging hooks are proving to have endless uses. They have earned a permanant spot in our multi-tasker tool kit.
Simply place one on a flat, non-porous surface and twist the knob to secure.
This hook lives on the back of the bathroom door, where it holds a towel ready for after a shower.
Some will say the 3M Command hooks and adhesive can do the same job, but we found we have re-positioned and repurposed these hooks so many times that repeatedly buying more disposable adhesive strips wasn’t practical. We do like the 3M hooks for some jobs, just not when it comes to reconfiguring our setup as we continue to evolve and learn more about what works best for us.
These hooks are larger and hold more weight than other repositionable solutions (up to 22 pounds). They also go up quickly to hold light things, like the odds and ends that we use at bedtime.
Do you have a favorite RV hanging solution? We’d love hear about it in the comments.
Suction hooks add easy bedside organization, making these these earbuds and headlamp easy to find when needed.
If you are a fan of Airstreams, or RVing in general, and haven’t found and followed these Youtube channels, then you are missing out.
Here are some of our favorites (not all Airstream). Tell us about your favorites in the comments.
Youtube channels from the Airstream community:
less junk < more journey (101k subscribers)
– Nathan, Marissa and Hensley have shared their full-time Airstream RV journey since 2015, including everything from newbie mistakes and lessons, to what it’s like raising a young family on the road. Beautifully shot with lots of helpful tips and travel ideas.
Long Long Honeymoon (137k subscribers)
– Sean and Kristy focus on travel and RV tips in their very popular YouTube channel. Learn everything from how to back into a campsite like a pro to the pros and cons of different trailer hitch locks. All delivered with a sense of humor that makes learning about Airstreaming even more fun.
The More We Explore (30k subscribers)
– Steve, Tess, and Fender love the outdoors and have been sharing their story since 2015; from renting their first RV to the decision to invest in an Airstream. Their feed is a good mix of technical tutorials on how to do things like add a lift kit to your Airstream to backcountry mountain biking. We also appreciate the stories about how they made career changes that allowed them to go full-time Airstreaming.
Other entertaining and informative RV channels worth checking out:
Keep Your Daydreams (147k subscribers)
– This team makes a great case for the maxim “a family that RVs together thrives together”. Marc and Tricia teach us how to live the RV dream with teenage kids. Beautiful videography, intelligent observations, and a healthy interest in food all make this a channel worth checking out.
Mortons on the Move (22k subscribers)
– Wouldn’t we all love to have an engineer on board when traveling in our RV to help troubleshoot and customize our tiny homes? Tom and Cait produce a vlog that is both entertaining and informative. Some of Tom’s projects may be over our head, but they never fail to impress. Also follow along on their new movie project RV Nomads.
Technomadia (56k subscribers)
– Cherie and Chris have a great travel log where they share their journeys in both the RV and boating worlds. They are most well-known for their extensive work and knowledge about how to stay online while living a mobile lifestyle. Most RVers who have dreamed of finding a way to take their job with them full-time have consulted their resources on this topic.
–Did you try and take pictures or video of all of the systems during the walk-thru when you bought your Airstream, or wish you had? Airstream has kindly done this for us and created some lush promotional videos that remind us of the feelings we were craving when we bought in.
– Patrick and the team at Colonial RV crush it when it comes to dealer walk-throughs of Airstream trailers. By the sounds of what other Airstreamers are telling us, we aren’t the only ones who used this great resource to do our homework before buying our own Globetrotter AS.
Bonus link, just because they are fun to follow around the world on their never-ending adventure:
S/V Delos – (289k subscribers)
This crew of beautiful, smart people have been traveling around the world on their sailboat DELOS since 2007. They are able to repair just about anything on their boat and have become master videographers along the way. Beautiful and fun travel log.
Here it is. All of the Airstream dealers in one place with their social media accounts. We needed this when we were getting to know them. We hope you find it as helpful as we did.
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