Preparing for a Road Trip in Your Vw Camper or Bus

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Preparing for a Road Trip in Your Vw Camper or Bus,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
There is an old adage that if you go back-packing you should only take the absolute minimum amount of possessions that you think is possible, lay everything on the floor and then half it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! Well we are not sure at Class Campers that this applies to taking a trip in a VW Camper but there are lessens to be learnt from this. Firstly, it is worth thinking carefully about what you pile in to your bus. Ours was a classic example: portable satellite dish/receiver and 12 volt TV; 3 different tents and a swing ball for entertainment! All this and we forgot to take any plates or eating implements.
Secondly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], too much weight will effect the ride of your bus and decrease your fuel economy, which to be fair isn't very good anyway. I once asked on a VW Camper forum how I could make my bus faster whilst increasing fuel economy. The reply was "add lightness",[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a suggestion that I have never forgotten.
How does one remember everything that you might need on a Volkswagen Camper road trip?
Some advocate a simple system by sticking a checklist to your fridge a week or two before you leave and then just add to it every time you have a thought! Others suggest that one should have your travelling equipment in your bus at all times. Thereby, each time you go on a trip you can add to your supplies, after several road trips you should have everything you will require. Well although both of these methods work to a certain extent the first suggestion is fraught will problems and will inevitably leave you without something you really need. Like bog paper! The second suggestion is one that I have used for years. I cleared out my camper only a couple of months ago and there must have a ton of crap in there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! Most of which had no use at all. And after which my fuel economy got noticeably better. So here's how you do it! Well its how I figure is the best way.