Our GCI Camping Chairs: Two Different Seats, Two Happy Campers
A taller seat for Jason, a lower blue chair for his wife, and a daughter who keeps borrowing both. Our honest comfort, folding, and storage notes.
Read our experience →In the camper, not just on a wish list
Good gear. Fewer campsite headaches.
What makes breakfast easier? What deserves a spot in the toolbox? And what is just one more thing to pack?
Come through our setup with us. These are the owner stories, packing decisions, and small fixes behind our family trips.
Our latest owner notes
Four small things we would buy again.
Not every useful upgrade plugs in. These are the chairs, side table, hamper, and trash can that fit our real campsite routine—with the drawbacks left in.
Our Folding Camping Side Table: A Handy Spot for the Small Stuff
Drinks, a plate of food, and everyday odds and ends. Why our folding table works—and why uneven ground is its weak spot.
Read our experience →Our Collapsible Camping Hamper: Dirty Clothes Without a Permanent Obstacle
Collect clothes during the day, move them to a bag under the jackknife sofa, then collapse the hamper. The small routine that works for our camper.
Read our experience →Our Camco Pop-Up Trash Can: Useful Outside, Easy to Put Away
Regular trash bags, a short and squat shape, and an empty-bin wind tradeoff. Our experience with the Camco 42989 pop-up container.
Read our experience →Start with something we actually use
From our campsite
Three different jobs, with a real setup behind each story. Read the details and limitations before deciding whether the same thing belongs in your camper.
Owner review · Outdoor cooking
The griddle we keep coming back to
The Blackstone On the Go works with the way we cook: breakfast outside, food for the family, and one cooking surface instead of several appliances.
- Why it works for us
- The folding design and wheels help with storage and moving it once it has cooled.
- The part to think through
- Cooking is only half the job. The review walks through tools, cleanup, seasoning, and the space it occupies.
Owner experience · Campground power
The purchase that isn’t the fun part of camping
Our Power Watchdog story covers why we bought it with the Aurora, what we look at before connecting, and why the exact model matters.
No blanket promises here: the guide separates the features of our unit from other models and explains its limits.
Read the power-protection story →Our setup · Water connections
A handful of fittings. A routine worth understanding.
Our water guide follows the regulator, filter, dedicated hose, and elbow through the jobs they do. It also covers the tradeoffs, separate utility hose, and connections we inspect for leaks.
Walk through our water setup →Before adding another box
Pack for the job—not for every “what if.”
One toolbox, not a rolling workshop
Work through the tools and little spare parts in our essential-kit guide, including the fittings and fasteners that are easy to overlook.
Open the small-toolbox guide →The list that gets used again
Use the packing checklist as a starting point, then match it to the people, pets, meals, and campsite on this trip.
Work through the packing list →Understand the job first
Leveling and stabilizing are different tasks. Start with the setup guide before deciding which tools and accessories to bring.
Read the setup guide →Leave room for everybody
A camper has to work for more than the gear. Meet the dogs and explore the stories that shape how we travel as a family.
Explore family and pet camping →The context behind every review
It has to fit our actual camper.
Our Aurora Light 26BHS and F-150 set the context for what we carry. Storage, family space, loading, and the campsite routine all matter more than a product looking good in a shopping cart.
Inside the Aurora
Why the bunks mattered, how we use the outside compartment, and what a rainy first trip taught us.
Meet our camper and truck →The family behind the choices
Jason, Sami, Lily, Happy, and Dolly are the reason the setup looks the way it does—not a reason to pack more stuff.
Meet the family →