Household
Amazon.com – BLACK DECKER Pivot Vacuum
This rechargeable vacuum SUCKS! Very compact and awesome. We got it for the Travato, but it always ends up coming with us as move between the boat and bus too.
Amazon.com : Cabinet Mount Trashcan
These small trashcans are great for small spaces – we use them on our boat for used bath tissue.
Amazon.com : Dyson AM05 Hot Cool Fan Heater
We bought one of these at Costco (cheaper!) .. takes up little space, great fan and great space heater.
Amazon.com : Fan-Tastic Vent Endless Breeze 12V Fan
This 12v is extremely power efficient, quiet and moves a lot of air. Perfect for keeping cool while boondocking.
Amazon.com : Frostfire Solar Ice Rocks
These solar LED rechargeable outdoor lights are great.. small, great light and no annoying stakes that break!
Amazon.com : La Crosse Technology WS-9037U-IT Atomic Forecast Station
Our weather station we keep mounted in the living room – ties in to 2 remote sensors as well, so we can monitor our plumbing bay too.
Amazon.com : La Crosse Technology WS-9080U-IT Wireless Temperature Station
The weather station we keep in the bedroom, ties into all the same sensors as our larger unit.
Amazon.com : LIFX WiFi Enabled Multicolor Dimmable LED Light Bulb
These bulbs screw into traditional ‘Edison’ fixtures (like lamps), and are smartphone controllable over WiFi. Dimmable, color changeable and super geeky.
Amazon.com : mDesign Wall Mount Towel Holder
We have limited linen closet storage – so we use this holder for storing fresh towels in our boat’s bathroom.
Amazon.com : MistyMate Personal Mister
This personal mister helps us survive arid dry hot temperatures. Whether outside, or creating a make-shift evaporative cooling system inside the bus using a vent fan.
Amazon.com : New Wave Enviro Premium 10 Stage Water Filter System
We installed this 10-stage water filter system under cabinet in our sink for our drinking water. We also have a dual canister total bus filter system.
Amazon.com : Oxygenic Body Spa Shower Head
Want to converse water while still having an amazing shower? This is our shower head of choice. Great luxurious pressure while using little water.
Amazon.com : Rubbermaid Wastebasket
This wastebasket fits perfectly under our sink, and is designed to use grocery store plastic bags. Perfect for our RVing!
Amazon.com : RV Queen Size Microfiber Sheets
We loved these sheets from the Denver Mattress RV Collection so much (first set given to us), that we also bought a set for our boat. So soft!!
Amazon.com : SentrySafe Fire-Safe
This is the fire safe we use to store our important documents.
Amazon.com : Thin-Lite (DIST-LED116P) 15 Watt Surface Mount LED Light
Our bus conversion came with a couple of Thin-Lite Fluorescent fixtures with the wood trim. These LED fixtures are drop in replacements.
Amazon.com : Thomas Payne 68" Jackknife Sofa
Lippert Components has sent us this jackknife sofa to replace our goucho couch – we shall see how it works out for us.
Amazon.com : Three Chamber Shower Dispenser
We love having a dispenser for our shower gels, helps keep bathroom clutter down – and no worry about bottle falling while underway.
Amazon.com : Vornado iControl Whole Room Vortex Heater
When we have power hook-ups, this space heater is awesome. Quiet, keeps cool to the touch and heats quickly.
Amazon.com: Dura Faucet with Shower Hose Diverter
Replacement faucet for the forward shower in a Bayliner 4788 (hard to find one with the shower hose diverter!)
Amazon.com: Fury Handheld Shower
Oxygenics sent us this when it first came out in 2015.. we installed it on our boat. We love the adjustments over the basic Oxygenics, but still love the original.
Amazon.com: Powerful Vacuum Suction Cup Hook Holder
We have a couple of these – turns windows into coat and hat hooks where we need them.
Amazon: Roffie Automatic Feeder
Kiki’s automatic feeder to make sure she never goes hungry because her human’s are lazy.
Bestten Multi Outlet Wall Adapter Surge Protector
Who doesn’t need more outlets?? Converts standard two outlets into USB ports, outlets and surge protection. We have these all over the boat and RV.
Day Clock
We love our Day Clock by DayClocks – it embodies our nomadic spirit perfectly! The perfect clock for an RVer or boater!
Dorcy Floating Waterproof LED Flashlight
We’ve tried all sorts of pricey flashlights… and these, these work well. They’re cheap, waterproof and great! Just wish they were rechargeable.
Helix Mattress
Current Mattress we’re trying (Aug 2016): Custom made by Helix Sleep with a 100-day trial. Save $50 with this link.
Higher Hangers
We love these hangers – they hang higher than traditional hangers, so great for a smaller space like a RV or Boat, allowing us to store more in our closets!\
Large Insulated Thermal Cooler Tote
We use this insulated bag for grocery store runs and dinghy picnics.
Pressa Hanging Dryer with 16 Clothes Clips
The latest in solar & wind technology – how we dry our laundry on deck. It’s cute and functional.
Splendide 7100XC Ventless Combo Washer/Dryer
We replaced our 20-year old combo W/D on our boat with this one after it went out.
Kitchen Gadgets
Amazon.com : 6 Cup Rice Cooker
We have two of these – one for the RV, one for the boat. Love that it’s NOT lined with teflon.
Amazon.com : Bar10der Blue
The Swiss-Army Knife of Bartending Tools! Gives us everything we need to mix up cocktails, without taking up lots of space.
Amazon.com : Corelle Dishes Set
Corelle dishes are fantastic for a mobile life – we use a set on both the RV and boat. Lightweight, come in many fun patterns, pretty indestructible and microwave safe.
Amazon.com : Dometic (DCMC11B.F) Convection Microwave Oven
We’ve been using this since April 2014 on our bus, and love it!
Amazon.com : Dometic HZB-12SA Compact Portable Ice Maker
Chris is addicted to ice.. so when we’re setup somewhere in our RV, we love having a portable ice maker. Dometic gifted us this one.
Amazon.com : DUXTOP Induction Cooktop
This is the single burner induction portable stovetop we use in our bus – we love induction cooking, it’s all we have!
Amazon.com : GEFU Spirelli Spiral Cutter
This nifty little device turns vegetables like zucchini & carrots into noodle shapes. Great for a gluten free or low carb household.
Amazon.com : Good Cook Classic Safe Cut Can Opener
Love this can opener! Easy to use, safe clean edge (resealable too!) and small for an RV drawer.
Amazon.com : Instant Pot IP-Smart Bluetooth Pressure Cooker
Just got this pressure cooker (Feb 2015) as an upgrade to our rice cooker for more functionality. Did we *need* Bluetooth? Probably not. But we found a great deal on it pre-launch.
Amazon.com : Ninja Warrior Handheld Blender
We love smoothies, soups, salsa, guacamole, fruity tropical drinks, etc. This immersion blender & food processor combo is perfect for us! Blends ice to smoothie consistently almost instantly, and is easy to break down and store. Amazing!
Amazon.com : Over the Sink Roll Up Drying Rack
Instant Love, and perfect for a RV kitchen. Rolls up for storage, converts sink to a drying rack or extra food prep area.
Amazon.com : Sil-EcoNon-Stick Silicone Baking Liner
Great baking liner – we put this on the tray that came with our convection oven to bake cookies, tofu, etc.
Amazon.com : SodaStream
We love fizzy water and use our SodaStream on a daily basis. We save money, bottles and waste. We have two – one on the boat and one in the RV.
Amazon.com : Spice Stack
Perfect solution for the cabinets in our bus for organizing spices. Fits perfectly in our overhead cabinet for easy access. The shelving keeps the spices safe and non-rolling while we’re underway.
Amazon.com : Storvino Nero 6 Bottle Wine Storage
We used one of these to convert a cabinet into a wine cellar.
Amazon.com : Tervis Shaker Lid Set For 16oz Tumblers
Turns any 16oz Tervis Tumbler Cup into a Boston Shaker for mixing cocktails. Great re-purposing!
Amazon.com : True Induction Inset Double Burner Induction Cooktop
This double burner induction cooktop runs on regular 110v electric, and can function on top of a counter or inset. This is what we selected for our boat.
Amazon.com : Umbra Cove Corner Shelf
This corner holder fits perfectly in our boat’s sink – fantastic for organizing our dish washing stuff.
Amazon.com : Umbra Udry Drying Mat with Rack
Umbra has sent us this dish drying mat to test out on our boat.
Amazon.com : Vacu Vin Easy Stack
This is a perfect accessory for smaller than average RV refrigerators where you might not have shelves tall enough to store bottle upright. We use this for organizing beer bottles and cans.
Amazon.com: 3Qt Instant Pot
Perfect size for fitting in the cabinet under the sink of the Travato, and allows us to create one-pot meals.
Amazon.com: Coleman Fold N Go Propane Grill
We love this little grill.. super small, super efficient (and pretty cute!) Great for the small space of a van.
Amazon.com: Cork Pops Legacy Wine Bottle Opener
We love this wine bottle opener. It uses compressed air to pop the cork right out. Quick, easy and quite snazzy!
Amazon.com: Dometic CFX3 100L 3-Way Freezer/Cooler
Dometic sent us their CFX3 Series in spring 2020 to replace our previous CFX which had failed twice in 2 years. We keep this on the boat’s flybridge for extra provisioning.
Amazon.com: Glotoch Kitchen Collapsible Colander
This over the sink colander fits perfectly in our RV and boat sink.. and it collapses for easy storage.
Amazon.com: Premium Pizza Cutter Wheel
We love this pizza cutter and it’s built in blade guard.
Amazon.com: Stainless Wine Glasses
Perfect wine glasses for outdoor use!
Amazon.com: Vintorio Wine Aerator
We carry these aerators to make our wines taste even better!
Hamilton Beach 2 Slice Metal Toaster
A great little 2-slice toaster – ideal size for smaller kitchens.
InterDesign Forma Over Cabinet 9" Towel Bar
Easy way to hang hand towels in the kitchen.
mDesign Over-The-Cabinet Grocery Bag Holder
When we’re not using our trash compactor, we use this for easy trash bags out of grocery bags.
Beverages
SodaStream Soda Maker
We love our soda maker for making our own fizzy water. Perfect for RVs – needs no power, saves money and saves storage space for big bottles. And now that Bed, Bath & Beyond carries the carburetors & soda mixes, so much easier to restock as we tra
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