Shopping List: RV Bathroom
As with everything else, you’ll want to figure out what you need and then a few things you want. You don’t need everything, but please make sure to include some basic first aid items and make sure you have all prescriptions and medications you need. We tried to limit the items we took, but we still ended up filling our cabinets and shelves. This article contains affiliate links.
Quick dry towels like these microfiber towels. These are pretty soft but I hate that everything sticks to them and it is impossible to remove. They don’t take up much space and they do dry fairly quickly, which is why we got them. We will continue using these, but if you buy these, keep them off the floor and don’t use them for other RV clean up.
We got these shelves to keep our toiletries from moving around in the shower while we drive. We have the soap dish and a basket sitting right along the bottom of the shower basin, and it works great. It sticks really well and we haven’t had it fall off. I imagine they would stick well to the bathroom walls if you wanted to use one for a basket for other items near the sink or above the counter.
Find a nice bath mat that is comfortable, matches your decor, and fits in the space on your bathroom floor. I would recommend a microfiber or another fast-drying material but you could get away with a towel or a spare rug you have laying around the house. Make sure you measure your space and find something you wont trip over.
This was an addition after our first long trip. I actually got two of these to go over the bathroom door – with one side being used for towels and smelly clothes from last night’s campfire, and the other hanging toward the main entrance so we could throw our jacket or sweatshirt somewhere in addition to shoving them in the small coat closet. You need to measure your door, and these do rub a little on the door, but I think they’re still great for what we need. It comes with little rubber feet that help protect the door.
In addition to a full first aid kit, I also keep a box of band aids, blister bandaids, Neosporin, and some sticky wraps and tape around for inevitable accidents. We actually keep a small first aid kit in the truck, and a larger one in the RV so we always have something whether we’re at a campground or out and about.
We always use RV safe toilet paper. I know there are several brands, but we usually stick to Scott. During the toilet paper shortage, we had family looking out for this stuff so we wouldn’t run out on the road. Once you travel once or twice, you’ll get an idea of how much you go through and how much to keep on hand so you don’t need to find it while traveling. With four or us, we usually went through about 2 rolls per week if we were hanging around the campground a lot. Less, of course, if we were doing a lot of site seeing.
Extra set of common toiletries – Since we go back and forth between our house and our RV, we have one set of toiletries in the RV and one at home, otherwise we forget something. We keep everything in the RV and take a quick inventory before we head out for a long trip – do we have enough of what we need, check expiration dates on medication, do we have a spare tube of toothpaste, etc. On a basic level, we each have a toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, shaving stuff, shampoo, conditioner, soap/body wash in the shower, face soap, body wipes (for days we don’t shower or when we need a little freshening up), nail file/trimmer, comb/brush, and chapstick.
Medications – Thankfully, we don’t have a lot of prescription medicine, but we do keep some basic medication on hand for headaches, colds, kids’ fever reducer, allergy pills (because the pollen is wildly different all across the country), and we also keep the dog’s medications on hand in case they need to go to the vet on the road or are particularly anxious.
Sunscreen/Bug Spray – If you’re going to warm-weather climates or you’re going to be outside a lot, we recommend keeping a tube of sunscreen and can of bug spray handy. In warm environments, you may consider ant bait or other insect repellant, as you’ll be more likely to get more crawling and flying bugs enter your RV.
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