I took the week off of work to prepare for this strange adventure and to help my brother clean up some things on the farm. I spent the week cleaning, organizing, going to the dump, going to Goodwill and endlessly rearranging the camper. I know I’ve packed too many things, but when I think about what is now gone, I’m not being too hard on myself – I got rid of a lot. Like (30) 30 gallon garbage bags of clothes. Countless electronics, knic knacs, stuff that belonged to my parents, my grandparents and my great-grandparents.
Even though I got rid of a lot, there were certain things I felt I needed to purchase in order to make this a successful trip. Here’s a list of things that I believe will make this transition easier.
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![monitor mount](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-42-20_PM.png)
Monitor Mounts for the monitors I’ll be using for work. I found these to be very reasonably priced and very sturdy. They are an easy mount and the monitors fit flat against the mounted wall yet pull way out when I want to use them. They tilt, turn, twist and rotate just about any way that you could think to adjust a monitor and they stay put when you want them. Great buy.
Also in the technology mounting category, I bought a Microphone Mount and a Base so that could be easily adjusted and out of the way. It works quite well. And of course, we can’t forget the camera, so I bought a mount for that too.
![camera mount](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-40-34_PM.png)
![Dehumidifier](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-37-24_PM.png)
They say that travel trailers aren’t really meant for full time living and one should worry about excess condensation which can cause mold. Something I’d never considered but a micro dehumidifier should solve that problem. Seems to be working great in my driveway testing.
Something to help me get rid of flies in rainbow colors.
![](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-35-55_PM.png)
![Ice maker](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-29-57_PM.png)
Because I love my ice maker so much, I had to have one in the camper. I’ve been testing it out for the past few weeks and it make nice thick cubes quickly. Not a lot of noise and easy to use. I get mesmerized by it – watching the water turn into ice is for some strange reason highly interesting to me. I know. I’m weird.
I ended up completely remodeling the dinette – taking the table and cutting it in half to make an L-shaped desk. I, of course needed a keyboard tray so this is the one that I got. Sturdy yet affordable. Very happy so far.
![keyboard tray](https://jaylarson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Capto_Capture-2023-10-13_11-44-48_PM.png)
I know, I know, pictures. I’ll take pictures very soon. I just want the rig to be in as finished of a state as possible before presenting to the world.