The Best Ways To Capture And Keep Camping Memories

Hey, RVers, I'm Lisa McEwen. I have a question for you guys today. How do you capture and keep your camping memories? If you're anything like me, you probably take dozens and dozens of pictures on your phone, but that's about it, right? They just kind of stayed trapped in your phone. So a couple years ago I decided I wanted to do something a little bit different. Here's a look at how we preserve our camping memories. At home, we have dedicated an entire wall to our camping excursions. The center of it all is a map of the U.S.. Every time we take a trip, we put a pin in the board. We use a different color for each year and our rule is that we have to spend the night in a location to put a pin in the map. In addition to the map, we print out one or two pictures from each trip and then put them around the map with a label that tells us the place and date. Here's a look at some of our first trips. The girls were pretty young. As you go around the map, you can see all of the places we've been and how the girls have grown. Here's one from our most recent trip to Washington, DC. Every time we take a trip, we update the map and the picture wall. We love looking at the pictures and it's actually a conversation piece. Everyone who visits always asks about it. In addition to the travel wall, I also keep a camping journal. I found this one on Amazon. Inside it asks you a set number of questions like where you stayed, what the weather was like, and what your favorite camping memory is. I fill it out for every campsite that we visit and add a picture to it too. Aside from preserving memories, it's a helpful way to remember which campgrounds you've stayed at, what site, and what you liked and disliked. I've gone back to the book several times to look something up. This journal is a good idea for full-time RVers too. It's portable, doesn't take up much space, and it keeps all of your memories in one place. The girls and I also got this cool gift for my husband for Father's Day. It's a key chain from The Wander Club. Each one of these rings represents a place we've been, so we have six rings to represent six different states that we've been to. We'll keep adding rings as we go. Of course, there are other ways you can capture those memories. Some people decide to pick up the same souvenir at each stop. Other people pick up small mementos and put them all in a keepsake box, and some people decide to make a photo book from each trip. No matter what you do, the important thing is is that you're preserving those camping memories. We'll see you soon.