I told my wife that as a belated Christmas gift and an early “get ready for the camping season” gift, she could get whatever she wanted to complement and update the interior of our Camping World RV. It wasn’t long before I was perusing the website http://www.CampingWorld.com for the products I wanted for your RV interior makeover.

Soon after, packages started arriving at our doorstep. In all his excitement, he made me sit down so he could show me all the new interior treatments and accessories. I have to say that from a man’s perspective I wasn’t that impressed at first when she pulled out the new sheets, towels, candles, placemats, and what appeared to be some kind of sleeping bag. But upon closer examination and after listening to his explanation of each of these new interior items, I was quite impressed.

For starters, he ordered a 600 thread count sheet set for our RV queen bed. Now if you know anything about RV beds, you know that it is almost impossible to find sheets that fit. Not only are these premium sheets specially sized for RV beds, but the designer colors match any RV room, and until you try them, you won’t be able to imagine how soft this Egyptian combed cotton really is.

Next, she took out some bath towels, hand towels, and wash cloths from a box. Now I always thought that a bath towel was a bath towel, it was a bath towel. Boy, was I ever wrong. The first thing he showed me was how big (27 “X 48”) and thick the new RV bath towels were. He then pointed out how the neutral beige color matched our RV bathroom. But what really sold her on the towels was that they have an antimicrobial treatment that keeps them fresh. What does antimicrobial mean? Well, it basically means that towels and washcloths don’t need bleach to stay clean and healthy, and the treatment lasts up to 50 washes.

Then he moved on to the new placemats and candles. I must say that placemats are not only pretty but are reversible, coordinate with the kitchen and will help protect the table. The good thing about candles is that they are scented, flameless, and color-changing candles. Yes, I said no flame. They are real wax candles with real scents that are lit by a long lasting LED (light emitting diode). No open flame means they are safe to use in the RV, and you can select to have the color change every ten seconds or use the hold function. Very neat!

Last (and possibly my favorite part of her interior makeover) was what a sleeping bag looked like. It’s actually called the Travasak® Sleep System, and it’s an all-in-one bedding system for RVs that runs year-round and incorporates two duvets, Winter and Summer, that zip on three sides. Place the winter side on top during colder weather and the summer side on top during warmer weather. The winter side is filled with twice the hypoallergenic insulation from Travafill as the lighter summer side. Each quilt features a smooth, smooth microsuede outer fabric that is waterproof and soil resistant, and the two-way zippers have dual sliders for easy operation and laundering. The sheets and pillowcases are 200 thread count poly / cotton percale for a luxurious feel, and there is a Velcro® strip on each side that holds the sheets securely in place.

My wife said she wanted the Travasak sleep system for our son to use when we pulled out the sofa bed. He said it would be very easy to install it at night and store it during the day. I, on the other hand, tried it on our bed and all I can say is that our son will either have to keep using his old sleeping bag or my wife will have to get another Travasak® to use on the sofa bed. (Sorry Josh!) Trust me: the Travasak® is so comfortable that you won’t want to give it up once you try it out for yourself!

The makeover of the interior of my wife’s caravan was a huge success. And this type of VR is so much smarter thanks to its inner VR education!

Happy Camping!

Mark J. Polk

Copyright 2006 by Mark J. Polk Owner of RV Education 101