What to Pack

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What should you bring for your campervan holiday?

Let us take the hassle out of deciding what to pack, particularly if you are heading off on your much-anticipated campervan holiday. You will find that many everyday essentials are supplied in your maui motorhome, so that makes things a lot easier:

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So what to pack? We’ve put together the below checklist as a general guide. But remember, there’s no need to panic if you have forgotten anything as you can always purchase supplies close to the branch. Plan to stock up on shopping when you arrive as all branches are within a few minutes drive of a supermarket.

It’s a good idea to pack your gear in soft luggage bags as they are a lot easier to store in your motorhome than a hard suitcase. However, if you opt for a hard suitcase, you can unpack your belongings into the vehicle and leave the suitcase at our branch (if you are returning to that same branch).

General

  • Tickets
  • Travel insurance (always worth having even when travelling domestically) – leave one copy of your policy at home and take one copy with you
  • Driver's Licence*
  • Day pack
  • Camera, battery charger / extra batteries, spare memory stick
  • Watch with alarm
  • Mobile phone & charger
  • Laptop and power cord
  • Sunscreen – we suggest you pack this for all seasons
  • Torch – handy if you need don’t want to disturb your travelling companion during the night and need to search through a cupboard or bag or if you prefer to use campground bathroom facilities rather than your campervan toilet 
  • Eco plastic bags – handy to store your dirty laundry, wet towels and rubbish.  Zip lock bags are handy to keep meal leftovers fresh

Medical

  • Contact lens/eyeglasses prescriptions
  • Prescriptions for any medications you may need – always carry medicines in correctly labelled containers
  • Doctor's certificates / vaccination certificates
  • First aid kit – or you can purchase this from any maui branch
  • Travel sickness tablets
  • Aspirin
  • Antihistamine
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Safety pins

Toiletries

  • Toothbrush & toothpaste
    Shampoo / Conditioner
  • Soap
    Deodorant
  • Razor / shaving cream
  • Cosmetics

Clothing & footwear

  • Check the seasonal conditions so you pack appropriately
  • Swimming gear
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Sandals / thongs / jandals / flip flops – handy to use at communal campground bathrooms
  • Sunhat
  • Sunglasses

Apartment-styled kitchen equipment – all you have to do is check out our menu suggestions for inspiration, stock your fridge and choose the view you want to create your culinary delights in front of. Your maui motorhome will come with china plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, wine glasses, drinking glasses, coffee plunger, bottle/can opener, mixing bowls, colander, saucepans, frying pans, chopping board, electric jug, gas kettle, tea towel, toaster.

Freshly laundered linen & bedding for the best night’s sleep including pillows, pillowcases, duvets (doonas), sheets, towels. Other useful items to make your holiday easy: pegs, clothes hangers, dustpan & brush, biodegradable toilet chemicals, fire extinguisher, dishwashing detergent, bucket & hose, broom, matches, toilet roll and bin liner.

Remember to pack your drivers licence

* A current and full motor vehicle driver’s licence is required and must be produced upon vehicle collection. Should a foreign licence be in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by an accredited English translation. The translation must be provided by a NZ Transport Agency authorised translation service or a diplomatic representative at a high commission, embassy or consulate, or the authority that issued your overseas licence (an International Driving Permit may be acceptable as a translation if in English).