I travel in our Bighorn Fifth Wheel with my Lovely Mother . We RV together and have needed a system to delegate duties so we don't step on each other's toes. Keeping in mind, we are both A-type personalities, we both like to take control. Therefore, delegating duties before the trip makes life much easier. We also change it up regularly so both of us know how to do everything. The last thing we wanted is for one of us to get hurt and have the other one not know how to handle the rig.
Generally, I do the towing and setting up of leveling, utilities, and outside fun stuff. She will go inside and run the slides, turn on AC, and get the kitchen/living room ready. The same thing goes for packing up at the end of the trip. She will clean up the inside, I will prep everything on the outside. Then on the next trip, we swap duties so she knows how to do all the outside functions and I know how to do the inside ones. It actually works well!
We also alternate who does the meal planning and shopping. We each have input on what meals we would like to eat on the trip, but the responsibility goes to one of us to make sure everything is purchased and loaded. It is a great way to divide the task because neither of us like to go to the grocery store.
Last but not least, we don't argue. We have a code word for when things start to get heated. When that word is said, we both have to check our attitudes at the door and take a breather if needed. The word is Peaches- tends to make us giggle in the worst of moods. The last thing we want is to be yelling at each other in the camp ground. It also can ruin a trip if you do nothing but snap and yell the entire time. We also have a skit we play when we hear other people yelling over silly things like hooking up the trailer or at the dump station. We talk about what they could do different and how they can use code words. We have fun coming up with code words for them based on their situation like "Kittens!" or "Jelly freak'n Doughnuts!"
Share some of your ideas and ways you work with your partner to make it all happen!
Generally, I do the towing and setting up of leveling, utilities, and outside fun stuff. She will go inside and run the slides, turn on AC, and get the kitchen/living room ready. The same thing goes for packing up at the end of the trip. She will clean up the inside, I will prep everything on the outside. Then on the next trip, we swap duties so she knows how to do all the outside functions and I know how to do the inside ones. It actually works well!
We also alternate who does the meal planning and shopping. We each have input on what meals we would like to eat on the trip, but the responsibility goes to one of us to make sure everything is purchased and loaded. It is a great way to divide the task because neither of us like to go to the grocery store.
Last but not least, we don't argue. We have a code word for when things start to get heated. When that word is said, we both have to check our attitudes at the door and take a breather if needed. The word is Peaches- tends to make us giggle in the worst of moods. The last thing we want is to be yelling at each other in the camp ground. It also can ruin a trip if you do nothing but snap and yell the entire time. We also have a skit we play when we hear other people yelling over silly things like hooking up the trailer or at the dump station. We talk about what they could do different and how they can use code words. We have fun coming up with code words for them based on their situation like "Kittens!" or "Jelly freak'n Doughnuts!"
Share some of your ideas and ways you work with your partner to make it all happen!