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Best Gifts for RV Owners: What We Actually Use and Love

ByMorgan Middleton

Shopping for an RV owner is trickier than it looks. Space is tight, they probably already own the obvious stuff, and nobody wants to be handed a big box they have to find a spot for.

Here’s the deal: the best gifts for RV owners either save space, protect the RV, or make time at the campsite better. Add something funny to wear and you’ve covered just about everything. If they just bought their first RV, this list works as gifts for new RV owners too.

We’re full-time RVers living in a 44′ fifth wheel with our 100-pound dog, Coco, so the gear picks below are things we use ourselves. The shirts and hoodies come from our own shop, and we only kept the designs we’d actually wear.

Gifts for RV Owners Who Love to Cook Outside

Trailfire Grill and Fire Pit

We added the Trailfire recently and it is awesome. It’s a fire pit, grill, pizza oven, and wok/skillet all in one, which matters a lot when everything you own has to earn its spot in the RV. That’s one thing to store instead of four.

Trail Fire propane fire pit burning at our campsite, with our Valor fifth wheel behind it and Coco curled up asleep in a camp chair

👉 Use code MOTM to get $20 off the Trailfire

Gourmetific Cookware Set

Cabinet space is gold in an RV!

This stackable cookware set saves ours and works on every surface we cook on. We break down what’s in the set, plus Alan’s take, in our honest review of the Gourmetific cookware set.

Overhead view of the cream-colored Gourmetific™ Cookware Set neatly arranged on a kitchen counter, including stackable nonstick pots and pans with protective inserts, three glass lids, and two detachable handles. The sleek, space-saving design highlights the set’s compact storage appeal.

👉 Check the current price on the Gourmetific set

A Dish and Utensil Caddy for Outdoor Meals

Ours is a basket with handles that holds plates, cups, napkins, bowls, and plasticware, so we can carry it all out to the picnic table whenever we’re eating outside. The one linked below is a similar idea: an acacia wood caddy with six compartments for plates, cups, forks, and spoons.

👉 See a similar caddy

Gifts for RVers That Protect the RV (and the Dog)

Power Watchdog Surge Protector

We don’t plug in without one. It sounds like a boring gift until you remember it can save someone from thousands of dollars in fried electronics.

Power Watchdog 50 amp surge protector connected between an RV power cord and a campground electrical pedestal. The device helps protect an RV from power surges, wiring faults, and unsafe electrical conditions that could affect onboard systems and appliances.

Plugging in is one step of our arrival routine, which we walk through in our step-by-step RV campsite setup guide.

Pro Tip: Check whether their RV is 30 amp or 50 amp before you buy, because the surge protector has to match. We use the 50 amp.

👉 Protect their RV with a Power Watchdog

Necto Temperature Monitor

This is the gift for anyone who travels with a pet. It texts us if the temperature, humidity, or shore power changes while Coco is inside the RV, and it doesn’t need a monthly subscription, power, or WiFi.

Close up of the necto RV pet temperature monitor plugged in on a countertop with green indicator lights showing power and connectivity. The small white device with a USB cable attached highlights the compact design featured in this necto RV pet temperature monitor review for monitoring RV conditions while pets are inside.

We’ve used ours around the clock for a year, and we cover how it holds up in our Necto pet temperature monitor review. If the RVer in your life has a dog, we also share how we keep Coco cool in the RV.

👉 Get peace of mind with the Necto

Funny Camping Apparel From Our Shop

If you want the best gifts for campers that make someone laugh out loud, this is where we’d start. Here are a few that work great as gifts for camper owners:

Motorhomes before Nursing Homes is for the RVer who isn’t waiting for retirement to hit the road. (That’s us.)

I’m Sexy and I Tow It is for anyone pulling a camper down the highway.

I'm Sexy and I Tow It funny camping t-shirt from the Middletons On The Move shop, a gift for RVers who tow a camper

Glamping: It’s Like Camping with Electricity is for the one who loves camping, as long as there’s an outlet.

Back That Thing Up is for every RVer who has ever been guided into a campsite with hand signals.

Back That Thing Up funny camping t-shirt from the Middletons On The Move shop, a gift for RVers

For chilly campground mornings, the Camp Life, Adventure Awaits, and Campfire Drinking Team hoodies are made for sitting around the fire when the temperature drops.

👉 Browse the full gifts for campers collection

Not Sure What They Have? Give a Gift Card

If you don’t know their size, their hookups, or what already lives in their RV, a gift card takes the guessing out. Our shop gift cards come in $25, $50, and $75, and they get to pick the design.

👉 Send a gift card they can use on any design

Gifts to Skip (Don’t Be That Gift Giver)

Skip anything big, bulky, or purely decorative unless you know exactly where it will live. Space is the one thing an RV never has enough of. When in doubt, ask them, or go with something useful, something consumable, or something from this list.

More RV Gift Ideas and Where to Go Next

Still shopping? See everything else we use in our RV essentials list from five RVs of experience.

Morgan is the author behind Middletons on the Move, where she shares practical RV travel tips, campground reviews, and real-world advice for life on the road. She and her husband travel full-time in a 44' fifth wheel with their dog, Coco, and have camped in everything from pop-up to a 31' Class C. With a planner’s mindset and a love for exploring, Morgan helps fellow RVers hit the road with confidence and curiosity.