RV and Camper Christmas Decorations: 8 Cozy Ideas for Life on the Road

Three flameless LED pillar candles glowing on a table next to a pine cone

Christmas in an RV or a camper means a small space, a few USB sockets and everything having to come down before you drive on. Whether you're winter camping or parked for the holidays, the ideas below fit: nothing needs a flame, almost everything runs on batteries or USB, and all of it packs into a drawer. Here are 8 ideas for a cozy Christmas on the road.

1. Candlelight without the flame

In a camper, a candle is never far from the curtains, the cushions or the bunk. Flameless pillar candles give the table the same warm flicker, and the remote's timer switches them off after 2 to 8 hours, so nobody has to climb down from the bed to blow them out.

Three flameless LED pillar candles glowing on a table next to a pine cone

Shown: flameless candles with remote, a set of three in white, ivory or smoke gray.

2. A little tree for the table

There's rarely room for a real tree, but a lighted birch fits on the table or by the window. It's already lit, needs no ornaments and runs on USB or batteries, so it works on hook-up and off it, and its branches bend into shape.

Lighted birch tree on a table by the window next to a mug, a book and a knitted blanket

Shown: lighted birch tree, 24 LEDs (about 60 cm / 24 in tall) or 144 LEDs (about 63.5 cm / 25 in).

3. A Christmas village on the window ledge

A few light-up village houses on the window ledge or a shelf make a tiny Christmas town inside your own little house. They're 6 to 9 cm tall and come with their button batteries, so there are no cables, and they go back in a drawer when you move on.

Two light-up Christmas village houses with snow on the roofs and wreaths on the doors

Shown: light-up Christmas village houses: Snowy Chapel, Timber Cottage, Brick Townhouse or Stone Cottage.

4. Fairy lights that follow the window

Firecracker lights sit on a thin silver wire that holds whatever shape you give it, so they can follow the rounded corners of a camper window or fill a jar on the table. They run on USB and come with a remote, with modes from a steady glow to twinkling sparkles.

Warm white firecracker fairy lights on silver wire, with the USB plug and the remote

Shown: firecracker fairy lights, 1.5 m with 50 LEDs or 6 m with 200 LEDs, warm white.

5. Christmas cards on a string

Cards still find you, at the campsite or waiting at home. Run photo clip string lights along the ceiling or above the dinette and clip on the cards, along with photos from the trip. The battery box means there's no cable to the nearest socket.

Christmas cards and notes clipped to warm white LED string lights on a wall

Shown: photo clip string lights, 2 m with 20 LEDs, 5 m with 50 or 10 m with 100.

6. One ribbon for a small tree

If you do bring a small tree, one ribbon with LEDs built in does the job of the ribbon, the garland and the lights. It runs from a battery box, so the tree can stand anywhere, and in January it rolls up small.

Gold ribbon light on a roll with its battery box

Shown: Christmas ribbon lights on the roll with the battery box, 5 m or 10 m, gold or silver.

7. Snow on the ceiling

The ceiling is the biggest empty surface in a camper. A small projector on the table sends turning snowflakes, Santas, snowmen and reindeer across it, through 16 designs. It needs about 1.5 m between it and the surface, and up to 5 m for a bigger picture, so aim it along the length of the camper.

Christmas projector lighting up a living room with a Christmas tree and a fireplace

Shown: the Christmas light projector, USB powered.

8. A word in lights

Spell HOME on the table, wherever you're parked this Christmas, or NOEL, or the name of the camper. Marquee letters are 22 cm tall, run on two AA batteries each and stand on their own, and there's a red heart and an “&” too.

Light-up marquee letters spelling LOVE on a wooden table, warm white LEDs

Shown: light-up marquee letters, sold one letter at a time.

Before you hit the road

  • Power: the firecracker lights and the projector run on USB. On a campsite hook-up a normal USB adapter does it; on the road, check what your camper's USB sockets supply, because the projector needs 5V/2A, not a fast charger. Adapters are not included, and the birch tree runs on USB or batteries.
  • Batteries: the letters take 2 × AA each, the photo clip lights 3 × AA, the ribbon lights AA in their battery box and the candles 3 × AAA each, none of them included; the village houses come with their button batteries. Pack spares, as the next shop may be a drive away.
  • Before you drive: switch everything off and put away anything standing on the table, the dashboard or the shelves. These are decorations for when you're parked, not for the road.
  • No drilling: hang strings of lights with removable adhesive hooks or tie them to the curtain rails, so nothing marks the walls, which matters most in a rented camper.
  • Delivery: free tracked shipping, dispatched in 1 to 3 business days and delivered in 7 to 12. Order by 10 December to have it in time for Christmas.
  • Not quite right? Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days of delivery.

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