Ordering eye drops for an RV trip

For an RV trip, the easiest plan is to order enough Quell before you leave, so you’re not chasing a package down the road. Full-time RVers can also ship to a campground or RV park that accepts guest mail (ask the office first) or to a mail-forwarding address. Quell ships only within the US, and no delivery date is promised, so plan around where you’ll be staying for a while.

Stocking up before you leave

Work out how many bottles you’ll need from the label’s directions: Apply 1 drop 3 times per day in each eye. Count the weeks you’ll be on the road, add a spare in case one gets dropped or left in a picnic table cup holder, and order a couple of weeks before departure. How long does a bottle last? can help with the math.

• Order to your home address while you’re still there, so you can check the bottles on arrival.
• Check each carton’s seal and the solution’s color before you pack.
• An order of 3 bottles ships free; smaller orders pay $10.00.
• Unopened bottles you end up not needing can be refunded within 30 days of delivery, without sending them back.

Shipping eye drops to a campground or RV park

Many RV parks and some campgrounds accept packages for guests, but policies vary a lot. Some hold mail at the office, some charge a small handling fee, some take packages only for guests staying a week or longer, and many state and national park campgrounds don’t accept deliveries at all. Always call the office before you order.

• Ask the park how to address packages: some want your name, then “Guest” and your site number, on the second line.
• Use the park’s street address, not a mailing box, unless they tell you otherwise.
• Put your site number and arrival date in the second address line so the office knows who it’s for.
• Order only once you know you’ll still be there when it’s likely to arrive, and leave room for delays.

Mail-forwarding addresses for full-time RVers

Many full-timers keep a domicile address with a mail-forwarding service that receives mail and packages and sends them on in batches to wherever you are. That works fine with Quell: enter the forwarding address exactly as the service tells you, including any box or suite number. Keep in mind that forwarding adds a second trip and some time, so stock up further ahead. The package will spend more days in transit, too, which matters for storage in extreme seasons.

Heat in an RV in summer

A closed RV parked in the sun can get much hotter inside than the air outside, especially near windshields, dashboards and cabinets on the sunny side. Quell’s label gives a storage range: Store between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F). When you leave the rig for a day of hiking with the air conditioning off, the bottle and spares shouldn’t be left on the dash or near a window.

• Store spares in an interior cabinet low down, away from windows and the engine.
• Carry the open bottle with you in a daypack when you leave for the day.
• Never keep it in an outside storage bay; those get hot in summer and cold at night.
• Can you leave eye drops in a hot car? explains why a parked vehicle runs so hot.

Cold nights in shoulder season and winter

Snowbirds heading south in fall and back north in spring often hit freezing nights at high-elevation or northern stops. With the furnace off or set low, the inside of an RV can drop below the bottom of the label’s range. Keep the bottle in a drawer near where you sleep rather than in a cold basement bay or by a single-pane window.

If a bottle may have gotten very hot or cold, check it before use. Quell is Product appears as a milky brown solution, and that’s expected. If the color looks different from how it arrived, go by the label’s “do not use” line: If this product changes color.

Dry eyes on the road

RV life tends to be hard on eyes: long hours behind a big windshield, dash vents, desert or mountain air, campfire smoke and generator exhaust. Dry and moving air speed evaporation from the eye. Point dash vents toward the glass, wear sunglasses while driving, and wash your hands before each drop at a campsite. Do not touch tip of bottle to any surface to avoid contamination, which matters when the bottle lives in a bag with keys and maps.

Ordering while on the road

You can order from your phone at any campground with a signal. There’s no account needed and no subscription to manage. If you’re moving every few days, ship to the stop where you’ll stay longest, or to a family member who can forward it. If something arrives damaged, get in touch through Contact with your order number. For Alaska and Hawaii trips, Quell ships to addresses there too, but foreign stops like Canada and Mexico are outside its shipping area.