Plex in a Travel Trailer

First off, congrats. I’ve been renting travel trailers when it is simply too hot to tent camp. At some point I might decide to pull the trigger.

A few thoughts that may shake loose some ideas depending on what you have. Disclaimer - I haven’t actually done these:

  • If you have a Win or Mac laptop, install the new Plex application. It has the ability to download content similar to the iOS or Android Plex clients. I’ve read that there have been some issues with the download function, but I think it is better now… I haven’t used that function myself.
  • If that same laptop is reasonably powered, try installing the Plex server on it. Put the Plex app or PMP on it and you have a self contained Plex server and player. Direct Play or Direct Stream don’t use a lot of CPU, but test… and read up on using Plex without an internet connection.
  • If you have the laptop, and also have a smart TV (or TV with a Roku, ATV, or similar) then put a wifi router in your camper and you have a self contained Plex network. Again, read up on using Plex without an internet connection.