Hints, Tips and Great ideas

Dav4Cris · Dav4Cris

My wife needs a hip replacement and also has other issues with her lower back and right leg, so climbing up and down steps is very painful. I saw this idea on a van in Victoria last year and decided to do it for her. We have also acquired a Gopher for her so she can get around at free camps and caravan parks. I bo...

Sheba · Sheba

Saw this at a BBQ I was at a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was a great idea for some. It can be wheeled to wherever you want it. Cheers, Sheba.

cruisaderhilton · cruisaderhilton

gidday fellow caravaners, What do you people use on the vinyl on the front of your vans,i have cleaned mine with car wash & then used amorall ,but it still does not look rite any help would be appreciated thankyou..

grahamg · grahamg

Collect a few pumice stones about the same size as a normal fire starter and keep them in a small jar of kero. Take one out as required, works very well. If you can find it in the fire after it goes out it can be re used. -- Edited by grahamg on Tuesday 19th of May 2015 08:41:13 AM

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

Save all your old toothbrushes, green and yellow pot scourers, etc. Can be used for scrubbing footwear and anything else that doesn't need clean water, plus nooks and crannies around the wheels. Use you old dishwash water and have a good old scrub. I've just done my (foot) thongs. Came up well.

graeme c · graeme c

Stop the water spluttering and spurting by priming the hose before you connect it to the van

Treecrest14 · Treecrest14

Have finished the installation and thought I'd share with whoever was interested. First issue was the heater bolts were not long enough to get thru the floor, so attached it to the optional plate and secured this to the floor. Also ordered a muffler which didn't quite fit the exhaust pipe. Had a sta...

Peter1059 · Peter1059

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2O5qC3eh8

JayDee · JayDee

Just purchased a new inverter for our van. Purchased extra wire to hook the inverter up direct from the battery. Had to run the wiring thru cupboards and then under the bed then thru a small hole in the floor of the van then to battery. Our battery is in a separate compartment under the boot. Works a treat....

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

After 4 years my satellite dish had become weathered sitting in the sun and was looking very dull on the surface. I've given it a good wash and a spray with a product called Polyglaze - "Car Dash & Trim Care" which has restored it back to near new appearance. The difference in picture qu...

Sis · Sis

hi all, just wondering whether you use melamine or China dinnerware. If melamin, are there any particular brands that are not recommended?

Bruce and Bev · Bruce and Bev

Port Augusta is the main portal for people travelling by road from one side of Aust to the other (east/west). The one CP at Port Augusta charges $45 a night - and not much to show for all that money. The Shire wont allow free camping so that CP has a captive market. But about 40 km on the eastern side of PA, th...

JET · JET

Hi all We recently went to Sth Aust When we where there the temp got to about 45c and the temp in the caravan with the air con going was about 30c plus, After some investigation I feel that a lot of the Heat was coming from the shower roof vent and the main Roof Vent/Hatch so I put some insulation in both ve...

Sheba · Sheba

I have just discovered that you can buy Campimg Showers that are run on 4 'D' Batteries. I had only heard of the 12 Volt ones prior to last Saturday, when a friend advised me that these are now available. Jaycar have some on sale for $19.99 each at the moment. Needless to say, I bought one today. Cheers...

abigail · abigail

I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers

abigail · abigail

I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers

Davo53 · Davo53

hi we will be heading through SA soon and was wondering how to handle our water supply. Can we fill our tanks at CP or is it all non drinkable davo

dorian · dorian

Most manuals or user guides are in PDF or DOC format. You can filter Google's search results with appropriate search modifiers, or you can use Google's Advanced Search. In this way you can potentially reduce thousands of irrelevant hits to a few relevant ones. For example, the following URL searche...

jules47 · jules47

If you are buying a second hand caravan or motorhome, a good spray of pure eucalyptus oil will kill any little bugs in the mattress!

Olley46 · Olley46

I have just finished making my own Rocktamers cost round figures $20.00,had the rubber for years,one inch tubular steel $10.00 ,and $5.00 for the screws, $5.00 for aluminium strip hoping they will do the job. Lance C

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	Ramps and handrail for the disabled (Preview) My wife needs a hip replacement and also has other issues with her lower back and right leg, so climbing up and down steps is very painful. I saw this idea on a van in Victoria last year and decided to do it for her. We have also acquired a Gopher for her so she can get around at free camps and caravan parks. I bo...	Dav4Cris	9	1625	12:16 PM Jul 23, 2015 by Phil C
	Large Gas Bottle BBQ. (Preview) Saw this at a BBQ I was at a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was a great idea for some. It can be wheeled to wherever you want it. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	8	2191	05:52 PM May 28, 2015 by Sheba
	Caravan care (Preview) gidday fellow caravaners, What do you people use on the vinyl on the front of your vans,i have cleaned mine with car wash & then used amorall ,but it still does not look rite any help would be appreciated thankyou..	cruisaderhilton	3	2644	09:56 AM Jun 19, 2015 by littledick
	Fire Starter (Preview) Collect a few pumice stones about the same size as a normal fire starter and keep them in a small jar of kero. Take one out as required, works very well. If you can find it in the fire after it goes out it can be re used. -- Edited by grahamg on Tuesday 19th of May 2015 08:41:13 AM	grahamg	11	2938	04:49 PM Aug 5, 2018 by Cyclops
	Old Scrubbers. (Preview) Save all your old toothbrushes, green and yellow pot scourers, etc. Can be used for scrubbing footwear and anything else that doesn't need clean water, plus nooks and crannies around the wheels. Use you old dishwash water and have a good old scrub. I've just done my (foot) thongs. Came up well.	Happywanderer	1	1974	12:31 PM May 17, 2015 by ken thomas
	Water hose (Preview) Stop the water spluttering and spurting by priming the hose before you connect it to the van	graeme c	4	2781	10:12 PM May 13, 2015 by Moby58
	Installation of Planar Diesel Heater in Coromal Planar Diesel Heater (Preview) Have finished the installation and thought I'd share with whoever was interested. First issue was the heater bolts were not long enough to get thru the floor, so attached it to the optional plate and secured this to the floor. Also ordered a muffler which didn't quite fit the exhaust pipe. Had a sta...	Treecrest14	10	5022	06:18 PM May 3, 2015 by Stl
	At least he is honest and not by himself (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2O5qC3eh8	Peter1059	0	2204	03:34 PM Apr 22, 2015 by Peter1059
	New 360 watt pure sine wave inverter (Preview) Just purchased a new inverter for our van. Purchased extra wire to hook the inverter up direct from the battery. Had to run the wiring thru cupboards and then under the bed then thru a small hole in the floor of the van then to battery. Our battery is in a separate compartment under the boot. Works a treat....	JayDee	8	2704	09:19 PM Apr 20, 2015 by hako
	Vast Sat Dish (Preview) After 4 years my satellite dish had become weathered sitting in the sun and was looking very dull on the surface. I've given it a good wash and a spray with a product called Polyglaze - "Car Dash & Trim Care" which has restored it back to near new appearance. The difference in picture qu...	Happy Camper	9	2479	03:29 PM Jun 17, 2016 by aussie_paul
	Crockery (Preview) hi all, just wondering whether you use melamine or China dinnerware. If melamin, are there any particular brands that are not recommended?	Sis	21	3900	04:09 PM Feb 6, 2017 by the rocket
	CPs at Port Augusta, SA (Preview) Port Augusta is the main portal for people travelling by road from one side of Aust to the other (east/west). The one CP at Port Augusta charges $45 a night - and not much to show for all that money. The Shire wont allow free camping so that CP has a captive market. But about 40 km on the eastern side of PA, th...	Bruce and Bev	12	3328	06:35 PM Jul 27, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Cooling down caravan (Preview) Hi all We recently went to Sth Aust When we where there the temp got to about 45c and the temp in the caravan with the air con going was about 30c plus, After some investigation I feel that a lot of the Heat was coming from the shower roof vent and the main Roof Vent/Hatch so I put some insulation in both ve...	JET	10	4238	06:33 PM Feb 6, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	4X'D' Battery operated Camping Showers. (Preview) I have just discovered that you can buy Campimg Showers that are run on 4 'D' Batteries. I had only heard of the 12 Volt ones prior to last Saturday, when a friend advised me that these are now available. Jaycar have some on sale for $19.99 each at the moment. Needless to say, I bought one today. Cheers...	Sheba	9	1952	09:33 PM Mar 19, 2015 by Sheba
	curtain tape (Preview) I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers	abigail	1	1656	01:19 PM Mar 27, 2015 by Brownie2
	curtain tape (Preview) I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers	abigail	0	1063	10:16 AM Mar 15, 2015 by abigail
	South Australian drinking water (Preview) hi we will be heading through SA soon and was wondering how to handle our water supply. Can we fill our tanks at CP or is it all non drinkable davo	Davo53	29	3827	04:55 PM Aug 5, 2018 by Cyclops
	Searching for manuals with Google (Preview) Most manuals or user guides are in PDF or DOC format. You can filter Google's search results with appropriate search modifiers, or you can use Google's Advanced Search. In this way you can potentially reduce thousands of irrelevant hits to a few relevant ones. For example, the following URL searche...	dorian	4	1546	03:05 PM Mar 18, 2015 by hako
	Eucalyptus oil (Preview) If you are buying a second hand caravan or motorhome, a good spray of pure eucalyptus oil will kill any little bugs in the mattress!	jules47	16	3863	04:11 PM Feb 6, 2017 by the rocket
	Rocktamers (Preview) I have just finished making my own Rocktamers cost round figures $20.00,had the rubber for years,one inch tubular steel $10.00 ,and $5.00 for the screws, $5.00 for aluminium strip hoping they will do the job. Lance C	Olley46	8	2348	11:58 AM Sep 30, 2015 by 03_Troopy
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