Hints, Tips and Great ideas

Boroma577 · Boroma577

After reading the recent threads on the water hose bag etc and the info on the Generic Nappy Soaker, I thought it might be good to have a thread specific to various hints and tips etc.We are all quiet clever at coming up with ideas to make our lives on the road better in one way or another so now is the time to...

Webmaster · Webmaster

Hi all, We’ve collected a huge amount of hints, tips and great ideas from members since the ‘hints, tips and great ideas’ thread started approximately 18 months ago. It’s a great resource but it has become quite difficult to navigate and several members have suggested breaking it up by topic. I wi...

Craig1 · Craig1

If you still want paper accounts/bills, then be aware 1. Telstra is planning to migrate 800,000 of us to email accounts soon unless you protest. 2.Origin Energy text us yesterday " Get your account emailed. Australia Post is too slow and may result in your account being received after it is due". Che...

Burgo1 · Burgo1

Hi has anyone had success with suction caddys in shower. We bought one at Bunnings about $35.00 and tried to put it up,it keeps falling off. any ideas

Gravy73 · Gravy73

What are users experiences? Do "Lay Flat" run clear and not clog? Does the internal diameter of the hose effect its efficiency to run clear and not clog? Appreciate any advice. Thx

Erilala · Erilala

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Steel Dog · Steel Dog

Hi Folks, I just had week away with our SOG fitted and operational, WOW what a difference, absolutely no toilet smells, both chemical smells and the other smells are totally eliminated NO SMELL AT ALL, FANTASTIC. Fitting was fairly simple, I followed the manufacturers instructions and also the ver...

Possum3 · Possum3

I have an old "Silver Tea Set" entered the Possum Family back in the 1800's, it was Silver plated over Pewter (from memory). Over the years it became a daily use item with the resultant dents and plating wearing thin, in the late 70's, I took it to a company that specialised in "Silver Restoration". The...

dorian · dorian

https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/unclaimed-money/search

dorian · dorian

Search any location in Australia to find nearby active incidents: https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/

Willdoe · Willdoe

I came across this site when trying to work out what cable size I needed for a van mod. Interesting the need to add the length of positive and negative cable when calculating cable size needed for amp load and length of cable run . Some good info here. https://topwiretraveller.com/sizing-automotive...

dorian · dorian

I'm proposing a unified thread for collating all the tips and tricks that people use to manage their Internet connection. I'm particularly interested in those ideas which deal with annoyances or which make better use of expensive mobile bandwidth. I use uBlock Origin for blocking ads: [url]http...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

My car was pretty good acoustic wise, but I wanted to improve it regardless. Still going to do a bit more when I find the time, but it is really not absolutely necessary. I have added about 1.8m2 of butyl, you don't need it everywhere. So far about 5.4m2 of acoustic foam & have about another 1.8m2 read...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Last January while on a trip down to Geelong the roof lifting gas strut on the front left hand side of the van gave up and leaked black oil everywhere. I bought a replacement from Jayco in Geelong but then was unable to fit it 'in the field' so it had to wait until I returned home. Then when packing up the mis...

Kerryn49 · Kerryn49

Hi. My wife and I recently purchased a 2nd hand 21' 6" jayco heritage. We are very happy with the van except for the toilet. We cannot get the smell out. We have used the Woolies nappy san equivalent for our previous vans and found it okay. Not seeming to work now. Any suggestions? Thank you.

BOKO56 · BOKO56

Hi folks does anyone based in Perth have any recommendations about who can advise me how to get my towing setup right ? I have a Land Cruiser 200 series 2018 model towing a Jayco Starcraft Outback. The van drops down at the tow point, this could be due to the hitch towbar tongue, a genuine toyota part, whic...

redx2 · redx2

Hi all, Can you tell me if many travelers use a generator? We do have solar but hubby is concerned it we get a week of bad weather we'll have no power! Many thanks in advance

Jason F · Jason F

Hi everyone, I just tried to raise the roof on my new (Chinese made) slide on camper, for the first time. I don't have the strength. I'm 64 years old, 5'10" tall, mild build male, and I could not budge it (and yes the corner clips have been released). Could be that its sticky as its not been raised since mad...

Archeress · Archeress

Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? ...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

Custom GPS magnetic mount: I have made a lot of modifications to my car, but I have tried very hard not to drill holes everywhere. So I used some Neodymium 32 x 8mm north south pair of magnets with 25kg pull force. They are less than 25kg as the magnets are about 3 to 4mm apart through the plastic trim panel....

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	STICKY: Welcome to Hint, Tips and Great ideas (Preview) Hi all, We’ve collected a huge amount of hints, tips and great ideas from members since the ‘hints, tips and great ideas’ thread started approximately 18 months ago. It’s a great resource but it has become quite difficult to navigate and several members have suggested breaking it up by topic. I wi...	Webmaster	1	15802	09:48 AM Aug 11, 2018 by montstbarli
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	Streamlining your Internet experience -- browser tips, extensions, scripts (Preview) I'm proposing a unified thread for collating all the tips and tricks that people use to manage their Internet connection. I'm particularly interested in those ideas which deal with annoyances or which make better use of expensive mobile bandwidth. I use uBlock Origin for blocking ads: [url]http...	dorian	8	551	11:06 PM Dec 3, 2020 by PeterInSa
	Car acoustic insulation (Preview) My car was pretty good acoustic wise, but I wanted to improve it regardless. Still going to do a bit more when I find the time, but it is really not absolutely necessary. I have added about 1.8m2 of butyl, you don't need it everywhere. So far about 5.4m2 of acoustic foam & have about another 1.8m2 read...	Whenarewethere	17	1693	10:20 AM Nov 12, 2020 by Whenarewethere
	Reinstalling gas lilfting struts. (Preview) Last January while on a trip down to Geelong the roof lifting gas strut on the front left hand side of the van gave up and leaked black oil everywhere. I bought a replacement from Jayco in Geelong but then was unable to fit it 'in the field' so it had to wait until I returned home. Then when packing up the mis...	Long Weekend	7	8595	07:17 PM Nov 6, 2020 by Craig1
	Smelly toilet (Preview) Hi. My wife and I recently purchased a 2nd hand 21' 6" jayco heritage. We are very happy with the van except for the toilet. We cannot get the smell out. We have used the Woolies nappy san equivalent for our previous vans and found it okay. Not seeming to work now. Any suggestions? Thank you.	Kerryn49	13	1365	10:06 PM Nov 2, 2020 by jeepnudger
	Car and Van setup (Preview) Hi folks does anyone based in Perth have any recommendations about who can advise me how to get my towing setup right ? I have a Land Cruiser 200 series 2018 model towing a Jayco Starcraft Outback. The van drops down at the tow point, this could be due to the hitch towbar tongue, a genuine toyota part, whic...	BOKO56	4	1438	02:19 AM Oct 29, 2020 by Greg 1
	Generator (Preview) Hi all, Can you tell me if many travelers use a generator? We do have solar but hubby is concerned it we get a week of bad weather we'll have no power! Many thanks in advance	redx2	12	1289	09:51 PM Oct 24, 2020 by Tony Bev
	Raising/Lowering a pop top roof !!! (Preview) Hi everyone, I just tried to raise the roof on my new (Chinese made) slide on camper, for the first time. I don't have the strength. I'm 64 years old, 5'10" tall, mild build male, and I could not budge it (and yes the corner clips have been released). Could be that its sticky as its not been raised since mad...	Jason F	14	566	11:29 AM Oct 24, 2020 by Jason F
	Painting an Aliner (Preview) Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? ...	Archeress	4	450	07:45 PM Oct 23, 2020 by TheHeaths
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