Hints, Tips and Great ideas

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... cheers - John

Craig1 · Craig1

We have had 7 months of crap with NBN installed. Lost count of dropouts on actual phone calls and lots of slow internet and none at all. Yesterday a lady Telstra technician arrived. Removed wall cover plate and says'' oh, you still have the old fashion 20 or thereabouts wires connected to your plug" I wi...

grahos · grahos

Where can I buy a shower/toilet combo in kit form to put in my van, I am looking at buying an older van and renovating it with a combo toilet/shower, Where or who supplies them for the caravan industry?

wfdTamar · wfdTamar

https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/buy/private/SSE-AD-5364184/2005-geist-lv485/?_ga=2.111294657.433534645.1524964910-947756959.1514...

JayDee · JayDee

Just replaced our towball after many years. I am now of the belief that one needs to replace the towball at least every two years. Small price to pay for peace of mind. Jay&Dee

JayDee · JayDee

Just bought a 2.4m inflatable with a 60lb electric motor. Now I will need to be able to make the boat mobile to travel to the water. soooooo What I have done is... With a my old small hand trolley, I cut the handles off above the brace down near the wheels. Then attached a piece of patio timber to the transom....

Santa · Santa

The rotary flush knob on our C4 was not delivering a full dose of water, took it apart yesterday, seems the plastic bellows (see pic below) had collapsed over time and was not expanding to its full size, took it out and placed it in a jug of very hot water, this softened it, blew into the hose to expand it, th...

Aus-Kiwi · Aus-Kiwi

Self explanatory.. leave it right here .

herbie · herbie

A good cheap way to help keep the cold or heat out of your C/Van or Motorhome is to use bubble wrap on your windows .Use Blu Tack or even Velcro to keep it on. It will cut the temp down or up depending how hot or cold it is. Can buy it in rolls at post office or even those office supply shops or maybe via the net.

Rachmainov · Rachmainov

Review of personal coolers.My first trip in the caravan was in warm weather with 44 degrees in the van and 42 outside. I sought a little relief and headed to the nearest hardware store and got the Companion USB mini evaporative cooler. This wasnt much better than LeSquirt (laundry sprayer) and cost ov...

Leo · Leo

Which brand/source? Anything better? For a 100 Series Landcruiser GXL

Radar · Radar

Our water pump was seriously noisy, followed the forum pages looking for answers, extra rubber under the pump, soft hoses. No real luck. Had a small block of good quality sponge rubber in my hand when Cheese and Kisses was using the pump, guess what. The pump noise was some what quieter after placing th...

ColinEast · ColinEast

Just as we were about to leave on our big (half) lap I thought I'd store some jumpers and other warm clothes. I bought a few vacuum bags, got back to the van and realised I didn't have a vacuum cleaner! Doh!! This video shows how I fixed my problem: https://youtu.be/vwFc6qn_xoQ

MathewGeorge · MathewGeorge

I recently purchased a DP Chip for my 2015 Isuzu DMax and had it installed by a local mechanic. Its only been a week but I have noticed a substantial change in the vehicles performance. Its delivering as promised. The acceleration is quicker and smoother and the "grunt" is outstanding. No more droppin...

cjt55 · cjt55

Hi everyone. Searching the internet for suppliers of awning extensions with poles but can only seem to find suppliers from USA. Not looking at extensions for end of awning but only for the main part of the awning extending from the side of the caravan. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ColinEast · ColinEast

We were shown an easy way to fold a toilet tent and tested it out on a couple of types of tents. We were impressed enough to make a video of it: https://youtu.be/CvNA0EYfeBc

Aus-Kiwi · Aus-Kiwi

https://m.drive.com.au/motor-news/toyota-hilux-fails-swedish-moose-test-20161026-gsbqnl.html

Kiwimagic · Kiwimagic

Hi All I recently purchased a Safety Dave TPMS system for the tug and the van. All worked well until one of the batteries in the caravan wheel monitor died. Easy to change . BUT while I was removing the unit from the wheel I noticed a happy face on the rim around the valve area. On closer inspection I found th...

PB · PB

Hi I'm new to the grey nomads site. I also haven't travelled This area before and was wondering if anybody could give some advice on free or cheap camping areas on this journey. Thanks in advance Pete

Kendo · Kendo

To drain my water tanks I've had to lay on the road and roll under the van to open the taps. My solution, $24 of bits from the Big Green Shed and I can do it from a standing position

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Mossie Killer (Preview) Gday... cheers - John	rockylizard	2	3292	05:18 PM Jun 13, 2018 by Craig1
	If you have N B N dropout issues (Preview) We have had 7 months of crap with NBN installed. Lost count of dropouts on actual phone calls and lots of slow internet and none at all. Yesterday a lady Telstra technician arrived. Removed wall cover plate and says'' oh, you still have the old fashion 20 or thereabouts wires connected to your plug" I wi...	Craig1	5	2908	03:07 PM Jun 12, 2018 by Lanock
	Where can I buy a shower/toilet combo in kit form to put in my van (Preview) Where can I buy a shower/toilet combo in kit form to put in my van, I am looking at buying an older van and renovating it with a combo toilet/shower, Where or who supplies them for the caravan industry?	grahos	4	3415	02:06 PM Jun 12, 2018 by grahos
	Layout - the 'make the bed' conundrum (Preview) https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/buy/private/SSE-AD-5364184/2005-geist-lv485/?_ga=2.111294657.433534645.1524964910-947756959.1514...	wfdTamar	10	4462	07:07 PM Jun 10, 2018 by Mike Harding
	New Tow Ball (Preview) Just replaced our towball after many years. I am now of the belief that one needs to replace the towball at least every two years. Small price to pay for peace of mind. Jay&Dee	JayDee	14	5217	05:39 PM Jun 2, 2018 by Greg 1
	Ibought a BOAT. (Preview) Just bought a 2.4m inflatable with a 60lb electric motor. Now I will need to be able to make the boat mobile to travel to the water. soooooo What I have done is... With a my old small hand trolley, I cut the handles off above the brace down near the wheels. Then attached a piece of patio timber to the transom....	JayDee	9	3308	02:43 PM May 25, 2018 by JayDee
	Thetford C4 toilet flush mechanism tip. (Preview) The rotary flush knob on our C4 was not delivering a full dose of water, took it apart yesterday, seems the plastic bellows (see pic below) had collapsed over time and was not expanding to its full size, took it out and placed it in a jug of very hot water, this softened it, blew into the hose to expand it, th...	Santa	4	3419	10:16 AM May 18, 2018 by Santa
	Sheesh . He went to a lot of trouble . (Preview) Self explanatory.. leave it right here .	Aus-Kiwi	5	3813	08:54 AM May 6, 2018 by Dickodownunder
	how to insulate your RV . (Preview) A good cheap way to help keep the cold or heat out of your C/Van or Motorhome is to use bubble wrap on your windows .Use Blu Tack or even Velcro to keep it on. It will cut the temp down or up depending how hot or cold it is. Can buy it in rolls at post office or even those office supply shops or maybe via the net.	herbie	16	4467	08:24 AM Apr 24, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	Peronal coolers - review (Preview) Review of personal coolers.My first trip in the caravan was in warm weather with 44 degrees in the van and 42 outside. I sought a little relief and headed to the nearest hardware store and got the Companion USB mini evaporative cooler. This wasnt much better than LeSquirt (laundry sprayer) and cost ov...	Rachmainov	4	4459	08:58 PM Apr 13, 2018 by Ozlad
	Neoprene car seat covers (Preview) Which brand/source? Anything better? For a 100 Series Landcruiser GXL	Leo	9	4475	11:42 AM Apr 13, 2018 by Leo
	Water pump noise (Preview) Our water pump was seriously noisy, followed the forum pages looking for answers, extra rubber under the pump, soft hoses. No real luck. Had a small block of good quality sponge rubber in my hand when Cheese and Kisses was using the pump, guess what. The pump noise was some what quieter after placing th...	Radar	7	3107	10:53 AM Apr 3, 2018 by Santa
	Vacuum Bag (Preview) Just as we were about to leave on our big (half) lap I thought I'd store some jumpers and other warm clothes. I bought a few vacuum bags, got back to the van and realised I didn't have a vacuum cleaner! Doh!! This video shows how I fixed my problem: https://youtu.be/vwFc6qn_xoQ	ColinEast	6	2579	10:03 AM Mar 28, 2018 by Snala
	Review On DPCHIP Chip Installation. Recommend to Install on all Your 4WD. (Preview) I recently purchased a DP Chip for my 2015 Isuzu DMax and had it installed by a local mechanic. Its only been a week but I have noticed a substantial change in the vehicles performance. Its delivering as promised. The acceleration is quicker and smoother and the "grunt" is outstanding. No more droppin...	MathewGeorge	5	6030	07:54 PM Mar 14, 2018 by hako
	Awning extension with poles etc (Preview) Hi everyone. Searching the internet for suppliers of awning extensions with poles but can only seem to find suppliers from USA. Not looking at extensions for end of awning but only for the main part of the awning extending from the side of the caravan. Any help would be greatly appreciated.	cjt55	18	6890	04:58 PM Mar 11, 2018 by Kantiki
	Nifty way to fold a toilet / shower tent (Preview) We were shown an easy way to fold a toilet tent and tested it out on a couple of types of tents. We were impressed enough to make a video of it: https://youtu.be/CvNA0EYfeBc	ColinEast	11	3068	11:21 AM Mar 9, 2018 by ColinEast
	Not quite purfffect . Dreaded Moose test.. (Preview) https://m.drive.com.au/motor-news/toyota-hilux-fails-swedish-moose-test-20161026-gsbqnl.html	Aus-Kiwi	4	2743	01:38 PM Feb 25, 2018 by Mike Harding
	TPMS (Preview) Hi All I recently purchased a Safety Dave TPMS system for the tug and the van. All worked well until one of the batteries in the caravan wheel monitor died. Easy to change . BUT while I was removing the unit from the wheel I noticed a happy face on the rim around the valve area. On closer inspection I found th...	Kiwimagic	18	4589	02:53 PM Feb 24, 2018 by rockylizard
	Free camp sites between Merimbula NSW to Lake Entrance Vic (Preview) Hi I'm new to the grey nomads site. I also haven't travelled This area before and was wondering if anybody could give some advice on free or cheap camping areas on this journey. Thanks in advance Pete	PB	5	3168	10:52 AM Feb 22, 2018 by PB
	Sick of having to crawl under the van to drain the tanks (Preview) To drain my water tanks I've had to lay on the road and roll under the van to open the taps. My solution, $24 of bits from the Big Green Shed and I can do it from a standing position	Kendo	5	3775	03:44 PM Feb 19, 2018 by Colin Penrose
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