Hints, Tips and Great ideas

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

It is a good idea to "power cycle" (ie. turn off, wait two minutes, turn on) your mobile phone, tablet, notebook computer etc every so often, I usually do mine about once a month. All these computer type items *will* have bugs in their software and these bugs may, over time, lead to issues arising which m...

Craig1 · Craig1

Make sure it is stored upside down After use, then also spray it upside down till it runs out, maybe 3 seconds? Then, wipe the nozzle with some thinners on a rag and restore upside down.

Paintar · Paintar

When your rides is so high that you need a drop hitch for your trailer but adaptors are so much cheaper!!

Craig1 · Craig1

The Sidchrome is a rotator as well as conventional ratchet. The handle will twist to rotate the bolt or nut if you are in a tight spot. The black ring rotates to change direction. Red button to easily emove socket.

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

I have 6 (2 spares) Pirelli all terrain plus tyres, to date I had only done 1 swap putting the 2 spares on the front to share the wear between the 6 tyres. The front tyres were still extremely quiet to date. I swapped the tyres to the opposite sides of the car & front rear, while putting on the 2 used spar...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

I keep a $100 and a $50 banknote in the top drawer of my caravan kitchen drawers such that the notes are on full view when the drawer is opened, my theory being that if a thief enters the van he'll probably find the money fairly quickly and make off before wrecking the van or finding other stuff of greater va...

archy · archy

Looking at taking a trip from Adelaide eventually, crossing the snowy mountains via the great alpine way, looking for advice, is the road suitable for a caravan, and is the last week of October okay, meaning will the roads be clear, towing with a ford ranger , not a big caravan 18 ft thank you

Duh · Duh

I had been looking for bigger windscreen shades both for my Outlander and Ford Transit. The ones I had were not tall enough at the top to be held in place by the sun visor and kept falling down. Yesterday I came across these in a Repco store in Morley WA, although the size is 145cm wide and 97cm high they com...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

I photographed a ruler, scaled it exactly to fit the phone's screen.

Trojan · Trojan

Hello, we have black checkerplate on the front of our caravan. Over time it has become quite dull. What suggestions are there for polishing it to make black and shiny again. So far we have tried Tyre Black (looked good but washed off with first shower of rain, WD40 (attracted dust), Nu Look Once a Yea...

Bobdown · Bobdown

Anybody have a good solution to keep a knife sharp or a really good sharpener? We have the usual knife block for carving, slicing, vege knife etc, and have a sharpener that you drag thru and a small steel to hone. I can get an edge that's okay, but just doesn't last more than a few days. Have tried a stone in t...

PeterX · PeterX

If you get the pension and intend to travel around AU and also maybe if you intend renting out your home this may interest you ...... My husband and I are thinking of renting out our home so we can travel in our caravan for 12 months. Both of us are on the Age Pension. We think we could earn $450 a week in renta...

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...

thalls01 · thalls01

Hi Nomads, Have you ever removed the grill to expose the rear of your 3-way fridge? Well I had reason to today on a relatively new 9 month old 21'6" van only to find the 240 volt cable running from an internal cupboard was resting against the flu. Fortunately for us we have not used the fridge on gas as yet. ...

PURCY · PURCY

Here are my hints and tips to help you get the most channels with a camping antenna. https://www.foldawayantenna.com.au/ If you travel to remote areas like Wooli NSW you will notice that there's very little reception and trust me you will pull out your hair over it! I've tried the lot from post antenn...

Buzz Lightbulb · Buzz Lightbulb

I saw this article about the WWII history in WA: WWII history kept alive at heritage-listed Fortress Fremantle's Leighton Battery, a window on wartime Perth [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-17/wwii-history-preserved-at-leighton-battery-fortress-fremantle/101139256[/...

Buzz Lightbulb · Buzz Lightbulb

We've seen the cost of lettuces up to $10 and a watermelon $100. This tip may help reduce one's expenditure on vegetables: Fruit and veggie price hikes are hurting household budgets. Experts say shopping seasonally could save you money [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-09/what-fru...

VK3XP · VK3XP

Vicks has many uses, keeps flys away. Clears up dry skin patches, good for clearing fungal nails. Oh and its good for colds.

Stewart · Stewart

Hi What have people done to improve their front galley hatch. Ours is really difficult to use as we often have stuff sitting on the bench. It is impossible to keep vegetables in there as it gets too warm from the fridge or AC when in use. I was thinking of removing the basket altogether and just making it...

Possum3 · Possum3

For those wondering, How did I do it?":I boiled about a litre of water, and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, two cups of coke and half cup of lemon juice then stirred well .Waited 3 minutes, put the pan in the solution for 40 minutes, then added a table spoon of bleach.Then I bru...

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	Whilst I'm on the subject of mobile phones... (Preview) It is a good idea to "power cycle" (ie. turn off, wait two minutes, turn on) your mobile phone, tablet, notebook computer etc every so often, I usually do mine about once a month. All these computer type items will have bugs in their software and these bugs may, over time, lead to issues arising which m...	Mike Harding	3	1295	09:40 AM Dec 11, 2022 by Ivan 01
	Spray Can of Paint- Maintenance (Preview) Make sure it is stored upside down After use, then also spray it upside down till it runs out, maybe 3 seconds? Then, wipe the nozzle with some thinners on a rag and restore upside down.	Craig1	2	1518	09:24 AM Nov 6, 2022 by Craig1
	Tow Hitch Two High (Preview) When your rides is so high that you need a drop hitch for your trailer but adaptors are so much cheaper!!	Paintar	2	1534	02:15 PM Oct 10, 2022 by Greg 1
	Two, too handy things (Preview) The Sidchrome is a rotator as well as conventional ratchet. The handle will twist to rotate the bolt or nut if you are in a tight spot. The black ring rotates to change direction. Red button to easily emove socket.	Craig1	4	1891	09:27 AM Sep 21, 2022 by KJB
	Reducing tyre noise swapping left right (Preview) I have 6 (2 spares) Pirelli all terrain plus tyres, to date I had only done 1 swap putting the 2 spares on the front to share the wear between the 6 tyres. The front tyres were still extremely quiet to date. I swapped the tyres to the opposite sides of the car & front rear, while putting on the 2 used spar...	Whenarewethere	7	1747	10:04 PM Aug 27, 2022 by CrashHD
	Anti theft, sort of (Preview) I keep a $100 and a $50 banknote in the top drawer of my caravan kitchen drawers such that the notes are on full view when the drawer is opened, my theory being that if a thief enters the van he'll probably find the money fairly quickly and make off before wrecking the van or finding other stuff of greater va...	Mike Harding	11	2234	09:44 PM Aug 24, 2022 by oxleigh
	the alpine way (Preview) Looking at taking a trip from Adelaide eventually, crossing the snowy mountains via the great alpine way, looking for advice, is the road suitable for a caravan, and is the last week of October okay, meaning will the roads be clear, towing with a ford ranger , not a big caravan 18 ft thank you	archy	9	1688	05:17 AM Aug 13, 2022 by Mike Harding
	Large Windscreen Shades for bigger vehicles (Preview) I had been looking for bigger windscreen shades both for my Outlander and Ford Transit. The ones I had were not tall enough at the top to be held in place by the sun visor and kept falling down. Yesterday I came across these in a Repco store in Morley WA, although the size is 145cm wide and 97cm high they com...	Duh	16	4233	08:24 PM Aug 11, 2022 by maids
	Ruler on mobile phone (Preview) I photographed a ruler, scaled it exactly to fit the phone's screen.	Whenarewethere	4	1352	06:53 PM Aug 9, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	POLISHING BLACK CHECKERPLATE (Preview) Hello, we have black checkerplate on the front of our caravan. Over time it has become quite dull. What suggestions are there for polishing it to make black and shiny again. So far we have tried Tyre Black (looked good but washed off with first shower of rain, WD40 (attracted dust), Nu Look Once a Yea...	Trojan	7	3222	03:06 PM Jul 29, 2022 by Stormy1
	Knife Sharpener ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Anybody have a good solution to keep a knife sharp or a really good sharpener? We have the usual knife block for carving, slicing, vege knife etc, and have a sharpener that you drag thru and a small steel to hone. I can get an edge that's okay, but just doesn't last more than a few days. Have tried a stone in t...	Bobdown	31	4150	05:19 PM Jul 27, 2022 by woolman
	ON the pension, travelling around Au , and renting your home (Preview) If you get the pension and intend to travel around AU and also maybe if you intend renting out your home this may interest you ...... My husband and I are thinking of renting out our home so we can travel in our caravan for 12 months. Both of us are on the Age Pension. We think we could earn $450 a week in renta...	PeterX	9	1625	09:02 AM Jul 26, 2022 by Nevd
	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	18	4131	02:40 PM Jul 16, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	3-Way Fridge Fire Waiting to Happen! fire 3-way fridge fridge flu (Preview) Hi Nomads, Have you ever removed the grill to expose the rear of your 3-way fridge? Well I had reason to today on a relatively new 9 month old 21'6" van only to find the 240 volt cable running from an internal cupboard was resting against the flu. Fortunately for us we have not used the fridge on gas as yet. ...	thalls01	2	1124	07:06 AM Jun 26, 2022 by Mike Harding
	Best aerial for TV reception tv foldaway fold away reception HD camping (Preview) Here are my hints and tips to help you get the most channels with a camping antenna. https://www.foldawayantenna.com.au/ If you travel to remote areas like Wooli NSW you will notice that there's very little reception and trust me you will pull out your hair over it! I've tried the lot from post antenn...	PURCY	10	4322	04:37 PM Jun 25, 2022 by goldenyears
	WWII history being kept alive in WA (Preview) I saw this article about the WWII history in WA: WWII history kept alive at heritage-listed Fortress Fremantle's Leighton Battery, a window on wartime Perth [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-17/wwii-history-preserved-at-leighton-battery-fortress-fremantle/101139256[/...	Buzz Lightbulb	1	813	05:21 PM Jun 21, 2022 by Sandyfreckle
	Buying seasonal vegetables may help finances (Preview) We've seen the cost of lettuces up to $10 and a watermelon $100. This tip may help reduce one's expenditure on vegetables: Fruit and veggie price hikes are hurting household budgets. Experts say shopping seasonally could save you money [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-09/what-fru...	Buzz Lightbulb	8	924	04:37 PM Jun 12, 2022 by Buzz Lightbulb
	Vicks the wonder stuff (Preview) Vicks has many uses, keeps flys away. Clears up dry skin patches, good for clearing fungal nails. Oh and its good for colds.	VK3XP	1	1075	04:18 PM May 30, 2022 by Bicyclecamper
	Front Galley bench hatch (Preview) Hi What have people done to improve their front galley hatch. Ours is really difficult to use as we often have stuff sitting on the bench. It is impossible to keep vegetables in there as it gets too warm from the fridge or AC when in use. I was thinking of removing the basket altogether and just making it...	Stewart	1	706	08:44 PM May 29, 2022 by yobarr
	Shiny Pan. (Preview) For those wondering, How did I do it?":I boiled about a litre of water, and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, two cups of coke and half cup of lemon juice then stirred well .Waited 3 minutes, put the pan in the solution for 40 minutes, then added a table spoon of bleach.Then I bru...	Possum3	11	1652	02:16 PM May 28, 2022 by VK3XP
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