Hints, Tips and Great ideas

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...

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...

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

JayDee · JayDee

I recently read somewhere in forum/s re anchoring one of those extender round portable cloth lines one sees being used on tour. So taking on board the hint, We purchased a unit from Aldi for around $29 ???. Unit comes in two sections. Bottom half is a tripod stand and top half is the unit cloth line sectio...

rockylizard · rockylizard

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

We actually saw this one today after we had parked for the night. In comes a sedan with two young ones & parked right beside us. She gets the table & chairs out while he has a sit in the car for a while, then surface with a few yarns & stretches, I keep asking why do these good looking girls carry t...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

I removed the awning from its Carefree roller to have a repair done on it. As I removed the front end cap from the roller so as to be able to slide the awning out of the groove there was a buzz as the spring unwound. Now I have to reassemble the roller. Does anybody have ideas of how to go about that? Questions:...

pawsoz · pawsoz

Up in my cab over bed area I had nowhere to put some of those odds and ends, like a book, my glasses, my alarm clock, my mp3 player and earphones....then I saw a great way to store....one of those hanging packs for toiletries....but rather than hang it I have stuck mine up using the stick on velcro on both t...

Bruce and Bev · Bruce and Bev

How do you wash the smell of fish bait and (hopefully) freshly caught fish off your hands? In the past we used soap and water and rubbed with a lemon - but the latter is not always available.

chopit · chopit

A mate showed me a awning/tent peg idea he picked up from someone. He went to Bunnings and bought landscaping screws,about 20cm long. Using a cordless drill with the right socket he drills the screws into the ground. And out again. No hammering in,no reefing & grunting out. Sure looked easy to me....

gollymolly · gollymolly

Rod often has dirty and greasy clothes from working. I have found truck wash in the washing machine does wonders. We have a 5 litre container and you can use around about a 1/2 cup full if really dirty. Sometimes I do drop food down my front, it most be the those boobs that get in the way and I have used truck w...

Jobro · Jobro

Just about to embark on our 2nd motorhome (rented) holiday. First trip was for 8 weeks in WA And loved it and now we are preparing for 4weeks in Tassie. We are very keen to purchase our own motorhome. We have done a fair amount of research , but just wondering what other motorhome owners suggest in regards...

Two Strays · Two Strays

Hello All As many a fellow caravaner knows the manufacturers do things on the cheap. Recently I had the gas strut screws detach themselves from the bed base, leaving insufficient material for the screws to be used again. I solved the problem by replacing the screws with bolts, washers and nuts ap...

jonesjul · jonesjul

We are heading off on our big adventure for 12 months. How does everyone record the trip details on places they went, things they saw, fuel, expenses, photos etc. Would be interested to hear ideas

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

I've always had a problem of where to store the hitch bars without the ends getting grease over things when I get to the site. By reversing the bars the other way and hanging them just under the A frame on a sling solved the problem. If I'm in a area that could be a bit suspect I run the high tensile wire thro...

Sheba · Sheba

Saw this on another Forum I'm on. Looks like a good idea to me, if you don't always stick to the Bitumen. http://www.bogout.com/ Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of January 2015 07:59:09 PM

Jerryattrick · Jerryattrick

I am trying to get organized to do some tripping. I was wondering what the seasoned traveler was using for navigation especially for the free and low cost sites. There are soooo many books out there and other gizmos that I don't know which I should be buying. Money is not in abundance in our household. I w...

senseiray · senseiray

Hey guys left the cupboard for 2 weeks came back and oh no what is that smell left the potatoes in the cupboard didn't we so "how on earth can we get rid of the terrible smell in the cupboard" and yes we have removed the smelling potatoes.... -- Edited by senseiray on Friday 17th of January 20...

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

Just back from shopping where I purchases two thermometers on special @ Aldi for $3.99 each. There made of stainless steel and the ones I bought are - 1. -30 oC to +30 oC for checking the refrigerator temperature. 2. +50 oC to 300 oC for checking the temperature in the camp oven. At that price they could...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Was defrosting our Waeco fridge this morning and remembered the problem we had when we first started out. The fridge used to leak water from "somewhere" when travelling, onto the floor. I realised that it didn't defrost itself like the one at home, and if I keep defrosting it weekly there'...

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	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	1843	09:33 PM Mar 19, 2015 by Sheba
	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	1436	03:05 PM Mar 18, 2015 by hako
	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	939	10:16 AM Mar 15, 2015 by abigail
	Portable cloth line. (Preview) I recently read somewhere in forum/s re anchoring one of those extender round portable cloth lines one sees being used on tour. So taking on board the hint, We purchased a unit from Aldi for around $29 ???. Unit comes in two sections. Bottom half is a tripod stand and top half is the unit cloth line sectio...	JayDee	14	3675	08:51 AM Mar 2, 2015 by gregroz
	Need to fill a large bucket? (Preview)	rockylizard	7	1854	06:22 PM Mar 1, 2015 by rainy1850
	A CHEAP RED FOR THE ROAD;; (Preview) We actually saw this one today after we had parked for the night. In comes a sedan with two young ones & parked right beside us. She gets the table & chairs out while he has a sit in the car for a while, then surface with a few yarns & stretches, I keep asking why do these good looking girls carry t...	justcruisin01	13	2933	09:38 AM Mar 1, 2015 by Azurepink
	Awning Rollers - Reassembling (Preview) I removed the awning from its Carefree roller to have a repair done on it. As I removed the front end cap from the roller so as to be able to slide the awning out of the groove there was a buzz as the spring unwound. Now I have to reassemble the roller. Does anybody have ideas of how to go about that? Questions:...	Long Weekend	5	1701	09:03 AM Feb 20, 2015 by Long Weekend
	storage for bits and pieces where there is none (Preview) Up in my cab over bed area I had nowhere to put some of those odds and ends, like a book, my glasses, my alarm clock, my mp3 player and earphones....then I saw a great way to store....one of those hanging packs for toiletries....but rather than hang it I have stuck mine up using the stick on velcro on both t...	pawsoz	10	3061	03:35 PM Feb 19, 2015 by Stanyer Clan
	FISH FINGERS (Preview) How do you wash the smell of fish bait and (hopefully) freshly caught fish off your hands? In the past we used soap and water and rubbed with a lemon - but the latter is not always available.	Bruce and Bev	15	2698	11:04 AM Feb 17, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Easy in,easy out tent pegs. (Preview) A mate showed me a awning/tent peg idea he picked up from someone. He went to Bunnings and bought landscaping screws,about 20cm long. Using a cordless drill with the right socket he drills the screws into the ground. And out again. No hammering in,no reefing & grunting out. Sure looked easy to me....	chopit	12	5346	08:15 AM Feb 17, 2015 by jules47
	TRUCK WASH (Preview) Rod often has dirty and greasy clothes from working. I have found truck wash in the washing machine does wonders. We have a 5 litre container and you can use around about a 1/2 cup full if really dirty. Sometimes I do drop food down my front, it most be the those boobs that get in the way and I have used truck w...	gollymolly	6	3200	11:31 PM Feb 10, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Beginners (Preview) Just about to embark on our 2nd motorhome (rented) holiday. First trip was for 8 weeks in WA And loved it and now we are preparing for 4weeks in Tassie. We are very keen to purchase our own motorhome. We have done a fair amount of research , but just wondering what other motorhome owners suggest in regards...	Jobro	3	1686	11:27 PM Feb 10, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Under Bed Repairs (Preview) Hello All As many a fellow caravaner knows the manufacturers do things on the cheap. Recently I had the gas strut screws detach themselves from the bed base, leaving insufficient material for the screws to be used again. I solved the problem by replacing the screws with bolts, washers and nuts ap...	Two Strays	1	1259	11:11 PM Feb 10, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Recording your big Trip (Preview) We are heading off on our big adventure for 12 months. How does everyone record the trip details on places they went, things they saw, fuel, expenses, photos etc. Would be interested to hear ideas	jonesjul	7	2242	02:37 PM Feb 9, 2015 by wauri
	Where to store your hitch bars without getting grease over things. (Preview) I've always had a problem of where to store the hitch bars without the ends getting grease over things when I get to the site. By reversing the bars the other way and hanging them just under the A frame on a sling solved the problem. If I'm in a area that could be a bit suspect I run the high tensile wire thro...	Happy Camper	7	2463	12:04 PM Feb 7, 2015 by JayDee
	Bog Aide. (Preview) Saw this on another Forum I'm on. Looks like a good idea to me, if you don't always stick to the Bitumen. http://www.bogout.com/ Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of January 2015 07:59:09 PM	Sheba	1	1494	09:54 AM Jan 20, 2015 by Ame25
	Finding your way around (Preview) I am trying to get organized to do some tripping. I was wondering what the seasoned traveler was using for navigation especially for the free and low cost sites. There are soooo many books out there and other gizmos that I don't know which I should be buying. Money is not in abundance in our household. I w...	Jerryattrick	13	2041	09:12 AM Jan 20, 2015 by Big Gorilla
	Unwanted Smells (Preview) Hey guys left the cupboard for 2 weeks came back and oh no what is that smell left the potatoes in the cupboard didn't we so "how on earth can we get rid of the terrible smell in the cupboard" and yes we have removed the smelling potatoes.... -- Edited by senseiray on Friday 17th of January 20...	senseiray	6	1568	05:29 PM Jan 13, 2015 by ozgraymad
	Aldi Special on Thermometers (Preview) Just back from shopping where I purchases two thermometers on special @ Aldi for $3.99 each. There made of stainless steel and the ones I bought are - 1. -30 oC to +30 oC for checking the refrigerator temperature. 2. +50 oC to 300 oC for checking the temperature in the camp oven. At that price they could...	Happy Camper	8	3624	01:45 AM Jan 12, 2015 by Joe50
	Does your Fridge need defrosting (Preview) Was defrosting our Waeco fridge this morning and remembered the problem we had when we first started out. The fridge used to leak water from "somewhere" when travelling, onto the floor. I realised that it didn't defrost itself like the one at home, and if I keep defrosting it weekly there'...	Gerty Dancer	3	2784	01:06 PM Dec 30, 2014 by eddieandjulie
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