Hints, Tips and Great ideas

liz795 · liz795

Hi, Does anybody have any tips on what type of caravan we should buy? We want to go to caravan parks as well as free parking near the river banks.

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

Kendo · Kendo

Having been caravaning for a couple of years now, I consider myself not to be a novice. BUT, I can still pull the occasional newby mistake. When I'm feeling not quite so completely embarrassed by what could have been an expensive potentially dangerous mistake I'll give you the whole story. But for now...

Kaid · Kaid

Hi guys. Picked up a Waeco Seat Cooler Tentworld for $50 David doesn't like having the aircon on when we are towing. I hate getting hot. This has a fan and plugs into cigarette lighter socket. Hope it works. As l keep saying to David Happy wife Happy life

GMJM · GMJM

I believe that butter is a healthier choice than margarine but it's just too hard to spread. Occasionally buy the spreadable butter that usually works out to over $6 for 500g, a lot to pay. A few weeks ago friends told us how they make their own spreadable butter. Buy block butter, let it go soft then whip...

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...

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	buying a caravan for the first time (Preview) Hi, Does anybody have any tips on what type of caravan we should buy? We want to go to caravan parks as well as free parking near the river banks.	liz795	14	3519	04:06 PM Mar 31, 2015 by Possum3
	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	1737	01:19 PM Mar 27, 2015 by Brownie2
	Chock you Wheels!! (Preview) Having been caravaning for a couple of years now, I consider myself not to be a novice. BUT, I can still pull the occasional newby mistake. When I'm feeling not quite so completely embarrassed by what could have been an expensive potentially dangerous mistake I'll give you the whole story. But for now...	Kendo	13	3914	09:42 AM Mar 25, 2015 by Cupie
	Seat Cooler (Preview) Hi guys. Picked up a Waeco Seat Cooler Tentworld for $50 David doesn't like having the aircon on when we are towing. I hate getting hot. This has a fan and plugs into cigarette lighter socket. Hope it works. As l keep saying to David Happy wife Happy life	Kaid	8	3334	05:25 PM Mar 22, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Spreadable butter (Preview) I believe that butter is a healthier choice than margarine but it's just too hard to spread. Occasionally buy the spreadable butter that usually works out to over $6 for 500g, a lot to pay. A few weeks ago friends told us how they make their own spreadable butter. Buy block butter, let it go soft then whip...	GMJM	11	2397	01:25 PM Mar 20, 2015 by JayDee
	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	2018	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	1631	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	1152	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	4327	08:51 AM Mar 2, 2015 by gregroz
	Need to fill a large bucket? (Preview)	rockylizard	7	2024	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	3097	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	1883	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	3221	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	3013	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	5759	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	3435	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	1875	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	1452	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	2408	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	2662	12:04 PM Feb 7, 2015 by JayDee
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