Hints, Tips and Great ideas

Olley46 · Olley46

Here is a simple way of making reversing lights on your caravan if you haven't got them. Lance C

Nelly · Nelly

Thought I would share this idea with you courtesy of FB.

D and D · D and D

Bruce and Bev · Bruce and Bev

Hey everyone. I notice a few on here have their own "web-sites" (well lookalikes) - almost like a diary to show pics of the various places they have been, what they did there and long or short notes about these places. Im looking for one that is 1) free 2) not for commercial use - only as I...

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

Our van is 3 years old and always had poor drainage from the shower which has become worse lately. The pipes are 40mm PVC pipes. To overcome the problem I've altered the pipes as follows - 1. I removed 3 x 90o sharp bends replacing one of them with a sweep bend for less flow resistance. 2. I removed the ori...

MarkandDeb · MarkandDeb

We laughed our way through any problems we had. 1st: First thing was that you don't always need load stabiliser bars. I sat our van on the ball and the back of the ute dropped to its "load height". That is where the ute would normally sit if you had a light load in the back. 2nd: Write a check lists...

Kendo · Kendo

OK you intrepid gadget people. Our cloths hangers keep parting company from the rail (being right at the back of the van doesn't help). Any ideas?

isuzuswag · isuzuswag

Its been a bug bear for me since I started with motorhomes... Having enough power without running a generator and only free camping.. Let me just say that its tame me many years to finally get to this stage where I feel comfortable with passing on these recommendations.. I have always had a 12 volt fridg...

Glen · Glen

Hi All,I read the entries on here about awning clothes lines and decided to make / buy one. Here is what I found.Just bought a stainless steel clothes line for the awning. Fits in between the uprights or arms, whatever you want to call them.I priced the fittings to do it myself from Bunnings and they want...

Olley46 · Olley46

Handy way to store your hitch,so you don't kick your shins at the back of the car going to the fridge. lance C

snapper49 · snapper49

WAs having trouble with my Prado rear door hitting the handle on my coupling when opening the door Problem solved with a bit of cutting drilling and tapping

isuzuswag · isuzuswag

http://www.12volttechnology.com.au/led-tv-s/1026-22-inch-led-tv-with-built-in-vast-uec.html

dusty · dusty

Advice what to use to remove mould from shower curtain.

travelkid3 · travelkid3

My 16ft Avan is used once a month for a 3 night weekend. When not in use it is covered by a silver tarp. The van has greyish rub marks from the tarp. Any suggestions on how to remove these marks?

DEBnWEG · DEBnWEG

I recently came across this FREE software and I thoroughly recommend it if you, like me, take many digital photos and then like to either post to a blog, or send to others via email. The software does not alter the original picture /file, it copies them into a sub directory / folder and dramatically redu...

little red · little red

WE ARE HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH DUST IN OUR POPTOP VAN. AS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING OUR NEXT TRIP ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO GET RID OF THE DUST AND ANY GOOD WAYS OF PRESSURING THE VAN MUCHLY WELCOME . THANKS LITTLE RED.

JayDee · JayDee

I have today purchased 3 car windscreen sun shades that I intend to utilize on our van. We have 4 windows that have no protection from the sun,. I intend to run a track above the windows, cut the shades to suit and then sow a thin rope in one end to slide into the track channel to repel the heat in the summer. I...

Olley46 · Olley46

I was reading on some one else's post about twisted and hard power leads,here,s what I do ,I roll my leads in a loop and tie with two pieces of Velcro,I never tie them like a rope, this causes them to go all rigglie and look like a dogs breakfast ,in time tying them like a rope will break the lead inside , plus...

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all We found ourselves in a terrible situation last winter. We were at Mt Barker in the Adelaide hills. It rained all night, came out to the annex in the morning to discover a swimming pool had taken up residence on our awning, a huge bulge of water over 16 feet of awning, probably 300 litres of water......

Sheba · Sheba

Sorry about that. Didn't read the whole Page first. Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Tuesday 1st of July 2014 05:59:40 PM

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Reversing Lights (Preview) Here is a simple way of making reversing lights on your caravan if you haven't got them. Lance C	Olley46	0	1273	04:22 PM Sep 23, 2014 by Olley46
	Bubble wrap (Preview) Thought I would share this idea with you courtesy of FB.	Nelly	11	3097	02:15 PM May 11, 2017 by JayDee
	A loo by any other name would be as comfortable (Preview)	D and D	12	2640	08:43 PM Dec 3, 2014 by hattonhall
	Building your own web site (Preview) Hey everyone. I notice a few on here have their own "web-sites" (well lookalikes) - almost like a diary to show pics of the various places they have been, what they did there and long or short notes about these places. Im looking for one that is 1) free 2) not for commercial use - only as I...	Bruce and Bev	9	1902	06:16 PM May 2, 2016 by 03_Troopy
	Poor On-suite Shower Drainage. (Preview) Our van is 3 years old and always had poor drainage from the shower which has become worse lately. The pipes are 40mm PVC pipes. To overcome the problem I've altered the pipes as follows - 1. I removed 3 x 90o sharp bends replacing one of them with a sweep bend for less flow resistance. 2. I removed the ori...	Happy Camper	2	2137	11:07 AM Sep 11, 2014 by Happy Camper
	Things we learnt on our first trip. (Preview) We laughed our way through any problems we had. 1st: First thing was that you don't always need load stabiliser bars. I sat our van on the ball and the back of the ute dropped to its "load height". That is where the ute would normally sit if you had a light load in the back. 2nd: Write a check lists...	MarkandDeb	15	3294	06:27 PM Nov 22, 2014 by Bruce and Bev
	Cloths hangers that don't (Preview) OK you intrepid gadget people. Our cloths hangers keep parting company from the rail (being right at the back of the van doesn't help). Any ideas?	Kendo	14	2129	08:36 AM Oct 1, 2014 by Vic41
	KEEPING THE HOUSE BATTERIES FULLY CHARGED (Preview) Its been a bug bear for me since I started with motorhomes... Having enough power without running a generator and only free camping.. Let me just say that its tame me many years to finally get to this stage where I feel comfortable with passing on these recommendations.. I have always had a 12 volt fridg...	isuzuswag	11	3326	05:29 PM Nov 7, 2014 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Stainless Steel Awning Clothes Line (Preview) Hi All,I read the entries on here about awning clothes lines and decided to make / buy one. Here is what I found.Just bought a stainless steel clothes line for the awning. Fits in between the uprights or arms, whatever you want to call them.I priced the fittings to do it myself from Bunnings and they want...	Glen	3	2364	10:15 PM Sep 1, 2014 by Bruce and Bev
	Hitch holder (Preview) Handy way to store your hitch,so you don't kick your shins at the back of the car going to the fridge. lance C	Olley46	20	2595	07:40 AM Oct 26, 2014 by JayDee
	Coupling Modification (Preview) WAs having trouble with my Prado rear door hitting the handle on my coupling when opening the door Problem solved with a bit of cutting drilling and tapping	snapper49	7	2650	10:11 PM Dec 3, 2014 by Two Strays
	12 Volt TV with built in VAST receiver (Preview) http://www.12volttechnology.com.au/led-tv-s/1026-22-inch-led-tv-with-built-in-vast-uec.html	isuzuswag	4	2218	08:39 AM Aug 5, 2014 by dorian
	Mould on shower curtian (Preview) Advice what to use to remove mould from shower curtain.	dusty	8	1246	02:33 PM Aug 21, 2014 by Dunmowin
	TARP MARKS (Preview) My 16ft Avan is used once a month for a 3 night weekend. When not in use it is covered by a silver tarp. The van has greyish rub marks from the tarp. Any suggestions on how to remove these marks?	travelkid3	4	1187	04:18 PM Aug 2, 2014 by Vic41
	Essential Digital Photo software (Preview) I recently came across this FREE software and I thoroughly recommend it if you, like me, take many digital photos and then like to either post to a blog, or send to others via email. The software does not alter the original picture /file, it copies them into a sub directory / folder and dramatically redu...	DEBnWEG	5	1386	08:36 PM Sep 2, 2014 by D and D
	DUST IN POP TOP (Preview) WE ARE HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH DUST IN OUR POPTOP VAN. AS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING OUR NEXT TRIP ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO GET RID OF THE DUST AND ANY GOOD WAYS OF PRESSURING THE VAN MUCHLY WELCOME . THANKS LITTLE RED.	little red	3	1230	07:43 PM Aug 29, 2014 by sunnykids
	sun shades for van (Preview) I have today purchased 3 car windscreen sun shades that I intend to utilize on our van. We have 4 windows that have no protection from the sun,. I intend to run a track above the windows, cut the shades to suit and then sow a thin rope in one end to slide into the track channel to repel the heat in the summer. I...	JayDee	8	2100	11:50 PM Jan 14, 2016 by Radar
	Power Leads (Preview) I was reading on some one else's post about twisted and hard power leads,here,s what I do ,I roll my leads in a loop and tie with two pieces of Velcro,I never tie them like a rope, this causes them to go all rigglie and look like a dogs breakfast ,in time tying them like a rope will break the lead inside , plus...	Olley46	7	2507	02:34 PM Jul 9, 2014 by Santa
	Let the wind blow and the rain pelt down! (Preview) Hi all We found ourselves in a terrible situation last winter. We were at Mt Barker in the Adelaide hills. It rained all night, came out to the annex in the morning to discover a swimming pool had taken up residence on our awning, a huge bulge of water over 16 feet of awning, probably 300 litres of water......	Phil C	4	2437	05:14 PM Oct 29, 2014 by Phil C
	New Toilet Chemicals info. (Preview) Sorry about that. Didn't read the whole Page first. Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Tuesday 1st of July 2014 05:59:40 PM	Sheba	0	2267	05:55 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Sheba
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