Hints, Tips and Great ideas

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

D and D · D and D

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all Im not sure this has been talked about before, if so I apologize to the OP. We have this wonderful shade we attach to the roof bars on our ute, stop for a cuppa, roll out the small awning and presto a cool place to sit and enjoy the bush. We spend a fair bit of the time in a static camp, thus this unit can fal...

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...

Olley46 · Olley46

We'll I just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought a Battery and Altinator tester $20.00,and 9mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 ,I hard wired it through the van to the plug then hard wired it through the Prado to the plug through a on off switch on the dash ,the reason for running it through a switch is...

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...

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.wesupportorganic.com/2014/09/how-to-open-a-padlock-with-a-coke-can.html

dorian · dorian

I don't recall ever seeing anyone post diagrams to this forum using ASCII art. When I looked for appropriate options in the Visual and HTML reply windows, I couldn't find anything that would preserve the formatting. ASCII art requires that multiple spaces be maintained, and that the font remains a...

KFT · KFT

Hi everyone, since we have retired and spending a lot more time at home we have been inundated with phone calls from all sorts of scammers. In an effort to reduce the number of calls I contacted Telstra. They have a dept called "Unwelcome Phone Calls" and they can block calls from any number t...

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......

Nelly · Nelly

Liked the idea of this - I have never tried it though - might try it at home. ...

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

Kendo · Kendo

I'm in the process of fitting the new replacement microwave oven that Crusader Caravans sent me last week and I have discovered a bit of a panel (yellow area) that may be useful for something. It is easily accessible (now I have found a way to remove the "old" microwave) and as you can see powe...

Kendo · Kendo

Some advise from the man at Battery World about my caravan battery. I bought a 12v USB charging socket from Battery World. While there I spoke the guy about my "sealed" deep cycle lead acid battery fitted to my caravan. I had no photo but described what I could remember about the battery to hi...

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?

Olley46 · Olley46

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

Vic41 · Vic41

Unlike some cars that have a draw side shade for between the visors most don't, or at least the ones I have had. In the past on trips around Oz I have made up cut cardboard the hooked over the rear view mirror to act as a shade to stop the glare. I saw these in Supercheap and decided to get one and try it out, have...

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...

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...

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...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	2683	10:11 PM Dec 3, 2014 by Two Strays
	A loo by any other name would be as comfortable (Preview)	D and D	12	2664	08:43 PM Dec 3, 2014 by hattonhall
	A bit more static camp shade. (Preview) Hi all Im not sure this has been talked about before, if so I apologize to the OP. We have this wonderful shade we attach to the roof bars on our ute, stop for a cuppa, roll out the small awning and presto a cool place to sit and enjoy the bush. We spend a fair bit of the time in a static camp, thus this unit can fal...	Phil C	2	2175	02:08 PM Nov 25, 2014 by Phil C
	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	3314	06:27 PM Nov 22, 2014 by Bruce and Bev
	Breakaway Battery Monitor (Preview) We'll I just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought a Battery and Altinator tester $20.00,and 9mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 ,I hard wired it through the van to the plug then hard wired it through the Prado to the plug through a on off switch on the dash ,the reason for running it through a switch is...	Olley46	2	1269	06:48 AM Nov 16, 2014 by Alex1551
	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	3349	05:29 PM Nov 7, 2014 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Lost the key to a padlock? (Preview) http://www.wesupportorganic.com/2014/09/how-to-open-a-padlock-with-a-coke-can.html	Vic41	7	3935	10:20 AM Oct 31, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Tip: How to post ASCII art (Preview) I don't recall ever seeing anyone post diagrams to this forum using ASCII art. When I looked for appropriate options in the Visual and HTML reply windows, I couldn't find anything that would preserve the formatting. ASCII art requires that multiple spaces be maintained, and that the font remains a...	dorian	1	1310	10:06 AM Oct 31, 2014 by KFT
	Unwelcome Phone Calls ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi everyone, since we have retired and spending a lot more time at home we have been inundated with phone calls from all sorts of scammers. In an effort to reduce the number of calls I contacted Telstra. They have a dept called "Unwelcome Phone Calls" and they can block calls from any number t...	KFT	35	3859	05:25 PM Oct 29, 2014 by Phil C
	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	2458	05:14 PM Oct 29, 2014 by Phil C
	Natural air freshner (Preview) Liked the idea of this - I have never tried it though - might try it at home. ...	Nelly	3	2370	08:01 PM Oct 28, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	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	2639	07:40 AM Oct 26, 2014 by JayDee
	A useful Blank Spot - What to do with it? (Preview) I'm in the process of fitting the new replacement microwave oven that Crusader Caravans sent me last week and I have discovered a bit of a panel (yellow area) that may be useful for something. It is easily accessible (now I have found a way to remove the "old" microwave) and as you can see powe...	Kendo	7	2267	09:57 PM Oct 10, 2014 by Cruising Cruze
	Battery Vent (Preview) Some advise from the man at Battery World about my caravan battery. I bought a 12v USB charging socket from Battery World. While there I spoke the guy about my "sealed" deep cycle lead acid battery fitted to my caravan. I had no photo but described what I could remember about the battery to hi...	Kendo	2	1805	06:13 PM Oct 1, 2014 by Kendo
	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	2189	08:36 AM Oct 1, 2014 by Vic41
	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	1298	04:22 PM Sep 23, 2014 by Olley46
	Sun Shining Between The Car Sun Visors During Trips.... (Preview) Unlike some cars that have a draw side shade for between the visors most don't, or at least the ones I have had. In the past on trips around Oz I have made up cut cardboard the hooked over the rear view mirror to act as a shade to stop the glare. I saw these in Supercheap and decided to get one and try it out, have...	Vic41	13	2771	12:10 AM Sep 16, 2014 by Vic41
	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	2167	11:07 AM Sep 11, 2014 by Happy Camper
	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	1403	08:36 PM Sep 2, 2014 by D and D
	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	2394	10:15 PM Sep 1, 2014 by Bruce and Bev
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