Hints, Tips and Great ideas

herbie · herbie

i use a battery drill and old spool to quickly strip line from my fishing rod reel. Check your reel's spool skirt for the amount of line your reel will hold, fill your spool to within a few millimeters of the edge.

tommo · tommo

tommo · tommo

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/04/26/plug-it-on-the-window/

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Fitting a $12 mini 12volt relay switch between the presure controlled micro switch & the pumps electric motor. This means that the relay carries the power load for the motor, instead of the micro switch. This eliminates the burnout of the micro switch. JC.

enzed · enzed

Found some really strong clothes pegs made of rubber, and replaced all my plastic and wooden pegs with them. I bought them from Terry White Chemist. The brand name is 'primahome rubber grip pegs'. They are also sold on line at www.lasoo.com.au $3.00 for 16. They hang on tight in a strong wind, don't sp...

Terry · Terry

Anyone have any suggestions as to how to make a food smoker

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...

Kaid · Kaid

Bought some adhesive letters to put my forum name on my GN stickers

herbie · herbie

To transport fishing rods if no where else safe to transport them while on the road or parked up over night , is to sling them inside the RV from the roof. This is as easy as locating a couple of the roof supports towards the front and back, possibly to one side of the central hatch by pressing the roof linin...

arthur · arthur

http://www.vandwellers.org/

billeeeeeee · billeeeeeee

Howdyeeee just though I would pop in and say Hi,!!! have no tips hints, but have lots of great ideas, ,, How is this for a idea,?????? lets smile at every one we see tomorrow, might catch on , and the whole world might smile,,, if not, stay excited,, and enjoy the gift , that has been given to us ,,,plane...

Duh · Duh

I was looking for floor mats for my Ford Transit, had takent the measurements but found auto stores to be very expensive and not really what I was looking for. Had a look in Kmart and bought a set of 4 (two front, two rear) for $6, nap on top and rubber underneath. The drivers one fitted perfectly (the main...

arthur · arthur

http://www.chriskridler.com/2013/04/how-to-build-a-diy-car-laptop-computer-mount/-- Edited by arthur on Thursday 25th of April 2013 12:08:57 PM

arthur · arthur

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jiQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=sedan+car++bed+conversion&source=bl&ots=7wmu8Gd0ne&sig=WaXqY-jjOjY9gz8fZRMDKAnWYto&hl=en&sa=X&;ei=wWpvUZmyDemOi...

2foot6 · 2foot6

Velcro is available in double sided rolls of about 15 metres.I used to use it in the communications industry for bundling cables in a past life,now i use it for keeping hoses and power cables in rolls instead of a tangled mess.The velcro can be stapled or glued to a surface,so you attach items to it .Beca...

Cupie · Cupie

Water & waste pipe carriers Rolling up and storing water hose & sullage pipe is an onerous task. It often results in wet and/or smelly storage boots and kinks or permanent coils in the hose. This solution eliminates these undesirables. Store the pipes in carriers made from lengths of su...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Battery Drill And Old Spool (Preview) i use a battery drill and old spool to quickly strip line from my fishing rod reel. Check your reel's spool skirt for the amount of line your reel will hold, fill your spool to within a few millimeters of the edge.	herbie	3	1607	03:05 PM May 15, 2013 by mongrel
	one more idea (Preview)	tommo	13	2442	02:25 PM Dec 18, 2014 by 03_Troopy
	just a few ideas i found (Preview)	tommo	4	2769	05:34 PM May 18, 2013 by JayDee
	Small solar charger you stick on a window (Preview) http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/04/26/plug-it-on-the-window/	Hylda&Jon	4	1506	07:00 PM May 2, 2013 by TAJ
	PROTECT THE LIFE OF YOUR 12VOLT WATER PUMP BY; (Preview) Fitting a $12 mini 12volt relay switch between the presure controlled micro switch & the pumps electric motor. This means that the relay carries the power load for the motor, instead of the micro switch. This eliminates the burnout of the micro switch. JC.	justcruisin01	3	1848	08:47 PM Apr 30, 2013 by hako
	Rubber Clothes pegs (Preview) Found some really strong clothes pegs made of rubber, and replaced all my plastic and wooden pegs with them. I bought them from Terry White Chemist. The brand name is 'primahome rubber grip pegs'. They are also sold on line at www.lasoo.com.au $3.00 for 16. They hang on tight in a strong wind, don't sp...	enzed	1	1330	07:50 AM Nov 19, 2013 by Bello
	Food Smokers (Preview) Anyone have any suggestions as to how to make a food smoker	Terry	10	1505	08:52 PM May 15, 2013 by jimricho
	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	13	2840	03:12 PM May 1, 2013 by jules47
	Forum Names (Preview) Bought some adhesive letters to put my forum name on my GN stickers	Kaid	7	1052	10:22 PM Sep 24, 2013 by countryroad
	Transporting fishing rods (Preview) To transport fishing rods if no where else safe to transport them while on the road or parked up over night , is to sling them inside the RV from the roof. This is as easy as locating a couple of the roof supports towards the front and back, possibly to one side of the central hatch by pressing the roof linin...	herbie	6	2420	08:21 PM Jul 23, 2013 by JayDee
	Handy website link (Preview) http://www.vandwellers.org/	arthur	3	1543	06:46 AM Apr 30, 2013 by sandsmere
	Howdyeeeee Folks (Preview) Howdyeeee just though I would pop in and say Hi,!!! have no tips hints, but have lots of great ideas, ,, How is this for a idea,?????? lets smile at every one we see tomorrow, might catch on , and the whole world might smile,,, if not, stay excited,, and enjoy the gift , that has been given to us ,,,plane...	billeeeeeee	0	950	08:17 PM Apr 25, 2013 by billeeeeeee
	Floor Mats For My Ford Transit (Preview) I was looking for floor mats for my Ford Transit, had takent the measurements but found auto stores to be very expensive and not really what I was looking for. Had a look in Kmart and bought a set of 4 (two front, two rear) for $6, nap on top and rubber underneath. The drivers one fitted perfectly (the main...	Duh	0	727	06:03 PM Apr 25, 2013 by Duh
	DIY laptop mount (Preview) http://www.chriskridler.com/2013/04/how-to-build-a-diy-car-laptop-computer-mount/-- Edited by arthur on Thursday 25th of April 2013 12:08:57 PM	arthur	2	2115	08:55 PM May 15, 2013 by jimricho
	For those who travel in a sedan. (Preview) http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jiQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=sedan+car++bed+conversion&source=bl&ots=7wmu8Gd0ne&sig=WaXqY-jjOjY9gz8fZRMDKAnWYto&hl=en&sa=X&;ei=wWpvUZmyDemOi...	arthur	3	1223	05:25 PM Apr 25, 2013 by Duh
	Velcro (Preview) Velcro is available in double sided rolls of about 15 metres.I used to use it in the communications industry for bundling cables in a past life,now i use it for keeping hoses and power cables in rolls instead of a tangled mess.The velcro can be stapled or glued to a surface,so you attach items to it .Beca...	2foot6	9	2271	09:24 PM Apr 30, 2013 by Sheba
	Water & waste Pipe Storage (Preview) Water & waste pipe carriers Rolling up and storing water hose & sullage pipe is an onerous task. It often results in wet and/or smelly storage boots and kinks or permanent coils in the hose. This solution eliminates these undesirables. Store the pipes in carriers made from lengths of su...	Cupie	1	7695	11:19 PM Apr 23, 2013 by Dunmowin
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