Hints, Tips and Great ideas

Cupie · Cupie

Hi .. Stumbled across an excellent way for removing coffee & tea stains in plastic/melamite mugs .... Just add a teaspoon of Napi san or equivalent & fill the mug/cup with water. The stuff that you use in your chemical toilet Leave overnight & rinse out. I suppose that it would work on c...

jules47 · jules47

What traveller can do without these two items??????? Now together in the same pack!!!!!! -- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 2nd of January 2014 09:54:46 PM

JayDee · JayDee

We recently purchased a Queen size foam mattress topping from Clark Rubber for around $180. We call it an Egg Shell mattress. I marked the shape of our queen size bed with a nikko pen, and then cut the egg shell to shape using a electric bread knife. A standard bread cutting knife would be ok, but I guessin...

hako · hako

Maybe I'm the only one, but the newer types of wall electrical outlets and the newer style of 3 pin plugs seem to be harder to insert and remove. They feel rough and seem to grab on removal....just a cheap feeling about it. Maybe it's the cheap and nasty electrical items we can only buy these days but it got...

hako · hako

Was just down at SuperCheap and bought a adhesive backed non-slip ribbed rubber pad for the step on our Avan - never seen these before and for under $5 it should help avoid a slip or two on the steel surface. They seem to be fairly decent quality and I'll clean the step first with petrol.

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

I've been wondering what I could use to secure my rolled up hose during transit so it doesn't unravel. So today while I was shopping at Woolies, guess what I spotted? The ideal solution! A dog collar!

Olley46 · Olley46

This is a great idea for I pad user,s it one of the best accessories I have ever bought. lance C

mickm · mickm

I have a TV permanently mounted in the motorhome butwanted to be able to watch portable outside. I didn't want to sit it on a table or bench nor did I want to screw or bolt it to an outside wall. The solution I came up with can be mounted anywhere on a flat non-porous surface. Supports 90 kg and can be placed o...

bridget · bridget

On our way back from Mudgee NSW..we stopped of at a little town called ..Portland to have lunch found a little cafe on the corner ...great steak sandwiches price was good ..coffee was great also ..very friendly would recomend it if you would like timeout from cooking & you are in that area. Nic...

bridget · bridget

After setting up the camper for the night & having a great sleep i felt great after a cuppa .." off for a shower I said" ....with my towel & clothes in hand ...after being out back for a few weeks with just a bucket to wash in it felt great ......I grab the towel to wipe myself only to c...

chaslib · chaslib

An oldie but a goodie .... if you have wet shoes and running short of dry socks put a plastic bread bag over your socks and then put your boots or shoes on over the bag ..... Will keep your feet and socks warm and dry in continual wet weather ... Or if you find the gum boots just too uncomfortable as I do!

Olley46 · Olley46

This is something that a gentleman told me about leaking windows,I notice In a few posts people saying they wouldn't bye a van with a front window a lot have a problem with water leaks,I am one of them with a leak,well what this gentleman told me how he fixed his is what i have done with ours and guess what i...

Bunkerbob · Bunkerbob

We have nearly run out of Bio-Magic and need the recipe for the replacement. The last 4 litre cost $75.00 so it is becoming expensive. My wife has purchased the The Woolies/Select brand Boost but we need to know the details for its use please. Had already bought this but trying to be smart and save time, m...

maanpa · maanpa

We have finally set a date to leave our jobs after a cruise to NZ in February 2014 and take off on the road. I have asked a few family members who have gone around Aussie what advice and the essential things to take. So far it's Plenty of water,extra battery, solar panels, never camp alone after 4pm. Has any...

ogre · ogre

If you have free standing solar panels, and some days you just cant seem to get enough light to make them work efficiently. I have found that if you stand them on a silver reflective windscreen protector it will deflect light up into the panels and make them work better even on cloudy days. I hope this hel...

hako · hako

At the moment we are on a beachfront site, 10 metres from the water at the Burrum Heads Beachfont Tourist Park. ($40 p/n) It's blowing a gale and the van is rocking like 40 miles of bad road made worse by the poorly designed Avan annexe which cannot be removed without lowering the roof which would allow th...

Hoodathunkit · Hoodathunkit

I like to buy the mixed salad leaves in a bag. Generally they go slimy and smelly in a couple of days, however, if you put them in a plastic container with good lid it should last for a week or more. I also have a long narrow plastic container for my celery and spring onion, bits of capsicum and they all stay n...

herbie · herbie

Keep three cans of beer in the vehicle or van in a warm place ( not refrigerated) If a fire starts in the vehicle or van ,in an emergency get out a can of the beer and pull the ring- top just enough to let the foam squirt out. There is enough dioxide and foam in one of these cans to put out an average - sized f...

hako · hako

Here are 3 tips to help winding down the stabiliser legs. The idea is to make it easier, quicker and avoid having to get on your knees. The pictures will tell it all, but basically you insert your battery drill which has a socket attached into the plastic tube (so it locates the screw head), then hook the w...

Olley46 · Olley46

This is an idea a nice elderly chap told me about at Kununurra on my last trip,he said get a garbage bag cut it into about 8 inches or 200 mill squares wipe off all the grease on the tow ball and place about six or eight pieces of the plastic bag squares over the ball then hook your van on, plastic can't come out...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Coffee & Tea Stains removal (Preview) Hi .. Stumbled across an excellent way for removing coffee & tea stains in plastic/melamite mugs .... Just add a teaspoon of Napi san or equivalent & fill the mug/cup with water. The stuff that you use in your chemical toilet Leave overnight & rinse out. I suppose that it would work on c...	Cupie	9	1139	09:40 AM Mar 3, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	Two Essential Items (Preview) What traveller can do without these two items??????? Now together in the same pack!!!!!! -- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 2nd of January 2014 09:54:46 PM	jules47	6	2777	11:35 PM Jun 1, 2014 by Deetric
	comfortable bedding (Preview) We recently purchased a Queen size foam mattress topping from Clark Rubber for around $180. We call it an Egg Shell mattress. I marked the shape of our queen size bed with a nikko pen, and then cut the egg shell to shape using a electric bread knife. A standard bread cutting knife would be ok, but I guessin...	JayDee	20	4517	05:01 PM Jun 18, 2017 by Mike Harding
	Difficult 3 pin plugs - insertion and removal. (Preview) Maybe I'm the only one, but the newer types of wall electrical outlets and the newer style of 3 pin plugs seem to be harder to insert and remove. They feel rough and seem to grab on removal....just a cheap feeling about it. Maybe it's the cheap and nasty electrical items we can only buy these days but it got...	hako	9	1633	09:55 AM Aug 6, 2014 by _wombat_
	Steel step non-slip (Preview) Was just down at SuperCheap and bought a adhesive backed non-slip ribbed rubber pad for the step on our Avan - never seen these before and for under $5 it should help avoid a slip or two on the steel surface. They seem to be fairly decent quality and I'll clean the step first with petrol.	hako	17	2065	01:56 AM Jan 18, 2014 by Dunmowin
	Hose tidy (Preview) I've been wondering what I could use to secure my rolled up hose during transit so it doesn't unravel. So today while I was shopping at Woolies, guess what I spotted? The ideal solution! A dog collar!	GaryKelly	19	3248	01:16 AM Jan 16, 2014 by Dunmowin
	I pad bean bag (Preview) This is a great idea for I pad user,s it one of the best accessories I have ever bought. lance C	Olley46	11	1985	06:42 PM Jan 14, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Portable TV mount (Preview) I have a TV permanently mounted in the motorhome butwanted to be able to watch portable outside. I didn't want to sit it on a table or bench nor did I want to screw or bolt it to an outside wall. The solution I came up with can be mounted anywhere on a flat non-porous surface. Supports 90 kg and can be placed o...	mickm	5	1956	09:42 AM Dec 8, 2013 by 03_troopy
	Time out from cooking . (Preview) On our way back from Mudgee NSW..we stopped of at a little town called ..Portland to have lunch found a little cafe on the corner ...great steak sandwiches price was good ..coffee was great also ..very friendly would recomend it if you would like timeout from cooking & you are in that area. Nic...	bridget	4	1434	07:17 PM Nov 20, 2013 by Beth54
	shower with a 8 legged friend ? (Preview) After setting up the camper for the night & having a great sleep i felt great after a cuppa .." off for a shower I said" ....with my towel & clothes in hand ...after being out back for a few weeks with just a bucket to wash in it felt great ......I grab the towel to wipe myself only to c...	bridget	28	2362	04:00 AM Nov 27, 2013 by Beth54
	Wet weather ... Warm feet and dry socks (Preview) An oldie but a goodie .... if you have wet shoes and running short of dry socks put a plastic bread bag over your socks and then put your boots or shoes on over the bag ..... Will keep your feet and socks warm and dry in continual wet weather ... Or if you find the gum boots just too uncomfortable as I do!	chaslib	2	1476	12:42 AM Nov 20, 2013 by chopit
	Leaking front window (Preview) This is something that a gentleman told me about leaking windows,I notice In a few posts people saying they wouldn't bye a van with a front window a lot have a problem with water leaks,I am one of them with a leak,well what this gentleman told me how he fixed his is what i have done with ours and guess what i...	Olley46	6	1719	11:32 PM Nov 27, 2013 by Olley46
	Bio-Magic replacement. (Preview) We have nearly run out of Bio-Magic and need the recipe for the replacement. The last 4 litre cost $75.00 so it is becoming expensive. My wife has purchased the The Woolies/Select brand Boost but we need to know the details for its use please. Had already bought this but trying to be smart and save time, m...	Bunkerbob	14	2565	02:21 PM Jan 11, 2014 by Kiwi Kate
	Getting Organised to head off - advice welcome. (Preview) We have finally set a date to leave our jobs after a cruise to NZ in February 2014 and take off on the road. I have asked a few family members who have gone around Aussie what advice and the essential things to take. So far it's Plenty of water,extra battery, solar panels, never camp alone after 4pm. Has any...	maanpa	27	2808	09:51 AM Jan 1, 2014 by oldbobsbus
	boosting solar panels (Preview) If you have free standing solar panels, and some days you just cant seem to get enough light to make them work efficiently. I have found that if you stand them on a silver reflective windscreen protector it will deflect light up into the panels and make them work better even on cloudy days. I hope this hel...	ogre	8	2543	08:07 AM Feb 6, 2014 by Mick Woolnough
	Things to carry 'just in case' (Preview) At the moment we are on a beachfront site, 10 metres from the water at the Burrum Heads Beachfont Tourist Park. ($40 p/n) It's blowing a gale and the van is rocking like 40 miles of bad road made worse by the poorly designed Avan annexe which cannot be removed without lowering the roof which would allow th...	hako	6	2912	09:56 PM Nov 18, 2013 by Quickboats
	Keeping Salads Fresh (Preview) I like to buy the mixed salad leaves in a bag. Generally they go slimy and smelly in a couple of days, however, if you put them in a plastic container with good lid it should last for a week or more. I also have a long narrow plastic container for my celery and spring onion, bits of capsicum and they all stay n...	Hoodathunkit	6	1908	12:56 AM Nov 9, 2013 by Bales
	Emergancy fire extinguisher. (Preview) Keep three cans of beer in the vehicle or van in a warm place ( not refrigerated) If a fire starts in the vehicle or van ,in an emergency get out a can of the beer and pull the ring- top just enough to let the foam squirt out. There is enough dioxide and foam in one of these cans to put out an average - sized f...	herbie	7	1504	02:57 PM May 10, 2014 by 03_troopy
	stabilising legs - making it easier. (Preview) Here are 3 tips to help winding down the stabiliser legs. The idea is to make it easier, quicker and avoid having to get on your knees. The pictures will tell it all, but basically you insert your battery drill which has a socket attached into the plastic tube (so it locates the screw head), then hook the w...	hako	5	2577	04:05 PM Oct 31, 2013 by hako
	No grease (Preview) This is an idea a nice elderly chap told me about at Kununurra on my last trip,he said get a garbage bag cut it into about 8 inches or 200 mill squares wipe off all the grease on the tow ball and place about six or eight pieces of the plastic bag squares over the ball then hook your van on, plastic can't come out...	Olley46	8	2509	08:50 AM Nov 8, 2013 by Rich and Debs
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