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Relief Valve
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Always make sure that your relief valve on gas are always pointing away from van and tow vehicle.As if the pressure for some reason builds up and the relief valve releases the gas it wont make as much mess to van and vehicle.
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herbie
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Making a cheap reverse camera more handy.
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I was given a cheap reversing camera for Dad's Day. Set it up with the camera beside the rego.plate. Could see well but the fish eye lens made it hard to judge distance. I have just relocated the camera to the top of the tow hitch. Used some scrap square & L aluminium, a few cable ties & a touch of glu...
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chopit
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Portable TV mount
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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...
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mickm
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Remove gunk
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I have always found that petrol removes anything ! Use it sparingly and don't smoke while using . Before unleaded came in, it was far more effective. -- Edited by bloomoon on Sunday 13th of October 2013 11:08:34 AM
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bloomoon
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Leaking front window
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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...
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Olley46
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shower with a 8 legged friend ?
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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...
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bridget
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Time out from cooking .
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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...
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bridget
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Wet weather ... Warm feet and dry socks
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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!
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chaslib
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Rubber Clothes pegs
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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...
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enzed
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Things to carry 'just in case'
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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...
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hako
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Keeping Salads Fresh
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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...
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Hoodathunkit
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No grease
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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...
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Olley46
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New awning tie down
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Try this tie down all materials bough at bunnings .velcro & hook .
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MA247
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My Wifes Way Of Hitching !!!
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To avoid any damage to our vehicle if the wife has to hitch up she uses a cheap plastic chopping board she got from a cheap shop and got me to cut it into a T shape. She then slides it into the gap between the tow ball and bracket. Making sure the jockey wheel is wound up higher than the level of the tow ball then s...
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herbie
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stabilising legs - making it easier.
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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...
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hako
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Access to third party 240v outlet
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I have lots of gadgets, phones, netbook, notebook and so on and was wondering if there was any chance of accessing power to charge these while on the road, besides the normal powered caravan park sites, car charger etc. For example has anyone asked an op shop owner for use of a power point for a small don...
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Vegemite
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Faucet/tap switch
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G'day, g'day. My 12V cold water tap switch (over the sink) decided not to work the other day so I asked my auto elec mate to take a look. He got it working again but, to be sure, he put a second switch on the wires in an adjacent cupboard leading to the tap - a simple toggle switch. If the tap switch plays up agai...
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GaryKelly
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Tie downs
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An ideal solution for holding down shade walls etc...when you can,t quite reach the ground is to use large plastic ties ,very strong and adjustable .OK if u are staying for extended period. Ties are available that undo, no need to cut them.
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bloomoon
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How To Shell Garlic Cloves
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Makes it look easy.....good upper body exercise too, lol ! http://www.wimp.com/bestgarlic
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Duh
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Caravan Levelling
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This is just the most useful thing when it comes to getting the caravan level.
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Gerty Dancer
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