Hints, Tips and Great ideas

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...

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...

MA247 · MA247

Try this tie down all materials bough at bunnings .velcro & hook .

herbie · herbie

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...

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...

Vegemite · Vegemite

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...

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

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...

bloomoon · bloomoon

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.

Duh · Duh

Makes it look easy.....good upper body exercise too, lol ! http://www.wimp.com/bestgarlic

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

This is just the most useful thing when it comes to getting the caravan level.

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

We see & read a lot about what different people carry in the line of spares. Some carry a lot & others none, maybe run on good luck. This does vary a lot depending on the locations of travell & the ability of people to use these items. One thing that we see is tyre repair kits of verious types. Ho...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

Was looking for a way I could carry Jessie around markets etc without having to carry her or drag her around on a lead in the heat and under everyone's feet. Brain snap: I got my granny shopping trolley out. You know the ones old ladies pull along behind them. I cut the top bit off with the pull string, leavi...

herbie · herbie

If your dog gets wet and you hate the smell ,a good idea to take that wet smell away is to just wipe over his/her coat with one of those dryer sheets used inside cloths dryers.No more odour and dog smelling like roses.

Kaid · Kaid

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

herbie · herbie

If you have had one to many at the happy hr, eat honey on dry biscuits. The fructose in the honey will help flush out the alcohol in your system.

moamajohn · moamajohn

Have any of you seen those ladders that collapse into themselves ? They go to about 3.5 mtrs. Well as a maintenance plumber I had one on the front of my works trailer it was handy for manholes and on industrial sites over machines etc.Sadly the bottom rung snapped off recently as I had a 50 litre hot water...

MA247 · MA247

Get a 3inch (75mm ) door hinge and cut as shown in photo make sure hinge fits into awning slot

buffy61 · buffy61

Can't stand plastic glasses so came up with a way to carry the glass wine glasses! the hooks are those that are used to hold a door back against the wall. Just used the 'u' shaped bit and threw away the long end that attaches to the door! oh...I did this when I had a yacht many years ago... The glasses don't m...

Ginger · Ginger

I just received this in an email. I don't know if it works or not but thought I would share.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	2877	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	1875	12:56 AM Nov 9, 2013 by Bales
	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	2462	08:50 AM Nov 8, 2013 by Rich and Debs
	New awning tie down (Preview) Try this tie down all materials bough at bunnings .velcro & hook .	MA247	5	2616	03:23 AM Nov 2, 2013 by Rip and Rosie
	My Wifes Way Of Hitching !!! (Preview) 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...	herbie	18	3308	04:09 PM Nov 1, 2013 by rockylizard
	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	2535	04:05 PM Oct 31, 2013 by hako
	Access to third party 240v outlet charge charging 240v (Preview) 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...	Vegemite	12	3511	05:46 PM Oct 26, 2013 by oldbobsbus
	Faucet/tap switch (Preview) 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...	GaryKelly	7	1441	04:51 AM Oct 18, 2013 by neilnruth
	Tie downs (Preview) 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.	bloomoon	2	1745	05:27 PM Oct 14, 2013 by bloomoon
	How To Shell Garlic Cloves (Preview) Makes it look easy.....good upper body exercise too, lol ! http://www.wimp.com/bestgarlic	Duh	7	1821	05:57 AM Oct 12, 2013 by D and D
	Caravan Levelling (Preview) This is just the most useful thing when it comes to getting the caravan level.	Gerty Dancer	26	8513	05:41 PM Oct 10, 2013 by Cupie
	CARRING SPARES; (Preview) We see & read a lot about what different people carry in the line of spares. Some carry a lot & others none, maybe run on good luck. This does vary a lot depending on the locations of travell & the ability of people to use these items. One thing that we see is tyre repair kits of verious types. Ho...	justcruisin01	3	1500	04:46 PM Oct 6, 2013 by beiffe
	Doggies carry cart (Preview) Was looking for a way I could carry Jessie around markets etc without having to carry her or drag her around on a lead in the heat and under everyone's feet. Brain snap: I got my granny shopping trolley out. You know the ones old ladies pull along behind them. I cut the top bit off with the pull string, leavi...	Happywanderer	8	1712	11:20 PM Sep 30, 2013 by valnrob
	To stop wet dog odour. (Preview) If your dog gets wet and you hate the smell ,a good idea to take that wet smell away is to just wipe over his/her coat with one of those dryer sheets used inside cloths dryers.No more odour and dog smelling like roses.	herbie	1	1013	04:06 AM Sep 26, 2013 by neilnruth
	Forum Names (Preview) Bought some adhesive letters to put my forum name on my GN stickers	Kaid	7	1379	05:22 AM Sep 25, 2013 by countryroad
	A Hang Over Cure (Preview) If you have had one to many at the happy hr, eat honey on dry biscuits. The fructose in the honey will help flush out the alcohol in your system.	herbie	10	1743	06:44 PM Sep 22, 2013 by bill12
	Where to hide a ladder . (Preview) Have any of you seen those ladders that collapse into themselves ? They go to about 3.5 mtrs. Well as a maintenance plumber I had one on the front of my works trailer it was handy for manholes and on industrial sites over machines etc.Sadly the bottom rung snapped off recently as I had a 50 litre hot water...	moamajohn	6	2202	05:27 PM Sep 20, 2013 by GaryKelly
	Awning tie down (Preview) Get a 3inch (75mm ) door hinge and cut as shown in photo make sure hinge fits into awning slot	MA247	17	7471	02:48 PM Sep 20, 2013 by MA247
	Wine glass rack (Preview) Can't stand plastic glasses so came up with a way to carry the glass wine glasses! the hooks are those that are used to hold a door back against the wall. Just used the 'u' shaped bit and threw away the long end that attaches to the door! oh...I did this when I had a yacht many years ago... The glasses don't m...	buffy61	8	2050	07:48 AM Sep 18, 2013 by buffy61
	Cleaning fruit (Preview) I just received this in an email. I don't know if it works or not but thought I would share.	Ginger	9	1768	09:47 PM Sep 13, 2013 by tcp99
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