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 she starts to reverse the vehicle and when hitch taps the board she knows she has gone back enough.
She devised this method in case of a emergency .
-- Edited by herbie on Friday 23rd of August 2013 06:17:15 PM
Rip and Rosie said
09:12 PM Aug 23, 2013
any pics?
I reckon that would be useful
neilnruth said
12:01 AM Aug 24, 2013
Sounds brilliant.
Gerty Dancer said
01:53 AM Aug 24, 2013
What a good idea... good one Mrs herbie!
Duh said
03:38 AM Aug 25, 2013
Rip and Rosie wrote:
any pics? I reckon that would be useful
Me also, trying to imagine it, but pic would help with T piece set into the bracket.
ibbo said
03:47 AM Aug 25, 2013
herbie wrote:
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 she starts to reverse the vehicle and when hitch taps the board she knows she has gone back enough.
She devised this method in case of a emergency .
Gee Herbie,Can we buy wives like yours at Bunnings.Lol.
-- Edited by herbie on Friday 23rd of August 2013 06:17:15 PM
herbie said
03:20 AM Aug 26, 2013
Ibbo, they sell these self reliant woman via e-bay...No no no just joking there.
She is very self reliant has drove the 4x4Be towing van from Perth to Darwin to meet up with me re work.
She not once stayed at a caravan park just pulled into over night stops ...she told me it was because in some of the parks the space to camp were created for smaller vans than what most of us own today.
Some times I do think she would be happy to have a HIS and Her set up...
She also drives across to Perth from Qld on her own to see daughter and camps in the back of the 4x4be all the way, uses truck stops and other places to get a hot shower from. She has the best list of public hot showers in Aus I would recon.
Her and another of her friends are just about to launch a web page regarding all the hot showers in Aus .(low cost and free )
Rip and Rosie said
05:27 AM Aug 26, 2013
Would love to see that list Herbie.
Beth54 said
02:09 AM Aug 27, 2013
I need a visual aid Herbie.
A picture in fact.
herbie said
04:10 AM Aug 27, 2013
I cannot up load photos ,as I am using my ipad as I am still away from home base.
It is just a cheap plastic chopping board,,,,then draw the whole board with a T shape ,then cut out the shape and you will have the letter T .left.
Rip and Rosie said
04:47 PM Aug 27, 2013
herbie wrote:
I cannot up load photos ,as I am using my ipad as I am still away from home base.
It is just a cheap plastic chopping board,,,,then draw the whole board with a T shape ,then cut out the shape and you will have the letter T .left.
How does she put it to use? Would like to see it on place if you can.
Duh said
11:26 PM Aug 27, 2013
herbie wrote:
I cannot up load photos ,as I am using my ipad as I am still away from home base.
It is just a cheap plastic chopping board,,,,then draw the whole board with a T shape ,then cut out the shape and you will have the letter T .left.
Not too sure what you mean by put it in the bracket Herbie, could you explain that part please (what bracket?)
Beth54 said
11:35 PM Aug 27, 2013
Duh wrote:
herbie wrote:
I cannot up load photos ,as I am using my ipad as I am still away from home base.
It is just a cheap plastic chopping board,,,,then draw the whole board with a T shape ,then cut out the shape and you will have the letter T .left.
Not too sure what you mean by put it in the bracket Herbie, could you explain that part please (what bracket?)
I'm glad it's not just me.
chooknphil said
02:26 AM Sep 25, 2013
Just reading this great tip. Sounds like a super cheap version of the couplematevdevice. See link to get the idea of where it fits & would look like ( I imagine it's very similar) www.couplemate.com.au/index.html
rockylizard said
11:03 PM Sep 25, 2013
Gday...
Hey Herbie ... I am still intrigued in this idea of your good lady - any chance of a photo or two so we know what it looks like?
cheers - John
Cruising Granny said
12:24 AM Sep 29, 2013
herbie wrote:
Ibbo, they sell these self reliant woman via e-bay...No no no just joking there.
She is very self reliant has drove the 4x4Be towing van from Perth to Darwin to meet up with me re work.
She not once stayed at a caravan park just pulled into over night stops ...she told me it was because in some of the parks the space to camp were created for smaller vans than what most of us own today.
Some times I do think she would be happy to have a HIS and Her set up...
She also drives across to Perth from Qld on her own to see daughter and camps in the back of the 4x4be all the way, uses truck stops and other places to get a hot shower from. She has the best list of public hot showers in Aus I would recon.
Her and another of her friends are just about to launch a web page regarding all the hot showers in Aus .(low cost and free )
I'll wait to see her list, and then maybe I'll pinch some and perhaps add a few of my own.
Girl power! Just love it!
We can be handy sometimes for other than the obvious.
Sometimes I feel like a donut. Something round and sweet with a hole in the middle. What else should I think when a bloke shows any interest?
By the way, when you feel like eating a donut, think of the waist and just buy the hole.
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Sunday 29th of September 2013 12:25:39 AM
rockylizard said
03:25 PM Oct 10, 2013
Gday...
Hey Herbie ... I am still intrigued in this idea of your good lady - any chance of a photo or two so we know what it looks like?
cheers - John
rockylizard said
02:56 PM Oct 28, 2013
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Hey Herbie ... I am still intrigued in this idea of your good lady - any chance of a photo or two so we know what it looks like?
cheers - John
rockylizard said
04:09 PM Nov 1, 2013
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Hey Herbie ... I am still intrigued in this idea of your good lady - any chance of a photo or two so we know what it looks like?
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 she starts to reverse the vehicle and when hitch taps the board she knows she has gone back enough.
She devised this method in case of a emergency .
-- Edited by herbie on Friday 23rd of August 2013 06:17:15 PM
I reckon that would be useful
Me also, trying to imagine it, but pic would help with T piece set into the bracket.
Ibbo, they sell these self reliant woman via e-bay...No no no just joking there.
She is very self reliant has drove the 4x4Be towing van from Perth to Darwin to meet up with me re work.
She not once stayed at a caravan park just pulled into over night stops ...she told me it was because in some of the parks the space to camp were created for smaller vans than what most of us own today.
Some times I do think she would be happy to have a HIS and Her set up...
She also drives across to Perth from Qld on her own to see daughter and camps in the back of the 4x4be all the way, uses truck stops and other places to get a hot shower from. She has the best list of public hot showers in Aus I would recon.
Her and another of her friends are just about to launch a web page regarding all the hot showers in Aus .(low cost and free )
I need a visual aid Herbie.
A picture in fact.
I cannot up load photos ,as I am using my ipad as I am still away from home base.
It is just a cheap plastic chopping board,,,,then draw the whole board with a T shape ,then cut out the shape and you will have the letter T .left.
How does she put it to use? Would like to see it on place if you can.
Not too sure what you mean by put it in the bracket Herbie, could you explain that part please (what bracket?)
I'm glad it's not just me.
www.couplemate.com.au/index.html
Gday...
Hey Herbie ... I am still intrigued in this idea of your good lady - any chance of a photo or two so we know what it looks like?
cheers - John
I'll wait to see her list, and then maybe I'll pinch some and perhaps add a few of my own.
Girl power! Just love it!
We can be handy sometimes for other than the obvious.
Sometimes I feel like a donut. Something round and sweet with a hole in the middle. What else should I think when a bloke shows any interest?
By the way, when you feel like eating a donut, think of the waist and just buy the hole.
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Sunday 29th of September 2013 12:25:39 AM