Hints, Tips and Great ideas

JayDee · JayDee

I have today purchased 3 car windscreen sun shades that I intend to utilize on our van. We have 4 windows that have no protection from the sun,. I intend to run a track above the windows, cut the shades to suit and then sow a thin rope in one end to slide into the track channel to repel the heat in the summer. I...

Bushpie · Bushpie

Is this coming our way? ........... We as always are a bit behind the rest of the world. This cooker might make a few happy... http://www.gosunstove.com/ look out BabyQ competition is on the way

Kendo · Kendo

I searched for this topic but found no recent info. So maybe I might have a tip that will help save a marriage or friendship or two. A Sage, friendly C/P person gave us some advice on the weekend. When reversing the rig "use you mobile phones for communication". We tried it when we got home and a...

jules47 · jules47

Had some stickers leave residue on plastic when we took them off. This resulted in a very ugly look, area always looked dirty. Also had some "silastic" type stuff on the laminate in the kitchen. Tried a few things to remove the sticky residue as well as the "silastic" - WD40, e...

Radar · Radar

Hi All, have not tried this, read it on good old facebook. My silly thinking is this on a planned date we spray the formula about killing off all the mosies, no more annoying mosie. Before you start I do no they are part of the food chain and are needed to feed the little fish and it goes on. Radar.

PatRae · PatRae

Hi all just need a little advice on what spares and extras will I need to take with me on a 6 month tour of Western Australia. I am a solo traveller driving a 30 year old Nissan Civillian bus, Deisal. Thanks for all the helpful tips I have already gleaned from this site and thanks in advance this one.

moinco · moinco

We found it does not pay to leave the cap of the toilet cassette on the side of dump point pit. Knocked it down the hole. Lesson learned $20 later for new cap. Olive oil helps slide when applied to rubber lip seal for easier sliding.

chutchi · chutchi

we have had our Bailey Valencia for just over 12 months. Every time we go to use it, there appears to be small piles of wood dust sometimes interspersed with little black dots. We have assumed it may be coming from ants and last time when we packed up the van, my husband sprayed thoroughly around the outsi...

Muzzlehatch · Muzzlehatch

I built this yesterday. I have always disliked knife blocks since; 1. you have to have the right size for the knives you have. 2. You have to pay attention when stowing the knife. 3.They get all scungy. This one has an open sided box packed with skewers and you just chuck the knives in. Yes the paring knive...

dishlicker · dishlicker

Hi all just wondering how much water is anough the 80 ltreseems a bit small to me (maybe just me) i have a heep of those 10 ltre plastic bottles with tap from super markets which i can carry but weight is also my concern ??????? help

03_Troopy · 03_Troopy

I watched a video on YouTube a little while back, and one of the tips this bloke had for camping was to use bread bag clips for clothes pegs. I thought it was a neat idea, but it would take a while to collect a useful amount. But, they normally just get thrown out and they are nice and compact, so not a bad idea....

Dougwe · Dougwe

Hi all, I have had a few occassions where I got caught out not having a Hiflo diesel inlet on my Colorado so made this up and it actually works well. I got the appropriate size piece of rubber tube to fit the Hiflo gun at the servo and another smaller piece to fit the Collie. I then got the soldering iron heat...

Weevil · Weevil

I was getting complaints from my Mac friends that jokes that had been sent to me from other Microsoft users (like me) were being received with no pictures, just crosses. One solution that was very time consuming and impractical for multi pictures was to save the pics to My Pics and then send them from t...

Kendo · Kendo

I'm not sure of the effectiveness. But it amused me to see one.

gerard gue · gerard gue

From now on I know where my fuel cap is.........

Azurepink · Azurepink

Any ideas out there, or how to fix them once punctured? I had a brain wave the other day when yet another glove started taking in water (always the right hand grr). I started cutting the cuff and fingers straight across to make elastic bands. I thought it was an ingenious idea but maybe it has been around...

Kendo · Kendo

I came across one of these yesterday - Trailer Aid $40 - $90 depending on where you shop It's supposed to work on independent suspension although I'd want to try before I buy on a sooper dooper off road rig -- Edited by Kendo on Saturday 8th of August 2015 10:04:07 AM -- Edited by Kendo on Saturday 8th of A...

carliz88 · carliz88

Hello All Friends were going away for the weekend (long weekend in Victoria) to Bimbi Park -Camping under the koalas at Cape Otway Vic on the Great Ocean Road near Apollo Bay. Due to a death in the family they are no longer able to attend. I am just posting in case someone can use this late notice vacanc...

Olley46 · Olley46

I have just finished making my own Rocktamers cost round figures $20.00,had the rubber for years,one inch tubular steel $10.00 ,and $5.00 for the screws, $5.00 for aluminium strip hoping they will do the job. Lance C

Mutt · Mutt

Quite often when travelling you come across a van or trailer with a blown tyre. After 6 years tyres start to break down and by 7 years the tyres will fail. Some people think that because tyres look new with plenty of tread they are ok. If you google the DOT code on a tyre it can tell you how old the tyre is. Hope...

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	sun shades for van (Preview) I have today purchased 3 car windscreen sun shades that I intend to utilize on our van. We have 4 windows that have no protection from the sun,. I intend to run a track above the windows, cut the shades to suit and then sow a thin rope in one end to slide into the track channel to repel the heat in the summer. I...	JayDee	8	2366	11:50 PM Jan 14, 2016 by Radar
	Something New (Preview) Is this coming our way? ........... We as always are a bit behind the rest of the world. This cooker might make a few happy... http://www.gosunstove.com/ look out BabyQ competition is on the way	Bushpie	9	3304	01:21 PM Jan 13, 2016 by 03_Troopy
	Communication while reversing (Preview) I searched for this topic but found no recent info. So maybe I might have a tip that will help save a marriage or friendship or two. A Sage, friendly C/P person gave us some advice on the weekend. When reversing the rig "use you mobile phones for communication". We tried it when we got home and a...	Kendo	16	2714	04:30 PM Dec 29, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Removing Sticky Stuff (Preview) Had some stickers leave residue on plastic when we took them off. This resulted in a very ugly look, area always looked dirty. Also had some "silastic" type stuff on the laminate in the kitchen. Tried a few things to remove the sticky residue as well as the "silastic" - WD40, e...	jules47	16	2810	05:36 PM Dec 27, 2015 by idexnz
	Mosquito Repellent Homemade. (Preview) Hi All, have not tried this, read it on good old facebook. My silly thinking is this on a planned date we spray the formula about killing off all the mosies, no more annoying mosie. Before you start I do no they are part of the food chain and are needed to feed the little fish and it goes on. Radar.	Radar	6	2590	03:37 PM Dec 9, 2015 by ken thomas
	Spares and extras (Preview) Hi all just need a little advice on what spares and extras will I need to take with me on a 6 month tour of Western Australia. I am a solo traveller driving a 30 year old Nissan Civillian bus, Deisal. Thanks for all the helpful tips I have already gleaned from this site and thanks in advance this one.	PatRae	6	2630	09:08 PM Nov 28, 2015 by madaboutled
	caps on toliet cassette (Preview) We found it does not pay to leave the cap of the toilet cassette on the side of dump point pit. Knocked it down the hole. Lesson learned $20 later for new cap. Olive oil helps slide when applied to rubber lip seal for easier sliding.	moinco	11	2484	03:51 PM Nov 27, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Wood dust in van (Preview) we have had our Bailey Valencia for just over 12 months. Every time we go to use it, there appears to be small piles of wood dust sometimes interspersed with little black dots. We have assumed it may be coming from ants and last time when we packed up the van, my husband sprayed thoroughly around the outsi...	chutchi	9	2495	03:21 PM Nov 27, 2015 by 2weis
	Knife Holder (Preview) I built this yesterday. I have always disliked knife blocks since; 1. you have to have the right size for the knives you have. 2. You have to pay attention when stowing the knife. 3.They get all scungy. This one has an open sided box packed with skewers and you just chuck the knives in. Yes the paring knive...	Muzzlehatch	4	2131	03:13 PM Nov 18, 2015 by tracey
	carring water 80 litre (Preview) Hi all just wondering how much water is anough the 80 ltreseems a bit small to me (maybe just me) i have a heep of those 10 ltre plastic bottles with tap from super markets which i can carry but weight is also my concern ??????? help	dishlicker	6	3345	05:16 AM Nov 7, 2015 by Tomcat
	Bread Bag Clips (Preview) I watched a video on YouTube a little while back, and one of the tips this bloke had for camping was to use bread bag clips for clothes pegs. I thought it was a neat idea, but it would take a while to collect a useful amount. But, they normally just get thrown out and they are nice and compact, so not a bad idea....	03_Troopy	5	2305	10:45 AM Oct 30, 2015 by Cupie
	HIFLO DIESEL ADAPTOR (Preview) Hi all, I have had a few occassions where I got caught out not having a Hiflo diesel inlet on my Colorado so made this up and it actually works well. I got the appropriate size piece of rubber tube to fit the Hiflo gun at the servo and another smaller piece to fit the Collie. I then got the soldering iron heat...	Dougwe	17	2788	06:52 PM Oct 23, 2015 by Dougwe
	Onforwarding Picture Jokes From A Microsoft PC To A Mac PC.... (Preview) I was getting complaints from my Mac friends that jokes that had been sent to me from other Microsoft users (like me) were being received with no pictures, just crosses. One solution that was very time consuming and impractical for multi pictures was to save the pics to My Pics and then send them from t...	Weevil	0	1223	06:12 PM Oct 23, 2015 by Weevil
	12 volt ceiling fan (Preview) I'm not sure of the effectiveness. But it amused me to see one.	Kendo	8	2790	02:15 PM Oct 22, 2015 by JayDee
	Fuel cap (Preview) From now on I know where my fuel cap is.........	gerard gue	2	1713	07:00 PM Oct 21, 2015 by Dougwe
	How to recycle punctured rubber (?) dish washing gloves (Preview) Any ideas out there, or how to fix them once punctured? I had a brain wave the other day when yet another glove started taking in water (always the right hand grr). I started cutting the cuff and fingers straight across to make elastic bands. I thought it was an ingenious idea but maybe it has been around...	Azurepink	12	2255	12:04 PM Oct 16, 2015 by baysidetas
	Tandem axle Trailer Aid or a Jack with no moving parts (Preview) I came across one of these yesterday - Trailer Aid $40 - $90 depending on where you shop It's supposed to work on independent suspension although I'd want to try before I buy on a sooper dooper off road rig -- Edited by Kendo on Saturday 8th of August 2015 10:04:07 AM -- Edited by Kendo on Saturday 8th of A...	Kendo	7	3115	09:28 PM Oct 7, 2015 by JeffRae
	3 powered sites - now available due to Family friends cancellation- VIC near Apollo Bay. This weekend Fri + Sat night. (Preview) Hello All Friends were going away for the weekend (long weekend in Victoria) to Bimbi Park -Camping under the koalas at Cape Otway Vic on the Great Ocean Road near Apollo Bay. Due to a death in the family they are no longer able to attend. I am just posting in case someone can use this late notice vacanc...	carliz88	2	1268	01:57 PM Oct 7, 2015 by carliz88
	Rocktamers (Preview) I have just finished making my own Rocktamers cost round figures $20.00,had the rubber for years,one inch tubular steel $10.00 ,and $5.00 for the screws, $5.00 for aluminium strip hoping they will do the job. Lance C	Olley46	8	2367	11:58 AM Sep 30, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Tyres (Preview) Quite often when travelling you come across a van or trailer with a blown tyre. After 6 years tyres start to break down and by 7 years the tyres will fail. Some people think that because tyres look new with plenty of tread they are ok. If you google the DOT code on a tyre it can tell you how old the tyre is. Hope...	Mutt	5	2716	12:06 PM Sep 24, 2015 by 03_Troopy
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