Hints, Tips and Great ideas

JayDee · JayDee

Just cleaned the van. I used a long ladder to climb up on top of the van and then placed a couple of 1m X 1 m pieces of plywood on roof for me to stand on. Spread the weight evenly and no issues re weight. Used a bucket and mop detergent and did a good job. I sure would like to be able to get that wet look all over the...

cruisaderhilton · cruisaderhilton

gidday fellow caravaners, What do you people use on the vinyl on the front of your vans,i have cleaned mine with car wash & then used amorall ,but it still does not look rite any help would be appreciated thankyou..

Sheba · Sheba

Saw this at a BBQ I was at a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was a great idea for some. It can be wheeled to wherever you want it. Cheers, Sheba.

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

Save all your old toothbrushes, green and yellow pot scourers, etc. Can be used for scrubbing footwear and anything else that doesn't need clean water, plus nooks and crannies around the wheels. Use you old dishwash water and have a good old scrub. I've just done my (foot) thongs. Came up well.

graeme c · graeme c

Stop the water spluttering and spurting by priming the hose before you connect it to the van

Recoup · Recoup

How to cut a rope in an emergency without a knife or a pair of sissors , cheers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCNwxqP7l44#t=76

Treecrest14 · Treecrest14

Have finished the installation and thought I'd share with whoever was interested. First issue was the heater bolts were not long enough to get thru the floor, so attached it to the optional plate and secured this to the floor. Also ordered a muffler which didn't quite fit the exhaust pipe. Had a sta...

Peter1059 · Peter1059

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2O5qC3eh8

JayDee · JayDee

Just purchased a new inverter for our van. Purchased extra wire to hook the inverter up direct from the battery. Had to run the wiring thru cupboards and then under the bed then thru a small hole in the floor of the van then to battery. Our battery is in a separate compartment under the boot. Works a treat....

liz795 · liz795

Hi, Does anybody have any tips on what type of caravan we should buy? We want to go to caravan parks as well as free parking near the river banks.

abigail · abigail

I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers

Kendo · Kendo

Having been caravaning for a couple of years now, I consider myself not to be a novice. BUT, I can still pull the occasional newby mistake. When I'm feeling not quite so completely embarrassed by what could have been an expensive potentially dangerous mistake I'll give you the whole story. But for now...

Kaid · Kaid

Hi guys. Picked up a Waeco Seat Cooler Tentworld for $50 David doesn't like having the aircon on when we are towing. I hate getting hot. This has a fan and plugs into cigarette lighter socket. Hope it works. As l keep saying to David Happy wife Happy life

GMJM · GMJM

I believe that butter is a healthier choice than margarine but it's just too hard to spread. Occasionally buy the spreadable butter that usually works out to over $6 for 500g, a lot to pay. A few weeks ago friends told us how they make their own spreadable butter. Buy block butter, let it go soft then whip...

Sheba · Sheba

I have just discovered that you can buy Campimg Showers that are run on 4 'D' Batteries. I had only heard of the 12 Volt ones prior to last Saturday, when a friend advised me that these are now available. Jaycar have some on sale for $19.99 each at the moment. Needless to say, I bought one today. Cheers...

dorian · dorian

Most manuals or user guides are in PDF or DOC format. You can filter Google's search results with appropriate search modifiers, or you can use Google's Advanced Search. In this way you can potentially reduce thousands of irrelevant hits to a few relevant ones. For example, the following URL searche...

abigail · abigail

I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers

JayDee · JayDee

I recently read somewhere in forum/s re anchoring one of those extender round portable cloth lines one sees being used on tour. So taking on board the hint, We purchased a unit from Aldi for around $29 ???. Unit comes in two sections. Bottom half is a tripod stand and top half is the unit cloth line sectio...

rockylizard · rockylizard

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

We actually saw this one today after we had parked for the night. In comes a sedan with two young ones & parked right beside us. She gets the table & chairs out while he has a sit in the car for a while, then surface with a few yarns & stretches, I keep asking why do these good looking girls carry t...

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	Cleaning the Van (Preview) Just cleaned the van. I used a long ladder to climb up on top of the van and then placed a couple of 1m X 1 m pieces of plywood on roof for me to stand on. Spread the weight evenly and no issues re weight. Used a bucket and mop detergent and did a good job. I sure would like to be able to get that wet look all over the...	JayDee	7	2630	10:54 PM Jul 17, 2015 by hako
	Caravan care (Preview) gidday fellow caravaners, What do you people use on the vinyl on the front of your vans,i have cleaned mine with car wash & then used amorall ,but it still does not look rite any help would be appreciated thankyou..	cruisaderhilton	3	2489	09:56 AM Jun 19, 2015 by littledick
	Large Gas Bottle BBQ. (Preview) Saw this at a BBQ I was at a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was a great idea for some. It can be wheeled to wherever you want it. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	8	2073	05:52 PM May 28, 2015 by Sheba
	Old Scrubbers. (Preview) Save all your old toothbrushes, green and yellow pot scourers, etc. Can be used for scrubbing footwear and anything else that doesn't need clean water, plus nooks and crannies around the wheels. Use you old dishwash water and have a good old scrub. I've just done my (foot) thongs. Came up well.	Happywanderer	1	1840	12:31 PM May 17, 2015 by ken thomas
	Water hose (Preview) Stop the water spluttering and spurting by priming the hose before you connect it to the van	graeme c	4	2664	10:12 PM May 13, 2015 by Moby58
	How to cut a Rope in an Emergency (Preview) How to cut a rope in an emergency without a knife or a pair of sissors , cheers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCNwxqP7l44#t=76	Recoup	10	2754	11:58 AM May 9, 2015 by Santa
	Installation of Planar Diesel Heater in Coromal Planar Diesel Heater (Preview) Have finished the installation and thought I'd share with whoever was interested. First issue was the heater bolts were not long enough to get thru the floor, so attached it to the optional plate and secured this to the floor. Also ordered a muffler which didn't quite fit the exhaust pipe. Had a sta...	Treecrest14	10	4256	06:18 PM May 3, 2015 by Stl
	At least he is honest and not by himself (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2O5qC3eh8	Peter1059	0	2078	03:34 PM Apr 22, 2015 by Peter1059
	New 360 watt pure sine wave inverter (Preview) Just purchased a new inverter for our van. Purchased extra wire to hook the inverter up direct from the battery. Had to run the wiring thru cupboards and then under the bed then thru a small hole in the floor of the van then to battery. Our battery is in a separate compartment under the boot. Works a treat....	JayDee	8	2552	09:19 PM Apr 20, 2015 by hako
	buying a caravan for the first time (Preview) Hi, Does anybody have any tips on what type of caravan we should buy? We want to go to caravan parks as well as free parking near the river banks.	liz795	14	2995	04:06 PM Mar 31, 2015 by Possum3
	curtain tape (Preview) I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers	abigail	1	1520	01:19 PM Mar 27, 2015 by Brownie2
	Chock you Wheels!! (Preview) Having been caravaning for a couple of years now, I consider myself not to be a novice. BUT, I can still pull the occasional newby mistake. When I'm feeling not quite so completely embarrassed by what could have been an expensive potentially dangerous mistake I'll give you the whole story. But for now...	Kendo	13	3515	09:42 AM Mar 25, 2015 by Cupie
	Seat Cooler (Preview) Hi guys. Picked up a Waeco Seat Cooler Tentworld for $50 David doesn't like having the aircon on when we are towing. I hate getting hot. This has a fan and plugs into cigarette lighter socket. Hope it works. As l keep saying to David Happy wife Happy life	Kaid	8	3014	05:25 PM Mar 22, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Spreadable butter (Preview) I believe that butter is a healthier choice than margarine but it's just too hard to spread. Occasionally buy the spreadable butter that usually works out to over $6 for 500g, a lot to pay. A few weeks ago friends told us how they make their own spreadable butter. Buy block butter, let it go soft then whip...	GMJM	11	2145	01:25 PM Mar 20, 2015 by JayDee
	4X'D' Battery operated Camping Showers. (Preview) I have just discovered that you can buy Campimg Showers that are run on 4 'D' Batteries. I had only heard of the 12 Volt ones prior to last Saturday, when a friend advised me that these are now available. Jaycar have some on sale for $19.99 each at the moment. Needless to say, I bought one today. Cheers...	Sheba	9	1805	09:33 PM Mar 19, 2015 by Sheba
	Searching for manuals with Google (Preview) Most manuals or user guides are in PDF or DOC format. You can filter Google's search results with appropriate search modifiers, or you can use Google's Advanced Search. In this way you can potentially reduce thousands of irrelevant hits to a few relevant ones. For example, the following URL searche...	dorian	4	1373	03:05 PM Mar 18, 2015 by hako
	curtain tape (Preview) I actually posted thisunder the wrong heading! Does anyone know where I could purchase RV Designer Curtain Glide Tape? It is a soft flexible (washable) sew on tape with plastic rectangular sections every 6". Cheers	abigail	0	899	10:16 AM Mar 15, 2015 by abigail
	Portable cloth line. (Preview) I recently read somewhere in forum/s re anchoring one of those extender round portable cloth lines one sees being used on tour. So taking on board the hint, We purchased a unit from Aldi for around $29 ???. Unit comes in two sections. Bottom half is a tripod stand and top half is the unit cloth line sectio...	JayDee	14	3418	08:51 AM Mar 2, 2015 by gregroz
	Need to fill a large bucket? (Preview)	rockylizard	7	1819	06:22 PM Mar 1, 2015 by rainy1850
	A CHEAP RED FOR THE ROAD;; (Preview) We actually saw this one today after we had parked for the night. In comes a sedan with two young ones & parked right beside us. She gets the table & chairs out while he has a sit in the car for a while, then surface with a few yarns & stretches, I keep asking why do these good looking girls carry t...	justcruisin01	13	2881	09:38 AM Mar 1, 2015 by Azurepink
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