Hints, Tips and Great ideas

jonesjul · jonesjul

We are heading off on our big adventure for 12 months. How does everyone record the trip details on places they went, things they saw, fuel, expenses, photos etc. Would be interested to hear ideas

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

I've always had a problem of where to store the hitch bars without the ends getting grease over things when I get to the site. By reversing the bars the other way and hanging them just under the A frame on a sling solved the problem. If I'm in a area that could be a bit suspect I run the high tensile wire thro...

Sheba · Sheba

Saw this on another Forum I'm on. Looks like a good idea to me, if you don't always stick to the Bitumen. http://www.bogout.com/ Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of January 2015 07:59:09 PM

Jerryattrick · Jerryattrick

I am trying to get organized to do some tripping. I was wondering what the seasoned traveler was using for navigation especially for the free and low cost sites. There are soooo many books out there and other gizmos that I don't know which I should be buying. Money is not in abundance in our household. I w...

senseiray · senseiray

Hey guys left the cupboard for 2 weeks came back and oh no what is that smell left the potatoes in the cupboard didn't we so "how on earth can we get rid of the terrible smell in the cupboard" and yes we have removed the smelling potatoes.... -- Edited by senseiray on Friday 17th of January 20...

Happy Camper · Happy Camper

Just back from shopping where I purchases two thermometers on special @ Aldi for $3.99 each. There made of stainless steel and the ones I bought are - 1. -30 oC to +30 oC for checking the refrigerator temperature. 2. +50 oC to 300 oC for checking the temperature in the camp oven. At that price they could...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Was defrosting our Waeco fridge this morning and remembered the problem we had when we first started out. The fridge used to leak water from "somewhere" when travelling, onto the floor. I realised that it didn't defrost itself like the one at home, and if I keep defrosting it weekly there'...

tommo · tommo

snapper49 · snapper49

WAs having trouble with my Prado rear door hitting the handle on my coupling when opening the door Problem solved with a bit of cutting drilling and tapping

D and D · D and D

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all Im not sure this has been talked about before, if so I apologize to the OP. We have this wonderful shade we attach to the roof bars on our ute, stop for a cuppa, roll out the small awning and presto a cool place to sit and enjoy the bush. We spend a fair bit of the time in a static camp, thus this unit can fal...

MarkandDeb · MarkandDeb

We laughed our way through any problems we had. 1st: First thing was that you don't always need load stabiliser bars. I sat our van on the ball and the back of the ute dropped to its "load height". That is where the ute would normally sit if you had a light load in the back. 2nd: Write a check lists...

Olley46 · Olley46

We'll I just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought a Battery and Altinator tester $20.00,and 9mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 ,I hard wired it through the van to the plug then hard wired it through the Prado to the plug through a on off switch on the dash ,the reason for running it through a switch is...

isuzuswag · isuzuswag

Its been a bug bear for me since I started with motorhomes... Having enough power without running a generator and only free camping.. Let me just say that its tame me many years to finally get to this stage where I feel comfortable with passing on these recommendations.. I have always had a 12 volt fridg...

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.wesupportorganic.com/2014/09/how-to-open-a-padlock-with-a-coke-can.html

dorian · dorian

I don't recall ever seeing anyone post diagrams to this forum using ASCII art. When I looked for appropriate options in the Visual and HTML reply windows, I couldn't find anything that would preserve the formatting. ASCII art requires that multiple spaces be maintained, and that the font remains a...

KFT · KFT

Hi everyone, since we have retired and spending a lot more time at home we have been inundated with phone calls from all sorts of scammers. In an effort to reduce the number of calls I contacted Telstra. They have a dept called "Unwelcome Phone Calls" and they can block calls from any number t...

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all We found ourselves in a terrible situation last winter. We were at Mt Barker in the Adelaide hills. It rained all night, came out to the annex in the morning to discover a swimming pool had taken up residence on our awning, a huge bulge of water over 16 feet of awning, probably 300 litres of water......

Nelly · Nelly

Liked the idea of this - I have never tried it though - might try it at home. ...

Olley46 · Olley46

Handy way to store your hitch,so you don't kick your shins at the back of the car going to the fridge. lance C

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Recording your big Trip (Preview) We are heading off on our big adventure for 12 months. How does everyone record the trip details on places they went, things they saw, fuel, expenses, photos etc. Would be interested to hear ideas	jonesjul	7	2460	02:37 PM Feb 9, 2015 by wauri
	Where to store your hitch bars without getting grease over things. (Preview) I've always had a problem of where to store the hitch bars without the ends getting grease over things when I get to the site. By reversing the bars the other way and hanging them just under the A frame on a sling solved the problem. If I'm in a area that could be a bit suspect I run the high tensile wire thro...	Happy Camper	7	2752	12:04 PM Feb 7, 2015 by JayDee
	Bog Aide. (Preview) Saw this on another Forum I'm on. Looks like a good idea to me, if you don't always stick to the Bitumen. http://www.bogout.com/ Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of January 2015 07:59:09 PM	Sheba	1	1765	09:54 AM Jan 20, 2015 by Ame25
	Finding your way around (Preview) I am trying to get organized to do some tripping. I was wondering what the seasoned traveler was using for navigation especially for the free and low cost sites. There are soooo many books out there and other gizmos that I don't know which I should be buying. Money is not in abundance in our household. I w...	Jerryattrick	13	2284	09:12 AM Jan 20, 2015 by Big Gorilla
	Unwanted Smells (Preview) Hey guys left the cupboard for 2 weeks came back and oh no what is that smell left the potatoes in the cupboard didn't we so "how on earth can we get rid of the terrible smell in the cupboard" and yes we have removed the smelling potatoes.... -- Edited by senseiray on Friday 17th of January 20...	senseiray	6	1789	05:29 PM Jan 13, 2015 by ozgraymad
	Aldi Special on Thermometers (Preview) Just back from shopping where I purchases two thermometers on special @ Aldi for $3.99 each. There made of stainless steel and the ones I bought are - 1. -30 oC to +30 oC for checking the refrigerator temperature. 2. +50 oC to 300 oC for checking the temperature in the camp oven. At that price they could...	Happy Camper	8	4094	01:45 AM Jan 12, 2015 by Joe50
	Does your Fridge need defrosting (Preview) Was defrosting our Waeco fridge this morning and remembered the problem we had when we first started out. The fridge used to leak water from "somewhere" when travelling, onto the floor. I realised that it didn't defrost itself like the one at home, and if I keep defrosting it weekly there'...	Gerty Dancer	3	3204	01:06 PM Dec 30, 2014 by eddieandjulie
	one more idea (Preview)	tommo	13	2934	02:25 PM Dec 18, 2014 by 03_Troopy
	Coupling Modification (Preview) WAs having trouble with my Prado rear door hitting the handle on my coupling when opening the door Problem solved with a bit of cutting drilling and tapping	snapper49	7	3140	10:11 PM Dec 3, 2014 by Two Strays
	A loo by any other name would be as comfortable (Preview)	D and D	12	3039	08:43 PM Dec 3, 2014 by hattonhall
	A bit more static camp shade. (Preview) Hi all Im not sure this has been talked about before, if so I apologize to the OP. We have this wonderful shade we attach to the roof bars on our ute, stop for a cuppa, roll out the small awning and presto a cool place to sit and enjoy the bush. We spend a fair bit of the time in a static camp, thus this unit can fal...	Phil C	2	2438	02:08 PM Nov 25, 2014 by Phil C
	Things we learnt on our first trip. (Preview) We laughed our way through any problems we had. 1st: First thing was that you don't always need load stabiliser bars. I sat our van on the ball and the back of the ute dropped to its "load height". That is where the ute would normally sit if you had a light load in the back. 2nd: Write a check lists...	MarkandDeb	15	3556	06:27 PM Nov 22, 2014 by Bruce and Bev
	Breakaway Battery Monitor (Preview) We'll I just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought a Battery and Altinator tester $20.00,and 9mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 ,I hard wired it through the van to the plug then hard wired it through the Prado to the plug through a on off switch on the dash ,the reason for running it through a switch is...	Olley46	2	1517	06:48 AM Nov 16, 2014 by Alex1551
	KEEPING THE HOUSE BATTERIES FULLY CHARGED (Preview) Its been a bug bear for me since I started with motorhomes... Having enough power without running a generator and only free camping.. Let me just say that its tame me many years to finally get to this stage where I feel comfortable with passing on these recommendations.. I have always had a 12 volt fridg...	isuzuswag	11	3757	05:29 PM Nov 7, 2014 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Lost the key to a padlock? (Preview) http://www.wesupportorganic.com/2014/09/how-to-open-a-padlock-with-a-coke-can.html	Vic41	7	4207	10:20 AM Oct 31, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Tip: How to post ASCII art (Preview) I don't recall ever seeing anyone post diagrams to this forum using ASCII art. When I looked for appropriate options in the Visual and HTML reply windows, I couldn't find anything that would preserve the formatting. ASCII art requires that multiple spaces be maintained, and that the font remains a...	dorian	1	2195	10:06 AM Oct 31, 2014 by KFT
	Unwelcome Phone Calls ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi everyone, since we have retired and spending a lot more time at home we have been inundated with phone calls from all sorts of scammers. In an effort to reduce the number of calls I contacted Telstra. They have a dept called "Unwelcome Phone Calls" and they can block calls from any number t...	KFT	35	4359	05:25 PM Oct 29, 2014 by Phil C
	Let the wind blow and the rain pelt down! (Preview) Hi all We found ourselves in a terrible situation last winter. We were at Mt Barker in the Adelaide hills. It rained all night, came out to the annex in the morning to discover a swimming pool had taken up residence on our awning, a huge bulge of water over 16 feet of awning, probably 300 litres of water......	Phil C	4	2697	05:14 PM Oct 29, 2014 by Phil C
	Natural air freshner (Preview) Liked the idea of this - I have never tried it though - might try it at home. ...	Nelly	3	2640	08:01 PM Oct 28, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	Hitch holder (Preview) Handy way to store your hitch,so you don't kick your shins at the back of the car going to the fridge. lance C	Olley46	20	3061	07:40 AM Oct 26, 2014 by JayDee
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