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Cleaning Checkerplate with Purple

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Marg McAlister
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A while ago we put up a Facebook post asking what people used to clean the checkerplate on their vans. There were several products mentioned, but one called Purple seemed to get a thumbs up from lots of RVers, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance, The Caravan, Tips, Tricks and Mods | Tagged checkerplate cleaner, Purple | 1 Reply

Portable ScanSnap Scanner – Take Your Office With You

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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As we were about to leave to go on our last trip, the mailman arrived with the latest bill from our phone company. I saw that they were still billing us for a previous phone/Internet plan, even though we’d signed up … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Technology & eBooks, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 2 Replies

Booster Aerial for Internet Coverage

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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After being a bar or two short of the coverage we needed (in fringe areas) in our recent trips, we decided to buy a booster aerial. (I still remember having to go outside the van at night at Darlington Beach Caravan … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology & eBooks, Tips, Tricks and Mods | Leave a reply

St George and Bollon

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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Cruising on north-east, we left Lightning Ridge at around 8.30 and bumped and swayed our way along the road to St. George. We decided on St. George for three reasons: (a) it was time to have a stop; (b) people … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Free/Budget Camping, General, People on the Road, Pets, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 2 Replies

Tony’s Tips – Hoses, Ladder and Loo

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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Part of the fun of meeting up with others is finding out new (and often better) ways to do things. Here are three tips from Tony. Hose Storage Tony went off to Bunnings and bought one meter lengths of pool … Continue reading →

Posted in Opals and Dinosaurs, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 4 Replies

Quick Tip – Create a Fuse List

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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It won’t take long to tap out this tip (and I bet lots of you have done it already) – to save time eliminating one fuse after another when an appliance stops working on the road, figure out which one … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips, Tricks and Mods, Trip Planning | Leave a reply

A Folding Firebox for Open Fires

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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We’ve seen a few different options for setting up an open fire safely, and we considered a choofa, but we wanted something that wouldn’t take up much room. Then Rob had an inspiration when he was folding a basket flat … Continue reading →

Posted in Free/Budget Camping, Maintenance, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 2 Replies

Magnetic Fly Screen and Hose Bags

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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This week I finally got out my sewing machine and got to work on a couple of jobs that have been queued up: re-sizing a magnetic fly screen that I bought from Catch of the Day (it came in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Girly Stuff - Sewing etc, The Caravan, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 7 Replies

Changing Anode in Hot Water Heater

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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While we were travelling around Australia, we ran into Bucko and Janet quite a few times. Bucko mentioned to Rob that it was a good idea to change the hot water system anode from time to time, and showed him … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance, The Caravan, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 3 Replies

Sleeping Bags vs Blankets or Doonas

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Marg McAlister
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After a recent post, we got this email from Kerry and Ron, who – as you will see – spent a freezing night in their caravan, and hastily started looking at their caravan bedding. “Question for you, need opinions….at Cooma … Continue reading →

Posted in The Caravan, Tips, Tricks and Mods | 14 Replies

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