carioca Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 to stop your fridge going mouldy when not in use crunch sheets of newspaper up & put them in fridge works even with fridge door shut tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Better still modify your fridge door catch to hold the door open about half an inch and you may well find that smells and mould do not congregate in the first place. A wash out with washing up liquid and hot water, and then dry it before leaving it, at the end of each trip also helps achieve this. In the old days fridge door catches used to come with two holes - one to secure it airtight and one to secure it just open. It worked so well that it no longer seems to be needed - by the makers that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Tracker: As far as I'm aware the design of all Dometic and Thetford 'leisure vehicle' fridges (whenever they were produced) includes a means of securing the door(s) slightly open for ventilation purposes when the appliance is not in use. Perhaps you've been looking at fridges from other manufacturers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronkle Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The red plastic boxes that Family Circle biscuits come in fit snugly into the high level cupboards of both coachbuilts that we have had. With their lids on they also stacked securely three high. Great container for medications, batteries, loose vehicle light bulbs and other bits and pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I use a sheet of bubble wrap under my cooker pan stands and another on top under the glass lid to stop rattles when travelling it easily folds and rolls up small when on site in my passenger door shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Good Idea never though of that sick of using a tea towel to stop the rattles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi Chas we find the very veritile elastic band with 2 small hooks even better they can be used to secure any shape and size also they can sub divide compatments and the bands can be free from your local postman that are discarded on his rounds and the kooks pennies. Another tip visit your local recycling area and in the recycled fridges are loads of all sorts of trays and wire baskets that can be reused with many having the "eyes" for attatchment, the plastic coated wire shelves can be bent and formed to all sorts of dimensions to be placed in all sorts of tiny awkward corners. Curly (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I don't think this has been mentioned before. When going on longer ferry crossings, when the fridge will be off for some time, freeze your bottles of milk and water before you put them in the fridge. Helps to keep everything cold. Has worked for us up to 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 That's a good idea, Malc, as long as there is room for the liquid to expand in the bottles as they freeze. I found some small freezer blocks in Tesco the other day that fit perfectly in my m/h fridge's ice-box. I can freeze them before I go and whenever the fridge is turned on they will re-freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 J9withdogs - 2008-06-15 10:17 PM That's a good idea, Malc, as long as there is room for the liquid to expand in the bottles as they freeze. I found some small freezer blocks in Tesco the other day that fit perfectly in my m/h fridge's ice-box. I can freeze them before I go and whenever the fridge is turned on they will re-freeze. They sound like the small blocks we used in our 'cold bags' and boxes when tent camping. The trouble with them in a fridge is that they take up storage space, whereas the milk/water bottles are ditched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronkle Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Picture hooks, the sort used on the picture rails that go round rooms, will hook over the top of many of the cabinet doors in motorhomes and can be used for hanging towel and don't involve drilling holes everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Rear view camera......I got one for when I tow my trailer. However, I am reluctant to drill holes in the motorhome body if I can avoid it. I bought a cheap desk lamp with a strong clamp fitted to the bottom from Homebase and took off the clamp. This I attached to the camera and when I need the camera I clip it to the curtain pelmet and run the cable through the motorhome and plug in to the "monitor tail" below the dashboard. On arrival, I make it all up and stow it away. It also keeps the camera out of the weather, and although rain on the rear window will cause some loss of vision, I can still keep an eye on the trailer and reverse if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 If you keep candles in a cupboard for emergency use, don;'t store your hob kettle in the same cupboard unless you make sure it isn't still hot underneath first ..... :-( :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 When I put my hob kettle away I put it in a cotton tea cosy upside down it stops the rattle and if it is still warm it doesnt do any damage. The tea cosy is upside down not the kettle. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 :D thanks Maggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 ROON - 2008-08-23 3:47 PM If you keep candles in a cupboard for emergency use, don;'t store your hob kettle in the same cupboard unless you make sure it isn't still hot underneath first ..... :-( :'( I would have thought that using candles in a motorhome, even as an emergency, was dangerous. It would be safer to keep a windup torch, they are very cheap these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Yep Randonneur, Know what you mean.... it's a sort of hangup thing left over from my youth.. keep candles to hand for emergencies. I only lit one once when having a meal; wanted to cheer myself up and have a romantic meal for one... :'( but the smoke alarm went off and I havn't used them since .......... other than to weld onto the bottom of my kettle of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 With the wet summer we've had so far, its a devil of a job to dry a wet towel in a camper following a shower. If you wipe the excess water off your body with a face flannel (wringing out as you go), before finally drying off with the towel, you'll find that the towel will be barely damp and dry soooooo much quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROON Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Janine and I would like a demonstration please, Bob. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryowlgirl Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 perhaps if you pat yourself with kitchen roll first to take excess water off then towel dry - oh well it was only a silly suggestion :$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 When parking on wet grass the tyres, being round and of narrow profile, tend to sink into the ground. This means that when you drive off you have to get the wheels out of the holes before you can make any progress and this is when the driven wheels spin as they are unable to pull themselves and the rear wheels out of their pits. For many years we have carried four sheets of plywood about 12" square which we place under each wheel when parking on all but solid grass. This enables the driven wheels to grip right from first application of power and as none of the wheels are in a pit we usually get away without getting stuck although sometimes with a bit of wheelspin. When the wheels do start spinning let off the power as much as possible and reduce the spin rate to give them a chance to grip again - but try not to stop once rolling. Our 'pads' are made from 2 layers of three eighths - 12.5 mm - marine ply laminated together to form a pad six eighths - three quarters of an inch - 25 mm - thick - which seems adequate to take the weight. If you have the storage space and the wood making them bigger to spread the load even further would be better still! Ours have a hole in one corner with a rope loop to make them easier to retrieve and drop into the ubiquitous Tesco storage bags - which are then disposable when dirty (the bags not the pads!). The pads can be further enhanced by fixing some old broken yellow plastic so called grip tracks to either side this gives more grip and makes them easier to clean. If you have grip tracks already you may as well use them because the grip tracks themselves are too flexible and not tough enough to be of any real use in the real slippy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 When staying on a Caravan Club site, you'll find a mop and bucket situated in the shower block. Following a shower, if you mop the dressing area floor with the aforementioned equipment (wringing the mop out as you go), the person using the shower after you will very much appreciate the gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 bob b - 2008-09-19 11:01 PMWhen staying on a Caravan Club site, you'll find a mop and bucket situated in the shower block. Following a shower, if you mop the dressing area floor with the aforementioned equipment (wringing the mop out as you go), the person using the shower after you will very much appreciate the gesture.and if the ignorant sod who left the shower in a mess before you had done the same you might feel more inclined to do the same yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate1881 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 We bought one of those minute swim towels that need to stay damp, they are brill for drying off after a shower, then I just use my normal towel for a final rub keeping it dry. Also I use a trouser coat hanger ( the clip type) to hang our towels up to dry. Another useful tip, I bought 4 towel rings that hang over the door for hand towels. And some useful over door hooks from Netto, I put them on the Wardrobe in the bathroom for hanging wet coats or just for a dressing gown. This way The motohome stays intact without drilling holes, and I can take them on to any new van we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 ROON - 2008-09-16 12:22 PM Janine and I would like a demonstration please, Bob. ;-) Minx ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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