Guest JudgeMental Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 as I previously had a demountable camper no problems with things moving about as like a caravan camper was seperate. packed camper this week and when driving, cutlery plates etc jigging about is a touch annoying any tips on how to suppress noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrytraveller Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi Eddie, Use honeycombe rubber matting , about £2 or so a roll, cut to size and line cupboards and shelves as necessary. I use the same in the oven and grills to stop all the rattles from pans etc... If you have an oven, use plastic clothes pegs (not wooden pegs) to secure the oven shelves to their runners. Doors and cupboard doors rattling? - Use those self stick felt covered pads on all the door contact points. Wife making earache? - never been able to cure that one >:-) Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saruman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 hi bubble wrap good also have seperate plastic baskets for differant items :-D :-D saruman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Terrytraveller - 2007-04-20 1:48 PM Hi Eddie, Use honeycombe rubber matting , Regards Terry Thanks terry, where can you get matting from? no problems with doors & cupbords - its a Eura Mobil! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 turn the cd player up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi Judge, Another good thing to stop plates etc rattles is to use the thin plastic cellular wrap, not bubble wrap though that would work but is much thicker, that most new electrical goods come wrapped in nowdays, or alternatively the same sort of stuff that is used as an underlay for wood effect flooring. You can very often get offcuts off this from either your local electrical outlet or carpet/ flooring stores. Either way makes good sound insulating material we cut round our plates and other cutlery and slip a piece between each, noises gone. Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingpete Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The mesh type matting is available at many hardware outlets. Bubble warp good substitute I find that cloths of various kinds, like tea towels, bath & hand towels, tee shirts, socks, pants, and rolls of kitchen paper, oven gloves and the like, are equally good at suppressing annoying rattles if dispersed around the noisy stuff. Rubber bands around glasses and china mugs also work well to prevent them banging into each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrytraveller Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi Eddie, Have a look at http://www.pyramid-products.com/non_slip.htm for illustration, cheap jacks, caravan and hardware stores sell it. Ahh - so Eura mobil don't have doors on the cupboards, I wondered how you saved so much money :D Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Pardon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Get hold of some of the 1" or so wide webbing straps with a simple friction slide adjuster at the end. Screw a couple of metal webbing holders (there's probably a proper technical term for these, they look like flattened "D" rings) onto the inside of your cupboard on either side of where you'll store bottles. Pass the webbing through the D rings, stack the bottles in the middle, thread the webbing through the slide adjuster and pull up tight. (Have a good poke around in the accessories packs in your nearest camping shop, they'll be by W4, or some such.) Stops the bottles falling over on roundabouts, and generally chinking together as you go along. Bliss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 JudgeMental - 2007-04-20 1:10 PM as I previously had a demountable camper no problems with things moving about as like a caravan camper was seperate. packed camper this week and when driving, cutlery plates etc jigging about is a touch annoying any tips on how to suppress noise? Get yer butler to hold on to them?? :D Seriously: Have a look under the 'Hints and Tips' forum under the posting "USEFULL TIPS" for some info on storage ideas. Plates - put disposable ones between them to stop them clinking together, we ditched the standard upright storage racks and use the type you put in your cupboard at home that fit in a corner and you lay the plates on instead, they've never moved yet and don't make a noise although you could easily put a strap across them to stop them if you were worried. Cutlery - line the cutlery tray with some material, cut-down tea-towels etc although I find if you have enough in them the contents don't slide about anyway. Mugs & glasses - put them in socks (clean of course!) To fill odd gaps use washing up sponges to keep stuff 'tight' in the cupboard so it can't slide around even with the grippa matting that Terry's on about. Sorry, off for me tea now - speak to you later! :-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterandirene Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 You can get the rubber matting in most Pound Shops. Bought some today, about 6 foot by 2 foot. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo3090 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Any suggestions to stop the rattle from the gas heater as we are driving along. It doesn't bother me too much but I get the "noise" second hand, as it were (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Tomo3090 - 2007-04-20 8:36 PM Any suggestions to stop the rattle from the gas heater as we are driving along. It doesn't bother me too much but I get the "noise" second hand, as it were (lol) Hi - not sure what type of Gas heater your reder to, but if its one of the convections ones, the short answer is 'it shouldn't'.......we had this problem on our Rapido 710F, but persistance paid off, and by working out what exaclty was rattling, we found it was the cover (whihc of course is made ot be detached anyway. We found which of the screws were loose, and tightening them up solved it completely, and we never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolh Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 if you use the honeycomb type rubber matting between pans - remember to remove it before you cook with the said pans, it sometimes sticks to the bottom - you ask Charles :) LOL carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 peterandirene - 2007-04-20 8:20 PM You can get the rubber matting in most Pound Shops. Bought some today, about 6 foot by 2 foot. Peter All our shelves and underbed lockers areall lined with this. Not only does it stop the rattle, it is also very useful to stop things moving about. It creates a small amount of suction on shelves, so best to lift it occasionally so it does not stick. Paid £1.50 per 2m x 30cm roll locally, but have seen it at 4 x this price in Caravan accessory stores Flicka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Carry Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The wife never stops talking long enough for me to hear any rattles :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Judge, pack em in tightly just like they do in the cells. seriously works for us also we lift the grill and put in the tea towel down under wrap around the grill on top and then shut the lid. Nothing else rattles we keep glases in there carboard 6 pack thing so no prob's there .. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Slow down a bit! Bend the cover of the gas heater so it has to be "sprung" to fit it. Bend the shelves of the oven and grill so they spring against the sides. Put the tea towell under the cooker lid. Get the wife drung before you take off! DIY the plate rack so that each plate and each cup has its own slot and no one bit of crockery touches another - or use paper plates! Line the cuttlery drawer slots with paper towell. Any more??? C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Eddie, Areas not covered so far: - put a lenth of foam pipe wrap on the wardrobe rail to stop hangers sliding to and fro - use spring type clothes pegs to clip the metal leading edge of both cassette blinds to the blind frame - no need to if they don't rattle yet, but they will eventually! - use a generous amount of the non-slip stuff under dinette seat cushions to stop them sliding forward when people sit on them - drive with the roof vents tight shut and the aircon on - it's a whole lot quieter - once you've cured all these rattles, you'll have one left that will require oodles of invention and initiative to resolve. That's the fun of motorhoming! Mel E ==== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Clive - 2007-04-24 4:08 PM Bend the cover of the gas heater so it has to be "sprung" to fit it. Bend the shelves of the oven and grill so they spring against the sides. Oooooo, Clive, I just love it when you talk 'manly', you are a strong chap then aren't you - must be all that spinach you've been eating, should we call you 'Popeye' from now on?! 8-) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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