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Repairing an RV door.

Not mine but a good friend that's a bit shy on such a sort of job. It's an older travel trailer door, 1986, and it was almost beyond hope. As we unscrewed the hinges, the whole door just fell into my arms, surprisingly a 5 lb bag of potatoes weighs...

Water Cooler/Filtered Water

This might be a totally crazy question and I know its a newbie one. Talking it out will help me decide what the pros and cons are.We have a compact Primo water cooler/heater that works with the 5 gallon refillable water bottles. We've tested to see h...

Refrigerator door travel lock

I switched to a residential refrigerator and needed a way to hold the door shut. I came up with this. It screws into a threaded hold where the hinge would mount if the doors opened the other way. The foam is a piece cut off a pool float.

door keeper

I keep having problems with my door keeper that holds walkin door open. They get stretched and don/t work. I know they don't cost much but today I did a ZIP TIE MOD to mine and works great. It keeps just enough tension for door to stay open :B

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Centre stabilizing jacks

BACKGROUNDWhile camping we use the trailer's corner stabilizing jacks and we chock the wheels securely. Nevertheless, when someone is moving around in the trailer it's easily felt by those who are stationary. That's what led us to this mod - a third ...

Installing an inverter to run my TV and DVD player

My new keystone Outback 210trs is great but it doesn't have any 12v outlets next to the "entertainment" area to plug an inverter in to run my tv and dvd player. I'm looking for a simple (i hope) fix to get a 12v outlet or inverter installed here.Ther...

Front TV

I want to modify the front TV cabinet in my Bounder. The previous owner put in an LED TV but left the cabinet original depth. I would like to remove about 4" off depth. Thoughts or advice appreciated.

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Latest Modification - been busy this last week

Did 4 different modifications to my Outback over the last week. Very pleased with the way they turned out. Thought I'd share:First, Doggie Ramp for the bed. That's a tall jump for our dachshund!Simple 1/2 inch plywood, covered with a carpet runner pu...

Black Tank Valve Repair

Posting this for posterity' sake.While on a 14 day trip (Yellowstone, Grand Tetons), our black tank handle snapped off (retracting a poorly located stabilizer jack). This was on day 10, so we still had 3 nights to get through (luckily the last 3 nigh...

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Couch installed

Dinette and RV jackknife sofa are history and new 116" long couch with recliners on each end is installed. Also bought a 36" table and mounted it between front seats. The table feels better than the little dinette did and the couch is killer! Table s...

Shade screen - ideal height?

Thinking of purchasing or making an awning shade screen in case we find ourselves at a sunny site. Do people find an 8 foot drop too big or is a 6 foot drop good enough?

NHDad by • Explorer
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Gas Grill Hose

Instead of the using the 1lb bottles we have an adaptor hose to hook our stove and grill to a 20lb tank. On the end of the hose that attaches to the propane tank there is a white washer inside the connector. Our has started to break apart. Does anyon...

DRM796 by • Explorer II
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