Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos
Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even...
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A few more -
A slide-topper deflapper - three or more foam swimming noodles, bound together (I use 'endless' twist-ties, cut to fit), slid under the toppers to reduced movement in windy conditions. The noodles have an open core from end-to-end - I run a rope through one then back through another, and knot them, with an 8' long tail - used to pull the noodles out from under the topper from the ground when ready to roll-up. Store the noodles in my shower.
A basement temp. checker - I use a batt. operated two-readout thermomometer with the wired sensor placed near the water pump in my basement. Monitoring temp. there allows me to more easily decide if I need to heat that area via my furnace when cold weather camping.
AC and DC power in my basement - had an electician rig both an AC and a DC outlet in one of my basement areas, so that I can run electrical devices from there without having to run an extension cord from cabin area. Great for using my waste macerator pump (DC), or power tools (AC).
Using my external shower to assist in washing my camper and truck - I bought the fittings necessary to hook my green garden hose up to my external shower, allowing me to use the camper's water pump in rinsing my unit before and after soaping - sometimes I can't find a place to wash my unit in any other way for weeks at a time.
Running coax cable into unit without any external connectors and no new holes in skin - my unit didn't come equipped with outside cable hook-ups, and I didn't want to put new holes in my skin. I came across 'flat' coax connectors at the local RV shop (10" long). I open a window near the TV, fit the flat coax into the sill, then shut the window (tightly). Weather-proof.
Herb
A slide-topper deflapper - three or more foam swimming noodles, bound together (I use 'endless' twist-ties, cut to fit), slid under the toppers to reduced movement in windy conditions. The noodles have an open core from end-to-end - I run a rope through one then back through another, and knot them, with an 8' long tail - used to pull the noodles out from under the topper from the ground when ready to roll-up. Store the noodles in my shower.
A basement temp. checker - I use a batt. operated two-readout thermomometer with the wired sensor placed near the water pump in my basement. Monitoring temp. there allows me to more easily decide if I need to heat that area via my furnace when cold weather camping.
AC and DC power in my basement - had an electician rig both an AC and a DC outlet in one of my basement areas, so that I can run electrical devices from there without having to run an extension cord from cabin area. Great for using my waste macerator pump (DC), or power tools (AC).
Using my external shower to assist in washing my camper and truck - I bought the fittings necessary to hook my green garden hose up to my external shower, allowing me to use the camper's water pump in rinsing my unit before and after soaping - sometimes I can't find a place to wash my unit in any other way for weeks at a time.
Running coax cable into unit without any external connectors and no new holes in skin - my unit didn't come equipped with outside cable hook-ups, and I didn't want to put new holes in my skin. I came across 'flat' coax connectors at the local RV shop (10" long). I open a window near the TV, fit the flat coax into the sill, then shut the window (tightly). Weather-proof.
Herb
