Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos

bob-lori-scout wrote:
Cinderella, we bought a long runner rug to cover the carpet in front of the jacknife couch and on the end that sits on the linoleum in the kitchen area, DH added 2 pieces of the adhesive back velcro, and two matching pieces on the linoleum. Now the rug stays put. But if you have it only on carpet not sure that would work for you.

An alternative to using adhesive on your floor is put rubbermaid cabinet liners under them. Cut a piece a bit smaller than the rug and place underneath. I only have small throw rugs in my camper and have this under each and they rarely move.

Other useful gadgets I LOVE at the camper:

1. I know this might sound strange to some, but I camp at a lot of sites with concrete pads. I like them clean, but don't like to sweep. And when we don't have the concrete pad, it is useful to do the same quick clean on the awning rug. In the fall you wake up to a whole lot of leaves and stuff all over. I carry a small electric leaf blower in my TT storage closet. About five seconds, it is clean.

ONe of the more useful gadgets I have ever bought for my camper. I don't even put the long tip on it, works fine without it and makes it more compact. It isn't on long enough to be a noise problem for anyone and i only use it when most families are out for the day anyway.

My SO said I was the only woman he ever knew who asked for a leaf blower for Christmas. LOL

2. Another useful gadget I bought at the beginning of the season is an extension cord that rolls up neatly and quickly into a round housing and has four outlets on it. I actually bought two of them at ten bucks each at walmart. The two outside outlets tend to get used too fast with our radio, tv, light, and whatever else we are using. I had been using long outdoor extension cords that had to be wound up and unraveled every time we went. These things have been worth their weight in gold. They are so easy and I am someone who likes to store my things away neatly, and I didn't like cords draped everywhere under the awning. I usually only have to use the one, but its nice to have two just in case, for the times my son pitches his tent and camps with us and he has a fan he likes to use at night and his own radio inside the tent, and a light.

3. I always wanted to hang things inside, but couldn't bear to put a hole in the wall. 3M Command strips are a TT owner's friend! I discovered them recently and am so glad I finally found them.

4. I have not modded the new camper as much as my old one, but the only thing I have added that I really like is the long mirror behind the bathroom door. Not in the bathroom, on the outside. It actually makes the interior look bigger and gives a full length view (i am a female, so sue me that I like to see how I look LOL). And i have a small thermometer suction cupped to the mirror, so I always know the temp inside the TT. :-)

5. I added a simple three dollar two way hose valve to my white fresh water hose with on/off valves for each side. Keeping it attached to white hose permanently allows us to hook up the green hose with sprayer or just have water outside for a quick hand wash much easier than disconnecting the white hose.

I am sure some of this has been mentioned, but I have not read through all 230 pages! LOL