RV FEATURE
AWNING CLOTHESLINE
An outdoor permanent clothesline was one of
the first things we made, and it works a treat.
It involves some plastic-coated thin wire rope,
a turn buckle so it can be tightened, a buckle
with an eyelet, two carabiners and two fixing
points. Make up the line to your awning, and
pop rivet the fixing to the awning arms. Attach
the line, tighten, now forget it’s there.
Be sure to fix it high enough so it doesn’t get
in the way of the door opening and closing. The
best thing is it’s semi permanent, durable and
can still be used when the awning is closed.
FAN-CY IDEA
We had an issue with our microwave
overheating and it’s thermo cut-off switch
turning it off because the space for it was small
and had no airflow. Problem solved: we wired a
100mm 12V fan to a cigarette lighter-style plug,
cut out a hole for the fan (we have a cupboard
beside the one housing the microwave) and
used a double adapter unit so one could be
used for the 12V TV and one for the fan. Just
install a small inline switch so the fan is easy to
turn on and off without having to remove the
plug all the time.
RUBBER STOPPER
Wasp mud nests, rocks, dust and dirt can
get into outdoor taps, water tank drain taps
and your new diesel heater exhaust. Problem
solved by fitting a rubber chair leg end over
the tap or exhaust. Push a piece of fishing line
through the rubber stopper, tie it off or glue it
and tie off the stopper to the tap or van. The
stopper won’t come off while your driving
along, you won’t loose it when you take it off,
and it’s easy to put back on when it’s needed
to bung that tap. And it’s cheap!
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