What Makes your life easier whilst M.H.'ing (3 Viewers)

[scousebird]

I am considering buying an X hose or the copy the mega hose for water filling-any thoughts?

My OH loves his x-hose.

 

[Brian and Jo]

When you turn the ingnition on the engine starts
brian and jo

 

[Chockswahay]

Watering can.............. no electricity, nothing to break, all done in less time than it takes to bu*ger about with hose or pump or moving the van.

And the bully bonus is you keep fit and avoid boredom!

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[PP Bear]

Not having OCD!!

 

[John & Joan]

Watering cans are for exercise the fact that the water gets topped up is secondary.

 

[bigfoot]

My OH loves his x-hose.

How long is his hose?!

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[scousebird]

How long is his hose?!

That's a personal question - oh you mean the x-hose?

it's 75ft fully extended

 

[Cal54]

I'm also a fan ox the X hose, takes up no room at all. Use a 5 litre plastic petrol container for top ups when on site, prefer this to a watering can as it has a flexi nozzle. I borrow my sisters 20 litre container and use my external 12 volt sub pump to draw it up when we are away together. Storage space being an issue in my panel van can't justify a large container myself. Also use a collapsible bucket for the waste.

 

[snowdrops]

4 bungees and a rope. Makes amazing clothes line from anywhere, tho may have a problem if in the desert, which is likely given my navigation skills, also doubles to fix things to bikes, kayaks, towel holder if using the outdoor pocket shower, kitchen roll holder, oh and beating mr snowdrops up if he whinges about above navigation skills

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[cruiser]

our solar heated shower. great for washing of with after swimming in ther sea

 

[Puddleduck]

Resurrecting an old thread "because it's worth it".....

Today I sorted through our box of various chargers and leads. Each was then identified and "bundled", held together with a velco strip (probably bough at Lidl or Aldi but may be available elsewhere) and labelled with the ID of the device it belongs to. They are even colour coded - orange for phones, blue for Kindle, white for Galaxy and so on. It was very satisfying and hopefully will save time in the future.

It would be nice to make a bag for them with a space for each lead and charger but I don't have time at present

 

[Kool Kroozer]

Being able to move away from people who annoy the crap outta me

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[laneside]

After a life time high in the Pennines----SUNSHINE and more SUNSHINE

 

[scotzsue]

[QUOTE, why I often ask myself do people use a watering can? [/QUOTE]
We don't all have room for a big container but second the gaslow and solar panels, also corkscrew and memory foam mattress topper

 

[Eeyore]

Happy Bowls ? What's wrong with a thin, single ply paper napkin ? Been using them for years and a thousand pack lasts for ages and no chance of gumming up the works.

Other useful items ? Blutack, assorted Velcro ( stick on, sew on etc) bag ties, suction hooks, scraps of non- stick matting, a ball of string and other odds and ends are always coming in handy for running repairs or improvising something useful.

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[Fragle]

The I boost from motor home wifi. So We can both be online reading motor home fun from a single free connection. It pays for itself. The lady at check in says you can only connect with one unit at a time little does she know

 

[ivorantony]

Put the excess boiled water in a vacuum flask, ready for the next cuppa. whether on the road or parked up.

Never have excess hot water! Two cups of cold water go into the low wattage electric kettle heated curtesy of the sun/ leasure battery does for us, saves on gas and quicker too,

 

[sdc77]

Somebody on here had a long pipe tube which runs along the garage roof.. It's for awning winder , flag poles and other long thin things.. Foam in each end stops rattling.... an extremely useful addition

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[SMB]

20 litre jerrycan and a round 90 degree 'L' bend guttering connector from B&Q....fits the water filler hole snugly and makes it much easier to add water without a hose. found the tip in a MMM mag ages ago. 3.2m extendable ladders to get on the roof to keep the solar panels clean

 

[Wombles]

Somebody on here had a long pipe tube which runs along the garage roof.. It's for awning winder , flag poles and other long thin things.. Foam in each end stops rattling.... an extremely useful addition

We've got a plastic (fishing) tube that is fixed by velcro straps to the underside of our bed in the garage & do use for long thin things ! See Broken Link Removed - cheap enough & very handy

 

[magicsurfbus]

Solar panel
LED lighting
12v chargers/adapters for every electronic gadget
Refillable gas cylinder
Aire POIs on SatNav
SatNav that adapts route in response to live traffic conditions
Fresh water and grey water jerrycans for by-passing MH queues at aire service points
LCD thermometer added to the fridge
Ciggie plug voltmeters to keep tabs on battery condition
Some old wire freezer trays on the back bunk for keeping food and drink in
A couple of flatpacked cardboard storage boxes in case I buy a pile of old tat at a flea market
An adapted kiddie trailer for my bike - handy for local supermarket trips when I don't want to lose my aire parking spot, taking bog cartridge and jerry cans to distant service points, and transporting surfboard & wetsuit to beach.
Duck tape
12v soldering iron
Multimeter

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[wizzer59]

A good book

 

[Trikeman]

Solar panel
LED lighting
12v chargers/adapters for every electronic gadget
Refillable gas cylinder
Aire POIs on SatNav
SatNav that adapts route in response to live traffic conditions
Fresh water and grey water jerrycans for by-passing MH queues at aire service points
LCD thermometer added to the fridge
Ciggie plug voltmeters to keep tabs on battery condition
Some old wire freezer trays on the back bunk for keeping food and drink in
A couple of flatpacked cardboard storage boxes in case I buy a pile of old tat at a flea market
An adapted kiddie trailer for my bike - handy for local supermarket trips when I don't want to lose my aire parking spot, taking bog cartridge and jerry cans to distant service points, and transporting surfboard & wetsuit to beach.
Duck tape
12v soldering iron
Multimeter

What MSB said,,,, plus the best ever - air suspension. Oh' how I love my air assisted suspension - makes life so easy and long distances, busses and trucks are no longer a bind and off motorway bendy routes now a dawdle.
This teamed with never needing EHU (unless it's free) due to a superb solar system.

Trikeman.

 

[jezport]

Always save any left over water out of kettle after boiling. Bottled then kept in fridge for drinking.

We boil a full kettle first thing then pour the excess water into a stainless steel thermal jug. Then we can make the next few coffees without having to boil the kettle. For us its more the time saving, but it saves steaming the van up and saves gas also.

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[irnbru]

For us its having a MH that suits and now we finally have it right. Mums area is the cooking /dining area while I do the man jobs so get to relax in the u shaped lounge while mum does the cooking/dishes cleaning etc.

 

[Beacons]

Sorry for being dull but what are happy bowls thank you .

 

[sdc77]

Bowl liners for No 2z ... Check amazon

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[Stealaway]

Ciggie plug voltmeters to keep tabs on battery condition

What a great idea - but - I then found this -

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Thanks for the idea

My item is a can of silicon spray lube - EVERY moving part in my MH has needed this at some time.

 

[irnbru]

We boil a full kettle first thing then pour the excess water into a stainless steel thermal jug. Then we can make the next few coffees without having to boil the kettle. For us its more the time saving, but it saves steaming the van up and saves gas also.

Mum does the same into a thermos pump flask. Great for getting out of bed in the morning and having a cuppa ready.

 

[sedge]

I endorse the dustpan and brush. Essential companion to any camping/caravanning/motorhome holiday.

We do have a 12v vacuum cleaner and it's excellent - but if you attack often enough with the former it isn't honestly necessary to vac all that frequently.

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