A Key to the Matter
As I get older, opening the valve on the sewage holding tank of my trailer becomes more and more of ...
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A Pointed Reaction
At the end of the camping season last year, the threaded plastic plug in my rig's water heater broke...
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Clean Coils
After reading an article about cleaning refrigerator cooling coils with compressed air, I gave it a ...
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Improvising
Lots of RVers don't have either the luxury or the time to be snowbirds - able to go where a mild cli...
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Lying Down on the Job
Working under your RV can be a real pain in the back and other parts of the human anatomy. To make m...
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Nozzle of Many Uses
You can eliminate many water-hose connecting, disconnecting, and storage messes by using a threaded-...
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Simple Solutions
In the January 1992 issue, "10-Minute Tech" featured an item on using an electric drill and modified...
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Soggy Shirt Sleeves
When washing down an RV with a long-handled brush, water runs down the pole, past your hands, and ul...
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Cash for Batteries
Have you ever tried to get rid of a dead battery? Sometimes a dealer will take them, and sometimes ...
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Electrical Test Buzzer
Here’s a little tip I would like to share with our readers. Checking wiring (such as a brake light t...
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Fancy Funnel
Those of us who change our own oil know the frustration of putting a funnel into the valve-cover ope...
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Flashlight Friend
I have found that placing pieces of hook-and-loop fastener on a couple of small flashlights makes th...
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Free Lube and Oil
Every time the cabinet door hinges squeaked in our RV, or any of a myriad of mechanical items needed...
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Frustration Fighter
When you buy that can of WD-40 or carburetor cleaner, the small plastic tube that is taped to the si...
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Held by a Thread
There are any number of ways to repair a stripped sheet-metal screw hole, but my favorite requires n...
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How Deflating!
I have a quick way to deflate air mattresses and inner tubes that have conventional Schrader valves....
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Is Your Jack Just a Joker?
Hidden away in a dark corner of your RV may be a problem waiting to strike when you least expect it ...
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On Your Knees
When it’s raining and the area around the RV is muddy, it’s difficult to connect the drain hoses, dr...
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Rat-a-Tat-Tat
Shortly after purchasing my first motorhome, I asked myself how I would change a flat tire if it bec...
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Really Wired
There are many sheet-metal screws on an RV. However, as a result of the occasional retightening of ...
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Rooftop Swimming Pool
For more than 15 years, we have protected each of our motorhomes with a fitted cover when we’re not ...
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Scissor Action
To save money, I went to an automotive junkyard and purchased four scissor jacks for a total of $40....
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Shade-Tree Secret
When either lack of room or engine heat makes it hard to thread a spark plug into place, try putting...
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Spring Time
Cleaning the burner tube of an RV water heater is easy with the use of a tightly wound 9 x 1/4-inch ...
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Tackling Disorganization
On the very first RV outing with my family, I noticed that we needed a good tool kit and spare-parts...
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Universal Cure
Adding distilled water to the batteries in my fifth-wheel trailer is difficult because they aren't o...
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