Motorhome Quick Tip: Think Vertical
The storage space in our compact Class B is limited, which requires us to get creative. The two rules we have are: square is best for containers, and think vertical! Finding a place to store our...
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Motorhome Quick Tip: DIY Striping
2001 Winnebago Brave that was sun-faded on the outside before the DIY restoration I purchased a 2001 Winnebago Brave that was sun-faded on the outside. I wanted to improve the exterior, but didn’t want...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Nailed It!
The kitchen drawers in our Winnebago Sunstar would slide open when driving around curves. After much discussion and searching for solutions, my husband came up with a simple idea. He put a ring screw...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Walking Sticks
After one of the upholstered panels fell off the wall in the cockpit area of my motorhome, I needed to glue it back into place. Problem was, I didn’t have any way to keep pressure on it while the glue...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Bug Off
When I worked as a walk-through technician at a large RV dealership, I was responsible for giving new RV owners their orientation. During this time, I learned a trick to help keep insects out of the...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Drawer Lock
I was irritated by the kitchen drawers sliding open in my 2017 Winnebago View when making right turns. After one of the drawer guides finally broke, I came up with this simple idea on how to keep the...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Ankle Saver
We have owned several types of RVs. The one thing I can say about Class A motorhomes is that the step-well inside is fine for getting in and out, but walking around at night in the dark, for us and our...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Another Noodle Use
While driving, I noticed an annoying clanking sound in my Thor Quantum Class C. I discovered the new-style pull-down shades were banging against the window frame. This same sound would occur whenever...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Palate Palette
Camping with a group and eating meals together usually involves post-meal group dishwashing, too. Like many campers, our cutlery is a mishmash of designs and it was difficult to keep straight which...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Party Lights
We primarily camp in Florida, where the weather can change in an instant. Because of this, we rarely put out our awnings, as they could be destroyed within minutes due to extreme weather events. This...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Light it Up
Like other owners who have a motorhome on a Ford F-53 chassis, I found it difficult to read the instrument cluster on our 2014 Winnebago Vista 30T during daylight hours. We found a string of...
View ArticleMotorhome Quick Tip: Paper Towel Bar
If necessity is the mother of invention, I’m sure the inventor owns a motorhome. Due to limited wall- and counterspace, there isn’t a good place to mount a paper-towel dispenser in my Winnebago 2017...
View ArticleMotorHome Quick Tip: Game of Cones
I use a water filter at the campground’s freshwater connection, but I didn’t want the weight of the filter hanging on the connection. I bought an 18-inch weighted PVC traffic cone for less than $10....
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MotorHome Quick Tip: Bumps in the Night
Our new Thor Hurricane Class A has flat push-button controls that are hard to distinguish in daylight and are all-but-impossible to see at night. A small, sticky cushioned dot on select controls now...
View ArticleMotorHome Quick Tip: DIY Tire Fill
At left is a photo of the tire filler I use on my Tiffin Class A motorhome. The red line connects to the air source from the compressor, while the gauge is actually part of a cross tee with three...
View ArticleMotorHome Quick Tip: Coffee Countertop
Counterspace is always at a premium in a motorhome. Considering that we seldom use the stove in our Class C Winnebago View 24V because half the fun of camping is cooking outside, I found a...
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MotorHome Quick Tip: Headlight Lens Restoration
Headlight before cleaning. My solution for dull yellow plastic headlight lenses is to use Soft Scrub cleaning liquid rather than an expensive lens-polishing kit. You can see the results after I applied...
View ArticleMotorHome Quick Tip: Conserve Water
We discovered a great product to conserve water in our motorhome: an Instant Off Water Saver, which can be found online for less than $15. It replaces the aerator on the faucet. Turn the (cold) faucet...
View ArticleMotorHome Quick Tip: Mouseproofing
We had a mouse problem in our motorhome and discovered that one of their favorite points of entry was by climbing up the sewer hose into the water bay. I cut holes in two cheap toilet plunger ends from...
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MotorHome Quick Tip: DIY Table
Our Winnebago Vista LX 35F did not provide any table on or near the doghouse cover. Most aftermarket tables are too large and interfere with getting in and out of the driver’s seat, and they have...
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