Best Inventions / Ideas from Members

[cheif carlos]

Been using a sheep skin car seat cover on the camp chair for nearly twenty years. it's amazing how often you get up to find someone else sitting on my chair. Works a treat for keeping the cold out of the back

Jason

[Snapman007]

Bluetac, genius!
This would have helped me last weekend with Frozen Beer Syndrome.

[MarkGU]

Bluetac, genius!
This would have helped me last weekend with Frozen Beer Syndrome.

that will teach ya to drink it a bit faster mate 

[Diver]

X 2 please

Mark

Sami and McGirr

Fridge slides easily on the carpet in the cruiser and stops at either front or rear wheels when it hits the join to tailgate.  I just strp it down with a cambuckle strap to stop it tipping over when travelling.
Would probably work on any 4WD with a flat tailgate.

[scarps]

Been using a sheep skin car seat cover on the camp chair for nearly twenty years. it's amazing how often you get up to find someone else sitting on my chair. Works a treat for keeping the cold out of the back

Jason

x2 like

[Diesel Power]

A piece of blue tack on the side of the thermostat knob on the Engel to hold it set, a little bump soon turns everything soft into iceblocks

GG

I did something similar but used a small O ring, one on the Engel and one on the Redarc remote head brake controller to stop accidental movement of the knob.
Regard

[michael h]

Been using a sheep skin car seat cover on the camp chair for nearly twenty years. it's amazing how often you get up to find someone else sitting on my chair. Works a treat for keeping the cold out of the back

Jason

X 2 paired up to a Oztent King Goanna chair, I have to fight to get my chair nearly every time I get out of it

[terravista]

Are we allowed to nominate ideas that have not been invented?
If so, I propose some technical whizkid comes up with a short distance transmission device so emergency vehicles approaching controlled intersections either manually or automatically activate flashing lights mounted above the traffic lights, to give a visual warning to road users that an ambulance or firetruck responding to an emergency case or police car going to Macca's for a meal has a better chance of not being held up by people who either have the music so loud it breaks shop windows, or women and subbies on the mobile phone , who don't seem to get out of the way.
This way, anyone coming to an intersection with a flashing light can take a bit of care and try and see how they can avoid delays that could cost lives, or cold Big Macs.
Cheers

[briann532]

Are we allowed to nominate ideas that have not been invented?
If so, I propose some technical whizkid comes up with a short distance transmission device so emergency vehicles approaching controlled intersections either manually or automatically activate flashing lights mounted above the traffic lights, to give a visual warning to road users that an ambulance or firetruck responding to an emergency case or police car going to Macca's for a meal has a better chance of not being held up by people who either have the music so loud it breaks shop windows, or women and subbies on the mobile phone , who don't seem to get out of the way.
This way, anyone coming to an intersection with a flashing light can take a bit of care and try and see how they can avoid delays that could cost lives, or cold Big Macs.
Cheers

Don't they already have a device that solves that problem?

google "gun" you may find it.

 

[Bunyip]

Are we allowed to nominate ideas that have not been invented?
If so, I propose some technical whizkid comes up with a short distance transmission device so emergency vehicles approaching controlled intersections either manually or automatically activate flashing lights mounted above the traffic lights, to give a visual warning to road users that an ambulance or firetruck responding to an emergency case or police car going to Macca's for a meal has a better chance of not being held up by people who either have the music so loud it breaks shop windows, or women and subbies on the mobile phone , who don't seem to get out of the way.
This way, anyone coming to an intersection with a flashing light can take a bit of care and try and see how they can avoid delays that could cost lives, or cold Big Macs.
Cheers

go to www.solarroadways.com. Their solution could do exactely that, infact even better it could change the lights to give them all greens and warn drivers 500 mtrs up the road to start pulling over etc....

[weeds]

The addition of sun sails to the annex on our camper, their cheap, keep the sun out, give privacy and easy to put up !  3.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 from the green shed for about $38 each 

great idea....I might take some measurement on mine and see if there is something off the shelf

[nab]

Installed some courtesy lights under the Jayco for late night toilet visits. Lights up the steps and rear hand washing area. Just 3x leds leftover from some strip lighting. Possibly saw it on this site a while ago but not sure where...

[#jonesy]

Are we allowed to nominate ideas that have not been invented?
If so, I propose some technical whizkid comes up with a short distance transmission device so emergency vehicles approaching controlled intersections either manually or automatically activate flashing lights mounted above the traffic lights, to give a visual warning to road users that an ambulance or firetruck responding to an emergency case or police car going to Macca's for a meal has a better chance of not being held up by people who either have the music so loud it breaks shop windows, or women and subbies on the mobile phone , who don't seem to get out of the way.
This way, anyone coming to an intersection with a flashing light can take a bit of care and try and see how they can avoid delays that could cost lives, or cold Big Macs.
Cheers

This already exists in one way.  Sensors at the traffic lights detects a special strobe on the emergency vehicle and cycle the lights to green.  It was installed in Melbourne at major routes to hospitals during the commonwealth games.   Not sure if it still operating

[#jonesy]

Quick collapsing bunks
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=27881.msg456391#msg456391

[Nay-DMAX]

Been using a sheep skin car seat cover on the camp chair for nearly twenty years. it's amazing how often you get up to find someone else sitting on my chair. Works a treat for keeping the cold out of the back

Jason

This is the next thing I need to get I have been talking about getting one for ages and just don't seem to get around to it.

[#jonesy]

I put loops on all the zippers. Much easier to undo.

I also have a length about 1 metre long for the annex roof. Makes it easy to attach all by myself. Easier if the wife helps and all I have to do is hold them in about the right position

[JCAT]

Love that one Jonesy, especially for the awning zipper.

[Brumbypt]

My trailer light tester.


I will take pics another day.


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[feisty]

Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

[mumbls]

Shower Base.

This is something I put up here a few years ago, but still use. So thought I'd put it up again. This shower base is made out of a discarded bread create and 17mm ply sealed with some left over marine varnish. The down side is it doesn't pack small, but the wife loves it. So it stays.   

[edz]

Thanks Mumbals !! Now my wife wants one, she's not happy with just the foam mat  ...... Good thing is those bread trays seem to grow in towering clusters around my work .. Might just have to find a discarded one 

[Aaron Schubert]

Geez, some awesome ideas on here

Aaron

[edz]

A small camping  shower rose set up using 10mm I.D. ball valves and air line fittings plus a stainless U - tube .. fitted onto a garden stake ..Wired up with a waterproof on / off switch on the side and a connecting lead back to the shower pump / water supply / heat exchanger on the truck..

[#jonesy]

Love that one Jonesy, especially for the awning zipper.

Found some pictures of the awning zip.
the first one shows the tab that bent when I thought using a pole to move the zip might work.
THe second it before I cut it a little shorter.  works real easy when you hold the 2 zips about 2 foot away from the tab and pull.

[edz]

Needed a soft roof rack to hold the surf rod for our Fraser Island trip ..Some web straps and clips cut from an old car cover and left over roll cage foam [ pool noodle would have done ] a bit of PVC heated and folded for the grips, plus a bit of coat hanger  ..  I'm not into sewing so some industrial staples and gaffa tape binding did for  the joins in the webbing straps ..