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Share Your Travel Tips: Ever been camping only to realise you not only forgot to check the weather forecast, but didnt bring enough protection from heavy rain? The sort of protection might have been as simple as Continue reading
Preparing the Camper Fridge for a Trip
Of all the procedures to carry out before heading off on a trip in your camper, one of the most important is preparing the fridge.
Presuming you have a caravan, campervan, camp trailer or poptop camper with a 3 way fridge, it will be necessary to “fire it up” and keep the food cold until you reach your destination. As simple as it may seem, getting this process right can sometimes be a challenge if you haven’t used the camper for a while or you have a lot on your mind, or you are too busy and likely to forget some other important thing. Well I’ve put together these instructions to follow for “preparing the camper fridge”, and although there are many different types of fridges and set ups, I hope you get the general idea. Continue reading
Clean Water Storage and Bad Tasting Water
The water storage tank fitted to your camper, caravan or camper trailer can be the source of bad tasting water or even contaminated water. Here are a few tips make your drinking water safer and taste nice too!
Often with new caravans or campers the water tank can have residues from the manufacturing process or simply give off a plastic taste from the water stored in it. There are several things you can do if your drinking water from the on-board storage tastes Continue reading
Keeping Bugs Out of the Camper
Enjoy these quick tips for keeping ants and other crawly bugs out of the camper.
It may not be the only way to prevent ant infestations, but it certainly is an excellent first stage preventative measure in the process of keeping your camper bug free. Other things you can do to keep bugs out include these:
- Spray the parts of the camper which contact the ground, with surface spray to prevent crawling insects climbing in from ground areas;
- Sweep out food crumbs daily while the camper is in use;
- Wash all plates and utensils immediately after use and don’t store dirty items or uncovered food items on the benchtops;
- Keep the camper kitchen clean using a “cleaning spray” on all surfaces after use;
- Keep doors and screens on Continue reading
