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Family RVing Magazine

Tech & Travel Tips: December 2011

December 1, 2011
Tech & Travel Tips: December 2011

Improvised Windshield Washer

On our annual winter trek from Colorado to Arizona in our motorhome, we encountered just enough snow and wet weather in Colorado to really mess up the motorhome. The spray from the passing cars and trucks was a problem, even though our windshield wipers and washers were working. The road spray was so heavy that the outer 4 to 5 inches of the wipers weren’t clearing the dirt from the windshield. Not wanting to get the bucket and squeegee out, I hit upon an idea I thought would work to clean the windshield, headlights, and taillights. Why not get a heavy-duty water pistol, fill it with water or windshield washing fluid (depending on the outside temperature), spray the liquid on the windshield, and let the wipers do the work? We purchased two water pistols at Walmart, and they worked great. For the headlights and taillights, we sprayed the lights and then wiped the filth away with a paper towel. Plus, the grandkids have something to amuse themselves with on warm-weather trips

Gordon K. Smith, F399703
Greeley, Colorado


Cleaning Screens

Wherever we camp, there always seems to be a lot of dirt and dust. Since we like fresh air, the windows are open more often than not. Cleaning the screens is a constant job. We used to do so with a Swiffer Duster, and it did a fairly good job. But now we use a California Car Duster, and what an improvement.

Vance & Bonnie Clegg, F51388
Green Cove Springs, Florida


Braking System Alert

Mounting the BrakeBuddy supplemental braking system receiver on the motorhome dashThe BrakeBuddy supplemental braking system that we use in our Jeep has an alert system that plugs into our motorhome’s 12-volt-DC outlet on the dash. In order to see the illuminated red light when the BrakeBuddy is activated, we mounted the receiver with hook-and-loop fastening material to a position that is within the driver’s vision but still close enough to plug into the outlet.

Arlene Chiarolanzio, F181694
Florham Park, New Jersey

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