Curtains For Kitty
When our friends bought a new motorhome, they gave us the windshield shade from their old coach. It was a wonderful addition until we started taking our cat with us. With the shade completely down, the cat could not enjoy looking outside at night; keeping the shade partially up allowed bright lights to shine in.
My husband, Tom, bought a lightweight thermal/darkening curtain. First, he cut it horizontally so it was about 9 1/2 inches high; then he cut it vertically into two pieces. Using Velcro, he attached the curtains to the bottom of the shade so that the two pieces overlap about two inches in the center. That allows our kitty, Chester, to pass through.
Jeanne Hartwig, F402061
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Cabinet Organizer
Tubes of creams, ointments, and the like take up a lot of space in a medicine cabinet when they’re lying down. To keep my metal medicine cabinet better organized, I use magnetic clips, like those that keep bags of chips fresh, to hold the tubes upright.
Kahleen Dillon, F406904
Chula Vista, California
License Plate Holder
When traveling in Florida with a bike rack attached to a receiver on our motorhome, we were issued a warning for not having a visible rear license plate. My solution was to install a license plate holder onto the bike rack.
I got a 2×2 piece of lumber and drilled a hole into it at a 45-degree angle to line up with the bike rack frame extending from the hitch receiver. I drilled a hole into the bike frame’s 2×2 metal support and attached the wooden 2×2. I painted the wood black to match the bike rack. I bought an LED license plate holder, ran a wire to the hitch wiring harness, and plugged it into the female plug with a male plug I created. I attached the license plate holder to a board and fastened that to the 2×2 with wood screws and brackets. The wooden 2×2 had to be long enough so the license plate can be seen even when the bikes are covered. I also measured from the ground up to make sure sufficient clearance existed so the license plate would not drag if I drove on a surface that is not level. I adjusted the plate holder to a 45-degree angle so it could be read from above.
Jim Laverdiere, F435895
Carmel, Indiana