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Tech & Travel Tips: September 2016

September 1, 2016
 
Ironing Board Solution
 
Our portable ironing board was too small, so we found a slightly larger folding ironing board at a discount retail store. It was too long to be used on our cabinet’s pull-out cutting board. However, the cabinet seemed to be constructed sturdily, so I removed the cutting board and in its place I inserted a 1-inch-by-12-inch wooden board that was several feet long. I determined a suitable length and cut off the excess. The short legs on the folding ironing board were easily removed. I put a few pieces of nonslip mesh material (normally used to prevent dishes from rattling around) between the wooden board and the ironing board to hold the latter in place.  
 
Wil Rathke, F265081
Fredericksburg, Texas
 
Editor’s note: To provide additional support, a leg could be attached to the end of the wooden board.
 

Outlet Visibility
 
Some electrical outlets in my motorhome are particularly difficult to see when I’m trying to plug a cord into them. A flashlight is usually needed in order to see the all-brown plate and socket under a table. I solved this problem by highlighting the sockets with a silver marker. The markings provide enough contrast so that I don’t have to plug in the cords by feel. 
 
Roger Marble, F399427
Ravenna, Ohio 


 
Jack/Sewer Locator 
 
When you kneel to place blocks under the motorhome jacks, it’s helpful to know exactly where the jacks are. To assist with this, I bought self-adhesive amber reflectors at a truck stop and attached them on the sidewalls at each jack location, at the same height as the motorhome’s amber clearance lights. I attached another reflector to make it easier to locate the motorhome’s sewer connection. I used a small handsaw to cut that reflector to look like an arrow; the person guiding you into a site can align your sewer connection with the sewer dump.
 
Ross Boyer, F268985
Anderson, Indiana
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