With a 30+ year-old vehicle, sometimes you just have to get quick-fix creative and bring your sense of humor along! Here are some quick fixes that may help another campervan owner some day (we hope) or at least provide a little entertainment. New quick fixes are added here as we encounter them!
- Broken tail pipe?
- Saggy ceiling?
- Broken running lights?
- More to come (I'm sure...)
BROKEN TAIL PIPE?
Do you have a broken tailpipe while on the road and no wire to fix it? No worries! Here is your creative deal-with-it solution.
1. Find a fallen, decrepit wire fence (not barbed wire!);
2. Pull over;
3. Grab your wire cutters and cut a 2-foot piece of wire; and
4. Wherever possible, attach wire to the tailpipe and vehicle frame.
No wire cutters? No problem! (But you may be there a while...)
1. Find a comfy spot;
2. Bend the wire back and forth and back and forth until it finally breaks.
With thick wire this could be work out, so try to make the most of it by using the following climbing-related mental techniques:
(a) This can improve your climbing grip and forearm strength;
(b) Getting frustrated? Take a deep breath and work on your mindfulness meditative skills, like when you are absorbed in a climbing project;
(c) Still not working? Ok, get angry and hulk it, kind of like a dyno move. Yell a little and grunt if you need to. Did you know yelling is scientifically proven to increase your strength?
Do you have a broken tailpipe while on the road and no wire to fix it? No worries! Here is your creative deal-with-it solution.
1. Find a fallen, decrepit wire fence (not barbed wire!);
2. Pull over;
3. Grab your wire cutters and cut a 2-foot piece of wire; and
4. Wherever possible, attach wire to the tailpipe and vehicle frame.
No wire cutters? No problem! (But you may be there a while...)
1. Find a comfy spot;
2. Bend the wire back and forth and back and forth until it finally breaks.
With thick wire this could be work out, so try to make the most of it by using the following climbing-related mental techniques:
(a) This can improve your climbing grip and forearm strength;
(b) Getting frustrated? Take a deep breath and work on your mindfulness meditative skills, like when you are absorbed in a climbing project;
(c) Still not working? Ok, get angry and hulk it, kind of like a dyno move. Yell a little and grunt if you need to. Did you know yelling is scientifically proven to increase your strength?
SAGGY CEILING?
Do you have a saggy ceiling in your beloved vehicle? No problem! There is a quick fix solution for that.
Thumb tacks of course! Here is the ultimate "Do It Yourself How To" video for cab roof repair (0:24 sec.)
Do you have a saggy ceiling in your beloved vehicle? No problem! There is a quick fix solution for that.
Thumb tacks of course! Here is the ultimate "Do It Yourself How To" video for cab roof repair (0:24 sec.)
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RUNNING LIGHTS OUT?
Have your running lights stopped working for some unknown reason while you are on the road? No problem! Stop at the nearest truck stop convenience store and get emergency LED lights and duct tape them to your back window!
Have your running lights stopped working for some unknown reason while you are on the road? No problem! Stop at the nearest truck stop convenience store and get emergency LED lights and duct tape them to your back window!
