keeping things tidy

[yorkieowl]

Seeing as there are obviously a lot of ingenious people on this forum....

I wondered if anyone had a really good storage solution for hookup cable, grey waste hose and fresh water hose?

The posh bags they came in have all long gone, and quite apart from the bother of using them, I anyway prefer to have things dry quickly in the garage if they get wet.

I've been trying to find hooks big enough, without great success. And I'd also need something to stop them flapping around or coming off as I (ahem) go over a speed bump too quickly, as happened in Spain last month. Or perhaps just put them in a crate?

Or maybe just not bother about it - let my OCD-ness worry about something else.

Any neat ideas, anyone?

Tied some thin rope to the cable (left attached to it), then just wrap it round when securing, or use with a loop of rope on your hook, can use smaller hooks as only fastening the rope to it, if this makes sense.

 

[st3v3]

I'm sure the old-hands know this, but newbies might not -


just as a small point of caution...... if you keep electric cables coiled up when they are in use, heat will build up in the cable and the cable nearest the winding container/reel/drum whatever you are using can easily get overheated and melt - i have seen this several times, and even seen cable melded together - i always uncoil all of my cable when i use as a precaution against fire.

Quite correct. A coil of cable is an inductor, which has a resistance to AC current. Passing a current through a resistance creates heat.

 

[Tbear]

Fresh water hose fitted in the gas cupboard. Always thought of it as a shock absorber in the event of an accident.

Richard

 

[maingate]

I have this for the cable:

Cable Tidy Reel For 25m Mains Hook Up Lead Extension Caravan Motorhome Camp Boat | eBay

You just hold the middle with one hand and wind the handle with the other and it pulls the cable in. No twists/knots, you just stand in one place and a tidy cable comes to you.

It's difficult to explain, but it's absolute chalk and cheese to winding the cable around a drum like you normally would. I'll never use anything else and I'm good at winding cables away, the 'old fashioned' way.

Sounds like a handy device but you should have put a warning in your post that it should be removed from the reel when being used.

By coincidence, there was a photograph posted on another forum yesterday. It showed one of these reels which had melted after someone used it while still coiled on the reel.

Some people should not be allowed out without a carer. :wacko:

 

[clf86ha]

I have a length of pond hose as a waste hose extension, light, flexible and coiled into the gas cupboard to pad the bottle up (yes it is strapped in).

the electric cable is coiled up and fastened with velcro fastenings (bright coloured, that I found in home bargains). they have an elastic loop on one end, that fits over the cable itself, so permanently attached, and they can be added too, to extend the distance around the cable to ensure a secure fastening.

 

[st3v3]

Sounds like a handy device but you should have put a warning in your post that it should be removed from the reel when being used.

By coincidence, there was a photograph posted on another forum yesterday. It showed one of these reels which had melted after someone used it while still coiled on the reel.

Some people should not be allowed out without a carer. :wacko:

It's impossible to use the cable still wound on this type of reel

 

[Robmac]

I have this for the cable:

Cable Tidy Reel For 25m Mains Hook Up Lead Extension Caravan Motorhome Camp Boat | eBay

You just hold the middle with one hand and wind the handle with the other and it pulls the cable in. No twists/knots, you just stand in one place and a tidy cable comes to you.

It's difficult to explain, but it's absolute chalk and cheese to winding the cable around a drum like you normally would. I'll never use anything else and I'm good at winding cables away, the 'old fashioned' way.

Yup. I've gotta have one of those!

 

[MarkJ]

I have this for the cable:

Cable Tidy Reel For 25m Mains Hook Up Lead Extension Caravan Motorhome Camp Boat | eBay

You just hold the middle with one hand and wind the handle with the other and it pulls the cable in. No twists/knots, you just stand in one place and a tidy cable comes to you.

It's difficult to explain, but it's absolute chalk and cheese to winding the cable around a drum like you normally would. I'll never use anything else and I'm good at winding cables away, the 'old fashioned' way.

I see. I had something like one of these

Streetwize LWACC3 Cable Tidy 25 m: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

But the windy handle broke and the cable still got twisted even when I just stood there and turned. Wonder if yours would be better.

I'm one of those people for whom string and cables immediately get tangled. As for Christmas tree lights....

 

[Johnnygm7lsi]

I have this for the cable:

Cable Tidy Reel For 25m Mains Hook Up Lead Extension Caravan Motorhome Camp Boat | eBay

You just hold the middle with one hand and wind the handle with the other and it pulls the cable in. No twists/knots, you just stand in one place and a tidy cable comes to you.

It's difficult to explain, but it's absolute chalk and cheese to winding the cable around a drum like you normally would. I'll never use anything else and I'm good at winding cables away, the 'old fashioned' way.

Thats the one I have, its brilliant like Steve says, only fault was the screw kept coming undone, so I drilled it out and fitted a stainless bolt and washers, dab of silicone grease and bobs yer uncle. PS, use a nyloc nut and it dosen`t come undone.

 

[Minisorella]

I have this for the cable:

Cable Tidy Reel For 25m Mains Hook Up Lead Extension Caravan Motorhome Camp Boat | eBay

You just hold the middle with one hand and wind the handle with the other and it pulls the cable in. No twists/knots, you just stand in one place and a tidy cable comes to you.

It's difficult to explain, but it's absolute chalk and cheese to winding the cable around a drum like you normally would. I'll never use anything else and I'm good at winding cables away, the 'old fashioned' way.

That looks great for the electric cable Steve. I don't use ehu often but I'll admit I don't like wet, muddy hands, which happens even if I pull the cable through a cleaning rag as I'm winding. So, I've just ordered one! Thank you!

...and it's arrived! It's just the ticket - very light and easy to use. Thanks again Steve.

Oh and for all those of a nervous disposition, I promise I will unwind the entire cable before using it

 

[antiquesam]

Bale twine. Two pieces around each coiled wire or hose then carefully chucked into the gas bottle box. When I get somewhere I only have to open the box door and they all arrive at my feet. Easy

 

[ScamperVan]

We have a grey hose (came with the motorhome), but for that extra reach you sometimes need I have an old bike inner tube (flash gits can buy a new one if they like :lol-053 - it took a fair bit of strength to stretch enough that fits over the end of the grey hose but it does the job.

 

[Tbear]

Not used it in the van but at home I curl cables up inside an old 2 gallon plastic paint bucket. Works a treat. Sensible size coils and the plug and socket sit in the middle.

Richard

 

[Nesting Zombie]

Solar panels, and B2B bins the hook up cable.

Grey water hose??????????What's one of them?

Coiled up extending water hose, would fit in your glove box if it wasn't already full of assorted cr8p:wacko:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to post a pic or two to show why I & maybe some others actually carry Grey water Hose so its better understood by readers -
When I make what I call a 'Pit Stop' every now & again (currently every 14-18 days ish) to Dump my Rubbish, Grey & Black Wast, Give the Cassette a GOOD Scrub clean in a Warm & Clean facility -

Sheer Bliss !, Then Fill up with Fresh Water do any washing, Top up my Batteries via Electric & if needed (Rarely) & have a Spacious Hot Shower etc (I will save you from seeing THAT picture, NOT a good look !) & often for just between £5-£15 .
This is a common type of facility I find (maybe not as nice though) -

BUT being a Longer Tag Axel my Grey outlet doesn't always hover anywhere near the Drain. so I connect the hose to make sure. if I was to pull forwards then I might Block the Access & Egress on occasions, Which is never a good idea Especially in the height of the season !.-


So when using a site & not a Drain I use This type if available & Other access & Egress routes exist, Much easier for me BUT I need a Hose !...Simples.




Posted just to give a Cpl of instances that a Grey Hose might be Handy.