Recent content by Judie Surridge

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    Keeping warm, working in the awning

    Wrapped round a tree and completely useless. We cut it off with a stanley knife!
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    Keeping warm, working in the awning

    No problem now, the awning blew down in last weeks gales.......
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    No more back ache!

    First prototype. Handle too short but ideal claw width
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    No more back ache!

    Loved all the responses. Like to clear up a couple of points. Bad back? The peg puller is so easy that there is no strain at all whilst using it. Its claw fingers are wider than a claw hammer and will wrap round any peg of any size. It is especially effective when pegs are in hard ground...
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    No more back ache!

    OK, so my knees creak, bending down and getting up is not the gentle yoga I'm used to, but for some unfathomable reason I was persuaded to uproot the awning pegs when we were preparing to travel.. The reason was soon apparent! With a flourish my partner presented me with an amazing sturdy peg...
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    Extra working surface and storage.

    It's not too heavy and will fold neatly. The varnish will be done soon.
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    Extra working surface and storage.

    Here is pic of table 2, now in place.
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    Keeping warm, working in the awning

    I think long johns and a santa hat would befit the occasion
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    Extra working surface and storage.

    Pics to come when the varnish is dry! This also works on the other side as a computer desk with space for printer and paper underneath
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    Extra working surface and storage.

    Get this! So simple. We have made a freestanding table which rests on the seat near the sink unit.Under it there is storage space for my cumbersome and all important handbag, and a shelf above gives an extended worktop and a useful cubbyhole to hide all the bits and pieces which accrue at a...
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    Octogenarian Enjoyment on wheels

    Hi. My name is Judie and I am a recent caravan enthusiast at the age of 85, after spending 16 years touring the UK in a 60' narrowboat. There are a lot of similarities, mainly the comradeship both communities share. My partner and I bought a 25 year old Bailey ranger on a whim and a 5 minute...