Cool tools

[Stealaway]

How do you know which end is metric?

Geoff

Its not marked but I don't usually find it a problem

 

[seasideBill]

Completely unnecessary but I love it

 

[3 cabbages]

Its not marked but I don't usually find it a problem

How do you know which end is metric?

Geoff

 

[Detnor]

I was given these a few years back

 

[Spriddler]

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[John Russell]

My iFixit Manta Precision Bit Set, 112 bits and two bit drivers, covers almost every small fastening.

Use it all the time.

After that, an Opinel folding knife which is handy for picnics and all sorts.

 

[Minxy]

Not thought of that, even better it’s now ingenious!

... and you can use it as a posser when manually washing clothes!

 

[Manxcat]

I’m signed up for a newsletter called Cool Tools it started years ago posting about “one tool you didn’t know about every day”.
I thought MHF might have some great insights here.

By way of a start, we love our breakfast knives (also known as picnic knives). They’re like sharp butter knives so you can cut bread and meat but also spread cheese and butter. They’re all you need for picnics, breakfast and most bbq meals. These are made by Opinel (who generally make great knives) we chose them because orange . They have a serrated cutting edge which has lasted without sharpening for at least six years. We also have some Kuhn Rinkon equivalents that are just as good.

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They’re expensive on Amazon :-( we bought in France for less.

So, what’s your cool tool for a MotorHome that others probably don’t know about? Some rules: let’s not criticise each others favourite tools (no cadac vs cobb wars please

As my French sister in law said. Without an Opinel you haven't got a hope in hell.

 

[Don Campbell]

Lifted from the Daily Smile thread!

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Trouble is you lose one you lose the lot!

 

[BrianS]

Noco GB40 Jump Starter

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[Revolvor]

MSC Battery Pack

 

[Noots]

I was given these a few years back
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Now theyre works of art, plus you can rebuild a gearbox whilst eating lunch

 

[Loftyjeff]

I’m signed up for a newsletter called Cool Tools it started years ago posting about “one tool you didn’t know about every day”.
I thought MHF might have some great insights here.

By way of a start, we love our breakfast knives (also known as picnic knives). They’re like sharp butter knives so you can cut bread and meat but also spread cheese and butter. They’re all you need for picnics, breakfast and most bbq meals. These are made by Opinel (who generally make great knives) we chose them because orange . They have a serrated cutting edge which has lasted without sharpening for at least six years. We also have some Kuhn Rinkon equivalents that are just as good.

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They’re expensive on Amazon :-( we bought in France for less.

So, what’s your cool tool for a MotorHome that others probably don’t know about? Some rules: let’s not criticise each others favourite tools (no cadac vs cobb wars please

Ridge monkey

 

[Blaydon]

I find the Gerber multi tool range as a reasonable cost effective alternative to Leatherman. Not trying to say they are as good, but meet my MH needs

I think Gerber is better than Leatherman. The handles open rather than fold back so you don’t get the open section digging into your hand. With practice, you can use the Gerber one handed, so getting to any tool while holding an object or a ladder. Alas UK knife always mean you can’t carry them around in your pocket as the blades lock. But I always have mine in the van.

 

[Odd-no-more]

A Leatherman is my go to gadget for travel, current one is a Leatherman Wave.............they should last a lifetime but I keep forgetting them in my backpack, have lost 3 at different airports now, keep promising to leave one in the MH but ..........

I used one at work, over the years I did many breakdown calls using just that and one of these


I managed to break my first Leatherman Wave getting a screw out of a floorboard and left a second at a customer's I still have the third one and use it a lot.

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[BrianS]

Noco jump-starter GB40-1000a

 

[BrianS]

Makita Cordless Inflator. Inflates to 120psi. Does tyres, inflatables and useful for the forced drain-down kit I made for winterising the van ;-)

 

[andykim]

I managed to pick up one of these last time in Spain - very useful for one pot dishes and also functions as tyre inflator

FANTASTICO !