Take a look at this picture of my12S and 12N cables (above). I have used spiral wrap, available from good electrical stores, to bind together all but the last 15cm of the two cables. This prevents fraying and keeps the cables tidy. For the the best results, pull any excess cable back into the A-frame, leaving just the right amount leading to the car sockets. The spiral binding is available in different colours and costs from around £10 per 10m. It can also be bought online at www.homestead.co.uk.
Roger Smith
Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Each time I slide open the mirrored doors of the bathroom cabinet in our Lunar Clubman, something always falls out into the washbasin. This can be very annoying, especially when the basin is full of water, My husband has now solved the problem by sticking plastic cross-stitch sheets (which I use for craftwork) across each shelf with silicone glue. I can now open the doors without any problems.
Maureen W Arnfield
Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire

We use an electric hotplate for most of our cooking – electricity is cheaper because it's usually 'in with the price', and if you're cooking under the awning it's obviously much safer than using gas. We bought our hotplate for about £25 and it has paid for itself many times over. We now carry the 907 GAZ cylinders only, and don't have to waste so much time searching for refills.
David Willdigg
Crewe, Cheshire

Our new van's L-shaped layout makes it tricky to put a sheet on the bed. We solved this problem by using a thin summer-weight quilt in a duvet cover as a sheet, because the extra weight keeps it in place without it needing to be tucked in. It takes no time at all to make up the bed at night and put it away again in the morning. The added bonuses is that you have extra insulation which can be varied depending on the weight of quilt you use – useful on colder nights.
Mrs PM Frost
Via email

To lubricate the awning channel, we find that any spray furniture polish, such as Mr Sheen, will usually do the trick. When a small amount is sprayed along the awning channel, the awning runs freely through it without sticking.
Ann Meehan
Wakefield, West Yorkshire

We don't have much worksurface in our caravan: it has glass covers over the hob sink that we can lean on, but this means that we can't use the sink at the same time. We have now bought a large rectangular chopping board that we can put over the drainer and use for chopping vegetables, while still having access to the sink. It means that I can get our meals ready with much less fuss, which leaves much more time for relaxing.
Jane Bennett
Louth, Lincolnshire

Not wanting to keep our awning door closed in the hot weather, we came up with a cheap and easy way to keep the awning cool and to stop our dogs from wandering. We placed a small piece of folding garden trellis across the awning door, low enough for us to step over but high enough to keep the dogs from escaping, as can be seen in the photo. When it's not in use, the trellis simply folds down small enough to keep in the caravan's wet locker.
S Card
Hawarden, Flintshire

Our new Lunar Lexon EB is fantastic, and our only quibble was that we wanted a bigger cutlery tray. So we constructed a new cutlery box and suspended it in the main lower kitchen cupboard by screwing it into the uprights at each corner. The result: a cutlery drawer of ample proportions in the most practical of locations.
Mr Anthony Smith
Stapleford, Nottingham

We recently stayed in our van on a full-service pitch. Our van has an inboard water tank. When we needed to fill the toilet tank, we simply used the inboard water tank's hose to neatly fill the tank – it couldn't have been easier. It takes two people – one to hold the hose and the other to turn on the tap – but we'll definitely be doing it again in the future: it was so easy.
Doreen Edwards
Macclesfield, Cheshire