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Spotted this odd red circular metal thing sitting on the propane burner in a friend's skoolie kitchen during a winter trip. Looks like a bundt cake pan but has a lid and vents. We are stumped. What is

I noticed these two plastic tubes hanging down from the underbelly of my camper while getting ready for a winter trip. One is red and one is blue, and they both have caps. Are these supposed to be dan

I was checking the skirting on our rental unit for winter drafts and noticed this odd circular plastic cover screwed into the bottom liner. It feels warm when the furnace is on. What is this thing?

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Doing some winter maintenance on the houseboat and found this heavy brass canister with a glass viewing cylinder in the engine bay. It has thick hoses attached and looks like an old filter. What is th

Feb 24, 2026

We drove our converted container truck into the mountains for a snow trip and got stuck. I found this switch on the dash with a diagram of the wheels. What is this thing?

Feb 24, 2026

Found this heavy clay bell shape with a lid in the overgrown corner of the garden while clearing up for spring. It has no bottom and a separate little cap on top. Looks ancient. Does anyone know what

Feb 24, 2026

We rented this old cottage for a winter getaway and spotted this strange metal pocket screwed into the wall next to the fireplace. It has a rough, grated surface on the side and seems too shallow to b

Feb 24, 2026

Just moved onto an old canal boat and discovered this flush hatch in the kitchen floorboards. It opens up to a cool metal box submerged in the hull but completely dry inside. Any ideas?

Feb 24, 2026

There is a strange plastic box mounted to the wall in the galley. It folds down to reveal a handle and a blade but looks like it hasn't been used in decades. What is this thing?

Feb 24, 2026

Spotted this array of glass tubes on the roof of a neighbor's shipping container home. It looks too fragile to be regular solar panels. What is this thing?

Feb 24, 2026

Just bought a DIY shipping container home and almost tripped on this seam. It lifts up to reveal this heavy duty equipment under the floor. What are we looking at?

Feb 24, 2026

We found this metal dome sticking out of the houseboat deck. It screws up and down but doesn't detach. What is this thing?

Feb 24, 2026

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Exploring the bathroom of a houseboat rental and found this odd white container with a metal spider handle sticking out the side. It rotates but feels resistant. What is this thing?

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I'm rewiring the solar setup on our new skoolie and found this weird brass block connected to the negative battery cable. It has a tiny wire going to a screen. What is it?

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I looked behind the access panel in the bathroom of this container home and saw this alien looking mess of tubes and valves. Is this safe? What is this thing?

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We bought a half-finished container home and this box is mounted near the ceiling. It has fuses and these strange modules with color-changing indicators inside. What is this thing?

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Found this hollow ceramic bird inside a kitchen drawer at the cottage we are renting. It has a hole in the beak and is wide open at the bottom. It looks like a knick-knack but was kept with the baking

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Kicked the wood panel under the cabinets in our new skoolie and it popped open on a spring. No handle and it was totally invisible before. What is this thing?

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Crawled into the unfinished attic space of our 1920s vacation cabin and bumped my head on this massive rusty metal cylinder strapped to the rafters. It looks like a torpedo or an old boiler but it is

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Bought a partially finished skoolie and found this blue bulb thing connected to the water lines near the pump. It’s not a filter. Anyone know its purpose?

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Spotted this odd red circular metal thing sitting on the propane burner in a friend's skoolie kitchen during a winter trip. Looks like a bundt cake pan but has a lid and vents. We are stumped. What is

I noticed these two plastic tubes hanging down from the underbelly of my camper while getting ready for a winter trip. One is red and one is blue, and they both have caps. Are these supposed to be dan

I was checking the skirting on our rental unit for winter drafts and noticed this odd circular plastic cover screwed into the bottom liner. It feels warm when the furnace is on. What is this thing?

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