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Camping (Boondocking) northern Minnesota? Check out Kenny! https://youtube.com/@kennyofalltrades?si=6CfmBy2YHWxDcnbk

Probably the single most useful thing I got, maybe these are already know to the community Antimbee Transparent Heavy Duty Clear Suction Cups https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B67TRPMX Incredibly handy to be able to slap these on any nearby wall. Most you find are heavy duty but the fit with the decor perfectly For example as a towel dry

Good point and fortunately it turns out it’s all 12V except the 24V floor lights. I’m with you, additionally my piano is 12V so I’m on a mission to convert everything to simplify the wiring

I’ll be watching! I’ve got a preliminary route planned out in my head which includes the above in reverse order. It’s going to be another year or two before we can resume our long trips, though. Mike

Excellent, John!! Fall is a perfect time to go, we did that last fall. Take a Picture Rocks Cruise if you get a chance. Camping can be sketchy up that way late in the season as the campgrounds shut down around mid October. Lots to do up that way. Visiting the Sault Ste. Maire lock was fun. Love'ed that trip.

Take the Oliver with you! https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/route.shtml https://www.alaskaferry.com/FerrySchedules/ShippingVehiclesToFromAlaska

If you do a cruise, definitely consider one with a land portion at one end or the other. In 2006, we took Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas from Vancouver, BC. From there we spend the next seven days sailing northward along the coast of Canada and Alaska. We stopped in Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Hoonah, finally to dock in Seward Alaska. I wasn't a fan of this portion, because everywhere we stopped, 2500 people got off the ship to see the same few sites. These days, that would be 5000 or so at each port. From Seward, we flew to Fairbanks, and spent the next six days on railcars heading south to Anchorage, through some of the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen! Each night was spent at a wonderful lodge or mountain hotel. This was my favorite portion of the Cruise/Tour, and the part that I'd like to do again. Finally, from Anchorage, we flew back to Ohio

Watch for our fall trip, Michigan, Michigan UP, Minnesota ( North shore of Lake Superior, and Wisconsin on Lake Superior

I admit I was getting nutty about the ticks, in northern Mississippi I got one on the back of m6 thigh, it was a tiny one about twice the size of a flea. 5he bite spot healed up quickly but they say it can be 30 days before illness symptoms show Alpha Gal disease , Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever With Alpha Gal syndrome your immune system reacts and you develop allergies to red meat no beef, no pork i spoke with a local rancher and there is another tick disease that actually kill cattle

Maybe an Alaskan Cruise😊

Not with the Oliver, maybe a cruise🙃

8/10/14 to 5/15/26. I wish I had kept total mileage. Need to check computer when I get home. Started logging Out/In mileage at some point. I will check.😊

@Tideline77Understand about needing a suit, completely. My Sister in Law was extremely sick a week ago until she was diagnosed & treated for Lyme disease from a tick bite, now she is finally returning home from the hospital. She is a bee keeper. Edit: We were camping when I got Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a tick bite, we saw the symptoms and I received early treatment! 🙂

Fumble finger post….. sorry

In the Rolla area We went way out in the woods to visit the pioneer cemetery of my ancestors that settled in Phelps County, Mo and visited the house my Great Great Great Grandfather built in 1832. ( permission from the owner ) their house is supposed to be the oldest registered historic home in the State of Missouri I wore the tyvek suit and muck boots for tick bite prevention as this area is crawling with ticks

Heading west in the green Prairie of eastern Oklahoma Following the path of frontier people traveled 225 years ago planning to visit the old historic downtown areas of Muskogee, Wagoner and Pryor Oklahoma day 31, 10 campgrounds so far Flat Rock Creek COE Chouteau, Oklahoma

John and Geoff, Agree, you guys have me thinking of thin aluminum bar glued to plastic behind IRV radio along with fiberglass & drilled through to secure everything with mounting screws. Thanks,

I have thought about putting the switch and LED between the TP holder and the air duct. Bill

Thanks again, Bill. I would use glue or VHB tape and cover (hide) the existing screw holes. Also with 1/8" stock, add something like Geoff suggested. Maybe use aluminum stock vs. "wood cleats" for better strength and durability. Drill mounting holes through both after everything is glued in place. This way your mounting screws can grab the cover sheet and the metal behind.

As you know, the junction box sits on top of the HWH a couple inches below the fiberglass bed platform. Not like water can spill UP there, but it could be from humidity over time in the basement. Our Oliver has spent life in dry climates, but not that Boerne TX is a particularly humid location. I'd like to see a third picture, from someone who lives somewhere humid. And yes, it's quite a contrast.

I design stuff with a simple and free on-line program called Tinkercad, you can export designs as an STL file that is 3-D printer ready. A simple bezel design would take a few minutes. I started off using Voice-to-CAD, and AI generated designs, until I figured out how much easier Tinkercad is. I just watched a few tutorial videos on Youtube and the printer is pretty much plug and play. Honestly, I'm still re-wiring my brain to think of 3-D printing first, it opens up project possibilities that couldn't be done before. There are literally thousands of free ready to print designs for all sorts of things, including some great gadgets and parts you won’t find anywhere else. Check out websites like Thingaverse. Some designs, such as boxes, can be adjusted to any size, they have working hinges, latches, and sealing gaskets. A myriad of materials are available, including ABS, Nylon, and TPU, a rubber like material for flexible parts like gaskets. That “sealed” the deal for me. For mounting a new stereo in your larger hole, you could use JB weld to glue a couple of overlapping wood cleats on the backside of the hole for the mounting screws. Then make a bezel like Bill’s to fit. Geoff

The contrast is interesting. I don’t know how water could have entered our junction box, we’ve never had any kind of big leak. Possibly during its time in the factory? Strange.

Glad to help you feel better! 😂 Here's the recommended cutout for the DV 1100 and probably DV 1200, too: I don't have experience with a 3D printer. Thinking about cutting out 1/8" black plastic sheet (1/4" probably too thick) large enough to cover existing DV 1100/1200 cutout/ screws holes securing with black screws in existing holes, also with cutout for iRV unit to mount. Shape plastic sheet corners/edges with belt sander.

Bill, thank you for making me feel better! Now I'm happy ours is still fully working after all these years. I just remounted the bezel and speaker while listening to a CD that with the volume up sounded pretty good. You and I are both going to need that 3D printer! 🤣 Geoff, what does it take to program a detailed shape? I say this because the DV1200 is mounted by the 4 outer screws into the Oliver fiberglass. When you go to a smaller box there will be nothing to screw into. Good that the new units are likely half the weight. Maybe a plastic sheet thick enough to screw into and support the weight and/or a bracket or base the radio can sit on. Not so simple. Should the sheet be black or white?

That would be an easily accessible location. Another idea, a less conspicuous spot, might be around the corner on the wall near the TP holder.