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Oops... My bad sorry about that. I use so much Delorme I forgot theirs is called InReach and it is like the Spot Messenger Gen3 (which I have and use for motorcycle travel tracking) The Spot Trace is it's own thing from Spot and is only used for security tracking unlike the others, for personal tracking.

John, Here are some links to the security / location awareness items I use. Hitch lock Braided cable with all weather lock - the holes in your wheels must be large enough to accommodate the loops on this cable. For big time emergency medical assistance, I use a Spot Locator that will be able, via satellite, to get a first responder heading in my direction if I am out of phone or radio contact. The Locator is an older system which has been replaced by newer items, such as the Spot Messenger. My Spot Trace is connected to a hidden 12V outlet and secreted between the Ollies shells. It also has a battery backup in case the battery cables are disconnected.

Thanks for the picture - there is always more than one way to do everything. Quick Connects are really great to make connecting water lines to the Oliver trailer easier. Personally, I prefer the Home Depot Garden Hose Quick-Connect Kits. They fit neatly onto my trailer and are made out of solid brass for durability. Just my opinion. Also when I get home in a couple of weeks I'm definitely going to give Buzzy's variation on the sewer connection a serious look. I learn something every time I read the comments on this forum. Sometimes in Florida - but now we are in Dodge City, Kansas meandering back to Florida. Who turned on the heat? Two days ago in Wyoming we were having morning temps of 36 degrees. I think it hit 100 in Dodge today. Hap

John, Marilyn & Gracie, For me, the level of security measures I put in place depend a lot on where I'm camping. If I'm at a large rally amongst a lot of friends I may have zero physical security on the trailer and rely on my numerous pals to notice when someone other than myself is attempting to hook up to The Wonder Egg. On the other extreme, I may be boondocking at some self check in, remote Forest Service campground where I am the only resident for days. In this instance, when I am away from camp, there will be a bright yellow locking device disabling the hitch with a thick metal bar that needs to be cut through. I will also run a thick, braided and vinyl covered security cable through a hole in my wheel, over the axle, and out through another hole in the wheel, secured with a big hardened lock in a conspicuous place for appearances. Although I travel solo, I also put out two chairs to give the appearance someone may be resting inside while I'm away. These are merely visible deterrents to help keep honest people honest and to ward off the lazy thief who may wander by. Inside the trailer is a hidden GPS tracker with a battery backup, and as a last resort, in my wallet, is my insurance card. Congratulations on your decision to join the Ollie clan! Get ready for a lot of very good times ahead . . . Pete

This is a simple mod that will yield a lot of benefit for me. Eliminates stooping and reaching under the trailer to connect the water hose. This act becomes problematic when you have a bad knee, or even when the front of the trailer has to be raised for leveling, making the rear end even lower. All the components are at Lowes and Home Depot. garden hose male and female adapter with a 1.5" nipple of 3/3" schedule 40 PVC. Quick connector for the water hose. I disconnect the female end of the quick connect, screw that to the garden hose, then just push the connector into its receptacle.

I was about 5 miles out from Mt Adams in Washington State. Bird Creak area. Very primitive camp ground. If you are ever in the area I consider it one of the best boon docking camp grounds. Over 5 days I think I ran into 3 other campers at other camp grounds in the area. I love riding my TTR225 while camping. So much to explore in that area and it was last year or year before that the massive forest fire rolled through the area so there was lots to look at. Anyway I chose to back in between 4 large trees. I think total I might have got 1 hour of direct sun light a day on my panels. I charge my iPad / iPhone in the evenings and the fridge would drop my batteries down to around 80%. I would then charge them back up next day while running the generator for about 5 hours. The Fridge was installed by Oliver at time of purchase. My Generator was a Champion with remote start. I purchased it off Amazon. View here Side note on the generator everything I read screamed purchase a Honda or Yamaha. The price of a 3000 watt Honda or Yamaha was literally double if not double & 1/2 the price of the champion. I was a bit worried about the sound but when I purchased my champion and fired it up I was amazed at how quiet it actually is. I was able to hear my sprinklers at my house running in the background. I imagine the honda is even quieter but I was plenty happy with the champion at 850.00 with a remote start system already on it. Very happy with this purchase. I will say if you go with that gen you will want to buy 10/30 oil up front as it doesnt come with any. I had it sitting at the tongue of my Ollie and when I was inside I could barely hear it. Also the purpose of my purchase was to be able to run the AC and it did that without a issue at all. Mind you I didnt start the microwave or anything of that nature because when camping I typically do all my cooking outside. Anyway the Novakool worked my batteries and I think I will be purchasing a 3 way down the road. Specially since I would only run it in DC mode when driving and we all know that while driving you get much more sun on your panels then while parked under trees. :) I can say on my drive home which was only 2 hours my batteries went up by I think 5% maybe 6%. Also the NovaKool seemed like it was on a lot. It makes a louder hum while running and would disturb my wifes sleep a bit. I tossed a ear plug in and was good to go. In the past we did exactly what Hap said on our other trailer which was LP off during driving but on while camping. We didnt even have solar at the time but I did have a built in Gen. Anyway I feel that the 3Way if it is anything like my past unit will be much quieter as well. That Nova Kool just seemed to hum or vibrate a lot while the compressor was running. My fridge wasnt packed full but it had a decent amount of stuff in it. Buzzy the tankless hot water heater the previous owner put in was a Suburban on-demand tankless IW60. I cant say I was impressed. It does a ok job and maybe it needs some tweaking to get it working the best. Right now with the fridge full on AC/DC the only thing I use the propane for is the tankless hot water heater. I dont cook inside typically so it just makes sense to get a 3 way. I mean I would have to use a lot of hot water to burn through 2 tanks of propane. Thanks for the info on the fridge.

Robert, your compressor fridge will consume much less electricity than the 3-way would when set to DC. We had a similar discussion in another thread not too long ago and I was really surprised how poorly the 3-ways do on DC power. On the other hand, they are apparently extremely efficient when running off propane. I've read complaints elsewhere that the 3-ways don't cool as reliably in hot weather, but people here seem to be satisfied with them. Your problem was likely the shade. Even a small amount of shade on a panel can knock it down to just a trickle. Some people carry a set of portable panels for this reason, so that they can have flexibility in finding some sun. Here's a good video that shows the effect of even a small amount of shade on the panels -