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An interesting 54,000 acre park. It is so far from the city lights and their light pollution. It has become a favorite amongst the astronomers and campers alike. Even the park got involved by dimming night lights and red shields on the building lights. The stars just seem to be so many and seem to jump off the black sky. During the day it seems you can see from horizon to horizon. The view across the prairie grass is only disturbed by an occasional tree or maybe a herd of deer. Hiking (walking) trails, and biking trails are plentiful. We saw small birds, large birds, even alligators. We did not see one plastic face, plastic cartoon animal, nor a neon light. It is a part of Florida you might miss, or not even know exists, unless you get away from the coast. Reservations are recommended as it is so far in, but the staff did make room for us as walk-ins...

I first saw the Andersen Hitch at a rally in TN and brought the idea back to Robert Partee at Oliver. He and I talked about how it could be mounted on the trailer and Oliver bought one to see if it could be adapted to fit. They decided that it was a good product and began to offer it as an option. I don't own an Andersen Hitch. That is a personal decision I made after careful consideration of my needs. The aforementioned accusation against Ryan Anderson near Arches NP is apparently true. This personally bothers me, but whether it has any relevance on ones decision the purchase his hitch is, of course, up to each individual. Just so you know, Corona arch is not within the National Park system, it lies outside Arches NP. It is located in Bureau of Land Management land however, so it is still protected under the federal government. There will be an Andersen representative at our upcoming rally. Whoever this person will be should not have to suffer because of his or her bosses actions. Let's be sure not to take out any animosity toward that individual.

Open your closet door and carefully check the ends of the bolts that secure the fire extinguisher bracket to the door. Mine had been shortened with a cutoff wheel that left a small burr that snagged some clothes in the closet.

Ours too. Covered them with little rubber screw thread protectors.

I always tun off the hydrant when we leave the site, even for a walk. My wife laughs at me, so what? I never release pressure inside, since I turn the tap as we walk away. John Davies Spokane WA

I do three - kind of like turning off the lights. Just becomes habit after a bit. Bill

I do too. After someone on here mentioned it last year, with good reasoning, it made sense and it seems like an easy enough thing to do, to save a lot of potential trouble.

Townesw, Yes, I have gotten in the habit of closing the spigot at the hookup when leaving the campground for side trips etc. We attended last year's Ollie Rally and that came up during a seminar. In fact I believe it was Kelly Robinson that had an actual mishap while camping that she shared. It is easy to do and eliminates what could very much ruin your trip. Cheers

That's funny, but it makes sense. While boondocking, we don't have to do business with companies we don't like. That's part of the reason we go camping-to get away from it all. It may be unfair to beat-up on Anderson, but I see some parallels to his company. I've never been a fan of Andeson hitches and have discussed that position here. Questionable design and knee-jerk responses to questions or problems that just doesn't make sense, or are unsafe. It's an unproven design that requires the public to do the beta testing. Now, he's so sorry about the graffiti, but at the time, according to the witness, refused to stop doing it and sent the kids down to the car to "change" the license plates. What? Does he keep spare license plates handy and tools for the kids to change them? I don't know anyone who is honest, that is prepared to do that. Sounds like he's in over his head on a couple of fronts. I feel kinda sorry for the folks that think they have to buy that hitch in order to make their Oliver safe to tow. A large extra expense that is completely unneeded in most cases, and a questionable design.

I think your Ollie would make for a very nice hut.

For those who may have wondered who owns Andersen hitches. Here he is Corona Arch To be fair

This article is a condemnation of a greedy and immoral company that spent decades hiding data and even destroying evidence. Goodyear’s “court sealed” tire failure information has been released and their lawyers are frantically trying to prevent the data from being published. Note, this story is specific to the big 22.5 inch commercial truck tires used in large motorhomes. “Almost universally all of the failures occur at highway speeds,” he wrote. The letter also revealed for the first time how many manufacturers utilized the G159. Goodyear’s disclosures, Kurtz wrote, “reveals G159 failures in what appears to be 17 different motorhome manufacturers and 39 separate motorhome models commencing July 1996 and continuing through September 2015.” For context, Kurtz points to the failure rate of the defective Firestone tires that ensnared Ford in a nationwide scandal nearly two decades ago. Court filings suggest the G159's failure rate is anywhere from 10 to 27 times worse than the Firestone tires deemed defective by NHTSA. Goodyear employees themselves can’t identify any tire made by the company that comes close to the G159's failure rate, Kurtz wrote in the letter. https://jalopnik.com/goodyear-knew-of-dangerous-rv-tire-failures-for-over-20-1824997252 I had a set of Goodyear car tires once and was not terribly impressed. Now there is a seriously valid reason to never buy ANY of their (tire) products in the future. Also, how many of these injuries and deaths would have been avoided if there has been Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems in the affected RVs? Most of them? Makes you think.... The article also reinforces my natural aversion to travelling on Interstates where the heavy trucks are driving 70 or even 75 mph. I will stick to slower roads whenever possible, since my normal towing speed is 60. John Davies Spokane WA

Our first trip will be the slow homeward travel back to Oklahoma after a few shakedown days near Hohenwald. We will live in Altus, OK for a few months which is close to some excellent OK parks and parks in the panhandle of Texas. We plan to move to the Houston/Katy area in late spring, so the world is our oyster.