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In Great Basin NP..upper Lehman CG site 17. Very steep slopes. Lower Lehman CG has been closed and completely re graded and all ne asphalt. Will open next spring. Visitor center closed…park campsites open as are roads to top of park Saw people come thru and collect trash.

Apparently I am an idiot 😱 But a lucky idiot 😂 Yesterday was travel day. Moving from one FHU campground to another, with a boondocking night in between. Everything went exactly as planned. Beautiful in fact. It has been cold so I’ve been in the daily habit of using the electric space heater during the day and saving our propane for nights below 40. I’m super happy with the results we’ve had doing this with electric hookups. But last night was just battery. And I didn’t pay attention. 😳 i used so much battery before switching over to propane at 10 pm that the batteries hit 10% sometime around 5 am. When that happened EVERYTHING shut down. Including the propane furnace 🤪 I’m extremely lucky it wasn’t just a little colder, so nothing froze. Also lucky that the sun rose brightly (despite a weather prediction of rain), so the solar recharged the batteries to a usable level by 8 am. My takeaway: Never use the electric space heater on batteries below 50%

I don't have the miles yet, but agree with everything said here and Lance's post @Mountainman198, who was first and started this thread. However, the ride experienced could be different towing with a 1/2-ton truck like the F150 and I do believe the 5200 lb axles make a significant difference, providing a more solid suspension platform. We had our first road-test yesterday. At home, I ran two 30-mile test drives and before leaving home, I torqued the U-bolts 4 times! We drove from home to Tuba City (180 miles) and I retorqued all U-bolts and wet-bolts. The U-bolts all took a 1/4-turn min to a full turn or so. The wet-bolts needed a bit more tightening since I had not re-torqued since installation. 380 miles yesterday to Delores CO and our rig TOWED LIKE A DREAM! It was like were were on rails! Also, I had just added an aftermarket exhaust brake, so I was in tow-heaven for sure! 😎 During one test drive, a full gallon water bottle and our kitchen garbage can that were under the dinette made it to the entrance door (carpet was removed for cleaning). Yesterday when we arrived, oddities noted were that a plastic dish tub in the kitchen sink ended up on the floor, and ALL of our clothes in the closet came off the closet rod (I'm going to run a bungee across the rod to keep the hangers in place). We had NO cabinets or drawers open (no added drawer straps either) and nothing else was out of order. Not bad at all. I'm glad to hear that it should smooth out some after some miles. I would not trade back to the sloppy OEM axle and springs for anything, with the the trailer porpoising to and froe and waddling left-n-right like a fat duck. She sits solid now, and with new suspension, tires and fresh alignment on the truck, as I said, we were riding on rails! 😂

7/8 for both the U bolts and the shackle bolts. Both U bolts and shackle bolts are 9/16 diameter so the wrench size for this standard nut size is 7/8. You will need a deep well socket for the U bolt nuts. I have a deep well 7/8 socket for my truck wheels so this worked perfectly.

To be clear all, I’m talking Starlink Mini due to it’s size and fact that is what I have experience with. I think it’s good to have a variety of mounting options and locations given the vast diversity of situations one will encounter. I have found when traveling that simply placing the SLM on the TV dash provides adequate service regardless of the direction driving. With magnetic mounts the SLM is securely affixed atop the TV whether underway or stationary, and when in camp the TV can be parked in clear view some distance away and still have strong Wi-Fi connection in the Oliver. I think the best of options is to simply position the SLM on a nearby table, ground/tripod or any workable surface for a ‘quick and easy’. And then there’s the mast, it takes all of five minutes to setup and no way, nohow cumbersome! Currently shown here at our Galveston Island SP campsite at full height to test use in high wind gusts, no problem!

@Ollie-Haus Hey Chris, Just reviving this thread on your great suggestion on the dehumidifier you recommended. So far 44 days in on our New England trip with Maine costal humidity fluctuating daily and it’s been a game changer 💯. Thanks for link and thank you for the suggestion.

We have already enjoyed a full week here in Lubec, Maine. This evening we caught a quick pic of the Super Moon here on Johnson Bay while grilling seaside. Caught a photo of the Lobster boat unloading his catch today. I feel pretty sure this boat likely brought in the 🦞 in the above posts. Tonight’s our last night in Lubec, what a neat place this is to XPLOR!! Onward!! Super Moon. Boneless rib or country style ribs and local breakfast sausage. Morning fires start the day! Tide is way out in Johnson Bay. Here is a local Lubec Lobster boat unloading. Pretty cool to watch.

Columbia Icefield Parking lot for Athabasca Glacier Also functions as FCFS Campground

If I’m making reservations for a site or if I’m selecting a site while at a campground I always try to find one so the trailer is facing north (or generally north). I like the sun to come up in the morning on the door side and go down on the other side. Now that I’m deploying a Starlink, if I’m facing north it‘s easy to put the dish on the aluminum box on the tongue or on the picnic table that’s usually there outside the door. We saw all kinds of mounts on our trip to the PNW in August and September, some fancy and some simple and some who just throw it on the ground! Mike

Several years ago another Oliver owner had some vinyl track material left over from a project he was doing and gave me the left over material. I have not looked, but I imagine that the material can be found on amazon. Along with the track material he gave me the plastic pieces that run in the track. I carefully heated the one piece of track that is attached to the curved area and bent the track to match the curve. Both track pieces are attached to the ceiling with 3M double sided tape. The curtain is a standard shower curtain with one upper end cut and hemmed in a radius to match the curved ceiling area. Half of the curtain covers the doorway and the other half covers the toilet area.

Good to know, Don. I have to call Oliver today about a new bolt for my entry steps so I think I'll add a regulator to the order. I've often thought what a pickle we could find ourselves in during winter in the boonies. Thanks for pushing me over the edge on this :) John

@Dennis and Melissa, we have carried a small 120V ceramic heater when traveling during months when below freezing is possible. I included this heater on our trailer delivery trip in February, 2022, based on recommendations I had read on this forum. When enroute back to Dallas we encountered freezing weather and stopped for the night at a convenient RV park along I40, about an hour east of Little Rock. The temperature was below freezing when we pulled in, about 10PM. I had to chip ice off the water spigot to take on some fresh water. We had the furnace running and the temperature inside the trailer was comfortable when we went to bed. Several hours later, I awoke cold and the furnace was not operating. Assuming we had exhausted the propane in one tank, I dressed and went outside to switch the regulator to draw propane from the other tank, which we knew to be full. The outside temperature was in the low to mid 20s. Long story short, we were unable to get the furnace to startup by drawing propane from the full tank. I messed with the regulator, but could not get propane to flow. I tried connecting the hose from the first (now empty) tank to the full tank, but still no flow through the regulator. Consequently, I pulled out the ceramic heater and got It running on shore power. The ceramic heater could maintain the temperature in the trailer at about 60 degrees. I had no way to measure the temperature between the hulls, but I knew very little of the heat from the ceramic heater would benefit that space. We decided to forego morning showers and prepared to get underway back to Dallas, where the temperature was likely to be above freezing. Before departing, at 8AM Eastern time, I phoned Oliver Support and described our problem. They suggested measures we had previously tried, and suggested trying to light the cooktop to determine if propane was flowing. The cooktop would also not light. Oliver Support suspected the regulator was faulty and committed to shipping out a new regulator the same day. About two days later the new regulator was delivered to our home. I installed the new regulator and the problem was solved. All gas appliances now operated normally. The lesson I took from this experience was to carry the ceramic heater as a backup to the propane furnace if traveling during months when freezing weather is likely. So long as the propane furnace is operable and there is an adequate supply of propane I would rely on the propane furnace as the better protection from freezing water lines within the trailer. I would turn to the electric heater ONLY as a backup to the propane furnace. Especially at night I feel the safer option is to run the furnace, not knowing how low the outside temperature may drop to during the night. We have had no further occasions when the furnace would not operate and have stayed in the trailer multiple nights in similar temperatures.

Just got another Turbro email re the Greenland Inverter A/C! List - $1499, then was 15% off $1,275. Then 20% for $1,200. Now use code FALL400, net cost $1,100! Maybe end-of-season pricing or will it be $999 for Black Friday! I’m getting close… 🤣

If you’ve ever been to Jasper this is what Whistler Campground looks like after the fire. Of course it’s sad, but the campground and the surrounding area are open for business. The forest is showing strong signs of recovery. Even now it’s beautiful in a different way

Sorry for your troubles, but you have provided a lot of good info here! The DC 15A fuse provides power to the LP side of the Suburban HWH, the Direct Spark Ignition, etc. If it is consistently blowing the fuse, you have a dead short in the path between the switch and the HWH. You could pull the switch from under the pantry to see if anything is wrong (use a thin putty knife around the edges), but more likely on your 10-year-old LE1 is the 12V+ line is corroded on the HWH side since it is out towards the elements. I'm not sure of the wiring, but check the wire shown bottom left in your picture, where it connects the the ignitor above. Also, walk through troubleshooting in your suburban manual. I've attached below a PDF of the 2016 OTT Owner's Manual. First, search (Ctrl-F) for keyword 'Suburban.' When I got to the Suburban section of the manual, I clicked on the first page of the section and then searched for the word 'reset' to learn what the reset buttons are for. It appears the reset is used for re-lighting the HWH (see pic below), it resets to go through the self-ignite steps again to restart. I'm not 100% on this, haven't needed to use it. The ON/OFF rocker switch, also bottom-left, is for 120VAC operation only. We leave ours ON always and when we want to run on shore power, and sometimes inverted power, we turn the 120VAC functionality ON/OFF by closing or tripping the HWH breaker in the 120V breaker panel. Much easier to flip and breaker inside, than to open the exterior door to the HWH. Chris has this all down now for our Oliver. When dry-camping, she asks me to turn on the gas, so she can start the HWH on LP and switch the fridge to LP. She also knows when on shore power to run both appliances on 120VAC. Last thought... Your HWH has a dead short on the DC to LP side. You should still be able to run hot water on 120VAC, either on shore power and if you have a decent LiFePO4 upgrade it can be run on inverter (we do this often when SOC >90%). Just turn that "ON/OFF rocker switch" to ON. 2016-OTT-Owners-Manual.pdf

Craig, besides the 7/8” deep socket Ken mentioned, a 13/16” socket might be needed to hold the front side of the shackle wet-bolts if they were to slip. A deep-well socket may be needed here too to fit over the Zerks. The other day, the bolt holding the equalizer to the center hanger was spinning on mine. Using 13/16” socket and short extension, the breaker bar hanging between the tires, I was then able to tighten/torque while the tire held the bar in front! 😎 (thought at first, I would need to ask Chris to hold the front side). Nice for Ken, 7/8” works for all! I need 15/16” for Dodge wheels and 3/4” for Oliver wheels. I bring all sizes from 1/2” to 15/16” in deep-well 1/2” drive impact sockets and the same sizes in short sockets 3/8” drive. Also have 1/2” to 3/8” and 3/8” to 1/2” drive adapters to use any socket in any ratchet, ratchets in all sizes, and a 1/2” breaker bar that fits into a 2 ft cheater bar! I want to be able to make repairs like replace a water pump/serpentine belt on the road, change Nev-R Lube bearings (see thread on that with tools listed), most auto repairs. That should do it! 🤣

Here's what "AI" has to say about the blown fuses: "Your Suburban water heater is blowing fuses due to electrical problems like a faulty heating element, a short circuit in the wiring, or a failing thermostat. You should first check the wiring for loose or damaged connections and test the heating element and thermostat with a multimeter to identify the source of the electrical overload or short circuit." Since you state that the on/off switch located on the water heater itself is always in the off position, it is likely that a bad heating element is not the problem. Therefore, I'd look at the wiring and then the thermostat first. Bill p.s. there are a number of videos on YouTube on how to test the water heater - like THIS ONE

@Rolind If you decide to roll with awesome dehumidifier that @Ollie-Haus recommends, here is the storage back hack I came up with. It’s a padded/insulated cooler bag from Buc-ees. The dehumidifier fits nice and snug down inside this bag and rides on the floor of our closet. So far all good. Just passing it forward. Great chatting the other day. Safe Travels, enjoy Western NC, and if you ever need anything while in Western NC, please don’t hesitate to reach out. When plugged in, my power source is a cube.

@Galway Girl great pics, gotta love the fall time of the year with the colors popping! Might have to check out Lehman.

Same here Mike! Agree, so many ways to deploy the mini. Out west where shade trees or trees in general are pretty scarce I never had any issues with obstructions. East coast camping we do have beautiful trees and shade in many of the mountain, lake and river side campsites. So the mobility of the Mini really works for us. We use picnic tables, my small grill table, or the top of my front storage box which also works. Just nothing permanent for our ever changing camping sites. 44 days in on this trip so far in the Great North Woods and still loving our Mini!! 😊 Onward!

Nice pics! We were in Upper Lehman site 3 in August. You have more color in the leaves than we did!

Not permanent, but should have a clear view most of the time, and you can move a truck, not the campsite picnic table! In our reality last 10 campground sites, only one, yes just one, had the picnic table positioned with clear view of the northern sky. Do a day trip, your Starlink and truck mount is ready and with you! 😎 Like Mike, I used the front basket previously which which had a clear view less than half the time. No 360 view in this location. Then when breaking camp in the morning, I wanted to load that basket before wanting to be offline, more hassle. On the Oliver you need a tall cumbersome mast. On my truck, each piece is just 18” long and Mini attached to the upper post takes just one hand and one minute to mount, align direction with one hand too, just twist the upper pole. No problem with high winds either. It’s cool! 😎 Give it some thought!

We're in site 5 which sits by itself for $35/night. Sites 3-4 were also nice and 1-2 are down in a bottom, all for $30. I imagine they're less busy since they are dry sites (good water offered at the farm), they're not keeping up the property so well and the river decks are not level and a bit creaky. Most RVers want hook-ups , but we wanted to be close to town and be alone. The RV park next door with hookups cost double and ALL the National campgrounds are closed now (we drove to McPhee Campground today). Not sure, are they closed after October 1st, or due to the Government shut-down? The Recreation.gov website is presently nonfunctional! Regardless of where you stay, come with empty fridge and shop at the Delores Market! Onsite butcher, great produce variety, local fresh baked goods and the best Cherry pie anywhere. They were out of pies when we stopped in late Sunday (got a small pumpkin bread instead, yum). We got an apple pie today with brown sugar crisp top! Yep, we've been there twice in just 24 hours! Pics from when we were here late june...

Where's Ollie? At Along the River a farm in Delores, CO! They were closed for the season but Jeanna (owner, tiny woman age 88, husband 96, farming all her life and today rides an ATV like a young girl), she said it's been a slow season, so she re-opened for our 3-night stay. We have the place to ourselves and the river sounds just wonderful! Delores Along the River.MOV

All neat and creative ideas on how to mount the mini. So far after 100 days and 12,000 miles travel and use of our Mini, I have yet determined a permanent mounting location that would allow the Mini to have a clear view north without obstructions. For now, I will stick with the plug it in and lay it on the table mount. 😄 I may still consider a flag pole mount, for now it just much easier to set up for an unobstructed and clear view north. 🤷‍♂️

We've seen some fancy mounts and long masts, and they must be tall when mounted to the tall Oliver I wanted a simple 80% mounting solution. I say 80% because most of the time my truck is parked with view of the northern sky. 20% of the time, dish with battery pack will be moved to an open area where I simply place the dish on an upside-down milk crate. $10 in PVC parts from the HW store and a couple of large (2 1/2") hose clamps and I love this setup. I built this the day before we left and tried it out our first night in Colorado. I wanted a spot in the truck bed, out of the way and using the 1 1/2" PVC coupler, it is short when traveling and tall enough when in use. You merely pivot the upper PVC for any angle, 360-degrees. I tied a small metal platform (will mounted it better later) on the water tank for a battery stand. I have power and Ethernet already wired to the router behind the truck backseat and I will later reposition those cables so that they're run under the truck tool box and up the PVC post. It will be great to have the Starlink integrated to our Pepwave router soon. If you have a truck cap, you can do this too. Just mount the short PVC length to the side of the cap and paint it to match! For ours the color white is perfect as-is. All I did was to use acetone to remove the colored markings on the PVC to make it all white.

Public "thank you" to @topgun2 for sending me window shade clips that I tried (unsuccessfully) to buy from Oliver. Very much appreciate the thoughtfulness. Hope I can return the favor to them (and others) in the future.

Mine was a night and day difference to the positive. When I purchased the Oli she would roll about 4-5" to each side going down a smooth interstate, and on some rough washboard roads the jouce was so bad it was hard to handle the truck. I had replaced shocks with bulldogs on the trailer and replaced the truck with High end Bilstein shocks all around and this made a some difference with side to side rolling and jouce about a year before doing the leaf upgrade . When this thread came out, I checked my leaf springs and the rears were completely straight. So they were probably bowing backwards when hitting road imperfections. As @Mountainman198 suggested, after my first 50 mile dry run on the new leafs, I decided to lower tire pressure from 55 to 45, which is actually the suggest PSI by the tire manufacture for the weight of the vehicle. i have put 8,500 miles on the Oli this year, and am happy with the upgrade. I did notice a difference in the ride softening after around 1,500 miles or so. I try to stay off the interstate highways when possible. I like going down the back roads at 55mph and see the sights along the way. This also means the roads will be a little rougher and less maintained in many cases. I'm also running a F250 Super duty XLT long box with WB 172" that weighs 1500 lbs. more than the Oliver trailer fully loaded going down the road which may help. Good luck,

"Looking at the relationship between the window frame and the window shade, a square “U” clip could do the job - if I could find one the perfect size and shape. Guess I’ll look." We had issues with the dinette window shade frame falling off too. We ordered six new clips from Oliver that are more rectangular and fit in the channel much better. The original ones had a bit of outer flare and didn't seem as well designed for the channel. The steel is very stout and I couldn't spread the gap enough to get the screw and screwdriver to fit so I took a Dremel and used the tapered stone grinding wheel to just create a big enough opening for both screw and screwdriver. The attachment now is very snug. The original clips looked like they would push the window off. John

I've used both of these type of nuts. Airplane mechanics call rivnuts "the spawn of the devil" because they inevitably come loose and start to spin. They are difficult to then either remove or squeeze again to try to tighten them up. That being said, I've had a couple of airplanes where these are used (and yes, some have come loose). The benefit of the threaded type inserts is they can be installed in much more cramped spaces - like the bays of the Oliver. The rivnuts (especially the large ones needed to mount the Victron Multiplus II) require a tool that is too large to fit into the bays.

My new springs took about 1-2,000 miles to fully break-in, becoming more compliant and soften-up as newly formed steel and freshly painted mating surfaces get to know one another). Hoping you will notice this too after getting a few more miles under your springs I noticed no additional jounce after the Alcan install but then again I had previously installed firestone airbags on the Tundra to address this issue experienced with stock dexter springs. What tire pressure are you running in your trailer tires? 50 psi seems good for me. Others like something within the 45-55 psi range. Happy travels!

There’s a wide range of “below freezing”. If it’s only down to the high 20s we still rely on our electric space heater (Vornado). I can turn it so that some of the heat is directed into the vent under the bed with the water pump, water tank, etc. We’ve never had anything freeze. I figure if the outer hull is in 27 degree weather and the inner hull is in 68 degree inside weather then between the hulls will be something in between. Below mid 20s we do use the furnace. That’s not been very often since we tend not to camp in very cold weather. Mike

Yes, I prefer the propane furnace in below freezing temps because it adds heat between the shells while maintaining the double hull insulation in the upper half. Once you open all those cabinets and hatches you pretty much negate the whole double hull concept.

Well - As long as you're sure that you will continue to have electricity to run that electric heater AND you open all of the "hatches" to the basement and other areas between the hulls, you should be OK without the propane furnace. If you are in a situation where you need the bed areas and therefore could not open those hatches then you could always use a small fan on low speed in order to move heated air into the space under the beds. Of course, you would also leave the bath door open. Bill

Full disclosure: I never use the shower 😜 This is my wife’s exclusive domain. And we have a composting toilet if that matters. She basically just cut a normal shower curtain in half and put up a few suction cups. Here it is in “storage” mode and in “shower” mode:

I use MRBF fuses for a positive bus I installed and also on my truck battery connecting our DC-to-DC charger. They are simple and inexpensive. And yes go with 350A given your Xantrex manual lists this spec. The ANL holder may fit better in place of your 300A breaker. If you install at the battery (either location is fine), then you will have to replace the positive cable or put another simple bus-bolt connection in place of your original breaker.

She crossed the road?

We have a new guest at Green Lake SP. No idea where she came from. Never saw one here before.

Have you field tested your setup yet? Bought mine a couple months ago and making first use at camp this week. Went with the Airstream Suction Cup Mount Kit plus an extra 4’ pole section for at 12’ lift. These mounts are angled and work great since the Oliver has similar side concours as AS. Real impressed with the SLM, was able to stream a movie while heavy weather moved through the area last night. Been using a FPB with the suction cup mount for five years for a windsock and weBoost with no issues; these suction cup mounts rock!

We live near bozeman, mt and had our dometic ac removed snd replaced it with an atmos. Used it a lot this summer. Super quiet and we are very happy now

Last night in East Glacier. We saw 2 other Ollies (including ADKcamper) 4 Casitas, 2 Scamps and 2 Escapes. A veritable fiberglass convention 😃

Glacier National Park Grinnell Glacier hike with our son who joined us in our LEII for 5 nights! (All that humanity kept setting of the “propane” detector every night 😜)

I also did the POE injector method for powering the Mini. As far as mounting I initially had it on top of my flagpole but the ended up being a problem with the cable and the flags getting bunched up. This is my current method for mounting on the Oliver. It has been working great so far. Links below. NEEWER Aluminum Mount Accessories Kit Compatible with Starklink Mini, Adjustable Roof Rack Super Clamp Mount, RV Ladder Pole Clamp Kit for Yacht Camper, Not for The Lastest Pipe Adapter, ST83+NA02 https://a.co/d/5qcuwb6 ZUOS 8" Glass Suction Cup Lifter, 560lbs Load Capacity, Green, Metal Handle & ABS Pump, Vacuum Glass Lifter https://a.co/d/ippF5gt

From Seal Beach to Pinnacles NP, Yosemite NP, Crater Lake and then to Theodore Roosevelt NP. 9500 miles and the Ollie tagged along perfectly. Our longest trip and it was great. Stopped by the headwaters of the Mississippi and then 3 nights at Smokemont in the Smokies where I first started camping as a kid in the 60’s.

Yosemite was breath taking. The crowds were I guess normal. Found a parking spot and used the shuttle service. Stayed at Chilkoot Seirra National Forest Campground 30 minutes away and getting into the park was about a 15 minute wait 1 day and no wait 2nd day. The campground was great and not crowded at all with large sites I think we saw a Condor one day soaring and it was a beautiful sight. We were the campground favorites since we had been given about 25 avocados by our daughter in laws grandmother in CA and shared them with all the surrounding campers First camping trip that far out west and looking forward to next years trip to some of the other parks. May travel more in Aug and Sept so opportunity to reserve more popular campgrounds may be available.

Crater Lake and Yosemite also! Nice trip. Were the California Condors hanging in the trees above the Pinnacles NP campground? Keep an eye on the big tree on the ridgeline above the campground - its the one with the green below it from all the Condor poop. They often hang out there. We got treated to a show put on by nine of them a couple of years ago. Kind of makes you hopeful when you consider they were near extinction just a few short decades ago.

I've greatly enjoyed time at Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site SP and campground. The state park is a real gem, with hiking trails, petroglyphs and pictographs, a beautiful creek (fishing permitted with license), flora and fauna -- a green oasis along the western slope of the beautiful Big Horn Mountains. Archaeological digs have revealed over 10,000 years of human occupation at this site -- a rare find in North America. There are dry camping sites, electrical sites, reservable sites and some that are strictly FF. If you decide to come here, be sure that you are: (1) looking at the correct campground, as there are others called 'Medicine Lodge' that are part of the Forest -- and those might be fine, but this one is within walking distance to most of the park's public areas; (2) carefully studying the route and the road conditions before you venture away from wifi/cell reception, because google and apple maps will suggest a road that is a washboard dirt road -- and there is even a sign that suggests it's the way to Hyattville -- but there is a better path. You can read about the park here: https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/medicine-lodge I used the "Lower Campground" -- sites 1 through 9, but there are very nice sites scattered throughout the park, all of them along sections of Medicine Lodge Creek. Lower Campground, site #7 is in the middle -- other sites are around the perimeter. Some of the petroglyphs view of Medicine Lodge Creek in the park If you're coming from the west, take 31 from Manderson. If you're coming from the east (south) take Lower Nowood Road (NOT the Ten Sleep Hyattville Road) and STAY on Lower Nowood Road until you reach the junction with 31 (Do NOT follow the green highway sign that points to the unpaved washboard road to Hyattville). Go east on 31 from Lower Nowood and turn on Cold Springs Road, then to County Road 52 (unpaved) following signs to the park.

Yes, and if you run it on normal setting with a humidity set point, the compressor cycles on and off. The power consumption drops to around 30 watts while the fan alone runs and the compressor is off. This little guy sips power. 👍

I have used the dehumidify function on our Truma. I believe it works by simply running the compressor constantly until you turn off the dehumidify setting. It does a great job lowering the humidity, but also makes the Oliver frosty cold pretty quickly. It would not be a good option when not running on shore power and I rarely use this function since it makes the Oliver so cold and only lowers the humidity while the dehumidify function is running.

Good post JD. I hope a lot of folks read this. I learned early on that the brake controller is not a "set and forget" device. I am always tweaking mine depending on road conditions, speed and especially GRADE!! At the start of a long steep descent, I put the gain way up. I can tell now when the TV and trailer are in sync with each other. Good thing you have an HD truck and glad you are safe. Brake failure on some of the steep grades we have out west is not an option! Does your Ram Cummins not have an exhaust brake? Not a diesel owner but thought that was one of their great benefits. Cheers, Dave