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Starting 6 month road trip at Maryhill SP WA on Columbia River today. 102F when we arrived at 4:45pm but river was dead calm.

Mike and Krunch Mossey and Duke and Chris Chadwell are all safe!

First Spring trip. We went down with the kids to visit my nephew last night in Birmingham, AL. 3 hr drive. The Oliver is very well suited for city boondocking. We parked with no hookups at his apartment complex in a great spot that very few TT/TV combos could have reached. We had 100% batteries (920 Ah) when we arrived due to the solar and DC/DC charger working great finally. During the night, it dropped down into the low 40s. We had the heat set at 68 AUTO on the Atmos and I have to say between the quiet and new Tochta mattresses it was probably the most pleasant night I have spent in the Oliver. Comfortable and quiet. Great combination. When the heat pump was on it was pulling around 98 amps or 1300 W. Woke up with 77% battery left. I wanted to check out the propane use with the new (2) 30 lb aluminum tanks but will save it for another trip. BTW, filled them yesterday and only got 7.2 gallons in each before the safety pressure valve kicked in. I was hoping for 8 gallons. But they sure felt lighter and it we easier loading them into the new mounts. No rust to look at too! Also, another side note to any Tundra owners. The Dobinsons heavy duty leaf springs are a huge upgrade for pulling the Oliver. Pulled like it was riding on a cloud. Interestingly, the hitch tongue weight never read more than 450 lbs. Looking forward to annual glide coat application by CGI next month. Since my camper lives outside this has been a game changer for keeping it clean and shiny. Shoulders don't hurt so much. All good news this morning, after months of tinkering. Get out there! Mike