Dennis and Melissa

We were there last year. Really enjoyed it. Alas, we have a conflict this year. Everything in the replies above is what I suspected. Just wondered if I was behind the times. Apparently not 😀 Thanks to all y'all.

We celebrate our 1 year anniversary next month! As planned from the very beginning, we will be making the trip from Tampa to Hohenwald for a checkup. (We are also taking the factory tour FINALLY 🙂 ) It's no small effort to get up there, but we've folded this event into our spring itinerary, so... not too bad. Then, this morning, I just noticed this on Oliver's "Find a dealer" page: Apparently Oliver partnered with LazyDays, which is about 15 miles from my house. Anyone have any experience/advice to share regarding using these new partners for annual maintenance???

At last, all of our campground reservations are made! If you know any of these destinations well, I'd very much appreciate ideas for day hikes or other nearby activities/scenic wonders. 😁 3/22 Leave FL for annual Ollie service in Hohenwald - 4 nights 3/26 Mt Magazine SP - 3 nights 3/29 Quartz Mountain SP - 2 nights 3/31 Palo Duro Canyon SP - 4 nights 4/4 wing it 4/5 Dead Horse Ranch SP (Sedona...) - 9 nights 4/14 Grand Canyon South Rim - 4 nights 4/18 Dark Sky RV Camp (Konob, THE WAVE...) - 2 nights 4/20 Zion NP (Springdale)- 8 nights 4/27 Kodachrome SP (Bryce Canyon...) - 7 nights 5/5 Escalante Petrified Forest SP - 7 nights 5/12 Torrey Wonderland RV (Capitol Reef NP...) - 4 nights 5/16 Dead Horse Point SP (Arches NP, Canyonland NP...) - 7 nights 5/23 Gouldings RV (Monument Valley...) - 3 nights 5/26 Mesa Verde NP - 3 nights 5/29 Brantley Lake SP (Carlsbad Caverns NP...) - 4 nights 6/2 long "sprint" home

We won the ticket lottery for THE WAVE! So now I need suggestions for where to camp near Kanab in mid April (that's where we will be meeting the guide company we hired). Anybody care to share?

We almost put that into the loop. But had to cut something.☹️ But I still have it on my list. I'm considering stopping there for a few days when we take our big trip to UT in the spring. TY

That looks soooo peaceful. I may add it to my "return" trip (from St. Louis to Hohenwald). TYVM!

That would be great! The websites for the Arkansas state parks are marvelous. They give me lots of confidence picking out sites. That plus AllTrails is about all I need to make plans 🙂

We finally have all of our reservations! Sooooo many wonderful state parks. Thanks to everyone for their advice. Continued feedback from those who know the area is still very welcome. Starting mid Jan..... 2 days at Fort Pickens in Pensacola 1 week @ Lake Ouchita State Park 1 week @ Petit Jean State Park 1 week @ Mt Magazine State Park 1 week @ Devil's Den State Park 1 week @ Buffalo Outdoor Center (not a state park 😜) 1 week @ Babler State Park 2 days @ Hohenwald for first annual checkup wander back to Tampa by mid March....

Has anyone ever driven on the "million dollar highway"?

After recharging, everything seems to be back to normal. No worries. 😎 I think I have learned: "the batteries need to be fully charged twice a month to allow the monitor to sync".

I just watched Victron's video for the BMV-712. It says the batteries need to be fully charged twice a month to allow the monitor to sync. So, I guess I just charge the things and hope it clears up 🤪

FWIW, the LI3 Battery app reports each of the batteries at 24% now.

I have 2 lithionics 320Ah batteries with solar. They were allowed to sit in the shade for about 2 months. When I returned today, the batteries were so low the fan for the composting toilet was not running. That's what I expected. But I'm surprised to see my VictronConnect app report the batteries at 100%. I tried resetting the BMV controller (press setup and select at same time for 3 seconds), but that doesn't seem to do anything. I'm currently recharging the batteries slowly (solar + household current). Any thoughts?

@Sully We are planning to visit Newfoundland in about a year (sometime late aug to early oct) @rich.dev was nice enough to refer me to this thread, which I read immediately. Great pictures! And I especially appreciate the campground descriptions in the last post.

We are just starting to brainstorm our trip up north for about a year from now. So, no hurry. 😂 But would anyone care to share experience/advice? We are looking at taking the Trans-Canada Hwy ferry to Channel-Port aux Basques. Dates are still very flexible (late August through mid October). But we're thinking of spending about 2-3 weeks on the island....and taking every day-hike we can find (Gros Morne looks amazing!). Of course, we also have to drive the round trip from Tampa. 🤪 So if you have ideas for that part of the trip, that would be great, too. Anything north/east of Maine will be completely new for us. 😲