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10 hours ago, rideandfly said:
Great photos, food, and trip. We have not visited RMNP yet, but it’s on our list. Please post photos!
We hiked around Bear Lake it is beautiful. We also hiked Sprague Lake. I may do a little trout fishing.
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1 hour ago, Mike and Carol said:
Drive across the park to the Grand Lake side, it’s quite a drive. The area around Grand Lake is nice, not as built up as Estes Park. Have fun! Mike
Mike, Thanks! we are headed there tomorrow! 👍🏻👍🏻😊
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We are based camped in Estes Park Colorado at Spruce Lake which is about 1.5 miles from the entrance of RMNP entrance. We went on line and locked in 2 separate days of park access plus passes. Park plus gives us access to the entire park including Bear Lake. We will be here for a week with so much to see. We are heading into the park at 10 am this morning. A brisk 48d here this morning 64 and full sun is the high, great weather all week. Things can change fast in the mountains so we stay weather aware all the time.
We could hear the Elk bugling while enjoying dinner last night, awesome! A small herd of 6-8 deer walked by our site yesterday afternoon.😋
Onward!Patriot🇺🇸
Dinner last night, I cheffed up season and garlic rubbed tenderloins with a smoked blue cheese crumble.
Breakast- our own venison sausage, cheesey eggs and a waffle. Roughing it! 😊
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We are camping in the in Colorado Rockies as I write this post. I can’t begin to express how happy we are towing our LE2 with our F350 6.7 PS Diesel. You can get by with a half ton towing the E1 for sure.
As our LE2, we prefer a 1 ton to get the job done for many more reasons than I care to write. Safety and long haul comfort is at the top of our list.
We just could not pass up the Cabelas in Lonetree Colorado yesterday.😊Patriot🇺🇸
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13 hours ago, rideandfly said:
Sounds like a Great plan! Have fun!!!!
Thank Bill, much appreciated!
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Base Camp here for few nights…in Colorado Springs, now we will begin plotting and planning and our list is full of more adventures.
Thanks for everyone’s input.
Onward!
After a long travel day….smoked and grilled lemon pepper chicken a top a salad with Old Croc cheddar hit the spot.
Cheers! 🥂
Patriot🇺🇸
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12 hours ago, MAX Burner said:
Where about's in CO are y'all headed?
Since you're on "our side" of the Mississippi now, you'll find that there's plenty of Buc-ee's as you traverse through TX!
FYI: If your travels take you to southern CO, we're only a couple hours south of the border on I-25. Got an easy drive-through, flat site w/30amp H/U - all yours for a just a cold one! HA!
We are going to try and see as much of CO as we can! So our itinerary is wide open. Thanks for the invite MAX, we’ll keep it in mind and PM you if we make it down your way.
👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸Onward!
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22 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
I think leaving the emergency flashers on is the best idea.
I agree when parked off the road for higher visibility and especially insurance reasons. 👍🏻
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Last night we night we stayed at Washington State recreation area. https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/camp/park.washingtoncounty.html
A really nice CG @$20 per night elec only and a dump station.
Super quiet, concrete pads, super clean rest rooms/showers, and really nice camp hosts. The park had plenty of availability when we arrived and is only 8-9 miles off I64. @rideandfly yes sir, we will be crossing the Mississippi today. 😊
Onward!
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Making our way to out Colorado yesterday we stopped at Buc-ee’s in Knoxville, Tenn. It was our very first time. The barbecue brisket and pork sandwiches “Texas style” were ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ amazing. Just like we remember when we lived in Texas. And just a warning Buc-ee’s Cheddar cheese NUG-EE’S are addicting. Don’t buy a bag you won’t like them 😝.We continued on I40 west to Cedars of Lebanon SP for a nice restful nights sleep. A really nice SP about 7 mi off of I40. Large spacious sites, a nice staff and great place to layover. A few FH sites, mostly W/E sites and a dump station and fairly modern bath houses. We would stay here again.👍🏻
Onward!
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We use command strips for anything we attach to the interior walls. They seem to hold up well and don’t leave a residue if you decide to remove them.
https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/?utm_term=cbg-chim-cmmd-en_us-ba-paidsearch-cpc-google-na-na-na-ne22&gclid=CjwKCAjwr_CnBhA0EiwAci5sivt6zGthV_k-A3PwrXFTiYYBZJ0Z9YfAg5n5SCk06uLCMTaARcbUzhoCnwYQAvD_BwEPatriot🇺🇸
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@Ronbrink I happen to be over at Lowe’s this afternoon and scooped up a (4) pack of these furniture sliders. My plan per your suggestion, is to install these on the 4 corners of my Truma C36 insulated cover length wise. This hopefully will make it slide easier on the bed rug then out onto the tailgate bed rug. Thanks again for the mod idea.
Patriot🇺🇸
I installed the above furniture glides and they really work great. We can now slide the Truma out with out giving us immediate access without having to lift it off the bed rug. A keeper.
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41 minutes ago, Ronbrink said:
I have the BedRug bed liner and travel with a Dometic CFX 75DZ, really heavy when fully loaded. To ease moving it out to the tailgate for better access, when necessary, I installed large furniture slides for carpet at each corner and attached them with Velcro.
Ron,
Great idea, thanks for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻
Patriot🇺🇸
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2 hours ago, MAX Burner said:
Great idea. I'm thinking the solar light/module can live on the actual pole and not on the sleeve mount, right?
Yes, however I have a storage box for the pole to keep it looking sano as it travels in the bed. The light mounting plate will live where you see it mounted and I can easily attach the light and solar panel at base camp set up. The light is plastic and likely would not withstand towing down the super slab underway. The lower profile light mounting bracket should be fine. Mod On!! 😊
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@jd1923 Really nice job bringing an extended service life back to your Ram. It looks really great for a 22 year old truck. It should hopefully provide you with many happy towing miles especially knowing you did the work.
Last October we were gifted a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge extra cab V6 4x4 by my FIL. He purchased the truck new in 2004. He is 92 now and just does not need or use his Ranger anymore. He wanted to keep it in the family, we are honoring that. When we picked it up, it only had 53k on the odo. Needless to say he did not put many miles on it over the years. We brought it home and detailed the entire truck inside and out. I swapped out the old battery for new, changed the oil and air filters and ran some fuel treatment through it. I even had a new spare installed as it had the original factory still from 04. I found the Leer camper shell you see in the pic for $350 off CL. I took it to a really reputable body shop and had the topper which was originally black painted to match Sonic Blue for $600. I purchased new seals from Leer for all the windows. As I had the shop pull all the windows to sand the topper down. A new similar Leer topper would have cost $2700 plus. I added new black aluminum running boards to reduce chances of the careless door swingers in parking lots. And they really work well.
I recently took it to a local shop and had all four original shocks replaced with Bilsteins which I provided and the shop installed for $125 labor. What a difference! I was glad to pay the shop $125 it was a very hot and humid summer day.
We just rolled over 60k on this truck which is primarily used as a Lowes/grocery getter. We will have the transmission serviced soon.
It’s really been a great little truck, fun to drive and we are grateful to have it. It also keeps the miles off our F350 TV and our car. It’s also reasonable to register at $59.00 a year.
I say all this as I can really appreciate ALL that you have done with your Ram. Again, really nice work on the resto!
Now enjoy that truck, it will make a fine TV! 😊
Patriot🇺🇸
Our Ranger will be 20 yrs old soon.
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I found this solar powered flag post Led light at HF and am going to give it a try on our next trip. I opted to mount it using heavy duty zip ties vs SS hose clamps for a just little cleaner install. (See unsnipped zip tie) It’s got pretty good reviews, so I thought I would give it a try. I will post up how well it lights up our flag after our first use. The solar panel and light are adjustable. The light can be removed during travel and the mount left in place on the pole.
The light will likely need a little tweaking to get it dialed in on the flag.Patriot🇺🇸
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39 minutes ago, MAX Burner said:
Hey @Patriot; FYI: Our schedule opened up for the 2024 rally timeframe... Do you know of any open sites or cancellations?
Hey Max,
I just saw your post. We have had the best success calling the LG front desk after 2pm during the week. The staff is super nice and very helpful.
Hope to see you there! 😊
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2 hours ago, Wandering Sagebrush said:
Bill, John: Can you share a little more about CGI? I might be interested.
Not Bill or John but here ya go!https://www.cgidetailing.com/about-us
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On 8/25/2023 at 10:37 AM, Ollie-Haus said:
Wanted folks to know I added links to the components for my flag mount in my post above.
@Ollie-Haus What a great idea and very solid mounting solution for Old Glory! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 The saddle clamps work excellent, a very well thought out mod. The flag pole and base base are rock solid. Despite the oppressive heat this afternoon, the install went seamless. Thanks for posting up!
Patriot🇺🇸
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On 9/2/2023 at 10:57 PM, Ralph Mawyer said:
Just had retrofit done......love the lack of an AC impersonating jet engines in the Oliver. I can't imagine not getting the Truma in a new trailer, for resale value alone.
I agree on the much quieter lower decibel rating of the Truma retro fit. It was a complete 💯 game changer for us. I also agree on the leverage having the Truma regrading resale value. It really nice being able to listen to music, talk on the phone and sleep without ear plugs. What’s wrong with a little peace and quiet in a $70-80k TT? 😄
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24 minutes ago, HDRider said:
I'll be able to tell after our next trip.
It seems most humid in the cabin a few hours before we start out day
I went out and fiddled with the remote. It seems like a big difference than just using the control panel.
Is using "Auto" on the CP about the same as putting it on dehumidify on the remote?
From what we learned from the Truma tech at the rally, dehumidify is its own feature only on the remote. When we want to rapidly reduce humidity we use the rain drop button on the remote. This has worked really well for us. The owners manual/instructions for the Truma being translated from German to English are not great.
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We chose frosted doors. The black doors highlighted lots of finger prints everywhere when we looked at the model trailers prior to purchasing.
Jason Essary told me that the mirrored finish cabinet doors scratched easily. They also had trouble with QC with their mirrored door supplier. As a result the mirrored doors were discontinued.
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11 hours ago, abcsfam said:
I might upgrade to the Honda 3200 in the future once my budget has some time to recover.
That Westinghouse 4500 will likely serve you well. I considered a number of different generators when looking a few months ago. I agree with you. The Westinghouse 4500 dry weight at 104 lbs caused me to pause and take a step backward. I have had several Hondas over the years which have always started and served me well.
I can honestly say a future upgrade to a 40# lighter “suitcase” Honda 3200i will be so appreciated by your back as the years go by.
As an fyi, there is a company called https://genconnexdirect.net/eu3200i. that sells the 3200i with an LP conversion. Pricey at $3200 plus shipping. With a Veterans discount, I paid $2500 at Northern Tool for our gas only 3200i OTD. There are always trade offs.Patriot🇺🇸
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It’s without question the used Oliver in your OP has been really neglected. This is what you actually can see. The larger concern which should concern any buyer is what you don’t see? With the number of Olivers for sale lately surely the right one will come along.
I think you are very wise to move on regardless of how nice the seller is.
All the best and happy hunting!Patriot🇺🇸
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Ollie in the Wild!
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Way to fly our great country’s only flag Max! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Looking great, enjoy!!
Onward!
Patriot🇺🇸