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For those of you who love packing cubes, ebags has a pre-holiday sale going on, site wide 30 per cent off. I've had some of my ebags cubes for over 15 years, and still going strong. Some other brands I've bought have torn.

I also think the wraparound moisture proof mattress enclosure could be a good idea. I have a moisture proof mattress cover, but open to the bottom. If I did full enclosure, I'd want to know the mattress was totally dry. Do you have twins, or king?

I like your idea, Bill. Bringing the insulation up on the sides should help. A friend of mine uses reflectix for the side, all the way to the windows, in her Casita, and reports success with that, too. I've actually never had an issue with condensation on the bottom of the cushions. Just the sides, and side of bedding at the head. Breathing, I'm sure. And that's only in humid, warm days to cold nights kind of weather. Twice this fall mild condensation, eliminated with a paper towel. We've been in WNC pretty much since mid April. I have thought about making a "crib bumper" for late fall/winter camping, more to keep me warmer in my spot next to the hull. We have no way of heating the interstitial space between the hulls, in a 2008, without opening drawers and hatches. I drew a pattern last year, reflectix sewn to microfiber quilt, but I never got it done,velcroed around my curved side of the bed. Too busy with other projects this year. Maybe this winter. .. we'll see. This fall in wnc hasn't been that cold, nor many drastic changes, so I guess I lucked out, so far. Most nights I've been too warm, rather than too cool. @csevel the little 200w heater was probably a great idea. There are safe, explosion proof heaters made specifically for inter hull heat, called bilge heaters. We do have one, but have never used it in the Oliver, as we have rarely had electricity. Only used it on the boat.

That won't work in my community, either. But, we have independent recyclers who roam neighborhoods the night before bulk pickup days, and they love refrigerators, ac units, etc. for metal content. Depends on your community, and rules. Mine has warned us that unauthorized content, even valuable metals, can "poison" the load, and everything goes to a landfill. That would be a total bummer.

In our community, the inverter/charger would not be accepted as recycling, because it is electronics. I think I could take it to the electronics recycling center, or one of the monthly events. If it were tossed in my bin, it could spoil the whole load. We have pretty explicit rules on recyclable vs non recyclable, in the bins.

Imelda, are you home now, on a fixed 110 circuit, which most of us call shore power, or are you still running from your 2000 watt generator?

@csevel, I didn't comment, because broken screws have not been a problem for us. You might try taping blue shop towels beneath the lower window frame to see if that's the actual source of the moisture. My honest guess is, probably not, unless it's been very humid where you are. When temps go from 6os or 70s to 30s in wnc, we get some moisture on the walls, near our heads, if I forget to turn on the exhaust fan to a high enough setting.. From breathing. I wipe that off in the morning with a microfiber towel. Pull the cushions away from the hull for awhile to breathe. We've never had condensation under the cushions, and the walls are a pretty rare instance. In my older trailer, those inside screws are numerous, and they hold the inside and outside flanges together, with a clamo betwern. A few missing is fine, probably. But I'd replace them over winter, were it me. I don't know about your windows. Mine are original 2008.

At the three stripes "hamburger menu", top right, I usually click on all activity, instead of forums. This brings up most recent posts, in order, for all forums.

I do consider wine to be essential. 😁 therfore, not to be wasted cleaning the bath floor.

Don't you just love autocorrect? I need to proofread better. Windex, not wine. Lol.

We left the bath vent open when Fred swept through Western North Carolina several weeks ago. We measured a foot of rain in 24 hours. The rug in the bath got damp, not wet. Not a big deal, at all. I took the rug out and dried it in the sun after the storm, and wiped the floor with windex and a paper towel. We do have ez rain gutter on the windows. We have the same Maxx Dome vent that Oliver uses now, but never had much of an issue with the Ventline vent either, until the seal failed. That was more than 10 years in.

Thanks, @Ralph Mawyer. poor connectivity would explain why she has not come back to post.

Indeed. Honestly, if circumstances changed, we'd maybe get a campervan. Not go bigger. I haven't driven at night for many years. I'm still legal, but uncomfortable, and go slow after dark. I'll stay with the crawlover bed, tinier footprint, as long as we can. We've found we carry less, not more, the longer we camp. (Maybe experience of unloading and loading all that "stuff?) For us, it's all about the great outdoors, and a warm, dry hard- sided tent, which we have. I'm of course a bit prejudiced, as we've enjoyed the littler trailer for 14 seasons.

Sure. Why not?

I see that in your photos, @Mike D.. Repair process totally depend on which side the bolts are fastened. Thanks.

Carbs and fat grams don't count at the campfire, right? Or, is it just so much better for us out in the forest? At least the salmon was healthy... We have a bunch of campfire cooking tools in the shed, here in WNC. I know you can't carry all of them. When we're traveling, it's a couple pie irons, and a grate, pretty much. On our property, it's a much more extensive inventory, but, still most used tools.

Thanks for that photo. Nice improvement in the newer Elites. That's great! And, welcome to the forum, Garby.

Brunch waffles on the fire, today. 30 to 45 seconds each side, in a hot waffle iron, on the coals.

If you were comfortable in the Casita 17, you'll be comfortable in the smaller Elite. I just spent a couple weeks camping with my friend who has a Casita 17. Interior height is about the same. I too, wish it were an inch or 3 taller, but it's not. The overhead storage cabinets in the Elite are smaller than an E2, but larger than those in her Casita. To me, the Oliver interior feels more spacious, though, with fiberglass and no carpet, bigger side window, and the mirrored bath door. Closet is about the same size. The bath is roughly the same size as your previous Casita, but the molded vanity again makes it seem a bit bigger. The Elite battery tray is smaller than the E2, but has room for 2 105 ah batteries, vs Casita single battery. Furnace on the current E1 is under the forward small dinette seat, and the only ducting is to the bath. Our older trailers had the furnace in the kitchen, next to the big dinette/bed, so the new ones have more drawer space in the kitchen. Good luck in your decision. We really enjoy our littler Elite, but it's not for everyone.

We did salmon on the fire for dinner. @JuniorBirdMan's recipe. We missed you at dinner, Aubrey and Pete. @bugeyedriver A decade ago, we were all together

A combination of two services can be a very good thing. We have verizon, and t-mobile. One often works where the other doesn't.

We've done a bit of campfire cooking the past ten days. Today seemed like a good day for an all day fire, and pie iron brunch. My friend shared her hashbrown, egg, cheese, and onion casserole recipe. We added leftover diced ham and some sour cream. Yummy.

Imelda, do you have 110 at the other outlets? And, are you using a campground electric hookup, or just your generator. If generator, what model? The more details you can provide, the better.

Lbl is very pretty. We once had a lovely site by the lake. During happy hour, a family of skunks marched through our site, coming very close to our feet. Trust me, we sat very, very still. A really nice couple in a Casita were not as fortunate. Their little dog started barking and got sprayed. In a panic, they swooped up the dog and threw it into the trailer. Not only did they have to figure out how to get the scent off the dog, but how to get it out of the trailer. Yikes.

It's a really big decision. We literally looked at every smaller trailer in the market, back in 2007. Still enjoying our 2008. Typing this as we're camped. About 24 weeks so far, this year. Look at width, and tracking, hull and frame, and look again. You'll figure it out.