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Pretty site! I know you're on a long trip. Safe travels, and be careful.

I know a lot of people don't like "swooshes." I get that . I understand that Oliver is offering a referral to aftermarket graphics? Is that so? New folks?

We've never had a front logo. Florida love bugs..

If there's trash in the can, I tie the trash bag. Ours rides fine, in the bath, or under the small dinette. I usually block the trash can (often empty of trash, filled with cleaning supplies) in the bath floor, with other small, soft things that might fly if we hit a pothole. Often , a soft duffel bag to wedge everything in place . I don't leave anything unsecured on the bath counter that's heavy or sharp, that could hit the door, but soap, shampoo, etc, riding in the bath sink has been fine. Over 100,000 miles, 14 seasons, we've not lost a drawer, or a door. Do make sure you check all door latches (cabinets, closet, bath) are closed before takeoff . Like Taylor.coyote, when we had a microwave, I wrapped the plate and left it in the microwave. We rarely used it, so other storage items crammed in kept everything from moving. We have a cabinet, now. Gave up on the microwave when it died, from lack of use, after 10 years. I usually wedge the small dinette cushions on the curbside of our bed. The fabric on my cushions is slick, so sometimes they'd ride, sometimes not. Easier to move the four cushions, than pick them up off the floor, imo. It takes less than a minute, each way. In the kitchen sink, I have a dish pan, actually two that nest, turn the drain rack up, and wedge a tea kettle, coffee urn, and a dish towel, for travel. Not pretty, but it's worked. I store nothing heavy up high, just like in the boat. Canned goods, tools, storage bins,, etc, are always low. Plastics, softer and lighter food packages, etc, are high. I use ikea skubb flexible fabric bins, ebags luggage cubes, and a few old Tupperware containers to corral stuff up in the top cabinets. Fabric dividers help squish into the curves. My pot, fry pan , and wok skillet are always down low. You'll figure it out. How you store depends on what you carry. My rule is heavy low, light high. Better for center of gravity, and when you open a cabinet door, something heavy won't fall in your head.

I wouldn't count on that. If your fridge were to cut out, it probably would be an overheat situation. If your trailer were that far out if level, you'd probably be very uncomfortable, anyway. Absorption fridges work on circulating gases, changing from liquid to gas,and vice versa, pulling heat from the unit, and venting heat from the top vent. The biggest deal with absorption fridges is getting enough air circulation to exhaust the heat. Putting screen mesh that's too small on the fridge vents is a problem, too. If the liquid /gas can't exhaust heat properly, it gets super hot, and could lead to a thermal cutoff. I don't know if the norcold or dometic have that cutoff, as we never ran into that situation, but I suspect they do. It would make sense. Being too far out of level for too long can cause the liquid to pond, and overheat, and crystallize. All of which are "bad" for the cooling unit, and can cause permanent damage. That's a pretty rare situation, actually, because if you're in the trailer, you'd feel it. What's too out of level? For me, if I needed one extra thin pillow to feel comfy, probably ok. Two is too much, and that's ok, because my neck would hurt, anyway . If the bathroom door closes ok, you're probably good. I have a little pocket level velcro'd inside the door. Maybe 5". If the bubble is less than an 1/8 of a bubble out, either way, on the floor, I'm ok. I've actually rarely used a level. I just walk around. If I'm feeling ok, the fridge would be, too. Sometimes, I use a half empty water bottle, turned on its side. Mostly, we decide if we're level enough on how I feel, walking around, before we take the trailer off the ball. (Same when we had a three way. No different with the compressor fridge. I have a huge problem sleeping on a steep angle of heel on the boat, too.)

We'd all undoubtedly agree that Question Mark's Elite shouldn't have left the factory that way. Oliver does have a few people who read the site, but it's only a part of their job description. Service and factory also communicate.

Honestly, if I were the op, I'd try out the 3way,, on a shorter trip. If it works, keep it til it doesn't . Hard swap, no. Waste of money, if what you have, works. Imo

Many probably couldn't afford those trailers. Let's get realistic.

There a very pretty trailer in Wisconsin. Probably Milwaukee area, from the colors. Gold and black. Milwaukee colors. If at least pm a nd take a look.

I've actually thought about reversing the day/night at the back window. We rarely camp where we need the privacy of the day shade. Just don't want to be awakened at 6 am, in summer.

The older units, like our 2008, have an awning window. Same sort of clip/spring attachment for the screen Pros and cons: Pros: Full view, no divider. Rain sheds off the awning window, so we can leave it open in the rain . Cons: No weepholes, when closed. Ev gutter is an important addition. Folding Mechanism for holding window out is a bit fragile . Don't force it. It allows about 4" at the bottom, which gives plenty of airflow. We can only use privacy blind, one way. (No day /screen shade) Emergency exit handle is a stopper, allows light in about 1/2 inch, at the bottom, in the morning. I stuff pipe insulation into the space, to close the blind completely. I am particularly sensitive to light. Doesn't bother my husband, at all. I think his eyelids must be thicker. 😄 The spring mechanism is a safety feature, on the the screen. Hit it with your fist,, and it will pop out.

The Elegance can be ordered with a flange, but it probably wouldn't be wide enough to cover the raw fiberglass edge. We covered our raw edge with some trim lock automotive channel, in black. Bummer that they sent the wrong door. I still sometimes wish I'd found a drawer freezer to fit in the microwave cavity, but that would double my power needs, and unless/until we switch up to lithium, that's a no go with my relatively puny two x 105 ah agms. I'd be way better off with a portable freezer like yours, in the truck. Still in all, we're happy with the fridge. It has been very reliable, and cools down fast. The tiny freezer does make ice in a short time. My problems with the handle and free,we door were my own fault. It would be nice if Oliver offered a compressor fridge as an option, for those with the lithium package.

Which handle do you have, Overland? I kind of remember your fridge handle being in the middle, like the Elegance? Both were available when I was studying reviews, looking for a 12v fridge. Mine, like the classic, is at the opening top edge. The catch is plastic, with a triangular piece of thin metal that acts as the spring. I've had to fix it twice. I suspect your fan and asu do make a difference. You may also have more insulation in your door than mine. I can sometimes see the outlines of the door shelves, in condensation. The freezer doesn't ice much in spring and fall. But humid weather like this summer in NC, it's something I have to keep up with. I broke the freezer door when I let it go too long, and they're neither inexpensive, nor easy to find. I may just try the fan first.

The 130 liter models will fit in the cavity (cruise elegance, with the same tiny freezer as our Truckfrudge, or cruise elegance drink, which has no freezer so a slightly larger fridge capacity.) I don't think Isotherm makes the 130 classic anymore, which has a different handle, freezer door, and weaker hinges. If you were to find one, I'd skip it and go with the cruise elegance. Our truckfridge 130, also made by indel, has a kind of hybrid between the two. The weird handle on the door, but the better freezer door. There's a little stainless bracket on the bottom front left corner that helps support the closed door, and keeps the door well-sealed, but I have to push in on that bottom corner to get a good seal. One other thing about the indel 130s. There us no condensate drain. Water collects in a drip pan below the freezer, and it needs to be checked and emptied frequently, or the freezer ices up very quickly in humid weather. Ours needs to be defrosted every two to three weeks in humid weather. The drink model has no freezer, and water is collected in a tray and sent to an evaporator plate .

Sams club might possibly order them for you, depending on your local area. They show them on their website. My local Costco couldn't order them for me. Yes, I'd want the better sidewalls of the atx, also.

Again, I'd say it's lawyerspeak . But,, I haven't used tank water for drinking in 40 years. We carry water from home in five gallon containers (refillable, if we find good water), or buy gallons at Walmart, aldi, or lidl.

I'd love to have an uncut panel, like Overland, for our fridge, but we did the retrofit gig. Last Tuesday, we had over 12 inches of rain, in 28 hours. I had some tiny seepage from the upper fridge vent (my fault, rally, still just using double layer of visqueen clamped into the fridge vent panel. I need to work on that. ) Rains were truly torrential. In a somewhat dry break, I duct taped around the upper fridge panel. Not sure anything could have withstood that rainfall, but our Oliver was nice and dry. Our tiny murmuring creek, down the hill, became a roaring stream and a waterfall, in a very short time. 20210817_152658.mp4

Fritz, do you know if your earlier dometic had a danfoss/ now Secop compressor? I've read that in earlier fridges, dometic used a compressor they made. Don't know if that's true or not. I think the newer ones use the secop bd35, but not sure. At this point, with two people saying dometic 12v was noisy, glad I don't have one.

Sorry for misreading your problem, @Windwalker. I think Overland and Mossemi have offered good information.

@routlaw, that's not a diss, it's offering your experiences, which is what Southbird was looking for. I am surprised that your Dometic was so noisy. I wonder if it used a different type of compressor? Most marine brands (vitrofrigo, isotherm, etc.) and truckfridge use the Danfoss/secop compressor. Or, if you had a bum fridge. I've never seen or heard a Dometic 12v running, so I couldn't comment there. I, too, think folks get a bit carried away with the leveling for the 3ways. Pretty much, if you're comfortable in the trailer, the fridge is fine. I think our Dometic manual said either 4 or 6 degrees out of level was OK, and we never had any problems in the mountains, either. In many ways, the 3way can be the ideal boondocking fridge, as it doesn't use much dc power running on gas.

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I think you were probably on the right track, with faulty check valve. Post 8, maybe 7. I'll see if I can find another thread, with unrelated content. Imo, that's your issue. Again, welcome back.

Those are all good points, and since you, like we, had prior experience with compressor fridge, I can see your points. Especially with your battery capacity. I could go a week or more, with little sun, with your batteries. I know Oliver owners don't like using any wood, but using wood for blocking, I think, helps reduce noise. Also, getting the fridge off the floor (again, with wood rails), cuts down on reverb. Honestly, I barely hear the compressor in our small elite. It's actually more quiet than the whoosh and etc. of the previous 3way. And, no orange control panel lights, which always bothered me. (Never bothered my husband, though. Everyone is different. ) The truckfridge is pretty sturdy. Doorswing is only one way, not adjustable. Fine with me. The freezer door is a chintzy plastic two pin hinge, but same in more expensive marine isotherm. Keep an eye on ice , as it can break the hinge. (Ask me how I know!) Door comes in black, only, which is fine with me. The freezer is Barbie sized, really tiny. Holds a few frozen items, and two ice cube trays, or five or six meals of proteins, and no trays. In an elite II, you could use a larger Novacool. Pick up a bigger freezer, and still same fridge space. Good luck with your decision .

Hi. Thought you had sold your trailer. Guess I was wrong. Scroll down about 6 posts. Your problem was discussed in this thread. Welcome back!