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If you decide to explore further, this a long thread, with links within to my threads, and others, on conversion. Is it difficult? Not terribly difficult. But, we have a few skills. The most critical (and dangerous) , imo, for average diy guys would be safely removing the propane fridge, and capping the gas line. Working with gas lines is not an amateur task, imo. The install took a bit of adaption, in the cavity, and blocking tabbed to the fiberglass with epoxy. We gained about .5 cf of fridge space, overall, lost a lot of freezer space, and gained a drawer beneath the fridge. Good luck with your decision. Is your 3way not working for you? Can we help? Q

We did our own install. Not difficult, for us. It is not noisy, at all. I hear the fridge more outside the trailer, than inside. Inside, I hear a tiny ping, when it starts up, and a quiet hum, depending on where I am in the trailer. If anything, at all, in the bed. Why do you want a compressor fridge? We replaced our 3way because it died, and the compressor fridge was the easiest swap for us. It does stress power requirements, if you live on solar, as we do. We use 60 to 70 amp hours a day, just for the fridge. Do we love it? Yes. Would we do it again? Yes. Would i replace a working 3way? No. Our fridge is a truckfridge tf130, similar but much less pricey than a marine indel (same compressor and body) stainless of same size. We like it, because it works. Cons, much more power draw than a 3way.

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Little house customs modifies carefree window awnings for the curved hulls of Casita, similar to Oliver's curves. Reed and Karen Lukens had them installed, I believe, in 2017. I don't think they modify for the rear window, just the sides. You could give them a call, Pat.

Thanks, @Fargoman. That's really helpful for others, to have true dimensions. I don't have a microwave anymore. A few questions, with the convection option: You can use metal pans? Can you cover with aluminum foil? I have two airfryers, medium and xl, and love them, at home. In summer heat, they pretty much replace my oven, but I use them year round. I think they're pretty much a mini convection oven. In the airfryers, I use a variety of small, mostly vintage, mostly heavy Danish or German stainless pans, from my mother in law, and thriftshops. I've found the 50 and 60 year old items are sturdy, and clean up easily with a dishcloth or mildest scotchbrite. Plus, they're pretty. I also have one small flat round pan with a lip, from Aldi, kind of granite ware look. It gets a lot of use, too.

Not saying it couldn't ever happen, but 14 seasons, 2008 Elite, 3 different tow vehicles, over 100k miles, no experience with sway, ever. No wdh, no sway bar, older tow vehicles with zip for electronic sway control. Except for change in mpg/range, have to remind ourselves we're towing.

Over 100k, no Anderson or antisway. Three tow vehicles. we have an Elite.

I think our group is pretty special, actually. A lot of intelligent, curious, and caring individuals. I also think that the low, flat tanks are helpful, in many situations. The water weight is spread along the length of the trailer. (We usually tow full, or empty, on fresh water ) We usually tow full, or empty.

Oliver chose Cooper. My cousin's son, a bigrig driver, and a smart kid, chose Cooper at for her, and himself. I looked for Cooper, locally, for my Silverado, but found a deal on pirelllis, so I got those.

Many truck stops have CAT scales. Try to go mid day, when they're not busy. That's what we've done. It's not difficult. Look up instructions online, and you're golden.

The blue sky runs on algorithms. It resets itself when you are truly 100 per cent, if it's a bit off. Ryan is the most excellent service guy, at blue sky. If you call him, make sure you know model number of your controller, and battery specs. (Manufacturer, size, etc.) When the sun goes down, or, if you can trip a breaker and turn off power coming in from solar, and disconnect from hookups, after 20 minutes, what does your battery read, on seelevel, and blue sky? (Turn off any load items- furnace, fan, etc.) Your problem could be with the shunt, settings, or a myriad of other things, but I'd start as above. I'll look up Ryan's email and phone number, after you've checked the true battery voltage. After 20 to 30 minutes of rest, with no load, you should see true battery voltage on both blue sky and seelevel. Mine are usually .1 volts different, but insignificant.

You can go to a CAT scale, and take two measurements. Or,,find a friend with a tongue scale.

The deadbolt in my 2008 is sticking ,again, and I don't want to get locked out. Lubing isn't working. On the list to replace sometime this year. I'll go with the handle lock for awhile. I'd rather someone defeated a lock, than broke a window. I don't have a whole lot of interest to steal, in the trailer, anyway . I'd miss my hiking boots, though. Ten years old, repaired multiple times. Those, I'd miss.

Pretty much all major (real estate, vehicle transfer, etc ) transactions are done via wire transfer. It takes a tiny bit more trouble, but bank checks/cashiers checks are old school, easily forged, and unacceptable. Call your bank rep, for best advice.

Which pd charger/converter are you using, with lithium?

Amazing photos. Amazing trip. Thanks for sharing, and the tips. Happy travels!

One of our friends has had 3 Tundras, over 2 decades . The reliability has been amazing. They don't update often, but, my friend says, why mess with success .

Does Oliver still use the progressive dynamics? I didn't think so, but I could be wrong. Anything I write is a bit of history. Older units,transfer switch. Pd converter charger. Separate (heavy) inverter. Blue sky solar controllers. The prowatt (i think) is strictly an inverter. Would require a separate charger/converter. We abandoned our inverter 6 or 7 years ago, as we no longer needed it, it died, didn't feel the need to replace. Anything 110, we charge from the genset.

Nan, you could check with Good Sam's for a quote. We've had them since day 1. We call in when the trailer is in storage, call four days before we take it out, and get a credit. What we pay is irrelevant, as a 2008. In the beginning, we had full replacement value for a few years. Good Sam's uses different companies on different regions. We also use their towing and roadside insurance. Covers all our vehicles, towing or not,,and has been good in the five or six times we've needed it.

There are a bunch of Ollies out there, following behind Tundras, of various years. Most seem very happy. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/search/?q=Tundra elite Ii&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and

I'd personally use a bit of silicon spray vs wd40, but, yes. Lubing could help. We've never done anything with ours , that I can remember.

Well, that was (kind of) our original route. At the time, 2008, most small trailers had only one battery, group 27 or even smaller. Still common today, in the size of our smaller Elite . We were delighted to have two (2!) flooded batteries, doubling our reserve power.😄 Florida heat, and maintenance of checking water levels, moved us to agms when the flooded batteries died. Two 12v Agms have served us very well. We're on the fence as to whether we "need" lithium, or not. We'll decide when the current agms give us issues. I would love the extra capacity vs space, in our smaller tray. But, realistically, I doubt we " need " them. My husband wants to do the upgrade. We talk about it frequently. (At least twice, today.) We use very little battery power, except for our dc danfoss/secop fridge. We pretty much treat our trailer like a hard sided , comfy tent. Most of our battery power goes to the fridge. Without that, with a 3way fridge, we were golden, for weeks and months on end. (2 x 105 ah 12v batteries ) With the fridge, We're still good, in good weather, or we run the generator when we have to. Depending on the site, shade, etc. Especially weather. We've gone 15 or 20 days, even with the 60 amp hour / day draw of the fridge, in good weather, and two days in crummy weather. (!) With a 3way fridge, running on gas, , never a consideration. (We have 400 watts rooftop solar and 200 portable ) 90 or 120 days without plugging in, camping . We try to camp where we don't need ac. We don't have a microwave, anymore, because we didn't use it. We don't have an inverter. Like I said, we camp, like the trailer is a hard side, comfy tent. It's all about your comfort zone, where and when you camp. I'm not a desert camper (though we've done it), I like green trees, water views, and moderate temps. The Appalachians are our faves, and Canada, in summer, especially the Yukon. Big decisions.

Their website is most user-friendly, I think. You can define diameter and useable length/grip. A little more expensive, but definitely easier to use Plus, I trust their specs I've also used fastenal, locally, for hard to find fasteners and hardware.

Fastenal has the Monroe/vlier at around $26. $20 if you have a wholesale account, and buy online. We have similar t-handle pins on our 2008. Glad we haven't lost one, at that price.