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5000 pounds towing is sufficient. We took our le1 home with a 2004 Volvo xc90, similar tow rating. We felt it in the hills. Otherwise, ok. We never towed in the mountains with the xc90, expecting it to be a poorer choice than my 5.3, 2005 Silverado. My concern would be the tongue weight rating. If that's still 350 with the all wheel drive, you're going to have to be careful about weight up front, even in the relative flats. Our tongue weight, no basket, loaded for camping, is 320, at the scale. That's a pretty close margin. Just things to think about. I don't know where you live, but I would say, I don't think I'd like to take your vehicle through the western mountains. Eastern US, probably ok, but annoying on high hills, even if you watch loading, because of the tongue weight limitation. I would say, the Pilot is probably ok, but marginal. Enough to get home, explore locally, and find the TV you want.

Hi, and welcome! Connecticut is so pretty, and historic. My college roommate and her husband live in the lovely countryside, not far from Waterbury. Happy travels!

So happy for you! Enjoy that bonus season . We are so happy to be out and about, camping again. I know you will be, too!

Back in the day, we gave a few bottles of this to camping friends. It's all fun.

Yes, it travels well.:) ! I like the kirkland New Zealand savignon blanc in bottles better (someone told me it's kim, under the label, but I don't know.) But, bottles are harder to recycle, traveling.

That should help keep the fan blades cleaner. They're a pain to clean, in ours. Thanks.

So, we picked up the Westinghouse gen, and Paulbset it up. It's not as quiet as our Honda 1000, but it sure isn't noisy , either. I'd feel no embarrassment, running it in a campground. I like the display functions, though you have to get down low to cycle through. It came with oil, a cute funnel that screws in, and a barbie sized toolkit. Pretty pleased. Started on second pull. We didn't need it for anything else, so we plugged in my ancient 1400 watt travel hair dryer to test it out. In eco mode, it actually rivals the Honda. Without, its a tiny bit noisier, but easily managed. Short video attached. I was standing by the tongue, so 12 or 13 feet, no load. We'll keep it. 20210426_141320.mp4

I'm curious. Does the maxfann not have a removeable bottom screen, like our very old fantastic vent? Most of our dirt is from the outside, even though it's almost always used on exhaust. Curious, as I've never had a maxxfan, other than the new bath vent. That inside screen is removeable for cleaning. Not as easy as fantastic (two or three tiny screws on the maxx), but, it is removeable. Love the idea of the filter material darkening the interior space, though. Might do this on the fantastic, just for the darkness

That's the gap starlink was designed to fill. I hope service is available in your area soon.

I know. My husband went out a few days ago and turned on the fridge. He couldn't hear anything, so aked me to check. I could hear it when I bent down, next to the fridge door. The old three ways didn't make much of a sound, either.

I would add this. The 115 is organized very similarly to the Norcold that will be in your trailer when you pick it up. I'd just try it awhile, and see what you think. The 3ways are quite efficient on gas. We actually really liked our first Fridge, the Norcold. As we did the 2nd, the Dometic three way. We've never replaced a working fridge with something different. We chose the tf130 because we could do the install ourselves, and it fit through the door and opening if our older trailer, without having to remove the shower wall. And, we picked up a little capacity, an interior light, and a drawer beneath. Remember, our trailer is over 13 years old, and has traveled over 110,000 miles. We've had to replace a few things over the years .

When we picked up in February, 2008, we headed straight south to the Florida panhandle. We often still choose that slightly longer (but scenic and more relaxing) route over the aggravating Atlanta/i75 route. From the panhandle, go east to Jacksonville and St. Augustine, if you're interested in Florida. But, it's good to have reservations in Florida in high season.

The compressors are very, very quiet. Not noticeable to me at all. The biggest downside is the power consumption. Though the Danfoss/Secop compressors are extremely efficient, they still use a lot more power (roughly 55 to 70 amp hours a day) than a three-way running on gas.

From specs, cf115, 32iter freezer. Cf130, 6 liters. But the fridge capacity is smaller in the 115.

You'll actually need some venting strips to adapt the rough opening, as all the dc fridges that fit are smaller in footprint, but larger in fridge capacity. The freezer on the 130s is small. Like a large shoebox. Maybe not even 1 cubic foot. We're driving right now, but I could measure later.

Yes, it will fit. The 115 is smaller than the TF130 that I have. I believe Overland's isotherm is also 130 liter.

We just saw an Elite II heading eastbound on I26, about 30 miles east of Columbia. Safe travels!

Elon predicting mobile starlink by end of the year. Hope that's true, but usually delays with Tesla launches. We'll see. Good news, anyway.

Is the bathroom fan closed? Could this be rain water?

Radpy, we've camped a few times outside of DC, and taken the metro into the National Mall. https://www.novaparks.com/parks/pohick-bay-regional-park From Pohick Bay, we drove to the nearby shopping mall, and took a courtesy bus to the metro station. I don't know if the mall still cooperates with parking or not, but I'm sure you could find out online. We've also camped at Greenbelt Park, walked to the train station, and took the metro to the National Mall. Traffic was worse driving into Greenbelt, but it was nice to just walk a bit to the station. Beats driving a big truck into DC, and struggling with parking.

Red is probably available. One of my fave colors, too. Here you go

My Camp shoes look more like this. Not suitable for dancing. 😁 Wish they were. Still looking for a pair like yours, @Overland

Agreed. We take our shoes off at the door. I always carry easy on/off clogs for around the campsite. The difficulty is, multiple footwear choices, inside the door.

I have a collection of old, very long tent stakes. If I can't drive them in, it's kind of, oh well. Not meant to be, and we live with a heavy walkoff mat. I actually don't like mats over gravel. Tripping hazard, over unseen surfaces.

The thing is, everyone is correct. Because everyone has different needs, wants, and situations. Overland knows the calcs as well as anyone. We are severe power misers, accustomed to camping without power, and no 110 appliances or inverters. JED uses an inverter, at least sometimes. I wouldn't recommend a dc fridge to most people who have our puny batteries, and limited solar. Even though we doubled our solar, I'm still not recommending dc fridge to those who aren't willing to monitor limited agm battery power. I've spent (as I've mentioned other times) hours, chasing the sun with portable solar. And, in crappy days, I still have to run a fossil fuel Honda 1000 for a half hour to an hour in the morning. Everyone has a different plan, situation, and certainly, most have more battery power than I do. And, most don't want to limit consumption as much as we do. If I had lithium, I could certainly relax for a weekend. But, hey. I'm the one who monitors pretty much everything, at home, or camping. I know what we "need", and yes, there is certainly more I'd love to have. But, indecisive if it's worth it, for us, and our habits. More power to you all with lithium. (No pun intended.)