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It's fine. We'll find you.

Absolutely. Pleasant tune.

@Nancy K. I love your glamping doll set. It's adorable. ❤

@Mountainman198 I think you have a good plan, as in try the cushions first, as opposed to mattresses, right off the bat. The foam in our cushions is pretty dense, great for seating, a little hard for sleeping. Needs a mattress topper (you could cut two from a queen for twins), imo. Whether you choose a fabric, or ultrafabric, is a personal choice. As far as cost, to replace later, that varies widely. Oliver obviously gets a volume discount. Custom in my neighborhood is pricey, but if you reuse the foam, a bit less. I also got a big savings on my boat cushions years ago because the upholsterer (unusually) allowed me to buy and supply the fabric. Many won't let you do that. So, I was able to buy commercial grade fabric from a roll end/surplus site, for 2/3 off. I wasn't able to reuse the foam, in that project. old. You could download the measurements for cushions, and price locally, if you are curious.

Happy St. Patrick's day And an Irish blessing for the day

Those people were extremely lucky. Kudos and then some, to the first responders. This will be an amazing campfire story, for many years.

I think so, too. I'm trying to figure out what I'd have to give up, in limited indoor space, to accommodate anything else beyond what we already have crammed in. Or, seal the battery compartment, and open it up to indoor space.

Seadawg (me) would say big leaps from 2008. I'd say, get out and get camping. Drive a ton of miles. Enjoy the heck out of your camper, as we have.

@Geronimo John those are all good, real world comparisons. Thanks. My first advice to Imelda was to get the soft start installed. You or I could do it. She doesn't feel comfortable with doing that. So, she should find the cost difference in having someone else do it. This forum sometimes tends to trend to those with a lot of skills. Not everyone has those skills. That shouldn't be a demeaning thing. Ever. Our forum should help those who want to know what "to ask for" in an estimate, if the owner doesn't have the skills. As a young kid, my dad taught me how to troubleshoot. Even if I couldn't fix it. At least I wasn't at the total blank end of the stick, when I needed help. I think you know what I mean. I know you have heart. If you , or many of us , were nearby , I know she'd have help.

No worries. We all just try to do our best in real world advice. I know what I can lift and carry. I'm guessing imelda might be like me.

Welcome aboard, Ollie day. *and, love your name.❤ ) Westfalia adventure wagon? <Swoon.> Yes to solar. And agm. Anything else that's not standard, I could probably live without. Others can tell you about the nature's head. We don't (yet) have one in our 2008. There's so much standard, today.

? Two of the ai gensets is not a bad or expensive deal. They come with the parallel cables, or at least, they used to. You only need one to charge the battery. Two to run the ac without soft start. Lifting each is within most people's capability. Big gensets are a tougher lift. I can lift the small ai she suggested, easily. I thought it was a useful suggestion. Maybe not. Btw, I'm an older woman, not a guy. So, I am probably a little more understanding of weights for smaller women to lift. I'd rather double up, on rare occasions when she needed ac,,than carry a big unit on the tongue . Just my thoughts. Sherry

Or, you could buy a pair of the ai generators, and connect them with the supplied parallel cables.

You could also call your local rv repair and see what they'd charge to install the soft start.

I won't use anything else. Too much work for cheap substitutes that don't last. Some years ago, we started treating zippers on the boat with a product called zipper lube. Really helps with longevity. Even ykk gets tired on the sun.

Trust me, spills are not an unusual thing on boats.... I'm just really happy with the Ultrafabric, and I was skeptical, too, when our friend who works in the luxury yacht industry strongly recommended the Brisa. We both owe him. It's his birthday today, so raise a glass. At this point, I'm convinced the cushions should be good for another 10 years. Which makes me really happy, as cushion replacement is not cheap.

@Jairon We took the boat on a little trip this past week, and I thought about your Brisa questions. I took a photo of one settee's salon cushions, which are now 9 or 10 years old. They're in remarkably good shape, I think. A bit of stretch, as would be expected, especially with the rolled front edge for leg support when seated. I got all the tiny spots out. There's one tiny snag in one seat cushion, probably from someone sitting on it with a tool or something sharp in his pocket. Or dropping something like it. 🤔 As per instructions, I clean only with water or a mild soap solution, and don't treat them with anything. The main salon is favorite sleeping spot for off watch crew. (Least movement, center of the boat.) We do take them off the boat in the off season, and store them in the garage.

If you don't get the nature's head, you won't need to cover the toilet or keep it dry. If you do get the nh, you need to keep water out of it, but that could be accomplished with a big trah bag, or a plastic tablecloth. We boondock 99 per cent of the time. We had a microwave, but I think it died from lack of use. We removed it a few years ago, and built our own storage cabinet. Since you're not given a credit, you might as well get the microwave. See if you use it. Many do.

Imelda, which ac unit do you have in your trailer? My sister had the same genset. It would not run her dometic 13,500 ac. She did not have the soft start.

Using a tpms with a temp sensor will help assure you never see the warning light of the glowing overheated hub, btw. Even though it reads air temp, not hub temp, it'll give you a warning before the disaster "glow." Btw, did you guys know there are actually bolts manufactured for semi trailers that have temp sensors? I didn't, til I looked today.

Thanks.

How times have changed. Our connectivity was so limited in Canada in 2008/9. Now, one if our phones (Verizon and tmobile) works about anywhere that actually has signal. And free for certain services.

Fall creek falls is about 2.5 hours from Hohenwald. It's one of the Tennessee resort campgrounds. Beautiful trails. Golf course. Amphitheater. With over 200 campsites, it's not the quiet, unknown spot, though.

I was looking for something else, and happened across this really old thread. When Canada reopens, the route across the top of the lakes is a great trip. As are many, in Canada. And, if they don't reopen the borders, our very own northeast is spectacular. (Though I suspect some would rather we left that unsaid.?) Except for well known national parks, camping in New England, and the upper states, has been blissfully quiet, and beautiful.