SeaDawg

I know, unlikely we'd ever do an endless shower. Even at home, I set a timer.

We've only hooked up to city water a handful of times in 13 years. We fill the tank, and work from that. We recently bought a regulator, similar to the one franc posted. Thinking/hoping we will get to travel more, if we land at a full size hookup someday, might even be able to check out that "endless shower" with our instantaneous water heater.

I just looked at your forecast. There is a travel advisory for Monday. I'd just stay put, if I were you. Call Oliver on Monday morning. I know you're running out of data, so I'll text you.

We travel with a tiny dog, and no bikes. Just happy to see that you're flexible, for a little dog. Our dog is an international traveler. And, a total princess 👸

I would plug in, if possible. Agm batteries do not love living below full charge. Once you have a full charge, 13.2 ish, they'll be fine. I would look for ghost draws. We narrowed ourselves from over 1 amp to .4

BoB, from what you have said, I agree. If I were Sheri, I would drive in in Monday, and get a better connection . From what I see, from the photos, the disconnect "would" probably work. I don't like it either, but it should work in an emergency. I'd want to get it replaced

So, if you hook up, think you're good, pull ahead 20 feet, and check. You'll see. If you're on the ball, all is tight. I wish I were there to see, but the only way you can engage the collar lock is if you are TOTALLY missing the ball connection.

If your breakaway is connected with proper distance, your emergency brakes will engage, should your trailer "break away ." Thats the purpose of the cable.

Safety breakaway wires are necessary. But, very rarely used. I towed thousands of miles with my dad, without ever needing them. But, when you do, you do. You're fine, going 30 miles to Hohenwald, to check it out. Check your connections when you hitch up. The bulldog is pretty much foolproof, imo. If you are hitched, have the collar lock on place, you're golden. You can't lock the collar if you're not hitched properly. At least, I don't know how you can screw it up. Don't think I could

We keep one day's laundry in a small bag in the bathroom. The rest goes into two ikea bags in the truck bed, presorted. We empty daily.

What day is your appointment in texas?

I can't tell what your distance is, from your photos If I remember correctly, you should have 24 inches of play. You have time. Take it. Use it Take your trailer back in next week, talk to Jason, and get it right. If it's wrong.

You can usually bring gelcoat back with fine rubbing compound, and buffing, waxing etc. Gelcoat isn't a paint, or a coating. It's fiberglass, without the "fiber", and sprayed onto the mold before the rest of the fiberglass is built up. The gelcoat on our trailer is marine grade, fairly thick, and you'd be surprised at what some buffing and waxing can do. Even when it looks chalky and tired.

Looking at the manual for the new Girard power awning, I don't see an attached patio screen room being a very good idea, even if you made one.. At the least, you would have to somehow disable the wind/motion sensor, or risk the awning rolling up on its own, with the screen room attached, which could certainly cause some serious damage. I think a Clam, or something like it, would be your best option, with the new power awning.

I use a old thermal stainless pot from a defunct krups machine. And a big drip cone from Amazon. If you really want steaming coffee to last, preheat the big pot (clean), with boiling water. Let it sit for a minute or two. Return water to the tea kettle. (Same procedure for thermal mugs) Reheat water. Make coffee. The preheated jug or cup keeps coffee hot much longer .

Pink stuff is rv antifreeze. Orange and blue are the typical colors for rv tank treatment.

I saw that someone "liked" this good thread, so I thought I'd bring it back up for discussion. Over the years, I've definitely "culled" the essentials. We travel with some empty cupboard and truck bed space, years in. We carry less every year.

Btw, your toilet probably came with a little bottle of tank treatment. Put most of it down the toilet, but put a quarter down the bathroom sink. The odors will go away, even for those of us with hypersensitive noses, if the shower floor is now clean. Um, when you treat the toilet, open the valve/hole by depressing the pedal at the bottom of the toilet. It will close when you let off the pedal. Ps. Put an inch or so of water in the bowl from a jug, if you still haven't connected to water. There is a rubber seal around the valve at the bottom of the bowl that likes to stick, if it's left without water or rv antifreeze in it. After every dump, you'll need to add a little toilet tank treatment to keep everything happy. An ounce ot so of the orange liquid, or one pod if the pod packets is quite enough. The inexpensive orange liquid at Walmart is fine.

Several "other brands" do offer the midpoint. At a weight I can lift. (Champion, Westinghouse, etc.) Not sure if anyone offers dual fuel at that range, though. Someone eventually will. Because it's so often asked for.

Do you know which way your tanks are set up? It's been pretty cold today in Lewisburg, according to weather.com, but I doubt your furnace ran much your first night. It was much warmer. My guess, not being there, is you are good for tonight, even if you are on the one tank setting. At the very least, if you're actually set in the 55 to 60, and the heat didn't kick on a lot during the day, you should be good for tonight. Maybe tomorrow. The only way to really tell is to remove the hood, and slide your fingertips down to feel the temperature difference, which is actually really hard to do when it's cold out. It's easier to feel the difference in warm air. Or, loosen both tanks, lift and feel weight difference. Assuming you don't have a propane guage, which we don't, either. You can extend the life of your propane by using a small electric heater, when you have hookups. Make sure it has tipover and overheat protection. We put ours under the small dinette, facing out. The furnace rarely kicks in, and we can use free electricity for auxiliary heat. Sidenote, we never leave the electric heater on when we're not physically in the trailer.

Congratulations @ lots of missions accomplished, today! Your trailer looks great.

Try calling here https://rvpartsexpress.com/product/dometic-4450007134-3-way-eyebrow-board/

So, I ran across this today. There's at least one usa owner of the Hymer gt touring.

I don't know of if the Edwin Hymer caravans got off the ground in Europe, but I saw some at the rv supershow in Tampa a few years back. Molded fiberglass . Pop top on some models. Lightweight. Nice finishes. I think all were single axle. https://www.sicardrv.com/blog/post/the-new-2019-erwin-hymer-touring-gt-travel-trailer/ If they did, and you see a used one, I'd take a look. No, they're not Olivers, with our double hull. But significantly lighter, and easier to tow. Never got introduced here, that I know of. Smaller ones were a revival of sorts if the Eriba puck, one if my favorite tiny trailers of all time.

Henry, are you planning to use the trailer in Europe, and ship back and forth? Your original post says "currently living in Europe. " Or, are you moving/returning to the US? If you're looking for a camper for Europe, I suspect there are a number of good brands there, already.