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I think that would be a good addition to the Oliver options list, honestly. We use our manual awning all the time. But window awnings on the street side would be very nice. Years ago, one owner played with the idea of making streetside awnings from solar panels, kind of dual function. He never did it, but youtube rver Tito did. It attaches with suction cups. Karen Luekens and her husband added an awning to the dinette window, a modified Carefree awning from Little House. At that time, Little House still did installs. I think they only ship parts to you now, and you install yourself, or hire someone. Here's a photo of the Luekens' Casita, and their Oliver.

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That's really interesting, and I'd never seen the scrubba before. Like a drybag, with scrubby teeth inside. Not surprising, it's from down under. Collapsible, space saving. I like it !

@jim_oker, traveling, I love the all in one places. There's a laundromat in downtown Jasper, AB. Coin clean. Pizza upstairs. (And, it's really good!) Downstairs, laundry, Snowdome coffee bar, and showers. It's truly the all in one location. We've been there several times.

Since we rarely have power, I'm kind of liking the 2 bucket method. I'd probably add a third, so that I could reuse water from wash cycle, as we did on the farm, when I was a kid, with the wringer washer in the breezeway. Two or three loads washed in the same water, from lightest to heaviest soil. Today's washers are so much more efficient, so at home, we don't have to be quite so concerned. But, I can see the difference in my upstairs front load he washer, and my downstairs top load he washer, in my Phyn app. It's a huge difference in water consumption. Sometimes 10x the water for a load, depending on settings.

From what I've seen, the 30 amp on the companion model is pretty much a Honda thing. You need two generators, of 2000 or 2200 watts, in parallel, with yamaha, honda, any brand to gain the full 30 amps. Watts ÷ volts = amps, forgetting resistance. That doesn't mean you can't run your ac with one yamaha. If you have the easy start,,as you do, you should be fine. I can't personally attest to that, as we don't have that genset, and run our ac only once a year, to test it, at home.

I think Oliver should add something like this to the list of things to bring. Or add it to the starter kit. Rv parks are somewhat notorious for poorly or incorrectly wired electrical posts. These are available everywhere, if you don't own one already. Tractor Supply, Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace, etc., etc.,

This guy has devised an ingenious method, utilizing two five gallon buckets, one with holes, and a plunger. Pretty effective. Depending on cost if buckets (most of us have a bunch of them laying around), probably less than $10. I like the spin method. 🙂 Probably could add a mop bucket wringer. ??? This method could actually work well for us, off grid. That, plus solar clothes dryer-- a length of clothesline on a sunny day, plus clothes pins.

I have. I think the Wonderwash might be about as effective, but more expensive, than a bucket and a dedicated plunger. Both human powered , though 🙂

Here's one thread, spanning four years or so, to get you started:

As we travel, we need to launder clothes, unless we carry immense stocks of fresh clothes. I do some laundry in the sink, and dry outside, or in the shower. Most of the time, on a long trip, we stop at a laundromat every few weeks. I've recently seen a number of ads, and youtube reviews, for portable tiny washing machines, with spin cycle . Have any of you tried anything like this? Somewhere way past handwash, but much smaller machines than a commercial laundromat, obviously. I had a really small, 110 wash and dry set in my apartment when I was first out of college, but not quite this small. In a lively avocado green. Haven't tried any truckbed, carry-along travel solutions, though.

All the cooktops in the original Elite were oriented the other way. Probably still are, as it's the only way it fits. The extension is even more useful in the smaller kitchen of the Elite. Overland did a beautiful job.

We haven't camped in Texas in about 15 years, so I have nothing current to add. (Yes, Pete, I know we're long overdue, and we owe you that stretch of road...) However, friends who used to camp in Texas told me about the great small town municipal campgrounds where they camped, for tiny fees. Like many Midwest states and the Dakota, lots of small towns build campgrounds to bring people in, and support local businesses. Here's one that I remembered reading about, in the Panhandle. (The name makes it obvious why I remember it, and why the song Luckenbach, TX will be playing in my head for days, now.) Waylon Jennings campground, Littlefield, TX. My surprise today--first photo was an Ollie:

Personally, I have adapted to using my phone for most things. Your Verizon choice will likely get you signal in 95 per cent of US. Paul and I swapped carriers a few years ago, because I'm the power user. He's now tmobile, I'm verizon. When and if Canada opens up, tmobile has a connection with Roger's, so his tmobile works better there. As well as most of Europe, and Australia.

The aluminum "attenuation " (diminished signal) is basically the Oliver reflectix/foil insulation. Think-- tin hat. I have that problem at home, with aluminum ribbed roofing. We've worked around it.

I'd probably keep the dot, and a few smart plugs. They don't weigh much, and take up little space. If you later decide to get a Verizon jetpack, your dot could be useful. As far as Netflix, prime tv, hulu, youtube, etc, I can watch TV on my phone , and/or broadcast it to my "smart " TV upstairs . Or, download when I have wifi, and watch later. You could download music and movies to a thumb drive, or portable hard drive, and store a lot. We routinely download some shows to a notebook or laptop before an Alaska trip, because we often have zero signal in our favorite spots in the Yukon and Northern BC. Something to watch on a rainy day. With our unlimited Verizon plan, we never get capped, but there is a throttle back in speed, if we exceed some limit that we've never exceeded . I don't remember what the limit is .

I've experienced the same issues several times over the last month or so. I've forwarded the info to the admin each time, and we've been back up and running quickly. Sherry

I have seen photos of Foy Sperring's wooden dinette tabletops, and they are not only beautiful, but "warm up" the look. Fran, would you consider changing up the table top and microwave and pantry tops, leaving the dark fibergranite in only the wet areas? There's hardly any countertop showing, anyway. I don't know about today's trailers, but the wood top above the fridge in my 2008 is held in place with industrial velcro, and has never budged during travel. Sherry

If you're not camping in an area with a lot of gnats or mosquitoes, you could just run the wire through the sliding screen and window to try it out.

You already have solar on your list. If you plan to boondock a lot, that's the single option that would be on my "must have" list. If that includes agm batteries, I'd definitely like to have those instead of FLA. How many watts of solar in the Legacy Elite I package? We've done really well with 200 watts for many years , until we installed the 12v fridge. Then, we needed portable solar, and some days, a small generator to keep up. We don't have the composting toilet, nor the shower curtain, so I can't comment. I do think the composting toilet will save some water. I would look beyond your current items to portable solar (not necessarily Zamp, which is heavy and pricey), a small generator, and a better battery monitor than the Zamp, if you want to boondock a lot with 2 batteries, you'll want more information than the Zamp monitor provides, imo. These are not on the options list, but our of pocket, I think . I would limit other additions to the trailer which use power. The included 6 gallon water heater worked fine for us , til it died. We added an inverter, then wound up removing it because we didn't use it. We originally had a microwave, but removed it,when it died ,and really enjoy the additional storage. Our television is unplugged. Stereo usually turned off at the breaker. We cook outside, or on the lo stovetop, including coffee. No kuerig for us. This is my opinion,only, but, based on 13 seasons mostly without power. If you plan to camp often with power, it's another ballgame .

Before amazon lockers, I used ups stores as a pickup location. Figured out where I'd be and when, called the store, made sure they offered the service, and had my package shipped there. That involved a small fee paid to the ups store at pickup, but the last time I used this method, the vendor wasn't on Amazon. If you're at a campground or rv park with an office, the office may accept a package for you. Check ahead to make sure, though. Not everyone wants that responsibility.

I haven't seen the gx touch in person. Maybe this weekend? We may (or may not) mask up and brave the St. Pete boat show, since a lot of rain is predicted. Definitely (and sadly) skipping the Tampa RV supershow.

I'm with you, there. 13 seasons in, still happy with our choice. Looking forward to the next decade of camping.

But, if they gave you tpms stems with the truck, as they sometimes do, you are golden. I know a lot of newer trucks have the option to install tpms monitors in/on the trailer tires, so it is integrated with the truck system. We'll see what yours has, eventually. It's also unlikely that you will suffer a flat on the trailer in the first 1000 miles. In the meantime, as I said, chill. You have enough to finish at your current home.

It may be more cost effective for an aftermarket tpms. That can also wait, awhile. Chill. Just a bit. I know this is a big life change. You'll get there!