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That's funny. 😅

So, did you find anything, Susan??

The drawer system is indeed something that has changed, in the kitchen, as the furnace has been wisely moved out of the kitchen. Hopefully, someone with a newer Elite will read this and post. Sherry

I think I posted those crude measurements for someone else, a few months ago. I'll look, before I go measure again. My recommendation has always been IKEA Skubb dividers, and packing cubes. We keep the big dinette made up as a bed, full time, which gives us room for three (important) crates for extra bedding, coats, and clothing, under the bed. No quite sure where the table leg is for the big dinette table, as we haven't used it in ten years. Sherry

We are all wishing you well. Take a night off, or, two, to breathe and relax and recharge. This is a really big change, but many others have done it. You're as capable as most, even if it's all new. None of this is rocket science . I would also like to add my sympathies for the loss of your brother. And, for the deteriorating health of your mom. You'll be fine, eventually. Keep your head up and clear. You have friends here that you've never (personally) met. Sherry

Btw, part of my mother's family lives in Wisconsin, and great grandparents emigrated to Wisconsin. You live in a camping paradise, imo. A varied, and beautiful landscape. I'm sure you will enjoy your camping explorations, as we have, camping in your beautiful state.

Welcome to the group! We normally fill our tanks at a Tractor Supply, or other supplier that charges by the pound instead of "flat rate fill." 20 lb tanks are easier to handle. Tractor supply attendants will not lift the tanks out for you. A spare is easy to carry in the truck bed, if necessary. (Always contained/strapped to insure it stays upright.) We camp in shoulder season, not winter, if we can avoid it. 🙂 I've never really spent much time monitoring our propane usage, as we refill when one bottle empties. In an Elite with just 2 batteries, usually without hookups, I'm more concerned about 12v to run the power greedy furnace fan. If you have 110, you can easily supplement the furnace with a small electric heater. If you normally camp at serviced campgrounds, with electric hookups, I certainly don't see much advantage to lithium. Nor full solar. Your suitcase solar, with 4 batteries, will probably give you enough power to manage a long weekend, or a week, if you can conserve power. I do love agm for many reasons, including cold weather, and no real maintenance. Will you be parking your trailer at home? (Many of us here cannot.) If you are, and can keep the fla batteries plugged into a charger, so they remain fully charged, and are willing to do the appropriate checks and maintenance, flooded is fine. And included. As I said, we don't have hookups most of the time. We make our power from the sun. So, our situation is very different. Good luck with your decisions. It's really difficult these days, with all the available options.

You can buy a hitch pin lock at Tractor supply in Hohenwald if you don't find it before you leave. It may turn up. We have one milk crate in the back where we keep all the setup items. (Blocks, chocks, locks, water hose and filter.) You will also find organizing easier when you actually get to use your Oliver, and see how all the pieces fit.

I didn't find any moisture in the attic this time, but we've had to reseal it every three or four years, as it has indeed leaked in the past. Since the lens had hairline, probably surface cracks, it seemed to be the right time to replace it, rather than reseal this year and replace next.

I didn't find one, either. If you need some measurements, I can try to help. I don't think they've done many changes to the Elite hull over the years.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Judging from many questions on the forum, you are not alone in buying a trailer without towing experience.

It will all make a lot more sense when you see the system put together. You can try your hitch lock without the hitch. Run it through the holes in the "square thingy," your truck's "receiver, to make sure it's long enough, and whether it's the right diameter for the hole drilled in your receiver.

You may still want to purchase the Reese ball lock, or something like it, for use when you are camped. Most of us do. It's one more key to carry, but one more lock to make your trailer a slightly less attractive target. The ball bearing John suggested is a good idea, and no key. But it's not readily visible, and would drop out if the lock on the bulldog collar were defeated.

I found this site, with several types of tonneau covers that work with toolboxes. Even Diamondback makes one. Pricey, though. https://www.autoanything.com/tonneau-covers/20A50299A1.aspx

Fran, I'm curious as to how the dicor held up on your van roof?

I wouldn't carry a genset on its side, as it would probably mess with the oil. There are tonneau covers made to accomodate tool boxes. Undercover used to do that. Not as waterproof, but gets stuff out of sight/mind. Otherwise, I recommend the battered tomato box. 🙂

In our 2008 , anything lost, is , well, lost. Unless you disassemble a lot of stuff. I don't know about yours. You are a long ways ahead of mine, #12

Before this, I've been using stickyback silicone bumpers for cabinet doors. They only last a few months.

So, today's purchase barely makes it under the $20 limit, at $19 . But, I'm really happy to find it, at Costco. I use a larger wok skillet a lot, at home. This little pan has high sides, 6 inch bottom, and 10 inches across the top. It will be great for cooking veggies, and super for skillet dinners. Should be small enough to fit in the drawer, and the smaller pan bottom still allows air to the smev burner. I'll probably retire the small fry pan I carry. For 13 years, it's been one small pot, one small fry pan.

Thanks. I'm missing a few, too! Dometic, if they have them, is far more expensive.

I don't know about your trailer, but we have two switches for the pump. Main switch at the door. Switch in the kitchen. Don't think light would come on though, if main were off. At this point, I'd be looking for a loose connection.

I would highly doubt that there is an audible alarm on the Norcold. Neither our Norcokd nor or Dometic in that size had an alarm. Would be nice if I'm wrong. Sherry

Hurricane season is over. Supply chains are opening up. Get the yamaha, if it's what you really want, but one of the lesser names, purchased from Costco or another source with a good return policy, would also do quite well.

I've said it before, often the best tow vehicle is the one you already own, and like.

We have never used an Anderson with our Elite. It weighs in just under 4000 pounds, loaded for camping. 420 on the tongue, with partial grey, black and fresh. It would obviously be more if we had full tanks, or a basket on rhe front. Tow ratings on our various vehicles over the past 13 years were 4900, 7500, and 8000+ lbs. My Silverado (7500) was our favorite travel vehicle, but we need the 4 x 4 of the ram, so that's what we normally use. Don't load up your trailer with unnecessary stuff. Leave the rock collection at home. Check your payload sticker. And your vin for tow capacity. I'm sure you're likely legal, without the wdh, if you don't go crazy overloading. The Elite Ii is another story. Much heavier trailer.