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We chose black graphics, as well. We've towed our 2008 Elite with three different vehicles (so far), three different colors. Black and white work with any color. Like a tux, or a black cocktail dress.. And, works in all seasons.

Maybe the camper and trips will keep you busy enough to keep you out if the workforce. 🙂 It's been great for us. Planning trips and traveling is a lot more fun than running a business. At least, for me. 🙂

That made me smile. Two good choices here. Have you seen an Oliver in person yet? Now that you've joined the forum, you'll be able to see the classified ads. They tend to sell quite quickly. Welcome to the forum. Lots of Texans here.

To answer the first part of your question, we don't carry any caulk or sealants with us, on a regular basis. Many of the better ones are fairly expensive and only have a year or two shelf life, even unopened. Open, some need to be used as soon as opened, or maybe get a month or two with resealing and cool storage. Storing them in a hot truck would accelerate the decline, and I'm not giving up fridge space for something we can buy at any marine store, or in some cases, a building supply, if we actually have a need. We do carry a roll or two of duct tape, which can be used in an emergency to seal a leak, or seal off a suspected leak. Clear is nice for that. Doesn't stand out so much.

So, I found these mentioned on the Travato website today, then on Amazon. Has anyonectried the "anything keepers" or "everything keepers"? I think the smaller anything would fit under the lip of my tabletop, and store spices, and maybe a remote or two. If we actually liked it, one over the foot of the bed could hold my glasses, book, and perhaps my phone at night? They're a bit pricey, ($30 and $40 on Amazon) but years ago I had an undercabinet knife rack, undercabinet coffee maker, etc. Loved them.

I think that's probably the coleman mach 10 ndq with soft start built in. Too big for my Elite, I think. Hope they'll expand the technology to smaller units.

Congratulations!

Not for nothing, but I put our paper towel holder over the bed, instead of the cooktop. I had reservations about a big roll of paper over flames.🤔 And, I can use the back burner without concerns . In 13 camping seasons, it hasn't bothered us above the bed.

In the photo, you can see edge of one of our new panels. We have upgraded from 2 x 100 watt panels, side mount, to 2x 200 watt panels. That writeup to follow soon.

You could follow the topics, if not too many. You can see your followed topics in your profile, I think.

Our third taillight has had its issues over the 13 years, requiring resealing every 3 years or so. This year, it developed some hairline cracks, as well. We decided to remove and replace the lens. Ours was held mostly by (probably 4200) adhesive, and a few dabs of epoxy. The adhesive loosened with a heatgun on low in the attic, and a plastic scraper. The epoxy was mostly mechanical, plus heat. And not fun. We broke the lens in several places removing it. We installed the new lens from Oliver with a bed of grey butyl tape. Since that's not truly an adhesive, Paul added 6 small stainless screws. We felt pretty comfortable with the addition of the screws, since butyl is pretty much self-healin, self-sealing. After a couple days for the butyl to rest, he applied loctite marine to the exposed edge of the trimmed butyl, to protect it from uv and dirt . Today, we added a lip of eze rv gutter on the eyebrow, for good measure, extending beyond the length of the bottom of the trapezoid lens. I can't tell you for another 5 or 6 years if this is a better solution, but I'll be able to tell sooner if it fails. We'll see. We're both very happy with tried and true old school butyl as window and hatch bedding.

The new 2022 Tundra may be released as early as mid-year, 2021, according to this article. https://www-motortrend-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.motortrend.com/news/2022-toyota-tundra-pickup-truck-everything-we-know/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16083150847211&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motortrend.com%2Fnews%2F2022-toyota-tundra-pickup-truck-everything-we-know%2F Careful what you wish for, though. Looks like the big v8 may be going away. Then again, the whole article is speculation based on leaks, so who knows?

Awesome. Enjoy your night.

We're excited for you! And, we'll look forward to your photos. Sherry

Ride fly, how many of those marine group 27 batteries do you have?

I will also say, none of this is rocket science. Hundreds of thousands of people rent or buy rvs and towables every year, and they figure it out . I do remember my mother-in-law telling me about the adventure of picking up their Dolphin camper in Southern California in the 70s. No initiation. No walk thru. Handed them the keys, and off they went to western NY. No camping experience, beyond cabin camping in Canada. (No cell phones or Google, then, either.) They learned a lot from fellow campers ar rv parks. They made it. And loved that crazy little camper for over a decade. Even when the gulls stole a steak from their grill at ft. Desoto.... Theirs looked a lot like this one. Btw, I really miss my in-laws. They were super people.. but,, this memory makes me smile.

Another thought is, we keep the big dinette made up as a bed, all the time. Not everyone does, but, it's something to consider

What's the flooring choice with grey jay?

Personally, my choice would be wild west. It's a bit lighter, a tiny bit more brown. From what I see online, never having seen either in person. I'm glad you asked for swatches. Even if they're small, it helps.

I think it's quite smart to rent and try out camping. See if you really like it. Renting the airstream set up in a nice park is a start. Gets your toe in the water without spending all your time learning a bunch of new skill sets. Work your way up, though, and rent a towable camper, later too, if you have or can borrow a suitable tow vehicle. Even better if you can camp with friends or relatives who are experienced campers.

Both of our bluesky controllers are lithium capable. And, they can be wired madter/slave to accomodate additional panels, which I would seriously want if I were investing in lithium. I don't know which one you have, Mike, but a quick call to Ryan in Bluesky tech support will get you the info you need.

Everything really is bigger in Texas, right?

There are so many beautiful places that we have enjoyed that it's hard to pick one. So, I'll go with Deer Island Point campground in New Brunswick. We took the (free) ferry from letete, nb, and planned to stay one night, then ferry to Campobello, and on to Maine. The campground was "officially" closed for the season, but the tourist office said we could dry camp. No services, but no fees. Don't leave a mess. Our site, right at the point, (may have been a tent site, not sure) was just amazing. Marine life, walk down to see the maelstrom, (old sow), and watch the ferries. Absolutely incredible. We kept rearranging our schedule, and stayed four days, leaving our special quiet place, with a heavy heart. The little island is lovely, and quiet, off season. It was cool/cold, but so very beautiful. Probably more crowded in season. Campobello was a fascinating day, when we finally left.

Depending on where you go, and power needs, you can run with 2 of the 4 agms. Take two offline.. Probably still more battery power than we have, in our Elite.