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Wow! Your son did an amazing job on the model. This made my day. Thank you.

Merry Christmas !

We are fortunate to live in a neighborhood like the old days. Borrow an egg, a cup of flour. Air up tires, if you have a compressor. Etc. We share . One of my newest neighbors dropped off cookies on our doorstep today, Christmas eve. We had lost my mother -in-law's recipe for spritzen cookies, though I had saved her 50s press for my daughter. My new neighbor's cookies tasted just like the cookies my daughter "helped" her gramma Zizi make, so many years ago. My neighbor, Beth has offered not only her recipe, but lessons for my daughter. Which is wonderful, because I never was much of a baker. I depended on my mother-in-law for cookie exchanges , among so many other things. She was amazing, and I miss her so much. This may seem silly, and a small thing, but small things do indeed matter. Spritzer cookies are small, but big in memories in our family. Merry Christmas. Sherry

Christmas Florida style. The little boat parade in our daughter's neighborhood, past weekend. We wish you a safe and happy holiday.

Overland had it right. Our first gen Ollies had one outside dc outlet here:

The idea is that the cable is long enough to make turns and maneuvers, but actuates if you actually have a hitch failure. Yes, it's tricky. But should something give, you want it to work. I've never had it happen. But I've known a few (non oliver) friends who actually needed that safety.

Imo, they're all weak on 12v. Better to get a good lithium battery vacuum, like a Dyson, and charge when you have 110. I have a 12vhair dryer. And a 12v blender. Neither really strong on 12v

We've never had one, but others have found great benefits. We load our trailer with collected rainwater, when we leave home. So, no softener needed there. Along the way, we are picky about where we take on water. We also primarily work from the tank, not city connections. I think if we traveled more out west, I'd look at a softener. Yours looks good .

And yes, the outside one is mostly for an air compressor, as topgun noted.

Wow! Welcome to another Elite I, from an original gen Elite. (#12).

We use the one on the outside, far more than the two on the inside. We used to use one on the inside for a small (700 watt?) Inverter for a laptop. We really only use it for usb converters now.

That's a great idea, and one I will probably adopt. We have two 12v ports in our 2008, and having to carry an adaptor would be one less item to remember. We did something similar on the boat. Why not in the Ollie?

Merry Christmas! That looks amazing! What tile did you use for the backsplashes?

Bobfirst, if your detector ONLY alarms when the propane is turned on at the bottle, it's really important to determine if you have a leak. Propane is heavier than air. It can sink into the interstitial space between the hulls. Do you own, or have access to a propane sniffer?

The scandvik isn't a "looker," either. But it works well. Except for the little knobs for controls, imo. They're difficult to operate with soapy hands.

I missed that point. And, it's important. Even though we (original 2007/8/9) owners could have felt orphaned, we never did. The factory and family supported us til production resumed. It is indeed an important note.

Burro was around for a good while. You'll also occasionally find uhaul travel trailers from (probably) the same molds. Same design. But, a uhaul logo. The burro website survived for many years beyond the plant closing. It was weird to bring it up, but no one to communicate with. Many called it a "ghost site." I, personally, never cared for the longitudinal seam, like the egg camper. But, you'll still see vintage burro and uhaul trailers online, and at some rallies. Not a project for me, but I've seen some incredible restoration photos over the years. More power to them.

In our older trailers, the shower and faucet were one unit. Scandvik marine hardware. You lift the faucet out of the sink, and put it up on a hook. No diverter necessary. Pretty common in boats, especially older ones like ours . This will obviously work. But, you lose that precious bit of counterspace to the right of the faucet . I do like the idea of the access panel. Now wondering if I could modify the abs insert on ours. Probably not. It's not that strong. Not like your hatch. I do agree, high Sierra is highly rated.

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!