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Can't help you on the topic (ours is a 2008), but, I would like to welcome you to the forum.

Welcome to the forum, SunySdUp. You can share this thread with your friend. If that doesn't work, let us know. Sherry

Foy, your work is that of a true craftsman. I love seeing your photos! Sherry

The only plumbing we've ever wrecked by freezing (not winterizing early enough, camper in outside storage) was the outside shower. A shutoff inside for cold weather camping would be a nice mod, or factory option.

It's easy, but not inexpensive. Unless you can do it yourself. Even then, zippers and fabric are not very inexpensive. I'm redoing my patio furniture this winter. At a bargain closeout site, my fabric was close to $200, ykk zippers more $, and good thread, more $. My labor, of course, is "free." Small 3 seater sofa, 2 seater love seat, 2 chairs. 14 cushions. That's just sunbrella type, not brand fabric. Ultra would be double, at least, on even my favorite closeout sites. I personally think a blue and/or green fabric in the mix would be a nice change.

Here in Florida, plumbers often call them by a brand name, Studor valve.

Actually, for serious Aussie outback, I like everything about the Bruder, except the 100k+ price tag, of course.

That was the 2015 show. Livvy will be six next month. She's a veteran camper, now.😄

Welcome. The Elite shorty like ours is most comparable to the Bambi you looked at . Lighter weight, wider range of tow vehicles. Good luck in your search.

Larry started the original forum. We all owe him a debt of thanks. Sherry

Might be a few years before we have universal availability. 😁

It's important to note that the Elite is smaller, and lighter, than the Elite II. Not for nothing, but the range of available tow vehicles is much wider with our smaller trailers. Sherry

Hi, Chris. I had a hard time finding it on my android phone, too. go to my account, then account settings, settings area, and near the bottom you should see " signature."

And, they came back to help the launch of the new Elite II in 2015. This is Larry, Betty, and a young family visiting them, friends from their work camping days . Poco, Larry and Betty's dog, is in the foreground. That fuzzy puppy in the loving arms of the boy in red is my dog Livvy, at her first Tampa Rv Supershow. I'm guessing I took the photo, since it's a bit out of focus.

It's really nice for me to see "Mountainborn's topic" pop up in my feed. So, thanks for that, Susan Huff. Larry and Betty, (mountainborn) were the original Ollie pioneers. His grainy cellphone youtube videos brought a bunch of us into the first 50 ownership group. They're both amazing people, with vast camping, life, and outdoor experience, and we feel blessed to count them as friends. Sherry

Not in stock at my HD. Will you need to order ahead?

Shallowgal, I put several of a similar type light on the top and bottom treads of our home staircases. Really helpful when we forget to turn on the overhead light.love them. I've also thought about putting one in the bathroom of the Ollie. I'm used to a motion sensor light in our home bathroom. In our little shorty, I could see them useful on the outside step. I can find my way (3 steps) to the bathroom by the light of the stereo.

I suspect so, too.

Yes, at worst, you can compare the systems James tested, based on your readings. Especially since he started with the similar Dometic. I've also sent two emails, and tried to call Dometic, about their Freshjet series, available in Europe, but here, only in Happier Camper. I'll keep trying.

Susan, I split this for you. Sherry

I agree. Keep it as light as possible. We have a 2008 elite "shorty." We travel with some empty cupboards.

Yes. And add some extra rv antifreeze, if you are traveling winterized. Alternatively, you can carry a few wag bags, or trash bags plus poo powder, turning the toilet into a luggage loo/bucket camping toilet.

So, the news itself was exciting, but the outdoor event (with the shareholder audience sitting in a couple hundred Tesla 3's, tooting horns in place of applauding) had little of the glitz and fun of a Tesla vehicle launch. (I had a hard time staying awake through parts of the two hour livestream, actually.) The big news items: A new, bigger tabless battery cell, the 4680, to be built in-house, by Tesla, with streamlined manufacturing to reduce the time and cost. The new cell will increase energy by 5x, power by 6x, and add 16% to the range. Tesla will continue to buy from others for many of their cars, so my guess is the new battery technology may go into the cybertruck. Phase out the use of cobalt, and diversify chemistries of cathodes. Announced plans to build their own cathode factory in North America. Cut the cost of battery packs by 50 per cent, eventually. All of the above will allow building an affordable 25k Tesla.

Still corporate meeting coverage. Yes, I'll report back. 😊

Battery day is today. I'm going to log on and see what the news is.