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Bill, great idea. You know 12 Bones is one of my favorites !

I'm thinking the same. Change your fridge to gas only, and see what happens.

So, Don Thompson and Raspy have brought us back to thinking about finishing our circumnavigation of Australia. Darwin to Perth. Or, maybe Brisbane to Perth, retracing some miles. So, in my searching around the net, I came up with this crazy land rover conversion. Not for this trip, but interesting. https://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/new-farm_qld_au/1990_custom_other_142221-listing?cam=756&subcam=rv-show John E Davies, thought you might enjoy it . Sherry

I found this great article from Practical Sailor, with many links that may be of interest to you , from equipment to waxes and polishes. Practical Sailor is like the consumer reports of the sailboat community. No ads accepted, no commercial contributions. Happy research. https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/waxing_polishing_boat-10430-1.html

As our Oliver has the same type of marine gelcoat as our boats, we've stayed with the marine paste wax we use on the boats, 3M Marine Ultra. It's not inexpensive, but one can lasts for several applications, and it's formulated for fiberglass and the harsh marine environment . It's worked well on the sailboat ( now over 40 years old) , the powerboat and the Oliver. The wax lasts, even in the Florida sun. It's been one of the top two paste wax products in Practical Sailor's testing over the decades. Sherry

Has it been raining? This might be the thread you mentioned?

Welcome to the group! Nice to see another Elite I. We picked up our Oliver in February, 2008. It was chilly ( jacket weather), but it just depends. Wishing you fair weather for your trip! We spend a bit of time each year in western NC, near Asheville. Hopefully, we'll get a chance to meet one day. Sherry and Paul

Chris and Cherie will be talking about mobile internet and tech gadgets in episodes 2 and 4. I hope you can watch. They're smart and interesting, engaging people. Part of our original moderator team on the forum.

Pete's vortex (white color match) is awesome. I don't think I could ever bring myself to put black bedliner on my trailer.

Welcome to the group! A long camping trip in a new Ollie is a wonderful way to kick off your retirement! Sherry

The Froli system has great reviews in the boating community for both increasing comfort, and eliminating condensation. We've never used it, either, but many liveaboard sailors swear by it. Here's a review from 14 years ago from Practical Sailor. https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/31_8/chandlery/5104-1.html If you check out the sailing and cruising forums, you'll find that a lot of people found they could keep 3 or 4 inch cushions, instead of changing up to a custom mattress. Some truck camper and travel trailer manufacturers offer it in their units. Let us know what you think if you decide to become the "pioneer" here.

I don't know. We don't have an easy start either, as we have only used the ac a few times in twelve years.

Her " peace of mind" was also the Costco return policy. Btw

It's a yamaha motor, not a yamaha generator. That said, my sister has one. Bought it on sale. She and her husband have had it a year or so, and they're happy. Quite quiet. Inverter technology. It does not run her 13.5 btu ac, but her ac does not have an easy start. Whatever you buy, use nonethanol fuel, and leave nothing in the genset tank to "varnish" over the winter. We use the genset so little that the price difference for nonethanol is not a big deal. Sherry

I was in Costco today, and saw the Little Giant Megalite is on sale, for $119. That's a really nice ladder for the price, though kind of big to carry around in the pickup bed, I think. Sherry

Welcome to the group, and congrats on the new Ollie. I think you'll still want an inverter generator. They produce cleaner power that's kinder to your electronics, and control boards of your onboard equipment. The ac is about the only thing that I doubt you could manage without a bigger generator than a Honda 1000i, which is light, easy to use, and very quiet and efficient. And, probably the kuerig, but I don't know the wattage, as I don't own one. There are other ways to make a great cup of coffee without electricity.

Our decade old Honda 1000 is a stellar battery charger. If you want ac, you'll need larger. Are you needing a generator right away? If not, I'd wait, and talk to some folks at the spring rally. Might be able to lift and try a few owned by other Ollie owners. Btw, we love visiting Franklin. Great town. Nice people . Fun restaurants. 55 south and red Pony are faves. Sherry

Stay warm, and enjoy playing in the new sandbox. Hope the winds aren't too strong. Minnesota transplant, I kind of miss the first snows.☃️ But, in tropical southern Minnesota, they're usually fluffy, pretty, and melt in a day. Just a pretty omen of what's to come, and a reminder to finish any undone outdoor fall work. Sherry

That's interesting, and likely a good idea on the part of the new corporate Escape ownership. We see very few Escapes on the road in the east. Of the few I've seen, most have Canadian plates, hanging out on the winter months here in the southeast.

And, there's this on the bottom of the Forums page, if that's where you normally look. And, any forums containing posts you haven't seen are bolded. When you click on the forum, the unread posts are bolded, and a black dot appears beside unread posts.

I click on the pages symbol at the top to see activity since I last looked. Or, you can go to the dropdown menu (3 horizontal bars), and click on activity, with more selections.

Pm and other email notifications have not been turned on yet, as far as I can see. Probably best, until we all get used to the new formats, and set up our personalized notification settings. Sherry

After I go in and look at the notifications items, the bell dot disappears. I haven't found a way to delete the listed items. I'm guessing a certain number of items stay, then roll off ?

You can get to the factory website by clicking on the three stacked bars, upper right, then click on " home". Hope this helps. Sherry

John, it was in our manual for the dometic rm2r54 we used to have. First thing in user instructions. Basically, if you're comfortable, the fridge can operate safely. I think our Norcold 3way manual said 3% was ok, but I wouldn't swear to it. That's actually a lot of slope, .4 inches to a foot, I think. ( I looked up a Norcold manual online. See attached.) Both manuals mention that travel doesn't affect the fluids. It all levels out. After all, none of us really drive uphill for an entire trip.? The newer generation fridges of today aren't as susceptible to the slope issues as the old school fridges of days gone by, but it's still important. Another reason you'll like the Danfoss compressor when you finally get one. Slope in a trailer, or heel in a sailboat, is pretty much immaterial.