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Sometimes, it's not all about the scenery. It's sometimes about the fire, and friendship We spent almost two weeks with Pete and Bosker. We swapped info, stories, (lies, haha) and, sometimes, we even swapped dogs. Bosker is in Paul's lap. Our dog Liv rules the universe from Pete's. Every day is an adventure. Both dogs love the Appalachians, as do we. Campfires have a way of rekindling old friendships. Sherry

Btw. I followed John's link to the portal. The comments on Black series weren't impressive. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/black-series-hq-tips-tricks-and-learning.203716/ I hope the mdc isn't diluted to lower American standards.

I requested joining their 10,000 member facebook owners group. This, and the island queen (walkaround queen) are new models. At around 21 ft, it's a nice floorplan, for two.. Unlike John, I love the outdoor kitchen. The standard floorplan has a climbover queen, but has a big kitchen indoors, and an oven.The walkaround queen deletes the oven. Both have a tiny fridge, but lots of freshwater. Either is a great floorplan for two, and one grandchild. To me, it looks heavy for a single axle. Looks like lt tires. Big tires. Most roads in Australia have lower speed limits than ours . American price? 64k au is about 44k us, plus plus? I'll look forward to hearing your report after seeing it. Looks a bit top heavy to me, but maybe the dealer will let you test tow?

Almost twelve years later, the trailer still is just the Oliver. I do love reading the new names and stories.

For those of us "old school" folks with the FanTasic fans, including humidistat that closes the hood, here's a hint if your fan quits working, but a multi meter shows power to the switches. I checked the fuse in the overhead. It was fine. Power to all the switchrs we could see. There's an additional plunger switch above the fan, easily accessed topside, but we reached it from the inside, between the fan blades, after removing the screen and lowering the bezel. It's a safety switch to shut down the fan when the humidistat closes the lid. A quick spray of wd40, and working the frozen plunger a few times, had us back in business in 5 minutes. Thought we might have to replace our 12 year old vent fan, but its working fine, now. Sherry

What is your battery voltage reading? I think there is a safety cutoff on our furnace fan at low voltage. Ours is 12 years old, though. Not the same model.

Well, good morning. We often leave between 230 and 3 am to miss city traffic in tampa and Jacksonville. Hope your trip was good.

Try their personal website, d-hai.ch. A Swiss-german couple travelling north America. We've seen a number of these types of sturdy rig, usually in Canada or Alaska. Usually German built, sometimes personally owned, often leased and shipped across the ocean for the adventure of a lifetime. Pretty cool.

Congratulations! I like the colors. Backstory? Here in Tampa, we'd be thinking USF Bulls. Guessing not, in Texas. Sherry

Congratulations, and have fun. Staying near the factory tonight? Sherry

So, I thought I'd update this a little. This trip, we're camped in a small area surrounded by tall trees. Except for an hour and a half of overhead sun, my fixed panels don't do a lot. Once again, I ran the fridge empty to cool it down. But, as ambient temp was 60, it took less than an hour for the fridge to hit 39. Then loaded with cold beverages and food, some ice and frozen veggies in the shoebox freezer. Full, but not packed tight. I don't have an internal fan. I definitely have needed the supplement of the portable panel, and we run the honda 1000 for 30 minutes to an hour each morning, to bring the amp hours down to 20 or 25 hours from full. With a couple moves of the portable panel, I'm back at 100 per cent battery sometime between noon and one. The solar does the rest. By nine pm, I'm down 19 to 24 hours on battery. Fridge doesn't use as much with cool nights, typically 19 to 24 amp hours. I run the gen in the morning to get the most efficiency from the gas, and bring hours needed down to 20 or 25. (The charge controller sends more power to the battery when it's lower.) I charge our phones and Dyson vacuum at the same time, while the genset is running. Solar does the rest. And, the weather has been storybook perfect in the NC mountains. 75 to 80 high, fairly clear skies, 50s at night. No need to run fans or furnace. With a better, more efficient portable than my $100 Coleman 100 watt, we'd not need the genset at all, I think. I rarely get more than two to four amps from it, but, it works. And, I'm loving the organization and steady operations of the indel truckfridge. It's been a great solution for us. Very quiet. For John -- still haven't done anything more with the vents than cover them with plastic... Maybe we'll think of something this winter. It keeps the bugs and dirt out, so it's ok for now. Sun's getting low. Time to start the campfire. Sherry

We are deeply saddened by this announcement. Paul and I would like to share our heartfelt sympathies to his wife, all their children and grandchildren, and the Oliver family. Jim was a great guy, with an amazing vision. His entire family worked to make it come to fruition. He will be missed, by so many. Sherry

You're not doing anything wrong. We had some issues with topic and forum subscriptions, and they're suspended for the time being. Changes are in the works. Sorry for the inconvenience. Sherry

No worries. The wording has changed several times on the official campground description, since I've been looking. I think we'll enjoy it there, without electric. So far, says reservations open in November for spring. Thanks for your insights. Glad to know the geezer pass works, too. We'll likely have a couple other (geezer type) campers with us, this time. And now, it says campground opens in April? Used to say May 15. I chalk it up to being new on the res system.

Good idea, Newshoes. Especially if the fridge is still under warranty.

Have you been able to try a Harmony? I'm curious. Sherry

Thank you! You had power at Dunewood? I don't usually care, but leaving Elkhart, with a new rv, it's nice to know that all the electric elements work. We can always run the generator, as we have in the past. The idea of an electric hookup is enticing, though.... Since the deliveries we do don't have solar Sherry

I suspect you've already tried unplugging power sources for a few hours to reset, but I will share a crazy story. One night about six years ago, everyone in the house was awakened by a crazy persistent noise. Turned out, it was coming from our tv (we usually only have one) . Unplugged it. Moved it the next day to a tabletop in another room. Bought a new tv. Our daughter wanted to watch something different one night, a couple months later. Plugged in the crazy old tv, and the cable connection, and, voila, after channel scan, old tv worked like a charm. Just for grins, before i spent more money, I'd disconnect 110 and 12 v power, and let it sit awhile. If a main board is fried, it won't help. But if you're not going anywhere for awhile, doesn't hurt to try to reset it. Power fluctuations can do weird things to tvs.

Yup. Love that classy trailer next to the airstream. ? Sherry

Ps, almost 12 years later, our trailer doesn't have a name. No rush, right? ?? Sherry

Someday, over a beer, I'll share our camping story of first night and next day in the White Mountains. (Long story) Early google maps was to blame, but most stars I've ever seen in the lower 48. After the fog cleared... sometime after misnight... Congratulations! Sherry

Mike, sounds like a great idea. Please snap a photo or two when you finish your project. Sherry

You'll probably want to check the outlet under the sink area. Some people have reported that the fridge 110 plug has come loose, or been knocked out completely over time. I believe the dc power is hardwired, and of course gas is poweted by dc board. On your system. The 110 plugs into a household type outlet, out of view, under the drawers.

Green river gorge is a beautiful place, and a pretty "exciting" place for someone new to towing. Just guessing that's where you had to manually downshift. You're good to go now! Congratulations on a successful trip home. Thanks for the info on your Navigator. Glad you are happy with your choice!

I split this from another topic. Hope you guys are ok with it, but I think it deserves its own run. Sherry