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Overland, you're right in the endless shower idea. I guess I'm guaging on our van camping, where we always use the campground shower facilities. In that scenario, it doesn't even matter if you have a water heater, at all ... Dishes are easy with a kettle. The extra 5 or 6 gallons are only accessible if you drain the Atwood into a bucket, is my understanding. To me, it was an extra 40 pounds to drag around for no real reason... The endless shower isn't part of our camping, but I can see the luxury... The endless rv park shower lux makes sense for RV park camping with the truma, I guess. Our Girard runs only on gas, so the free electric heating of water is lost in full hookup situations... Sherry

Looks beautiful. Could you share your elevation for those of us who suffer from elevation sickness,? https://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm Sherry

The original six gallon Atwood or whatever does not eliminate boondocking. Just don't turn it on till you need it. Don't leave it running 24/7. Honestly, if you let it run on gas around 10 to 20 minutes, you'll have decent temp for shower without mixing. Heat water in a tea kettle for dishes, as I have always done, and you will not only save gas, but water, too. We don't have a truma. Too early adopters. Our Girard is fine, but the outside door lock is weak. Sherry

If you plan to camp in RV parks, and use their facilities, don't bother with the upgrade. You'll still have to check the anode, and drain to winterize, but there's a tiny bit of winterizing with the tankless, too The swap out from a six gallon to a tankless is pretty forthright, and minimal. But a new door, exterior, too Run the stock heater for eight to twelve years til it dies if you are not a big boondocking fan. You'll be fine. I say this, as we've had both. Sherry

Looks great. Thanks. Still on the Easter egg hunt... Is it the bubble level on the gas tank? Sherry

It was different, not necessarily better... I thought you (and others) might like to see the difference in the connections. I think our connectors and angle give us a bit more latitude in panel adjustment than the flat on the roof style usually used. For us, it was the only solution, and has worked well for (almost) ten years. I was pretty excited about solar power then. I still am. Trailer, now our home, eventually our sailboat, too, will run independently on quiet, nonemitting solar. We're still working on best way for a sailboat. Sails tend to shade everything... And, thank you for all the information and work that you put into your post. As always, so very helpful to others. Sherry

Here's a link to one of the early discussions on solar panels on the forum (2008). Rooftop v portable. If you go to the second page, you'll see some photos of our sidemount panels Fwiw, we're still friends with most of the people who joined into the discussion on this thread. Rereading it was a nice trip down memory lane for me. http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/solar-panels/page/2/?wall_post=46206 Sherry

We use the original am solar bars on our panels, but our panels are sidemount, ( already angled), not flat like yours. Back in 2008, they were part of the package.... They work well for ours, though we rarely adjust them unless we know we will be in the shade for several days. Sherry

Janie,, Did you ever figure out the source of the problem alarm? My sister had an alarm from a low battery, but sounds like you were plugged into the cg power. She had no power supply. Sherry

Paul and I have a no shout pact. We use hand signals. Others use radios, or phones, or one phone outside to blue tooth speaker inside the truck for the driver. Take your pick... We use dimensional lumber cuttoffs because we have them. They're free. Burnable when they eventually get a little rotten. and they work. The Anderson system is cool, and , from what I've read, works. There's a cheaper alternative, beech lane, that I've read about, but never used either system. Sherry

Welcome aboard. We have one of the oldest Oliver trailers. Still loving it, over ten years later. There are many people here with answers to whatever questions you have. Enjoy the quest. Sherry

Back in the day, we would play netflix movies on the TV at home via a cable from the laptop to a non smart TV. I suspect a cable from Best buy or elsewhere, from your phone ( mini or micro USB) to the TV HDMI port would do the same. In today's more wireless world, there's likely a solution for casting or mirroring with a Roku, Chromecast, or firetv device. I suspect someone on here has figured out that path.... Good luck. Sherry

I'd like to thank aquestell for posting this issue. Seriously, it's not uncommon to get bad results, even with good specs and scope of work agreement. John Davies, thanks for your input, too. Not everyone here has the skills and resources to accomplish this install. And in many communities, you're required to hire that licensed professional, anyway. Sherry

I,too, would be a bit concerned about using window screen. 1/8 inch hardware cloth cuts the airflow to 70 to 80 per cent, depending on the size of the wire.. Fine mesh screen could be as much as 50 per cent... What it really means is, you would be reducing flow over the fridge working components by a big margin. That can result in higher temps in the fridge, and possible warranty issues. Just something to keep in mind. I suspect that the Camco vent screens are somewhere around 1/8. Small enough to keep out mud daubers and mice, hopefully big enough to allow sufficient airflow to the fridge intake and exhaust. Back in the day, it was recommended to remove any screens installed before asking for warranty service. I'm sure this is why screens are not standard on any trailer.... Sherry

I don't know who makes this one, but looks similar to Raspy' s description. On sale at Camping World. https://www.campingworld.com/slim-shade-rv-door-window-with-built-in-shade-black?CAWELAID=120030630000010986&gclid=CjwKCAjwqarbBRBtEiwArlfEIMLZmE_MSrvm8g30CYDX7aDg8jKXHA-IwFKFn_XdM111Z5487OQhRhoCRJwQAvD_BwE $85 Sherry

Your trailer looks great! Wishing you many happy adventures in your new Oliver. Sherry

@Raspy, John, is this the replacement window/shutter you mentioned in another thread? http://www.zarcor.com/rv_products/rv-door-window-kit/ It looks like a wonderful idea. We've used a shirt over the head bump cushion for a lot of years. This is much more... elegant! Sherry

Supersizelife, the camping world site indicates that the 20" vents can be trimmed to fit. I don't know whose vent Oliver uses. We've found the Camco products are really great. Their customer service is great, too. You might give them a call to verify. My sister had the Camco screens installed on her vents. (Not an Oliver). They look great. Sherry

Truth is, we always fill the tank, and work from the tank. We do the same on delivery RVs. We don’t trust incoming pressure. Easy enough to fill the tank, and work from what we know we have. Sherry

Nana, does the tailgate clear? Without the deployed step, curious Sherry

So, are both the items in the middle photo antennas? The mini dome, and the item forward? Sherry

Thanks for the info. Using an outside wifi is useless to us, most of the time. We almost never camp in places with wifi. We do take our phones to wifi at info centers, etc. Thanks for the photos and the additional information. I believe your system is more complicated, but more productive for boondocking. Just a small question, how tall is the antenna? The supplied antenna from bestbuy was maybe 3 or 3.5 inches, for the Wilson. Thanks. Sherry

If we do overnight at a commercial spot like Walmart, flying j, etc, we spend some money to earn our free spot that saved us a place in a commercial campground where we would have used none of their services. Average expense at Walmart is $20 to $30 in groceries or other supplies. Flying j...20 to 30 gallon of gas x going rate, plus morning coffee... Sherry

We never unhook if overnighting at a Walmart. Or cracker Barrell, rest stop, or flying j, etc. Nor do we put down jacks or put out chairs, etc. Spots are level enough to sleep, if you pick your spot...noise is another consideration, but, hey, just off the interstate, you're tired, and it's free... It's not camping nor boondocking. It's a place to sleep for awhile, and move on to your destination. Our typical arrival is late night, and departure early morning. BLM means Bureau of Land Management. Low price or free usually primitive camping, though some have a dump station and/ or water source. That's camping. And boondocking...imo Sherry

Overland , I'd love to hear a little more about your cradle point. And, which antenna you use? The Wilson booster product is very easy, out of the box. How technical is the cradlepoint? Which of the mobile products did you install? Sherry