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Those of us who rarely use a generator, and then only use a lightweight genset, don't mind the drill. I can lift our honda 1000, or or Westinghouse 2000 something, with one hand, and I'm not "that strong." @Badger, how do you use your generator, or how do you envision needing it, if you don't have one, now?

@Steph and Dud B caught it, i think. In a 2019, your tv/cd player were probably 12v. Lights are 12v. 110 outlets will only work if your inverter is on. And, if you have sufficient battery to power them. Or, if you're on shore power.

We've had this discussion before. And yes, in so many ways, it's a very bad idea to consider a rear mount.

If you don't boondock, agm or fla are your best friends. We bought our 6 or 7 year old agms at a local, trusted battery store. You can check pricing of similar batteries at big box stores and auto supply. Batteries are heavy, so shipping increases prices often on amazon.

We plan to be camping over Thanksgiving. Have any of you tried a trash can turkey, over the fire? It'll be a first for us, if we do it. I'd love any tips you have to offer. We do plan to "burn off" the can, day prior, if we do it. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/72410/garbage-can-turkey/ Weather dependent, I may just do a beer can chicken. Or, turkey breast.

Totally agree. One of our favorite things about off grid camping is night sky, and few neighbors. If we do have neighbors, we sure don't want to ruin their experience, either.

The lights will chase away vermin too. Might not make you the most popular guys in a crowded campground, though. . Live long, and prosper.

We blew up the membrane filter in our ro system, last year, in our barn in NC, forgetting about the pressures of blowing out the system, (we think.. ) Also, cracked a housing in another part of our multipart, complicated filtration system. We think it froze. Neither will happen again. (We hope.😁) To just filter water incoming, I'd buy or build a two part incoming filter, for outdoors, and only put a good quality fine filter on the sink water, imo. RO wastes a lot of water, too much for a camper.

I'd agree with @Geronimo John. We don't have lithium in our Ollie, but we do have lithium powering our house, and a car, phones, vacuum, rtc. Best practice is (typically) not continuous charge, but let it go 50 to 85 per cent, full charge occasionally, to restore the algorithm calculations setting 26 on the xantrex means charging off, as it's not "ignition charging." IS the inverter actually off? Have you checked to see if water heater was inadvertently left on, in electric setting, if you have standard 6 gallon? That's been a big draw for some folks, in the past. just a thought... Best of luck.

Water bottle, yellow microfiber cloth, etc all work, too. Though stella or yuengling cans are more available.

We didn't make that "bold" statement in January, 2008, but we've been of that mind ever since pickup on February, 2008. Happy camping. Looking forward to seeing your photos, and reading about your adventures!

Our old dometic had a heat strip. Since the penguin ii can be purchased with a heat strip, I'd be surprised if you couldn't add one, as MAX Burner suggested. I'd open a service ticket, or check with dometic.

I saw this on Facebook this morning. This stickie camper severely damaged by a bear at Gorges sp, about 20 miles from Brevard, several days ago. Campground will be closed for two weeks.

Our older (#12 Hull here) have separately switched lights, but not as many as the new trailers. I personally dislike touch lights.

Our camping property is a forest conservation area, by our choice. one year, we awoke to what sounded like short, intermittent bursts of hail, first night back, in months. It wasn’t. There was a squirrel nest in a tree above us. We were "invading " their space. As soon as they figured out we were harmless, the barrage of nuts quit. The creatures were all here first. We see the bears often, usually in the distance, but they want nothing to do with us. A raised voice, or a bark from my 9 pound dog sends them packing. Keep a clean campsite. Our permanent neighbors do same. Put food sources out of sight and scent. At public campgrounds, make sure everything attractive is packed away, and all doors and windows are closed and locked. You have no idea of previous occupants. Bear, and other creatures, can learn that that campsites are an easy "foodsource". None of us want that. They become at risk, if they become accustomed to human food and contact. They'll eventually "invade" a human space,,and become subject to relocation or demise. Please do your best to let wild life continue to he wild,,and respect their space. We just share it with them, at their pleasure.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/blue-ridge-parkway-section-closed-feeding-bear/index.html

Our 58 tr3, Paul's college car, still runs ,and has a prime spot in the garage. Do we win ? 🤣🤣🤣

Ditto. We use the cone,, into an old stainless carafe from a defunct coffee maker. 15 seasons. Better than the coffee maker at home. So good, that every once in awhile, I break it out at home. It just takes time, not electricity.

We've done both. With high florida sales tax, on desirable /high trade vehicles, trading can sometimes make sense. (We also avoided sales tax in this state, in trade-in portion.) I've done better sometimes selling our well- maintained, well-documented vehicles private sale. A couple of "driven to the dirt" dead vehicles went to charity,,for parts. Lately,,with the dearth of quality used vehicles, we're getting really good offers from dealers to trade in our vehicles, even though we haven't asked. Not ready to give them up. Research, evaluate,,analyze. As you will.

It would certainly make sense that they've carefully studied successful business models. This is a big step for them, and certainly not undertaken, without study and thought.

That's a smart thing to do. For dewdev, and for us, the michelin defenders make sense, after plugging in (and editing) , for Paul's 4x4 Ram. We spend much more time on pavement, than on gravel. The gravel we do drive most on our mountain property is tricky sometimes, as some of our roads are pretty steep, but the michelins have done better than our previous Bridgestones. And, the highway ride is quite nice, a bit more quiet, and we feel a bit better mileage. I put Pirelli AT tires on my 2wd Silverado stepside for several reasons. They DO look good. 🤣 I like the stiffer sidewalls. Since the majority of my driving is under 45 mph, it hardly affects gas mileage. They have great stopping power on our wet streets in the monsoon season. And, they grip a bit better on gravel in the rare times necessary. My truck is last choice for the mountains, for us. It's mostly the Lowe's/Depot/landscape material/grocery getter truck. I grew up driving trucks, and as long as I'm able to climb into one, it's my vehicle of choice. I'm thinking the answer to the question of best tire is the one that works for you, with your particular driving habits.

It appears to have been successful for two other respected fiberglass manufacturers, Bigfoot and Northern Lite, that I know of. We'll just have to wait and see how it works for Oliver. I too, wish them the best. I don't see that as a negative, if the chosen dealers are Oliver- specific trained, and dotted around the country (and who knows, maybe Canada?), it could afford many of us a much closer access to Oliver service. We are about a 12 hour drive-time trip to Hohenwald. I can only see that as a positive.

On their way to Florida, probably. We'll be ready. As always. Hope your appointment goes well.

Yeah, my brother in Minnesota should get snow this weekend. First snow is so pretty. Quiet beauty. The effects wear off after awhile....as I recall. I have not been north in winter for some four or five years .

If you poke around, you can find sites, especially weekdays. But, it's tough. We rarely camp in Florida in season. Some beautiful state parks, outside of urban areas, may still be available.