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He was, til he discovered he didn't have an inverter. Thanks for trying.

Well, I'd say that's odd, considering you have pretty much everything that could be had in 2019. We added an inverter to our 2008. After a few years, removed it,,as we rarely used it.

Unless your solar is not original, you have a panel somewhere, for the prowatt. Look under the beds and seats. I know it seems like a crazy scavenger hunt, but it has to be somewhere.

Look low, also. Some early trailers had panels mounted low, like under beds. Or, under seats .

Maxburner's #226, like our older trailer, probably didn't come with a battery cutoff switch. We had to install one. Even so, when working on electrical problems, we disconnect from shore power, AND cover solar panels with dark blue moving blankets. Belt and suspenders. Nothing in, nothing out, to spark.

@Rivernerd, @Cort, this one, circled, in red? Thank you rivernerd. Cort, don't forget to turn it off when you're done with 120 needs. Inverter will drain your battery, even with nothing on 120 running. Best of luck.

Anyone else online right now with a @circa 2029, with a xantrex, who can advise Cort where to look, please?

@Cort, @Steph and Dud B, the button for your inverter is NOT on the solar panel. It's a different control panel for your inverter. Do you know where the control panel is for your inverter? (Probably Xantrex, in 2019.) My trailer is much older. I don't have your equipment.

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 ? 🤣🤣🤣