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I blew up your beautiful photo, looking for wheel chocks. 🙃 Me, no. I wouldn't bother anymore. My husband would probably disagree. He loves the challenges. To drive that type of "scenic " highway, sometimes it's wiser to leave the camper in a secure park, and enjoy the ride from our 4x4 truck windows.

So, I found this on Amazon today. I love using cast iron, but my big cast iron stuff is gettimg too heavy to haul around, for occasional use. Have any of you used carbon steel on the campfire or grill? I have not. I like the "natural" nonstick qualities of carbon steel, and I'd really like something that's useful on the stove, or induction, too. I don't like carrying single purpose items. This pan comes in 8, 10 and 12 inch sizes. I'd probably get 8 or ten inch.

Latest technology. No ac power required. No generator. 😅😅😅 Sheets should smell like sunshine, tonight.

So, @MAX Burner, does the addition of the bonding plug allow you to run the dometic? I kind of remember problems, before, with your honda 2000.

That's a very beautiful campground. Do be mindful of bear precautions. We've been there several times. One of the few places we've camped with a separate area for tenters, enclosed by electrified fence. Congratulations. You're almost to Alaska! Last time we were there, the road between there and Tok was riddled with frost heaves. Hope it's better this year, but look ahead. The three bears grocery store, and the visitor center in tok, are really nice. Excellent free car/rv wash at Northern energy if you fill up the truck. Outdoor, cold water, bring your own soap. Two lanes only. Free dump station and potable water, too. Truly a great welcome after the long dirty road. And, nice people. We've camped a few times at the state cg just before the bridge, down the hill, on the river. There's another lovely campground (weekdays) south of Tok. Don't know which way you're going from there. Moon something. Weekends very crowded, weekdays, pretty empty. Beautiful views, but if it's busy, you're stacked up like sardines. Gravel. No services. Enjoy!

I think the fixed tank is easier for transport, and transfer. We've had one of those bladders for years. Really useful when the truckbed is empty, but not so simple when the truckbed is full, or partially filled. Really great for campgrounds with only a central source. We've found transferring water from our bladder is easiest with a sanitized bucket in between. Hose to the bucket, pickup hose from the trailer pump from the bucket. Been awhile since we used it, but it can be a lifesaver. Unused, the bladder takes up a shoebox space.

Those cube or rectangular shapes worked so well, stacking in the chest freezer and upright. We canned and froze everything in summer's bounty from the garden,and orchard, as a kid on the farm. Cleaning and plucking chicken was my least favorite task. I much preferred working with the fruits and vegetables. 😉

I seem to remember @ScubaRx changing the valve to an electric switch system. Even easier.

On Amazon, $485, for the 30 amp, but it does include a dogbone. 🙂 and, free returns. 🙂 ActiveStart Softstart RV Air Conditioning 30 Amp Rating; 115 VAC; Reduces inrush current for generators.15K BTU Needs min 2500Watt 13.5K needs 2300Watt Not for Solar Generators https://a.co/d/fK8bpqW

In all fairness, the devices he "tested" in the video you posted are listed as not suitable on the active start website, with his almost 15k ac, and a puny 2000 startup/1600 watt running genset. (Not puny for me, with an 9.5k ac, but puny for a 14.5k ac like his.) Website says will not work with a solar generator. https://active-controls-llc.myshopify.com/products/activestart-30-amp-acs30p This guy probably gives a better, more in depth review. He has a big 4k genset, but he can run his 13.5 k ac in ecomode, with the activestart. I have read that it may be problematic if you have a hybrid inverter, like a victron multiplus. Since warranty is voided on a number of ac units if you add a softstart physically wired to the unit, this could possibly be a good alternative. Also possibly good for non tech folks, or those who don't want to work on the slippery roof. Price tag is certainly higher than a soft start wired to the ac. Maybe someone can drill down further into what the unit "actually" does, and why it works, if it does. Why do you need it with your Honda 3200i? Are you hoping to run in eco mode? I'm curious.

Safe travels. I love that little city of Paducah. Will you be staying nearby? We often stop in Paducah on our way to Missouri and Minnesota. Great fudge shop. 😉

@Avalo, are you running fridge on gas, DC, or 110? No lights anywhere on fridge? Or, do you have an error code? Do you know for sure that you gave propane, if running fridge on propane? (As in, does the cooktop light?) Are you camped with hookups, or running on battery? What batteries? Do other dc systems (lights, etc. ,) work? Other 110 systems, if on hookups? What is your battery level? Running fridge on propane, if your battery level is too low, the fridge will shut down. I know I'm asking a bunch of questions at once, but it may help others more familiar with your fridge model. Checking for power in at back of the fridge is a good place to start. If you don't have 12v in, your fridge won't work, obviously. Good luck. It's really tough to have problems in the hinterlands. Where are you in Alaska?

From my very limited testing, and advice from one of my friends in the marine industry, the "dehumidify" function is really a very low level steady operation of the ac and fan. I'm surprised you dropped to 61, but that could certainly be possible, I'd guess, simce your outdoor temps were so low. Mine worked great in the driveway, in close to 90 outside temp, and little shade. Lot of water coming out, dry inside.

The "spare" sensor also comes in handy if you need to send one in for repair, under warranty. We love our tst. Nice folks, great product, superlative customer service.

No smoker here in wnc (yet), but we made some awesome ribeyes on the campfire. Adding hickory log for the last hour before adds a great taste. Happy and safe 4th to all.

This popped up in my feed today. Basically a replacement for my favorite tried and true sealant (butyl tape), for windows, vents, and ports. The actor in the video claims it is much faster to use than butyl tape. Since we've used tape so many, many times, we're pretty fast with that. Sealant doesn't look as thick, but it is a nice light gray. I got a kick out of his "finish" with big blobs of lap sealant run around a nice installation of the butyl caulk with the vent. (We normally finish the edge of trimmed butyl tape with a nice even bead of white caulk, to keep the butyl from attracting dirt, and limit uv exposure.) We'll have to wait and see how this compares to old school butyl tape, in the long run. It's so new, I haven't found any user reviews yet. The "can be used on some plastics" is also a concern. I'd want to have a conversation with dicor before using it, as fiberglass is actually glass reinforced plastic, as we all know. https://www.rvtravel.com/product-dicor-butyl-rubber-sealant-2100/

So, if you want to charge your batteries, at a site with 30 amp, you need to remember to change setting 28? I don't have your gear. Asking, because undoubtedly, someone will change settings, forget to change them back, and may have issues charging. (My guess.)

16th season in, I agree. We toured (literally) over 100 trailers. Obviously, we're happy woth our choice.

Agree, and we still love "old school" butyl." Boat and trailer, wherever it makes sense.

Hey, @Geronimo John, and welcome back to the contiguous 48! I hope your install goes well. Keep us posted. I think a few folks just used ez rv rain gutter to channel the water away. We did nothing on our 11.5. We use it so very seldom, figured we'd jack up the nose a bot and let the condensate run, when necessary.

For those who might not make it to lanse aux Meadows, there is a beautiful viking ship replica near Fargo/Moorhead. Built by a guy in a landlocked outbuilding. Sadly, he died before he could realize the dream of sailing it to Norway, but his kids sailed it through the great lakes and on to Norway. Somewhere, I have a photo of me and my dad, by the ship, when we visited the museum, and later, the stave church replica, on our way to Hostfest in Minot, probably 20 years ago. We met up with his cousin from western Norway at the festival. The ship is beautiful, even if you're not of Scandinavian heritage. Thank you for the memories. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hjemkomst-viking-ship

"That guy" is who none of us want to be. Years ago, at Gooseberry falls cg in Minnesota, I thought we were having an earthquake, or an air attack. A guy near us got up (before quiet hours ended), fired up his extremely loud genset, and probably just made coffee. Lasted 15 minutes. But, of course, I couldn't go back to sleep. Good on Truma to take care of you, and your neighbors.

I agree. The more options, the better.

I would encourage you to open a service ticket. If you disconnect from power, and don't turn on the inverter (which is at least a minor power draw), and dont have any orher powr draws on, and let the agms "settle" for 20 to 30 minutes,,what is your reading? (Oh, and do you have solar? If so, try this when the sun is down. If you have solar, even with ac power disconnected, youll get some charge from the panels, unless covered or it's dark out.) Agm batteries are still a type of lead acid, and should need some time to "settle" after charging to get an accurate reading. We run on two x 105 ah agms. I rate 12.4 as 70 to 75 per cent, on mine. To me, it looks like an immediate drop to 12.4 could possibly indicate a bad battery. But, I'm not at your trailer, so I can't know what else could be causing a load on your batteries. Make sure your inverter is off, and turn off electric to the water heater. A lot of people forget that very large load.

We only tripped a breaker on 15 amp, in our driveway, with our dometic 13.5. Then, only if running another appliance. I'd try it on the 20 amp breaker, daytime, if it were me, as long as that's a dedicated circuit. See what happens.