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That's why we take our trailers to a local, sole proprietor shop for tires. He does lots of trailers, every year. Prices are fair. Work is excellent. I trust his recommendations. Another smaller independent shop for brakes, etc. Same deal. Same recommendation.

The upgrade maxxair dome fan, with the light ring, is still one of our simplest and best upgrades. Quiet, strong, and light overhead. Especially since the wall light is now flukey. I'm looking forward to finding some kind of similar overhead light, maybe around our fantastic vent fan, for the main cabin. My friend (Casita) installed installed an aftermarket thing on her fantastic fan. It has "dots" of lights, so light, but annoying to me. I'll wait.

True, no matter what brand or single/dual/tri fuel genset you buy. Plus, most of the old school "contactor " type generators have a total harmonic distortion so high that it can kill electronics and circuit boards. Something to check on any cheaper brand you look into. Under 5 per cent is most like clean household power supply. A friend of mine lost power for a day awhile ago, and I loaned him my Honda to run his fridge, on an extension cord, so he wouldn't lose his food. Now he wants a bigger generator for backup. He saw a cheap big open frame contractor type genset at a big box store, and sent me a photo. My response: Not only would his neighbors hate him, because of the noise, but THD was up to 25 per cent (of course not listed in specifications. ) He's going to keep looking, naturally. Most inverter gensets, even many of the cheap ones, like my spare Westinghouse, have decent decibel ratings, and decent thd ratings. If they don't, give a pass.

Thank you! I've visited an old Viking village in Iceland. This one is definitely on my list!

@Boonter Jeff, if you want or need help updating your signature, just pm me. Then it will show at the bottom of each post. It does help others when they know your trailer vintage, to offer appropriate comments. Thanks for updating your profile.

I got tires on my truck at Walmart a few years ago. Their rules were inflate to max. (I asked.) I "fixed" that myself. Truck rode like a lumber wagon til I got home, where i have a big compressorand gauges. Glad it was only a few miles. Great reminder. Thanks!

Awesome little tool. I have a 70s us version. My friend Pete (bugeyedriver) has one. Lots of people use it. I am subscribed to a German omnia cooking channel. I'll look up the link. They're pricey, but it is quite possible to bake/roast make some great meals. (My vintage one I found on ebay. Still in box. )

Love the photos! Enjoy!

Because you rarely have rain??? We have 40+ inches a year.. 😅

Great how we work together, isn't it? (Eye rolls aside, lol. It is what it is. How many hours of my life have I spent looking for Paul's caps, keys, glasses, etc. It's just what we do. ❤️❤️❤️ and how we roll on down the highway. ) If we can't joke about it, it just isn't "fun" anymore. Thanks for the memories. 🤗

Water systems are tricky. At home, we work on a rainwater collection system, and an 8000 gallon cistern. We spent an entire day, checking everything. Valves, pump, connections, Power. Sediment filters, etc. Blowing out possible sediment, every way. Checking check valves. It can be very frustrating. We found, on ours , a faulty float switch, which has nothing to do with the Oliver system, but I share your frustration. Every connection is tightened, and retightened. I share your pain. We both now have working systems. Please share your Oliver challenge with service, via a ticket. They need to know.

More importantly, did @Steph and Dud B find a resolution?

Yes, if you have lithium batteries, I'd guess so. As steve/scubarx said, there's a significant weight difference. The new electric dc/danfoss fridge is much lighter than the threeway. We all have to work it out.

So, @Trainman, did you get the jeep? Are you enjoying it, not as a tow vehicle? I see lots of them every day, in my county driving. I really like the light grey. Every vehicle we own (except the 58 tr3) can tow our Ollie. We just choose not to, with some. Enjoy the ride!

We love the victron connect system on our sailboat. @mossemi

If you have not yet, please open a service ticket. Even if you're out of warranty. Service sends the info to the factory. That install is skewed, imo.

If all you want is cooking on cast iron (skillet, Dutch oven, smallish griddle), I'd stick with your brother's recommendation.we used to have a cast iron two burner. It was awesome. Left it with my cousin in Alaska, four or five years back. It was probably 40 years old then, and likely to do another 40, for someone else. There are a few dual fuel butane/lp single burner small, super light burners out there. I've used the small butane, catering. No experience with lp. I hope you find your perfect solution. My only lp single burner in my pack is a jet boil backpack copycat. It's great, van camping in Iceland, and outages here, but requires a special canister. Not suitable for your purposes. Super small spider, mostly for emergencies, or backpacking. I'm sorry for your losses in the last hurricane, @Boudicca908. Glad you and your trailer made it through. We're back in hurricane season, here in sw Florida. Hugs and prayers for making it through the next big one. Some folks in your area are still not home. It's totally devastating when there's a direct hit. 😢

Thanks for the photos! Beautiful! Are you traveling on to L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site? That's definitely on my bucket list.

100 w panels we have are relatively light and smaller and easier to handle. I can easily lift one with one hand. (Makes chasing the sun around a lot easier...)

We still use a 16 year old, relatively inexpensive, infrared stainless grill, from a sporting goods store, on closeout. . We had to replace the non-stainless grates with aftermarket adjustable, but, whatever. It's a boxier shape, lightweight. We have a Magma charcoal grill on the boat (30? plus years), and a west marine gas copycat, probably 20 years old. . Both shiny stainless. Neither is heavy. (As in, I can easily lift any of the three, without effort.) We often take the copycat off and use it in the backyard. It's great for burgers or dteaks up to six people. Cleans up easily. Make sure whatever you buy can give you decent btus to give a good char. And, that you can lift and clean and store it easily. I love the concept of a Blackstone. Aussie barbie concept. My friend makes amazing food on hers, especially breakfast. I'd be most interested in their pizza oven 😋. But, I'm good for now. Too much stuff, anyway. I don't really need anything else, til some piece of gear dies. I can always just camp with a friend, with something different. 😆 All our grills look similar to this magma. Under $200.

I think it's all in the prep. Our original belly bands, except the bath, are still on place. That one fell off a few years ago. Paul cleaned off the original tape, and we used new vhb . It "ok", but lifting at the far edges, a bit. That's a bunch of curve, on a short space, so somewhat understandable, even though we cleaned the heck out of the surface, and held the newly applied band in place with tape. I'd guess it's a problem with Oliver's prep (cleaning mold release etc), or, a bad batch of banding, with inferior vhb tape. Or, a combo of both.

Hunker down, get a good night's rest with the rain drumming on the hull, and make a new list of questions. Delivery day can get overwhelming. Take your time to relax, and enjoy your shiny new surroundings. Congratulations!

Our progressive auto insurance shot up 40 per cent this year. No accidents or tickets for decades. Needless to say, we are shopping.

I hope that is so.

Might be the next "great thing," but we are ok as we are. I'll look forward to your future posts.