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I'm with Bosker. I sleep so much better in the Ollie. I don't know why. We have original cushions, plus a mattress pad . I attribute it to : fresh air and exercise Our minds are clear, no rush, no reason to get up too early. And, 3, even our 2008 shades keep the house pretty dark. Our dog sleeps on the dinette cushion. She sleeps in, too.

Our Oliver has been outside, 24/7/365 since purchase, in February, 2008. At least half its life is in a coastal saltwater environment, 30 feet from the bay. We wash it when dirty, wax twice a year. Florida sun is brutal. Might be overkill, but we have the Ollie on the same schedule as our fiberglass boats (40+ and 20+ years old. ) That hefty aluminum frame we saw in the factory 15 years ago , and the marine grade gelcoat, are all doing great. No worries about an Oliver at the seashore, imo, if you take care of it.

I totally get that. On our remote NC property, we've loved living remote, without hookups, sometimes half the year. (We do have spring water for outdoor showers. ) With storms in any place we are, it's really great to be self contained, in the Ollie. Knowing we can be warm, we can cook, and deal with extended power outages.

Were you attached to the trailer, or no? A big tv, attached, especially to windward, can make a difference.

I'm in. 😅 It's so easy to misread. I know I've done it, a number of times.

Maybe I'll call truma Lakeland after the new year and see what they say. When our 15 year old suburban furnace dies, I'm really thinking we'd like the varioheat. I think it's an awesome upgrade.

Appropriate for reflecting on the past year, but a great song, any day, in my book.

Well, that's disappointing. Lakeland is 700 miles closer to me than Hohenwald.

You do have to be careful what you wish for. Our pole barn door is wide and high, and sometimes got stuck if we didn't stop it early. The company came out and corrected it, while under warranty, but big (heavy) doors require big openers, and definitely check it out while still under warranty.

Yup. That's how we get rid of expired old tanks. We also search through the cage, for more current dates, which sometimes doesn't make the attendant super happy, but they're usually patient. Tractor supply and others will refill a blue rhino, with a good date.

Almost to a New Year! Working on our traditional New Year's day brunch. We're pretty much past staying up til midnight, so we enjoy ringing in the new year with 35 to 40 of our neighbors and friends, on New Year's day. Happy New Year, Rideandfly!

Lovely olllieport, @Patriot. Could you remind folks where you are? I don't think snowload is a big part of your equation. But, I could be wrong.

I don't think that, from the posts if someone routinely camps in cold temps, it would be a consideration. For those like me, who occasionally get caught in cold temps, I'd say no. 30 pound bottles are really heavy to transfaer, and we've found zero places that will fill in situ. I'll stick with my 20 lb, manageable bottles, and carry a spare or two in the truck bed, in cold temps. Everyone has a different camping style. We like sleeping cold, in the 50s. If the forecast is for below freezing for days, we winterize. A bag in a bucket works fine. Luggable loo. Overnight freezing, if days are above, not a big deal. We all figure it out, for our own style.

Based on what my neighbor paid to have his boat ceramic coated, I'd say your prices are very fair. Starting at is reasonable. It's a ton more work to bring back a base to an older trailer. Best of luck to you, and happy new year. We'll look for you at the rv Supershow in Tampa.

Our side door at home for our Elite 1 is 10' high, outside rollup. Perfectly level approach, and it's tight. I think it's 12' wide. We don't use it much, but tested it twice. My husband now uses the Ollie space for his extensive workshop, and Ollie continues to sit outside. When we built our pole barn in wnc, we ordered a taller and wider door. I think 14' wide, 14' tall. 10 x 10, level approach, would be minimum, imo.

I wonder if there's a software switch to change it back?

Since we rarely use the ac, we didn't worry about the drain .

That's good to know. On our undercover the locks are in the lid, with a cover, which could also freeze. Even on the side. Carrying a can of spray was important, when I lived in the Midwest tundra. Also carried weight in the trunk or truck bed. Snow shovel, plus sand. Weather reporting is better now. I stay home, with bad weather conditions.

Little things do matter. Especially in winter . One of my friends had a frozen lock on his Vette in Chicago. He used a hair dryer. Ouch. Warped the fiberglass. Not a great idea.....

I'm very surprised to hear that. I think you should send an email. That's unacceptable, imo. Ps spray de-icer really did work, when I lived in Minnesota. Magic. But, we used it on vehicle door locks. A lock on the flat lid should have a cover. (That could freeze, too, but....)

Santa is on his way. Our old sleigh bells from my uncle are ready. Even though the "little " neighbor girl is now 17, she told us stories tonight about hearing our sleigh bells when she was little. It won't be the same, when we ring them tonight, but I know it will bring a smile. We've deployed them every year for thirty plus years.... sometimes on bike, sometimes on boats, sometimes just crescendo and decrescendo from the space between our homes. She reminded us tonight of her first Christmas next to us, when she heard our sleigh bells, and shouted "I love you Santa" from her window. A decade ago, but still brings smiles to all of us. Merry Christmas, and wishing all of you a very happy and healthy 2023!

I like fried and grilled spam. Maybe an acquired taste, as I'm from Spam country in Southern Minnesota. School lunch spam, with raisin sauce, was one of my favorites, as a kid. I know, weird. Lol. I liked fish sticks, too, back then. Probably because neither was often on the home menu.

In my family's backyard. I actually like Hormel spam. I haven't been to the new museum. I hear it's really a good stop.

I will offer my comments on our Westinghouse 2500 (2200 running watts) with the caveat that we have an Elite with a 9500 Houghhton ac. We have only used the Westinghouse with the Houghton once, just to test it. Won't help anyone with a bigger ac make a decision. We normally use a Honda 1000 to recharge our 2x 105 ah agm batteries. Obviously, that little gen won't run much of anything. We bought the Westinghouse because it was on sale, ridiculously cheap, and we were building a pole barn on our property in nc with no power. We used it for an entire summer to run saws, charge drill batteries, and charge the trailer batteries. We didn't charge the trailer batteries with anything else in use. It's pretty quiet. Not as quiet as our now 15 year old Honda, which has also become louder, but still pretty quiet. Meaning, you can have a conversation without shouting, without a long extension cord. It is a bit louder this year than last. Not a lot, but I want to be honest. We rarely camp in organized campgrounds. It's been fine, it's cheap, it has a number of nice features, and if someone stole it next year, it wouldn't break my heart. We got plenty of heavy use out of it, for two years. Yes, I'd be upset, but on sale, replacement would be around $400. I can lift it in and out of the truck, and carry it up a hill, as a smaller but fairly strong woman, for my size, and I can pull start it by myself. Those features, I really like. It can run most if the day on one tank of gas, even powering saws. And, it has a display to tell me low fuel, etc. Edit to add, right now my Westinghouse is around $600. Watch for sales. But, even at $600, its a bargain, imo, for our purposes.

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