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So, tonight we did salmon fillets, on the grill, in a coffee cake tin. I clean and save them. Usually can use several times before recycling. My friend Aubrey's recipe, minus honey, just because I don't have any. Spray the bottom of the pan with canola. Light spray on the filled, followed by a bit of mustard, spread with a knife, heavy shake of dried Dill. Slices of lemon. On our very hot grill fire, covered first with wax paper, then foil, turned twice, moved to the back and turned off while I finished rice and broccoli. Small fillets from Faroe islands, (great memories of our stay there), probably 8 minutes, on high, to show white fat on top, and 140 when temped. Lemon dill sauce... mayo (I love duke's) a bit of sour cream,if you have it, squeeze of lemon juice, heavy shake of Dill. Stir. I do this first, and let rest and develop flavor while everything else cooks.

And, what i catch myself saying to our daughter, now. Sometimes, she brings it up. In a very good, thoughtful way.

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Do the newer trailers still have a progressive dynamics converter/charger? I'm asking, as I thought the xantrex pro took the place of the pd, which we have, in our older trailer. (On our boat, we have an older version of Xantrex for charging. ) I thought, could be wrong, adjustments could be made, especially for the higher acceptance of lithium, with the xantrex. I'll talk to my friend in the yacht world. Tomorrow. I don't have lithium, just thinking about it, and what we might need to change. Thanks for your thoughts.

Normally, you would not even see the apple bits. In working left handed in a sling. (Right dominant hand.) Is what it is.

Buying the slightly heavier 2000 or 2200 could possibly allow you to run your ac. And, it's actually more useful, at home, in a power outage . I can still lift either, in my senior years. I "think" it will allow you to charge your lithium a bit faster. With proper settings. Since I don't have lithium, I'll leave it to others to decide. With more watts, you should get more amps. Just a thought.

Cooked greens My very sweet neighbor and friend, Mellissa, brought me a huge (washed, even) bag of her organic greens today, mixed kale, collard, and mustard. I often go down mountain and help her in her huge garden, and she sends me home with a bounty. I cook up enough for both families, and send her share back. 🙂 So tonight, I'll be making her favorite, my greens. We'll have them with shrimp. Last month, she asked for my recipe. This is a copy of the text I sent her. You can adjust at the end with a little more vinegar, or lemon juice, or apple juice, according to taste. Substitute veggies broth and 86 the bacon, for vegan. Add a pinch of sealant, maybe, if you ditch the bacon. A plastic grocery store bag of greens (stripped from the stems and ripped or Chopped into small pieces), plus 1/2 a big honey crisp apple (or all of a small one.). About 3/4 tsp chopped garlic. Olive oil. 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper. 3 strips precookrd bacon, diced. About 1 tsp white vinegar, or apple cider vinegar. A little bit of diced sweet onion. Maybe two slices, diced. I cook the onion, garlic, apple and bacon together in olive oil first. Then add the greens and a bit more olive oil. My pan's not so big, so a handful of greens at a time. Then add the crushed red pepper, a little black pepper, and about 1/2 cup of chicken stock or water, and stir. Cook maybe 8 minutes. Then I put on low, cover, and cook til tender. Cooking time, overall, 25 to 20 minutes. Add vinegar near the end. Stripping out the stems, and adding stock, reduces the normal cooking time for greens, imo. Used to cook for 40 minutes.... I do this on a burner with my wok skillet, but could also be done on the fire with a cast iron Dutch oven, or even a good sized skillet.

I don't really remember, as we use the radio so little. And, our early trailer (2008) has a,switch by the door, which us usually set to off. Just a suggestion to check out, as most radios with a clock have that feature , and it can sometimes be set accidentally. Back in my college days, my roommate and I intentionally set the radio alarm to a polka station, to be annoying enough to make sure we got out of bed, on time. 🤣

Could it be the alarm? I only ask, as my phone defaults to same day, every week, if I don't check. Awakened at 3 am twice this summer, by my phone.

Like I said, it may work just fine. We have nothing on our boat, and shelf liner in the trailer, but no dehumidifier. So, we resort to lifting the cushions... always when in storage. I'll look forward to your reports.

Lots of great Tennessee state parks. We really loved Fall Creek Falls, one of the TN resort parks. When we stayed,,restaurant, golf, bluegrass at the amphitheater. And, of course, the lovely falls. Downside, the sites were smallish, and fairly close together, in our loop. Still, a great spot.

Yeah, I had a senior "brain fart moment." Thanks for the catch, @ScubaRx. Just don't turn on the fridge while seriously off level. It's the burner that causes the crystallization and failure,too far off level and running. We've made that mistake, only once, and it was an expensive error.

It may work. Looking forward to your comments. I just use heavy duty ikea shelf liner, but I have cushions with a mildewproof coating (krypton), not a mattress. I don't see a way for the moisture ( we all emit it, breathing and sweating, etc.) to move through the underlayment. That's the beauty of hypervent, and similar. With that liner, if you start to see moisture in the pockets beneath, I'd tip the mattress or cushions up a bit daily to let it breathe. That's what we do on the boat. No underlayment, just painted plywood, in Florida, but breathable mesh on the bottom of the cushions.

Collinite 885 is the wax we currently use. They also make a liquid, probably easier to use.

We use the same stuff on the inside as the outside. Used to be 3m ultra marine (since discontinued), now Collinite marine paste wax. I don't have the can with me ( We're camping), but I can look up the number for you. Don't use it on the shower floor, unless you use a teak mat, as it will make it too slippery. Everywhere else is good. You could probably use any decent fiberglass boat wax on the inside, as it doesn't get the same abuse as the exterior. The only year we didn't wax the interior, I got some difficult to remove stains on the counter. (Ours are white.) Understand, I'm a wax nerd. We wax our powder coated white aluminum porch railings, too. Helps shed the rain, and seed and leaf stains. I love that you've been on the road since pickup. I hope you're having a wonderful journey. Good on you, and safe travels!

Well, I found it interesting, even if it didn't answer the question. Look how many models Dometic sell in Australia that use inverter technology, and how few (0) they sell in the USA. And, how many can run on small gensets. Someone more versed than I can do the math, 'cause mine is quite possibly incorrect, but wouldn't a 2400 watt gen, at 240, use 10 amps, and at 120, 20? (Just an example?). I'd find it difficult to believe that Truma would re-engineer for the American market to require a larger genset than it needs in Australia, but we'll see. Looking forward to your updates, @bbrault.

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I'd say, the only big leveling issue is if you have a 3 way fridge. Then, leveling is important. At least enough that you feel comfortable on the trailer.

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I'll see if I can find the other thread

No suggestions on the carefree, but we loved that campground, five or six years ago, on one of our Alaska trips. Looks better now. There's a great fish market in town, not far away. Haines packing? Best halibut I ever had. Just off the boat ( we actually came back a few hours later, at the suggestions of the manager, as they needed time to process) with just butter and lemon. Fabulous.

I have an elite, so the experience is different. With either trailer, like @Mike and Carol, I'd never take the tires off the ground, for more than a quick tire change . Imo. For many situations, from what I've seen camping with elite II owners, the Anderson levelers (or similar) are the real deal. We have one axle, so we just use wood blocks on the low side. And extra blocks under the jacks to shorten the "throw." And, maybe you do need the camco jacks, if you're very sensitive to changes. There's a device that can help you get truly level, Bluetooth. I'll see if I can find the thread. It's quite awesome (I've seen it in practice, we don't have it. We don'tneed it, with two of us.) On the sailboat, we get used to being "off level" on a heel. Takes awhile. In a camper, you're usually not inside enough to get used to it. Different circumstances. I carry a small bullet level, but mostly depend on the feel, and a half-filled water bottle on its side. If I'm comfortable, the fridge is comfortable. We often don't bother to put jacks down for one night stays. Never do, at a Walmart, cracker barrel, etc., as it's poor etiquette.

I know from your posts, that you have a newer trailer, but, a little bit of info would help, actually. Is your trailer running on inverter? I "think" the fridge is separate from the inverter.

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Very weird, ad I've seen five or six. Android. I'm also in wnc.