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Wish you'd posted earlier today. We were within 5 miles of you. Took a trip to WNC farmers market, for a case of tomatoes to take home. And a few other items. If you need produce, cheese, etc., this is a very fun place to visit. (Even if you don't ) Every trip, we take home honey, jams, cheese, in season produce, etc.. Toe jam is one of my favorites to buy for friends. And, moonshine jelly. Lol. My mom loves the no sugar added apple butter available in a number of stalls. There's a guy from Jamaica selling weird blueberry and other hot sauces and BBQ sauces, who makes amazing sauces. (Lwser enclosed climate controlled building) Prices are better in the lower indoor shed,usually. I love the black wax hoop cheese, in vac pac, upper house. And, jalapeño pimento cheese. Oh, and the Amish butter. I love good butter. In the lower sheds, open air, down the hill, it's mostly local grown, great prices. Some have smaller baskets. Many are cases and bushel bags only. Definitely worth the drive, and the visit, from your location. Moose Cafe, on the highway just barely beyond the entrance has an all you can eat breakfast. I don't love breakfast, but my husband does. Their hash brown casserole is almost as good as my own. Their homemade biscuits are complimentary, with local apple butter. I'm not fond of biscuits, but theirs are awesome, as is the apple butter. Bacon is really good, too. I like their trout. I just scrape away the breading. Asheville area is really big on farm to table dining. We don't eat out a lot, but Asheville makes it worth the trek into town.

I like Google. Waze, campendium. Allstays. Gasbuddy.

Now, the issue will be trying to bring your lithionics batteries back to life, if they're really 9 volts,,as you suggested, in an earlier post. Usually, to revive lithium you need to charge very slowly, and separately, from what a friend told me, to bring cells back into balance. Any suggestions, from those of you with lithionics? I still run with agm batteries.

I'm sure you've gone through a lot of troubleshooting with Truma. And, I don't have one, so I don't have much to offer. Elevation shouldn't likely be your problem , as the campgrounds aren't that high at dnp, but maybe try it at kenai (sea level ) and see what happens. If you can't get the truma fixed, I'd look at getting a camp shower, and use campground showers when possible. (Not easy at national park facilities. Especially Denali. When we've been there, showers only availableat the lower rv campground, which you can'teven drive to, by their rules. Had to shower in our motorhome. ) There's a Cabela's in Anchorage, a mile off highway 1, on your way to kenai. At this time, they have a battery operated pump/shower in stock. Put cold water in a small bucket, add hot heated on the stove, and use it in your Oliver. It will at least keep you refreshed and clean til you get home. You could order it now for pickup. They have limited stock. Bass pro has a store there too, but none in stock. Bonus, Anchorage has no city sales tax. Stock up for your trip to kenai at a nearby Costco or Fred meyers. Prices are high compared to home, but definitely better in Anchorage than kenai, in my experience.

Thank goodness for kind neighbors! I'd note that rivernerd, backofbeyond, and katana pilot suggested poor ground, early on. Thank you, guys. So often we've chased our tails, and it turned put to be a grounding issue.

Yup.

Vancouver Island is amazing. Can you not go to haines earlier? It's a lovely space to hang out, but going home will be more difficult,,and colder. Likely to find colder temps and possibly snow, on the cassiar. . Boya lake is one of our very favorite campgrounds on the cassiar. You will have no services in October, but there's not much any time. The beauty is all you want.

My tmobile plan gives me a "welcome to canada" message, and my plan is the same as home. Verizon is very different. We get free Internet to .5 gig. Pretty much nothing. Then it drops to 2g, dialup speed. Since we rarely have Verizon, anyway, we turn off that phone, and use the tmobile/rogers. It is important to check (and understand) your plan as @John E Davies suggested

This could be leakage from another source. Check the seal around the maxxair fan. especially if you typically camp "just a bit" nose high, as we do. I found some little leaks around the solar mounts, last year. Granted,,14 years old, so... taped them up, no issue. Took the tape off, , recaulked ,now, no issue. The Ollie hull is great. But, like any home or rv, roof penetrations are vulnerable. Imo.

Because you bought a trailer with a lot of technology, there will be a number of techs unfamiliar with your particular equipment. From what you have described, I don't think this person has done a lot of higher end tech work. Unfortunately. If you decide to try this, yourselves, just MAKE VERY SURE you have disconnected from incoming power sources, ie, shore power, AND that you have interrupted the solar charging circuits,,with either the breaker, or in your case you may have a switch to turn off power from the panels. Do not leave cable ends hanging where they could touch each other, and short out if power is accidentally applied. This is very important. Take care to take photos, and label, the battery cables BEFORE you make any changes/disconnects. So that you can reconnect them properly, later. Please.

We broke the old leaking lens taking it out. Bought a new lens. We cleaned everything carefully, and mounted the new lens with butyl tape, and a handful of small stainless fasteners, as old school butyl tape is awesome for sealing, in all kinds of temperatures, and self sealing, but it's "not really" a tape or adhesive. Hence fasteners. So far, so good. We also sealed around the lens with caulk, and mounted eze rv rain gutter above it. I'll look for my post, and add a link. Edit to add, here's the link. I too wish they'd just use an applied light. So far, so good. But only a year and a half in. I'll know more about our "experiment " in a few years.

That said, you can take a deep breath or two, and try to isolate what's actually causing your problem. Electron magic is very frustrating, but you can do it, with patience. A lot of people here to help. Hang in there. Very sorry for your problems. Indeed.

I , personally, think you may have issues with the xantrex, and, possibly, the ems, and the batteries reporting software . If your trailer is at home, and you can go out after dark, and check the various meters, I "think" we'd see just the solar is working . I'm totally unsure, wish we were closer. Solar of course won't work, after dark. That's the point. Do you have a multimeter? Did all systems work at pickup?

Beyond the other suggestions, If you have tested the home outlet and are confident that your home power source is good, you could try sliding the switch on the ems to bypass. If everything in the trailer works, then your problem is in the ems. Buy a portable ems at camping world, and go camping until you can get a repair slot and a replacement. (Before you do this, please do check your house outlet one more time, to make sure you have clean power. ) is your home outlet a dedicated circuit, ie, nothing else on it? You said your fridge won't run on either propane or 110. Does anything light up on the control board, at all? Unless something has changed in recent years, I don't believe the fridge is tied to the main gfci that protects all the other circuits. If you have no display lights on the fridge, at all, you probably have a 12v problem, as well. Low battery, or poor ground somewhere. If you unplug the trailer from the home circuit, does anything work as it should on 12v? (Lights, fridge on propane, fans, etc. A/c only works on 110) Are you showing any error codes on the xantrex? Some of the early xantrex systems required a firmware update. I'll see if I can find the threads for you. I'd ordinarily say go camping in the hard sided Ollie tent, but I'd be surprised, with the issues you've discussed, if the tail lights and electric brakes work properly. So, that's really frustrating.

Your Lifesaver Jerrycan looks really interesting, and like something that could really extend boondocking time if you're near a water source, without worrying about contracting giardia or norovirus. I read some great reviews on it after looking at your link. How long have you had it? Is it difficult to clean? Easy to use? It looks a bit pricey, but "priceless" when needed. I see they also make smaller sized equipment like the cube.

Wow. Thanks for the heads up. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yellowstone-national-park-entrances-closed-flooding/index.html

I think most of us have had to make some quick maneuvers, on interstates and smaller byways. I suspect Steve was making a joke about bicycles. He's always been a careful driver, to my knowledge.

I couldn't fix it from my Samsung. Thanks.

Is the harbor freight tool you chose variable speed? 4500 rpm is way above some products' recommended rpm, but I'm sure you checked maguire 67. Many of the technical 3m products require a much slower speed, like 1500. It sure looks great!

Glad you enjoyed it! Let's ask @topgun2 to rotate your photo. Did you drive the Denali across? How was it? That's an amazing (but slow) stretch. Lots of great scenic pullouts for free dry camping. We often take two days to drive the Denali highway. Or which highway did you drive? Probably the Glenn highway? It's beautiful too, and most direct, probably, from kennicott. if you're staying in palmer long, there's a really good carwash with an rv bay if you need it, after Denali highway. And better prices on groceries than the smaller towns,, though not as good as Fred meyers in Anchorage. Not much for provisioning between Palmer and Denali. There's a newer three bears grocery in Healy, though, with decent prices, and variety, by Alaska standards. The laundromat at the cantwell rv park at cantwell is nicer than the one in most towns, fairly reasonable, and you can take a shower while your clothes wash if you're longing for a long hot shower, as I usually am, by that point. No timers, just a note to please be considerate of other campers. Showers are just in the hallway by the laundry. (Also a couple of good thrift shops in Palmer where you might find a replacement tray for your microwave, if you're lucky.) Free dry camping at pullouts was our weekend solution.

I just bought a spare switch to carry, instead. I've fortunately only had to operate any of the jacks manually a few times over the years, and it's slow, but doable, even with my upper body/ arm strength. I like the ratchet idea a lot, though. More like a bi-directional winch on our sailboat. Every time for us, it was a fuse or a switch causing the issue. And, one time a bad ground, on a friend's front jack that we helped repair.

Glad you ( and the turtle) are all ok. Thanks for the report. Might just have a little to do with your driving skill and experience, too, 😃 but we feel the same way, towing our elite. 2008 ram 1500 4 x 4.

When we picked up our Oliver elite, February 2008, we towed it back to Florida with a 2004 Volvo xc90. Probably 70 to 80 per cent of rated capacity, and it did fine in flats, struggled a bit in the hills. But, it was fine , for that trip. We used it a few more times, for short and local trips. It was not a mountain vehicle. Did that once, only. I'd not buy a vehicle under rated for what we often do (mountains, severe elevation changes), but hey, if you're towing mostly short trips without major elevation changes, within tow ranges, what's the opinion? Plus, an enjoyable daily driver with decent mileage? (Not to mention, fun daily driver?) Sometimes, it's nice to use what you have, multi purpose. Not stretching, too much. Been there, done that.

I use a number of griot's garage products. I especially like their leather cleaners and conditioners for car seats, and my leather furniture in my home. Not greasy, and easy to use. Do they have a recommended orbital polisher? I've never used any of their products on or in my trailer.