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And, this is the post @Mattnan discussed earlier, showing photos of the yoga mats doing the job for @Dave and Cindy

If I felt I needed more internet than our 5g phones could access, I'd order the starlink, and take advantage of their roaming program for rvs. (Full disclosure, I have a starlink on order...) The monthly fee is $135 for roaming ability, but it is billed in one month increments, and can be started and stopped at any time. (Subject to change, of course, as with anything produced by a Musk company...)

In the 2nd page of this thread, toward the end, @GaryJona showed a photo of closed cell foam mat and no residue duct tape that they used successfully on their Alaska trip a few years ago.. And, another thread:

I agree. Why? Wish they'd all auto dim at night, but the stickers look to be a good help. My husband is never bothered, but I am. He says my eyelids must be thin, lol. I hated even the lights on the panel of the previous dometic fridge. I don't know if they woke me up, but they sure kept me awake. I sometimes resorted to a towel over them. Thanks for the link.

I would say our rock tamers have been good on slow speed gravel roads. Sometimes, especially in Canada, we've found ourselves on gravel roads at 35 to 50 mph. Not quite as good, some chips, but better than nothing, for sure. If you're only doing slow speed gravel, fine. If you're going to Alaska, dealing with summer road construction mess, find another way in addition, to protect the front of the trailer.

I see they're on sale again at northern tool! I love this thing. Campfire, building a coal bed for flank steak, sweet potatoes, and asparagus tonight. Paul and our friend deserve a good meal, after today's hard work. A huge American beech was uprooted over the winter, falling across one of our many trails. Husqvarna rancher chainsaw to the rescue.

Last season, when Northern Tool had a sale, Paul bought this nifty device for splitting logs. We spend a lot of time camped on our property in North Carolina, and cook a lot over the fire. We bought the biggest Kindling cracker, but a smaller version could actually be carried, but probably most practical for those of us who stay in one spot for a lengthy period of time. Safer than our traditional splitting with an axe, and definitely easier for me to use to split pieces further into tinder. With a few swings of a 4 pound hammer, kindling becomes tinder to start a fire in a very damp pit. (We've had a lot of soaking rain the last few days.) Made in Australia, naturally. https://m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200676883_200676883?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Logging > Logging Tools > Wedges&utm_campaign=Kindling Cracker&utm_content=118995&gclid=CjwKCAjw7cGUBhA9EiwArBAvon7meyjn2mQnrwjwZho1rTCu2bLm6LgRnN2pVu2SNtTEnrLVpxTibRoCTUwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I haven't read through the Lithionics pages,, so i don't really know. For those of you who have lithionics, is this possible?

Try looking here, but there are other threads, scattered. With a new hull, prep time will probably be less, but still necessary. Need to make sure the mold release agent/wax is gone. Prep, of course, is a big factor in the process and price.

In our much older trailer, the pd charger makes a bit of noise when the fan is running, which it does more often with higher ambient temps. I'd suggest you take the cushions and seat lids out and see if you can determine where the noise is actually coming from. It may simply be normal. Maybe not. Your ears can tell us a lot.

Do you mean that you want to run the ac while parked at home, off the battery, and solar? I think , personally, that would unnecessarily "cycle" the battery. The lifetime of all batteries are dependent on cycling. "Exercising" is part of cycling. Lithium is not immune. Cycling determines life. Every partial cycle "adds up." Please excuse me if I'm misunderstanding your question. But, if it were me, on your situation, I "think" I'd run the lifepo4 batteries down to recommended storage state, shut them off, and run a 110 cord for a portable dehumidifier while in storage, and not deal with ac. My husband and I have been talking about all this, recently. We know we need to replace house batteries in the boat next year. With the many heavy lead acid batteries in the boat house bank. we check fluids, periodically, and solar runs everything on the boat. We don't ever plug in (and many times, can't. ) But, there are essential systems, like bilge pumps, that must work 24/7/365, so turning off lithium wouldn't work for us, if bilge pump ran off a lithium bank. We're probably looking at some kind of hybrid situation, for agm starter battery, (another agm battery?) bilge pump etc., and lithium for storage (runs everything else. ) One of our friends who works in the marine industry, and designs systems, is camping with us this weekend. I'll see what he has to say for you, and us.

Can be paused and restarted, pay as you go, in one month increments. 30 days to return for a full refund of equipment cost, per the website.

We have very good friends in that area, and we owe them a visit. Hopefully, this year or next. I agree. Beautiful country.

Cutting into the lav front plate is a bit of work, but not particularly onerous. It's really a question of what you would like to see, and gain.

@imelda, this has been discussed several times. Here's a link to one good thread, among others. Good luck, and kudos on your willingness to tackle so many projects on your own.

@Oldharry, would you mind sharing which brand step you bought, since you like yours.

Bold are senior members. Blue are moderators. Red are admins.

Definitely, get a tpms.

@John and Jodi, seriously, I'd relax, and enjoy the trip home. Spend your time in Hohenwald, learning systems.

We carry a tire plug kit, just because. Actually, our car doesn't have a spare, so we just double up. We've had one flat on the trailer, in probably 150k miles. In a driveway, many years ago. It's our nature here, as somewhat overprepared/anal to carry more than we need, imo. I'll add that the plug kit works for tug and tow, weighs little, and is good insurance. Worth the little weight, imo.

We have dry camped most of the time with our Oliver Elite. But, we camp (like you) as if we're in a hard sided tent. Experience will help. We carry a little Honda 1000 just for charging batteries. We also have portable solar, but only use it if we're at a site for many days. Unless you drive an suv, and don't want to carry a generator in the cabin, I'd opt for the small generator "insurance policy. " easy to carry and deploy. I'll add this. I have a good friend with a Casita, single group 27 battery, can camp 2 to 3 days or so without power, in decent weather - in the fall, in treed north carolina, and upstate new york. She is also a veteran tent camper. We camp the same way, but we have an electric dc compressor fridge. Fall is much more problematic than spring, because just the fridge uses 60 to 70 ah a day. So, we can't go 5 days in full shade, in the fall, even with 400 watts fixed solar. That's not your situation, since you can run your fridge on gas. Your fridge takes gas and minimal power. You do need to monitor amp hour consumption. And replenishment. Everyone is different in their style and needs.

Hi, Kelly, and congratulations on getting your Oliver. Do you have an Elite I or II? Which batteries do you have, as that will help us estimate your available amp hours. As tent campers, you're used to managing without power, im sure. Not only will the tree cover reduce your charging ability, especially if the leaves are still up, but the hours of sun are less in the fall. You'd probably still be fine, if you don't have to run the furnace much at night. We've camped up that way in October, though never Fish Pond, and got some rainy cold weather.

Gotta love those impromptu mini rallies! How fun that must have been!

@viola, congratulations on your new to you Ollie, and welcome to the forum. We've enjoyed our Elite so much, now in our 15th camping season! You said that you were afraid the lit leds were running down your batteries. What readings are you getting on the zamp solar monitor and the seelevel? (You should be seeing something at or slightly above 13. 2 in full sun, and something like 12.6 or so at night, even if you're not getting shore power, if you're not running any other loads like fans,, fridge, etc. Those led tail lights don't actually use a lot of power.) Even if you're not getting a charge from the house circuit, imho your solar should be enough to keep the batteries up, if you're not using a lot of other things in the trailer. Tell us about the house circuit you're plugged into. 15 amp? 20 amp? Anything else in your house using power on that circuit? Anything else running in the trailer? @John E Davies is correct, if your connector is corroded, its best to replace. However, we've also had new owners who left the pigtail up in the rain or condensation, and moisture caused the "ghost" lights. Their issues disappeared when the connector was allowed to dry out, by hanging the connector so the openings are down, out of the rain. A photo of your connector would help. As John said, you may have tripped the house circuit breaker or its gfci, or you could have tripped the gfci of the trailer. When you plug the trailer into the house circuit, you should hear a "click" inside the trailer when the transfer switch kicks in, and the microwave (if you have one) makes a chirping sound. Sometimes, all it takes is disconnecting the trailer, and reconnecting, with someone inside the trailer listening. Guessing you've already done so, but first step is to check the house circuit breaker, see if it's tripped. If there's a gfci on that circuit, test and reset that. Make sure you actually have good power coming from the outlet you're plugging into . And, check that outlet for proper ground, and reverse polarity. I think you have at least two separate problems here. Possibly three. Best to just start from the beginning, and rule things out.

We're all very happy for you, @MAG! No one is born knowing any of this stuff, and there are always plenty of people here to offer help and advice from their experiences. And, Ryan at bluesky is one if the best tech support people I've ever had the pleasure to work with. You've learned some things along the way, and now it's time to get out there and enjoy some camping and relaxation time in your Ollie. You've earned it.