MAX Burner
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17 minutes ago, FloraFauna said:
We have used soft water in our fresh water tank from day one.
Same here.
We fill our FWT w/softened water from our well - to include our 7-gal spare water container that lives in the TV. But on occasion, we find ourselves refilling with water of unknown pedigree while on the road - so we'll run a vinegar solution through the system (usually at some point over the winter months), FYI.
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Sorry for the delayed response @jd1923 - just now saw this... Our's is like yours - mostly 14/2... Probably a combo because of what was in stock at the time - but who knows?
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Solid copy @Patriot. Will DO!
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@Patriot - Glad to see you've got the mini SL up and operational. We knew y'all would love it!
FYI: Headed up the spine of the Rockies in a week for the annual MC ride - first stop is at Soldier's Stone monument near Saguache, CO 163 miles north east of South Fork. It's adjacent to the Continental Divide Trail and accessible from a nearby parking area. Very moving monument, worth the "look-see."
Soldier's Stone is a monument dedicated to all those who died during the VN War from over a dozen nations from the mid-50s to 1975.
Well worth the visit, IMO...
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Congrats! We were near y'all in Wilcox AZ a while back.... Delicious looking Maine Lobstah Roll! Cheers!
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13 hours ago, jd1923 said:
These where rubber feet off some appliance I tossed years ago (always save hardware)!
AMEN, Brother! 😜
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This "awning dam" appears to be a geographically necessary option. In the Great SW USA, we haven't missed ours in the least - however, if we lived east of the Mississippi, we'd probably have left it up there! Cheers, all!
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We keep two exact sets of TV/OTT keys on respective caribiners. One set stays in the TV - one in the OTT. We use Casablanca's main hatch combo lock exclusively when boondocking - so if one of us gets back to the trailer before the other, no biggie getting inside.
Full Disclosure of a Lesson Learned: Magnus (knucklehead #1) locked us out of our TV during a roadside stop enroute to Pagosa Springs several years ago with the truck still running. Had we stashed another set of keys in the TT, we wouldn't have had to break the rear window to get access to the TV.... That was not a cheap date!
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On 8/22/2024 at 9:01 PM, New2Oliver said:
you have to anticipate incompetency and plan around it. Parts, service, whatever. Every aspect of your life. Plan for it.
Concur 100%. That's totally an element of our planning process - it starts with Rule #1: "One is none, Two is One". Then we go forward from there anticipating where the weak link is in whatever "complex system" we're dealing with....
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FWIW: We bought our front hitch from eTrailer about 6 years ago - used it on the RAM 3500 to get the AS into the cave. For us, it was an absolute game changer. Whereas backing the TT into the somewhat "narrow" 10-ft wide door it may have taken a few tries to get the perfect line-up. With the the front hitch it was "1 and done" - piece of cake. The 500# vertical weight limitation wasn't an issues for the 30-foot travel distance. We highly recommend the front hitch option for tight quarters.
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8 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
I'll start a Quartzsite 2025 roster:
1 - Steve and Tali Landrum Hull #050 Tupelo, MS
2 - Art and Diane FLYNN Hull #226 Placitas, NM
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We use the Calgon beads/Pinesol mixture every other full tank - seems to keep the gate valves lubed nicely.... Doesn't smell bad, either.
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11 hours ago, John Dorrer said:
Use a plastic razorblade in conjunction with a safe solvent. There have been several who have removed that gasket. Hopefully they will chime in.
Same here - orange plastic razor blades and Goof Off worked for getting ours off...
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@ScubaRx: I'll be there with the Knuckleheads, same as last year - same location, Steve?
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Excellent report, @Ronbrink! Very similar to our experience with the 30A Victron 12/12v charger.
Nice work on the install! Makes boondocking from place to place a lot more fun knowing that your Ai-Hr storage will be topped off before arriving at the next location....
Cheers!
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They make lubing the wet bolts so much easier, @jd1923
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14 hours ago, jd1923 said:
Set it at 400F for 15 minutes in air fry mode. It used 23AH according to the Victron SmartShunt, brought the 600AH Epoch LiFePO4 batteries from 99% to 95%. Got to love that! Cook our morning hashbrown cakes, cook a pizza, while boondocking np.
Awesome report, JD! Very much looking forward to our 2000w inverter going Tango Uniform so we can upgrade to the MP II!
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17 hours ago, Cort said:
After hooking up Starlink the lithium batteries in the van died.
Just a couple options for you to consider...
1. Install a 12v - 12v DC charger. This device will connect between your TV alternator and your Oliver batteries ensuring they are topped off after towing after a few hours (depending upon its output, 30amp and 50amp output units are available).
2. Modify your SL kit to run directly off DC power. Inverters are inherently inefficient as they "invert" DC power from your battery bank into AC electrical power - maybe 70 - 80% efficient, if you're lucky. Your OEM SL system will operate from an AC power outlet right out of the box from Star Link - then it converts that AC power to approx 40vDC in the dishy. So, essentially, using a 400W inverter from your Oliver battery box to your SL router, then the SL converts the AC power back to DC power, thus, you're increasing the inefficiency "twice". By converting the SL to 12vDC you can avoid these inefficiencies when boondocking and conserving your Oliver battery DC power storage at the same time.
There are multiple threads on making this SL modification in these forums, FYI....
Cheers!
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5 hours ago, Patriot said:
Ours works for both.
Same here...
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Welcome aboard, Mike! Tons of great OTT info in these threads - watch out, there's a few rabbit holes!
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Our nose "Art" has been posted elsewhere, but this thread seems more appropriate for another rendering... Here's "Casablanca" in the hangar with Geronimo John's OTT being attended to last week... Building closet/locker shelves in each.
HA! Great time!
OBTW: Here's the new shelves:
Cheers!
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3 hours ago, jd1923 said:
This would slow them down better than anything, or chain a wheel to a tree or the campground concrete picnic table! 🤣
Rabbit Hole: OK... how about jacking up one side with the rear levelers, remove the rims on that side (take them with you where ever you're leaving to), torque down a keyed lug nut on one or more studs on the rimless wheels...? I'm thinking that would really slow 'em down.
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7 hours ago, routlaw said:
For the first few years we ran them also at 50 but in the last 2 to 3 years have kept them at 45 on normal paved roads.
Same here. We roll at 45psi cold - pressures usually bump up to around 52-54psi after 20-30 minutes this time of year...FYI
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The Victron Linx Distributor is a very clean option to manage connections --- nice one, @Jps190! Thanks for the post.
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no solor / inverter question
in Mechanical & Technical Tips
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@mossemi - Same here, Mike! But we use the French Press that Jetboil offers - we take it with us on multiple-day MC rides for consistently well-made Joe in the AM. Ever try getting any more of that Blackbeard's Delight BRCC?
HA! We love this stuff.... Sorry in advance for highjacking the thread!
ARRRGGH!