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Yesterday, a random Ollie is spotted negotiating the turns northbound on the beautiful Natchez Trace Parkway -- just wondering where they're headed???

That's a bummer, Mike -- looking forward to catching up with you and Carol. Best regards, brother!

Lance, you will be sorely missed, brother!

Bill, Concur 100% -- I've operated in some of the nastiest places imaginable and in terrain rugged enough to give only a few hours of SAT commo time. Back in '08, I found myself and my colleagues between a couple high passes in the Hindu Kush -- we had to get a sick member of our party out of the area but it wasn't going to be by foot. We needed MEDEVAC air assets to get him to safety. Fortunately, timing was good and I was able to contact support via our Iridium SAT phone. The high terrain (>18k') only allowed a short window of commo -- EVAC arrived in time and all was good. Can't say enough about having the right kit for the planned adventure you may be contemplating. 'Nuf said.

A couple of Ollies spotted at a Cracker Barrel somewhere in NW Alabama last night -- they were both pointing to an eastbound destination.

All excellent points here. We used to have an RO system at our old house, primarily to eliminate the 0.010ppm arsenic that our shared well had. Larger RVs can easily rig an RO system because they've got the real estate available, the OTT, IMO, just doesn't have the available space. We run like @Mike and Carol with a Travel Berkey and as Mike mentioned, we too will switch the activated charcoal filters over to the ceramic filters once they've been exhausted.

Same here, Ron - added the 30A outlet to the west side of the "man-cave" for visitors to use when here. Our cave is energized with a 75A sub-panel that powers up the shop equipment as @jd1923 mentioned above. The main panel is configured with 200A service, which is more than ample to meet our needs. The 12.5kW whole house standby GENSET gets us by famously during power outages. So far, so good - no popping breakers.

GJ: You may have some competition HERE . Consider having an OTT patch made up for the RHS!!!

@Tideline77: We installed the AirLift system on our Tundra a couple years ago and it's been operating as designed ever since. No squat, good ride either towing, hauling, or normal daily driving. Looking into the onboard inflation upgrade -- we're just carrying a bicycle pump for now.... No biggie. The AirLift price point was about the same at the advertised RAS cost, FYI.

Hey, Ralph; This is, at most, a 3-4 hr job at a service shop like Alcan, IMO. I changed my springs "solo" - it took a full day. However, when I changed my axles out at Hohenwald last year, "DeeBo" and I started around 8:30am and we were at lunch by noon that day. I'm sure Lew and his team at Alcan would have the springs done in less time. Plan on getting there the day prior to your appointment and you'll be on the road by early afternoon. Good luck!

Sorry to hear you're not going to make it to Gville this year, Bill. You've still got "dibs" on the awning weather strip!

Same here.... We were there in 2021, definitely one of our favs!

Same here, we abandoned the Curley Wires on our 2017 and upgraded like you did a couple years ago...

100% concur with @Mountainman198 Lance's assessment. We pushed through the 10K mile after getting home from the Q last month, logging 10,236 miles since replacing the OEM springs in March 2024 and 7,215 since installing the D52 "Nev-R-Lubes" last MAY. The most noticeable towing attribute after the undercarriage upgrades is the reduction of "porpoising" at slow speeds over relatively rough terrain. Side to side "rocking" seems noticeably less as well. Ride height is measured at approx 1/2" as Lance noted above. We're checking our shocks later this week prior to our next trip (Owner's rally) -- it should be interesting to see if the OEM shocks (replaced with new last MAY w/axles) have any life left in them. Thanks for the report, Lance! See you down the road! Best,

Hey, Bill -- slow down, brother. If you don't, you'll eventually just die tired! HA!

with awesome campers...

That warm place?

We hope you had a safe and dry drive northbound yesterday! Cold in Waco today, low 20's tonight - stay warm, brother!

We are excited...

spread on Guntersville...

@rich.dev -- That's exactly where I was going with that quote. (I was only through a half-cup of Joe at the time!).

The Owner's Rally....

Same here. We received our "Halos" from Mopeka a couple years ago and they have kept that typical "paint-rub" & oxidation from happening on the bottom of the propane bottle rack.

Concur, John! Unfortunately, we only bought 3 vents (last spring) -- since then, we've come to the same conclusion you and others have described for addressing the "hot box" in hotter WX conditions. Now that we're on a roll, the 4th return vent will likely find its way into the upper closet door bulkhead sooner than later!

These shelves are known around these parts as falling into the "Happy Wife, Happy Life" category of OTT projects, for sure. D loves these new storage elements!