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Our BMW R90/6 will turn 40 years old in Jan...

OK... We're officially a 2-Husky family now. Our daughter moved from the Great SW to Chicago last weekend and left us with her "Oscar" (rhymes with Boxcar)... Here now in Wilcox, AZ on Mighty Oscar's (the black and white one) first-ever RV trip with his little brother, Magnus (the white one).

@Ollie-Haus : Looks great, brother! Need to add this to the "To Do" list, ha! Awesome job. Thanks for posting...

Ah! Right on! Saturday morning in Wilcox, AZ at Pillsbury Winery... Black Rifle Blackbeard's Delight and a wee dram of Kahlua for a couple of "Cafe Ricos".... IMG_0320.HEIC

These "Fluffy Cows" stopped traffic for an hour headed to West Yellowstone on our motorcycle trip a couple summers ago...

Small world! We've been to Bodega Pierce before and plan to do so again today. We're also going to Aridus tasting room near the railroad tracks in Old Downtown Wilcox today - we'll plan to have a noon-ish lunch at Big Tex BBQ right across the street... Join us?

@Ronbrink: Good call, brother. The Blue Sea Systems ANL fuse is on our radar screen. TKX!

Same here. We replaced our cracked original lug nuts with a SS type described earlier in this thread - over 10k miles since, no issues after torquing to 95 lb-ft. We examine our lugs as part of our pre-departure checks, too.

Sorry, this was referencing the Victron DC-DC Charger model...

FYI: We traveled 285 interstate miles yesterday, ambient temps ranged between 50 - 75F, the breaker didn't pop. We'll need to wait until next spring/summer for the higher temps to see if engine heat will cause it to trip. For now, we seem to be fine with the breaker as is...

So... here we are in Wilcox, AZ wine country attempting to avoid sub-freezing temps in Northern NM. It's 75F here without a hint of wind. Harvest Hosting for a couple nights at Pillsbury Winery near the Chiricahua Mountains and Dos Cabezas Peak. OBTW: the new install of the Victron DC-DC charger is pretty awesome... Above pic shows the proximity to the Vinyard at Sam Pillsbury's ranch. Tough duty, but someone has to do it. Cheers to all... stay safe!

Same here - works great...

Our Head Door seems like an afterthought. It would be a nicer fit/finish with a similar styled door as the closet door, IMO.

After detailed discussions with @Geronimo John regarding a DC-DC Charger installation, we finally got around to making it happen. There's a ton of posts on this mod/upgrade, so we're not going down the rabbit hole to the end - just saying that it's a worth while mod to consider. Essentially, our concern was the 12AWG DC circuit from the 7-pin connector supplying an inadequate DC current to the OTT while towing, especially during the hours of darkness when there's no solar input to the battery bank. So, we decided to go with the Victron 12/12 30amp Bluetooth unit to be compatible with our other Victron devices (Smart Shunt, MPPT Solar charger, and the Cerbo S-GX multiplexer). We decided to upgrade from the OTT factory PWM solar module controller to the Victron MPPT unit. We also added the 7" Victron Touch to monitor all our AC and DC input/output activity which has been a game changer for us. Here's a series of pix that may satisfy the curiosity of those interested in efficiently charging the battery bank. FYI: We've got 3x BB's and ran 1/0 cables from the TV's smart alternator to an Anderson plug installed at the hitch, then 4 AWG cables from the Anderson through a Blue Sea Cable Clam to the Victron DC-DC charger installed under the aft dinette seat. The cables were snaked from the forward bulkhead under the toilet to the forward dinette seat, under the dinette table, to the aft dinette seat area: Below shows the location for the Victron Cerbo S-GX Touch Screen... This is the location where we mounted the new Victron MPPT Smart Solar Charger, upper street side compartment where the old PWM solar charge controller was mounted: We mounted the Victron remote solar controller monitor to the right of the Touch Screen... Building the Anderson plug for the OTT with 4AWG cables... Below shows the Blue Seas Cable Clam hull penetration adjacent to the 7-pin cable... Victron DC-DC Charger mounted on the street side wheel well/aft dinette seat next to the Progressive surge protector... Note the 50amp breaker between DC-DC Charger and the battery bank. We installed another 50amp breaker between the TV alternator and the Anderson connection: Pulling 4AWG cables from the hull penetration under the head sink thru the front of the toilet and to the aft dinette seat area... Thanks to @ScubaRx - Steve gave a great suggestion for snaking wires through challenging areas using a stiff plastic strap for securing pallet loads... One and done. I'm going for a cold one...

We're coffee junkies, for sure... Love Peets MD coffee anytime in a pinch. Our go-to has been Black Rifle Black Beard's Delight for many years. We've been using our same 'ol tea kettle and a Melita pour-over with non-bleached paper cones since early 2000's. We store the Melita in a pillow case above the kitchen sink along with an aluminum coffee container from the '50's. The pour-over gives us each 3 cups of great tasting strong Jo which gets me rev'd up for the day! (...also nice with a wee dram of Kaluha on Saturday mornings 🤪). Cheers!

Managed to complete the new detector install yesterday…. Now moving on to the Victron DC-DC Charger install…

Very cool concept... However, I'm challenged figuring out how to operate my iPhone....🤪

Same here, Bill... just received from Amazon yesterday: MFG'd 17MAY23

Great idea, thanks!

...getting a bit "stinky-slinky envy" going on here 🤪

We like the bleach step, for sure and for certain....

Same here. Never had a problem with them...

Definitely correct. Should have been more accurate in the previous discussion - my bad. We use the OTT-provided black tank flush to fill the tank 3 or 4 times until viewed clear effluent is observed in the plexiglas port. We don't use the back flush hose adapter on the unit for exactly what JD is describing above... We use the device when dumping at home because of the long run from the trailer to the dump head - just makes it more convenient and easy having it closer to the valves.

Excellent point - great way to tweak the load fore/aft depending on your load-out for a particular trip. We target roughly 6 threads behind each of the Anderson chain adjustment nuts. We start there then tweak as needed. To get a good idea of actual tongue weight we use one of these - real easy to get a quick data point; especially if you're configured differently than the previous trip (tank levels, bikes, etc.).

Always had good luck with Iridiums. They're a bit spendy but the plans are fairly reasonable. With a clear view to the southern sky, I've had reasonable contacts on the opposite of the globe - easy peasy.