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ROGER, Soak'n!

Amen to that!

I love these tires! Ran thru two sets on the AS back in the day...

Concur, 100%!

Thanks, OM! Everyone's very excited! HO, Ho, ho! Cheers!

Well D and I thought our daughter's baby would be arriving closer to his due date of 25DEC... Clayton called me Monday afternoon to ensure my Go-Bag was ready, silly question. Anyhow, after Meghan worked Monday (4th grade teacher in Frisco, TX), she and Clayton checked her into the hospital and Cade Bailey Webb was born that evening. When they're ready to "EXFIL", they're ready! 6lbs/6oz - momma and baby perfectly healthy and excited to get home. Casa Blanca, AKA Santa's Sleigh/Giant "Go-Bag", was ready to go - loaded puppies and off we went early yesterday AM for TX. A non-eventful 9+ hour drive had us at their hospital room by late afternoon. They expect to be released today by noon. D flies in early Saturday... Proud Papa Flynn with 15-hour young Cade Bailey Webb: Christmas baby! Cheers, All! PS: This is first message sent over the Starlink system, FYI. Interior set-up...

@Patriot: Nope - Campong is a weekend of camping and champagne shooting... Never heard of "Chambong"? Ha! Cheers, brother!

FYI: With 2, count 'em two, 50+# Huskies traveling with us everywhere - we have dog hair. The TV and OTT get dog hair removal operations using the Bissell "Hair Eraser". This device is the bomb - for our application, that is; a great pet hair management system. It lives in the closet and out of the way. Charge lasts for 2 -3 thorough vacuum drills (TV and OTT) - great suction, easy to clean filters, and no weird issues, so far. Those traveling with pets would not be sad to consider it or a similar unit, IMO:

Not meaning to highjack the thread, but, YES! In fact, we're headed to St. Maarten in early FEB.

Same here. So far, during this year's outings we've never had to fire up the EU2000 because the 200w suitcase (and 340w rooftop array) gets the BBs well into the 90% SOC by keeping the suitcase aimed slightly ahead of the sun. We're planning a late DEC trip to Dallas in a week or so, with low sun angles and possible cloudy WX - the EU2000 may "see the light of day" finally... We'll keep y'all posted. Cheers!

You have to blow-up the image - the escalator is right next to the washing machine and dryer and goes up to the hot tub. Actually, a little birdie told us that this is the new design for the Oliver MoHo.... HA!

Why does it look like the guy on the left (behind) has two rear axles? Tag axle?

Nothing wrong with humor - but it can backfire sometimes.... BOOM!

Ha! OBTW: We spent a week in P-cola in SEP, we'll always love that place! We've got many friends that went to NG (Bethpage, NY facility) BITD, FYI. Enjoy your adventure - very jelly over this way!!! Cheers! A & D

Been through Patrick many times back in the day when it was an AFB! Passed through there during a spring break once - that's a very interesting downwind leg over the beach with all the coeds, if you catch my drift. Lucky draw on your seaside site at the "space port"... Here's a pic from our Key West trip while snagging a sandy waterfront site in Pensacola - perfect for the standup paddle boards:

100% Concur!

OFFICIAL SPECIAL HOLIDAY NOTICE: D and I are happy to inform the Oliver Family that we'll be receiving an extra special Christmas Cheer this year. Our eldest daughter, Meghan and our son-in-law, Clayton are expecting their first (and our first grandchild) on 25DEC! We'll be leaving a week prior with Casa Blanca to the Dallas area and await the arrival... Very exciting holiday this year for us! We hope ya'll's will be exciting as well! Holiday Cheers, to All Y'all! A & D

FYI: IMO, the Anderson connectors are superior to SAE types. They "clean" themselves with each connect/disconnect action - better connectivity. Victron and Renogy components are our "go-to" off-grid power manufacturers, so far, they play well together.... Zamp is a known quantity - but we've not had 100% confidence in their products from our experience. Take that for what its worth, but I don't think you'll be disappointed with either Victron or Renogy gear. Cheers...

Great fly-fishing just out side of Hobart... We love Tasmania!

True statement, @Ollie-Haus: However, the only slight exception would be those that run a Victron Smart Shunt 712, in those cases, the negative lead from the aux solar connection goes to the SS (then to the battery bank) so the shunt can keep track of the current generated by the suitcase solar modules.

D and I've been talking about this move for some time now. OTT, as a business, does well in their strategic planning, IMO. The move to incorporate selected dealerships appears to be a timely move, considering the current market. Although it was very cool to explain to our SOB RV friends that one needs to buy an Oliver direct from the factory because of the dearth of dealerships, this will now change. No biggie. The Airstream dealership model is similar in our experience. For example, our friends recently had undergone extensive hail damage to their new rig - the local dealer had to refer them back to the Airstream factory because several adjacent panels needed R&R; a job local dealers aren't equipped for. I suspect the OTT dealership model would be similar and the choice to head back to TN for such repairs will always be the owner's. FWIW: we look forward to a full-service dealership (OTT-trained and qualified techs) that's a much shorter run than the 1,200-mile trek from our home to Hohenwald.

We signed up some time ago, just went to the Rewards URL and it still has us registered as active participants, FYI...

FYI: After reading @Patriot's post here: Atwood CO detector alarmed ...David's description of the alarm failure during their "Great SW USA Trip" got our attention. Our sensor has alarmed several times during this past season (usually around Zero-dark- thirty) so we checked the vintage of our 2017 Hull #226's alarm manufacture date. It was a 2016 unit (7+ years in service)... So, just to play it safe, a few taps on the laptop and Amazon shoots us a new "RV Safe CO/LPG" sensor in a couple days - just like @topgun2 described in one of his posts. The new unit came with a mfg date of MAY23 - so, entered accordingly into the Casa Blanca logbook! OBTW: the new sensor is a relatively "cheap date". Since we don't winterize - there's no anti-freeze fumes to deal with - but, there have not been any false alarms to report since we installed the new unit in October. Could there be a chemical reaction happening between fiberglass off-casing, LPG fumes, and/or residual CO from galley usage? That question's WAY above my pay grade... However, peace of mind... established, again - for awhile. 🤪

Our understanding of the SmartShunt's contribution to the overall charging/discharging system is to measure and report via the Victron Connect App or the Victron GSX what EMF (maybe not the correct technical term) or power is either being consumed or charged into the BBs. Don't think the SS regulates various incoming amperages... Pls correct if wrong. Just a dump fighter pilot as described above by @Geronimo John

We're get'n there.... HA!