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Not only fully Off-Road capable, it would probably have no issues dragging an OTT around the area - albeit not very fast, and not with stellar fuel mileage... HA!

IMO, this post "sort of" fits the thread, and would fit others just as loosely, but we picked this one anyway because the posts were well thought-out and germane to what follows... 1. A few weeks ago, we ordered and received a "Flush-King" gate valve assembly to aid in determining the quality of the black water tank flushing operation. There's other assemblies available that provide the same function, but this one seemed to better fit the OTT dump system. Since our first stage dump hose stays permanently connect to the OTT dump exhaust flange, it's a simple procedure to place the Flush-King between the first and second stage hoses. Final phase dump hoses connect to the downstream end of the FK and then over to our dump station. The FK has a ball-valved garden hose attachment that is upstream from its gate valve (see above pic). We didn't believe this attachment was necessary for Casablanca since the OTT has the "Waste Water Holding Tank" fill attachment discussed ad nausium in several threads. The FK located close to the Ollie makes it convenient for us to observe the color of the waste because of the 30+ foot distance to our dump/septic connection - in other words, we no longer need to run back and forth from the dump connection to the trailer to control dump valves, water flow, tank fill progress, etc. 2. We attached a digital flow meter to the waste water holding tank fill inlet to monitor the amount of water flowing into the tank - also monitoring the See Level gauge for comparison, so as not to over fill the tank. The See Level digital readout closely agreed with the digital flow meter as the tank was filled - this added a level confidence with the See Level system. Upstream from the flow meter we attached a brass ball valve to control the fresh water flow from outside the RV and provide an additional safety check for potential interior check valve failure and subsequent back-flow of effluent into our fragile fresh water system. 3. The waste water system took 3 flushes (54 gallons) to observe clear discharge at the FK assembly. The discharge was clear and without debris when complete. We filled the waste tank with 2 gallons of fresh water to keep from drying out until our next adventure. Any thoughts of other steps that we're missing or have omitted? Cheers - even though this is a "S**TY" job...

Here's the model number from our Amazon order receipt: The unit comes with a 6" extension sleeve. You will need to trim the sleeve to your roof thickness. Our OTT roof thickness at the 6" diameter vent hole is 2 1/4". We placed the 6" sleeve inside the hole, allowed 3/4" to protrude inside for the trim piece/LED housing, and marked the exact thickness so as to determine how much needed to be trimmed. The length of the sleeve needed was 2 7/8". We used clear silicone around the upper sleeve circumference and roof vent hole for additional waterproofing. Fitment was good - especially considering that the fan hole location is not flat, being slightly curved - be very careful when torquing both the upper housing screws and the decorative trim piece/LED housing screws because one could (IMO) crack the housings if over-torqued. The housings will "bend" slightly to match the interior concave curvature of the ceiling and the exterior convex curvature of the roof. We washed Casablanca after the install and heavily watered the area around the new vent for several minutes - no leaks detected/dry as a bone in the head. Hope this helps, brother! Cheers... PS: 1. The old Ventline unit is spoken for by another member and will be shipped today. 2. This model MAXXAIR has the conveniently accessible inline fuse that @SeaDawg mentioned above, FYI.

We rode through Craters of the Moon during our annual "Spine-of-the-Rockies" Tour (MCycle ride) last AUG - absolutely beautiful geology. We'll go back with Casablanca, for sure. Very special destination, IMO.

(...not to highjack the thread) But, HA - this comment cracks us up! We get the "camping withdrawals" after 7-10 days of being home, too! We find ourselves occasionally sharing a cold one while sitting at the dinette table, the shades down, and imagining we're at some of our fav camping sites... (from inside w/shades down - same view, right?)

The LED is surprisingly bright - 50 to 60 watt equivalent? I'll check the box it came in for the model number.... MAXXFAN Dome Plus w/LED - WHITE. Cheers!

The Dometic unit still wouldn't behave itself... So, the 357 model arrived in a few days from Hutch Mountain, up in Utah. Ordered the wrong unit, so they sent the correct model (#351) next day air (my bust). The Blue Tooth connection works great, the iPhone app allows control of AC only, furnace only, heat strip only, or any combo of all three. Icon reference: Nice touch-screen on the Micro Air wall unit. We decided to use velcro attachment points on each corner to avoid drilling into the gelcoat (original holes didn't line up). Thanks to @Chukarhunter for the vector over to Micro-Air.... Cheers!

Amen to that, brother! Sempre Fi

Ok... I love these forums! Nothing like great ideas shared by a group of common minded OTT owners. I'm thinking I stole this one from a comment that @SeaDawg mentioned a while back regarding his "LED-lit" Shower Fan. Well, Diane read his post and thought it would be a good upgrade - so, the new MAXXAIR w/LED unit arrived yesterday via Amazon (Happy Wife - Happy Life category). This would be the short story of its installation... First off, the original VANAIR Ventline fan assembly operated perfectly - no leaks, no bearing wobble, smooth actuation, but alas, no LED. It's the exact unit we had in our previous SOBs. BTW: Its up for grabs - a "freebee", I'll cover any CONUS shipping costs for anyone needing a Ventline. There was major brain cramping involved to plot-out a list of instructions for the R&R drill, especially the Removal phase. The first "R" was straight forward - using a plastic "razor" scrapper to remove the butyl tape from the gelcoat. Cleaned gelcoat with a fresh microfiber cloth doused with an ounce of rubbing alcohol. 2. Filled original mounting holes with clear silicone, they will be further sealed with the butyl tape attached to the new fan housing. 3. Cut-to-fit the included plastic sleeve that fits between the top flange and bottom (shower side) trim piece. Applied clear silicone around circumference of plastic sleeve and upper gelcoat. BTW - the OTT factory fan hole was exactly the correct diameter - no additional cutting was needed (WHEW!). 4. Mounted new assembly up top, carefully pre-drilled/chamfered 8 new holes in exterior gelcoat. Lightly torqued-in stainless screws enough to "push" butyl tape out from flange. Trimmed tape and applied clear silicone around perimeter of flange. 5. Rain guard: The new unit included a "rain-guard" which may be helpful if operating the fan in a heavy downpour. Applied butyl tape on the RG flange and carefully pre-drilled/chamfered 6 new holes for the RG. Trimmed tape after torquing screws in and then applied clear silicone around perimeter of RG. Attached fan cap with the provided 2 white screws. 6. Applied clear silicone to the trim piece groove where plastic sleeve seats. Carefully pre-drilled/chamfered 4 new holes for the trim. Connected 12vDC power to fan motor and LED - used solder and heat-shrink for connections. Tucked wires inside trim piece and mounted it with 4 screws. 7. Unlike the Ventline unit, the MAXXAIR has a locking mechanism when depressed allows the fan lid to open/raise. Its raises/lowers smoothly. Fan and LED each have separate switches. And as, I believe, @Patriot has recently said, "Let there be light!" One and done... Happy Wife.

US NAVY, '76-'86, 3 Persian Gulf WESTPACs

Happy Memorial Day! "ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL!"

Rear Air Bags: QUESTIONS: 1. Anyone with experience using rear air bags on their Tundra or other TV - how helpful? 2. How would installing air bags affect the ride while towing/not towing? 3. Any change in cargo capacity after installing bags? Inquiring minds are wondering.... Cheers!

We're light campers, too. We target 200-300# less than our 1,400# cargo capacity - pretty easy to do so far. Our Tundra is the first TV that we've needed to concern ourselves about cargo weight - just another detail to track with all the others.... But so far (only 3 months towing experience with the TUNDRA/OTT configuration), its been a dream to tow in the south central Rockies, FYI.

First pic - isn't viewable, FYI...

@Brian and Brandelyne: Good choice, IMO. We took your suggestion and replaced our cracked nuts with these a couple weeks ago - stayed tight after a 1400-mile R/T adventure... These have a very nice finish and seem to clean-up easily.

...now go out and make some family memories! Congrats!

@topgun2: It helps! Now convince Diane that I need one too, guys!!! HA!

Same here - using a MacBook Pro, FYI.

SWEET set-up, Patriot!!! Very clean! 😎

YES it is possible for that, John... And that's exactly what I'll be doing next time. I'm going to weigh in at our local gravel yard scale next week - the owner insists that its +/- 25lbs accuracy.

@rideandfly: HA! That's really going to torque-off some would-be thieves!!! Good one, brother! Love it!!! 😎 👍

This is a preliminary CAT Scale weigh-out I got a week or so ago - but the configuration isn't exactly what I want for a baseline weight because I had about 30 gallons of fresh water onboard (6 gallon water heater tank full/30# LPG tanks full). Our Tundra is a 2WD/Crew/Short bed, BakFlip Topper. The 5920 value is Tundra weight with OTT attached, 11220 value is total rig weight... We're planning to get an accurate baseline weight later this week and using a dedicated tongue weight scale to get a direct value...FYI

True statement! You'll not need to be concerned about reaching your TV's max load capacity with the 1-ton, unless you bring a bike along....

We thought it would be interesting hearing general information about TUNDRA/Oliver experiences... Stuff like tire selection, rear air suspension bags, bed covers, performance data while OTT towing, hitch selection, etc., would be good to share. So, here's some performance data on a recent Ollie adventure: We drove using the tow/haul mode (which increases RPMs in our truck by approximately 2k), A/C on in "Auto", and cruise control set at 65mph. Our starting elevation was 5,550' MSL - while ending elevation was Sea Level. Our pack-plan used roughly 80% of our available useful load. Our trip was 1,435 miles R/T and our mileage on the outbound leg was 13.4mpg - inbound leg dropped mileage to 12.6mpg (likely due to head-winds and elevation gain). Our truck averages just north of 22mpg on the interstate when not towing, FYI. We relied on the mpg readout - but also calculated total mileage manually and calculated 12.9mph (111.2 gallons regular fuel used over 1,435 miles). I didn't get a chance to weigh the ensemble, but will do so next time.

Sure looks like everyone had a real blast at the rally - we hope to join y'all next year, for sure... 😎