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I got the lube from Amazon yesterday - but I'll take the windows out and clean up the mess in the tracks before applying the lube! Good call, thanks, brother!

Same here, thanks, Brother!

Great idea, Ollie-Haus! We take our "Fur-Baby" everywhere. Although we're new to the Ollie family, for sure - we've been able to transition 25+ years of RV'ing, backpacking, and general out-of-doors puppy practices/experience to make it work as comfortably as possible for Magnus in our OTT. We've met a ton of Fur-Baby RV'ers over the years with dogs, cats, dogs 'n cats, birds, pigs, and even a monkey! I'm thinking we pet-lovers all have many things in common, but in particular, an underlying theme: We tend to gravitate to RV'ing/camping because we can accommodate and have our pets during our road trips without the expense of a "Puppy Hotel" while being away. It may take a bit of pre-trip planning is all, right? FYI, here are some of the aspects we always consider: 1. What are the pet "Rules" at the destination(s) - are they even allowed?; 2. Pet food/water/treats, etc. - enough for the trip duration?; 3. Collar w/tracking device (we use Apple AirTags), campsite lanyard (20-foot), floatation vest (if needed), boots (if needed), 4. "Service Dog" vest, if so trained; 5. If other families are joining in a "caravan" - are their Fur-Babies compatible with ours? There's probably more than those listed above - but y'all get the idea.... Cute Story: We're camping in Flagstaff, AZ - Magnus is maybe 8-9 months old and we met an Irish couple there with their wolfhound that was the same age as ours. Check out the size difference! For us, our pets literally bring us so much happiness an fun that being without them on a trip seems like a foreign thought! Cheers/Woof!

When you find that toggle switch, please advise - Our Siberian gets stuck in afterburner sometimes... But below you can see him after he flames-out....

I have a habit of keeping a 1-wheel's worth of bearing kit (pre-packed with grease in a zip-lock) along with my bearing tools in the camper in case I wind up spinning a race out in the boonies somewhere.

Well... not so fast, MAX! FULL DISCLOSURE: After some thought on this thread, I pulled the TIMKEN packaging from the trash bin and learned that these are in fact, made in Taiwan after all. I really thought that TIMKENs were still made here. Oh, well....

...nice cold cerveza

Too bad Amazon played the "Bait and Switch" game - that sucks. I found TIMKEN's at our local auto supply last week - they had two sets in stock and ordered the other 2 which came the next day. Wire brushed the drums real good yesterday, painted them high-temp silver, R&R'd the grease seals... piece of mind - all good again! HA!

We're getting about the same charge reading from the Victron smart shunt when the Tundra's at idle - haven't tried the app while towing yet. From what you're saying, we probably won't get a signal unless I make Diane ride in the pickup's bed... HA!

We love Buc-ee's! I bought about 60lbs of ice at the Denton, TX store for my daughter's wedding last November, had to pick up a few bags of Beaver Nuggets, too! Nicest people there for sure and for certain. Not to mention the cleanest restrooms in the USofA...

We do the same thing occasionally - we call it doing "The Big Purge". It's very satisfying on many levels, IMHO! Ha!😜

Pulling dump handle...

Will do, thanks, brother!

Me too, oh well... The extras will come in handy for a future use, I'm sure!

making you gassy...

SLIDING WINDOW QUESTION: Does anyone have difficulty sliding the windows open/close? Ours take 2 hands to slide open/closed, is there a maintenance tip/hack to get them sliding easier? (We've removed/replaced the plastic window glaze and cleaned out weep holes and tracks)

drink'n a beer

@Anita Johnston So sad to hear this, just spoke with Anita a few weeks ago... Get well soon, young lady! Our best thoughts and prayers are with you.

Rally Weather Is...

We put the Lagun tabletop in the down ("puppy position") as we prep for Ollie-slumber time... But Magnus hasn't figured out (yet) that the tabletop is his designated sleeping area - he's still curling up at my feet! ..."DAD! I'm tired, get your sh**t together and let's hit the rack!"

Another way I've looked at the system's performance capacity is with the equation, Max Power (Volts) x Max. Power Current (Amps) = Peak Power (Watts). From Mossey's pic, that would be: 18.5 Volts x 8.7 Amps = 160.1 Watts Peak Power per panel So for Ollies with these Zamps, theoretically, the solar system performance under ideal conditions is 320.2 Watts going into the solar charge controller (minus any nominal DC line loss between the panels and the controller)... My question is, does anyone know if OTT has looked at using panels with micro-inverters integrated at the panel?

Interesting... Made in the USofA, but specifications (dimensions/STC/temp) are metric??? Testing conditions Zamp Solar uses are probably stated in metric.

I've always had a habit (good or bad?) of hitting the anode threads with a few wraps of teflon tape to get a good seal before the install.

...and the "Smash Burgers"! HA!

Don't know, but it sure looks like the photographer is driving too fast through the campground, right? HA!