MAX Burner

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!

Thanks, Mike - we're thinking its an easy fix to mod the Weber... I'll search the YouTube vids, for sure. We'll probably go that route rather than invest in a new Blackstone (they sure look sturdy, though)

I'm thinking a lot of "Fur-Baby" folks gravitate to RV'ing because we can bring them with us everywhere - I know we did! HA! WOOF!

...happy this ended?

Does doing this reduce the DC line-loss?

@John E DaviesAwesome setup, JD! Sweet!

Awesome, y'all! I'm thinking I can modify our Weber to make compatible with the QD fitting on the camper. Many thanks! This is an awesome forum...😎

FYI: We've been ogling (if that's a word) over Ollies for many years now... We were camping at a remote area in Pagosa Springs, CO in July 2021 had our first Oliver sighting. We were randomly assigned a site near an Oliver. As it turned out, the owners were colleagues and dear friends I had worked with over a decade ago - a small world story... They gave us the walk-through and systems indoctrination. Who knew we would be Oliver owners by now? Well, I guess we knew it would happen eventually, HA! They owned Hull #727, the commercial plane my friend's dad flew back in the day - very cool!