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The nice thing about Battleborn is they will package all necessary components of the system and will program everything at the factory and send it to you as a package for install. I upgraded from lead acid to two 270ah batteries, Victron 3000 watt inverter and dongle (for cell phone connection) Victron Battery Monitor and solar charge controller. It all works great and we have a lot of battery capacity which comes in handy when you are camping off the grid or under trees for several days. The 2 batteries fit in the battery compartment with the tray removed.

My 2016 (Hull 141) with 2" receiver says 125 lbs. 80 lbs. of bikes and 1 Up will go over 100 and pretty close to 125. In addition to the flopping around mentioned by John Davies, that is a lot of weight on the way back of the trailer. If you try it, let me know. I have 70 lb. electric bike, but haven't had the nerve to put it back there.

Does anyone know of a good replacement for the stock microwave? It would need the trim kit. Is High Point the way to go? This is for a 2016 LE2. Hull 141.

We pay appx. $700 but I have a 2016 LE2 with a much lower value than yours.

I had my regular RV repair shop instal the Isotherm Cruise 130 that Oliver is now using. The refer and instal was under $3K. They did a nice job and we have been happy with the Isotherm (Webasto). As noted, the freezer is small, but the refrigerator holds a lot for its size. We have 540ah of Battleborn lithium power which is more than enough for our needs even with a few cloudy days. I was worried about the noise of the compressor cycling through the night as I am a light sleeper, but it has not been an issue.

We got a policy for replacement value (what we paid for our 2016) from Foremost Ins. Co.

John: Thanks for the information. I will do the checks you indicate the next time the Oliver comes out of storage. Hull 141. Jeff.

To answer Max Burner, it is not a specific concern, more a general one re all the running gear under the trailer. I don’t know the actual mileage, or the lifespan of those components. So far I’ve replaced the brakes and I lube the zerks and all is well. But it isn’t new.

I bought a used 2016 LE2 2 years ago and have upgraded it in phases. First 2 270AH Battleborn GC2’s, wiring and all Victron components including 3000 watt inverter. We were forced to install a new Aquago due to the failure of the old. Recently installed the Houghton and Cruise 130 compressor refrigerator. I have been surprised with how much I use the heat pump on the Houghton when hooked up. I put the remote above my head in bed and fire it up before getting up. Financially we are about $25K better off than buying a new one, though a new one would be nice. All the major work was done by service techs as it is over my head. But the prices for service haven’t been that bad. I paid $1800 to install the refer and A/C in So. Calif. We have taken the trailer to Alaska and back. And numerous other trips, and so far no problems. However, I am aware that I have an older machine and think about the axles and other issues you could avoid by going new.

We have a 2016 and also had a bad smell. I determined it was coming from the shower drain. I took the drain stopper apart and cleaned each piece and the drain the best I could using bleach wipes. Then put gray tank deodorizer in the gray tank and flushed it out a couple of times. Now I use a gray tank deodorizer. We have a drain plug that you step on and it clicks down. We always make sure it is closed when not showering.

I mounted my Ford backup camera on the spare tire cover. It is integrated into the Ford surround truck camera system. It works well in that location, though if I were to carry bikes it wouldn't be so great. Its probably better up higher, but I didn't want to drill into the trailer to mount it and it was easy to run the Ford cable under the trailer and up to the top of the spare tire cover and keep it concealed. I couldn't do that for a higher mount, at least not within my limited ability. On the spare tire cover, the view is great, you just have to keep it clean, as it picks up more dust than a higher mount. It's easy to reach to just wipe off the camera lens.

Thank you.

How do you install? Are they riveted in? Thanks.

Looks really good…and effective use of space.