Mike and Carol

We like the green lushness of this area but would like to be driving through and camping in Montana…

Tonight we’re at another COE campground in Mississippi near Starkville, just outside of Columbus AFB. We picked it at random due to location but are pleasantly surprised. It’s a very nice campground and we have FHU (not that we need that for one night). We’re only about 170 miles from Lake Guntersville and the rally, so we will have a short drive tomorrow. Nostalgia - 60 years ago we lived here in Starkville where I went to 2nd and 3rd grade while my dad went to Mississippi State University.

I’m glad you found a solution. It sounds like Truma was pretty responsive. I know the on-demand units have advantages. The Truma option was not available when we ordered our Oliver in 2015 so we have the suburban 6 gallon hot water tank. It is simple and reliable. If I were ordering today, I would go with the traditional tank. Mike

We continued our meander across Texas today for another one night stand just outside of Texarkana. We’re at Piney Point COE campground on Wright Patman lake. We’ve camped at this lake several times before at Clear Springs COE campground not too far from here (see page 9 of this thread). I’d say Clear Springs COE is a bit nicer and is much larger. It has a lot FHU sites if that’s what you need. This campground is smaller. Lots of tall pine trees, not like Texas Hill Country at all.

Speaking of eclipses, we had a great view of the total lunar eclipse last night from outside of our Oliver at Liberty Hill COE campground between Waco and Corsicana. The solar eclipse should be even better.

We are meandering our way across Texas on the way to Alabama and the rally. We stopped this afternoon at Liberty Hill COE campground on Navarro Lake in between Waco and Corsicana. It looks like an older park, with some nice sites by the lake and some average looking sites in a couple of loops away from the lake. There are three other COE campgrounds on the lake, we can see all three across the lake from our site. I might try another one of the campgrounds if we come back through this way.

I’ll never think of a bottle jack the same way after this thread!

Do you use an external water filter (like the blue Camco)?

You could do a close sniff test at the quick connect and a sniff test at the furnace an hot water vents. I’d also check my propane tank area. Mike

Agree with BIll, doesn’t look safe. If I’m going to raise one side of the trailer I keep it hitched to the truck with the front jack down. Prevents movement and stabilizes the trailer. Then I use a stabilizer jack to lift the trailer. If it’s for a quick task, that’s all I do. If it’s something more involved or I’m going to be under the trailer I also use a bottle jack, usually on some 2X6 pieces. I’ve been to discount tire and raised each side, once for new tires and once for metal stems. Each time I stayed connected to the truck, put the front jack down and used the stabilizer jack. They were fine with that method. I’ve done the same at campgrounds for various reasons. Mike

I feel pretty confident that the folks at Oliver would notify owners immediately if there was this type of recall. Mike

I replaced my 4 AGMs with 3 Battle Borns and did not disable the 12V from my truck. We’ve been from south Texas to Maine and back and also to Arizona and Utah and back. No issues. I would also be interested in the pros/cons of disabling the charge from the TV. Mike

Congratulations and welcome to the Oliver family. Hope you can narrow down where the hum is coming from. Let us know if there are things the forum can help with. Mike

I have a Champion 2,000W. It weighs 38 pounds. It runs my AC. Mike

The one at the link would run your AC. When to get it is hard to say, depends on your travel plans. Mike