Mike and Carol

We like Davis Monthan. Having been stationed at Fort Huachuca a couple of times Tucson became a second home. Fort Huachuca also has a nice campground, convenient to Bisbee, Tombstone and the Sonoita wineries.

Speaking of rain.... we had quite a bit last night here in central KY. I had the awning out about 4 feet with the back side lower, or so I thought. Woke up this morning and the middle of the awning contained a swimming pool and the frame was twisted pretty bad. It was so heavy I couldn’t lift either support to drain so I used the crank to push up the middle until enough water was drained that I could lift the front support. Surprisingly, everything twisted back to its original shape, so disaster averted. I had the back about 6” lower than the front, but I guess we had so much rain in such a short period maybe it didn’t have enough time to drain and once it started pooling in the middle it didn’t matter. It wasn’t out far enough to put the center support in which would have helped. Camping is fun!

We cooked inside today too. Taco salad, pretty good. It’s raining cats and dogs. Nice weather tomorrow!

Just a follow on - the holes for the screws on the replacement lights are just slightly farther apart, so I had to drill one hole for each light. Quite a traumatic experience. Mike

I washed my trailer in the rain before we left on this current trip. It actually worked quite well since the temps were in the 80’s. There was a thick coat of pollen all over that began to run in streaks as it rained. Now we’re in KY and it’s raining, so just sitting in the trailer answering needless comments with more needless comments. Mike

Texas, too. Renewal is by mail, pay, get tag, camp.

I’ve lost a couple over the years. Check with service, they will get one in the mail to you. I don’t remember how much they are, but it was less than $10 with shipping. Mike

I replaced my porch light with these. They are about the same size as the originals but the housing is aluminum. I also ordered some rubber sheeting and cut my own gaskets. Here they are mounted.

A lot of HH are wineries and distilleries. Also farms, museums, restaurants, etc. The wineries we’ve stayed at have gift shops with items to purchase. It’s been a fun way to overnight on the way to a destination. Mike

I’ll try in the morning. Our site here isn’t very level and the front of the trailer is about as low as it can get! I can raise it to get a picture.

I get confused when I’m upright. When I’m upside down... look out!!

Ralph, the factory mounts the Andersen on the Y. I’ll take a picture of where the one you have was on my frame. As I recall, it was difficult to remove while on my back, and a breaker bar helped. John D mounted his on the center of the frame. Maybe he can weigh in. It’s good to know your trailer was well behaved even if the brackets slipped some.

On our way to Kentucky we stayed at another Harvest Host location. This is Century Farm Winery in Jackson, TN. Had a nice tasting and sat by the vineyards sipping our purchase! Good location and friendly folks.

When we pulled into My Old Kentucky Home State Park campground (small campground) there was another Oliver already here. Hull 781, Cliff and Stacey were on the maiden trip home from picking their new trailer. We had a good visit! Mike

We like our Outland. Using it now. Mike

Yes, I had the TRD Supercharger on my 2012 Tacoma. Gas mileage was still bad, needed to stop every 150 to 200 miles for fuel. Payload wasn’t what we needed either. The supercharger did make it a fun truck to drive without the trailer and it made pulling our Elite II a little easier, but it did not improve the two basic faults. Mike

Welcome to the group! Your TV will have no problem with your Oliver! Mike

Welcome, Mr J. You’ve got time to plan before January gets here. We’ll be interested in your dinette mods! Mike

Welcome and congratulations! Mike

Ralph, glad it worked out! We’ll be in Colorado in July, too. Drive careful - Mike

We travel with a mix of boxes and bottles. We found this at Costco last month and bought quite a few. We aren’t sweet wine drinkers, but this is pretty good. Nice name too.

I like your wine selection. We have a couple of boxes of Kirkland Pinot Grigio, too!

Yes, it has a removable screen. Easy to remove and clean.

It was a good effort though!! 🤣