Mike and Carol

Our coupler was black when new. I touch it up annually with Black Rustoleum. Mike

I think most of us got the recall notice. Just need to look at the top of your hitch and make sure it says 7000 lbs, not 5000. Here’s what mine looks like, the red thing is a lock.

We’ve spent time here, our son went to New Mexico Military Institute here for a year before going to West Point. Ruidoso is also a favorite camping spot!

That’s the goal! Looking forward to the nighttime temps…. Mike

We’re on our way to Colorado to escape the south Texas heat. Overnighting in Roswell, NM which does not get us out of the heat! It was 106 when we pulled in to our campground. No sitting outside, we’re enjoying 70s inside with our loud Dometic AC. We’re at the Red Barn RV Park, very small but clean and convenient. We’ve stayed here at least a dozen times on our way to/from Colorado. Yes, that’s a Red Barn. It’s the office, rec room, rest rooms. She keeps a cooler there with bagged ice, food, ice cream and drinks. Farm field behind us, there’s only about 12 sites total and several are long term folks.

We’ve done both and south is definitely better. You have good campgrounds, visitor center, hiking and more access to the canyon. We camped in B Loop when the weather was cold at night and we were happy to have electricity for our little electric heater. I was just pointing out that the north side is an option, especially if you’re staying at the state park.

You can access the canyon from the north side, near Crawford, CO. Crawford State Park is a nice little park and only about a 20 minute drive to the north side of the canyon. There is BLM camping there. The access is limited compared to going into the NP but it does give you the sense of the size of the canyon! Mike

We’ll be in Durango for the weekend the up 550 to Ridgway State Park outside of Ouray for a week. Then we’ll head to Utah for a couple of weeks before heading back to Colorado for the rest of the month. Mike

That looks like some serious weather! Nice site/view and great pic. We’re leaving for Colorado tomorrow, maybe we’ll cross paths! Mike

I bought the same propane detector base on Rivernerd’s experience but haven’t used it yet. I had a leak a couple of years ago, I could smell it. I took the cover off of the tanks and did the bubble test and found it right away. I ended up ordering and replacing the original 2016 hoses and regulator. I cleaned up and kept the good hose and regulator for back up. Glad to hear the propane detector worked so well! Mike

Congratulations, it looks great!! What a great retirement gift. Hope to meet you out on the road soon! Mike

Same here. This will probably be the last summer for our old Dometic noise maker.

Your wrap looks great!

Al and Sher, welcome to the group! You’ll find lots of fellow bikers here. Post pictures of your adventures! Mike

Good luck and safe travels.

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Hull 135 has the smaller spare.

Yes. We reversed the shade at our dinette. Just pop off, turn it over and pop it back on. Mike

I’m not sure we could full time in our Oliver. We’re good for a couple of months, but get cabin fever if the weather gets bad. If I was full timing I’d look at an Arctic Fox or Outdoor RV. They seem to be of better quality than most stick and staple trailers and can be big enough to spread out a little. Intech is also an interesting manufacturer with different building techniques. Mike

Speek fer yerself. 🤓

On my 17” I store the grease catch under the griddle when traveling.

Bottom line… it’s very complicated, bordering on magic.

Agree, you need to cover it when not in use to keep it clean.

We camped with Robert and Bonny at Quartszite in 2017, along with @ScubaRx the Landrums.

Yes, disconnect from power and let it sit for at least a day or so. We don’t use ours much either, but it is handy when we’re off of shore power and need it! The Xantrex service guy was very helpful. I’d do the disconnect and see how it goes. Mike