Mike and Carol

I should have taken a photo. It was small.

You could not get 25% of that in the freezer I saw at the rally.

Kids shoebox!

Like BIll said there was a drop down table in the place of the vents. I was surprised at how sturdy it was. The fridge itself was nice but the freezer portion was not of a practice size. You would need an external freezer. For Steve and Deb, I agree with all of Bill’s answers. John makes good points about size, the EII can get into places most conventional sized campers can’t, but it is still limited. If you like really remote camping the larger EII might limit your options. It will be interesting to see what the new redesigned EI show. Mike

Our water pump quit working once. When I checked it I noticed that there was a wire lose that goes to the pump. On mine, there are two red wires that connect to the pump. Make sure they are both still connected. They can work lose if you are on bumpy roads. Mike

The Blackstone comes with a hose with blue 90 degree connector to the grill and a regulator that goes to the tank. I got an additional blue 90 connector that attaches to the end of a hose with quick connects on each end. I can use the hose with the Blackstone or if I take the blue connector off I can use the same hose with my Weber grill to connect to the trailer. As I recall, I googled it and one of the first choices was a propane company that sold everything I needed. I don’t recall who it was and can’t find the email confirmation. I’d do a search for Blackstone propane fittings and you should be in business. Mike

I never had one of those seals either. Mike

Concur. We picked ours up in May 2016. I totally agree with your evaluation.

We visited CVNP last fall. We stayed at West Branch State Park not too far away. It was an interesting visit. Mike

We’re leaving for Colorado in a few days until August. Our grandson will be attending hockey camps at various places in the state so we need to be in those places during those weeks. Making reservations at state parks was a challenge. At Steamboat Springs we had to reserve at a commercial park and that filled up fast too. Fuel prices may cause some last minute cancellations but things seem busy.

DEF seems to be in supply around here. It’s not a fossil fuel product, basically ammonia and water. I get it at Costco for about $10 a jug (2.5 gal). We’re packing to leave for Colorado next week. Diesel prices here seem fairly stable, not sure what we’ll see in NM and CO. Mike

Clay bars don’t really buff anything. They do the serious cleaning. After you wash and dry, you spray on a solution (I use a spray quick detailer) for lubrication then rub with the clay and it picks up everything that isn’t supposed to be there leaving a very smooth surface. Wax is after.

Diesel prices were anywhere from $4.89 to $5.79 as we drove to and from the rally. Prices were actually lower when we got home than when we left, and that was over Memorial Day weekend. Mike

I might pay high $$$ so I can say I ceramicked my trailer.

It’s the past tense of “to ceramic”. Yesterday, I ceramiced my trailer. Maybe there should be a “k” in there. Yesterday, I ceramicked my trailer. 🤓

I have to agree with Steve here, something isn’t right. Even when we had AGM’s, running the furnace, charging phones and iPads, using lights, microwave and sound system on dark winter nights we never had any issues. Mike

It is now. I wasn’t sure how to spell it!

I got screens for the furnace (two little round screens) and the hot water tank (big square screen) on Amazon. I haven’t done anything to the fridge openings. I had a mud dauber nest in the air conditioner last year, when I found it there were no insects but was a bit of a pain to clean out.

I checked out 050 at the rally and it did look good. Those guys did a good job. As soon as we’re home for a while, or in Tennessee, I’m going to get my trailer ceramiced too. Mike

We don’t have the Dicor sealant. I’ve never done anything to the seals on the roof. No leaks in 6 years, nearing 100K miles. Recaulking is on my to-do list and I’m sure I’ll get around to it sometime in the near future. If my Hull number was 1120 I wouldn’t be too concerned and I wouldn’t add anything up there. Mike

I’ve still got my blocks. It hasn’t appeared on the forum from many folks so it is probably a random problem. Maybe bad batch of glue or incorrect glueing technique or something else. It’s important that it’s reported so they can refine their procedures.

Congratulations on your “new” trailer. Hope to see you out on the road! Mike

Have you tried adjusting the vents? Open the ones on the sides and back if they aren’t already. What temperature do you have the thermostat set at?After an hour it should be plenty cool inside the trailer.

Have you plugged in at home and tried it out? You’ve got the thermostat set right? I’ve never run the AC on batteries, but on shore power it gets cool in 10 or 15 minutes. On our way back from the rally we had a couple of hot stops in Texas and the AC cooled us down pretty quickly. Mike