Mike and Carol

Yes. We’ve done it multiple times. A year or so ago we were at Pinnacles National Park and it dropped below freezing at about 10pm and was 19 when we woke up. I didn’t warm up until later in the afternoon. At Zion a couple of weeks ago each night got into the 20s and didn’t get above freezing until late morning due to the mountains shading Watchman campground. Mike

I’ve had metal stems with my TST sensors for 6 years. No issues. Mike

Ed and Nancy, congratulations! Hope you are past your initial challenges and enjoy some warm weather in Florida. Mike

Making notes…. Looks like tranquil camping away from the masses.

Ours is in the attic. Push the little button and try scanning for channels again. It took us a couple of times to figure this out! Mike

Nice work, as always! Mike

Josh Turner is Carol’s all time favorite country singer. We play that song often.

Grill, griddle, camp chairs, lock, plug adapters, camp table, fire pit, Clam, ….. If your question is serious, tell us a little more about yourself, what you have, what you need, how you’ll camp etc. Otherwise - Mike

We’ve never run out of hot water. It depends on your camping style. Mike

Congrats! I’m sure there will be delivery trip questions that will arise. Mike

Yes.

Assuming you mean instant HOT H2O. No, it’s not instant. The water passes through the Truma at the back of the trailer, gets heated and travels to the faucet. With the hot water tank, hot water travels the same distance to the faucet. The difference is if you don’t have the hot water tank on it will take some time to heat up. So, if you’re going to travel with your hot water tank off and when you arrive at your destination you want hot water right away, you might want the Truma. If you have 10 or 15 minutes to heat your water either with propane or electricity, then the tank will work. If you keep the tank on while you are camped the only difference is you can get more than 6 gallons of hot water with the Truma. The Truma is more complicated mechanically. The tank is pretty simple. Whether it is worth the extra dough depends on how you camp, where you camp, do you take long showers, etc. Hard to say without more information. Mike

Mine is 6 years old, heavily used. I clean it after every trip, still works like new. Maybe I’ll break it in another 6 years. The Airstream model comes without the regulator and an Airstream logo, it’s almost as easy to get the fittings (Propane Guys) and do it yourself while saving a few bucks. Mike

I don’t know where that is. My guess is northern AZ/NM. Looks like somewhere we need to go! Mike

Congratulations and enjoy!! Mike

I had to change the settings on my Blue Sky solar controller and replace the 6 year old PD4045 with one that was lithium capable. Other than cleaning up some of the cabling it was just a drop in replacement. I reused the hold down straps and added some cushioning on the bottom and sides of the battery tray. When I add a third I will have to change a couple of settings on the solar controller. Mike

Yes John, it is a Tilley, my second. I’ve had a LTM8 Airflow for about 5 years. This one is a T3 Wanderer that I got last fall. Good products! Mike

We initially went with two 100 aH Battle Born batteries. Two provided plenty of electricity for our camping, even when we had no electrical hookups for extended periods. I’ve contacted Battle Born for a third battery in case we decide sometime in the future to change refrigerator technology. I was told last January when we swapped out the AGMs for the lithiums that as long as I added a third in the first 12 to 18 months it would be fine. Three fit in the battery box without putting them on their sides. Mike

I haven’t replaced my handle but would like to as well. Hopefully there will be some good suggestions…. Mike

I think your outlook for Oliver traveling is great. Traveling abroad right now is a bit iffy and there is so much to see right here in the US. We also spent a lot of time in Europe, lived in 3 different countries for years and feel we had seen a lot. The US, not so much. So, we’re seeing it in our Oliver, state by state, park by park! Good luck - Mike

I get better mileage with my diesel than I did with either of the half ton gas V8’s both towing and not towing. Towing is more pleasant with the 2500. Payload is never an issue. Maintenance cost is more, but is out weighed by the better mileage, payload and less stress towing. You’ll need to get an Andersen if you downsize to a half ton. I think Nissan makes a nice truck, but you’d be giving away a lot of capability. Mike

😳 Wow!

If the lever is parallel to the line it is open. If it perpendicular (90 degree angle) it is closed. You can’t attach anything if the lever is in the open position. It must be at a right angle to attach your grill. If nothing is connected it doesn’t matter which way the lever is, no gas will flow. Mile

I don’t see an air conditioning unit but if it has one it’s too loud.

Check with the sales team at Oliver. They are the best source for order information. Mike