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  1. Overland
    Here’s a much more reasonable alternative to those Pelican boxes. It’s not quite as cool though.
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    I've never heard of using pine pellets - what do they do?
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    I thought the object was to get recommendations from as many people as possible just to make sure that you get something completely different from everyone else. Then spend the next few years trying to get someone else to buy the same thing in order to justify your purchase.
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    Mine came empty. I tried the coco coir stuff at first, since it's more compact to carry, but could never get the mixture right. You can get that on Amazon. I switched to peat and it's been fine since. Get that from a Home Depot or wherever - just be sure to get plain peat moss and not something with Miracle Gro or other additive. On a three week trip, we carry enough to fill it once, which is about three gallon sized ziplocks, stored in the bumper.
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    Cameras trump compressors any day. What did the camera shop say when you took it in and said “I don’t know what happened. It just stopped working.”
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    Could be, Mike. That would have been last April at the factory when I snapped that shot. I was thinking about it the other day and thinking that if you selected just the right sized bolts for mounting the jacks, that it's possible they would just break off if hit rather than damage the frame. Still, it would make me nervous. I bonked our steps once, turning from a paved road with a low shoulder onto gravel, and took good chunk of asphalt out of the road in doing so. It did no damage to the trailer other than slightly ding the mount to the steps. I probably wouldn't have been as lucky if the road had been concrete.
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    No such excuse. I was looking for a spot to mount it permanently to the frame under the truck, got called away to do actual work, and promptly forgot that I'd left the compressor under there until the next morning when I crushed it.
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    I think most, if not all, portable grills come with the high pressure regulators but can work with low pressure ones if you can find one that fits. Ones for the Webers are easy to find, but I had to make one for my Charbroil. Some camp stoves, like the Partner Steel one I have, only work with high pressure regulators, so to use them you have to run a separate line off your propane tank. I did that for a while but with experience learned that we don't use it enough to bother, and so I just take a few green bottles along. I think a lot of owners just do that with their grills as well. My gas campfire works without any change to the regulator, though I replaced the hose with one with a quick connect - it's an Outland brand.
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    We had a very similar conversation in this thread a few years ago. Interesting to see that the discount ladder that started off that discussion doesn't look like it's made anymore, though the page could have just moved. I'm sure these companies make millions on Amazon importing random no-name goods from China and putting a name on them. Then if something goes wrong, or you get too many bad reviews, just close the company and start a new one selling the same stuff under a different name. It looks like Telesteps and Xtend & Climb are the two brands that have stuck around. Thanks for the video - I'd say that of the two, the Xtend & Climb looks like the better deal. Though I don't know how the Xtend & Climb is differently designed, I'm not surprised that the initial rung broke more easily on the Telesteps - if you read the 'bad' reviews for it, that gets the most complaints.
  10. Overland
    I'm definitely jealous of your gas mileage. Sounds like the Canyon is going to be a good choice for you. You should hook up the Macan and go for a spin - I'm sure everyone would like to hear how that tows in comparison.
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    The Viairs are really well built compressors, and are designed to run long periods without over heating. Hence the higher price - worth it to some, not to others. Definitely not worth it if you plan to run over it with your truck a year after buying it like I did.
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    Thanks Doug - I may give that a shot if the streaks don't come off with a wash.
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    Yikes. I think no matter how good of one you buy, you can't get complacent with these telescoping ladders.
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    Tom, that looks fantastic. I really like the streamlined look of the Ollies without the solar panels. I couldn't decide between the 501 RV polish or the 152 Fiberglass polish. I ended up getting the 152 - no idea if that was the right choice. I also got the 601 Bonding Agent. I've never used anything like that before so I'm half interested and half nervous about trying it.
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    Oh man, tell me about it. At least it looks like the streaks come off with soap and water. I'm going to try washing it this weekend and see if they start to come back. I'm wondering if I can spray over it with the Duragloss detail spray to sort of seal over it. I'd really like to know if yours does the same - it's possible that its from some tree or soot in the air, or maybe somehow I did something wrong - but I've never seen this before, and to see it both on the trailer and the truck right after using the Rejex, I have to think that's the culprit.
  16. Overland
    No thanks, the one star reviews on that ladder are pretty searing. As a wise man once said: ;)
  17. Overland
    I'm getting really bad black streaks on both the trailer and my truck after using Rejex. It must be reacting with something in the air or water, but even my wife commented on it. So I'm rejecting the Rejex. I just ordered a bunch of Duragloss products and I guess I'm going to try to strip off the Rejex and rewax the whole trailer. What a pain - definitely not what I planned to do right before our upcoming trip.
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    I know this probably isn't what you meant, but if someone is going to get a telescoping ladder like many of us have, it's not something you'd want to cheap out on. What you're getting with a telescoping ladder is compactness rather than a bargain; and since the price of failure is rather high, absolutely buy the best quality one you can find. I went with the taller 12.5' Telesteps model for added rigidity, and also got the 300lb rated model. I'm happy with it - it weighs an extra 5 lbs over the 10' 250 lb model, but it barely deflects at all when I'm on it and feels very solid, so I think it's worth it. I wrapped some foam around the rungs that I don't use, which both protects the trailer and tells me where to start extending it. And of course like all the telescoping ladders, it takes up the awkward space in the back of the closet pretty efficiently.
  19. Overland
    The drain for the grey tank is at the back, on the street side. So when you drain, tilting it back and to the street a bit will help. If your trailer is tilted forward, then it could be that you just don't have much water in the tank. Check the level, and it will probably read zero if that's the case. If not, then it's possible that you've got a problem with your grey tank valve. Whenever I purify our tanks, I always get the trailer as level front to back as possible, and tilted slightly to the street. That way I'm more likely to fill the fresh tank entirely with the bleach mixture, since the overflow is in the middle of the tank on the curb side.
  20. Overland
    I just about stepped on this little guy last year. He was small, but I've read conflicting info on whether they're just as poisonous, less so, or even more so. Best I didn't try to squash him regardless.
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    It doesn't bother me - I notice it on occasion, but it's not something either of us have ever commented on to the other. But a few people have posted about it, so it can be an issue for some. I've seen one Ollie with scissor jacks installed at the front corners. To me, they looked like a disaster waiting to happen, but to each his own. If the rocking really bothers you and you're willing to be super careful, then I guess it's a potential solution. Personally, I'd lean toward something portable maybe, or at least something that couldn't damage the frame if it got hit. I'd suggest that you give it a few more trips before deciding. Over time you'll probably get used to it, sort of like being on a boat, if a few orders of magnitude less so.
  22. Overland
    I have a small Magma, the Trail Mate model, and it would definitely fit in there. I don't use it though - flames up too much for me. The Charbroil Grill2Go, on the other hand, is fantastic, and fits like it was made for the space - [attachment file=IMG_2898 (3).jpg] I'm sure that the smaller Solaire would fit also, but that one is serious money.
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    Mine measures 15.75" wide by 13.25" high
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    I got them fixed. I see John's point about the relay being a potential point of failure; but I guess if it were to go out, you could just combine the two battery leads onto the same post for a temporary fix. Someone would need a much larger relay if they wanted to do this with an inverter installed, but since you don't have one, this seems like a nice solution.
  25. Overland
    They don't give minimum pressures, but maximum loads for each pressure - which I guess is the same thing in the end. Regardless, I guess the minimum per Michelin's chart for 5,100 lbs would be 35 psi, which gives a max load of 6,000 lbs. I'd be interested/surprised if anyone runs theirs that low. IMO, 45 psi is pretty safe, since that pressure gives a max load well over the max wt. of the trailer, allowing you to lose 5 or even 10 psi from a tire before potentially damaging it. And that's soft enough that nothing seems to get jostled around too much inside. I haven't noticed them being anything other than slightly warm to the touch, regardless of pressure. According to my tire monitors, whichever side the sun is on has more influence on temperature than pressure, at least within the range I've tried. I wouldn't bat an eye if someone told me they ran theirs at 40 psi. At 35, I'd say that's on the edge.
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