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Listening to different performers of Nessun Dorma lately. Really Like Paul Potts: Saw Father Ray Kelly on "Britain's Got Talent" and found on YouTube how he likes to sing at weddings, too:

Never heard Kacey before, great sound!

We saw him in concert in the 70s, great show!

Here's trim, standard equipment, and option list for 2022 Tundra: https://toyota-cms-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2022_Toyota_Tundra_Product_Information_FINAL.pdf

Here's a side view of our Suburban Hot water heater valve with curbside & water heater on left and furnace inlet vent upper right:

We had water spots that normal waxing would not remove. Called Meguiar's and they recommended using Meguiar's #67 compound first then using Meguiar's Flagship wax, the combination worked great removing water spots and putting a great finish on Ollie! We used both during a two day "workout".

Agree! The following Victron alternator test video (posted previously by another member here) damaged the first alternator tested at 1500RPM. Victron probably had a shorter & larger diameter charging cable, compared to my Tow Vehicles increased length & reduced diameter charging wire to the 7 pin connector. After seeing the following Victron video, I called BattleBorn for advice for my single 100AH BB battery installation. Have not had charging issues with our TV alternator or discharging TV battery with the ignition switched 7 pin on/off charge wire to Ollie. I would call the battery manufacturer for installation advice for larger battery banks.

BattleBorn told me not to worry about TV alternator damage when connected to TV with 7 pin plug with Ollie's single 100AH BB lithium. They said because of charge cable's small diameter and distance from TV to battery, would not see very high amperage charge with TV connected. So far with BattleBorn battery at 75% charge while connected to TV with engine idling have not seen more than 3.5 amps of charge. Our TV has 180 amp alternator and with ignition turned off, the 12V power supply to Ollie is also switched off.

Not into off pavement stuff with our 4 wheel vehicles. The Tundra will fill the bill perfectly as a TV for Ollie and a daily driver for our needs. Still ride motorcycle off pavement a little, but mostly paved twisty riding.

John, Looking forward to Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Bill

Placed a $500 deposit yesterday on a white 2022 SR5 Crewcab 5.5 bed Tundra with 12/24 ETA. After break-in will start towing Ollie and start a thread about the new rig.

Test drove a new 2021 Ram 1500 with 3.0L Diesel last Friday. Best riding pickup I have ever driven. Hard to find one equipped how we want one. Talked to a local Toyota dealer yesterday and he told me they had three 2022 SR5 Tundras allotted & coming in December, He would not let me place a deposit on one because he does not have pricing yet, even though adjacent region Toyota dealers are disclosing pricing. Still looking at other brands, too. Here's one of the 2022 Tundra pricing videos:

Thanks for the report! Will also check out the 1500 3.0L Duramax!

John, Great description! We're looking for a TV right now, too!

David, Nice looking campground and nice shots. We like camping at SC during winter months!

Congrats!!!!!!!!! You will be camping in Ollie before you know it, looking forward to hearing about your camping adventures!

Here's a possible result of early camper storage: Cabin Fever https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabin fever We winterized Ollie early, because we're between tow vehicles. Waiting to see the new 2022 Tundra and looking at 2022 F-150s, too. We caught up on appointments over the last two months. Enjoy winter camping, so will see how the TV search goes. Took this shot while camping at Hungry Mother SP VA a couple years ago on the Virginia Creeper during a Fiberglass Rally. Camping in the Fall can be beautiful:

That sounds right, the invoice is in Ollie. We were at Hohenwald a couple years ago, purchased new shades, really like them, too!

Believe later hull # LE2s have different size rear window than earlier LE2 hull #, but don't know Hull # when rear window size changed?

We don't have factory installed solar charging on our Ollie. I installed a master disconnect switch with the Battle Born system for storage when Ollie is not in use. Here's a Battle Born video about storage:

We don't have factory mounted solar panels or inverter on our Ollie. Use a 100W solar suitcase with one 100AH BattleBorn Lithium battery with 20A solar charge control, shunt, and battery monitor in the battery tray.

We sleep with our heads next to the pantry & stove. It's fine for me at 6' tall. Some folks sleep with their heads at the rear of Ollie, which would be tighter for someone over 6'. At 6' tall, I don't have headroom problems in the shower, but we do not have a wooden shower matt on the floor/drain area, I'm sure that affects headroom. Bill, I was thinking about Patriot, too. Checked the invoice today and it is AB Lifestyles 11" RV memory foam mattresses. Here's the pattern AB Lifestyles used for our mattresses in our 2015 LE2:

Dave and Kimberly, Believe our AB Lifestyles are 11", but will double check and verify later today in this thread. The invoice is in Ollie at the airport. Will take an interior shot with these mattresses in Ollie and post later today in this thread, too. We are very pleased with look, fit, and especially comfort. Ollie is very pleasant to camp in and even better with comfortable mattresses. Patriot just purchased new Ollie mattresses, but not sure of the manufacturer. Hopefully he will chime in on his new mattresses and sheet experience, too!

Welcome to the group and hope this helps! "Our retirement RV goals": Best possible resale value, for when we're ready to settle down and buy a brick and mortar retirement house. We purchased our 2015 LE2 Ollie used in 2016 and conservatively it has gained 15% in value over our purchase price. Less time on the roof caulking 100' of seams. Every other year I may spend a day caulking, but when not camping we keep Ollie in an aircraft hangar. Comfortable for my wife to tow. (She did OK with our travel trailer, but wasn't comfortable with either 5th wheel.) Ollie has Great towing manners, very easy to tow and not too wide Better fit and finish than we've seen in our 5th wheels. Great quality fit/finish and easy to maintain Good boondocking performance for 2-3 nights. We don't have factory solar, but we used a 100W suitcase solar panel with 2000W gen-set and single Battle Born Lithium battery. Does great on 1 week dry camping trips so far. Good cold weather performance to extend our camping season. Have not camped in Ollie when temps below 30F, do not have as much experience as others here in cold temps Appropriately sturdy for long haul trips. Our longest tow day so far is 720 miles, but most of the time tow 200 to 300 miles per day. Ollie's structure/frame is very tough and durable Better fuel economy/potentiality smaller future tow vehicle. (Current truck is a gas dually pickup.) Have towed Ollie with a midsized pickup with V6, but personally prefer towing with a 1/2 ton pickup. Currently looking at the new V6 twin turbo Tundra as an economic tow vehicle. Ollie is very aerodynamic and economic to tow for a trailer it's size and weight. We keep our LE2 ready to camp weigh at 4950 pounds as per CAT scales At least 10 year service life. If properly maintained, believe one of our children will inherit Ollie if they are interested in camping We do anticipate some challenges: Far, far less storage space than we're used to, inside and out. Moving from a fifth wheel will open up the truck bed, but we'll be back to storing stuff in bins and loading them into the truck before each trip. For two people (guilty of being minimalist), we have more than enough space and storage in Ollie also using the covered pickup bed and crew cab back seat for storage Our current rig has 2 big recliners we really enjoy. I'm 6' tall. Are the dinettes comfortable? Believe the dinette cushions could be more comfortable with a better grade of memory foam The wet bath seems like a pain. We use a automotive Chamois to wipe down the shower interior after use to keep it looking good, not an issue for us Will miss the roof ladder. Although I don't enjoy being up there, the built in ladder does make repairs on the road easier. Only needed to access the roof once during a camping trip, keep a telescoping ladder in the pickup bed for that Finally, a few specifics: Rear dinette vs twin beds: does the rear dinette convert into a comfortable bed, or is it lumpy with all the separate cushions? What kind of sheets fit that? Purchased twin custom memory foam mattresses from AB Lifestyles, they also supply some Ollie owners with sheet sets. Our twin beds are just as comfortable as our mattress at home, I'm 6' 195 pounds and Debbie is 5'2" and 110lbs Lithium batteries worth it, or AGM adequate? Just installed a single Battle Born Lithium battery this year and really like how fast it charges and performs Street side awning worth it? How do you use a ladder with awnings on both sides? Only used ladder on street side without awning so can't answer that question Does the winterizing inlet simply fill the fresh water tank with pink stuff, or does it feed antifreeze directly to the pump? We use the rear inlet with onboard 12V pump to winterize the plumbing system except for using a hand pump to winterize the fresh water & city water inlets, and black tank flush inlet.

David, Beautiful photos and nice looking bike rack installation!