Steph and Dud B

If you extend it, you have a safety net.

Looking at new trailers in the lot at the mother ship. There are 7 of them. 3 have the second awning. Not exactly scientific, but maybe that gives some indication of the overall popularity of the option?

Hello to the Oliver being towed by a black GMC that was behind us on I-81 South in northern Tennessee today! Beautiful travel day.

We love our second awning and use it all the time when camping in Connecticut. We do a lot of dry camping at the beach, where there's plenty of sun for our solar. I often park the trailer oriented north/south and we put one awning out in the morning, then the other out in the afternoon when the sun crosses over the trailer. Gives us shade to sit in all day and keeps the trailer cooler inside. If you plan dry camping frequently in sunny, open spaces, even up north, it might be worth it for you.

Well played, sir!

My headphones keeping dropping the Bluetooth connection. This could be worse. I think I'd install Token Ring safety chains, just in case.

Congratulations and welcome.

Several people have reported that the o-ring was missing where the pre-pump filter screws onto the suction side of the pump. Ours was, and we had problems with losing prime and air in the lines. To check, disconnect the flex water line, then unscrew the filter assembly from the suction side of the pump. Super easy. The o-ring is size 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/32".

Also a late follow-up: Like others, our filter assembly was missing the o-ring where it connects to the pump inlet.

Check your brakes. Extended run time like that can cause damage to the magnets or wiring. Not always, but sometimes.

Camping in the Northeast, with the foliage, low sun angle and long shoulder seasons can change the generator calculus. That said, we never needed our generator with this trailer until my wife got her ebike.

Your list looks good. I'd definitely look into bigger batteries. I know a generator is at the bottom of your list, but a little 1- or 2kW Honda would be more efficient than idling your truck and can be handy for other things, like charging ebikes, and isn't sun-dependent.

Something very similar happened to us, except they used Wago connectors in the j-box instead of wire nuts. One came loose and the Wago melted.

I'm aware of swing out roller style awnings opening while traveling but I've never heard of this type of box awning doing that. The mechanisms are very different.

Greetings to the two Olivers we saw on i-95 South today, one near Savannah, one near the Florida Georgia line.