Steph and Dud B

Is anybody using a Diamondback cover on your truck? If so, how do you like it? Pros/cons?

We had a catastrophic brake failure on one wheel of our fifth wheel. A spring broke and part of the auto adjust mechanism fell inside the drum, leading to further parts thrashing around inside the drum as we drove. My first indication was unusually high temperature in that tire, reported by my TPMS.

Are you plugged into shore power or your truck's 7-pin connector? With the solar panels disconnected and the main negative battery terminal off you must be getting power from an external source.

Wire gauge looks too small. Some sort of monitor?

Looking at the Lithionics manuals, don't the batteries themselves have built-in on/off switches that can be used for storage?

Good to know. Thanks for the responses. The big day getting closer...

Can you lean a ladder against the awning housing? Is that what you secure the ladder to?

How difficult is it to access the roof penetrations that need sealant maintenance? On our fifth wheel I can simply climb the ladder and walk/crawl around the roof to do this work. I imagine most of the things along the edges are accessible by ground ladder, but what about the Maxxair vent and other things in the middle of the roof?

Auto drain valve? One more thing to break, IMO. I like the KISS principle here. TPMS? We also have the TST system. If you plan to bring it to your delivery, take some time at home to program it for the correct tire pressures before you go down. One less thing to do in Hohenwald.

Same here. I don't think we'd have pulled the trigger on a 2023.

3-way fridges come in tons of different sizes and configurations, including very large ones. I'm wondering if they're going with a compressor fridge. Much more efficient when operating on electricity (12v or 120v) and do a better job coming to temp and holding it. We went to an RV show Monday and saw lots of new units with compressor fridges. I think the 3 way fridges are on their way out and lithium batteries are certainly playing a role in that.

Our 2022 would be $10,900 more as a 2023. 😮

We bought one of these collapsible awning hooks to grab things way under the tonneau cover. Works great for that. Figure it'll work in the basement, too. https://www.amazon.com/Camco-42544-Reach-Awning-Opener/dp/B003ZDERX0

At 23.5' long and only 7' wide, with no slides, the Elite 2 is tiny compared to the majority of RVs out there. So, yes, there will be some sites you won't fit in, but not too many. We previously had a 26' long, 8' wide trailer and were easily able to get good sites in many state and national parks, including the Blue Ridge Parkway,Yellowstone, Arches, Sequoia, and Zion. It's one of the reasons we're downsizing to an Oliver now - so we can do that again. I wouldn't worry about it.

Our GMC 3500 gas (6.0) dually has the 4.10 rear end. The gas engine gets its best torque at higher RPMs than the diesels, which come with 3.73.

This is a great story. Love to hear things like this.

We use the orange Lynx leveling blocks and the blue Camco water filters from Walmart.

Welcome. Lots you can learn here. We've been researching since the fall and have a deposit down on our Ollie.

We have the Weigh Safe hitch, too. I like the construction and ability to swap balls easily. Don't really need the scale, per se, but with the new Ollie am interested in seeing how shifting contents and various full tank combinations will affect tongue weight. It is a nice hitch.

That really is a great name.

I'm wondering if they'll only be available for fall/winter 2022 builds??? Just speculation. I asked my rep to let me know as soon as she hears something. If she does, I'll share here.

Very strange. I talked to my sales rep yesterday and she said she hasn't heard anything about offering the new A/C as an option for the 2022 models. What's your delivery date, Kim?

When our fifth wheel was covered in all the oil from our oil pan (another story) we took it through a Blue Beacon and they did a good job with no damage.

Although CO is slightly less dense than air, in practice it flows easily with air currents rather than accumulating near the ceiling. Therefore, the recommendation is for CO detectors to be mounted approximately 5 feet above the floor. The small volume of the Ollie interior, and the placement of fuel burning appliances, certainly creates a challenge here. How about under a cabinet directly over your bed, toward the rear, since the biggest risk is CO exposure while sleeping?

Remember those ads with the Native American chief crying about the trash beside the road? It was a problem in the past, it became part of our national consciousness and got better, now this generation has forgotten. Maybe it's time to bring those ads back.