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I carry plenty of bottled drinking water, and only fill my tank when I’m preparing to boondock. (When I leave home (SW FL) I have two or three days before I reach my first boondocking location.) I also dumped my tank before a stretch of road with 4 mountain passes, and then refilled on the other side. That being said, you need to confirm where you might find fresh water to fill your tank. So far, I’ve found western states have a lot more opportunities for fresh water filling stations. Some are free and located next to grocery stores, fuel stations, or campgrounds, and some towns even have RV stations where you can dump and fill for a fee.

Thanks for the confirmation on fitting OTT at GSDNP. The sites are full for the days I wanted, so I am going to try out Zapata Falls cg. I will post about that location later on.

Today I am looking at the Pinon campsite description: "Total combined length limit is 35 feet. RVs over 35 feet, or combined vehicle plus trailer length over 35 feet, are not allowed in the campground." and "Choose your site carefully. If you arrive in camping equipment that is larger than the site, there will not be an alternative site available and you may have to find accommodation outside the park." @Doug S and others -- can you comment on this?

Great work on your research! If there's an applicable discussion or explanation online, maybe you could attach a link in your thread, for future reference?

To follow up -- they both fit! I still haven't tested my generator, but plan to do it some time this week.

Welcome to the Oliver Family!

I have a LeeWay (a county version in Florida) and I wish I had the SunPass.... but mostly I am replying here to say that you might want to look at the tolls you plan to use before you go, as I unwittingly used a toll road to go around Houston (rather than through it), and I just got the bill in the mail: $45 for 45 minutes was the result.

I'm assuming (looking briefly at the website) that it requires a different hardware purchase, but the benefit being $50/mo in lieu of $150/mo -- am I reading that correctly? That would make a huge difference for me, as I don't stream very much at all.

Camping on Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is also amazing -- or was when I was there tent camping back in 2012.

You might want to verify your insurance coverage, and driving license requirements.

I've done that a few times, and get lost in looking for the setting number. j Do you see that the nAt means "Manual Restart" -- and on the Xantrex App it uses the abbreviation "Man" for Manual Restart. So my conclusion is that I CAN use the Xantrex bluetooth app and that mine is set correctly. I think this confusion is due to Xantrex not correlating their abbreviations from the panel to the app. THANK YOU for finding this. I will share with Mike at OTT Service.

I have been in contact with OTT Service department recently, to ensure that I have my Xantrex settings correct, before I test out using a small generator that was given to me. I plan to post a separate thread about the generator, but during this conversation with OTT Service, we were unable to find the definition of a setting labeled "nAt". Anyone know what it stands for? For reference, here is my description of it and the OTT Service response. Apparently it's not a setting that can be set via the Xantrex bluetooth app, but has to be done by using the Xantrex Panel. That is a process that I have not succeeded doing yet, as I get lost in the endless codes and can't seem to follow them from one screen to the next, book in hand. MY QUESTION TO OTT SERVICE: Checking through my Xantrex Settings, I noticed the following settings on MY XANTREX APP are different from the "normal recommended" settings in the Knowledge Base article. (The Xantrex App doesn't provide the setting #, only the setting name; I've tried to insert the setting #s here for clarification). INVERTER (heading on app) #13 Inverter Shutdown Recovery -- mine is set at Manual Restart. In MY MANUAL for 2022 Elite 2 components, the default setting reads "Manual -- Man". On the app, my Xantrex is set to "Manual". BUT on the OTT Knowledge base it says the setting should be "nAt" and I don't find that defined anywhere ... I am still not sure what this setting should be. OTT SERVICE RESPONSE: I cannot find a definition of that abbreviation but this is the setting that would need to be changed through the panel. I want to note that OTT Service department has been extremely helpful to me.

Would you mind adding the direct link to this thread? I have tried tracing various Knowledge Base information from older posts, only to find the information missing, but it still might be helpful. I use the Knowledge Base a lot, as I continue to learn about the OTT. Also related to the Xantrex manual and codes: OTT Service department and I both tried to find the definition of "nAt" to no avail. I will make a separate post for that issue, but wanted to note it here.

Are the batteries on? On my 2022 each of 3 LiFePo batteries has a button on the top to turn it on.

And so did I, thankfully I found out with my brother checking my mail! I wrote to Oliver Service just to let them know that it doesn't apply to my Oliver, as I also have the 2-5/16" 12,500# Bulldog. I appreciate OTT for sending the notice.

I have been following this thread (when I log onto the computer)... I learned to grease my zerks last year during my first "long" trip. No problems. But this year, when I greased them, there were 2 that did not accept the grease the way I expected. Thank you to all the members of the Oliver Family who help those of us who are learning. This thread is very helpful.

That looks great! I'd vote for that to be a suggestion to OTT Mothership Design Team!

Two nights ago it was 27 degrees here along the Taylor River in my Gunnison NF dispersed camp site. I'm going to be sorry to leave this weather when I move on! PS @topgun2 -- yesterday I finally spotted 3 Moose right along the river, just down the road (closer to the reservoir). No Elk, but Doe with spotted Fawns. This has been a wonderful area.

Your question made me curious so I researched some more..... RoadPass made an announcement back in 2021 about adding Campendium to their .... product line of apps. In that announcement, they stated, "Roadpass Digital is a technology joint-venture between THOR Industries and Tourism Holdings Limited. Roadpass Digital is focused on making it easier to experience, own, and maintain recreational vehicles as well as more easily discover, book, and navigate road trips. Roadpass Digital has offices in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Auckland. Learn more about Roadpass Digital and its Campendium, Roadtrippers, RVillage, and Togo RV products at roadpass.com." If you click the links in their announcement, you will find that "As of March 31, 2023 the RVillage website and mobile apps are no longer available and end user support for those products has ended." Also, for the Togo RV, "No more switching between apps. Togo RV is now integrated into Roadtrippers Premium!" (in other words, you have to buy the premium version to access it.) And RoadTrippers is "based on what we've learned from over 38 million trips" and "AI-base Autopilot".... Here's hoping that the continued use of Campendium apps prevents them from killing it off.

Thanks - I have not been there. I will add it to my list! **EDIT -The closures on Rt 50 that I mentioned are between Gunnison and Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP. While their website stated it would be open (one lane only) some other campers here went there 2 or 3 days ago and it was still closed. Be sure to check the road status before you plan to travel through that area.** It's possible to get there, but it might be the long way around. Sometimes that is the best way!

Be sure to check road conditions -- Route 50 closed in sections (bridge work) and also some local flooding last week. I will keep my eyes peeled for Olivers on the road!

My impression is that Campendium (highly successful) was too much competition for RoadPass, so they acquired it and plan to kill it off in order to .... What? Acquire user data? Sell user data? I don't believe they provide the same service, so it's hard to say what they are doing.

I have used Campendium (which I like pretty well) and when they sent notice that they were going to 'change' login requirements for Campendium to require a 'RoadPass account' I went ahead and signed up for a RoadPass account -- but I have never paid for any of it. RoadPass (the developer) has a competing app called RoadTrippers. The RoadTrippers experience made me want to vomit. It's like Travel Planning for people who don't want to think for themselves at all (sorry to be blunt) -- they create your route and tell you where to go and what to see. In fact, it seems to send you to all the most-crowded places (someone here can correct me if I'm wrong about that.) Ummm.... No Thanks. My Campendium app still shows dispersed camping spots, even though articles stated that the app would be disabled in a few weeks (reported in FEB 2024). I do NOT pay for Premium. Other people have told me that they don't see dispersed camping any more on their Campendium app, ever since RoadPass takeover (they use iPad). I use the iPhone Campendium app and am signed in using the RoadPass user account. I have since started using iOverlander. It's not as user friendly, imo. The maps are harder to read. I find iOverlander easier to use on a computer, and I have gained good information from users notes. There seem to be two different versions of iOverlander (on my iphone, one app is dark orange with white logo, the other is white with dark orange logo; I haven't been able to distinguish them.) Again, I do not pay for any of it. Neither of the iOverlander apps show the area where I am currently boondocked. I hope this helps.

Moose and Elk have been spotted by other people a week or so ago, but I haven't seen them yet. I watch, especially during morning and evening hours. Lots of deer including newborn spotted fawns. Lots of birds, though not as many raptors as I expected. I haven't had any issues with bugs -- I suspect because I'm perched on an open ridge overlooking the river, and the wind blows steadily. In the forest areas, it's a different story.

Thank you. I think I will wait to try that for a time when I have caulk on hand to repair -- but I've been curious about that space.