Steve Morris

I'm just relaying what the owner of said vehicle reported on iH8MUD.Someone here said their bill on a Prius was over $4000, and that's only one catalytic converter.

I installed Firestone airbags in the coils on the Land Cruiser, as did most of the other LC owners here. Minimum is 5PSI to avoid pinching. I started at 12PSI, and ended up at 15 PSI. Increasing the tow vehicle's tire pressure from the recommended 32 PSI to 36 PSI front and 39 PSI rear helped, too. As noted, supporting the rear of the vehicle, either with airbags or helper springs, does *not* increase the legal capacity of the vehicle. In my case, I removed a 40 pound roof basket and 100 pound second row seat to help augment the LC's 1440 pound load capacity. But as anyone at the rally can tell you, I probably had way more junk in the back than needed, so who knows where I was in real loading. (I basically took everything from my Hiker squaredrop (square teardrop trailer) and put it in the back of the LC.)

Reading this thread for the first time, it doesn't look like @LongStride related the outcome. In later threads, he notes having a tonneau cover and leveling the trailer. Doesn't mention a new or refurbished vehicle, though. Hey Mike, what's the rest of the story for those of us coming in late? Regarding catalytic converter theft, the Land Cruiser doesn't make any lists due to the low sales volume. but theft by percentage is quite high according to State Farm, due to the Land Cruiser having four catalytic converters. Last year a guy on the Cruiser forum had two stolen 2000 miles from home. He ended up having the vehicle trucked home because replacements are another of the zillion things with long lead times. The bill for parts was $4200 plus six hours of labor.

Correct. All I see is "IMG_1178.jpg"

I'm viewing on an Apple iMac using Safari, all the current updates. I can't see img_1178.jpg Same on an old iPhone XS. So I'm thinking you're right.

I didn't take a single photo all week! I finally grabbed the camera Monday morning before we left, so here are a few from G loop. The sunset photo was Deb's phone on Wednesday evening.

We don't see anything

Kathy, how are you heating in colder weather? We used a small ceramic heater while parked in the driveway when we were learning how to use the trailer, but that left the bathroom cold, even with the door open.

#7 posted a photo on one of the Facebook groups in reply to JellyBean's photo. It is owned by Tony Hodgson

I was going to do that as well, based on a history with boats. I can NOT get Street and Curb straight in my head! I think Driver and Passenger from off-roading. I ended up putting C and S on the tags, but in my mind, it stands for "Camping side" and Sewer side" 🤣

AB Lifestyles Road Ready sheets for the Oliver are $139 for both sets. https://www.ablifestyles.net/road-ready-rv-sheet-set/

In our Hiker squaredrop, we had a 6" queen tri-fold mattress. It was a snug fit in the trailer, leaving no circulation under the mattress, and pushed the bottoms of the doors out slightly. So I used an electric turkey knife and trimmed 4" from one end and 3" from the width. The queen fitted sheet (which are made for today's seemingly 24" thick mattresses) now fit so loose, it might as well not have been fitted. So we ordered a set of Allyson's AB Lifestyle Road Ready RV sheets in a custom size to fit the modified 6" mattress. What a wonderful buying experience and such well fitting comfy sheets! Needless to say, when we ordered the Oliver, we promptly ordered a set of sheets from Allyson as well!

This probably should be under DIY, but I wanted to be sure it was seen by as many folks as possible in the next few days. I know that a few members have modified their shower by adding a "T" in the water lines and adding a separate shower valve. This is something that we want to do, so I'd like to see what you've done, and if you'd change anything. If you will be at the rally, I'd love to take a gander at your system. We will be on site #G23. If you'll be there and willing to show us yours, stop by, or add you site number below. Thanks!

Now with graphics! We put them on today, and it took longer than I expected. A big Thank You to Robin at Banana Banners for making these for us!

That's one very happy new owner! Congratulations, Chris!

Absolutely! Site #G23. I do wish it had separate lids, and that the hinges could be swapped side to side. It I’m extremely happy with ours, though! It’s got well over 40,000 hours on it so far. (Mid-March until Christmas every year since fall 2016.)

Aaron Wolters did a video while we were picking up our trailer. I'd asked him to hold it until this last week until we could reveal our purchase to my brothers. Neither knew we were even considering a new trailer, let alone bought one. Here's Aaron's magic transformation of a fun and funny 45 minutes of chatting in front of the camera. We did our surprise visit with my brothers and their wives on Sunday. We showed up at their camp with no notice. Both happened to be at the same place chatting, so when I pulled up and waved, all they could see was the Cruiser. They walked out to talk to us, and then saw the Oliver. It was wonderful to see the confused look on their faces. 🤣

No, we didn't. Aaron just performed magic with his editing. 🤣 We initially told him we didn't want to do it, because every time I see myself I sound weird and stumble trying to speak. I once spent hours trying to make a two minute review video before finally deleting it. Aaron sent us the video to approve or delete. When we watched it, I turned to Deb and said "Well, we didn't look stupid!"

Good news! I’m so happy for you both. I look forward to chatting with you next week.

One of ours was on once last week. Over the stove, if I recall. That’s the only time in a month of ownership. I wondered if maybe static caused it.

Here's a very thorough comparison of the Victron battery monitors from the aforementioned Nate Yarborough. I added a cellular router in our attic to use with an AppleTV. I had an unused Alexa Echo Dot, so I converted it to 12V and Velcro'd it to the back of the TV.

That looks fun! I just ordered a set to take with us this weekend. We have a TearJerkers gathering Thursday through Sunday, and then I'm going to show up at a campground where my brothers will be on Sunday for a couple of days. They don't know we have even been looking at getting a new trailer, let alone already have it. We have Toss the Pig, some golf tee puzzles (like at Cracker Barrel), and our ancient Chinese Checkers board we take with us. Decades ago, a group of us that sailed together, used to take croquet sets with us while tent camping. The rules were simple: play late at night, and drink a lot. That's all I remember...

In the menu and under forums, as well as a button near the top right is "Unread Content", which shows a list of all threads that are new since your last visit, or unread in general. When this list is presented, there is a large ball or star to the left of the thread title. Clicking on this takes you directly to the first unread post. The ones with stars are threads that you have participated in. My typical forum visit (on my desktop) is to poke the Unread Content button, and then once the list is presented, I'll Command-Click (right-click?) all of the balls or starts I'm interested in reading. This opens them all up in new tabs. Once done, I mark all threads as read if I skipped any, so that I'm caught up for the next visit.

Movie? Nope, true story, during our senior picnic/campout the night before high school graduation, spring 1972.

I once drove my 1968 VW Beetle nose first down a boat ramp to see if it would float. I got as far as the rear tires a couple inches from the water's edge, and nothing was floating yet. Maybe it was because I had the convertible top down... 🤷‍♂️ . . . . . . There may have been drinking involved, too. That 3.2% Budweiser was potent stuff! 🤣