Wandering Sagebrush

I’m thinking of purchasing a small power station (Jackery/Goal Zero…) to power my Engel refrigerator and as a backup for power outages here at the Fort. The Engel could be used under the canopy in the back of either truck, or in the ATC Cougar. Thoughts? Also posted on Wander the West…

I kinda like them for the sheepherder nostalgia, but I’m not going to buy one.

We received our recall notice yesterday. Thankfully, we have the correct hitch. 😊

Yesterday, we shared a Shell station in Burns, Oregon with an Oliver from Mendocino, California. We had a few minutes to chat, then back on the road. The was only our third sighting since buying our LE II. 😊

A stove and grill related practice… we always have a piece of plywood along to go under the grill, and protect plastic tables from the heat. I don’t want to contribute to the too many park tables with the art work of melted surfaces.

Eeeek! I think Fivers must have some kind of a death wish. We saw something similar with a guy at Joshua Trees NP trying to squeeze a much too big rig, complete with a Harley on a back end lift into a clearly too small site. The camp sites were bordered by boulders, and he tore the living $#!! out of fiver and truck. After screaming at the host for a few minutes, about how everything was her fault, a ranger stopped by and invited him to leave the park.

Over time, I’ve followed a few topics, and yesterday I realized I didn’t know how to find my list of the topics I’m following. A PM to @topgun2 (thank you, Bill) got me started in the right direction. For all of us with inquiring minds 🤓, if you didn’t already know, here’s the secret. Go to: Activity -> My Activity Streams -> Content I Follow

Breath things are afoot, retirement and delivery of your Olliver! Congratulations on both!

I don’t think it’s worth it to repair the cracks, they’re not that big. If they start to run or flake, I’ll deal with it then. @jd1923 thanks for the reminder on Marinetex. I left my stash in the CDory when I sold it… time to get a new batch.

Strapworks.com in Eugene, Oregon is a great source for straps, footman loops, and all things related. I’ve used them a number of times.

Both of our connectors are Furrion, like the one that @jd1923 replaced.

I drug our Ollie out of the RV barn for some much needed cleaning, and noticed that the Furrion shore power connection was pulled away from the doghouse, and had one missing screw, with another about to fall out. The gel coat around the upper two screw holes had several cracks. As we have never used that connection, I can only assume something happened before we purchased. I was disappointed ☹️ to discover that wood screws were used in the thin fiberglass of the lower doghouse, without any backing. I will replace all four screws with similar size stainless machine screws, washers, and nylock nuts. I’m pretty sure I have some in my boat fastener bin. It might be worthwhile to take a quick look at your connector if you have that option.

I have those spouts, too. I don’t really like them, but they do work. My McGyver effort will be on Rotopax spouts.

I saw this on YouTube, and while I don’t officially recommend it, the spout fix looks “interesting”. Let your conscience be your guide. 🤫

Another one needed for the collection…

The Boss of Me is going to be upset because that ladder is going to impact the toy budget. Wow, I want/need that beast!

Okay, one exception to the missing part… Having burned the daylights out of it, I was reminded of my total fail with Jiffy Pop. I do miss being able to toss a bag of Orville Redenbacher into the microwave and have unburned popcorn. However, I did learn the secret to Jiffy Pop is to hold the pan about 2” above the flame.

Mike, our Oliver came with a microwave delete, the first RV we’ve owned that didn’t have one. We don’t miss it. The increased storage is much appreciated.

John, I haven’t got to it yet, but hope I don’t have troubles with any of them.

If you have one of the newer Ford SuperDuty tow vehicles and want an aftermarket camera system as a replacement when you remove your tailgate, be certain you know what camera is in your tailgate prior to ordering. There are several plug and play cameras that purportedly work, but if you have the 360° camera that connects by a coax, you must get a similar camera. Additionally, be aware that the entire camera system seems to not work without the tailgate connected. That is after installing the Ford supplied tailgate removed plugs. There may be something I’m missing, but similar results have been posted on a Ford Forum.

@Geronimo John thanks for the reminder, I need to put my zerk caps on.

Hi Craig and MaryLou, welcome to the group. Congratulations on getting your new to you Ollie. We did the same, and couldn’t be happier.

You’re not the only person who has made that or a similar mistake. Dont beat yourself up. Bill’s advice is spot on.

Interesting (and expensive), what are you using for the 12VDC connection? edit: oops, disregard. I see it going to the SAE connector.