Wandering Sagebrush

A nice (and unexpected) Jackson Brown cover…

After a more thorough reading of the posts in this thread, I’m even more in the camp of winterizing, and keeping it winterized until traveling into consistently warmer temps. The dead air spaces issue, definitely caught my attention. I do have a question about the capped toilet water supply line (we have a composting toilet). Does the line adequately drain when blowing out the system, or would it be best to uncap the line and let the forced air push residual water into a towel? Inquiring minds need to know.😊

As I recall, the Border Patrol check point south of Why has some weapons grade nasty speed bumps. Even going really slow, they jolted the **** out of the Airstream.

It’s a judgement call that depends on the depth and length of cold, and how risk tolerant you are. As mentioned above, it’s not that difficult to winterize and de-winterize a camper or trailer. Oliver with the boondocking connection at the rear makes it easier than most. Don’t forget to get antifreeze in the drain traps.

It is, I believe it’s right on the eastern border of the NM.

Howdy and welcome!

The kayak lift was also 4 point, with straps under the kayak. It was a strap that let go. Hardware was all Harken (sailboat rigging).

@Rivernerd, my only experience with an overhead lift and storage system was with one for my 22’ double sea kayak. I went into my shop and found one leg had failed, and the bow dropped. Luckily, there was no damage, but it gave me significant nervous twitch about suspended storage. I currently store the canopy on a cart.

Has anyone reached out to Oliver? I wonder if there is some form of intentional damping.

Just saw this on YouTube. Not certain it would be my best option, but it certainly looks like a workable solution.

I did something similar with my F350, but I’m keeping the 20” wheels to put back on the old girl when it comes time to sell Big Ruby Red. I’m also a big fan of Cooper AT3 Discoverer tires. Here’s a link to an older tire Expedition Portal tire review that you might find interesting.

It took a bit of chasing, but I did find the inline T harness to 4 pin that @Mountainman198 mentioned. This appears to be a much better solution when compared to poking a hole through the protective cover of the factory connector.

Not much to see here, but as promised, here are a couple of photos. The first is obvious, the second is the storage box quick disconnect at the back of our Ollie.

John, since OTT is doing the work, I don’t think you’ll have any problems at all. They’re going to do a professional job. I’ll try and get photos of my installation tomorrow.

@Mountainman198, that is great! I need to do some research to find one for my F350. Edit: I just spoke to eTrailer, and it looks like this may be a simple option. https://www.etrailer.com/partlist.aspx?pc=HM40920

John, I have a similar (Aluma) trailer that like yours is truly noisy. The majority of the noise on the Aluma is coming from the folding ramp.

John, rather than splice into trailer wiring, the previous owner of our trailer ran a second circuit from the tow vehicle to the back of the Oliver. It’s for the storage box on the back, and there is a quick disconnect for the box. Wiring is under the hull. There is a down side to this approach, both he and I had to cut an opening into the door of the TV 4 pin to connect the new flat four circuit. I’m probably going to build a new jumper that comes off the TV 7 pin, and splits to a 7 and 4 so I can better weather protect the TV connection. If you would like, I can take photos for you.

Thanks to all! I wonder if they are up to a NE Oregon road trip…🤔

Bill, John: Can you share a little more about CGI? I might be interested.

I don’t know the answer, but do know that I don’t like the cables on our Ollie. The stiffness makes them awkward to attach. I may replace them with chain.

I can’t imagine being there with 30,000 of my new best friends. Humor aside, I hope everyone will be ok Burning Man dubbed ‘Trench Foot 2023’ as rain drenches event, attendees stuck in mud told to ‘conserve food, water, and fuel’

Jimmy Buffet Dead at 76

Airforums has quite a number of discussions about this. The consensus is that the push driven by us boomers to have our grandparent’s cool travel trailer has lowered the quality. That said, an Airstream is far better than the typical box on wheels.

You just articulated my fears. I don’t know if this will be the case, but it very well may be.

One of the largest Airstream dealers in the nation appears to now be owned by Lithia Motors, one of the largest automobile dealer networks. I don’t consider that good for the Airstream brand, and would hate to see something similar happen to Oliver.