Jps190 Posted September 2 Posted September 2 I also did the POE injector method for powering the Mini. As far as mounting I initially had it on top of my flagpole but the ended up being a problem with the cable and the flags getting bunched up. This is my current method for mounting on the Oliver. It has been working great so far. Links below. NEEWER Aluminum Mount Accessories Kit Compatible with Starklink Mini, Adjustable Roof Rack Super Clamp Mount, RV Ladder Pole Clamp Kit for Yacht Camper, Not for The Lastest Pipe Adapter, ST83+NA02 https://a.co/d/5qcuwb6 ZUOS 8" Glass Suction Cup Lifter, 560lbs Load Capacity, Green, Metal Handle & ABS Pump, Vacuum Glass Lifter https://a.co/d/ippF5gt 4 John and Kim 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 AT4 6.6L Duramax 11350 GVWR 3048lb Payload 2021 Oliver Elite II. Hull #887. 600 Watt Solar Mod
Moderators SeaDawg Posted September 2 Moderators Posted September 2 So, do you climb up and deploy the starlink mini each time you use it? 2 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good.
jd1923 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 3 hours ago, Jps190 said: This is my current method for mounting on the Oliver. Thanks for the idea! I should do a magnet mount version, since I have power and Ethernet wired to the top of our tow vehicle. Our router is inside the TV too. @SeaDawg raised one issue and the back of the Oliver is not level, so you have the get the mount angle to the north of course, and at the same time the angle off the horizon must be the same as the Mini kick-stand. Your mount has great flexibility but likely would take climbing up there a few times to get the proper angle. Thanks again and best wishes. 1 Chris & John in Prescott, AZ | 2016 EII #113 | '01 Ram 2500 Cummins!
Jps190 Posted September 3 Posted September 3 3 hours ago, SeaDawg said: So, do you climb up and deploy the starlink mini each time you use it? Yeah, it’s pretty simple. I’m 6 feet tall so I just stand on the Oliver ‘bumper” to attach it. I put it together on the ground and once it is attached I fire it up and let it sort itself out. Once it has figured its position I just reach up and align it. 3 John and Kim 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 AT4 6.6L Duramax 11350 GVWR 3048lb Payload 2021 Oliver Elite II. Hull #887. 600 Watt Solar Mod
Ronbrink Posted September 24 Posted September 24 On 9/2/2025 at 4:42 PM, Steve Morris said: Flagpole Buddy had a 20% off sale over the weekend, so a suction cup mast for the Mini will arrive the end of this week. Have you field tested your setup yet? Bought mine a couple months ago and making first use at camp this week. Went with the Airstream Suction Cup Mount Kit plus an extra 4’ pole section for at 12’ lift. These mounts are angled and work great since the Oliver has similar side concours as AS. Real impressed with the SLM, was able to stream a movie while heavy weather moved through the area last night. Been using a FPB with the suction cup mount for five years for a windsock and weBoost with no issues; these suction cup mounts rock! 3 Ron and Brooxie | Clear Lake (Houston), Texas 2020 OLEll, Twin, 579: No installed solar, dual 30# propane tanks w/GasStop safety devices, Renogy 40A DC-DC charger, 460Ah LFP battery bank/Victron SmartShunt, auxiliary Cerbo-S GX/Victron 30A Blue Smart IP22 Charger combo, interior mounted Hughes Autoformer, twin independent sliding Lagun mount tables, extended dinette table and pantry landing, tongue-mounted hoist, Beech Lane refrigerator Ventilation/Evaporate Coil fans, metal valve stems with TST cap sensors and signal repeater, Waste Master sewer hose management system, Dreiha Atmos 4.4 A/C upgrade/Ceilo Breez Max thermostat, FlagpoleBuddy Starlink Mini suction mount kit. 2019 GMC Savana 2500 Cargo Work Van: Explorer Limited SE, Low-Top 7 Passenger van conversion, 6.0L V8 Vortec, 6-Speed Automatic, RWD; Air-Lift LoadLifter air suspension/WirelessAir compressor; Bilstein B6 4600 Series shocks; metal valve stems for TST tire pressure monitoring system; Buyers Products cargo containment boxes/DC Cargo securement system; rear bumper DC-DC Anderson power cable outlet; 100Ah 12V portable power station/Dometic CFX 75L Dual Zone cooler; front 2” receiver hitch/QuikrStuff Mach2 double bike rack; Mechman 320A high output alternator; Starlink Mini/Veritas Vans magnetic mount.
Steve Morris Posted September 24 Posted September 24 1 hour ago, Ronbrink said: Have you field tested your setup yet? Unfortunately, no. We were scheduled to attend a gathering in Pennsylvania last week, but both Deb and I were still nursing a really nasty chest cold that dragged on for almost three weeks. Ugg! Next Tuesday we head out for a week in west-central Ohio, where I will experiment with the various setups I have. The section of Indian Lake State Park where a dozen or so of us are gathering is heavily wooded, so I doubt I'll be able to get any benefit from the mast. I'll likely have my 150' of Ethernet cable out trying to find a bit of open sky. I also recently grabbed a Makita battery adapter with the Starlink Mini cable as the output that offers yet another quickly deployed setup. I carry three Makita batteries and a charger in the trailer, so with the adapter, I can plug in a battery and toss the Starlink Mini anywhere and have service within its inbuilt wifi range. I have deployed the mast here at home. I already had a pair of SeaSucker 4.5" vacuum mounts that I was hoping to use with Flagpole Buddy's generic mount. But with the angles of the hull, there was no way that would have worked. I already know how well the SeaSucker mounts hold, and the 6" Airstream mounts from Flagpole Buddy are just as good, but bigger. I stuck both mounts on the rear, above the left turn signals and an even height above the belt. I bought two extra sections for 16' of height above the lower mount, so close to 20' overall. I left it on for about a week without once needing to pump in more vacuum. And every day I really tugged on the mast, and rocked the trailer to see if it would come loose. It worked great! I did find it a little finicky to get the correct angle on the two bases to get the mast vertical. But once aligned, I put a Sharpie mark at the top so that it will be easier the next time. 1 1 ----- Steve - Northern Ohio, USA Wandering around on occasion, always lost. 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser - 2023 Oliver Elite II Twin Hull #1360 “Curiosity” Facebook - Instagram Camped in Curiosity = Green —— Visited with Curiosity = Gray
Ronbrink Posted October 1 Posted October 1 On 9/2/2025 at 5:43 PM, Jps190 said: This is my current method for mounting on the Oliver. And this is mine for a quick and easy setup when needed. Works great for stationary use with clear view of sky above. The rubber-coated magnets serve to prevent the incased SLM from sliding on the slightly sloped front housing; power via the duplex receptacle. Ron and Brooxie | Clear Lake (Houston), Texas 2020 OLEll, Twin, 579: No installed solar, dual 30# propane tanks w/GasStop safety devices, Renogy 40A DC-DC charger, 460Ah LFP battery bank/Victron SmartShunt, auxiliary Cerbo-S GX/Victron 30A Blue Smart IP22 Charger combo, interior mounted Hughes Autoformer, twin independent sliding Lagun mount tables, extended dinette table and pantry landing, tongue-mounted hoist, Beech Lane refrigerator Ventilation/Evaporate Coil fans, metal valve stems with TST cap sensors and signal repeater, Waste Master sewer hose management system, Dreiha Atmos 4.4 A/C upgrade/Ceilo Breez Max thermostat, FlagpoleBuddy Starlink Mini suction mount kit. 2019 GMC Savana 2500 Cargo Work Van: Explorer Limited SE, Low-Top 7 Passenger van conversion, 6.0L V8 Vortec, 6-Speed Automatic, RWD; Air-Lift LoadLifter air suspension/WirelessAir compressor; Bilstein B6 4600 Series shocks; metal valve stems for TST tire pressure monitoring system; Buyers Products cargo containment boxes/DC Cargo securement system; rear bumper DC-DC Anderson power cable outlet; 100Ah 12V portable power station/Dometic CFX 75L Dual Zone cooler; front 2” receiver hitch/QuikrStuff Mach2 double bike rack; Mechman 320A high output alternator; Starlink Mini/Veritas Vans magnetic mount.
jd1923 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 We've seen some fancy mounts and long masts, and they must be tall when mounted to the tall Oliver I wanted a simple 80% mounting solution. I say 80% because most of the time my truck is parked with view of the northern sky. 20% of the time, dish with battery pack will be moved to an open area where I simply place the dish on an upside-down milk crate. $10 in PVC parts from the HW store and a couple of large (2 1/2") hose clamps and I love this setup. I built this the day before we left and tried it out our first night in Colorado. I wanted a spot in the truck bed, out of the way and using the 1 1/2" PVC coupler, it is short when traveling and tall enough when in use. You merely pivot the upper PVC for any angle, 360-degrees. I tied a small metal platform (will mounted it better later) on the water tank for a battery stand. I have power and Ethernet already wired to the router behind the truck backseat and I will later reposition those cables so that they're run under the truck tool box and up the PVC post. It will be great to have the Starlink integrated to our Pepwave router soon. If you have a truck cap, you can do this too. Just mount the short PVC length to the side of the cap and paint it to match! For ours the color white is perfect as-is. All I did was to use acetone to remove the colored markings on the PVC to make it all white. 1 Chris & John in Prescott, AZ | 2016 EII #113 | '01 Ram 2500 Cummins!
Patriot Posted October 6 Posted October 6 (edited) All neat and creative ideas on how to mount the mini. So far after 100 days and 12,000 miles travel and use of our Mini, I have yet determined a permanent mounting location that would allow the Mini to have a clear view north without obstructions. For now, I will stick with the plug it in and lay it on the table mount. 😄 I may still consider a flag pole mount, for now it just much easier to set up for an unobstructed and clear view north. 🤷♂️ Edited October 6 by Patriot 1 1 2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka- “XPLOR” TV 2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate Tremor aka - “Beast of Burden” Retro upgrades - Truma Aventa 13.5 AC, Alcan 5 leaf pack, Alcan HD shackles & HD wet bolts, 5200lb never lube axles. XPEL 10 mil PPF front both front corners, 30 lb LP tanks, Sea Biscuit Front Cargo Storage box. North Carolina
Moderators Mike and Carol Posted October 6 Moderators Posted October 6 If I’m making reservations for a site or if I’m selecting a site while at a campground I always try to find one so the trailer is facing north (or generally north). I like the sun to come up in the morning on the door side and go down on the other side. Now that I’m deploying a Starlink, if I’m facing north it‘s easy to put the dish on the aluminum box on the tongue or on the picnic table that’s usually there outside the door. We saw all kinds of mounts on our trip to the PNW in August and September, some fancy and some simple and some who just throw it on the ground! Mike 4 Texas Hill Country | 2016 Elite II #135 | 2020 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins
jd1923 Posted October 7 Posted October 7 3 hours ago, Patriot said: I have yet determined a permanent mounting location that would allow the Mini to have a clear view north without obstructions. For now, I will stick with the plug it in and lay it on the table mount. 😄 Not permanent, but should have a clear view most of the time, and you can move a truck, not the campsite picnic table! In our reality last 10 campground sites, only one, yes just one, had the picnic table positioned with clear view of the northern sky. Do a day trip, your Starlink and truck mount is ready and with you! 😎 Like Mike, I used the front basket previously which which had a clear view less than half the time. No 360 view in this location. Then when breaking camp in the morning, I wanted to load that basket before wanting to be offline, more hassle. On the Oliver you need a tall cumbersome mast. On my truck, each piece is just 18” long and Mini attached to the upper post takes just one hand and one minute to mount, align direction with one hand too, just twist the upper pole. No problem with high winds either. It’s cool! 😎 Give it some thought! 1 Chris & John in Prescott, AZ | 2016 EII #113 | '01 Ram 2500 Cummins!
Patriot Posted October 7 Posted October 7 3 hours ago, Mike and Carol said: If I’m making reservations for a site or if I’m selecting a site while at a campground I always try to find one so the trailer is facing north (or generally north). I like the sun to come up in the morning on the door side and go down on the other side. Now that I’m deploying a Starlink, if I’m facing north it‘s easy to put the dish on the aluminum box on the tongue or on the picnic table that’s usually there outside the door. We saw all kinds of mounts on our trip to the PNW in August and September, some fancy and some simple and some who just throw it on the ground! Mike Same here Mike! Agree, so many ways to deploy the mini. Out west where shade trees or trees in general are pretty scarce I never had any issues with obstructions. East coast camping we do have beautiful trees and shade in many of the mountain, lake and river side campsites. So the mobility of the Mini really works for us. We use picnic tables, my small grill table, or the top of my front storage box which also works. Just nothing permanent for our ever changing camping sites. 44 days in on this trip so far in the Great North Woods and still loving our Mini!! 😊 Onward! 1 1 2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka- “XPLOR” TV 2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate Tremor aka - “Beast of Burden” Retro upgrades - Truma Aventa 13.5 AC, Alcan 5 leaf pack, Alcan HD shackles & HD wet bolts, 5200lb never lube axles. XPEL 10 mil PPF front both front corners, 30 lb LP tanks, Sea Biscuit Front Cargo Storage box. North Carolina
Ronbrink Posted October 7 Posted October 7 12 hours ago, jd1923 said: Not permanent, but should have a clear view most of the time, and you can move a truck, not the campsite picnic table! In our reality last 10 campground sites, only one, yes just one, had the picnic table positioned with clear view of the northern sky. Do a day trip, your Starlink and truck mount is ready and with you! 😎 Like Mike, I used the front basket previously which which had a clear view less than half the time. No 360 view in this location. Then when breaking camp in the morning, I wanted to load that basket before wanting to be offline, more hassle. On the Oliver you need a tall cumbersome mast. On my truck, each piece is just 18” long and Mini attached to the upper post takes just one hand and one minute to mount, align direction with one hand too, just twist the upper pole. No problem with high winds either. It’s cool! 😎 Give it some thought! To be clear all, I’m talking Starlink Mini due to it’s size and fact that is what I have experience with. I think it’s good to have a variety of mounting options and locations given the vast diversity of situations one will encounter. I have found when traveling that simply placing the SLM on the TV dash provides adequate service regardless of the direction driving. With magnetic mounts the SLM is securely affixed atop the TV whether underway or stationary, and when in camp the TV can be parked in clear view some distance away and still have strong Wi-Fi connection in the Oliver. I think the best of options is to simply position the SLM on a nearby table, ground/tripod or any workable surface for a ‘quick and easy’. And then there’s the mast, it takes all of five minutes to setup and no way, nohow cumbersome! Currently shown here at our Galveston Island SP campsite at full height to test use in high wind gusts, no problem! 2 Ron and Brooxie | Clear Lake (Houston), Texas 2020 OLEll, Twin, 579: No installed solar, dual 30# propane tanks w/GasStop safety devices, Renogy 40A DC-DC charger, 460Ah LFP battery bank/Victron SmartShunt, auxiliary Cerbo-S GX/Victron 30A Blue Smart IP22 Charger combo, interior mounted Hughes Autoformer, twin independent sliding Lagun mount tables, extended dinette table and pantry landing, tongue-mounted hoist, Beech Lane refrigerator Ventilation/Evaporate Coil fans, metal valve stems with TST cap sensors and signal repeater, Waste Master sewer hose management system, Dreiha Atmos 4.4 A/C upgrade/Ceilo Breez Max thermostat, FlagpoleBuddy Starlink Mini suction mount kit. 2019 GMC Savana 2500 Cargo Work Van: Explorer Limited SE, Low-Top 7 Passenger van conversion, 6.0L V8 Vortec, 6-Speed Automatic, RWD; Air-Lift LoadLifter air suspension/WirelessAir compressor; Bilstein B6 4600 Series shocks; metal valve stems for TST tire pressure monitoring system; Buyers Products cargo containment boxes/DC Cargo securement system; rear bumper DC-DC Anderson power cable outlet; 100Ah 12V portable power station/Dometic CFX 75L Dual Zone cooler; front 2” receiver hitch/QuikrStuff Mach2 double bike rack; Mechman 320A high output alternator; Starlink Mini/Veritas Vans magnetic mount.
Patriot Posted October 7 Posted October 7 10 hours ago, Ronbrink said: To be clear all, I’m talking Starlink Mini due to it’s size and fact that is what I have experience with. I think it’s good to have a variety of mounting options and locations given the vast diversity of situations one will encounter. I have found when traveling that simply placing the SLM on the TV dash provides adequate service regardless of the direction driving. With magnetic mounts the SLM is securely affixed atop the TV whether underway or stationary, and when in camp the TV can be parked in clear view some distance away and still have strong Wi-Fi connection in the Oliver. I think the best of options is to simply position the SLM on a nearby table, ground/tripod or any workable surface for a ‘quick and easy’. And then there’s the mast, it takes all of five minutes to setup and no way, nohow cumbersome! Currently shown here at our Galveston Island SP campsite at full height to test use in high wind gusts, no problem! Well done Ron. It’s has an OEM look! 👍🏻 1 2020 OLEII - Hull #634 aka- “XPLOR” TV 2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate Tremor aka - “Beast of Burden” Retro upgrades - Truma Aventa 13.5 AC, Alcan 5 leaf pack, Alcan HD shackles & HD wet bolts, 5200lb never lube axles. XPEL 10 mil PPF front both front corners, 30 lb LP tanks, Sea Biscuit Front Cargo Storage box. North Carolina
johnwen Posted October 13 Posted October 13 On 8/6/2025 at 11:53 PM, dhaig said: On a recent trip from Dallas to South Carolina we stayed in multiple locations with no (or very limited) communications capabilities (cell phone or WiFi). Over the three years we have owned our LEII, there have been many other occasions with no ability to communicate. As a result, we decided to order a Starlink Mini and a Starlink Router Mini to use on our trailer trips. I have been following Starlink related postings on the OTT Owners Forum, especially since the release of the Starlink Mini. I have found the postings by @Snackchaser particularly helpful in planning the installation of our Starlink system. I especially liked the use of a Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector to power the Starlink Mini and to provide an Ethernet connection from the built-in router back to the trailer, using a single cable. Installing the PoE injector and a DC powered router in the attic of the LEII seemed a reasonable location, being nearly directly above the exterior Furrion ports for connecting satellite and cable TV. So I planned to install in a similar location in the attic of our LEII, assembling a list of the components required. I ordered a PoE injector from MobileMustHave.com and the rest from Amazon. Once all the key components had been delivered, I began the installation, with the first step being to replace the Furrion Satellite coax port with an RJ45 pass-through connector and to fish an Ethernet cable from the basement to the attic. Replacing the Furrion coax connector with the RJ45 pass-through connector was no problem, even though enlarging the hole through fiberglass exterior shell was required. However, fishing an Ethernet cable from the basement to the attic proved to be a major obstacle. Although I have prior experience fishing wires through difficult spaces, I was unsuccessful getting a fish tape (or rods) from the attic to the basement. I could get the end of the fish tape rods down near the ceiling of the basement, where the interior shell ends and multiple cables run up to the attic area at the rear of the trailer, but not into the basement. As suggested, I tried following the A/C drain line and multiple other locations but could not get past the bottom of the inner shell into the basement. I tried running the fish tape/rods in both directions. No luck. Consequently, I began to ponder other installation locations inside the trailer for the PoE injector and Starlink Router Mini. After a couple of days, I had an Aha! moment- install the PoE Injector and Router Mini under the rear dinette seat. I inspected the space between the basement and the rear dinette seat, nearly all of which is readily accessible from the two rear street side hatches and the rear dinette seat hatch. Only the space under the battery compartment is not accessible from directly above, but is easily accessed from either side. I looked for any obstacles to using this location and found none. I could easily route the Ethernet cable from the Furrion/RJ45 pass-through connector forward to beneath the rear dinette seat. I located the PoE Injector atop the trailer frame member, just below the Progressive surge protector box, which is mounted on the aisle wall of the rear dinette seat. The PoE jack and the power terminals of the PoE Injector are positioned toward the front of the trailer. I connected a 20 foot shielded Cat 6 cable from the inner side of the Furrion/ RJ45 port, then routed it under the floor of the basement, around the street side rear stabilizer, then following the waste water line, forward to the area under the rear dinette hatch. About 3 feet of excess cable are coiled in the basement, concealed by the rear wall of the basement. I installed a lighted rocker switch through the forward basement wall, mounted high, almost directly above the side-to-side bubble level on the left side of the basement entry. This switch is to control 12VDC power to the PoE Injector and the Starlink Router Mini. Using 14 AWG silicone coated wire, I ran two purple colored wires from the space beneath the rear dinette hatch back to the rocker switch on the forward basement wall. A third, 14 AWG black wire was also run along the same route to the rocker switch. The switch has two terminals with red lead wires,: one to the DC power source and one to the load. The third terminal has a black wire, which connects to ground (the bus bar). The ground wire enables the light on the switch to operate when DC power is ON. On the DC power panel, position 15, I installed a 15 amp fuse. One of the purple wires connects to the 12VDC positive terminal on the PoE Injector. The other purple wire connects to position 15 on the rear of the DC power panel, using a crimp on connector. The single black wire from the switch connects to the ground bus located under the rear dinette seat. Another 14 AWG wire connects the PoE Injector negative terminal with the other end connecting to the bus bar. All wire-to-wire connections were made using Wago lever lock connectors. I also added a 12VDC auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter type) which is connected to the same circuit as that which powers the PoE Injector. An Anker 323 USB-C Car Charger Adapter (USB Power Delivery (PD) capable) plugs into the auxiliary power outlet. A USB-C to Male to DC 3.5 x 1.35mm Male Power Jack is used to power the Starlink Router Mini from the Anker charger. I found the Starlink Router Mini conveniently fits on top of the Progressive Surge Protector box. I later secured it with a releasable zip tie around the surge protector. The 20 foot Cat 6 Ethernet cable from the rear connects to the PoE jack of the PoE Injector. A 5 foot Cat 6 Ethernet cable connects to the LAN jack of the PoE Injector and to the WAN/Satellite port of the Starlink Router Mini. All Cat 6 Ethernet cables used are shielded. I believe this installation location approach has several advantages over an attic installation: Access is MUCH easier. Fishing wires is no challenge. A dedicated circuit from the DC power panel provides power to all Starlink related components. A lighted switch for the PoE Injector and Starlink Router Mini is located in the basement, near the exterior pass-through Ethernet jack. The PoE Injector is located where it cannot be covered by clothing or other cargo stored in the attic which might cause overheating. The VERY bright blue light on the PoE Injector is not visible in the cabin (always ON if power to the PoE Injector is ON). The Starlink Router Mini is located centrally in the trailer and should provide uniform WiFi coverage within the trailer. We have not yet taken the Starlink on a shakedown trip, but plan to do so at the end of August. Regards, Don Hi, Don, Sorry for the intrusion on this holiday weekend... I'm about to hook up my SL Router Mini. I see on your picture of the POE injector that you have 2 blue wires and one red feeding into a 3 way wago. Is that red one the positive to the 12VDC auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter type)? which feeds to the Router Mini via the Anker plug? 2022 Oliver II #996 "Bessie", 2019 Silverado LTZ 5.3, Veterans https://wenandjohnsadventure.com/
dhaig Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 @johnwen, you are correct. A blue wire connects to the DC fuse box (12VDC positive) , then to the Wago connector. From the Wago another blue wire runs to the POE Injector. Also connecting to the Wago connector is a red wire which provides 12VDC positive to the auxiliary power outlet, providing power to the Starlink Router Mini. Apologies for the delayed response, we were traveling. Regards, Don 1 North Texas | 2022 LEII, Hull #990, delivered 2/17/22 | 2014 BMW X5 35d
johnwen Posted October 15 Posted October 15 Thanks Don! Safe travels :) John 2022 Oliver II #996 "Bessie", 2019 Silverado LTZ 5.3, Veterans https://wenandjohnsadventure.com/
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