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[Wayfinder]

I'm interested in weather or not they kept the John Deer Truma water heater. Would be nice not to require a certified tech work work on the dang thing.  Tankless uses more water anyways... so I've heard via comparisons.

Edited yesterday at 04:19 PM by Wayfinder

[CRM]

12 minutes ago, Wayfinder said:

I'm interested in weather or not they kept the John Deer Truma water heater. Would be nice not to require a certified tech work work on the dang thing.  Tankless uses more water anyways... so I've heard via comparisons.

I read somewhere recently that they're not using *any* Truma products in the new models. 

[Wayfinder]

I always thought it was not a great sign when a vendor would spend an entire week at a rally having to fix their product.

[Patriot]

But wait there is more….😊

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1641011913683764

 

 

[Steph and Dud B]

I'd like to hear more about the integrated generator.

[CRM]

1 hour ago, Steph and Dud B said:

I'd like to hear more about the integrated generator.

Me too...

I'm also interested in the price of that solar awning as well.

[ScubaRx]

On 5/3/2026 at 8:41 AM, Steph and Dud B said:

From what I can see, it's a dolled up LE2 hull aiming to attract the overlander crowd. The 48V electrical system is interesting but would make finding accessories, etc. more difficult and more expensive. Will there be a DC to DC converter and 12V circuits for things like lights, USB ports, and 12V outlets?

Everything that runs on 12 volt still works just like it always did. To achieve this, the 48 volt system has been infused with magic, elves and possibly Elvis.

Edited 16 hours ago by ScubaRx

[ScubaRx]

11 hours ago, CRM said:

I read somewhere recently that they're not using *any* Truma products in the new models. 

That is correct...

 

[ScubaRx]

7 hours ago, CRM said:

I'm also interested in the price of that solar awning as well.

The 960 watt Girard awning is $8224.15, but that is a 5% saving over its MRSP of $8657.00. I'd get two just to have enough.

[ScubaRx]

14 hours ago, Wayfinder said:

I always thought it was not a great sign when a vendor would spend an entire week at a rally having to fix their product.

Truma did not do any work. All the work was preformed by Oliver guys. And they were able to have one fixed and up and running in under 30 minutes. 

[ScubaRx]

9 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:

I'd like to hear more about the integrated generator.

There is no "integrated generator" as such that comes with the trailer. Jason is referring to an owner supplied generator that has been modified so as to be able to be integrated into the control system of their new EcoFlow control panel. Everything in the coach can be controlled from the touch screen as I understand it.

Edited 13 hours ago by ScubaRx

[topgun2]

5 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

Truma did not do any work. All the work was preformed by Oliver guys. And they were able to have one fixed and up and running in under 30 minutes. 

And - 

ALL of the expense in doing this work came out of the pocket of Oliver - not Truma.

Bill

[FloraFauna]

6 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

I'd get two just to have enough.

Of course, one on each side so you can generate power from sunup to sundown.  Expensive power. I can't imagine that such a device will be trouble free over the years but maybe I am not up to date on the film technology.  

[Rolind]

I only deploy my regular Girard awning when I am at the trailer on calm days.  I certainly wouldn’t leave the awning deployed all day while the trailer is unattended, especially at the cost of the solar awning. I see this as the biggest limitation to the usefulness of the solar awning.

[FloraFauna]

37 minutes ago, FloraFauna said:

Of course, one on each side so you can generate power from sunup to sundown.

I hope you all recognize this was tongue-in-cheek.

[jd1923]

14 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

Everything that runs on 12 volt still works just like it always did. To achieve this, the 48 volt system has been infused with magic, elves and possibly Elvis.

Yes, you'd have a DC-DC 48/12 converter!
Add one of these for every 30A required in 12VDC circuits! 😎

https://www.invertersupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24883&msclkid=43c410b584c71378f430794e07bd6059&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=invertersupply - shopping&utm_term=4584894771909782/

Edited 2 hours ago by jd1923

[ScubaRx]

53 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

Yes, you'd have a DC-DC 48/12 converter!
Add one of these for every 30A required in 12VDC circuits! 😎

https://www.invertersupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24883&msclkid=43c410b584c71378f430794e07bd6059&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=invertersupply - shopping&utm_term=4584894771909782/

The way I understood it, the inverter all the 12 volt stuff was built into the battery itself. Like a giant Jackery.

[Geronimo John]

1 hour ago, jd1923 said:

Add one of these for every 30A required in 12VDC circuits! 😎

Start with three each for the jacks.  Or make every owner sign a waiver that they will not operate more than one jack at a time.... LOL

One for all the electronic outlets

[jd1923]

48 minutes ago, ScubaRx said:

The way I understood it, the inverter all the 12 volt stuff was built into the battery itself. Like a giant Jackery.

No thank you. Never wanted a Jackery, like independent parts to replace if/when needed. They only running the A/C on 48V?

12 minutes ago, Geronimo John said:

Start with three each for the jacks.  Or make every owner sign a waiver that they will not operate more than one jack at a time.... LOL

That's what fuses are for. 🤣 I power only one jack fuse at a time, a best practice.

[Steph and Dud B]

6 hours ago, FloraFauna said:

6 hours ago, FloraFauna said:

Of course, one on each side so you can generate power from sunup to sundown.

I hope you all recognize this was tongue-in-cheek.

Yep, but come to think of it... How nice it would be to have 2300A of solar available! Plus, you'd have have redundancy if (when?) one of them failed. Now we need a gray water storage carpet to put under the solar awning. And camp chairs that also hold fresh water. We could boondock forever!