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  1. Balos

    Paititi TT

    It is ironic that I get around to updating this thread when we are just about back to this exact status! On Christmas eve we thought we had everything in line, but then decided not to trust things and wait until after xmas so that we didn't get stranded and force a bunch of people to work...
  2. Balos

    Paititi TT

    We are still home.  The guy who installed the brake controller installed it over the diagnostic port of the car.  So after fixing the ground, which they say (and probably was) that the RR didn't have a beefy enough ground system in place.  They said they saw that once on a Mercedes too.  So...
  3. Balos

    Paititi TT

    Thanks for the camera link, that is exactly what I needed! So, I can already check off doing something stupid, but get points for figuring out I was being stupid.  We picked up the TT yesterday and spent hours and hours getting everything set up and checked out and then it was about an hour...
  4. Balos

    Paititi TT

    Hello Winter Storm Decima!  https://www.wunderground.com/news/winter-storm-decima-forecast-northwest-rockies-midwest-east Your timing is exactly wrong.  I don't know what we are going to do.  I'm still thinking I-5 to I-10, just I-10 is going to be busier now.  Anybody have any advice other...
  5. Balos

    Paititi TT

    Thanks everybody for your great wishes.  Well, the brake controller is installed and tested and the RR is in the shop getting a new front suspension today and they **promised** by end of day or they are not going home.  That leaves pick up the TT with a three hour walk through.  I've got mail...
  6. Balos

    Paititi TT

    My husband Mike and I are scheduled to begin our trial trip tomorrow, but we are already slipping.  :-) Our old Range Rover, which is our tow vehicle, front air shocks are going fast and were supposed to be replaced two weeks ago, but the dealer still hasn't successfully received the parts. ...
  7. Balos

    Newby near the eve of trial departure

    Actually I'm looking forward to that!  I mean, not really.  But it is a right of passage and I will be proud to have a story!
  8. Balos

    Newby near the eve of trial departure

    Thanks!  I know I sound seriously afraid, but I'm really just trying to be serious about safety.   Right now I'm writing up a spec with a bunch of scenarios that I'm going to have plans already laid out for.  My father always stressed the 5 P's - Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance and he...
  9. Balos

    Newby near the eve of trial departure

    Thank you.  Your Tips and Tricks page was helpful and friendly.  Oh, I agree that if I'm driving anywhere near the RTR I will stop, that isn't in question.  The question is if we will make it that far!  :-)   I just figured out that I need to include some wood in the trailer so I can knock on...
  10. Balos

    Newby near the eve of trial departure

    We are going for a month(?) long trip leaving in a week or 10 days in our new Nash 17K trailer being pulled by our trusty old Range Rover supercharged.   Our trailer is named Paititi, after the lost city. We figured we could obsess over every detail and guess at every scenario for the next four...
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