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Our friends from Tucson gave me the nudge to pack up and get going to "Q" this weekend.  On the battery front - the Exide house battery has been brought back to life.  After two plus weeks of charging - desulfating - floating, etc, the battery tested out as being "good" according to Checker Auto.  The warranty had expired and I was prepared to buy a new one, so I see no reason to doubt the 40 minute load test they did.  The 8d is still hooked up to the charger.  I tried to start the engine with it a few day ago and it wouldn't even crank over once. I'll be trading it in on a new 8d at Batteries Plus this week unless their load test surprises me too!

Projects update:

New awning straps are on-board and will be installed when we get parked.

I purchased a Mr. Heater and it works fine.  I'm holding off on hooking it up to the LP gas line until I get back and have more time for the task. This weekend we'll us the 1 pound bottles.

Stinky water no more!   1 pint of bleach and flushing out the tank with 200 gallons of water seemed to do the trick.  No evidence of any sediment or other gunk in the samples taken during the flush.  I still think an access hatch is a good project to pursue at a later date.

I believe I now have the correct hose fitting to use the on-board air to keep the tires inflated.

Should be a fun trip and lots of pictures / stories to follow!