To first answer JR's question, yup, retired due to a physical problem.'Blown
up, sir!' Just like Sgt. Hulka....

Anyhow, it's the premier (2307) with a twelve foot box. The previous owner
said he was the second owner and listed eight times it had been used in it's
life. I doubt his counting. I don't think it had been used that much. It
still had the original propane tank - as near as I can tell (old style tank)
and even that had gas in it!

The unit is virtually new.

I lubed the lift system, repacked the bearings and found no big issues on my
first trip (400+ miles from Ohio to North Carolina).

The regulator hose has a leak so I will replace it, the regulator for good
measure and get the proper fittings to work with the new style propane
valves.

Either the J-poles were long or the material shrunk - but I cut and inch of
the J-poles and deburred the edges and that problem is solved.

In adjusting and checking the brakes I find that one sides does not have
near the stopping power of the other.
That problem caught me unawares or I would have fixed it when I repacked the
bearings. It appeared the bearings had never been repacked, and I will
replace them and the races soon as they showed little brown in spots on the
races. (I don't think the lug nuts had ever been retightened either!)

Anyhow, since all the brake parts appeared the same, I'll have to check the
resistance on the magnets and see if the weak side matches the strong side.
If the magnets are equal I will check the wiring connections for both sides.
Is that about the right way to go?

It has a Magnetek converter which seems a little on the under powered side
but it will suffice. I do want to add a deep cycle battery and am studying
the wiring to figure out how to do it properly. It's a little confusing and
I will ask questions on that aspect a little later.

It has a twelve gallon water reservoir, furnace, AC with heat setting and a
small Dometic fridge, 3-way.

Having to refigure the budget due to an early retirement, in the process of
downsizing from a travel trailer, I save costs on a separate insurance
policy, storage, and most importantly GAS!

With the big trailer my mileage was cut in half, and with the pop-up I
hardly notice it's behind me. I lose maybe one mile a gallon and am able to
tow in overdrive on the highway. I miss the amenities of a large trailer not
in the least. Most times when out I/we are fishing or hiking all day anyway
so we are seldom 'home.'

The unit does move around a little (no sway problems per se) so I may add a
small anti sway (a WD hitch would be overkill) to firm things up.

I'm curious as to how the pop-up will handle foul weather, storms with wind
and such. I know to take up the awning when it blows but it will be a real
thrill getting used to the sides billowing in and out in the wind...hmm.

Well, it's off to find morels later this week...

Hope to see you out there!

john  (you might find some pics over in alt.binaries.pictures.fishing)