My tech just listened to the pump and said it sounded weak. I have to say it did sound less loud than it usually did and it just won't start.

The ECO mode tells the gennie to idle down on low load keeping it quiet when she's not working too hard.

@@AirstreamMTB I know this. Honda manual recommends starting in reg mode. You used the lower RPM ECO for the pump test. Just curious. Thanks.

Absolutely 100%

yes, he mentioned that on the video

It was a mixed bag. The combo stow-away/4-bike rack made it a full season but then the next season the stow-away arm sheared off the little locking puck. After hastily removing the stow-away arm and leaving the 4-tray rack I discovered that arrangement was very unstable. So after hastily converting back to a two-tray rack that has been rock solid.

We don't but please link us if you do this yourself or if you found a good video

Yeah, I'll end up doing it myself. I'll have to work out how I'll record and edit it. It appears to be a ton of inspections before ordeeing parts.Thanks for getting back to me.

​@AirstreamMTB I have 5k hours on it. So, it will be interesting to see what the internals look like. Still runs very well, but I can't risk a breakdown considering the operating hours.

That's great I hope you're enjoying those products as much as we are ;o)

@@AirstreamMTB I gave a plug to Spitz Lift when I ordered mine incase you were on commission? LOL! I’m sort of serious though because unless I saw your video I wouldn’t have ever heard of them before? Thank you again!

A bulkhead connector for the dish would be convenient but I've learned a lesson over the years, which is this: Technology marches on quickly and modifications to the Airstream often turn into boat anchors. In my case I have a Winegard satellite dish up there along with a cell booster and wi-fi booster. All that equipment is now obsolete because of Starlink and I'm left with the cost of pulling that stuff off, re-environmentalizing the roof and dealing with some after effects like rust. I've seen some folks punch out additional outlets on the side of the unit to accommodate an exterior dishy cable but I think that kind of modification is on the same technical path and will quickly turn obsolete. For example, in the 6 months we had Starlink they've already released a new dish and a new router. I also chatted with one of the techs at We Are Airstream and he told me that they offered a bulkhead solution right from the dealer and they saw a 50% failure rate. The approach I took has the strong advantage of low trailer modifications and no cable cutting. The disadvantage is that long coil of cable in the propane compartment made cylinder exchange a mild hassle. After traveling with the dish for a season though my conclusion is this was a great way to go and I'm going to stick with the approach next season. And I am comfortable that in the near future I can accommodate new Starlink equipment with virtually no fuss. A couple observations about our travels with the dish though: - The Harbor Freight flagpole was the go-to solution for mounting the dish but we had a number of occasions where it worked better using the ground pedestal and one occasion where the rear receiver hitch did the trick. Having the extreme versatility of moving the dish around like this validated my choice not to mount anything on the roof. - The Harbor Freight flagpole leaves much to be desired. As it weathered it was at times almost impossible to actuate the internal cams to loosen and tighten. Paradoxically in high winds the flag pole would loosen up and thunk down two positions by itself. I came to realize that when possible the lowest position was the best position. - The dishy connection where the cable plugs into the dish housing is super sketch. I discovered quickly that we'd go to bed with a working dish and in the AM it wouldn't power on. I'd have to trudge out there, unseat the connection, jiggle it, and then put it back. This shows that that the current connector direct from the factory is poorly thought out and I suspect a redesign will be imminent. - Starlink tech support is shockingly bad. There's no phone number so you have to use the app or the Starlink website. The only way to ask for help is to find an article, then choose "thumbs down" at which point you can submit a request. In my case the web site was broken so I was only able to ask for help via the app. Right. You have to use the app that is having trouble to ask for help with the app that is having trouble. - All these troubles aside the dish was an evolutionary leap and our Airstreaming will never be the same. Check our the blog at airstreammtb.com for a journal of our travels with the dish last season.

@@AirstreamMTB thanks for the feedback. Your experience with the flagpole and connection were two concerns of mine. And the lack of customer support is not acceptable for something like StarLink.

Please let us know how it goes!

We just returned from our first summer out and the entire setup was a roaring success. One issue we noticed is in high winds the Harbor Freight flagpole would retract by itself, no matter how hard I tightened the cams. I think this happened 3 times in 5 months.

2016 ;o)

Yeah audio has been a big problem for us. We will work on this in future videos.

And although it is a really cool rack, it is very expensive. Even this one is expensive, but the quikr rack would cost more than $1000 for a rack that can hold two. The 1up rack is less than $700 for this color.

@@DavidJohnson-xi7ds it’s worth every penny IMO it was kinda pricy but I have two trays and each hold up to 125 pounds