Just an additional comment on the jacks: the ones installed by PC are perhaps better called 'levelers' not jacks like are used on big diesel class A's. They are designed to level the coach but NOT lift the wheels off the ground. In fact lifting the rear wheels off the ground is dangerous as that removes the parking braking / transmission from holding the coach. The jacks will rotate for storage so worse case it might fall off the jacks and then stop but I suspect that would be an experience I would not want. I'll reiterate that I would not want a coach without them, both for the ease of setup and breakdown and also for the added stability when walking around in the coach when parked. YMMV.
Wayne asked about not traveling with a tow car and with my limited experience I will say it is certainly possible. At first driving the 2552 seems awkward but with a little experience you can easily park it most places. It takes up two full parking spots end to end. So Walmart, grocery store, mall whatever I just pull in a spot and drive through to the second, the coach fits nicely. I've parked along the road and on city streets and I'm not very experienced so it can be done.
The compressor refrigerator is working very well for us. Power draw is about 30 amp Hours per day, so we can easily boondock for 48 hours without the generator. The solar adds enough that we could probably extend that some but I'll need more experience before I can give a definitive answer on that.
Absorption refrigerators have been around for a very long time and are 'tried and true', except for the issues the last few years. As I understand this when they were made in the US things were fine, but when sourced overseas they had some serious problems including fires. It appears those issues have been resolved but it was enough to make me want to try something else. As to why they are still the standard in RV's I suspect it is mostly inertia. They work, people know what to expect and the factory knows how to install them. So why take a risk on something new? That is changing as more and more larger units are coming with residential style units. The Norcold DE 0061 I have is a marine unit so designed to be very efficient and used when in motion. So far I like it and would recommend it. Note however, that there needs to be a change in the installation if you go that route.
