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For those smart enough not to have Facebook, this is what I just posted in the Oliver Trailer Owners Group. This is primarily for Alabama and Georgia, for now, but if you wish to fill out the form and you're from another state, feel free. At last week's Oliver rally, there was a surprise micro rally planning session and folks chosen to help lead discussions. I represent AL & GA, and there were no folks in the Lodge from these states at the time of the meeting. I've put together a form to help collect ideas and to see who may want to host or co-host a MICRO rally for Olivers. These questions are from Aaron's leader form. Once collected, the information will go straight to Aaron at Oliver Travel Trailers to give him an idea of the level of participation, as well as myself and other regional/state micro rally leaders. Other states were somewhat covered, but there was limited face-to-face participation due to short notice. Thanks to everyone for the ideas and participation in advance. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUJkiNwegGFxkH6nfIF-tvy5a5fDq5koYCRWMXSwhZvezmdg/viewform

Indeed - Nancy got her reward! It should be noted that Aaron, Jason, and even Scott Oliver thought that Nancy's art was wonderful. Laughs all around. Bill

@Geronimo John Check out https://www.mouser.com/en/c/?q=Round rocker switches. Be sure to pull your old switch and compare the measurements with the website information. Mossey This is an example of their data sheets.

GJ vs AI, decisions, decisions!

Tried resetting the CP several times with power down between tries and the A/C is still not showing on the CP. Next step is to check the wiring. 😬

I'm beginning to look more seriously at what my next set of tires should be. Spent lots of time on the "Tire Finder" and Road and Track only to be disappointed. Their trailer tire selection info was pretty limited. Got to thinking further and recalled that a long time ago, a member indicated that he was using ribbed tires on his Oliver Trailer. So to the AI I went rabbit hole digging. I stated that I wanted a tire like my 2019 OTT OEM Michelin Defenders. They have lasted 9 seasons and at 50,000 miles are in great shape with zero problems. I added that it is important to me that they not toss rocks. The results are outlined in the attachment under "Option One". The more I thought about it, I decided to load up AI with my full wish list of attributes and fired it off for it to chew further. The AI response to this list provided in the attachment under "Option 2". The attachment is provided for your reading enjoyment and comment. What do you think about using ribbed tires on our OE2's? But more importantly to plant the seed for interested owner's to modify the list with YOUR style of use and requirements. Then to share them for us all to consider further. GJ OE2 TIRES RIBBED or LT.docx

Here is a good E-rated one that I am considering for my TV next year or so:

Yeah but, I believe this related thread has shown a plugged screen can lead to a worse outcome. Not yet proven until @Rivernerd investigates further but the only way I see the fresh water tank can be pressurized is if the overflow is somehow plugged!

Very happy with the chill cube. Here is my post on Johns thread for the Furrion: Heat Pump update At the Oliver Rally in Lake Guntersville we had great weather. Daytime in the mid 70's so no opportunity to test the a/c. But at night the temps went down to mid / high 40's. Ran the heat pump every night set at 68 degrees. It would cycle on and off through the night... When it first started it was louder (about 47db) then it settled down to a very quiet purr (about 38db). I ran it up to 73-74 and it came on strong and warm still about 47db. Easy to live with. Can carry on a conversation even at its loudest. Very happy with the unit. My wife, Donna, is very sensitive to propane smell and reported a slight headache when we woke after using the propane heat. During the rally, she said there was no headache at all and she loves the heat pump. I am certain that after the 900ah upgrade we will be using the chill cube pretty exclusively for heat and a/c. It does remain to be seen how the condensate issue does in the East during a hot summer. You'll have to wait on that report. Scotty

Heat Pump update At the Oliver Rally in Lake Guntersville we had great weather. Daytime in the mid 70's so no opportunity to test the a/c. But at night the temps went down to mid / high 40's. Ran the heat pump every night set at 68 degrees. It would cycle on and off through the night... When it first started it was louder (about 47db) then it settled down to a very quiet purr (about 38db). I ran it up to 73-74 and it came on strong and warm still about 47db. Easy to live with. Can carry on a conversation even at its loudest. Very happy with the unit. My wife, Donna, is very sensitive to propane smell and reported a slight headache when we woke after using the propane heat. During the rally, she said there was no headache at all and she loves the heat pump. I am certain that after the 900ah upgrade we will be using the chill cube pretty exclusively for heat and a/c. It does remain to be seen how the condensate issue does in the East during a hot summer. You'll have to wait on that report. Scotty

For those who could not make it to the rally. Here are some Apex shots up close. I had very little time to slow down at the rally and dig in deep into the Apex, but here are some very quick shots under the dinette and driver's side bunk, dust and all. Also attaching some exterior pics, including the single 48v Ecoflow battery. Sorry I don't have better info. EchoFlow 48v Battery https://us.ecoflow.com/products/lfp-battery-for-48v-system?variant=40520684765257

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣! This depends on you! But given you have a thread titled "Dan's Mods" means it's in your nature (as an engineer), like mine, respect. But truly half of Oliver owners have not modified or upgraded anything, and that’s OK too, some on this forum and many not. Some still hanging onto AGM lead acid batteries and that awful TV, their ducts half blowing air, manual water valves under beds, the basic RV microwave, 1750 LB springs with a known high failure rate and that freight-train Dometic A/C. You can decide to live with it all, or not. "a Gold mine" thank you, I like that! I learn by doing and I've worked my entire life. I'm here to learn first and then help where I can. Just 3 1/2 years ago I had no idea, "What's an Oliver?" I now know it well, learned by tearing down, rebuilding every onboard system. But seriously, I want, we need a fully capable camper. It's unsafe to have an unreliable camper when 100+ miles away from services off-grid. In our 198 Oliver overnights, not one repair was made while traveling (presently knocking on my forehead and other hardwoods within reach). We did have a bathroom water pump switch issue last outing, but since it happened on our last night out, I decided to fix it the next week at home. I could have, should have secured this wiring when I was in the vanity for other maintenance. Every other week someone on this forum has an issue while traveling; no hot water, no heat, no 12VDC, fridge not cooling... There's about a dozen of us here who provide help to other members and we're happy to do so. Three years ago, I was asking for Oliver advice. I spent a full 2 years in upgrade work. At first, I had no idea where to start except the lame TV was a glaring need. Got most of my ideas here on the Forum, reading about other inverter or A/C upgrades. In 2023, I started by reading everything the great John E. Davies posted. He was still on our Forum for about 6 months after I joined so there was some time for discussion. Three years later, I've done many more upgrades than he, for sure and I'm about done! We have the electrical, mechanical, HVAC and plumbing systems we need, a newly replaced 10K suspension system and a full exterior restoration. Our TV is also restored and in good maintenance. I travel in our Oliver to get away and in doing so, I force myself to take some time off. If I'm home, I'm working. My Oliver to-do list is down to scratch, so I'm back to working on our house and property (new kitchen sink soon, a stone masonry repair, new 14-step deck staircase with hand-cut stringers, and yardwork). The real list never ends. Call me strange, but I enjoy yardwork and repair work. I'd go crazy laying at the beach (Chris too) or sitting in a lawn chair reading a novel. Only manual labor allows my mind to rest (or dumb TV shows)! 😎 "When will it end?" Given you started with a well-optioned 2026 and you've already coated the exterior and worked some upgrades, your path should be much shorter than mine. Some guys always have "the long list" but it doesn't have to be! I read re your music, your desire for better lighting and drinking water, and my guess is there's much more to come as you turn your imagination to reality. You're now the one giving the rest of us good ideas. Please keep doing it. Give it a year or two with more of your hard work! 😂

I wonder if this is what happened in @Rivernerd's case, where the fresh tank pressurized? Same with our 2022.

Posted an error on original posting. You can start reserving sites NOVEMBER 5.

This is a reminder that starting November 5 you can reserve your site at Lake Livingston State Park for our 2027 Texas a Oliver Rally. Plenty of sites to choose from. Looking forward to seeing y'all there. Thanks to Ruth Meilstrup for reminding me to post this.

I had the same issue with the fresh water tank overflow hose. The hose on our '21 Legacy 2 was too short to reach from tank to outlet fitting in a smooth, gradual arc. Instead the hose was pulled tight and installed with a kink which soon split dumping overflow into the bilge. This was something that absolutely should not have occurred. Overall the workmanship on our trailer was good but the plumbing was sloppily done ... many loose fittings, etc. Ours was a covid era trailer and it appears many of the QC inspections simply went by the board.

Well, they must have changed things along the way since mine is installed completely different and done correctly with a horizontal section after the P-trap. The sink drain runs above and parallel to the shower drain and they both dump straight down into the grey tank.

The A/C upgrade is on our list for next spring. Before we purchase anything or begin the installation, I'll go back and review the forum discussions and your post to refresh my memory. I may reach out with a few questions once we get closer to the project.

John, that’s a lot of great information. Thanks for sharing the details. This will most likely be my next DIY project. I’ve done quite a bit of reading on the forum about how to achieve the best results, and I have a Little Giant scaffold that should make the job easier, or at least safer.

Many do not know yet, but some do, Aaron had several of us act as "regional leaders" at the rally in an attempt to gather and organized information from folks in their respective regions about creating "micro rallies". We will be working towards a better solution to have folks fill out a basic form to provide their ideas and level of participation in these micro rallies. This will help identify folks who would want to organize, help organize, or simply participate in a rally. We had a good number of new Oliver owners, some of which have never joined a camping rally before. Exciting times for them to come. More to come as we get it. For now at least, here are are the regions are grouped (By Oliver): Region participation by 2026 Oliver rally attendee count (Created by Oliver) Region Name Region States Attendees Florida FL 34 Home Region West TN, KY, AR, MS 39 Home Region East Al, GA 33 Atlantic & Northeast NC, SC, VA, WV, MD, DC, DE, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME 38 Central & Great Lakes OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, IA, MO, MN, ND, SD, NE, KS 42 South Central TX, OK, NM, CO, LA 35 Northwest & Rockies WA, OR, ID, MT, WY 5 Southwest & Pacific CA, NV, AZ, UT, HI 5

And here I thought it was me ... yeah haven't measured it but seems like usable is much less than expected out of the tank. Otherwise awesome thanks, your approach is similar to mine. We don't drink from the tank and have extra Reliance 5-7 gallon jugs for that, though I'm looking into hooking up the Blu-tech filter+UV off the tank. We have composting so the fresh water is the biggest constraint. You're a gold mine of useful tips otherwise as usual ... related thing, my wife is very safety conscious after we've been chased from the house due to wildfires a few times. I'd like to keep both the onboard Oliver tank and the truck tank always filled, I'm looking into preservation ... Yeah just being sloppy, been doing this engineering and IT stuff so long I'm getting really lazy 🙂 Anyhow this is another project for the winter, when will it end? 😅

Thank you to everyone for another great rally — it’s always a joy meeting and reuniting with the members of our beautiful Oliver family! A special thank you to *Nancy* for her hilarious and highly popular Morning Coffee With Oliver Halloween setting; you deserve an award for bringing so many laughs! Safe travels to all, wherever you are headed — I hope to see you down the road.

During our 2026 CONUS tour our hot water heater inside switch would not fire off the hot water heater. 120V worked fire via the outside switch. Checked for power at the water heater and there was none. Pulled the switch inside aft of the stovetop and found power on one side of it (Had to run a temp ground to do so). Jumped the wires as JD suggested and yep it made hot water. IE Bad switch. To my amazement the switch was not just a single throw/single throw, but a double pole single throw. IE there are two seperate sets of switching terminals and OTT was only using one. Moved the two wires to the other side of the switch and problem solved. Good thing to know when poking around our 2018 switches. All that said, I am wanting to get a replacement switch for my spare parts box. Any sourcing info would be appreciated. GJ

I have been looking in Wisconsin. I ceramic coated my TV as a trial - its worth it in that case. On the Oliver it would make cleanup and annual maintenance so, so much easier. I have made a couple of local inquiries, sent pictures, the whole 9 yards. So far, they never call me back. I don't know but in retirement I tend not to chase after people. If they dont want the business or have the courtesy to reply then guess I am better off.

Bosker and I really enjoyed this year's Guntersville Oliver Rally. Well done Ollie team! Bosker especially enjoyed his cameo on the Morning Coffee at Oliver, with Aaron and Jason.