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How to Back up a Trailer Like a Pro
HOW TO BACK UP A TRAILER LIKE A PRO Backing up a trailer can be a tricky business. How to backup a trailer like a pro can be a tricky business. Since it isn’t exactly attached to the vehicle it can be really hard to manage while...
Top 10 Coolest Beach Towns in America to go with your Travel Trailer
Top 10 Coolest Beach Towns in America to go with your Travel Trailer America is a beach town behemoth If you have done your research well – Greece, Mexico, Australia, and other world tourist destinations might have a lot more to...
Tips to Find the Best RV Parks
TIPS TO FIND THE BEST RV PARKS FOR THE MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE It’s a lifestyle Getting your family in RV trailers and exploring various places is not just a one-time activity but a lifestyle. Once you are in this lifestyle, it’s...
Everything You Need To Know To Take Care of Your Fiberglass RV
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FIBERGLASS RV Fiberglass RV Maintenance Most RVs on the road these days are made from fiberglass or fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) as these materials weigh less, are durable and...
Colorado’s Best Camping Spots
BEST CAMPING SPOTS IN COLORADO From its state parks to its national forests, Colorado is known for its stunning geographical diversity and is abundant with gorgeous rivers, snow-capped mountains, and arid deserts. The possibilities for...
Tips and Tricks for Boondocking in a Travel Trailer
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BOONDOCKING IN A TRAVEL TRAILER We’re starting this camping season off with some tips and tricks for boondocking in a travel trailer There’s nothing like backpacking and going off into the back of beyond,...
Texas’s Best Camping Spots
BEST CAMPING IN TEXAS Texas’s Best Camping Spots are adorned with beautiful landscapes. Palo Duro Canyon and Guadalupe Mountains National Park offer some of the most spectacular and beautiful sites such as the Wichita Falls, Lake...
Northern California’s Best Camping Spots
BEST CAMPING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA The world is only as big as much as you have explored it. Travel trailers are a great way for you to explore the world around you. You can choose to make temporary friends at famous camping sites or...
Coffee a Camping Staple
COFFEE A CAMPING STAPLE The crackle of the campfire above 10k feet of elevation in the predawn chill of the Rocky Mountains, accented by the massive echoing call of a bull Elk and a steaming cup of your favorite coffee taking in the...
FOB Ollie
FOB OLLIE With the military many years behind, some of the terminology seems to have remained. I had used the term FOB, an acronym for Forward Operating Base, in a conversation with the Oliver sales manager. Betty and I were describing...
Best Mobile Apps for RV Camping
BEST MOBILE APPS FOR RV CAMPING Have you ever been traveling the country in your travel trailer and find yourself wondering where the next best step would be at? Well, we have put together a list of the Best Mobile Apps for RV Camping....
Unhinged
Unhinged When we think about some of the mechanical problems we have experienced out there on the open road, we tend to think in terms of flats and fuel filters. This time however, it was a bit different! The laptop is a critical...
Milestone
OLIVER MILESTONE Although we were totally excited about our delivery of the new Oliver Legacy Elite. Even though we were knee deep into the item by item check list. Even though various plant workers were hooking it up to our Jeep’s...
Our Early Oliver History
OUR EARLY OLIVER HISTORY One year, almost to the day, had passed, since Betty and I laid eyes on the first Oliver Legacy Elite that we had ever seen. That had been at the first River Valley Egg Rally, in Van Buren Arkansas. On this...
Axle Count
AXLE COUNT Just how many do you want to deal with? Over the years, as we came out of the work a day world and into retirement, our RVing style changed to suit our needs. And, usually, it simply came down to just how much “stuff” we...
Travel Trailers Preparation for the Season
PREPARATION FOR THE SEASON WITH YOUR TRAVEL TRAILERS 10 Steps to help get your travel trailers preparation ready. The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising, our thoughts are on spring and you know what that means for so...
Trip Planning with our Oliver Travel Trailer
TRIP PLANNING WITH OUR OLLIE It can start by browsing through a book, or maybe the internet, at any rate, our planning seems to usually start there. We identify places of interest and figure travel distance. Now, you might notice that...
Hohenwald, TN
HOHENWALD, TENNESSEE Over the years quite a lot has been written on the forums and the Facebook page, as well as Twitter, about things to see and do while in Hohenwald, TN. Folks tend to arrive a little early, maybe a full day or so,...
Ten Oliver Years Ago
TEN OLIVER YEARS Ten years have went by ever so fast! And, it seems just like yesterday. It was well after dark as we had left the Oliver Plant in Hohenwald. The factory crew had stayed over late to finish up a few...
Shopping Bags
SHOPPING BAGS Shopping bags galore! A quick way to store, use and dispose of those pesky plastic shopping bags by putting them in the trash right away. Out of sight, out of mind. Yet, they will be readily at hand come bag replacement...
