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Also a late follow-up: Like others, our filter assembly was missing the o-ring where it connects to the pump inlet.

Congrats from Hull 1271.

Greetings to you all! We are the happy new owners of Hull #1665, an Oliver Elite II. We picked up our new camper at the dealer in Colorado a few weeks ago. Our first night in the camper was at a Cracker Barrel on the drive home to New Mexico. Last weekend we had our first official 3 day -2 night camping trip and had a wonderful time. Our previous camper was a nuCamp Tab 400. We really loved that camper and it will be missed, but we both realized it was time to get a camper with more head room on the bed! (Especially Mary who always slept scrunched against the wall with two pups at her feet. :0) ) We live in Albuquerque and have been long time hikers, climbers, skiers, campers, hunters and general outdoor enthusiasts. Having a larger camper definitely makes traveling so much more comfortable. There is much about the camper that we love. We like the fact that the Ollie has a great suspension that will allow us to go on two track roads. The battery capacity and solar means that we can be off grid in NM for quite some time. After our first trip, we both realized just how comfortable and usable this camper really is. This summer we are planning a long trip back east for an archery competition and will be making a stop in Hohlenwald for some minor issues with the camper. We also are planning a long trip to Portland this fall to visit a new baby granddaughter. We look forward to meeting other Ollie owners on the road as we travel and at future Ollie rallies! Zane and Mary Rakes '26 Oliver Elite II One man, one woman, two small dogs and a sense of humor. 😊

Greetings to you all! We are the happy new owners of Hull #1665, an Oliver Elite II. We picked up our new camper at the dealer in Colorado a few weeks ago. Our first night in the camper was at a Cracker Barrel on the drive home to New Mexico. Last weekend we had our first official 3 day -2 night camping trip and had a wonderful time. Our previous camper was a nuCamp Tab 400. We really loved that camper and it will be missed, but we both realized it was time to get a camper with more head room on the bed! (Especially Mary who always slept scrunched against the wall with two pups at her feet. :0) ) We live in Albuquerque and have been long time hikers, climbers, skiers, campers, hunters and general outdoor enthusiasts. Having a larger camper definitely makes traveling so much more comfortable. There is much about the camper that we love. We like the fact that the Ollie has a great suspension that will allow us to go on two track roads. The battery capacity and solar means that we can be off grid in NM for quite some time. After our first trip, we both realized just how comfortable and usable this camper really is. This summer we are planning a long trip back east for an archery competition and will be making a stop in Hohlenwald for some minor issues with the camper. We also are planning a long trip to Portland this fall to visit a new baby granddaughter. We look forward to meeting other Ollie owners on the road as we travel and at future Ollie rallies! Zane and Mary Rakes '26 Oliver Elite II One man, one woman, two small dogs and a sense of humor. 😊

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Our camping trip last week was canceled... 😒 We were headed to St. George for the PPA Red Rock Open (pickleball tournament) at the Black Desert Resort (amazing red rock views) in Ivins UT. We had earmarked boondocking spots along the way and a nice BLM area just 20 min north of the tournament. Then we were going to spend another week in SW Utah. The weather for the second time this WINTER had become unseasonably HOT, low 90s a couple days in Prescott and high 90s everyday in SW Utah. Our drive would have seen 100F temps at lower elevations! But the A/C charge on our tow vehicle had leaked/emptied with non-use since last season. I really wanted to try running our new Chill Cube A/C on battery, which should have been fine when camping, but towing in this heat without A/C would !be unbearable! I could have finished up the A/C work on the TV and left a day later, but then there is the price of diesel fuel, OMG! Why the market is so volatile and why a blockade at the Straights of Hormuz nearly doubles the cost of diesel in the SW US? Who knows, but trip canceled! Our son Adam had some time off and he wanted to camp and learn about the Oliver. She will be his one day! We have a LOT of camping nearby, needing very little fuel. And staying at high elevation, means A/C in the TV is less important. He spent a week on Thumb Butte road where there are designated dispersed numbered campsites. There is about a 10 mile radius around Prescott where you can only camp at designated dispersed sites. Further out you can camp anywhere in the FS and BLM lands. We got lucky towing up on a Friday just after noon to find site #8 open. It's at the top with the best view of Prescott below. 😎 BTW, up here are countless hiking trails and a grand mountain bike trail that runs 8 miles, dropping 1200 FT, running all the way down to the city below. Guys drive up with multiple trucks and bikes to run this trail. Thumb Butte is the iconic Prescott Mountain, the core of an extinct volcano! It's like a baby version of Wyoming's Devils Tower within Prescott City limits! City streets were laid out so that all streets pointing west have a view of Thumb Butte! This campsite is not for everybody! You must climb 1000 FT in 6 miles. The last mile is dirt, heavily rutted and very steep. I towed our Oliver up, parked it and returned with the TV so I could work on the A/C! Trans temp should be about 190F on this warm day, but given the climb <5 MPH, trans temp hit 230F by the time I parked! The views are worth it! Come visit Prescott on your next SW trip and I can point you to 100 amazing campsites with an hour of town! 😎

Two total knees, 2019 and 2020. I, too, have lumbar scoliosis. Full recovery for each knee took 6 months+, but the recovery was truly full. Once you can tolerate it, cycling is a big help to full recovery from knee replacement. I eventually recovered full range of motion. I need knee pads when kneeling on hard surfaces, but once I was fully recovered, I could kneel without pain. My 2 total knee replacements impose no limitations on use, or maintenance of, our 2022 Elite II. Keep at it!

We did a full month long trip in Sept thru early October to the area shown 2 years ago and it was barely long enough. Each of the items with a TENT on the map are highlighted in our trip..."the big loop" and and be seen in pictures with comments here: Scroll down to the pix section on Nova Scotia Main Island. https://4-ever-hitched.com/the-big-loop-2024 Graves Island Provincial Park - Site 31 Shown - is Just South of Halifax on the main island. Puts you perfectly in a spot for the UNESCO site of Lunenburg, Halifax and Peggys Cove as day trips. I would stay there at least 4-5 days if I were doing over. To get into the park you cross a causeway into the park which is on an island. Going south don't miss staying at "The Islands PP" Further SE = Site 54 - Islands Provincial Park - Puts you on the edge of the water....this is on the SE Corner of the main Island. North on the main Island before you cross onto Breton Island you may want to also see the Fortress of Louisburg...which is on the north east side of the island. A good stop point is Mira River Provincial Park as you can easily drive down to Fortress Louisburg from Mira River...and then north after that stop. SIte 28 - Electric & Water at Mira River PP Above....but the site 34 below would fit and is right on the bay, but no Electric or Water... I've labeled all the campsite photos for each park in our blog, but If you have any specific questions we could get on a call. Craig & Rose

Check your brakes. Extended run time like that can cause damage to the magnets or wiring. Not always, but sometimes.

For those that have purchased Foy's bed conversion kit, which is an insert allowing the twin bed to join together becoming a full bed, I am wondering what you use to fill the gap? I have read some older posts but nothing recent. Do you still enjoy it, would you do something different? Do you travel with it up or store it away on travel days? Any advice would be appreciated. Hull #1014

Anyone who used to be called Big Bruiser will get back to a good activity level in short order! Keep up the walking and the trailer work! And, no more shortcuts into the basement…. Mike

Wow! Thanks for all of the great feedback and information. Really appreciate it. Some great stories in here too with your injuries occurred and how you have over come them. Congratulations to all who have gotten back to where you wanted to be. I will add this regarding my situation. My left knee issue is most likely due scoliosis which renders one leg being ever so slightly shorter than the other, it runs in the family. Playing football in high school at 110 lbs soaking wet didn't help. I was known as Big Bruiser on those days. Name given to me by our coach Bill Oliver who went on to be head defensive coach at the University of Alabama back in the day. Suffice it to say my knees and other body parts took a beating as well. Lesson learned… sort of. Had to give up running several years ago but always kept hiking, walking, and cycling. This past year, as all of the previous years before, my wife and I walked, hiked and biked well over a 1,000 miles with an accumulated elevation gain of more than twice Mount Everest until it all came crashing down in late Nov or early Dec '25. Knee injections were no longer an option to get through it. The next couple of months I was in a bit of denial, this can't be happening to me. Finally made the decision to get it over with. On off days from PT I exercise and stretch and will continue this as long as needed. I was at 119º flex on Wednesday but did not get measured today, so getting there slowly. PT's have had me on stationary bikes most sessions for about five minutes and while it's uncomfortable I can kneel on a padded cushion for short periods. And for those who have gone through this you'll love the next part of the story. I fell down our stairs into the basement a week ago due to my stupidity of walking down in sock feet on carpeted stairs. Good knee slipped and bad knee made a forced nearly 140º flex while sliding down. The pain was beyond anything I can ever recall but fortunately got over it within a few days and back to walking again almost every day since pacing at around 3.25 MPH ±. Thanks again for the encouragement.

Hi All: Do you have any recommendations for campgrounds in Nova Scotia that you enjoyed?

@routlaw Don't give up so soon. My wife has had both hips replaced and both knees replaced. She had the last knee done in 2024 on the day before Thanksgiving. (The first one 2 years before that one.) It takes a number of months to recover and it takes about a full year before you do not know it was done. She was told to expect to get 130 to 135 degrees of flex, not what you said. You do need to keep up the PT to get the flex back, so do not stop PT and after the PT sessions are done you will probably need to do the exercises yourself at home if your muscles are still complaining. After a year, she was able to knee down, but uses a foam pad to knee on. So do not give up on the OTT and camping. If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me and I can get you in touch with my wife.

I had total hip replacement (not knee surgery) a few years ago. After two months of dedication to my physical therapy routine, I received my surgeon's approval to take off on my summer trip. Some friends travelled tandem with their own TT to be sure I arrived safely at my destination -- 2,200 miles away. I believe the work on my Oliver helped to keep me limber and I continued with my own home therapy (mostly walking and flexibility exercises). I would encourage you to stay the course. I have no regrets! EDIT: about the sitting on the drive: I found that I needed more frequent stretch breaks. I allowed myself 11 days to drive that 2200 miles, and I moved around enough to avoid pain from sitting.

I was always active, marathons, triathlons, racket sports, etc. I lost the ACL in my left knee due to a college football injury. I kept up the activity even without that ACL which resulted in re-injuring that knee multiple times. I had ACL replacement surgery, meniscus repair surgery, excess fluid drainings and kept up the activity. Finally, the pain pushed me to go to a sports orthopedic surgeon who told me bluntly to stop all the sports stuff! He told me the last thing I should do is a knee replacement, spend the time you would be running to do strength exercises for both legs. He sent me to physical therapy to do that. That was 15 years ago and now I just walk. He told me that if after physical therapy day to day activities did not result in pain, then avoid knee replacement. At the time, even my walks (a few miles) resulted in pain, but after the physical therapy and continued strength training that pain has been gone for years. I still tweak that knee occasionally, but it heals after a few days. I can squat, climb a ladder, lift, slide under the trailer and drive long distances pain free. Hope this helps, just another variable in your decision equation! Mike

Wow. This forum is worth its weight in fiberglass.

Snackchaser was spot on. I got up this morning and found the emergency breakaway switch had gotten pulled out during setup. I put it back in and voila, back to 0 draw. Thanks you all so much for the responses. I was really stressing out about this issue.

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We have a 2022 and when I see something like your situation, my brain goes to "Inverter Breaker". We have the 3 Lithonics batteries and 3000 Xantrex Inverter. We spent the night at Oliver after pick-up and plugged in. The next afternoon we packed up and moved to David Crockett State Park and plugged in. That evening I opened the Lithonics app only to find my batteries down to 73%. Shore power wasn't charging the batteries. I reached out to Oliver and Mike sent me a picture of the breaker. He stayed on the phone and walked me through checking the breaker, which was tripped and resetting the breaker. All was good for 2 months and it happened twice more. Oliver sent me a new breaker. In October 2024 we were boondocking, turned on the inverter to cook oatmeal, and 30 seconds in the microwave shut off. Jason was at the Texas Rally and ran tests. In February 2025, during service, it was determined that the issue was the breaker. Since they were no longer using the breaker and didn't have any, we lived with things until we got home. We were plugged in for the trip, so really was not inconvenienced. I order two new ones. I followed the shut down procedures, solar off, inverter breaker off, then each battery. Start up is reversed. I discovered to my horror that problem was very loose connects, resulting in pitting of the cable ends. Arching was obviously occuring. I replaced the breaker and now will check the connections each fall after our last trip. While your breaker might not be the issue, I would really check it over. Just make sure you completely power down per the sequence mentioned in this post. Good Luck. Please provide an update. During this period we experience a few weird things, which we attributed to the loose connectors. I suggest you send a service ticket request to Oliver so they can provide input. support@olivertraveltrailers.com

As JD said, the inverter should run the microwave. Three things you should try first: 1) Using the Xantrex App or control panel, check/lower the low voltage drop out. It's usually set between 12 and 12.2 volts. Try lowering it to 11.5. The battery voltage will drop under load, and there could be voltage calibration errors in the inverter so that if it's set to 12.2, it could actually be higher. 2) Also check/increase the low voltage cut-off delay. The delay prevents nuisance trips from inrush currents, and the microwave might have a delayed power surge. 3) Try a hard reboot. This has worked for some folks, but it's more difficult because you have to disconnect the battery leads for a few minutes. Hope that solves the problem! Geoff

Great upgrade! I'd say yeah, sure, as long as you're wanting to power it. Any pics of your work? Products you used? Thanks for sharing.

If your convection microwave works fine on shore power and was designed by OTT to be wired on the inverter circuit, it shouldn’t be the issue. Check amperage draw (-A) at your batteries with microwave OFF (should be low). Then turn microwave ON, watch -A grow and record max reading before it blows. Do the same before and after measuring voltage. Also, check into inverter error codes, are any logged? Can’t say what the numbers should be since every system varies in its components. How many watts is the microwave? Battery Ah and Inverter W? Depends on these numbers. Could be the low voltage cut-off setting on your inverter. I’ve read here that some forum members with Xantrex have lowered this setting. Less likely, a large voltage drop, given appropriate load and wiring, could be a battery issue. Hope this helps! JD

Check to make sure that your brake "breakaway switch" wasn't accidentally pulled out. If so, the electric brakes have been on the whole time. Four brakes would draw 3-4 amps each. If you were reading 2-3 amps draw on your Lithionics battery App, then that's only one of the 3 batteries. So it's actually 9-12 amps. Add in the solar input and it's about right for what the brakes would draw. Good luck, Geoff

JD we have Truma on demand hot water. Turned off. No change. Inverter I only turned off for a short time. Can try shutting off for longer period tomorrow. No custom fridge cooling fans. I do think Norcold fan has gotten louder. I turned off fridge and still see draw. No special DC accessories. i will try jack fuses in AM.