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Looking forward to reading this interview. Thanks!

Congrats on your new Ollie! Like how the new windows look, too!

Yes.., my Oliver is great but I do still miss my nuCamp 400...sure wish the Oliver had the QUIET furnace heating system.

I have never seriously damaged my gear by bad decisions. Did get to experience a dust devil as it scooped me from landing to 25' and decided to ball up the glider and dropped me like a rock. That hurt......But no gear damage. GJ

Congratulations and welcome.

Mike Sokol's Newsletter will be sharing his interview with Battleborn

Hey John, did you wreck your paraglider one time? 🤣 My Mom, may she rest in piece, once when watching me do yardwork all day, then work on my old car 'til it got dark on a summer day, said to me, "You're going to hurt when you get older!" She was certainly right, but at 71 I'm still working with all my old body parts! 😎

Really amazing to read all of this! If you are at 119 I’m sure you’ll get to 130. - but depending on the mechanics, that is about it. One recommendation is to also extend the other direction - extension. If you don’t also work with your PT on that, you can ever so shortly decrease your stride. I couldn’t figure out what was going on when my wife started walking faster than me after “full healing “. I’ve focused on it, but there is still a small gap. One of the hardest exercises for me was the bike - so many forward and reverse rotations, but they really seem to make a difference. I live in Jackson Hole and as you might imagine there are a tremendous number of excellent athletes here. When I asked my Doc what was the greatest indicator of potential success he said that those who had a history of working the hardest heal the fastest. He also said that a large percentage of the skiers on the hill have mechanical parts. Personally, my biggest issue is putting weight on my knees on the ground- but otherwise really few limitations as long as I don’t go too fast. Good Luck! You’ll likely do great - amazing really!

Yes we made advanced reservations but we found many campgrounds less than 50% occupied by mid September. Probably the best to book in advance at the “National Parks “ as they are the busiest. We were in Canada Sept 5-Oct 1 Weather was very mild , in 55-65F range most days . Nights in 40’s. There were 3 rainy days, but some campgrounds are on bluffs so pretty windy.

Rob: Great for you! When I commercially air travel, I always go to the new scanners. I love watching the operator as he sees my replacement ankle, two replacement knees, and two replacement shoulders. Usually utters holy s h _ t and looks over to see who is grinning back to him/her. I often get asked what happened. I smile and say I sort of wore them out. Other than getting a great surgeon, it is all about the PT. Each joint has it's own protocols, and they DO NOT transfer to other joints. For knees, the PT is can to can't deal. Under supervision, you can work them at your MAX tolerable effort to exhaustion. Do it every time and keep improving that up-slope curve and the "Bean Counters" will keep you getting better. For the knees ten weeks after surgery I was with my wife a Snowbird UT. First run I was being passed by all the first graders. Each run I got faster... first 6th graders, then some high schoolers. After four runs I was feeling 75% of what I was many years before. After run 5, I was feeling stoked and asked my wife if she wanted to bet a pitcher of beer for the winner to the club house. Her response was sure, but I want a 30 second head start. She bought the beer. Point is do the PT and do the PT homework to the max your PT team will allow. Tell them your goal is the knees of a 29-year-old. Then do the work to get them. Now at 74, I can outwork anybody I know even close to my age. I'm still flying paragliders, swimming three miles a week, doing weight training, and of course sure surf kayaking. Aim high! GJ

Thanks!

Thanks Bill. Likewise I tend to come and go depending on the seasons. Hopefully he is ok. I will look into it.

@Galway Girl Thanks for your post. Great pictures Did you make advance reservations at the CG's in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Cape Bretton? Were you at those locations during September and early October? What were the outside temperatures during that time? Thanks

I seem to remember that Overland did something to his hitch on Snowball. Unfortunately, Overland has not been here on the Forum for quite some time. Perhaps a PM to him would get a response. Good luck! Bill

Welcome from Hull #1045, Jolli Olli

Would love to do this myself, just curious if any one else has tried this. There are a number of YouTube videos illustrating the many variations on the market but not sure most of them would work on the Oliver. ROA Off Road has produced a number of these videos and keeps the products in stock apparently. Any thoughts? thanks

Welcome to the Club from Hull # 050.

As a bonus to surgery, I can now squat -- that is, fully down on my haunches like a little kid. Haven't been able to do that in a while. Keep up the good work, and avoid the sock feet on slippery surfaces! Hope to see you on the road.

I loved Nova Scotia and PEI -- but I wasn't pulling an Oliver, I was camping in a tent and hauling my touring bike around with me so I could ride on trails and small roads. I would recommend going to both islands, and I would allow more than a month because there is so much to see and do there. There is a lot of great history, interesting buildings, beautiful landscapes, local music and boat building. I hope you give us an update after your trip!

Several people have reported that the o-ring was missing where the pre-pump filter screws onto the suction side of the pump. Ours was, and we had problems with losing prime and air in the lines. To check, disconnect the flex water line, then unscrew the filter assembly from the suction side of the pump. Super easy. The o-ring is size 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/32".

Thank you all for the suggestions. I checked all the valves for correct positioning and confirmed that all connections were tight. I checked the seating and O-ring on the suction-side filter as well and it seems tight. I purged all the lines and primed the pump again in boon dock configuration. I still have some air leak but thankfully no water leak> In retrospect, we always have turned off the pump immediately after use, so may have had a pre-exisitng air leak that I didn't know about. I will be at the dealer in April and will have it checked there. I appreciate the quick responses.

That looks like some good camping!!

Zane and Mary, welcome and congratulations on you new Oliver! Looking forward to meeting you. Mike

@Sandman did you bleed the air out of the system? Toilet, both sinks and outdoor shower, hot and cold sides?

Thanks!