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Never been to Mississippi before, it was an experience. Coming into the Davis campground the surrounding woods were smoking from a fire that just came through. We've suffered some wildfires at home - think leaving your house at midnight because you can see a fire line approaching - so my wife has some PTSD. So that was a little disconcerting shall we say. Anyhow talked to the camp host (who had lived in the Bay Area so we swapped some stories), he said the Forest Service told him the night before they were doing a controlled burn. He was like "but I've got campers here!" 😅But the wind always seemed to blow from the lake so they managed it well such that it just came up to the border and cleared out the brush. Unfortunately around here it's not that easy so the dead wood accumulates. The Natchez was a great drive, wanted to do it for a long time and was happy to find that Oliver is 15 minutes from a campground on the parkway.

Davis Lake was a great stop on our journey from Nashville to Natchez on the Trace.

In one of the factory tour videos on YT from years ago I caught that the tour guide recommended using Duragloss products for fiberglass care. Specifically 501 exterior wax (unless you SiO2 coat obviously), and 923 and 952 interior. When I was at the factory I noticed that in service they were selling the 923 wipe down, and they also had the Duragloss black streak remover, which I picked up. My review ... Duragloss FC (Fast Clean & Shine) Quick detailer. Seems fine, I recommend gloves. Leaves a scent which dissipates. Mild spray soap - or water, would probably clean as well but I suppose this is doing some kind of surface care. Marine & RV Black Streak Eliminator 581 I had noticed from videos that people will get marks on the fiberglass from stainless items rattling around. I'm a little fussy about this trailer and didn't want that, but on our inagural trip it wasn't set up fully so I got a few, so I tried this. It actually works! Spray on (careful of runs), let sit 15 seconds, than wipe off, and wipe with straight water. Repeat, and it does remove light marks. Deeper scratches (I have a few) are harder, but keep at it. Question Anybody tried Aquawax (951) on the interior?

When I read that, I immediately had the visual image of the bad guy of "The Fifth Element" movie stomping down his space ship stairs muttering: "I you want something..." Gary Oldman was perfect for that role.

No actually it's the opposite. I just came up the Eastern Sierra, 5k ft to 8.2k, dropped 10% on the battery and gained back 8% on the other side. Regeneration which ICE vehicles don't enjoy. It's even greater with a trailer since you reduce the gain down, I put it at 0.5, so the brakes get used very little (just feathering to smooth out stops). I'll admit even I was a little surprised, I wasn't expecting it but these EV's love that kind of backcountry road travel. On the freeway they suck energy just like ICE, especially when driving into the wind. Well I'll tell you anyhow 😅That exact same scenario with an (Silverado or Sierra) EV adds 25 minutes. But in compensation, at home you never have to drive to the gas station and fill up since you charge off the house. Free in my case since I have solar. Over the course of the year I think it comes out ahead, time wise. When traveling I'm happy to get a longer break personally, but to each his own. Things have changed quickly, as they do with technology. My truck has 500 mile range not towing freeway driving, 375 miles freeway towing, depending on conditions of course. If you like off grid camping, with an EV you get essentially unlimited silent power. I charged up the house batteries off the truck while everybody else ran noisy generators. As for charging being undependable and scarce, that's no longer an issue. Last and this year especially the networks have been throwing it in at a ferocious pace. We just drove 6k miles to pick up the trailer without a single charging issue, or a single problem finding it. Even in the deep south, hey even little Hohenwald has fast chargers! But public fast charger infrastructure is in the knee of the 'S curve' of technology adoption. Just as happened with gas stations in the early 20th century. Anyhow on the Pebble OP, IMO it's solving a problem that has already been solved. On another forum a member bought one, they're getting 1.7 mi/kWh with the Pebble. But I get 1.3 mi/kWh with the Oliver - so it's a lot of expense, complication for little benefit. Oliver isn't kidding when they say it's an aerodynamic trailer, in ideal conditions it's a 35% loss which compares favorably with the usual 50% loss you'll see with other trailers.

Hey @shhQuiet just wanted to let you know your videos were a major source of inspiration in my purchase over the last couple years. I'm nearing retirement, but as seems to happen things have been getting more intense at work (micromanaging), and lets just say I was having a pretty hard time of it leading into everything coming together and picking up my trailer at the factory last month. Your camping style is similar to mine and the low key non scripted videos of you just doing your thing was a mental salve. Not only that, since we're in California with no dealers we needed to make a 6k+ trip out to Tennessee and camp back, which was a bit of a big deal since we hadn't done this type of camping before (I used to backcountry hike and car camp on fishing trips with my dad). I used your videos to help the initial planning, we stayed at Meriweather, then went on to Davis Lake near Tupolo. My wife was pretty skeptical, shall we say, of this whole adventure. I showed her your videos of these campgrounds to smooth over the concerns. Anyhow looking forward to continuing to follow along, thanks for sharing.

HERE is a new video from Oliver featuring Aaron Wolters. Bill

They will make them any thickness or firmness level you choose. We opted for 9.5” which is the standard thickness for this model of mattress. We liked the feel of the mattress in the showroom, so we opted not to change it. These are very firm. We have one of their all natural latex mattresses in the house that is 12” thick with a pillow top. It is as plush as can be. Latex is extremely heavy and floppy, so I don’t think it would be a good choice for the trailer. Im really not sure how or if they ship out of state, but check out their website and shoot them an email. I could drop off my original cushions @ the showroom as a template if someone decides to order a set.

Welcome and Congrats from Hull #1045, Jolli Olli

Nice, congratulations on the new 2026! I just picked up mine at the factory as there's no dealers nearby.

On communication issues my experience buying a new trailer was similar. Our bank operates differently from what they're used to, they wanted to talk directly with Oliver and get some information. I had communicated that many times months previously but it just didn't register. I forwarded emails from the bank requesting information, three different people saw this email but same problem. I discovered all this when I arrived, it was pretty frustrating. I'll say the Oliver people I worked with were all great, we got it sorted out, but in the end we had to do all the work with the bank that should have done earlier. We spent three nights at the Oliver campground doing this, but no worries, we needed the time anyhow and I had built in a buffer to our trip so no problems. Later at home I found a second issue going over the paperwork with the charges, service had charged for work that was already paid for on the main invoice, almost $1k worth. I caught it, when I alerted them they were great at getting it corrected. But yes, advice is absolutely triple check everything. The people are great, super nice, do top notch work, but communication is an area that can be improved.

This valve has been standard equipment since 2008.

Custom Comfort Mattress info can be found HERE Bill

Can't they make a mattress these days that isn't so thick? Regardless - I really do like the look of these. Can you give us any details (i.e. contact info, how do they ship or do you have to pick them up, price, choices of thickness and/or firmness, etc.). Bill

I bought one from someone off of a FB group. I bought it because it was a great deal. It came with a piece of high density foam that perfectly fills the gap. I have yet to do this, but I plan on splitting the foam into 2 pieces and upholstering them into 2 separate cushions that will match the dinette cushions. we haven’t used it yet, but I can tell you that it squeaks like crazy, and it blocks the drawer from pulling out of the night stand by being about 0.25” too tall. These are both easy fixes, but kind of a hassle. In my opinion it’s not the most elegant solution. It’s kind of bulky and heavy.

Those look very nice!

We got tired (pun intended) of sleeping on the stock cushions. We had some custom mattresses made. They are 9.5” thick, and very easy to move around when accessing plumbing/electrical. They are high density foam, so much lighter than latex. These are firm, and amazing. Custom Comfort Mattress in Southern California

Just ordered mine at O'Reilly's. Supposed to be in next week. June 1st for spring and shock replacement

Can you imagine the carnage that would result on a mountain road, on a hair pin curve, going down hill.... if that center bolt fell out? EZ Flex floppin around down by the tires, causing the axles to imediately be out of alignment flipping one way then the othe being only held back by two shackle bolts fore and aft on one side...... for me the one word answer is "carnage". BTW you are not alone on this topic. PM me if you want the back story. GJ

I have a 2020 model with the Norcold. I have attached some service manuals I found that might be of help. I found them back when I changed out a power board. Hope they help. I never tried doing what you are doing. Norcold board diagnostic.pdfNorcold board diagnostic.pdfNorcold board diagnostic.pdfNorcold board diagnostic.pdf Norcold Service Manual.pdf Norcold power board changeout.pdf

Wish John Davies was still producing engineering level threads on here. 😉 Anyway, pulled trailer from storage after 10 months and getting no DC or AC power to the panel. AC plug is live. Fuses and breakers are good. Found a reference on the Oliver FB page which led me to a ChatGPT finding. Anyone pulled the panel in a circa 2020 trailer with a Norcold? For your Oliver, the most realistic no-fridge-removal approach is: Method 1: Front trim/clip release Kill all power: unplug shore power turn off trailer battery/disconnect shut off propane Open the fridge door. Inspect the eyebrow trim above the door very closely: look underneath for small slots near the left and right ends use a thin plastic trim tool or very small flat blade wrapped in tape Gently release one side, then the other. Do not pry hard in the center first. These old plastic eyebrow pieces can crack. Once the trim/cover is off: remove any screws retaining the control module pull the panel forward just enough to expose the harness unplug and swap the panel This is the most likely path if your model uses snap tabs. Method 2: Hidden-screw version Some Norcold eyebrow assemblies have: screws under a decorative strip screws behind edge trim/seal areas In those cases remove the decorative trim strip first expose screws pull panel forward disconnect harness and replace board/panel

I misspoke about the switch. It is mostly recessed, very little actually protrudes above the faceplate. It can be bumped off, just not as easily.

Absolutely, but warranty work is another matter. (And, to be fair, Oliver has an excellent warranty.)

The owners manual says that it actually turns off the surge protector function. I have a small piece of black foam in the switch recess to prevent accidentally turning the surge protector off.

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