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Here is our new Oliver Legacy Elite II. We ended up having to have it towed to us by Trusted Transport/Vince Dwyer, who did a great job.

I dont see the need for a dehumidifier in that kind of weather. If your running a dehumidifier in the cabin you are basically heating the cabin with the dehumidifier and not getting enough run time on the furnace to heat the tank area. The heat from the furnace should dry out the cabin and lower the humidity without a need to run the dehumidifier in the winter even to the point that the humidity could get too low in some cases and require a humidifier to raise it back up. 30% relative humidity is on the low side of comfort level for most people. I use the sensor push wireless sensors for data logging. They are great for monitoring the fridge temps too. It has alarms you can set and we can get readings in the truck while driving. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AEQ9X9I/ref=asc_df_B01AEQ9X9I5289797/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B01AEQ9X9I&linkCode=df0&hvadid=194026055947&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6089814792019922864&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013674&hvtargid=pla-375433369637

It was a nice Christmas message written by Jason Walmsley. Spending time with friends and family is the most important aspect of Christmas for me.

We left mom's house on Monday and headed south down the Oregon Coast. Being that there was a volcano that went off in Indonesia, Tuesday and Wednesday were supposed to top out with 26' swells, so we headed to Brookings to one of our favorite campgrounds and spent a couple of nights at Harris State Beach and watched the huge waves pound the shoreline. This Campground is open year round but a lot of it is closed off during the Winter and this time there was only one spot open with the ocean view because of the work going on and we came in at just the right time. Lot's of fun and stopping to see the large waves come pounding in was breathtaking :) On our way down we found "Stray Cat City", in Gold Beach Oregon, located on the North Jetty. Brookings is right on the line between California and Oregon and we were heading home and once again saying good by to the Pacific Ocean...

This evening I had the great pleasure of reading “The Oliver Standard”, Volume 2, Issue 12, December 2017 written by our new editor Jason K. Walmsley. I was literally blown away by his beautifully written “Letter from the Editor”. I encourage everyone to find his publication and read it. Maybe Jason will see this and post his work to our Forum. Now I want to go bake some Christmas cookies with my daughter. Thank you, Jason! Buzzy

We are in Massachusetts, Julia and Avi! Hi Grayson! You showed me and my friend Will your camper! And I bought one. We liked your green and grey pinstripe color combo and used that btw. Julia

Looks like we were typing at the same time :) We've been in hull #200 basically from February until the end of last winter and right now, we're in it just at the snow line at home in Alta, California. We bought the Truma for the winter mode because it just keeps the hot waterline above 37° but with the Suburban water heater, though it doesn't have a winter mode, you just leave it on with the tank full and that coupled with the heater is what keeps the basement warm enough to not worry about it down to 10°s for us so far. If it's going to be below that, I will be turning the Truma on for the night and that will keep the water heater at 118° and that coupled with the heater should be good to 0° but only time will tell :) Reed

MountainApple - I"m aware of at least one Elite II that has tank heaters and they were installed at the factory. The original owner was from South Carolina and did extensive winter job site camping in the North East. I know that this unit was sold about a year and a half ago, but, unfortunately, I do not remember to whom it was sold. While I've not done any extensive camping in my Oliver in consistently cold weather, it sounds like something is amiss here. With that big old cold air return vent on the street side of the isle I wouldn't think that it would be even possible to have that big a difference between the hulls (at least anywhere on the street side). Bill

When coming home we found a great spot to boondock off hwy299 at a Trinity River access location. There were no signs saying, no overnight camping, so we pulled in and had a nice quiet evening alone by the river... Deep in the canyon there was no cell service, so we spent another nice evening enjoying the beautiful area and having a great time. With no cell phone access, this place wasn't listed that we know of in the rvparky apps but what a wonderful find. I was hearing a ticking sound that I thought was coming from the wheels, so I retorqued them all again to 90lbs and the ticking was still there... It turned out to be Karen's new sign slapping the wall in the kitchen... Lol. Still though a couple of the nuts had backed off a touch and took an eighth of a turn, so it was time anyway. We never had these problems with the old steel rims back in the day but you do need to check these new aluminum rims and be sure not to over torque them because you can damage them. 90 foot pounds is standard for the newer rims and I noticed on the Oliver web site that is says for stage 3 use 120ftlbs... But you need to go by the torque specks for the rims and the owners manual says 90ftlbs which is where I set both the truck and the trailer. Reed

When setting up to run below freezing, you need to have a tank full of water to help keep it warm down there. I don't see how you could get any numbers with only dead air space down below but then we've never tried a dry run. We've had it down to 18° with plenty of heat down there but we have a completely different configuration with the Suburban heater and the Truma tankless water heater that we are running in winter mode as it is snowing a little here tonight with about half of a tank of water. Reed

Bill, Bak-Flip MX4 is an excellent cover. Assume you wanted information posted about other covers, too. Been looking over a year and decided to go with a Diamondback SE cover on our Tundra. It's not hard to remove, if needed. Used the Diamondback on a camping trip earlier this week and it works great! Some folks transport ATVs on top the cover. Our cover is rated for up to 400 pounds weight.

Update on the heater repair! .... And big thanks to Jason Essary for getting all our work done in one day. Just got back from a two week trip down south. Left Donna in Asheville to hunt the real estate monster while Piper and I headed over I 40 to the Mothership. Got a bunch of work done in one day including a heating unit replacement. Suburban didn't give Oliver any trouble at all about warranty and authorized a new replacement unit. Oliver installed the access door and we were good to go. Nice quiet heat. On the way down we used the Mr. Buddy and a small ceramic Braun heater ( when we had power ). They both worked fine with two cautions. Mr. Heater Buddy - it does put out some moisture and in our circumstance that accumulated near the seams at the bunk area. When I pulled the mattress's to have the work done, the bottoms were damp. So, if you use a propane heater pay a bit of attention to that. Might want to get some damprids. Braun Ceramic - small noise level and a bit of vibration, but nothing too bad. That is until it vibrated off the counter. It took the fall like a champ but Donna saw it getting ready to go and let out a scream that would have made Jamie Curtis proud. I damn near had a heart attack from the scream followed up by the bang of the heater hitting the floor. No damage to anything though. So that's that. The Suburban would be our heat source of choice plugged or unplugged, but having back ups is a good thing. Scotty

Our older Ollies don't have vinyl under the small dinette table, just fiberglass. I cut a hole in a little cotton rug to keep the floor a little cleaner and nicer... So, for pickup, I'd look at bringing a long carpet runner (something you have already, washed, older, nonemitting would be great), and a few small throw rugs. Our contractor used ramboard in our home when under construction. It's no voc, but I think it would be slippery underfoot. Marmoleum or cork tile would be lovely in your Ollie. I have cork floors throughout my home, and love them. Cork is warm and a little cushy underfoot, but true linoleum is also warmer, a little cushy, and incredibly durable. The forbo no voc adhesive could be a diy issue because of cost, and adhesion to the fiberglass floor.. I have only found it in 4 gallon pails.. click loc planks with cork back may be too thick. I think the tiles in our older elite are only 2.5 mm thick... Since many of us keep the entire floor covered with runners and rugs anyway, that could be your best option til you get it sorted out. Best of luck in your choice. Sherry