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Here are a few photos from our wonderful tour with Scott. If he pointed at & explained something in detail, I snapped a picture. Embarrassingly, most of these I cannot explain but I thought they might be beneficial for prospective buyers. We pick up Hull # 292 (Shallow Gal 3) January 17th!

Just a FYI Honda is replacing the 2000 with a 2200 this spring.

I've blown several jack fuses in cold weather by not being patient enough. I always place an eleven inch block under each rear jack. That serves three purposes: (1) if you drive off forgetting to raise the jacks, it will not bend the jack, (2) in an emergency or if the jack will not come up you can drive off the block without damaging the jack and (3) you don't need a lot of jack travel to stabilize/raise the trailer.

If your time is short - just tell them and I'm sure that they will give you the quick version. Virtually all of the ordering can be done via email. If you are not sure about fabric or fiber-granite choices just ask for samples of the ones you like and decide later. On the other hand, if you have a bunch of time - take your time. EXCITING! Have fun with the whole process and take pictures and notes. Bill

We just did a tour in December. It started at 10:00 and ended at about 1:15. Mike

There are many variables, but, our tour was scheduled for 10a & lasted about two hours. It was lunch time when it was over, so we went into town for lunch & then went back to the office to meet with Heather & finalize our paperwork. Maybe four hours total?

Before you tear up the bed, try rocking the switch several times each way. Quick, quick, slow, slow... Think two step.. with an added slow.☺️ Sometimes, sitting for awhile, you'll get some corrosion or dirt in the switch itself. Especially if you are storing outside. Sometimes, rocking back and forth several times is all it takes, at least in our older trailer. If that fails, tear up the bed and check the fuses. If they're fine,bits a trace for a bad ground, or loose connection. Most of the time for us, the problem has been a dirty or dead switch.

We're probably going to Alaska again, but not in our Oliver. Delivering a motorhome. We have a Yamaha 3000 which is way too heavy to drag around the country , but powered a few lights and fans, and two refrigerators, and coffee makers, for two sticks and bricks homes during the hurricane this year. Ours, and our neighbors. I'd get the soft start if you really KNOW you will camp off grid, but will need AC. You can always add it. We chase cooler weather in the summer, and don't use the AC. Pretty much never, except cleaning and loading at our house in Florida. We use a Honda 1000, just to recharge batteries if we run into a streak of crummy weather and don't feel like moving on. If I were you, I'd hedge my bets and get a Honda or Yamaha 2000, that's capable of adding a companion unit. You may find you don't actually " need" AC anymore than we do. But you have the option to add 2000 more watts with a companion unit, if you're wrong... Both brands are well made, super quiet, light enough to handle by one reasonably fit person, and easy on fuel. Our Honda is 10 years old. So is the Yamaha. We use only non ethanol gas, and they never have failed us, and never annoy our neighbors. We run the gas out before storing. Use stabil throughout the season, ... just in case, as our genset gets very infrequent use. Make sure whatever you buy has the "I" in the name. Don't buy a cheapie industrial loud model that can blow up your electronics. My two cents. Sherry

The fuses are in the yellow inline fuse holders. I'd check voltages at the terminals under the shield. If it's affecting both jacks, I'd assume it not the fuses unless both blew. Also, if its a connection problem, I'd think it would affect the front jack too. Good luck, let us know what you find. Brad

The RV Big Tent runs from January 20-28. The dome rock trailer rally runs from February 5-11.

Steve is right. Here's a picture if I can post it. Look in your manual for the stabilizing jacks diagram near the back of the manual.

In the newer trailers such as yours, I believe the jack fuses are mounted under the street side bed.

The "slowly stopped" may be a clue that might be worth investigating. Both rear exhibit same symptoms? Not operating both at same time? Battery charged? I'd pull the cushions driver side behind the axles and measure voltages at the fuse terminals for the jacks under no load, then when someone energizes the jacks. Sounds like a low voltage issue that may be battery, connections from battery to the jack fuse terminals, etc. Hopefully you have a volt meter. Brad

Could they have been frozen in position and when you went to raise them you blew fuses? That’s the first thing I would check. Mike

Alison, Towing in bad weather won't effect your insurance, just your patience, I've towed trailers in all sorts of weather, don't let it affect your winter camping, it's all about timing the storms, there's always "calm" between them!

Alison ... So do I. Please take no offense, but you need understand that towing any travel trailer in the high mountains in mid-winter is highly dangerous and very hard on the trailer itself, especially in states that use chemical deicers or salt. Sure you see all sorts of brakeless snowmobile trailers up in the passes, but they are corroded and blasted by sand and they sure don’t weigh three tons and cost $60k. A truck camper or a 4wd motorhome makes much more sense if you plan to travel and camp in the snow. Olivers are four season, but that means they are suitable for freezing weather, not for hazardous winter driving conditions. It’s often difficult in mild weather to find a safe place to pull off the road or to turn around. When the shoulders are bermed with packed snow, it could be impossible. You have good brakes on your Ollie, but when the roads are icy there is no way they will be safe. You will have to back way off on their power to prevent them from locking up, then how do you stop it? You can’t..... and how do you maneuver and back up in your typical parking area with no traction? If you insist on towing in winter, be prepared to see lots of damage to your trailer and the resale value will be greatly diminished. I am not even sure your RV insurance would accept a claim under such conditions ... it would be considered extreme or unusual use. Just as off highway damage is not covered. This is wonderful in a 4wd pickup camper, with a travel trailer it is just deadly..... Please think about this. John Davies Spokane WA