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I had the nicest surprise tonight when I came home from my opthalmologist. A neighbor had dropped off an invitation to a gathering at her home, to welcome her new neighbors. We live in a small town in a big metro area. I truly love the community in my neighborhood. And, it reminds me of the community we share here... We're kind of a small town in a really big area of many types of RVs. If I've missed welcoming any of you in my travels, I apologise. I've often said to others, the best part of owning our little Oliver has been the friends we've made along the way... Happy camping, wherever you go. Sherry

https://yourfulltimervliving.com/rv-resources/rv-trailer-tire-when-should-you-replace-tires-on-your-rv-trailer The comments are interesting. Note that he is talking about heavily loaded fifth wheels; your Ollie has a large reserve weight capacity, if the tires are not allowed to get low on pressure. John Davies Spokane WA

So I woke up this morning to an alarm from Victron telling me that they'd lost the connection to our trailer. A quick check showed that the batteries had been run down to zero. This is the second time that Oliver has allowed them to run down while in service, in two visits. This time there wasn't much turned on other than the various monitors, which draw about an amp total. That would have lasted 12-14 days normally, but Oliver worked on it a few times during the last week and had some things plugged in, so we lost a few days' time. It also looks like someone may have turned the fridge on, or left something plugged in that added another amp to the draw for about three days. Hopefully no harm done to the lithiums but I really wonder how often they allow the same thing to happen to other customers' trailers with lead acid batteries. I mean, I'm pretty sure that we're the first customers to have remote monitoring, so if Oliver has allowed other customers' batteries to fully discharge, how would we know? Anyway, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt the first time, but twice in a row? Jeez. I've emailed Jason and copied Scott, asking them to put something in place to keep this from happening again. But frankly, given my experience, if any of you have left your trailer at Oliver for an extended period, I'd just assume that they allowed your batteries to fully deplete while there.

Your system is already way too complicated for my tastes, but how about this? Can you figure out a way to have a small backup battery wired into the charger control circuit, a "keep alive" battery, that will allow the charger to come back online when the shore power is reconnected? I don't have a clue how well this would work, I'm just thinking aloud. For example, I use a "memory saver" OBD2 adapter harness connected to my lithium battery jump starter box when I remove the truck battery, it keeps the ECU and other systems happy and you don't lose any of your custom settings. Could that type of setup work here? Seems as if a small lithium battery would keep your charger happy indefinitely, until the shore power comes back. Does the manufacturer of the charger have anything to offer about this? I personally dislike having lots of little lithium batteries sitting around in my trailer, like my hand vacuum, but the Harbor Freight Viking unit is lithium iron phosphate based and does not pose a fire risk like conventional lithium cells.... https://www.harborfreight.com/lithium-ion-jump-starter-and-power-pack-62749.html If I am completely off base, just tell me to go away ;) John Davies Spokane WA

I could only find the one, at Bealls outlet on east bay and Keene in Largo.but, they're available online for around $10, if you shop. Still doing well. Later this year, we will see how they work in the oliver... My guess is, pretty great. Command hooks in chrome have been discontinued, so I have been looking for a coathook alternative. Perhaps this brand will work for hooks, too. Sherry

I have been involved with Oliver Travel Trailers almost since day one. The fact that we have owned two of their fine trailers should indicate to everyone that I am very pro-Oliver. As well as the Oliver family, I have personally known virtually all the workers on the line during these past 10 years. I can attest that they are all fine, Christian, honest folks with the customer’s best interests at heart. I have placed this post in this thread since it seems that, once again, an old problem has reared its ugly head. That problem being the attacking or speaking disparagingly against Oliver’s employees. I want to make it very clear that from this point on there will be ZERO tolerance for negatively commenting on an employee’s performance or words within this forum. This is not the proper venue for venting toward an individual. Case in point is the recent comment alleged to have been made by Anita in the sales office. I have spoken with Anita concerning this matter. She is very upset about this accusation and vehemently denies ever having said those words. Further, it has been addressed with management. You may feel free to rant on about anything Oliver Trailer related but if you have a problem with an Oliver employee or if you perceive they have acted in a manner that you deem unprofessional, you are to address that matter directly with Scott Oliver.