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2018 Oliver Rally Camper List Names Forum Name Spot # Home State Hull # Brandi & Winn Shaffer Bshaffer B-06 TX 10 Yvonne & Doug Hikegsm B-11 TN 223 Laura & Dean (casita) DeanCHS1980 D-04 KY Casita Gary & Jona Muckle GaryJona D-05 FL 81 Lee & Terri Slusher ? D-06 NC 82 Leslie & Sharon Hoffman ? D-07 FL ? ? trumpetguy D-08 FL Airstream David Stillman DavidS D-10 UT 164 Steve & Betty STEVEnBETTY D-15 IL 2013 Lee sure light Kathy & Andy KathyandAndy D-17 ? ? ?? Cash E-01 TX 242 Malcolm and Ursula M. Monlezun E-06 CO 204 Steve & Tali ScubaRX E-09 MS 50 Mike & Carol Thompson Mike and Carol E-10 TX 135 Clair & Kathy Reed Kayrae51 E-12 TN 245 Grayson & Ann dharmardr E-13 CT 112 Gregg & Donna Scott ScottyGS E-17 NJ/NC 145 David & Jane Droll dedrol E-21 OH 238 Mike & Gerri MikeandGerri E-22 ? 189 Ray & Betty Jo Bayless MrBig1 E-27 ? ? Duke & Chris Chadwell ShallowGal E-29 FL TBD ? SupersizeLIFE E-31 AK 249 Tom and Debrah Mohan mgbtom E-32 TX 71 Darrell & Kathy Waters wdw0528 E-38 GA 319 Don Thompson donthompson E-39 IA 126 Greg & Janet Gato Greg & Janet Gato F-42 FL 122 Bill Topgun2 G-13 NC 117 Foy & Mirna Foy_Mirna G-24 FL 227 Carol & Stan Commanche G-25 VA 63

This, I like - I never cared much for Oliver's sink and faucet choices and I'd actually planned to supply them a sink and faucet to get installed on the line. Unfortunately the one I wanted wouldn't work and I was having trouble getting the proper dimensions from Oliver, so I just let it go and figured I'd replace it later. Well, that was a good idea until I realized that the cutout Oliver made for the sink was way too big for any of the bar sized sinks that I could find. And all of the full sized kitchen sinks were too big to fit. But finally I stumbled across this oversized bar sink from Franke. It's the 17" Franke Vector. Overall, it's the same width as the existing sink, but the lip is narrower, so the bowl itself is a bit wider. Mainly the sink is much longer and deeper. In overall volume, it's over twice as large as the original sink, but takes up no more counter space. Can't beat that. And because it's farther forward and 3" deeper, it doesn't splash all over the place like the original. In fact, I can even turn the faucet up all the way without it splashing over the front of the sink, which is novel. I like the Franke sinks in that they have the straight sides and look of a modern zero radius sink, but they do add a slight radius to the corners so that you can actually keep them clean. Installation wasn't too hard. I'd rate it 7/10. The difficulty was that I had to modify the base cabinet for it to fit. There's a wood brace running across the top front that is screwed to the fiberglass beneath the drawer trim, which had to be cut out, and also a portion of the left side of the cabinet. That sounds like a lot of structural support to remove, but the cabinets are mainly tied in at the bottom and I ran it past Jason beforehand to make sure I wasn't looking at it wrong. I have to say that the cabinets are stoutly built, and I'm not at all worried about it. The second problem I ran into was that my countertop wasn't perfectly flat. It bowed down in the middle slightly which wasn't apparent until I installed the sink. But I was able to temporarily shim the counter against the top of the cabinet while the silicone seal dried and then I glued PVC blocks around the perimeter of the sink to both hold it in place and to level the counter. The Franke sinks have an odd installation clip that wasn't designed with hollow core fiberglass in mind, so the blocks were necessary anyway. It's not going anywhere now. Of course I lost use of the flip out drawer but I hated that thing anyway. I glued a few ½" blocks to the front of the sink and then fixed the drawer front to the blocks with heavy duty velcro, just in case I ever need to remove it for some reason. The sink depth worked out perfectly with the existing cutout on the back of the middle drawer to clear the drain. I thought I was going to have to get a Hepvo trap to make it all clear but Oliver actually places the trap behind the cabinet, so no problem. I did have to get the narrowest profile elbow I could find to attach to the drain basket, so I had to go with cheap plastic rather than PVC, but such is life. At the end of the day, however, I decided to use a different drain basket that was a bit deeper, so I had to make the drawer cutout about a half inch deeper after all. The faucet is a Grohe that I found on sale at Home Depot for about half price, so that was a nice find. It has a really nice feel to it and unlike the sink, was a cinch to install. Grohe has a trick installation method that allows you to work from above so that one person can do it without crawling under the counter a hundred times. Oliver's hot and cold lines are convenient to get to and there's an access panel in the back of the cabinet that can be removed if you need more room to work. The only issue I ran into was that the counterweight for the sprayer was getting caught up on everything that's packed in the back of the cabinet. To fix it, I made a tube from some flexible plastic sheeting that I had lying around and just slid that over the sprayer hose. Now the hose slides easily inside the tube and as a benefit, the weight won't bang around inside the cabinet while traveling. So that's about it. I've learned that I don't have the patience or foresight to take progress pictures Like John does, so my description will have to do. But I'm happy to answer any questions.

Hello everyone, After much um, - discussion - we have ordered an Elite II, should have it in mid June. Looking forward to the next chapter in our RVing life. Once you get over the premium pricing, the Oliver is by all accounts a cut above tt. Will enjoy meeting the family over the coming years. Take care, Russell, Cindy and - Harley, our security system...

After some cyber-stalking, I've updated the list with info I could find & converted to a pdf that will, hopefully, upload. Please let me know of any changes, edits, updates & I'll tweak. If the pdf doesn't come through, we'll find a Plan B. I failed to say, THANK YOU to Scotty for doing the hard legwork! Chris CLICK HERE --> 2018-Oliver-Rally-Camper-List_Map.pdf

I would much rather have roof-mounted solar than skylights. All I can think of when I see that is a hot interior. Microwave under the fridge I think I would prefer, since I rarely use a microwave but I'd be in and out of the fridge often. The lack of ground clearance is a signature Airstream feature. In one video I saw it looked like the spare tire bracket was maybe 5" off the ground. No thanks. Even though it's not for me I'm still glad to see another molded fiberglass travel trailer enter the market.

I think they'll look great on the road. The question is whether they're priced out of the market they're aiming at, at least for Airstream level sales. Most of the young but wealthy enough crowd that I've met have gravitated toward Sprinter vans, which are only slightly more expensive if you factor in a tow vehicle. Anyone older is going to be wary enough to spot the deficiencies. I mean, this seems like a great trailer for nice sunny spring days and smooth roads. That will sell to people who don't think past the pretty pictures in the brochure. What makes the Oliver a lifetime trailer is how it performs when it's cold and rainy and the roads are rough.