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Ken & Karren - While your thoughts on this are great (in theory) the actual situation is a bit more complicated. All of us develop a set of "best practices" that are good for us and/or for the camping that we like to do. What is one persons best practice is not necessarily anothers. As an example - John seems to always use his water setup as shown in his pictures. But, in reading that thread, there are a number of other ways that people get water that seem to work perfectly fine for them. Add to this that almost each camping situation is different, what is a best practice in one situation just may have to be modified for another situation. And, this applies even to boondocking at a WalMart - one may be very flat while another may be severely angled, one may be near a busy road while another may be relatively quiet and have a nice grass median. So, even though I think I know what you are requesting, be aware that what just may be a perfect solution for you will not be a perfect solution for someone else. There are many ways to get a job done and as long as you do that job in a safe manner I am not going to tell you that my way is "better" than your way. Bill

John, I agree. I recently re-wired my BriMar equipment trailer removing all original wires, replacing all lights with LEDs and best of all, replacing the crappy little house-hold metal junction box (yes the factory did that) with the box you used above. Neat, easy to read what goes where and not a box full of wire nuts, weird colored wires, and who knows what. else. Nice job.

Hey all, I wanted to thank you so much for the input you've given us. We still haven't decided between the Expedition and the Navigator, but it's encouraging to hear that folks have found the Ford towing technology on them, and the F-150, to be worthwhile. John - I totally hear you about the Land Cruiser being better for off-road. When I saw it in some of the TFLTrucks videos, I was in awe. The thing is, I think we are looking for something different than you are. As newbies, we are looking for something to help us as much as possible with the towing aspects, and at least allow us onto unpaved roads. I'm sure when you saw the video of the Expedition on Gold Mine Hill, you thought it was pathetic, but my reaction was, "Gee, it got part way through something that I would never, ever attempt, so I'm sure it can handle what I want it to do!" Who knows, in a few years, if we're more comfortable with the towing side of it, we might be ready to get something with more off-road capability. I am still trying to figure out how we can swap down to smaller rims without having to just buy new ones and try to sell the old ones, as the trim level we're looking at means 22's. Matthew - I am extremely sympathetic to your having to trade the 911...I was planning on getting a Boxster some day (was even active in various East Coast Boxster groups), but health issues intervened. I do think we'd like and adapt to the truck, but Chad just can't get past the fact that it will only have about 6" to spare in the garage, and I don't blame him. We'd have to open the garage door in order to get around to the workshop area and the breakers, or he'd have to figure out how to move the whole workshop area to the near side, and then the truck would be blocking the breaker box. This being our only vehicle makes it that much harder, as we want something that will be easy to navigate around town and the shopping center, and comfortable on long trips, with or without the Ollie. Such an animal doesn't really exist. I'll keep you all updated if we make a decision. -Kathryn Edit: And John, I forgot to mention, the Auto Hold is definitely different from traditional Hill Hold. Hill Hold usually just stops you from rolling back for a few seconds while you transition from the brake to the accelerator, and is generally only activated on an incline. Auto Hold actually leaves the brake engaged until you press the accelerator, and works any time you've come to a full stop.

We have had the hypervent since we took delivery of our Elite II. Never had an issue with condensation or mold. In my opinion, hypervent works very well.

Take some extra time and do it the way it should have been done at the factory.... http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/how-to-junction-box-for-trailer-harness-repair-or-extend-the-harness/ Good luck. John Davies Spokane WA

Hi SnowlakeMike. I am not an electrician under any circumstance! Several years ago my seven pin connector was not working properly and I was afraid to pull Revilo to an RV dealer to get it fixed with lights not working properly. I asked many questions and then bought a new plug. I took pictures and carefully noted how it was hooked up. So far so good. I disconnected the faulty plug and installed the new plug according to my notes. Again, so far so good. Until I tested the turn lights, etc. Hmmmmm. And the lights worked. But the right turn light turned on the left turn light and the left turn light turned on the right turn light. I knew I had hooked up the new plug exactly like my notes said. But what I didn't know to ask was the direction of the plug when hooking up the wires again. I asked more questions and discovered that I had hooked the wires in the opposite direction. After making several changes to the wiring on the new plug, I succeeded in getting the wires connected correctly and finally, all lights worked. I tell you this because, as I stated previously, I am no electrician but I managed through trial and error to change the 7 pin plug by myself. It works perfectly now. Since I gained a little bit of confidence from this adventure, I decided to tackle the problem of the electric jack no longer working. After a few calls to the manufacturer to try and determine if I needed a new expensive electric jack, the most helpful person told me how to change the part in the top part of jack. It was about $25 as opposed to $450??? Anyway, long story to tell you that YOU CAN DO IT by yourself (change the 7 pin plug) if you so choose. Good Luck!

Steve that one is not the correct wiring. ?

Sorry to hear that. Here you go.

Under and Land - Welcome! The plant tour is great - take a bunch of pictures. They will help you later on if you should need help in trying to do a Mod or if something should go wrong and you are trying to fix it. There is a ton of info here on the Forum and while our "search function" is not the greatest, I'd just poke around looking for things that catch your attention. Then ask questions - if it has been covered before I'm sure that someone will point that out. If it hasn't been covered then we will all learn something new. You only have between now and June to get trips planned and questions answered - so - let the fun begin. Bill

It is an LED light and I bet it is not serviceable. I would check the wires to it and if they look ok and there is power, swap it for one of your other reading lights. John Davies Spokane WA

I'm guessing that since she doesn't want to change beds - a flashlight between the teeth is also out of the question?

All, We are getting this upgrade in January. Will post pics and impressions then. Our first test run for this rig will be in May going to the OTTO rally at Lake Guntersville. That's about a 5 hour drive each way. I will be keeping a close eye on the rig and will probably point the rear camera down so I can see them from the cab. Our bikes are e-bikes and we are using the 1 up bike rack which itself weighs in at 47 lbs. https://www.1up-usa.com/product/2in-super-duty-double-bike-rack/ This is a good thread. Thanks for starting and contributing to it. Lots of us have interest in carrying two bikes with a single receiver. Scotty

Ross and I took the Oliver out for the first time since our trip home from Hohenwald. On that trip, I made reservations the whole way, and we had electrical and water hookups in each CG, so this weekend we took it out boondocking to try out all those features on the trailer. The trip was a great success- we had a great time and the Oliver was perfect! We camped out in the San Isabel National Forest, between Buena Vista and Poncha Springs. We were walking distance to a trailhead that lead to a great waterfall (relatively speaking, we’re in the great but dry State of Colorado!), and we did some mountain biking. We had nice views of the Collegiate Peaks from our camp. This is a great area for dispersed camping if you are looking for an area near Salida/Poncha Springs/Buena Vista. I was so impressed with the Oliver. We don’t use anything fancy that sucks a lot of energy, but we did listen to music through the speakers, watched two movies, ran the Maxx fan, used the lights freely, etc. Yet, each night at bedtime, our batteries were at full capacity. The solar panels basically kept the batteries near or at full charge the entire time. I was also amazed at how cool it stayed in the Oliver, despite sitting in direct sunlight. In short, it was a great trip in our new trailer and we couldn’t be happier. I’ll post a few pics and hopefully they don’t come out upside down. Alison