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Tire Sale Upcoming: A bird told me that Michelin truck tires will go on sale at Costco around 15 April 2019. The Bridgestones are on sale now, but i prefer the former. Stay well, Vector.

Mine measures 15.75" wide by 13.25" high

16” wide. 13” tall.

I get these emails and sometimes I get surprised. This latest one shows an Elite in Florida, anybody recognise it? https://mailchi.mp/campendium/five-star-camping-this-week-032719?e=855059a583 This is not my primary app, I much prefer Ultimate Camprounds USA, but I have found and waypointed a few great spots to boondock just from these emails. John Davies Spokane WA

My wife and I have been enjoying our Casita for 5 years now taking an annual 3 week trip plus various long weekend trips. Our only complaint has been the bed size. Near the end of our most recent Casita trip we traveled through Hohenwald last week to take a look at the Oliver. My better half, who originally was not real happy when I surprised her 5 yrs ago with a camper (Casita) in the drive way insisted that we plop down a deposit. We are now scheduled to take delivery of a new LE2 in mid August. Probably the one driver that made us go ahead and commit was the quality of the plant tour lead by Phillip Andrews. He is extremely knowledgeable, showed a genuine passion for his product and was straight up and honest. Thanks Phil. My retirement should happen next year which will lead to a lot more camping/traveling time. We hope to see many of you down the road. Steve & Missy

I have a small Magma, the Trail Mate model, and it would definitely fit in there. I don't use it though - flames up too much for me. The Charbroil Grill2Go, on the other hand, is fantastic, and fits like it was made for the space - [attachment file=IMG_2898 (3).jpg] I'm sure that the smaller Solaire would fit also, but that one is serious money.

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

Yes John. That would be me. “roguebooks”

Guys - Hopefully someone that has immediate access to their Oliver will get the "exterior basement door" opening measurements to you shortly. I did go over to the Oliver University section (under "Travel Trailers" above in the blue banner) and found that the basement measures - 49 x 22 x 16 (deep). I believe that the "deep" means height or distance from the bottom of the Oliver to the underside of the interior floor. Hope that this helps. Bill

I agree 100% with both of you and my comments are on the first page of this thread when this was brought up a year back. I am never unarmed, this carbine is not my primary defense tool by any means. Nor is it my primary bear gun. The purpose of the closet lock system is to keep a long gun within close reach, with ammo next to it, in case bad things turn terrible. Perhaps I even have to hike out of the woods. I can leave the closet light on, I can have this gun out, loaded and ready in very little time. It is in NO way blocked in the back of the closet. Cops use these locks daily in their patrol cars and they have proven to be very reliable over decades of use. If something looked at all sketchy I would remove it ASAP and keep it handy anyway, loaded or even slung over a shoulder. As stated before, this is to keep curious hands off it in case some little kid should wander into my campsite and climb in unaware... it also allows me to transport the gun unloaded in full compliance with WA and other state laws and not have to worry about gun cases and such. Because of the way the Ollie’s closet door is mounted, nobody can see in from outside the trailer.... it is a fairly safe location. Better than under a seat cushion. It looks cool, tho, I hope you will at least agree about that? You could always lock a brolly in it. LOL. This is not a firearms forum, so we need to understand that there are some members who find this whole subject uncomfortable to talk about. I understand but can’t really sympathize with that viewpoint. I hope those persons will just skip this thread and not get offended. I started the thread not to talk specifically about firearms or camp protection, but about how to carry a long gun securely in an Oliver. I will provide a link, maybe it will encourage the purchase of at least a couple of large cans of bear spray ... https://geology.com/stories/13/bear-areas/ John Davies Spokane WA

I agree Raspy. As Walt Rauch said, "the best place to carry a gun is in your hand." I interpret that as a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that any place we can actually carry/store a gun (legally/practically speaking) involves trade-offs and is sub-optimal from a tactical sense. Last year there was some nutjob that went driving around the Rampart Range (National Forest area popular for dry camping) here just west of USAFA shooting at campers. Thankfully nobody got injured. But one of the nutjob's victims had a rifle handy and was able to return fire, wounding him. The camper kept the nutjob pinned down long enough for sherrif's deputies to arrive on the scene and arrest said nutjob. Now I would assume that this is a relatively rare occurrence, but it's a case of when seconds count, and your gun is buried far inside the trailer, well, you do the math. This is a free country and everybody has their own risk tolerance, or lengths they are willing to go to mitigate low probability/high impact risks. Just providing a data point for contemplation.

After making my wife the first cutting board and shower mat for our Oliver over 2 years ago, I have made over 90 to date. I never thought so many of you would appreciate my craft and I thank you all. In that time, I have used 2,500 board feet of mahogany and with the need for another shipment of lumber I will be increasing my prices as the price of mahogany lumber has gone up. If you have an order in my queue you price will NOT increase, including those who ordered and are picking up their Olivers in 2020. New price for cutting boards increases from $75 to $85 plus shipping. New price for shower mats increases from $189 to $199 plus shipping. If I can craft a cutting board or shower mat for you, please email me at 48ocean@gmail.com

An FFI ... The Coleman panel I'm using is on sale thru 3/29 at costco.com ( not in the store) for $99. It's an inexpensive way to try portable solar... Sherry

DavidS, this is a very good one, it is more expensive than the Walmart Slime kind but has all the tools plus a TactiCool zip case. ... https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00EQ1IOS4/?coliid=IU1AGCDTAQVZJ&colid=26R5Z0L5VZEWU&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it John Davies Spokane WA