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A while back, we settled on this set up for our water purification. It has worked well for us many years now. It's quick, easy to set up and make friends with all the surrounding campers.

David, thank you for the complement. After you named Timpanogos Cave, I had to figure out when Krunch and I had been there. So I consulted one of our National Parks Passport books and it was on August 8th 1996. Dogs are the main reason I wanted a travel trailer. We travel with two Border Terriers and I am an AKC Earthdog judge. So I have watched nearly every type performance dog sport there is. And watching sheepdogs herding is a rare pleasure for me. The communication between dog and handler is simply amazing. For me, no dog is a stranger, but I have also been bitten by 6 different dogs and it was never their fault. Sometimes I’m a little too friendly or helpful in trying to rescue dogs in what I perceived was dangerous situation, usually involving traffic and I paid the price with a trip to the emergency room for stitches. Oh well, sorry for rambling and thanks again for stirring up the memories. Mossey

My husband and I just ordered the Elite II for pick up in May. We also decided to attend the rally this year and stay at the lodge. It will be fun to meet you all that attend. This forum is great. We will be coming from Utah and taking a tour before the rally starts. Gil & Elaine jaRVie

Mossey, you have a good memory for the geography. Wasatch Mountain State Park is about 10 miles due south of Park City. If you head southwest on US-189, you travel down the Provo River Canyon, and if you take the UT-192 "Alpine Loop Road" you go past Sundance Ski Resort, founded by Robert Redford, and then Timpanogos Caves National Monument. One of the nicest destinations close to Wasatch Mountain State Park is Soldier Hollow, which was the venue for Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is a good place for cross country skiing in winter, imagining yourself as an Olympic athlete. It is also the venue for the Soldier Hollow Classic, an International Sheepdog Trial, every year on Labor Day weekend. Cancelled this year, unfortunately, due to covid-19. If you have never seen a Sheepdog Trial, I highly recommend it. Really fascinating.

Elizabeth and I have an agreement in hand to sell #64. Assuming all goes as planned we will be trailerless after this July 2020 weekend. I know you will be welcoming to the new owners as they begin their journey. FYI, we are healthy When we bought 64, we planned to own it a couple of years to do some travel that was in our bucket list. We have owned her almost four years and the bucket is full, so rather than just have her parked, we reluctantly decided to sell. We do plan to continue to snowbird, but rather than months in a 23' space, we elect to rent a park home or condo. Wanted to stop by here for what will likely be my final post and thank Oliver TT, especially Jason, for their help. More importantly, I want to thank those of you who have befriended us, shared times, and even helped us when we were befuddled new kids. We have pictures and souvenirs to remember many of you by, and will be looking at our nostalgic Ollie days well into the future. Keep doing what you do. Love you guys and will miss you.

Overland, that is a serous triage list, I better get busy! Thank you for posting. Patriot

Here's what I carry - Plumbing: ½" brass pex fittings: elbows (2), tees (2), ½" NPT adapters (2), ½" NPT elbow adapters (2), ½" valve (1) #4 stainless hose clamps (8) ½" press-fit end cap (1) ½" pex tubing (6 feet) - a single long piece is easy to stuff in the hull and not get lost ½" flex hose (1) Male garden hose fitting (1) Female garden hose fitting (1) Garden hose splice (1) Garden hose washers (4) Garden hose screen washers (2) Spare water pump - yes, I carry a complete spare pump Kitchen faucet repair kit - this kit came with my kitchen faucet Silicone tape Press-fit removal tool Bolt cutters - to remove copper crimps Utility knife You'll note that I don't carry a lot of press-fit stuff or a crimper. For emergency repairs, I think it's more practical to carry the small brass fittings and use hose clamps. You can always swap them out for crimps later (though honestly the pipe clamps hold better). They're almost as easy to use as press-fit stuff and take up much less room. Plus there are places in my trailer that are too tight for press-fit fittings anyway, and it would be silly to carry two types. Electrical: 12 awg wire (15') 12/3 romex (3') Wire nuts (4) Wago lever nuts (assortment) Misc 12 volt fittings (assortment) Misc 12 volt fuses (assortment) Primary 400A fuse (1) Jack fuses (4) Spare GFCI outlet (1) - very important! Locking cigarette lighter plug (1) Refrigerator light bulbs (2) Lamp light bulbs (2) - for the lamp I installed on the nightstand Electrical tape Crimper/Stripper Misc Parts: Spare propane regulator (1) Spare awning clips (2) - these are the little orange clips on the Carefree awnings that are destined to break one day Misc Repair Items: 3M 4200 (1 3 oz tube) 3M 4000UV (1 3 oz tube) Silicone sealant (1 3 oz tube) Eternabond roof repair tape (1 roll) Awning repair tape (12") Screen repair tape (assortment) Clear tenacious tape (12") 1" Gorilla tape (1 roll) Bungee cords (various) Zip ties (various) Metal wire (1 roll) Velcro strips (various) 1" VHB tape (1 roll) WD-40 (1 3 oz can) Lithium grease (1 1.5 oz tube) That looks like a ton of stuff, but the majority of it fits in a 12" x 12" x 4" Blue Ridge tool bag that stuffs easily in the basement. A few of the larger spares are in a box that's secured between the hulls along with some other items like the romex and pex tube , small things that I'm more likely to use I keep in the utility drawer, and a few things are always in the truck.

We carry the pex things David listed above. I’ve zip tied a lot of our plumbing to reduce bounce around. Fuses, normal and slow blow for the jacks... a variety of zip ties, white duct tape, faucet gaskets, a variety of batteries, extra corkscrew,....probably some other stuff too. Mike

I had a similar pex problem on a camping trip, reviewed in this post. After that experience, my suggestion to others who want to be prepared was to buy a crimping tool with clamps ($29.68) and some brass elbows ($8.99) from Amazon.

I’m sure some of our full timers will chime in. We go out for 4 to 8 weeks at a time and that’s about long enough for us. Small space living is an individual preference and there are Oliver owners that are successfully full timing.

We definitely have some full timers, even in the smaller Elites. We’ve also had a few who lived in Elite II’s for a while but despite being big Oliver fans, ultimately decided that they needed a larger space. So it’s really down to the individual. I think the biggest factors with people who’ve switched are a dry bath, separate living and sleeping spaces and a wider bedroom with easier access to both sides of a queen bed. All reasonable desires and if you want those things you just have to weigh them against the various advantages of the Ollie. One of those of course being that Ollie is a fantastic boondocking trailer.

I'll bet you are getting excited! We still have 209 days to wait 😣

Welcome!!! Hope. to meet you. We pick up our Ollie in 3 Weeks! Erv & Sherry

Thanks David, great suggestion and the photography is top notch as usual. I am just glad you didn’t clutter up the paper towel holder with one of your world famous Utah landscape photos. 😉😉😉 Mossey

have to pay Georgia sales tax. My came to the tune of $4200.00 to get my tag. I had to pay a similar amount of sales tax in Utah when I registered my Ollie at the DMV We are in Fulton County GA about a mile from Coweta County, so I guess my price for my Ollie just got bumped up a bit. Oh well, the price we pay! In my mind I figured that was going to be the case, but with taxes you just accept the fact and move on. We may not like it, but we are blessed to be able to buy an Ollie! Thanks for the comments guys and gals.

After nine years, finally had a problem with the SMEV cooktop. The bigger burner (of course) lit with a full, beautiful blue flame, but wouldn't stay lit. Not after multiple tries (with longer hold times, finally up to a thirty count.) I cleaned the burner, and the cover, and the thermocouple pin. The igniter ceramic coated pin, for good measure. Still a no go. So, I figured, likely the thermocouple was bad. Making coffee, pancakes, and sausage on the little burner, for a group, was not a fun prospect. I tried lighting again, looked at the position of the pin vs the flame, and thought the pin was out of the flame. I let everything cool, and applied moderate pressure to the pin with my thumb to get it back in the flame. Tried again. Got my burner back! I'd probably bent the pin at some point cleaning the cooktop, over the last nine years. My thumb pressure probably moved it 1/64 to 1/32, but it was evidently enough. Glad of it, as replacing the thermocouple requires disassembling the top... Plus a new thermocouple, which I did not have. Sherry