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And you must realize some people in sales are salespeople and their job is to sell product. Some are really very knowledgeable about the product and are hands on. Some are what we call sales clerks, and they try to get the paper work right. Usually those that do the walk the though are very knowledge. They are hands on and know what "stuff" does and where it is. Ask who is going to do your walk through. I think Patriot is correct. Instead of asking open ended questions on here, because you might get varied responses, it is best to do an in-depth written forum research. Get two (or more) pieces of paper. On one write down any question you might have. On the other questions to ask at pick up. Go back a year in the written forum and read everything twice until you understand it. It is ok at this step to develop more questions. Once you understand the subject cross off any answered questions. And don't be surprised if you are then able to ask more informed questions at pickup. On your 3rd piece you should be able to write your own check list. List things to do, and things that are important to you. If you want hot water at anytime put turn on heater on your list. If you don't t. no need to list, you can turn on the item when you might need it. Going back more than a year may be informative, but the product is evolving and that may effect the available information. The floor plan in the brochure shows where most stuff is. Put that in your notebook too...

Some of the "stuff" that comes out of these things are hand sanitisers. They also take off fingerprints...

As perspective new owners we decided to make the best use of our time (a few months) by reading through the owners manuals during our build. I suggest take advantage of your previous RV experience and overlay that with what you learn here and you can craft your very own great checklist. ✅ This forum, the maintenance videos and Oliver University are great sources of information to begin putting together your new owner checklist for delivery day. Oliver will also provide you with a PDI checklist on delivery day. We have since converted our delivery day checklist to our camp arrival set up and camp take down checklists. Take advantage of the your down time and read and research. Our experience is that Oliver will go well above and beyond to ensure you have a successful delivery day. We had fun, enjoy your delivery day! Happy Camping! ✅ edit for the credit- Credit where credit is due- we are using a checklist that @John Davies has posted on here, it’s a really good one. We have a binder with our quick access checklists and Oliver’s maintenance checklist. All of these started from JD and the Oliver manual and various pointers learned on here. We also were able to draw on previous RV camping experiences.

I don’t see how anyone could recover the cost of the lithium batteries. They will reduce the dry weight by 140 lbs and increase stored energy by 33% eliminating management for those camping between the spring and fall equinox Expanding the camping season ( the shorter days, less direct light and increased furnace use) make the lithium batteries more attractive.

That switch cuts off most power, but not all. Some things are wired direct to the battery. My trailer is over a decade old. Pm Andrewk. My advice.

You're both forgetting about voltage and voltage drop, though, which is the problem with getting DC current directly from a vehicle to the trailer. Yes, there's an inefficiency in converting from DC to AC and back, but it's less than what's lost trying to push a high amp DC charge to the trailer. The required cable size alone is enough to make you want to convert to AC - 20 feet of twin 4/0 cable would weigh a ton and take up a load of space. Yeah, you could charge at lower amps, but the advantage of the big generator in the F150, especially when combined with LFP batteries, is quick, shore power charging which keeps you from having to run the truck for hours. I mean, a 400 HP / 300,000 watt engine idling for 10 hours while you take a minuscule 100 watts or so off of it is the definition of inefficient. For my setup, as I mentioned in the other thread about this, I estimate that I'd need 30 minutes or less charging per day. The biggest question for me is how loud is the truck vs a generator? Truck guys like their loud exhausts, because volume equals manliness I guess, so there are a lot of trucks out there that I wouldn't want to idle in a campground - diesels and my Raptor come to mind. Give the truck a decent muffler, though, and I think a lot of camping neighbors might prefer 15 minutes of that twice a day to a generator.

In most developed campgrounds, idling your truck engine for long periods of time is considered to be very rude. Contractors working on framing a building couldn’t care less about rude.... There are already a number of HD trucks that have either very high output or twin alternator options which are intended for use with a winch, snowplow or similar high DC load. I guess the coming of big onboard battery packs makes this inevitable for more mainstream models. Adding a huge inverter seems like a gimmick to me. Sales numbers will show if this is a viable concept. John Davies Spokane WA

Glad all went well, and congrats on your new Ollie! I agree zero complaints about our Tundra CM and its Ollie towing capabilities. Happy and Safe Travels!

Usually "good old boys" are welcome at any event. Depends on the quality of the 'Shine' they bring.😋

I would also say thank you to the Oliver Travel Trailer owners and employees. After all, they are really the reason for this forum’s existence. I would also extend a shout out to the forum moderator's, who are always present to offer guidance to all who seek it as well as their collective expertise. Mossey

Have you considered making hand sanitizer?