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I’ve had to replace the little rubber grommets in the door hook receivers a couple times as they’ve degraded/torn. Lowe’s has grommets available in the hardware section. Now I just keep extras in my spares kit.

It appears as though this door hook changed around 2018. Mine and the hook shown in the picture above provided by FrankC are stainless. See Seachoice Products #36181. To survive outdoors, a rubber grommet substitute for the original plastic bushing should be EPDM rubber. Try McMaster-Carr.

Such a great time with Bill and Debbie at Bandits Roost! It’s just great when a plan comes together!

So we are feeling like the kids in the candy store who can't have the candy ......quite yet!! We just got back from our vacation and tour of the Oliver Factory. We really enjoyed seeing the ollie's on the showroom floor. Actually being inside one we were able to visualize. The factory tour was amazing and Anita was a gracious, extremely informative , super fun host! Feb cannot some soon enough. Feb 14 is our pick up date. We have begun the planning process. Unfortunately , my phone had a glitch and I can't seem to pull up the pics of the tour. We did manage to get to the red river gorge in Kentucky a few days before the gas issue. Here's a pic of our tow vehicle going through the Nada tunnel. Some of the red river gorge scenic byway was washed out. We had a delightful stay at Harvest Host Arcadian Moon Winery and Brewery. Looking forward to posting pictures with the Ollie in tow!

Given that the "Costco Gas Truck" has arrived - As of last night approximately 33% of the gas stations in North and South Carolina and Georgia didn't have gas. Things ARE getting better and if you're traveling in or through these states over the next week or so, just keep an eye on your gas gauge and try to fill up when you are at half a tank. Bill

Nice. Be sure to take the Long way home. RB

As delivered from the Oliver factory, we had rubber grommets on both door hook receivers to provide a snug fit for the hook and also provide a bit of cushioning, rattle reduction when hooked.

I still contend this mod would be great in that space. I'd love to look outside at my site setup while doing dishes, not necessarily a priority for a pass-thru. Maybe grow some herbs on the sill! I've lived in my Casita for up to five months while managong a NF campground so seeing my camper neighbors is fine with me!

Just checking, I was talking about the huge flat glass display, not the actual truck….. which I think looks as attractive as any recent F150. If you do love that display, well, OK. No worries. John Davies Spokane WA

ADDENDUM: SEE POST BELOW TO EXPLAIN HOW THE IDEA OF THIS WRAP CAME ABOUT... attached is a link to the pictures explaining our new trailer wrap:) http://imgur.com/gallery/d1fO2 hope to see you guys in the future:) tina and ken

After long drive from Dallas spending a few days at Davy Crockett SP getting acquainted with my new Ollie. A big thanks to everyone for your input on all my questions. Really appreciate it!

Similar experience... our fridge cord also came unplugged, twice now. I blame the most recent occurrence on a very long stretch of rough interstate pavement with patches on patches. Used a flashlight and a mirror-on-a-stick to see what was going on behind the cabinet's rear wall. This time I tie-wrapped the cord (near the plug end) down to something solid. We'll see how that holds.

bhncb - Found them and when I get around to it I'll try a set - https://www.mcmaster.com/epdm-rubber-gaskets/grommets-5/ Thanks again for the suggestion. Bill I just noticed at the link above that the package quantity is 100. If I can get them I'm guessing that it will be a life time supply😁

Yep - my 2017 F-150 has no gas cap either! And, I'm still not a fan of that. However, I found out the hard way that it is difficult to pour anything down that open hole given that in trying to pour some fuel injector down there it simply ran out to the pavement. I THEN read the instructions that told me I needed to use the "special" funnel provided for such maneuvers. Well, that worked, but, I sure didn't see much "special" about THAT funnel.🙄 Bill

A contaminated diesel fuel tank with a hole poked in it is a lot cheaper to replace than a contaminated fuel system and engine. Sadly there are bad actors out there who like easy targets for vandalism. Just another point of view. What’s interesting is a friend of mine who just purchased a new 2021 GMC 2500 gasser has no gas cap at all, just a fill port.

I am. Heading to Indiana to see the kids. No rush to get home.

Perhaps "we" are beating this to death - but - note that (at least on mine) the thickness of the metal on the door hanger is different from that on the hull. Thus, it requires two different sizes of grommets. I wish that these grommets were made with a material that lasted a bit longer. But, if they did then I wouldn't know how to get them inserted in the metal hanger holes. Bill

Congratulations! Hope to see you out on the road sometime. We're another Texas Ollie #743. Cindy

My grommets barely made it home. I could replace them every trip - they must have legs. Woks fine without them - don't fret Mike. But I understand the need - no I don't I was lying. RB

Mike & Carol: As you see, the grommets are shaped like a rubber donut with a slit all the way around the outside. They are specified by size which includes: (more than anyone want's to know.) Full Outer Diameter - This will be slightly smaller than the stainless steel mounting plates Inner Hole Diameter - This is the ~ the same diameter as the latch pin Grommet Thickness - (they come in square shoulder or round shoulder) thicker are harder to put on.. Slit thickness - this is ~ the thickness the stainless mounting bracket. Slit depth - it ends up being about 1/2 the difference between the outer and inner grommet hole sizes. When inserting the grommets squeeze them together a bit and force one side into the slit and wiggle. A little soap on the outside helps the slip on. I ended up buying 2 each of few different sizes and one of them fit perfectly....

I had a stunning 2000 9-5 Aero Wagon in black, I loved that car even though it was totally useless in winter, even with great Nokian winter tires. I kept it until my wife shut off the engine at 70 mph on the highway by reaching around behind the seat and dragging her purse strap across the center console, turning off the ignition! I got it restarted in a few seconds but I nearly soiled myself. “Saab Safety” is a complete illusion. I do agree with Overland’s comment about too many buttons, the Saab was nifty and a pure joy to operate on dry pavement, but the eventual replacement for the 9-5 was a 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6 speed with vast arrays of identical small buttons in rows. At least it had voice control, sort of, that was neither intuitive nor effective. My Land Cruiser has buttons all over, some are blocked by the gear shift when you are driving (though they are perfectly fine when you in Park), so you have to crane your head to see if you are punching the Power button or the seat heater. Six are on the far LEFT side, completely hidden by the steering wheel. “Why did my mirrors retract, I was trying to engage the diff lock. Darn it I hit the headlight washers, there is water all over the windshield! Oh wait, no I turned off the airbags, or was that the proximity sensor switch???” For the best built vehicle on the planet, the ergos of the cockpit are horrible… and the gauges have chrome trim rings that reflect in the side glass at night. I will keep it until it dies or I die, regardless. Maybe a glass screen is the answer, do they reflect sunlight and stuff inside the truck, and show all the fingerprints? At least with a portable nav screen you can point it to where it doesn’t reflect your passenger’s brightly colored shirt…. I would really hate to be stuck with factory navigation, but I guess I could use CarPlay to stream my good apps. Gee! I wish cars still used hand cranks to start the engine, those were great times🤪 John Davies Spokane WA

I did. They go on the receiver to help secure the hook? How do they attach? Why am I so clueless on this? 😂

Interesting - the first summer after getting my Ollie the latch part of this system was pulled out of the hull by wind without any noticeable effect on that hook. The guys in Service fixed it and it hasn't moved since. Back in the day, not all Olivers were delivered with those rubber grommets - mine has them now though after a kind and gentle 🥰 Bugeyedriver clued me into them. Bill

Personally I’m glad to know that the hook will break before anything else.

I love the idea of a touch screen. And the look - I love simplicity and also futuristic design. But I really really hate touch screens in cars. The glare is too distracting at night and they take too much attention to operate. Physical buttons and knobs all the way. The easiest cars I ever had to drive were my two Saabs. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they modeled all of their ergonomics on the data and ideas they got from their military jet division. (Night panel buttons - jeez I miss those.) There were a trillion friggin little buttons in those cars, and yet it actually ticks me off when I think about how intuitively everything was arranged, how I rarely had to even halfway glance at a control to adjust it, and how much I have to suffer through bad design decisions whenever I get in a car today. Even the chunky controls in my F150, like them though I do, suffer from every knob being the exact same shape and size (special place in hell for that design team.) I hate touch screens in cars. It’s entirely form (and cost) over function. In fact now I’m going to bed angry from just thinking about them. 😡😂

I LIKE it 🙂

Actually, I'm really, really looking forward to self driving functions . My parents moved to a small sleepy town in Missouri when dad got older, to avoid our city traffic. I hated that town, and their lack of skilled health care. I think, with a Tesla, or a similarly equipped self driving vehicle, I could be independent, til 90s or 100. Should I be so lucky to live so long as some of my relatives

Ah, once again, we can politely disagree. I think it's a thing of beauty.

Ah, so it is a Seadog part. That's what I get for searching 'stainless', lol.

I think it looks nice, but personally I'm a fan of tactile controls, especially the big beefy ones in the current F150. I've said before that I think it's a bit silly that electric trucks keep the same form factor as regular trucks. But I guess for Ford it makes a little sense that they have an entire line that they want to look at least similar. Plus I was thinking that for towing, you could possibly use the big frunk to distribute your load maybe enough to not need a WD hitch. The range is no worse than the Cybertruck, which I think is probably the absolute minimum that allows them to show it towing an airstream. I'd guess 150 miles towing? This is still a big problem. But we've been surprised by the useful range of my wife's hybrid BMW X3. The electric range for that is only about 25 miles, but that's enough to get her to work and back, stores, pretty much anything we do around town. It's enough range that she get's pissed off when the engine starts. So, with a 300 mile range, I think this would be a really useful truck to have in town and for short trips. I know we have a few owners who are signed up for the Cybertruck so I'm very eager to hear their reviews.

I just took a look at the owner's manual & you called it. Any trailer over 5,000#s requires a WDH. Time to add that back to the "things to buy before pickup day" list. So glad you mentioned requirements for warranty & liability purposes. Chris

Hello Oliver Community! My wife Frieda and I placed an order last week for a 2022 Legacy Elite II to be delivered next February. For over 20 years we've dreamed of owning an Airstream but once we learned about Olivers two years ago and took a look at them, the quality difference became apparent and we haven't looked back. We've been working with Phil and can't say enough good things about his customer service. I took a trip to the new showroom just last week and got my second factory tour. We cannot wait for our trailer. We look forward to getting to know all of you. Scott

It has been my experience that a fat wallet leads to low back problems, so my advice is to get 2 wallets and share the pain. And it does help with elevating back pain.😉 Mossey

I will paraphrase a statement from an old pilot friend of mine. "The only time you have too much fuel (battery power) is if everything is on fire." I just replaced the four original AGM's that were delivered in our 2014 trailer with three Battle Borns. They're only a total of 300 aH. Get the most you can afford. You'll probably end up boondocking more that you think.

From the 2021 Owner's Manual for the Norcold fridge: If this is the fridge you have then there is NO code 10 listed nor is there any numerical code listed - just alpha codes.

Hopefully you have already found the solution to this code 10 error code and/or found a way to clear it. If you haven't - what is the model number and brand of your fridge? A quick Google with that information just might give you your answer. Bill

I wanted to especially thank all the moderators who handle the increasing amount of traffic here in the Forums. More Ollie owners and more members equals more potential friction, and sometimes things get said that shouldn't be said. Everyone makes mistakes, that is expected. I do greatly appreciate it when intentionally harsh or overly aggressive posts are removed promptly. Bravo. The same for spam posts with links to other websites - they are usually taken out very quickly if flagged right away. Sometimes I post in the wee hours of the night if I can't sleep, or I am in a hurry and my words do not come out exactly as I intended. I hope that anybody who might take offense understands that no harm is ever meant. Once written, words are hard to take back. John Davies Spokane WA

In the short span of time we have been members here we really appreciate the volunteer efforts of all the moderators in keeping the riff raff out and content sailing smoothly. A great job, thank you all. Thank you to all the long time members here for your patient responses with questions you have seen over and over from us new folks. Passing forward your knowledge and experiences is invaluable and is so greatly appreciated. We look forward to meeting Oliver TT family members at a Rally someday! Stay Safe, David & Kathy