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I thought I would call Battle Born Batteries and ask them about this issue with camping in hot temps. First I looked at their website and found this information. Temperature restrictions on Battle Born Batteries Battle Born Batteries protect themselves from charging in cold temperatures and won’t accept a charge once the internal cell temperature drops to 24°F. At this point they will continue to discharge even down to -4°F. At this temperature we recommend no longer pulling power to avoid damaging the batteries. Insulated battery boxes, heating blankets, and placing your battery bank inside your RV will help keep the temperature stable. On the high end of temperature range, the batteries will shut down once 135°F is reached. When talking to the representative he advised me that I would see a slight loss of performance in 105 and plus degrees battery temperature but it would not hurt your battery and it would retain it normal performance once you were in cooler climate and battery temp drop below 105 degrees, also the battery will shut down once 135 degrees is reached in the battery. He said that it has not been a problem with RV users. I think in the case of the Oliver with it's battery not in the direct sunlight I don't think they'll be a problem. I would suggest anyone trying to make a decision on what battery type to buy should contact the battery manufacture and get all of their concerns answered. I know at Battle Born the rep was very knowledgeable and friendly and would probably talk to you all day. Paul

Well. it's as tedious as you might think. Basically just using brush tool and crevice tool on the end of the vacuum hose. A brush tool definitely works better since the dust sticks well to whatever it attaches to. Most of the cleaning I did with dust cloths, though, just wherever I could reach. Since I've done a lot of modifications, I've had things like plumbing and air ducts out, which makes cleaning up underneath and around things much easier. Still some places I can't get to, and never will.

Congrats on the Ollie. We are also new to Ollie and have also followed for nearly a decade with great interest. We're first time camper owners. Actually, I have never had a toy before this. 10 years of watching YouTubes related to RV/camping life has given me a good baseline. It was time to act, and not watch others doing. We're really hoping to meet up with other Ollie's in the near future. Again, welcome.

I'd be careful not to apply Battleborn recommendations to any other brand though, since they use a different type of lithium battery than most others. And either because of that, or for some other reason, they have always been much less picky when it comes to battery maintenance, whether it's temps, charging profile, storage recommendations, etc.

Well, it's more than a few, so a large enough minority to just "write it off" IMHO. It's pretty tough to survive in business just keeping the vague "majority" happy, especially these days. One of the things I've learned reading this forum for well over a year now is that Oliver does pay attention to the owners. If there are a handful of owners seeing excessive fiberglass dust in their new trailer, then maybe the Oliver team will want to address it. It's not a tough thing to address unless you are unaware. 😉 I don't think any of the owners have said it's a problem per se, just a little bit of a bummer having to spend time cleaning up the dust right out of the showroom. I was one of the 2020 owners that had a lot of fiberglass dust in my Oliver when it was delivered, but I saw the dust along with some other minor things when we took delivery that I made a decision then and there to address myself rather than point them out and wait longer. Covid certainly played a huge role in that decision. When we picked up in mid-November, 2020, it was a ghost town in the Oliver sales office. It was even mentioned to us at the time that some of the Oliver staff were out sick with Covid and they were short handed. I know Covid was creating a lot of different challenges for every company out there. I think Oliver does an amazing job with the overall construction of the Ollie and didn't miss a beat in 2020 with regard to that. I get the sense from my own experience and what I've read in the forums that the attention to detail may have slipped a bit here and there in 2020. Again, it takes awareness before you can take action, so I'd bet Oliver would be happy to hear about easy things to fix like these.

Hello to the Oliver world, my wife and I have been a fan of the trailers and the craftsmanship for a few years. We're pleased to be able to become the new owners of Hull #36, bringing it back to TN after a long stay in MN where is was taken care of wonderfully be Kent and Mary, and Terry and Catherine before them as I understand it. Very gracious and interesting folks who have treated us so well during our transfer. We live in East TN, a few hours drive from Hohenwald. We have lots to learn and are excited to start this new chapter. We've been T@B owners for many years, and love our T@B and it's community. But as our life changes, we believe this is a great next next step. Lee and Linda

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Just so there is NO confusion on this - the 23.5 inches should be to the top of the ball as NCeagle mentions above. Good luck on your delivery and be prepared for being overloaded with information. Bill

BTW in my cabinets it was more than just dust. There were little bits of fiberglass that I quickly learned would quickly make nasty slivers in my skin in the cabinets if I happened to slightly slide a finger in the wrong spot along the rubber mats or the surfaces below them. That got me to quickly prioritize the full dust and debris bits cleanup.

Maybe it's a delivery date based difference? Us newer trailer owners seem to consistently have a LOT of dust based on comments in the thread. In mine it was on some uncovered surfaces in the interior but even more so under the cushions and matresses and wow so so much in the cabinets and closet and even more between the hulls. I spent quite a while using a brush and a crevice tool on a shop vac and a dust rag to try to get as much of it up as possible but as Overland notes there's quite a reserve supply to be further scattered about in harder to reach areas between the hulls. While I'm impressed by how much Oliver got right on my trailer (and my net impression is overall positive when I look across all factors) I would be lying if I said I was anywhere near satisfied with how they cleaned up the construction dust. I spent some time building custom and production furniture and cabinetry and get how dusty work environments can be but I also recall that we had a lot of procedures to ensure that this did not impact the delivered product whether via dust specs embedded in a finish or in loose dust in nooks and crannies of cabinetry. The state of the dust in my trailer came across as a BIG corner being cut to me.

This popped into my watch list since I subscribe to Victron's channel. I know that there are quite a few boat people on the forum and this is just one of those drop dead gorgeous boats that you dream about. Just need that spare $10 million. If I had it, this is exactly the sort of boat I'd want.

John and Overland, Good ideas!

If you see one (anywhere) simply stop it and start talking. I've yet to meet a fellow Ollie owner who didn't like to compare notes, mods, campgrounds, etc. Bill

FYI… He died in a car accident not long (months) after taking delivery. His trailer was moved to CO by his daughter and purchased by one of our members this past Dec/Jan. I believe it now resides South of Denver.

Saw this one on I-80 near Sacramento in Sept 2019. VID_20190912_104202944.mp4

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Oliver did the fresh water mod when we had it in for a service a few years ago. No charge. Mike

I believe that it was a former Ollie owner that came up with the spin welding idea in the first place - Raspy. And, if it was him and if he still has the tools to do the job I know that he is located in the western part of the country. You might want to send him a private message (PM) in this regard. I'm certain that he would be willing to help you if he can. Bill

I've researched, but never found a good answer, on the question of how much hot temps in storage affect lithiums vs hot temps while in use. Victron lists a max storage temp some 70° higher than the max operating temp for their batteries, so I do assume that the storage temperature is less damaging, at least to some degree.

Ultimate Campgrounds is my first go-to app to find a campground. If there is nothing public that works then I go to Allstays or Campendium. Mike

Removal and replacement went well. The biggest problem was the removal and mounting, as the screws were difficult to reach. We dropped two while reinstalling, but were able to retrieve them. The new inverter is working as it should - charging when on shore power, transferring from grid to battery mode, and powering up on 12v. There is with no problem with communication between the inverter and the remote panel. I tested the outlets and all are supplying inverted and AC power. I did have to program the inverter for lithium batteries, as it came with default settings, which are for flooded batteries. Oliver gave us the settings, which are easy to change. I haven't had the opportunity to compare the new inverter to the old, in regards to fan noise, though I suspect it will be the same. According to the Xantrex manual and Jason at Oliver, the fan cycling is normal; the fact that the inverter is basically installed inside a drum most likely amplifies the noise level. The only work-around I have found to this annoyance while sleeping is to disconnect shore power at night as it seems the fan cycling on and off coincides with the charging function. Also, possibly when there is a high electrical load, though we haven't tested that theory yet. With the lithium/solar pkg, we can go the night without shore power and only lose a tenth or two of battery charge, assuming the AC or other high draw appliances (such as an electric space heater) are not being used.

Welcome and congrates! When I took delivery of my hull #117 in February, 2016 there was only one person that had a video tour of the Oliver posted on YouTube (Windcrasher). It was a good video showing just about all the features of the Oliver and I bet I watched that thing 50 plus times - there was no such thing as the Oliver University either. After that a good Forum member posted a number of videos on various aspects of the Oliver but after encountering some family problems and nefarious people on YouTube he took most (if not all ) of those videos down. Since then there have been a number of "reviews" by various people but they tend to be somewhat generalized in both information and content. Regarding your concern about the rear "sign" - you might want to send a PM (private message) to SeaDawg. I know that they have worked on theirs and would be happy to provide whatever help they can. With regards to your tow vehicle - I assume that it is a 1/2 ton pickup. If that is the case then you might want to investigate the use of the Andersen WDH a bit further in that these hitches are generally "required" by all of the major manufacturers for vehicles under warranty. It could also affect your personal liability in the event something happens while out on the road. Assuming that your batteries are good then I think you will be surprised as to how well the solar system works. In the years I've had mine, I've never been below the mid 80's in remaining battery capacity (and that was after 4 straight days of rain camped in a site that had fairly heavy tree cover) and in full sun the batteries are virtually always back to 100% by no later than 11am. Bill

Any thoughts on how effective something like this would be for those hard to reach places? I also have a Fein shop vac that has a narrow diameter hose that's seriously long. I wonder if this could be carefully snaked into the hull without dislodging anything? My wife has allergies and probably won't do well with excessive fiberglass dust. https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Crevice-Tool-Attachment-32-1832-67/dp/B075L7N5ZY

The inner cavities will certainly catch a lot of dust during manufacture, and if you tow on dirt roads some infiltration is inevitable. I vacuum everything I can reach annually. One thing I do with my cars before I do an interior detail is blow them out with compressed air. I park outside and open all the doors and other openings and blast the seats, carpet and headliner with air, and also the dash and the crannies, blowing the stuff outside.Then I vacuum and clean by hand as usual. I wonder if this could be done with an Ollie on a windy day, with everything opened up. I imagine there would be a significant cloud of dust but at least you could get it out of the really inaccessible parts. “Mouse” was clean inside and out at delivery, but the “new boat smell” remained for a couple of years. That did not bother me at all, but I have noticed that it is finally gone. John Davies Spokane WA