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Greg: I do not agree with John about which trailer is best for you. The Elite 1 is the smaller single axle trailer and is best suited for only 2 people. You mentioned camping with kid and grandkids. The Elite 2 the larger two axle trailer is a little bigger. 3 people might be comfortable in this two axle trailer and could accomodiated more people during meal times depending on the trailer layout you purchase. Check out the Oliver web site and look at both trailer sizes and choose for your self on which size trailer works for you. John has a good point about rock protection of th efiberglass tailer (or using tow vehicle mud flaps) if traveling a lot on gravel roads. I would suggest you contact Oliver as they could tell you the location and contact information of the closest Oliver owner who could show you their trailer. Maybe there is some owners in Alaska already. Good luck in your search

Very telling - actually. Seems AS was more interested in making $$ than building a competitive RV. Surely AS has the capital, manufacturing capability and engineering support to build the unit - but not the intestinal fortitude to make it happen.

Folks had high hopes about Nest. Especially since backed by Airstream. What a disappointment.

I am sure this has been discussed, but here is my "reimagined" OEIII.... "Middle-age spread" 🤣 Max 25' (+1.5' over OEII) and maybe + 6 inches wider. Keeping the same basic layout: Moving the closet to center. Converting original closet to shower space (dry bath). Moving fridge to center. Moving Pantry to prior fridge space. Picture for attention! Goals included!

Agree the Bigfoot floorpan is very nice (shame about their interior design choices). I tried to just do a design that slightly "reimagined" or stretched the OEII. I am guessing the double-hull fiberglass Ollie has some design limitations with curves etc. But sure, a blank sheet of paper is fun.

We had a gullywasher the other night, and I found a tiny spot of water on the dog's seat, the rear small dinette. Shame on me. I thoroughly cleaned the weeps this spring, and haven't touched or cleaned them since. Sure enough, leaf bits and seeds had blocked a few of the drains in the track, and the weeps. I cleaned them out as best as I could with an old toothbrush and a twist tie. We had another downpour last night, and all was good. Life in the woods is wonderful again.

@Overland oh now I’m really jealous! It’s even got the “N, upside down V, S, upside down V” on it! I found this at the grocery store in Havre MT

If you're nice, I'll let you borrow my camping quilts at the next rally.

This seems to be an updated Elite II to me. An Elite III would need to be longer and wider (and a lot heavier). The option of a walk around queen bed, separate dinette for four and a dry bath would be an Elite III. It’s fun to imagine! Mike

Enjoy your new trailer, the Andersen is easy to connect and disconnect. We have been using the Andersen for almost six years.

I think the 25' Bigfoot has the best floorplan if going larger. I would make the front dinette an "L" shape across the front to make 2 twins if needed. Twins in the bedroom, or drop in a Queen, or put a King longways across the back with nightstand.

With a young family of four I’d need sleeping arrangements for everyone if I’m hauling around a larger trailer and a smaller wallet.

The basket on the Elite II is 26.75" long x 19.125" wide x 7.75" deep The basket on the Elite is smaller. It is 26.75" long x 14.375" wide x 7.75" deep

I doubt Oliver would ever contemplate an Elite III that is only 18 inches longer than an Elite II. Their goal is to build something in the 28-30 foot range and increase the width to 8 feet. They most likely would do away with the trolley top outer shell. I could care less about a dry bath, I'd rather have the storage space. A large front window and sitting/dining area would be nice. We would not need space for more than two people to eat.

This is only the second time camping in the Oliver. I am trying to pre-cool the Dometic refrigerator and no lights on the panel will come on. Could not get to the really accessible fuse panel under the table, but if it is not a blown fuse, what else could it be? Not meaning to complain, but that panel is in a crappy place when you have had a hip and knee replacement. Thanks everyone.

Your fridge works best on propane. It’s clean, safe and efficient.

They still make Tang? Takes me back to childhood….

Oh, all the Raptors are being saved for the Mars mission. The dunes there are a bit much for a Chevy.

Oh and Sherry..I was trying to run the ref. on 110 for a couple of days just to cool it down for the trip. It worked fine last time, but grandson did most everything (and that probably included the ref.) , but I did not learn anything..things will be different this time..lol

Thanks everyone. I will try this tomorrow.

@Overlandbut look here, in Houston at the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility, a Chevrolet Silverado Duramax! Not a Ford Raptor! Getting it ready to send to Mars. 😜😜

My Dometic requires you to hold the button in for a few seconds. Once I figured that out - it has been a very good unit. Make sure its on auto - once it remains "on". It may take a few attempts. RB

Several of the members here have installed the Eze RV Rain Gutters and at least initially were very pleased with the results. My questions, are you satisfied with them and how much water do they actually keep from entering into the weep holes and sliding tracks? I can't imagine the gutters eliminating 100% of the water and contamination but hopefully the majority. Considering an alternate approach has anyone here ever installed dedicated windows awnings? An internet search brought up 3 companies that manufacture them, although they all look nearly identical except for the fabrics. Lippert, Dometic and by far the one company that seems to gain the most use are the Carefree of Colorado, link below. https://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/simplyshade/ Their website leaves much to be desired and trying to contact them directly seems impossible. Phone lines don't seem to work and their email system is completely worthless. You actually have to have a serial # from one their products to complete their email form. General sales questions for newcomers do not allow one to complete the form. Thanks

Steve, if you put a foam noodle around your shoehorn and Velcro it above the door, you’d kill two birds with one stone. Stick a few corsage pins in the noodle and now you’ve got a place for your corsage pins. And another shoehorn.

Yes, Oliver will install your Andersen WDH at the time you pick up the trailer. There are a number of threads on this forum about the Andersen, I suggest you read them. I have been using WDH's for many decades with pulling travel trailers. We picked up our LEII almost six years ago and I have been using the Andersen every since; it only takes me about four minutes to hitch up or unhitch when using the Andersen over just connecting a trailer to a tow vehicle with out any type of WDH. After reading the threads about Andersen WDH; you will get some very good information including those individuals that don't like them. It's a great safety device when pulling a trailer of this size. Good luck.

This is the kind of half-assed work that will ruin a company reputation really quickly. You see that kind of shoddy work on houses all the time (and I’ve fixed plenty of it on my own house to correct things that the original contractor did badly), but the Oliver trailer should be more like automotive quality when it comes to the design and manufacturing of systems and mounting hardware that will be bouncing down the road. At some point as Oliver’s production volume keeps increasing, they are really going to have to redesign some of the trailer to better suit true high volume, high quality production.

I installed the gutter molding as well. It helps in light rains and also keeps morning dew condensation from running from the hull down the windows. And I figure it will also help cut down on the chance of water leaks around the window frame. Definitely install it on a hot day. I unrolled the molding and let it sit on my deck in the hot sun for a few hours to get it straightened out before installing. Clean and prep the Oliver fiberglass surface with iso-propyl alcohol first (here at work we refer to iso-propyl alcohol as IPA in a lot of our documentation, and it causes confusion with the beer drinkers 🙂). As you can see from the pictures, I ran mine farther down both sides of the windows since I had heard from some owners of problems with the molding lifting loose around the corner bend if it was cut too short on the sides. I needed 4 of the 10' rolls to do it this way though on all the windows. And yes, I did clean, polish and wax the Ollie after this photo to get rid of those ugly black streaks under the windows that always seem to show up on our beautiful white trailers. And if you do order the molding, make sure you get the "Polar White" color to match the Ollie white. I ordered mine from Amazon. Esssentials UW01004 Polar White 10' EZE RV Gutter

John, you’ve described my box accurately. Thin aluminum, lightweight, not secure. It has a lock but I have never locked it. If some wants my homemade blocks, cheap Camco blocks and Costco leather gloves they can have them. It’s perfect for what I want it to do. I wouldn’t carry anything heavy in it, or anything of value. Mike

This year Mud Daubers decided to crawl through weep holes into the drainage galleys to build their nest where Ollie is stored. Debbie got them cleaned out, but took more time than normal cleaning out Mud Dauber nest. Right now we're storing Ollie with white electrical tape over the bottom weep holes, in an airplane hangar. Ordered 1/4" black rubber sheet to make new plugs for window weep holes to keep insects out during storage. Should be easy to remove before camping.

Do you recall the name or url? Wayback Machine might locate it. … https://web.archive.org/ My old pesonal website is there, except almost all the images are gone, and it has been extinct since 2011. John Davies Spokane WA