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We have a Twin bed EII with KTT Mattresses. Here's the idea we implemented for use of the twins as couches. We added 6 new cushions (3 on each side) with a firmer density foam acquired at a local foam shop. The shop had references for local boat upholstery folks...and we had one of them make up the cushions. 6 - Daybed rectangular back cushions - 25” W x 11”H x 4” Thick Those dimensions just tuck under the window frames snugly. Here's a picture of the end result. We wanted 3 on each side so we could lean against them when watching TV. If we aren't using them when we sleep they stack up nicely on the dinette seats over night. We've actually found the side cushions useful when sleeping. They give us back support if we turn our back to the cushions, and also are extra insulation in cold weather.

Camped at Mt. Pisgah NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway to get out of the heat in the lower elevations last week. Highs at home in the mid 90s with high humidity. Highs at Mt. Pisgah, at 5000', were upper 70s and lows lower 60s at night. Found a nice shady site, did not take solar panel this trip, just gen-set. No electricity or water on these sites, but can't complain at $10 per night with the Geezer card. Use a 15 gallon Camco tote and tow to the dumpstation daily, hard to completely empty Ollie's tanks with downward sloped dump station in both directions, prefer to use a tote. Nice campground for a walk: View from the top of Devil's Courthouse on the Blue Ridge Parkway, we had been seeing smoke from Oregon fires, but this shot turned out OK, nice hike to the top, too

I wouldn't take an Ollie there, but we've driven some pretty poor highways up there. Ps, I think that is a Trillium, not a Casita. My mom's neighbor had a cute one.

Good for him! Nothing that a good pressure washer won't clean up (& he has a story that more timid folks can't match).

Sorry JD, but I do not have any other pictures and I really don’t have an opinion on the cause of the nipple cracking. I will add that my friend and I were working off of rolling scaffolding on each side of the trailer. And we didn’t have any previous experience so we took our time and solved each problem as it came up. This is the installation page that pertains to the Penguin ll. J Mossey

I have attached pictures of my new strap with PVC tensioner. You can see I added a hold down piece of aluminum L shaped angle as opposed to a metal washer. Here is a close up view.

It's hard to believe that I'm finally sitting in my own Oliver as I write this. Picked up yesterday with a fantastic walkthrough with Hanna. I had a long checklist of things to go over and questions to ask. Hanna anticipated everything and really impressed me with her knowledge and attention to detail. I told myself that I wasn't going to be one of those people who has to run over to Tractor Supply to get the right hitch, but I was! LOL. After about 300 miles on highways, winding country lanes, rainstorms and potholes, I can say that everything is great. No problems. What can I say? Great company. Great product. In coming days I'll add some posts on some specific components and Hanna's answers to some of my questions that you'll all find interesting.

We may or may not get into Canada August 9, the border employees there are talking about a strike, but for sure we are not taking the Ollie on the Dempster, this is pretty amazing, the guy has more nerve than me to tow a Casita with a poorly prepped Jeep Liberty, in inclement weather. Here is the Dempster: Here he is tossing buckets of water from a stream so he can get in….. Rough Road Ahead: My Yukon Challenge The condition of the two lane highway under construction, at the beginning of the video, is mind boggling. I would have u-turned and gone back, unless the Ollie was not in tow, in which case I would have proceeded, with fingers crossed and butt clenched. Enjoy, John Davies Spokane WA

There's often a line for the free car wash at Tok's Northern Energy gas station, also. Free cold water wash with fill up. They supply the wands (2), water, and some well worn brushes. Byo bucket, soap, and microfiber cloths, etc. We've seen some super dirty vehicles there, including our own. Btw, the free carwash is behind the station, not really visible from the front. Back by their big solar array. The nearby grocery store (Three Bears) has a pretty decent selection, and decent prices, by small town Alaska standards. I can usually buy wild caught Alaskan fish, frozen, at a decent price there. And the visitor center is a pleasant place to stop by, view the exhibits, and check road and weather conditions.

We live out west in Northwestern Arizona . We travel to Eastern Colorado / Kansas via I-70 across the Rockies on occasion . We have decided we will need at a minimum an F-250 / Ram 2500 for an L.E.II . As a retired long haul reefer driver the combination is so important . I have seen so many rigs along the side of the roadway approaching Vail / Eisenhower pass .. Not a good feeling .. Just remember folks when it comes to the rubber hitting the road ; it is the total loaded weight of BOTH vehicles ( combination ) one needs to consider .

We don't have room for cushions in bed, that's where the dogs sleep. They seem to prefer the cooler sidewalls. But that’s one of the differences between the northwest and the southeast. Mossey

I did a boy’s trip to Alaska in June 2017 and we tent camped for nearly two weeks. One of the campgrounds we stayed at was Tok RV Village Campground. It maybe the only campground I have seen with a RV wash station at and there was usually a line of RV's waiting to wash. Tok is the first stop in Alaska with any services after leaving Canada if we don't count Chicken🤔. It’s at the end of the Top of the World / Taylor Hwy, so all of the RV's coming from Dawson City looked a lot like the trailer in the video. It’s the only place I have ever seen a dirty Marathon Class A. Mossey

I agree that 100% pee will be a big problem. It is super easy to clean a portable tank, I let mine soak overnight at the end of the season with hot water and some of the old style discontinued Cascade dish detergent (now sold as Fryer Boil Out). The yellow hard crusty deposits vanish. I guess you could clean a permanently installed black tank and the plumbing going from the toilet to it with the same method. However there is a strong possibility that this design would screw up the tank dump valve quickly by wrecking the seals because of those hard deposits. Lots of grey water from the sink would definitely help, along with some mineral oil or (expensive) valve lube. BTW we never use the sink in the head, other than to add water to the toilet media every now and then and to shower with, we do everything else from the galley one. We welcome Ollie pioneers, do the mod, report back here and let us know how it works after a couple of camping seasons. 😃 John Davies Spokane WA

Camping in Vermont this weekend. We’re at Grand Isle State Park at Grand Island on Lake Champlain about 20 miles south of the US-Canadian border. Glad we brough sweatshirts, it didn’t get out of the 60s today. This is a nice park, well maintained. No hook ups, but large sites and lots of privacy.

Not really a big problem, but our keyless door lock plastic number plate broke, I assume from the sunlight, or maybe during the big freeze here in Texas it broke them. I ordered another one from RV Lock and they are $11.99 if you ever need one. They just stick on the outside, no need to take anything apart, just pull off the old one and stick on the new one. trainman

We picked up 837 June 23. Minor issues caused us to return to Oliver while we were still at DCSP. New issue arose while heading home so we will talk with Oliver. Frig works on PROPANE while camping but not while hauling. We did put it on DC as it also would not work with the inverter. Anyone else have this issue

Melanie and I made it back to Vancouver WA in one piece. Ran into a error code which turned out to be a poorly wire pedestal that my surge protector didn't pick up on. Then we set off the fire alarm. Finally, the propane worked, then didn't work for some reason. I suspect there was some air in the line. The technology is the trailer was a little intimidating as I was afraid I would break and/or ruin sometime like a pump or solar system. The manuals were really helpful. We had some trouble with the Anderson Hitch as the initial install was not done correctly. We still haven't learned how to disconnect the Anderson hitch without loosing it underneath the rig which is a hassle. It was a long trip from Tennessee back home, but I am happy to say we were able to back into every campsite with out much trouble. We are really happy with "Joni" and miss not being on the go. Retirement is just around the corner, so we are looking forward more happy travels. Melanie and Kathie

When we ordered our trailer in 2015 lithium was not available so we got the four AGMs. Earlier this year we replaced the four AGMs with two lithium’s (Battle Born). We also got the solar package when we ordered, in those days it was two panels for 320W. It kept our AGMs charged and is doing the same for our lithium’s. We see discharge down to 85% or so in the morning after being fully charged. We are camping in full shade now, so after last night and today we’re down to 70%. I suspect we‘ll be down to 60% tomorrow morning. No problem. I’m told you can take lithium’s down much further than traditional batteries. I’m not an expert, maybe one of our forum experts will weigh in. I’m not concerned with being down to 60% or lower. We’ll be driving further south tomorrow and we’ll be close to or at 100% by the time we get to our campsite. We also have the Blue Sky solar controller so I can’t really comment on the Zamp. Mike

Looking back through all your previous posts in this thread. You stated: "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed 1408 pounds." I'm not sure where the max tongue weight of 920 pounds comes from. Your tongue weight probably won't be 700 pounds. But it probably will be around 600 pounds give or take. But, your stated calculations are correct.

Oliver Travel Trailers Service Portal Knowledge Base Please visit the service portal and review our knowledge base area. We will be adding new articles and new videos periodically. This is the best place to get specific troubleshooting information as well as contact the service department for assistance. Latest Article: Xantrex Inverter - Error 20 This system does require you to create a user account & setup a password so that you can manage your service tickets. It is an Oliver Travel Trailers Service portal for the purpose of customer support and is maintained by service department personnel. You can also visit the Oliver University located on the Oliver website that includes operational manuals which is maintained by the Oliver Travel Trailers marketing department.

We always add a capful Calgon water softener in the black tank after each dump along with a laundry detergent pod. Hopefully it’s keeping our seals in good shape. Mike

I have a 2020 LE2. All the touch lights work fine, except for the two over the sink and stove. The one over the stove is intermittent in whether it will work, but if I turn it off, it may not come back on for a bit if immediately trying again. The one over the sink is somewhat more regular, but is dimmer when it comes on and obviously getting less current. The AC plug over the sink work fine. All of this while on AC power. I pulled the covers and the wire triggers seem to be fine, when they do work. I pulled the cabinet flooring and exposed the wires to each, juggling them a bit to see if it was an obviously loose connection, but no apparent impact on making the lights work, or not. Any other thoughts as to where to look? Thanks...

Mt. Pisgah is one of our favorite places on the Parkway. Enjoy the fresh, cool air! I understand the restaurant at the inn is currently only open for inn guests, during breakfastand lunch. Such a shame. It's one if the most beautiful views of any restaurant, in the morning, with that big wall of glass. Later in the day, the sun moves on, and it's not great.

Well, mud is one thing. If he suffered a serious break down up there, or a medical emergency, it would be a whole ‘nuther situation. He appears to be alone. Hopefully he has a satellite communicator as well as Search and Rescue insurance. …. GEOS SAR50 John Davies Spokane WA

I put the Lagun table in the closet against the flat wall against the shower wall. I put two sets of velcro strips (on either side) to hold it in place. The support arm I place on the top shelf of the closet. Works fine. I changed the cushions for mattress so the cushions stay at home in storage, so I can not help there.

Just back from walking the dogs and the bugs are making a racket in Lutz. Don’t know if it is Cicadas or not but it is not the usual noise at dusk. It was coming from the trees, not the ground and seemed louder around the oak trees. If I heard them 17 years ago I don’t remember and if I’m here in 17 years for the next Cicada event, I won’t remember what they sounded like this year. Oh well, Mosssey

"I don't know the lyrics either, so I just hum along", said one cicada to the other. Mossey

@MarylandDave Arches will still be fairly crowded most likely this time of year and it can still be quite hot in the area. Moab is considerably lower in elevation so triple digit or nearly so temps can still be lingering on there. Its highly unlikely you'll be able to get a camp spot in Arches without having registered for one weeks or months ago. Might be worth a try though. However there are numerous BLM campgrounds around the Moab area. Do not arrive on a weekend though, Sunday or Monday night would be much better. Its not clear to me what you would get out of the Colorado Springs diversion to the south unless you plan to travel the backcountry roads to and through UT. If time is constrained I would recommend staying on I-70 right through CO. There is the CO National Monument just off I-70 in western CO, then a short drop (relatively) down to the Moab area off I-70. Further west is the San Rafael Swell also just of the interstate then half an hour or so to the south is Goblin Valley State Park. I could go on and on with the possibilities in southern UT but will keep it brief for now. The point is there are incredible things to see and experience other than the heavily visited national parks. One other thing you need to consider, the front range drive is maddening worse than either Houston or DFW IMHO and worse still there is currently major road construction going on from south of Trinidad right into the southern perimeter of Denver. I just drove this a couple of months ago and traffic even on a Sunday went at a snails pace often setting dead still. Took hours get through. Another reason to just blast right through Denver cutting it in half. Further west in UT most of those Nat Parks will still be quite busy, Zion, Bryce etc, plan ahead now for campgrounds. Kodachrome Basin is just a few miles further down the road from Bryce NP and is a very nice state park campground. Green River also has a nice state park campground (and right off I-70) as well though not much to do there unless you golf or mountain bike. Hope this helps

Very nice indeed! We are getting greener by the day waiting for October but really enjoy living through pictures and stories like yours. Thanks for sharing.

We’ve been working our way from San Antonio to Maine since early July, stopping at state parks, COE parks and HH locations. We recently stayed at a Winery/Farm in Rhode Island, Leyden Farms, a HH location. Their wine is good, the outdoor event area is great and they have really paid attention to where their HH guests park. A great location!

Thanks to all the staff at Oliver for a great delivery! We are traveling home after one night at the old sales office in Hohenwald, two nights at David Crockett SP, and now tonight we are at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in KY. Many thanks, also, to Foy Sperring for our fabulous countertops, drawer dividers, and shower mat. Such luxury! We regret a bit that our ARE Truck Cap did not arrive from the manufacturer in time for the trip. I was told there is a fiberglass shortage. Perhaps due to COVID? Who knows. Thankfully, our dealer loaned us a brand-new tonneau cover for the journey. Whew! Boy, do these trailers pull smoooooothly! 4BD73794-9B5F-4B4F-AEFB-38CAB39A23CF.heic 1F3E5195-5718-4602-AB81-E11CAE949EE2.heic

We picked up our trailer on Thursday and had a great orientation with the Oliver team. The delivery specialist was thorough, patient and knowledgeable. There were 2 very minor issues that were quickly resolved by the Service Department and we were on our way to David Crockett. We are enjoying David Crockett SP. It is clean, quiet and peaceful. This is our first RV. We did a very limited amount of tent camping many years ago. The forum has been invaluable to my wife and me. So many people to thank. We hope to learn enough about our trailer so that we can assist others at some point in the future. Thanks to all of you who so willingly share your knowledge, fantastic mods and simple tips which are so helpful especially to newbies like us! Safe Travels!

All: well I got it! So much to do today - LEARN. Newbie, 2000%. Hellva time backing in and park empty but a couple finally came along and he helped me back in. HE said it was not the easiest place to back in. I need to learn everything. Only hooked to elec so far. But restroom right across from me with SHOWER, which is now the most beautiful word in the English language, in my book. I am so glad I booked a week here to figure basic things out! Here is the Ollie (it’s 6:30 AM CST).

Having spent about a month and a week running around BC, Yukon, and AK in 2016 - being in a hurry is not advisable. There is just to much cool stuff to do, see, experience, and catching the Great One - without cloud cover may take time. We didn't have Ollie then. I will tell you - put something on the front surfaces for protection - regardless of the stone stomper - you have been warned. Sept is a little late - but you know what your doing. In Canada - in the outback - BC/Yukon - consider 1/2 tank of fuel as empty - you never know if the next planned fuel source is open. Crowds were not an issue - Denali will need a rez - well in Sept ?? not sure. Great hiking - Bears are and were an issue - we had to change plans a few times........ carry bear spray and a 44 mag. Valdez was a cool place, Homer, a little less - fishing was good for my wife. We did a week on the Talkeetna river - WW trip through the gorge - flew in on a puddle jumper - landed on a sandbar- was really out there. We used 'The Milepost" guide - lot of info - you will just have to pare down what you want to see. When we do this again - n the Ollie - we will spend much more time in BC and Yukon. RB