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Just open your awning about a foot and it will shield the curbside window. That's SOP for us when we set up camp. Works great, and at 12" the awning isn't extended far enough to catch any wind, so you can leave camp or sleep without worrying about it. One of the main reasons for opting for the second awning IMO is to be able to do the same on the street side.

Perhaps you could explain that technique? 😃 John Davies Spokane WA

Indeed. Honestly, if circumstances changed, we'd maybe get a campervan. Not go bigger. I haven't driven at night for many years. I'm still legal, but uncomfortable, and go slow after dark. I'll stay with the crawlover bed, tinier footprint, as long as we can. We've found we carry less, not more, the longer we camp. (Maybe experience of unloading and loading all that "stuff?) For us, it's all about the great outdoors, and a warm, dry hard- sided tent, which we have. I'm of course a bit prejudiced, as we've enjoyed the littler trailer for 14 seasons.

I don't know. Maybe the wine isn't such a bad idea?? Will add it to the essentials list!

We keep both vents open which is generally enough. We’ve had the bathroom window open during rain and it’s not really a big deal, like Mcb said. EZE gutters around the windows also help. Mike

We’ve never had more rain come in through the bathroom window or vent than a paper towel could handle..

We have a 2020 RAM EcoDiesel with the tow package, 3.92 axle ratio. On our trip home to Northern California after taking delivery of our LE2 in September, the fuel mileage ranged from 16 MPG in hilly terrain with headwinds, to as much as 20 MPG at 65 MPH during level freeway driving.

Open the bathroom vent and the small window there. Open and secure the bathroom door. Use the main vent on exhaust to draw air from front to back. I very seldom camp in rain, I live in a very arid climate, but that is my method. You can add RV rain gutters which help in a light drizzle, but they won't stop water entry in a major storm. An alternative is individual small awnings on the windows. John Davies Spokane WA

Not one single thing to complain about, Thus far its everything I expected and more. Tows like a dream behind the One-Ton (no anderson hitch just a 2-5/16 Ball.) My tongue weight is 610 Lbs. Fresh Water Tank is Full rest empty. My Hitch provides the actual weight on the spot. I can imagine others have a much higher tongue weight as I am single and pack very light in comparison to most. I do have two 15 gallon water jugs in the front box that I bought filled and strapped there to increase the tongue weight because at 490 Lbs. (This was the exact weight when I pulled it out of the factory and for the first 500 miles before I put any of my stuff inside of it) I was feeling a bit more feedback from the trailer than I appreciate and I figured the additional weight would change its attitude. It did and having the extra water along is a plus until I hit cold country next week then I may change them out for a couple sand bags. Before JD tells me the front box is only rated for 150 Lbs... I know... Its fine and I will beef it up before my next trip. I will post a couple pics when I get better service or home I think this Weigh Safe hitch may be something others find helpful especially if your in a situation where tongue weight is critical due to your tow vehicle. A quick google of "weighsafehitch" and you will be looking at it. I can attest to the fact that it works well and is much faster then finding and weighing on a CAT scale at a truck stop especially if your experimenting with different weights to find your comfort zone. At any rate Props to Oliver for building a quality product in a time when that is not so common anymore and I was very impressed with their staff and how I was treated by them on my pick up day. They are all working hard to push these units out the door but they are doing it with Grace and I appreciate that a lot and they deserve the credit for it. I have attended three Nascar races in a row now (I did not have the Oliver yet for the first two) and will be dry camping in the infield of Kansas City Speedway this weekend, this will be my first time dry camping and I am sure I will exceed the tanks capacity but they do have service running there to pump and fill so I am REALLY not dry camping but I will give it a go and see how long I can get by.... Trouble is that insta hot water heater works very well and it only takes a handful of showers to top off the grey when the water does not get cold. Oh, and the towel hooks somebody was hating on in their blog? they work perfectly, my towels have not fallen off in over a thousand miles and I doubt they ever will but you DO have to know how to hang the towel properly on this style hook..... thanks Grandma for that lesson years ago! Happy Trails Everyone, From Guthrie Oklahoma... For Now...

We have spent the last two nights in our trailer and it has been very enjoyable. Picked up #905 on the 29th and stayed in the lot for a night and the second night out at the Merriwether Lewis State park to test out no hookups. Good results so far. Jason Lindsey has really helped us out. We have been in contact trying to make the big step since early 2019. We also had a great gal giving us the orientation on the trailer. Hannah was knowledgeable, very thorough,and just a real nice person to talk with. We really enjoyed the walk through with her. Thank you Oliver !!! It feel like just what I thought. A quality product easy to start our adventures in. All the Forum folks contributing info I truly thank you and will use you in the future. Sincerely. Tina and Mike Locker. Dream Girl is what I call our trailer and my Wife Tina !!!!!

Imelda, are you home now, on a fixed 110 circuit, which most of us call shore power, or are you still running from your 2000 watt generator?

Same here, 3 10' sections. Worst case was in a Campground in West Yellowstone. They had the site setup for midship dump for a 40' motor home. They also had a dump station as a backup...but the 3 sections of hose were perfect, and they fit in the rear bumper.

I do consider wine to be essential. 😁 therfore, not to be wasted cleaning the bath floor.

Don't you just love autocorrect? I need to proofread better. Windex, not wine. Lol.

Probably what would happen is to find a newer Elite I and have to grab it, then decide which to sell. First world problem. 😉

Carbs and fat grams don't count at the campfire, right? Or, is it just so much better for us out in the forest? At least the salmon was healthy... We have a bunch of campfire cooking tools in the shed, here in WNC. I know you can't carry all of them. When we're traveling, it's a couple pie irons, and a grate, pretty much. On our property, it's a much more extensive inventory, but, still most used tools.

Darn it! I wish someone would STOP this lady 'cause she's ruining my diet! 🥰

We've done a bit of campfire cooking the past ten days. Today seemed like a good day for an all day fire, and pie iron brunch. My friend shared her hashbrown, egg, cheese, and onion casserole recipe. We added leftover diced ham and some sour cream. Yummy.

To clarify a few things: The inverter is not used when connected to campground shore power. The campground shore power provides AC power directly to the AC outlets, microwave, etc. in the Ollie. The inverter is not used when using a generator. The inverter is used when boondocking for using the onboard batteries to provide power to the AC outlets. The inverter converts the battery DC voltage to AC voltage. Your generator may be putting out 120volts but that doesn’t mean it can supply enough wattage to run the microwave and whatever else you may be running at the same time. What is the continuous wattage output rating of your generator?

So true.

Camp pillows that tickled my funny bone...

Reminds me of several years ago while I was camped near Holy Cross City and it rained for four days straight - 🙃 There have been a couple of posts here on the Forum about how to wire charging from the TV - try searching lithium Tow Vehicle charging. Bill