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I feel bad for all that are being caught up in this global affair. Hopefully these delays and changes to your schedules will not be too dramatic and your Ollie deliveries will still go relatively smoothly. Generally speaking, the weather in middle TN isn't really too bad over the entire winter. However, it does require that you keep an eye on the weather in that short duration storms can move through the area. These storms can have a localized effect for short periods of time. Obviously, for those that must travel greater distances, the odds of encountering delaying weather are greater. Bill

Ok, we’ve read the reviews and seen the photos of Foy’s wares, and know of their well-deserved stellar reputation. I’ve just received my order, and it does not disappoint. An unacknowledged talent he possesses is packing and shipping. Imagine the care and attention to detail exemplified in his wood products, extended to packing and shipping. Rest assured, the items are crafted with care, and packaged to arrive in pristine condition.

I totally agree! I was amazed at the packaging process. He told me he couldn't find the size boxes he needs so he cuts down other boxes to fit perfectly and the backing materials as well. It felt just like Christmas when my boxes arrived earlier this year.

I'd be willing to bet that Foy's wife - Mirna - has a hand in that packaging somewhere too.😀

I agree with @SeaDawg, something does not sound right. The rate seems excessive to me but as @John E Daviespoints out there are many factors that affect that. The thing that really gives me pause is that they refused to insure your trailer unless you insured your tow vehicle with them as well. Give Good Sam another call and share your experience with them. You may have just connected with a bad agent who was trying to take advantage of you.

There have been a number of owners that have had their Ollies delivered. Hopefully some of them will chime in here with their specific details. In the meantime, I'd talk to my Oliver Sales agent and ask them about this possibility. Good luck! Bill

King Moon posted that he took delivery of hull #948 on November 11. He said his was the last 2021 to be delivered. Has anyone taken delivery of a 2022 Ollie? Two weeks ago our planned November 29 delivery was moved out five weeks later to January 3, the same relative delay as Coach and Jojo's but offset by one week. If early January deliveries like Jstones's have only been moved a couple of weeks instead of five, then there might be more deliveries at the end of December and early January than normal. While many seasoned owners are currently winterizing and storing their Oliver, us newbies may get to test its four season capability. Another positive with this delay is that the campgrounds may be filled with new owners while the factory catches up with deliveries, a kind of mini-rally. I hope the weather is nice enough to get out and mingle. January is the coldest month in Tennessee. My biggest concern about the change of delivery date is the increased chance of icy roads.

@Mattnan, the Gaylord at Opryland is spectacular at Christmas. They turn the whole resort into a winter wonderland from mid-November on through Christmas. Even if you don't stay there, a lunch visit to one of their (slightly overpriced) restaurants is a great way to tour and see their amazing decorations. It's huge, and the indoor gardens are beautiful, too.

My TV is an old school GMC 5speed 4x4 with a 6.5 Detroit. We carry enough food for a month of travel. 140 days this year with the airstream. Needed a better trailer so here we are💯

As many Oliver owners already know, there are a number of spots over at the old Oliver Sales office where an owner can camp overnight. There is water available (still) on the south side of the old sales building and there are a number of pedestals with 30 amp electric service. However, for a number of months now Oliver has been working on converting a grass area on the south side of the new Sales/Service building into a camping area for owners and new deliveries. This area is almost complete and will have seven sites with electric and water at each site (I didn't see or ask about sewer/dump). With the exception of obviously dead sod that will be replaced it appeared that everything is in place and I was told that by early September it will be in use. Bill

My wife, Donna and I have got our deposit in on a Legacy Elite II. Pick up in late August. Pretty exciting. I’ve been lurking around here for a couple of months but I finally got the Admiral (wait that’s boater jargon) to sign off. Bob in Saint Helena graciously showed us his rig and that did it. I think that we’ll do the AGM/Solar package. We haven’t done a lot of boondocking but the option sounds good. I’m definitely not a fan of loud generators. This forum has reassured us that our 2008 Tundra (5.7 liter with tow package) will be a good tow vehicle. I appreciate the enthusiasm that members of this forum show for these well designed and high quality trailers. Thanks in advance for helping us, as Oliver newbies.

First class! All the way.

There is a specific company they use I think it's Cowboy something. There is a guy from Washington/Oregon that purchased right before us that had his delivered and was very happy with the service. Maybe he will see your post.

That would be something new. Our vehicle insurance is with a different company. Unless this is something because if your home state rules, I'd try another call, and see if a different rep has a different answer.

The closet ceiling has an inner and outer shell, with maybe an inch of space between. Here is a pic, the LED light opening is on the left. I ran a pair of wires up through a new hole and spliced them to the factory light wires, then stuffed everything back in the space. The Oliver wires head back across the cabin entry to the switch panel near the microwave. This is for Hull 218. Yours may vary.: From this thread: ... https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/1994-how-to-santa-cruz-locking-shotgun-mount-in-the-closet/ ... That antenna would be perfect for the front of the trailer IMHO, no worries, it is very low down and the cable hole is underneath. Just drill straight through both hull surfaces, rout the cables to your box on the top shelf. It could not be much easier. Your cables would be super short too, that is always a plus. I don't know how big it is, you have to register to download the data sheet. maybe you could do that and add that info here. It appears to be about 6 or 8 inches in diameter. About the same size as the bath vent cover, in fact. Here is the bath vent fan, for scale. The sewer vent comes up inside the closet, just on the other side of that bath wall. A good spot for your antenna would be in front of that white vent cover, in line front to back with the bath vent.. John Davies Spokane WA

We were notified about a month ago that our delivery would slip from Feb 22 to Feb 28, and they are still showing Feb 28 as we are about to finalize and make the first payment. A slip toward warmer weather is not necessarily a bad thing for us.

Mine moved from Dec 9 to Dec 22. It's only about a 4 hour drive for me, so thankfully no big headaches on rearranging long-distance travel. Same reason - suppliers.

@Islandgrl I have our Elite II (with solar roof panels and 4 AGM batteries) in storage now for the winter. I wrote a post about a cover I found and a 100w Renogy portable solar panel that I am using to keep the batteries charged while the rooftop solar panels are covered. Its in the "General Discussions" forum. It's been in storage for about a month and the external solar panel is working great to keep the batteries fully charged. The panel has it's own waterproof charge controller on the back of the panel and the included battery cable/clips stretch to attach directly to the battery bank. With the cable routed to the bottom corner of the battery compartment door, you can fully close and lock the door. My external panel is only receiving morning sun by its location but that has been enough so far. This Renogy external solar set-up is good quality and I plan on using it to supplement the roof panels if/when I end up camped in a shaded spot by purchasing a 30 ft cord. 2020 Elite II, 2021 Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax diesel

How big is the antenna, do you have a schematic you can share? I am dubious about installing a tall fixed antenna in front due to vulnerability from tree branches, or bird strikes, would a magnetic mount work? Also, I seem to recall that you need dual antennas for best results with Cradlepoint, how far apart do they need to be? The redneck method to mount the antenna is to put it near the sewer vent, run the cables down through the vent pipe and back out into the closet. The pipe is fully exposed there. An alternate and much more professional way would be to drill a hole in the roof to the right (street side) of the sewer pipe and run the cables that way, putting the antenna on top of the hole to seal and hide it. Or if the cables from the antenna are in the open, use a marine through deck (pass through) grommet. Mount the box in the closet on the top shelf. Getting power to the unit will be a little tricky, but if you were willing to lose the functionality of the inside closet light, you could bypass that switch, since it is on its own separate circuit, disconnect the light positive and negative wires, and use that pair to power your black box. Or use the two light wires as a fish to pull an extra pair through the ceiling above the outside entry….. No need to run stuff all the way back. I actually think that the top of the closet is a much better location for small electronics. But you should add some vents, it gets toasty in there unless you leave the door cracked open, and even then, the heat is trapped at the top in the dead end space there. Installing air vents is not hard, I think Oliver should vent all of their cabinets. It would be SO much simpler if they made the holes during production. There is a whole lot of dead air that capture heat in the summer. I haven’t done this, but if I decide to install a better outside cellular antenna, it will be in the very back on a 20 foot extendable mast coming up from the rear frame. Have you considered that approach? John Davies Spokane WA

I just got an email last night that my mid to late 2021 delivery is delayed until March 22 because of silicone shortage delaying satellite launches... I've been on the waiting list for almost 9mo now. Maybe someday we'll be able to have a working internet where we live.

Our PI portable EMS started buzzing loudly this last trip so I had to stop using it. I might be able to clean out the relay with compressed air which is the recommended fix per the internet, but I’m thinking about replacing it with the Hughes EMS, which seems to be more highly rated. An advantage of the Hughes is that it can connect via Bluetooth to your phone so that you can read the status remotely. This would allow me to have the best of both worlds by installing the portable unit inside. I could cut the power cord just inside the hull and add plugs so that I can just plug in the EMS and secure it - reading the status on the phone if necessary. The advantage of that setup, along with not having to deal with it every time we plug in, would be the ability to bypass the EMS or easily replace it if something goes wrong. Also the EMS would be protected from the elements - at least with the PI, I know that water and dust can and do get inside, despite the fact that it’s supposed to be used outside I’m also going to get just a basic end of plug surge protector so that I at least have something as a backup in case I have to bypass the EMS unit.

We were, and still are, scheduled for 11/29 pick up of hull 953. In mid-October Oliver wanted to move our date up to 11/17, but we couldn’t swing it. I’m betting whether you are delayed in pick-up is tied to your particular options. in any case, it will be plenty cold for our pick-up, with the potential for some “interesting” weather on our travels back to Colorado. We’ll be putting the four season features through their paces!

Jim, Amazon Prime has Rock Tamers for $390, but they are available a lot cheaper, shop around. Here is one I found. https://www.unbeatablesale.com/product.jhtm?sku=myrd82286 And no, they are not part of the Andersen package. Oliver service can mount the flaps for you and trim the height as needed. Keep the extra strips of rubber, those can be added at the top to help seal off the gap there. The flaps should be rotated at an angle, not straight up and down, for best effect (so the rocks are deflected downwards, not back at your truck). They are quite heavy (37 pounds) and when combined with the Andersen (55 pounds) that adds a lot of weight behind your light duty truck. That all takes away from your available truck payload. If you want a much much lighter solution, look for one of the “broom” style gravel guards. Your Expedition Max should be a great TV, there are several others here with that truck, I think. Since your truck has third row seats, you could pull them out, that should get rid of perhaps 75 to 100 pounds of dead weight. John Davies Spokane WA

Our delivery was originally December 5, It was then moved up to November 22. 2 weeks ago it was moved to December 27. I hope that is solid!

Two weeks is not that bad, hope delays will not affect our travel plans 😄

Just placed an order for thee Elite 2 and I'm not willing to drill any holes in the outer skin of the unit. My TV is totally different than most as I have a flat bed with a custom work box with two 100 solar panels and MPPT controller. I asked the sales guy of they could run a 4 gauge cable for me on the inside of the unit followed by a fast no!. I'm looking to go 30dc to DC charge from my trucks 2nd battery as we seldom Boondock in open areas here in Canada. My question is how easy would it be to pull the cable from front to the back of the battery box. Anderson plugs for truck and trailer. My trucks solar could help if we are parked a bit longer in sunny areas if we stay for a more than 4 days.

The other town i recommend visiting is Franklin. Not far from Hohenwald, half hour or so south of Nashville. Beautiful town, some really great restaurants, and more hotel choices than Hohenwald, without the Nashville prices or crowds. Check out 55 South (my personal favorite Franklin restaurant), or more upscale dinner only Red Pony, same chef owner, or any of the other highly rated Franklin spots. Franklin has become a kind of restaurant hotspot for Nashville and surrounding areas (We also like a couple of the local restaurants in Hohenwald , especially Junkyard Dog, if you stay in Hohenwald. ) I just don't have a hearty recommendation for most accommodations in Hohenwald. You can easily drive to Nashville, enjoy the fun, and leave early or late and stay in Franklin. The southbound rush hour traffic from Nashville can be pretty awful, so try to avoid it.

You're right in asking Service - but - I'm aware of at least two different owners that were given permission to stay more than one night in the Oliver campground. While you're at it - also ask if you can get your camper back for the night so that you will not have to get a motel. Bill

That's a "no" on the forklift taking your camper from the campground to service. These were my instructions from Mike via email: "You all would bring the camper over at 8am and you would just pull up in between the campers and vehicles. You would then come in the glass door let Mrs. Crystal know you are here for service she will come get me or Jason. We will then walk outside with you and go over the camper and the work that is scheduled to be done." I must admit, I did not ask if they would come get it - only what to do. Campground is close. I'm parked in site #4. Chris

Yes, it is nice in typical Oliver style. I'm told that the area is VERY well lit at night -so - remember to bring something to help shade that exhaust fan opening and/or your front door if you are sensitive to light. Don't forget to reserve your camping spot.

This really looks nice. We are going for annual service in early December. This seems like an awesome set up. I am looking forward to it.

Good call on the heavier gauge. The idea is to have Oliver add everything for a door package less the panels. I want those add a port on the side of the camper that I can plug external panels into. Base camp at home has 600 watts of solar I can use. My truck has 200 and my buddies camp has many extra panels lasting around. Just not a fan of solar on trailers. Thanks for thee input on install. PerryG

That’s when you test the air conditioning system. 😊 Mossey

LOL, thanks, I guess that is good for testing the solar panels before departure, for brand new owners. But old timers might appreciate some afternoon cooling in July. John Davies Spokane WA

Yes on the forklift - no on the shade trees (there is a relatively small landscaped area but the new tree in there will take years before it produces enough shade to make an ant stop sweating). The entrance to the Service area can be seen in the Galway pictures above - no more than 100 yards from the farthest campsite (total distance traveled). Bill

November 2021 Full moon at Oliver Service camp ground. Very nice and convenient overnight stay in advance of 0800 service appointment in the morning. Watched new owners (from VA) receive their new EII and park beside us in the Oliver campground. Very convenient for new owners to checkout new rig with onsite Oliver assistance if needed. As with everything Oliver, these convenient campsites are high quality and done just right.

They are the delivery units for the week. Pix was on a Monday. We saw 4 delivered in the 2 days we were there.

That's a lot of Ollie's lined up. What's with that?

Yes they are. The camping spots are very level with crushed gravel topping.

Pretty shot! Glad you had a good stay.

It was a lovely fall evening at new Oliver Campground!

Yes, the electric at the pedestals is working and there is water available on the south side of the building. However, the building is empty and locked with security cameras (at least there were signs that said so) Bill

I just spoke with Good Sam about insurance. 1) they wouldn't insure the RV only, but insisted on insurance for both the RV and TV and 2) the quote was for $2622 per year. That's a bit more than $500 a year... Time to call our own insurance company. mb