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Enjoyed following along. What a trip! And love your Oliver barn!

Just arrived back in Maine after leaving Nashville on Sunday. The Ollie is back in its barn! 4 months and 12,000 plus miles without incident. No issues with the Ollie in temperature ranging from the mid 90s to 5 degrees. Elevation from sea level to over 8000 feet. We saw and experienced a lot. We have achieved what we set out to do when we purchased the trailer. Our plans were fulfilled. We will begin preparing for summer on the coast of Maine. We will be making some changes so we will be following our original plan and listing the Olliver for sale very soon. This was our plan all along after this trip. We will be including some extras that will be helpful and cost saving for a new owner. Oliver provided full service on the trailer in December. Keep your eyes peeled in the classifieds on this forum and on the Olliver Facebook forum. We expect to be listing the trailer soon!!! Thanks

We will miss your great travel posts and photos, but I understand. You're not the first, nor I'm sure the last, to complete your Oliver travel goals, and decide to offer up your trailer so someone else can do the same. Congratulations on the new grandson.

Thanks that was the plan when we purchased the trailer. We are a year late due to covid. We have a new grandson and hopefully we will do some international travel. So glad we purchased an Oliver

Sorry to hear that you are going to sell her! However, I sure could use that Ollie garage! Bill

This isn't a full HOW TO install them, there are plenty of videos you can watch. Here's one: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsEjREGiBj0 ... The most important thing is prep, you must get ALL the old junk and wax off or the adhesive won't stick well. I started with isopropyl alcohol, then followed up with 3M Adhesive Cleaner, with an old clean tee shirt. One big problem I had was with the rounded corners, they would not lie flat. This was indoors at 78 degrees F. I used a heat gun on LOW to warm the plastic, then pressed it down hard, and held it for a few seconds while it cooled. I then warmed the entire length and worked it hard against the gelcoat with a plastic tool and my fingers. The 3M VHB adhesive is heat activated and it set up well, and there are no worries of the gutters lifting, there is no need to tape everything down for days, as some people have done. I am not sure why I waited so long to do this mod, it isn't very difficult. However, I ran out of material and was unable to complete the rear window, so I am waiting on another 10 foot section. When I measured, I did not plan on running the gutters so far down the window frames.... I bought a 25 foot roll. Drat. Large windows 3 @ 76" = 19.0 feet Bathroom window 42" = 3.5 feet Fridge upper vent 21"= 1.75 feet Rear hatch 68" = 5.7 feet TOTAL 359" = 30 feet MINIMUM, buy this: ... Esssentials UW05004 Polar White 50' EZE RV Gutter John Davies Spokane WA

Great job, unfortunately it now gives me another project.

In our 2021 LEII, we had a fan die on us. The fuse cartridge for the NH fan is located in-line on a wire in the compartment near the inverter (street-side just to the left of the pantry). As I remember, the fuse cartridge is white and the wire is red. Grip both ends, press together and turn. That should unlatch the fuse holder exposing the fuse inside. Oliver had us call NH directly, and they sent us two complete fan assemblies. Installation was easy and we now have a spare. Our initial charge from Oliver was peat moss. The fan was not dirty when it failed. It had only been used for about 1 week. The only time we had a smell problem was when the fan failed.

The photo's are a great help and it is definately cold and moist in here so that might be part of the problem. We appreciate your answers! Jim and Donna

Most of the time our Natures Head has worked well. When the weather was very humid for days and the inside of the trailer was dank, the solids were not drying well. I purchased a dehumidifier and that seems to have helped. We run the dehumidifier as much as possible in the bathroom when the humidity goes above 80%. We also turn the crank more often during the day to help expose any moist areas. The issue may have been compounded by too much coir dust on the fan filter. When I took the fan assembly apart the filter was about 75% clogged. Perhaps the coir was not moist enough and the dust was pulled through by the fan when turning the crank or when I added extra through the top. If adding more from the top I now make sure to unplug the fan, mix, then wait for any dust to settle before plugging in the fan. I'm also leaning toward using sphagnum or coffee grounds to reduce the dust. Here are some photos of the fan assembly. No fuse here. I forgot to take a photo of the dirty filter before cleaning it, but one shows the dust on the fan. I'm tempted to add one of these fans to the spare parts kit. Cleaned filter Hope you get it figured out soon. Dirty fan Whole assembly

You’ll usually get an abundance of thoughts and opinions here!

Here is the GMC trailer camera installed by Oliver service prior to pickup. They did a great job.

It's been that way since we sold our 5 year old 2008 Elite in 2013.

If you have to recaulk, just seal the gap between the window frame and the gutter. I intentionally left that 1/8” gap there, for this reason. No big deal IMHO. John Davies Spokane WA

Hill Descent is used at a walking pace, it uses the ABS as a sort of low speed cruise control, for going down really steep hills. It won’t work at highway speeds. I much prefer to just engage 4 Low and shift manually, it is much less chaotic for the passengers that way. I suggest that you research the Ford HD trucks with the 7.3 liter “Godzilla” gas motor. It has almost diesel power characteristics, is super simple and cheap to maintain, and will pull either Ollie easily. https://www.drivingline.com/articles/godzilla-truck-is-the-73-liter-v8-ford-f-250-a-throwback-big-block-muscle-pickup/ John Davies Spokane WA

Hate to say it, but we've found the worst state to tow in is our own - Connecticut. We've towed all over the US and had our closest calls with Connecticut drivers. Everybody in Connecticut, Mass., and NY is always in a hurry. (Interesting observation: in other parts of the country, if we asked how far away a destination was, they often answered in miles. For instance, "Johnsonville is about 20 miles from here." In CT, you get the answer in time, e.g. "Hartford is about half an hour from here." Perfectly demonstrates the emphasis on "making time" when driving, and that leads to aggressive drivers.) My BP always goes up when we hit the CT border.

In the seven years I've owned #117 I've never been below 87% FULL with my four flooded lead acid Trojan batteries and stock factory solar. Having said that I should note that I very rarely camp with hookups, travel alone almost 90% of the time and am very frugal with any electrical usage. I even use "Luci" lights at night versus using house batteries. Bill

Here is the NP web page that lists current Open / Closed status today: https://www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/what-is-open-what-is-closed.htm Also note that more closures are to be announced soon: https://www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

I am very impressed to see those toggle clamps being used in this application, they are very excellent! Do you know if they are stainless? I used a pair of a slightly different style, with a hook on one end, to secure the hard lid on an aluminum utility trailer. You can adjust the screw as parts wear, to keep everything tight and noise free. I used to have problems opening the trailer lid after driving on dusty roads, the clamps would clog up. I had to dump water from a water bottle on them to flush the grit from the joints. Are yours effective at keeping the flap support bars free from motion? Does Lively Machine sell replacement clamps or extra rubber feet? It might be smart to order extras for your spares kit, they do wear and can fail. https://www.thetoggleclampstore.com/toggle-clamp-accessories.html Thanks, John Davies Spokane WA