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The picture seems to indicate this fixture is below the overhead cabinets. IF so, when the cabinet doors are closed, that area can become quite cool when the hull is cold. That could cause cold to chill the light and get it cooler than the inside of Ollie. And that could cause condensation in the fixture. If I am imagining their location properly, can you open up the cabinets to let them warm up and see if it stops. Our cabinets got REAL wet inside during a 99% humidity time in cool weather in N.C. during the summer. Opened the glass cabinet doors, problem went away.

I got a platform ladder specifically to get up top on the trailer. Three points of contact at all times and keep your belt buckle between the rails. And go slow. Or better yet.. don't go at all.

Especially a brandy new 2023 decked out F150! Congrats Bill on the new wheels! I see your signature update! 👍🏻👍🏻 -Patriot🇺🇸

I have a Coleman 9.2k BTU in my Elite 2 and would replace with the same if/when it decides to give up on me. So far all of my camping has been in my home state of Florida and mostly during hot and humid weather conditions. Pretty much runs continuously on 90+ days, but always brings the temps and humidity down to comfortable levels within an hour or so of setup, and holds it for the duration. Uses around 10amps on AC and 16 amps on the 6k BTU heat strip.

Too bad there is no manual j for travel trailers. Too many variables.

LOL. I know the feeling as the husband of a Masters level Electrical Engineer. She is a special rare bird in our vintage.

We've rented a lift in the past for tree work. Now, we just hire it done. And, recently installed gutter guards, to avoid those trips to the eaves. I don't want my husband up on those ladders either. Our shortest gutter is 15' above the ground. The other is around 30'. We do have scaffolding and ladders, and use them for some projects, but the older I get, the more I hate heights. When I was young, I was totally fearless. Not so much, these days. I still get up there, when absolutely necessary, but we have younger friends and family that are more sure-footed and stable who usually volunteer. (They don't want me to take another tumble, is my guess.)

If you're talking about the interior vent louvers, I believe they just snap on. I accidently kicked one off with my foot and I just snapped it back into place.

I couldn’t find a thread specific to this, so am putting it here… How are the heather vents removed. Mine collect a fair amount of dust and lint and I’d like to remove them to give them a good cleaning.

This just happened to us, too. Too cold to deal with now. Our first trip this spring will be to OTT for some other warranty issues. They can fix this while it's there. Will probably tack it up with painter's tape for the trip down. I'm assuming poor prep work is the culprit.

If the fan running while the compressor is off is the source of the problem, would it make sense to have chosen a smaller unit? Would the 9.5 BTU in an Elite 2 run the compressor for longer periods, removing more moisture from the air? I would also guess that the smaller unit running for longer would have a similar power draw to what the bigger unit would use running for a shorter time.

That sounds like a good theory! I'll be at the trailer this Thursday and again on Saturday. I'll leave that cabinet open and see if there's any difference. I'll give a report back on Saturday.

When I was drywalling our daughter's garage, I bought a 10-12 foot 2x12 and placed it about mid way up between two step ladders. Her garage ceilings are 10 feet high. Granted that's a stable floor surface, but I wonder if something like that might work. You just have to be very cognizant of your feet at all times. Just thinking of possibilities. John

Patriot, No worries and thanks for the clarification on the headlights. I have a list of all TSB’s and Recalls for my truck so I was aware. - Tailgate, cameras, and some sort of heat shield under the truck. All taken care of. As for the price, it is a GREAT price. Also, NO TAX when shipped out of state and I got a Black Friday special where the paid shipping! I did it myself, there are two really good videos on you tube about the install. One is a Master Ford Technician and the other is linked at the bottom of Levittown Ford site. They say it can be done in 3 hours but it took me close to 5 because I have to stop, read, think, re-read, think some more - gather tools etc. Between the instructions and the videos, your really cannot mess it up. This is all providing you have the dual battery set up which I am sure you do on a 350. The local dealer told me it would be between $600 and $800 to install because they had never done one. BL

Contact service.....here is an explanation they posted in the same recall thread. Steve MDuncan Administrators 191 Author Administrators Posted June 23, 2022 This recall is for only some Oliver Legacy Elite travel trailers and does not include Legacy Elite II trailers. We will be notifying all impacted individuals by USPS mail and by email. If you print the attached document to have a service center inspect and/or replace your cooktop, please email Regina Rogers and let her know you have taken corrective action. Thanks! 1 2 Matt Duncan Director of Marketing, Oliver Travel Trailers

For some reason whenever I hear stories about anyone falling off a ladder this movie comes to mind. chevy chade falling off a ladder

Agreed BL, The OEM LED head lights on my 21 F350 are blindingly bright. In fact the brightest lights I have ever owned on any vehicle. A total game changer and I highly recommend. Patriot🇺🇸

As I've said many times before - There isn't a "bad" 1/2 ton truck on the market these days. Bill

Ouch. I also broke my collar bone in early September, though a full break, not displaced, so no surgery required. It was certainly painful . Please do follow the doc and pt advice. I'm fully recovered. And, released from care, months ago. I don't recommend ladders. 🤨

Welcome back and stick with your PT. It sounds like you are well on your way to full recovery. I agree with @ScubaRx I really try to avoid ladders as much as possible. Wishing you many happy and safe travels! Patriot 🇺🇸

I know I've posted this before but .... The last time we were at Valley of Fire we were temporarily delayed at the entrance to the park because they were shooting a film involving a high speed car chases with three super powerful sports cars. The sound, the helicopter, the speed all combined for a great show. I think that the movie was called - Redline. Don't bother looking it up in that the movie is not worth your time.🙃 Bill p.s. not the animated version from 2009 or so but the real life version from around 2007 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780595/mediaviewer/rm2211511297?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_41

valley of fire 45 minutes north of las vegas is an amazing place. also red rocks is worth taking a day to tour (no a place to camp at red rocks)

GJ This is a picture of the Dometic A/C drain kit instructions. The 14" square gasket in your picture of the drain kit is used in addition to the existing 14" gasket around the hull penetration with a notch cut into the original to allow passage of the drain tube from the cups to the internal drain tube. The 2 straight gaskets are stacked at the rear of the base plate to level to unit. Mossey

We've tent camped and also had a travel trailer for several years back in the early 2000s but never boondocked. We can't wait to try all these new adventures. Thanks Jason!🍻

Just for reference, here’s the typical Oliver hull fiberglass & gel coat construction. This is from a hole I cut for a modification. The white gel coat layer is about 1/32” thick, MUCH thicker than an automotive clear coat/base coat paint over metal which are typically only a few thousands of an inch thick. So it’s pretty safe to use cutting/buffing compounds and a motorized orbital polisher on the Oliver to buff out any light oxidation without risking going all the way through the gel coat layer.

Correction: ThecRecPro Houghton 13.5 is a heat pump, does not have a heat strip. I re-read the lengthy thread “Got Earplugs” and there was some confusion and mis-reporting over heat pump vs. heat strip. The heat pump function is a significant benefit over the Dometic Penguin II, will save a lot of propane when on shore power.

I guess there are pro’s and con’s for the never-lubes. Seems like a good thing, not to have to worry about repacking all the time. I have my bearings repacked and brakes checked every spring before the rally. 7 years and still original bearings. We do 10-15,000 miles a year. Mike

https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/3248-how-to-service-your-furnace/ John Davies Spokane WA

Where is the propane jet? I wasn't able to see anything (but I don't know what I'm looking for either)?

Hi Jim, It was something, but mighty small if so. I had the bug screen installed before I left Hohenwald. I think it was a tiny bit of dust. ???

Wow! That is an amazing amount of gear to travel around with, for me its been perhaps half or less than that and its never occurred to me to be prepared to change bearings while out. There have been only very few times when I have had to reach for any of my tools at least with the Oliver and then only minor things, previous campers well that's a different story. Maybe I've just been lucky. Also amazed you were able to do all 4 sets of bearings in half a day ±. Heck I once had to rebuild a VW engine in a Nebraska campground in the first week of November no less because the flywheel came loose from the crankshaft. This was not a pleasant experience. Young and stupid years. Amazingly my wife is still with me, not sure what she was thinking. 🤔

I ordered mine directly from the RV Snappad company website. They are the Mini 6" size for the oliver. They don't have the Olivers listed. I plan to send them the video and confirm they worked on our 2019 Elite II. You should measure the diamater of the feet on your own oliver before buying....I'm pretty sure the feet on the stabilizers are consistent, but just check the diameter before you buy. CS

Must be a year for falling off of ladders. I fell off mine cleaning snow off the solar panels in November. Well, technically, it slipped out from under me because I was an idiot about its placement. Bunged up my knee pretty well, was laid up for two months, but overall, very lucky since I was alone on our remote property at the time. Keep healing! Unfortunately, ladders are unavoidable in some circumstances. >.<

OK, Kevin. Apparently you were not aware of Texas Law BR-0459. No one over the age of 55 is allowed to use a ladder without two adults supervising. Further, nobody is allowed to say, "Hey Buddy, hold my beer." I fell about 16 months ago and had massive subdural hematoma. It required an emergency craniotomy. We'uns need to learn to be more careful.