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You'll like the LED feature, Mike - the MaxAir also has a locking tab on the handle to keep it from opening while under tow...FYI.

Mine's the Bemmer... It's a K1600/GT. That's Ralph by his GW. Tom's got the HD. We've been riding Bemmers for decades. Also have a highly modified R90/6 back in the barn! This is pleasant riding here in the Rockies - drivers are aware and not crazy like elsewhere in the US, we've not had any issues. Just passed our projected halfway point today, DAY-6: 1,784 miles since departing home, FYI. We'll be back here soon with the Ollie! Cheers!

We just checked out the Craters of the Moon campground while on our motorcycle tour today! WE WILL be coming back soon with the Casablanca! This is a wonderful area...

When I first bought my Oliver Used (which was winterized), I followed the Oliver University direction on de-winterizing the lines and tanks and disinfecting the fresh water system and tanks. When I went to drain the fresh water tank, no water came out. I check the level gauge and the tank was full. I then used my crawler board to easily get under the Ollie to where the drain line came out. By pushing air up into the drain pipe, it will disloge anything plugging the pipe. Apparently there was material in the tank blocking the outlet hose. Once I did that, the water drained out of the tank. I did that 3 years ago and have not had to repeat it.

We are on our way home with about 9k miles so far pulling our Elite2 with a Q7. We get 14 to 15 mpg on highways and 11 to 12 in the mountains. The power is sufficient as is the braking. The Oliver tows really nicely but that is probably true for any vehicle. The biggest downside is a lack of storage for what doesn’t fit in the trailer. Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions. We do have air shocks so there is no sag, with normal shocks the sag may be a little more than you want. Audi/VW state in their manuals not to use a load balancer.

slowly drive over a 4x4

If the Tundra is like the Land Cruiser with the 5.7 V8, there is no transmission temperature gauge. I use a Carista Bluetooth OBD reader and the OBD Fusion app on my phone to monitor items that are not shown on the dashboard. On the "Gear" indicator, I have it set so that it adds a ring around the gauge when the torque converter is locked up. On my 8-speed, the top two gears are overdrive. On flat open road I can use 6th and keep the TC locked, but in any hills, I downshift to 5th. Long hills I use 4th to keep the RPMs up in the 3000 range to keep oil flowing though the transmission cooler. On the winding road up to Lake Guntersville, I was in 2nd! 🤪 So far, here in the east, I haven't had the pan or torque converter temps higher than around 220°. (Note that my colored indicator ranges and maximums are arbitrary, and not something from Toyota.)

I called them on Friday; the guy they want me to speak to wasn't there, so I'm going to call again today. I'll try to obtain better documents of what they did. I'll have my sniffer today, as well, so I can begin checking this evening.

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You can adjust the trailer stabilizers and run the water off the roof in the most desirable direction until you determine the problem and fix. Mossey

I just finished the install on ours yesterday.

Wow, no please do not do that. If the blockage is at the tray you could blow the drain hose right off the nipple. And possibly flood the cabin and electrical items. I would use compressed air regulated to say 30 psi or else mechanical methods. How about a small electrical wire fish tape, or a single wire from residential Romex 14/2 cable? ? Hull 218 has the drain exit at the street side rear corner, is yours different? If you decide to use the garden hose method, for God’s sake attach an adjustable regulator!. Some sources may be over 100 psi. And video the process so we can all see…. 😉 John Davies Spokane WA

We have a small group here this weekend, and celebrated a beautiful morning in the mountains with a campfire breakfast. Waffles with Blueberries, link sausages, and fruit.

Back to the RV antifreeze issue - When you do finally get your hands on this stuff, and it is at a reasonable price (should be under $4.00 per gallon) be sure to buy 4 to 6 gallons. If you have the standard water heater, be sure to use the by-pass valve before you start to winterize - if you don't , you will simply be filling the 6 gallon water heater for no real purpose. Then when you winterize it should only take about 2 gallons of antifreeze to do the job (including pumping some into the outside ports, a bit into each drain ((kitchen, bath sink and bath shower pan)) and some into the toilet as I mentioned above. After winterization you will then still have 2 to 4 gallons left over (assuming that you bought the 4 to 6 I recommend). This extra allows you to not worry about getting some for next year, allows you to de-winterize on short notice if you want to take a quick trip somewhere and allows you to replenish your antifreeze stock when you find it at a good price. Bill

Well, all that shows you is that you've got the drain valve open. I assume that your gauge inside the Ollie still shows that you have at least some water left in that fresh water tank? When I know that I'll be wanting to drain the fresh water tank I use an old ScubaRx trick - open that drain valve BEFORE leaving your last site. That way the water drains out of that tank while you drive down the road. This means that any water in the tank will go back and forth and from side to side thus making sure that more of it drains out. If you are now at your normal storage place - another thing that you can try besides lifting the nose of the Ollie is to use the rear stabilizers to tilt your Ollie from side to side. Of course, you could also use blocks under your tires but that would mean that you would have to move the Oliver onto those blocks and then back off the blocks again. Bill

My thoughts- Yes, I would trust but verify in writing that the pressure test was done. Just me. Patriot🇺🇸

I realize I might be an odd duck, but I can't say enough about this national monument. It's strange but I love it. There are about 50 campsites, first come first serve. No reservations. I pulled in today at 11:30 and had my pick of almost any site. Some too small for the Ollie but most are plenty big. There are nice flush toilets nearby and water faucets spaced throughout. Most sites aren't too close together.

Sniffer arrived in mail today. I'm volunteering today, so I'll use it this evening to search. Propane leak was determined through multiple drop tests (I didn't get written copy) and other work by a service center; after tracing to the Truma AquaGo WH, and after replacement of that heater, the alarm went off again (2nd time) and then I had propane off for a few days and it went off a 3rd time. So this is ongoing. There's another thread about the propane leak.

I could tell that one was a K-1600 by the six tubes in the rear. We went to the BMW International rallies in Hamburg, NY; Salt Lake City, UT and Lebanon, TN -- all good times. One year on our anniversary my wife surprised me with the two-day riders program down at the BMW facility in Greensboro, SC! That course was amazing and we did things on motorcycles I previously did not think possible. No matter what your experience level, that course will make you better! BL

Have you confirmed the propane leak with a combustible gas sniffer? Or just with the Oliver alarm going off? If you’re still getting an alarm even with the propane shut off for days, the Oliver alarm may be bad (they do age and need replaced) and it can also be triggered by various air fresheners. Lysol aerosol spray will trigger it, and we just discovered this Glade air freshener will trigger it too if the camper is closed up for a few days (propane tanks off, no propane used for weeks).

You need to have a backup generator, at least 1000 watts, a Honda EU1000i is perfect for recharging the batteries for those days when you have no solar at all. You will have to adjust down the Oliver charger settings but can get about 40 -45 amps into your batteries without a problem this way. It should be gasoline powered since it appears that you will never have any propane 😉 or if you get it fixed and it runs out. Honda EU1000i If the Dreo is the model I suggested you can run it in its Eco setting and it won’t use 1500 watts. But don’t run it off the batteries except for a short while. You have to balance your energy consumption with the available energy that recharges the batteries. There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to solar systems… John Davies Spokane WA

Yes- a small bit of water left in the fresh water tank (and the grey and black tanks to0) is OK - there is plenty of room for that small bit of water to expand during freezing without hurting anything. Just be sure that all of the supply lines that run to these tanks are winterized and this includes those ports on the outside of the Ollie that are used to fill these tanks and the outside shower too. I have the standard water heater - not the Truma. If there is anything "special" that you need to do with that fancy thing, hopefully you'll be able to figure it out. I've camped in Yellowstone, the Tetons and northeast of Yellowstone many times. Your solar and batteries should hold you in good stead - mine have never been below 82% FULL! This includes four days of rain and snow. Just make sure that you have plenty of propane and you should have no problems - if you can't use propane for some reason then do you have a heater similar to the Mr. Buddy (like THIS?) Bill p.s. there is usually great "hopper" fishing in that area through the end of September.

Think I'll just let it run over the side until I get home.

It is such a neat place. Walk up the cinder cone. Your calves will hate you 😂 I have that same MotoFizz in medium on my Burgman.

@Sully are still on a long road trip in Canada with their Audi q7 and Elite2 A search on Touareg brought up 4 pages of posts. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/search/?&q=Touareg&search_and_or=or

Our son in Durango sends pictures of Olivers driving through town…. Training the next generation! Mike

@Steve Morris, I so rarely find the TV series, or movies, measure up to the books. I get it.

Forgot - As for leveling blocks - it is hard to beat Andersen levelers but if you are looking for stabilizers to use under your 'stabilizers" then a eleven inch length of 6x6 treated lumber is hard to beat. You can use them on their sides or on the end depending on how much distance you are trying to cover. Bill

Yes, I would.

Quite true. Wood/lumber goes up and down. Steel, aluminum, gypsum and cement are all so much higher than several years ago, when we built a barn in NC. One of my brothers sells pole barns. It's a battle keeping "current " with pricing. Prices locally are all over the place. One lumber yard a couple days ago quoted me $18.50 a stick for 2 x 6 x 12 southern yellow pine. I wound up paying $12 a stick, for nice, prime grade, syp, at a different yard. (We picked up.) With the Canadian fires, I think all builders are questioning what the prices will do in a few months. It's a roll of the dice.

Hi I use a combination of two different kind of wheel chocks. I use Checkers wheel chocks for normal use and X-chocks when using Andersen levelers.

Ouch! 😳 That is expensive! Lessons I’ve learned from our recent purchase of new home and shop are keep the doors as wide and tall as you can. The truck camper clears the 12’ tall door with about an inch to spare, and the old trailer had about 6” clearance on each side. Both had my pucker factor at high alert due to uneven terrain. It’s so much easier with the Ollie!

Yes. LP was shut off at tanks from 7/15 to 8/3, and now from 8/3 to present. I did not smell propane the third time, but the space was definitely feeling 'close' and stuffy. I'll check around everything, from the front at tanks all the way to the back. What do you mean by 'clamshell fittings'? After the Truma replacement, I had to ask several times whether they actually did another pressure test, and they finally did confirm that they did and it passed. They didn't give me anything in writing. Should I have asked to see the test results?

I'll do that. No pet. A friend's pet sets her alarm off all the time. :0 I'll check the toilet with the sniffer. :-D Will be interesting!

If your propane tanks were truly turned off, and no use for several days, I would assume an addtional issue with a faulty lp alarm system. If I were camping in ND , through October, I'd definitely want my propane, and heat. Propane alarms are supposed to be good for five years, max, but many don't make it that long. I'd replace it. Did you smell any propane, this time?

Mossemi put me onto a series of audio books by C.J. Box. The main character is a Wyoming Game Warden by the name of Joe Pickett. These are easy listening and if you have ever spent time in and around the Buffalo, WY area you will recognize a number of the places. I've tried to listen to these books in order but there really is no need to do that - each can stand on its own. Bill

I must be living under a rock! On the drive back to North Carolina from Wyoming I heard the song below and had never heard of this lady.

Do you think perhaps you accidentally set an alarm, causing the music to play "on its own?" My husband does this occasionally on his phone. Or, forgets to turn off the daily alarm setting, and I'm up at 3 or 4 am, searching for his phone...

We roll up a hand towel and insert it. Ours was leaking a bit on our last trip in some heavy rain, it’s not sealing right when we close it. I decided to go ahead and order a maxxfan with the LED light. I’ll install it in the next week or so before we head out to TN and KY in Sept and Oct to see some leaves turning. Mike

Hi, and welcome! And, congrats on your Oliver. Which bath fan do you have? MaxxFan, or ventline? (The Maxx dome has a clearly visible fuseholder on the inside. The ventline doesnt.) As a temporary fix, i've seen folks use a piece of pvc or a rolled up towel through the handle to keep it from opening. Scroll down through about halfway, and you'll see some solutions. Your fan may have been installed incorrectly.

David & Paula - I'll add another "thing" to watch for: If you use a USB stick for music (and I assume for video), the older units are limited to something between 2 and 6 gigs before they can no longer handle any greater capacity. Yes, you can still use a larger USB stick, but, you can put any more than something between the 2 to 6 gig on that stick and have it work/load properly. To help get around this issue, I bought a bunch of 8 gig USB mini sticks (like THESE) and placed different types of music on each one (i.e. country, pop, classical, movies, nature, spa, etc.). Depending on my mood I get the music stick of choice, put it in and then hit the random button and rock on. Bill p.s. larger amounts of data will not actually "hurt" anything - they will simply not load thus leaving the player and TV just sitting there looking at you until you take that USB stick out.

This is an excellent thread on "how to weigh." Do note that @rideandfly purposely put his Ollie on a severe diet, and you won't find many (or possibly any other) e2s under 5000 pounds, loaded for camping. His trailer weighs just a bit more than my elite 1, and I thought we were minimalists. 😀 (Hat tip to @rideandfly) Most e2s will likely weigh in north of 6,000 pounds, or more, loaded for camping. Many discussions on this on the forum, over the years. Here's one.

Here's some pics of the installed locks. They're pretty close to identical and require no modifications whatsoever on my 2021 LE2. I had to get some 1" stainless 8-32 screws and locking nuts but that's about it. I like the keys as they feel much better than the old stamped ones. The locking mechanism on the inside is a little different engineering wise but, no lock will keep out a determined thief anyhow. We'll see how they hold up over time but they look just fine.

I placed an order for two Southco locking compression latches, 7L279, from Great Lakes Skipper. They're on sale for about $13 cheaper than buying them on Amazon which are also supplied by Great Lakes Skipper. It measures out to be the same as on my 2021 LE2 but the key looks to be a little more substantial. Still not going to keep a serious thief out but I do like the key much better than the original stamped ones. We'll see...

This is not campsite cooking but recently we have been camping when it was in the upper 90s and didn't feel like cooking. We have a trip coming up next week so I have been cooking and putting up meals in meal prep containers and freezing them, individual containers. Made meatloaf, pork tenderloin and navy beans so far. I think this will help.

Sunday morning campfire breakfast. It's the best, ever. And a beautiful morning here in wnc.

Another beautiful evening in WNC meant another simple meal on the fire. 🔥 Just burgers and slaw. Watched a cardinal flitting around. Now that it's getting darker, we'll watch for fireflies. So peaceful.

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