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The EPA technically classifies wildfires as natural disasters, but the majority of wildfires are anything by naturally-occurring. According to the National Park Service, human-caused wildfires account for around 80 to 90 percent of all reported wildfires. According to the Frontline Wildfire Defense System, most wildfires start because campers have left their campfires unattended. A campfire might be nice, but even one erratic spark on a dry and windy day can lead to widespread destruction. These fires can spread well beyond the campground and have been known to envelop nearby residential areas as well. As mentioned above there are other causes but most can still be traced back to human activity. Residential areas can also contain the spark that lights the wildfire. Burning leaves in your backyard, roasting marshmallows over a fire pit, and even lighting up one of those explosive gender reveals can result in wildfires — and widespread destruction. Electrical power lines are one of the top-ranking causes of Californian wildfires, according to the Frontline Wildfire Defense System. 10 percent of all wildfires are the result of fallen power lines. While on the East Coast of the U.S., studies by the US Forest Service have shown that wildfire arson is the leading cause of forest fires. I generally would not find myself agreeing with much of anything California dreams up, but in this case I think it is a great idea that should be adopted in every forested state.

At our last service visit in October, I was told that the new bathroom door will be identical to the current closet door only with a mirror attached to it. This should/will allow the door to be made by Oliver in house. The mirror would still be out sourced and attached to door. This new door/mirror will be a more rigid door than the present one. There is a possibility of this also being a retro fit. We’ll see! 😊 Patriot🇺🇸

thanks for this reminder. i just went to the website and got the permit. very easy. free. i think it's just a way to remind people of campfire basics. i've seen posters with this info at many campgrounds, but i don't think anyone is really reading those. and i have come into some campsites only to discover a still hot campfire. yikes!

The instructional video on the permit site is pretty good, actually. Good information. Since I'm not going camping in California anytime soon, I didn't complete the app to see if you had to even check a box to say you'd watched it. If it saves one devastating, probably worth the free application. Awareness is everything. Ps, I don't know the stats on careless camper fires. We all know there are many other causes.

Onward Oliver!! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Our first tow vehicle for our (then) new 2014 Oliver Elite II was a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ, a holdover from our previous 2008 Oliver Elite, for which it had been a wonderful tow. After several months of towing, I realized there was a significant towing difference between the two trailers, and the ~7000lb tow capacity of the Tahoe wasn't gonna cut it so we decided that a new TV was in order. The newer Tahoe's are somewhat better with towing capacities >8K pounds, but this is still under powered for a trailer that will weigh 6500 pounds. Yeah, I know the numbers say it should work, but my experiences say differently. Keep that Ram 3500, I promise you that's your best bet.

I’m not sure if Oliver bought the tractor/trailer showing the video but man is that a nice rig. Keeps the trailers very secure and protected/unused even on the longest deliveries. Looks like most of the trailers in the parking lot have the Truma upgrade. Wouldn’t surprise me if that was standard equipment now along with lithium and solar. A really good decision on Oliver’s part.

Used 2/0. Changed out stock cables. Want to change out stock fuse later down the road also. Just need the time.

Very exciting! All the best, Oliver!

FYI....Just updated our website with pictures to include all the fall stops for the Colorado/Utah and Arizona parks. If interested you can see them here: https://4-ever-hitched.com/fall-2023-%2F-mighty-5 Craig Hull 505 Galway Girl

I have friends displaced by the paradise fire so please don’t dismiss the question by just calling ignorance. I am not questioning the need for fire safety, but rather how requiring people to fill out a form addresses it.

It’s a bit easier to understand when your friends and family are the people whose lives have been disrupted by a fire…

Rodney shared with me yesterday that they replaced the bathroom door with a more solid door. Not sure whether they made the doors in house or out sourced. He said the door had been discussed for sometime. Also not sure what the actual construction of the old door was and what the construction is for the new door. That's all I know.

Tell me more, John?

I'm guessing Scubarx was only thinking about the monocoque fiberglass hull, and molded furniture and inner hull, not the non-structural drawer unit. The wood floors on some other brands of molded fiberglass trailers, and in Airstreams and other brands, and stick and staple framing, have of course been water and rot and separation issues for some owners of other brands. Those issues we'll never have to deal with, as Ollie owners. My 2008, like every other Oliver, has the beautifully constructed (but heavy) drawer unit, and a few bits of (usually laminated or encased) plywood where fiberglass or plastic is impractical. (I have the old school heavy tabletops, for example. There's a thin piece plywood under the fiberglass tabletop.) Lids for my storage compartments under the seats are plywood, with a laminate top. After seeing moisture damage in a bunch of used sob trailers, noting failure in spots everywhere from floors to cabinet doors in various units, we found the Oliver's monocoque construction, and extremely limited use of wood elsewhere (and only non-structural, protected areas) to be refreshing. And, 16 seasons in, no moisture issues with any of the drawer unit, nor any of the limited other bits of wood in my unit. Nor, of course, the fiberglass structure.

Only the good ones use excess beautiful wood from Foy… Also Oliver does use a good amount of wood in certain areas of the trailer. This is not a negative IMO.

Pretty cool!

Most certainly there is a list but as one might imagine, the actual signing of contracts and getting product to these "new" Ollie dealers is currently a very recent and fluid affair which seems to be changing (with additions) daily. I'm sure that in due course Oliver will release a complete list and I would think that this will be in the near future. Bill

If you are really going down this additional "rabbit hole" then I'd suggest getting some 1/2 inch foam pipe insulation and putting it on both the cold and hot water pipes. Even without removing the kitchen drawers you can shove that pipe insulation almost all the way to the entry door. Also relative to the above post - don't forget about putting some around the inside of the outside shower. With a pair of scissors and a little of that tape you can get a good layer around and over that plastic box. The same can be said of where your shore power comes through the outside wall. Another place is around the turn signals (from the inside of course) and that wall in the basement that separates the basement from the area under the street side bed. And - how about another layer around the Styrofoam that covers your water heater (assuming of course that you have the standard water heater). Get creative! But, be a bit careful around electric areas. Bill p.s. not only does that pipe insulation help with regards to freezing issues, but, it also helps keep your hot water a bit hotter such that you will lose less heat during the water's travels from the water heater to the shower in both warm and cold weather. And, it helps keep your water usage quieter - yes, some sound does travel from the water pump through the water its pipes. p.p.s. just remembered another place - the underside of those "hatches" that allow you to access the area under the dinette seats and under each bed. Actually instead of using Reflectix in these areas I used an insulation/sound proofing material like THIS STUFF. It not only insulates part of the bedding area but it also cuts noise from the water pump on the curb side.