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Congratulations! Sounds like you found an RV that is more suitable to your camping style. We are looking forward to your reports of some of your new camping adventures. And please remember that you are always welcome to join us! Mossey

Hey All, We recently sold our 2021 E2. Sad to let it go as we really loved it and had done months of comfy camping in it. The reason we decided to go another way was strictly due to what, in our experience, was a lack of capacity, when not winterized, in winter conditions. We do the majority of our camping in those conditions and after extensive modifications and testing, we were unable to keep all pex lines from freezing. We just returned from a 10 day trip with our new rig where temps were consistently in single digits with lots of wind. Warm showers and no problems. Not the same finishing build quality but the drivability and functionality in cold is top of list for us. Very different animal with it's own pros and cons. The reason Im writing today is to make sure it is OK for me to keep active in the forum. I've been super impressed with the depth of knowledge and kind communications and can find no better resource for working through complex issues. I'd be appreciative if I could continue to monitor and occasionally interact. I've tried to update our status/profile but have not yet been able to do so. Any suggestions would be welcome. All the best to you all. Gerry

We ended up going with a Winnabego Ekko. Couldn't be more of a different animal. Similarities in length, width, fiberglass exterior and it has wheels. That's about it. Gets the same MPG as my 2022 F150 did while towing. Absolutely not the same build quality or sense of interior open space as the Olivers. Also not molded fiberglass so will need to keep an eye on seams. On the flip side: Better driving on snow (AWD) as opposed to towing and have heard folks claim comfortably at -40. More storage for toys - I think comparable to Oliver and full sized truck bed with cap filled to the hilt. Cassette toilet as opposed to our composter which is different but working out fine. 50 gallon fresh tank, innovative convertible bathroom design, 640ah of lithium, ducted AC and a dedicated alternator for charging batteries at 160a while driving. Replaced my truck with a Honda Fit (the sensible guy's mid-life crises sports car) which we could and sometimes will flat tow behind the rig. We found a unit with 3k miles on it and it ended up costing twice what we paid for our E2 in '21. Hmmmm. Would be a questionable purchase were it not for the better fit with our camping style. Long trips but short stays at any one place. Oliver was certainly a more luxurious and open space with Ekko being more of an "adventure" platform. Every time we turn the key we are focused on some combination of skiing, kayaking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, etc... We mourn the passing along of our Oliver and feel it felt more like a home away from home. It's very likely that once we get over our outside toy addiction, we'll may circle back around. Wish we could have kept both. Thanks very much to you all. We are deeply appreciative that you would welcome a couple of Benedict Arnolds to stay in the group. We follow quite a few such forums and feel this is the best informed and supportive of all. Hope to see you all out there.

Very kind of you all. I feel attached to this community so would be appreciate of lurking around the edges.

Definitely stick around. Looking forward to hearing more about your new rig and your adventures in it.

Gerry, Wishing you all the best with your new rig! And glad your going to still hang out here on the forum. What did you decide to roll with in a new rig? Patriot🇺🇸

Good luck with your new camper! Hang around here whenever you want. As Sherry said, once in the family you’re always welcome! Mike

IMOP, it’s always good to keep knowledge in the group. Would you mind sharing what the new RV is?

Hey, Gerry; Congrats on finding a new rig that meets your style of camping/adventuring! Everyone's style of RV'ing is different, for sure. It will be good to hear about what you've learned with your new rig in the challenging single-digit camping environment. Who knows, sharing those experiences with these forums may help Oliver owners also! Keep in touch and stay safe down the road... Best, A & D

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Cheers back at you. Hope to see you out there. Thanks for kind words.

I'm truly sorry to see you go, but hang around. Once a member of the family, always a member of the family. To change your signature, go to account, account settings, then signature. It's not very intuitive, I know, but it is what it is.

You guys are true hard core adventurers, very much like the Vikings of old. I've enjoyed reading your posts and following. 🍻

Yes, that Oliver sign is a PITA. I would much rather have a surface mounted brake light there, or nothing at all. Sooner or later, it seems many here have had to deal with it. There are some good posts on the forum on how to tackle removing the lense (yep, it has to come off so the area can be properly cleaned for resealing). Don't forget to also check the rear marker lights on each side of the Oliver light. Mine leaked there as well and since the supply wires to those lights had no drip loop, water ran down the wires forward and on to the floor of the upper cabinet where it would eventually leak out of the overhead speakers. Since redoing the marker lights and Oliver sign, there have been no more leaks. Here's a link about the marker lights. Sorry but I can't find the one on the Oliver sign.... https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/7018-leaking-marker-lights/#comment-75697 Good luck and hope you are feeling better. Dave

@SeaDawg: Respectfully request to split this thread off to a "Screen Door Protection Modification" thread. We took SeaDawg's advice and fabricated a Lexan protective barrier on the screen door mounting it with Velcro. $17 Lexan sheet 18" x 24" at Lowe's and about 3 feet of white 3/4" Velcro - easy peasy. Much better than the $80+ Campco option - and no screws! Magnus will be impressed this weekend when we plan on trying it out up in Eagle Nest, NM. We gotta escape from this heat wave... Cheers!

Kirk, yes, all the storage areas are heated. Water control compartment, exterior shower, battery locker, big gear garage, etc.. We put up a clothes rack and dry our kayak and ski clothing in there. As to heating efficiency, we bought VanMade inserts for those big windows in the Transit. There is also an included insulated curtain that snaps in to block off the entire cockpit which we use overnight when temps are below 10 degrees. Apples to orange but, in single digit temps, when boondocking with water system on, we go through a 20lb tank of propane every 3 + days. In our Oliver E2, winterized (= no water in system) , boondocking, we went through a 30lb tank every 2 days. The Oliver used propane for the fridge and had no water to heat while the Ekko has a 12v fridge, heats all exterior compartments and water heater. On another note, I think crafty Oliver owners have been great about improving cold weather capacity and the manufacturer themself has started adapting some of these mods but, in my experience, Oliver is now about the best reasonably priced trailer out there for cool weather use. Without the price shooting way up, it's the best trailer available.

Should have got the black Parsec Husky! 🤣 I understand given our black GX470, but then I tried towing our EII with it and for me the platform was not stable of strong enough in mountain terrains, so we bought the white Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins. If I was to install one in this SUV. I'd likely run the antenna cable by cutting into the rear spoiler where there is a harness already for the rear center brake light, with lots of room for the router behind the side panel in the RR quarter panel (I was back there last year running rear camera wires for a new Kenwood head). These can be too pretty for an antenna, but the roof rack would hide most of it. We're on the road this week and the Pepwave router is working great. It sends a strong Wi-Fi 5GHz signal throughout the Oliver, even 20 feet behind it, and everywhere around the campsite! Good thing we don't own AS trailers. I understand inside those tin cans you need to run a wired Wi-Fi Access Point since a roof-mounted antenna broadcasted Wi-Fi signal will not penetrate the metal hull.

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HDRider, The rear differential ratio is 3.31 on on our model SR5 2022 CrewMax Cab 2WD Tundra towing #75 LE2. When I first purchased the 2022 Tundra most were calling the engine an i-Force 3.5L including my original Toyota window sticker 🙂, but on the 2024 Toyota website today it's called an "i-Force" 3.4L engine.The twin turbo 3.4 V-6 engine replaced the 5.7L V-8 starting in 2022. For those that have a 2022 or later Tundra, some come with a hybrid system (more power/torque) called "i-Force MAX" power train. Thanks for your work on this project.

Sorted by make, series & fuel type - Let me know if you want another view of the data - I will keep adding to the data as long as people want to share their info.

Elite I, Gas engine Thanks for the TV summary!

She's a toy- she weighs about 8 lbs. 😁

Our 2022 Elite II has the Truma Varioheat furnace. The Truma ducting is smaller, more substantial and, from what I can see in the photos, better installed. In addition to the mods detailed above, I recommend you consider adding a return air vent from the bath to the underside of the front dinette seat. Our Truma Varioheat system came with that additional return air vent. It really helps the flow of heated air.

The Plexiglas insert on the lower panel of the screen door has proven a success... The two knuckleheads take turns sniffing through the screen door... HA! Great traveling buddies they are!

Very nice mod with a simple approach and excellent results! Thanks for sharing. Mossey

This might be it, or one of them!

@Nan, I'm really sorry to hear that. Hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of yourself! Lots of nasty viruses out there this season. Honestly, I'd say it's 90 per cent likely it's the Oliver sign. Most vulnerable bit in that area. I wish Oliver would just use an applied light there.

Starlink 12vDV Conversion - Final Update: Project completed. Decided to mount the components with white heavy duty Velcro. Tidied-up cable runs, all good. In fact, sitting in the OTT now connected to Casablanca Wi-Fi Starlink Kit” as I peck out this post on my mobile. Some pix that may be of interest of the final config: Internet speeds have varied this afternoon anywhere between 135 to 260mbs down and 6 - 23mbs up, FYI. That’s just a function of this location and the Starlink System. Cheers, All!

@Nan, sometimes caulking doesn't "fix" the Oliver light. Hit the rear of the trailer with a good long forceful spray from a garden hose. If it leaks, do this: Ask your grandson to tape all around it with duct tape, and hit it with a hose for a bit. If no leak its the rear oliver sign. Most times, a leak under the rear window is that oliver sign. (I call it the third tail light, but it isn't. ) Could (possibly) be a leak from your fan or ac. Not very likely to be from something really far forward in the trailer. Leaks are frustrating.

Here is a picture of my Oliver signage leak.