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Hi Dave, sorry it took so long to respond. I leave our Oliver plugged into shore power when parked at home, and with the lithium system there is never a complete “power outage” that occurs in our situation because it takes over when the grid power blinks or goes out temporarily. For that reason I couldn’t answer your question without running an actual test of the dehumidifier’s recovery system. Well I did that this morning in the garage by shutting down the circuit I had the appliance plugged into for a minute, and you’ll be pleased to know that the dehumidifier comes back on at the previous setting when power is restored. I hope this helps you and others in deciding whether to invest in one. 👍

I'm not familiar with trailer shops around Flagstaff, but unless you have backup parts the first thing is you need to source the correct replacement leaf spring. I would call every trailer shop around Flag to see if they have the correct leaf spring. I bought the following parts, 2 springs and a u-bolt kit so I could fully replace springs on one axle, left and right, on the road if this were to happen to us. Drive slowly and carefully if you only replace the broken spring on one side as the other will become the weak link. Very sorry for your predicament! I believe the part number SW4B is all you need to order. I ordered these from SW Wheel which you can see online for reference: SW4B-BR TruRyde® 4 Leaf 25 1/4" Double Eye Trailer Leaf Spring Bronze Bushings 1750 lbs APUBR3BX Southwest Wheel® U-Bolt Kit for 5,200-7,000 lbs. 3" Trailer Axle - APUBR3BX I have read on this forum that eTrailer will overnight these parts. Perhaps SW Wheel would as well. Get on the phone asap! As far as the shock, just remove it. They are unnecessary for travel. You can install 4 new shocks when you install 4 new upgraded leaf springs. Also, re-using U-bolts is not suggested. But I would if I was replacing just one leaf to get home or to a safe place to park the trailer. Hope this helps! Best wishes, JD

I don't think anybody *likes* tolls... but if its a "modest" amount and the road is well-maintained, I don't think I can complain. Excessive tolls, or tolls on highways that are in bad shape rub the wrong way. We have encountered lots of interstate sections when traveling cross-country that are less than perfect but probably ok for a passenger car with squishy tires & suspension. Pickups and trailers with stiffer sidewalls & higher pressure tires are another thing altogether. Its not unusual to find highway sections where we have to slow down significantly below the speed limit to reduce the abuse on trailer and tow vehicle... which of course is not the safest thing to do on an interstate highway with all the "squishy" cars passing us with a significant speed differential :(

We also try to avoid interstates but sometimes it’s just not reasonably possible. I hope this isn’t a trend in other states! Mike

We try to stay off Indiana interstates, but unfortunately getting from point A to point B in Indiana, off interstate is not practical from a time standpoint. Work is definitely needed. Indiana roads are no way as bad as many states we have traveled. We make use of back roads when we can. I hate I-65, I-69 (North of Indy), and I-70. I-69 South of Indy is through farmland and not a heavy semi route.

Here's a couple older Rally photos: This was an Oliver Rally in TN during 2016 or 2017, not too far from the Oliver factory. This was the first Rally at Lake Guntersville SP:

This thread was started in May 2016. There wasn’t a lot of activity on the forum then, just over 100 trailers produced. Before we left for our pick up in May 2016 someone suggested I start a “Where’s Ollie” thread so folks could post travels and good camping spots. We picked up Hull 135 on May 10 and started this from our second campsite at Land Between the Lakes on May 17. 28 pages later it’s become a nice spot to see where folks have been thanks to everyone who has contributed. Our first campsite was at Fall Hollow Campground in Hohenwald, Oliver’s spot for your first night back then. Proud new owners at Fall Hollow Campground 9 years ago.

Bike torque wrench I use for electrical. https://a.co/d/6xEek4l you probably have any sockets you need already. if not here’s one in in-lb with sockets: https://amzn.to/3G4ja5W Craig

Agree Mike, we hope this does not set a precedent. Here in NC we have a fuel tax at 40.3 cents per gallon that is supposed to be a source of key funding for road construction and maintenance. Then we also have an inspection tax of 0.0025 cents per gallon. 🤔

So Bill replied to my post on, "We saw an Ollie" and I thought my reply would fit better here, on Where's Ollie" one of my favorite threads (thank you Mike)! I believe that is where we are camped, on the BLM land just outside of the west park entrance, heading to and presently 6 miles south of Wall SD. From our campsite, you need a wide-angle lens or pano-view on your phone (which did not turn out). Walking from our hilltop site, 30 yards toward the dirt road, these are the views. From up here we can easily see 60 miles over the badlands. Love that the wind is from us towards to dirt road, what a great campsite! Sorry Bill, I don't do dawn unless I'm up all night! 🤣 Dusk will not show a decent sunset since at this time there is not a cloud in the sky. God Bless! we finally got out of the doldrums of the great Midwest and back to bright clear dry western skies, high pressure and higher altitude to keep my head straight. Chris wants to go to Wall Drug tomorrow, but to me it's like the Ron Jon of SD, less the surfboard stuff! For history and tradition I will attend. I'll get their long-advertised "free ice water" and a couple donuts, to boot!!! 🤣

We’re here. It was a moderator that started this by suggesting “hook ups” have meanings outside of the RV world. The graphic piled on a little. Mildly humorous, not something most of us would put on the outside of our trailer, but humorous in an eye-rolling kind of way. In fact, those of us who boondock quite a bit couldn’t use that graphic because we’re more interested in “no hook ups”. Mike 😎

We typically try and stay off interstates when we are traveling. We much prefer the roads less traveled and always try and avoid toll roads. Let’s hope this idea does not get traction in other states. Another money grab! 😏 https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-becomes-first-state-to-approve-tolling-on-all-interstates/3771725/

If you are a die-hard off roader 15% of all the OTT owners, then the ALCAN's are your best path with their over-sprung 5 leaf. But in your situation it will be a PITA to get them to make and ship you a set with all the hardware. On the other hand, any mechanic shop can do this job. Make your deal with them for the labor and you can call Dexter and get the much more nationwide available PR4 springs as have been discussed on several forum pages as a very suitable alternative for about 85% of OLLIE owners. I would personally find out where the closest stocking dealer is to your location. Drop the trailer at a local shop, and drive to the stocking dealer and pick them up. That would save you the most time. For my 2018 OTT with the OEM Gear I used the parts listed below. Add to that four shocks. Replace all four springs, with the parts listed. They are an exact match size wise, but are 2400 pound rated vs your 1750 ones that broke. Cost will be SIGNIFICANTLY less than ALCAN's. In the mean time, dump your tanks, off load all heavy things you can and follow the steps in the attached "What If" document. Just modify it for spring failure vs. two flats. DIY - Two Flat Tires On An OE2.docx Geronimo John's Replacement Springs Order Info APR 2024 (Christy Gillentine).docx GJ

From our 3/10/2022 pick up through 2024, we have 275 nights in Jolli Olli

Good to know…

Love it! Boondocking on the Badlands Wall BLM as I write. Per Mike’s comment, I added a column to our “Oliver Travels” spreadsheet! So I’ll need the 100 camping badge and the 50 “no hook-ups” badge, now 104 nights and 56 of them dry-camping. That’s about 54% but if I continue camping more in the west, we will get that number higher! 🤣

Here is a DIY for changing of the springs: DIY - OE2 SPRING REPLACEMENT PROCESS and INFO Dexter OEM PB4B (1750#) with PB4 (2400#) Springs (1 APR 2024).docx You would be packing really heavy to have all the needed tools for a camp site swap. But you could get them at any Super Walmart. Key is safety being under the trailer working on a soft ground surface while boondocking. So some extra planning is suggested.... like a sheet of 3/4" plywood for the jack stands and jack to work off of. Working on concrete, the first side took me a very long frustrating full day. The other side was a breeze. Like less than half the time. Hope the above posts are insightful. GJ

Ironically, the turnoff had the word 'rocky' in it (lol). It's one of the last exits before you head down the mountain. I've camped a lot in the Flagstaff area, and while there are many good spots, the southern end of the Coconino National Forest can be quite rocky and lumpy. That said, the reason I went so far on this road is that it was late, and because the two dogs I have roam a lot I have to get as far away from the highway as possible - so I just gritted my teeth and get going. Otherwise, I would have turned around, and I think most people with an Oliver would. I haven't had any problems with rocky roads N of Flagstaff yet. Currently I'm camping about 30 minutes north of Flagstaff off of FR 245, and the roads up here are much better, it's much cooler, and I can get well away from a major road. It's also less buggy. I miss the oaks down south but surprisingly there are aspens in this area. I was in Hart Prairie area across the way a spectacular area - nice dirt roads - but it was just closed off because of fire danger until they get consistent monsoon rains. I'll definitely be back there at some point.

Sadly, most of the major interstates here in Florida have had tolled sections on them for decades. We also have more miles of toll roads than any other state.... On the plus side, our monthly E-ZPass bill has forced me to drastically cut back on my beer consumption. Thanks Florida!

Yes, we are! Was that you exiting Badlands NP Wednesday morning? I wrote a mention about it in “I saw an Ollie.” We’ll be here ‘til late morning. Tomorrow night Horsethief Lake to visit Mt Rushmore. Love to see and Wendy!

I'm curious how the unit behaves after a power outage when being used during storage. Does it turn back on without manual intervention? The auto restart feature is obviously critical if storing the unit unattended. Thanks, Dave.

Where is the moderator? 🤦🏼

In some cases, particularly within certain RV or festival camping circles, a pineapple—especially if displayed upside down—can have a more specific meaning, indicating that the campers are part of the "swinger" or open-relationship lifestyle, subtly inviting like-minded others to connect.

I"ll drink (in moderation of course!) to that. I try to utilize the park power when availaable to raise and lower when needed.

On our recent trek from FL to the UT parks, we stayed in some places for one night, others for 10 (most for 5 or more). Sometimes the next campsite was only 50 miles down the road. One day it was 1,600. (OK, that was 36 hours over 2 days with sleep at a truck stop.) But, for me, the freedom is the point. I can adventure till exhausted and chill till bored. Perfect. 🙂

I suspect your AC is creating the high humidity and the Pro Breeze just couldn’t keep up with it, whereby the larger floor model is much more efficient and beneficial given your situation and weather conditions. Humidity spikes are inherent to the AC’s continuous fan ON when the compressor cycles OFF and thus, moisture evaporates from the coil fins and the water vapor is returned to the cabin as humidity.

A rocky road is a reason to tear the sidewall of a tire. Leaf springs need to handle the weight of the trailer regardless of conditions. Hitting an uneven bridge seam or RR tracks on a 65 MPH highway is a lot more stress on springs and shocks than the bumpiest road traveling <20 MPH. No excuses for these lame Dexter leaf springs!

This is the hatch that Art and I have installed in our OE2's. Note size is different than posted above. DIY - Art's Bathroom Cabinet Magical Transformation.docx I chose to widen the cabinet beyond the hatch size as others have done. GJ

Thanks for your input, the Xantrex 2000W was the only upgrade option in 2020. I’ll keep your fuse upgrade in mind if ever a 3000W dominates my dreams. As for Mr. M, he comes around but I won’t let him stay long!

DunnYet please check your private messages. I provided some general compressor fridge information and troubleshooting information as well. I had some electrical damage to the compressor inverter drive on my NovaKool fridge and had to replace the inverter. This was one example of the surge protector not being a good thing. We were at a campground that was having serious voltage issues and we were running the fridge on shore power. We were not at camp for most of this but caught some of the instances and shut everything down but a little too late for the fridge. The voltage would spike to about 190 volts then just as quickly drop back to 120. The spikes would occur in rapid succession so the surge protector would disconnect and reconnect just as rapidly. My fridge inverter was one that could run on dc or ac so would switch back and forth between ac and dc rapidly which damaged it. It probably would have operated just fine if left alone with no surge protector. It is capable of running on 120 to 240 volts ac 50-60 HZ or 12-24 volts dc and switches seamlessly between the two. With the voltage spiking to 190 I don’t think it would have even cared. Anyway you may just have a bad compressor inverter and yes the dc only ones are around $200 and the ac/dc ones are around $300. They are easily replaced being a simple one plug connection. If the Freon charge has not been lost (which is seldom the case) then the inverter is really the only thing that can go bad. I hope this helps some.

If you are using a 2,000 watt inverter no. If you are using a 3,000 watt inverter.... personally I would buy a 300 amp fuse for spare parts. Most of us are not likely to be running the inverter hard enough to blow it. But it is possible with my wife firing off her 1500 watt hair dryer the same time I decide to nuke my coffee and the A/C compressor all three together decide to "Make My Day". Not likely, but Mr. Murphy is a permeant resident for some of us. But with power management that we all normally do it likely will be years before Mr. M says bye bye to your 250 amp fuse.

If you're too tired upon returning home, it means you're getting up to early every day.

We really enjoy our time there! No, we are in Devil's Canyon National Forest, Utah. We have to place our spot in the "top 5" for our past 5 years of full-timing. A little hot during the day but you can't beat the night time temps :) Have fun out there and stay cool

Yet another "update" Matt Duncan kindly went into his old office at Oliver today and took the photo (below) of all the remaining Oliver hull plaques that have never been claimed. If you own one of these Olivers, please contact me in order to organize a way to get your plaque to you. We are still investigating a way to get older hull number plaques via Oliver's normal ordering process (and other avenues), but, I believe that this will take some time (i.e. early Fall at the earliest). Bill

Wow, sorry to see this happen. Other’s have had similar experiences so maybe they can advise. Once you get this sorted out a trip up to Grand Junction, CO to get a set of ALCAN springs installed might be worth the trip. Good luck, I hope this gets resolved quickly. Mike

What type of torque tool is good for the electronic connections in our Oliver. Product name and link would be appreciated. Our nuts on the inverter breaker came loose 2 years after I replaced the breaker. This caused intermittent issues and resulted in the flat cable ends becoming pitted. I sprayed the ends with 2 coats of a conductivity product. After it dried I installed cables and nuts, and applied Locktite Green per Jason E. I tightened with a wrench. I would have felt a lot better if I knew they were tightened correctly.

Someone with some talent could Ollie this up

JD, Are you at Buffalo National Grasslands just north of the Badlands NP? Next to the cliff?

@aaronorange Also make sure the order in which your terminals, fuses, washers etc. are connected are correct, if not that can also mess up the flow of power. Here’s a great video by Nate from Explorist Life explaining the correct order.

The patch idea is cool! Are those consecutive nights? We had 119 consecutive in 2024. Had a few long trips after that. We might break our record this year if we don’t stop over at home. 😎

I live way too close to "The Villages" to mess with anything pineapple. But, if someone is going to do all that work, I will buy one for sure. Even though we won't be displaying the boondocking one till at least next year.....

John, I would just go with hand tightening, but… What would help is to purchase new split lock washers, nuts too if you like, correct size and good quality from a local hardware store (not Amazon). The hardware parts on these breakers are cheap and weak. The stronger spring steel in good washers should hold tight. You can torque, even over-torque the cheap hardware and they will still loosen up. Give my idea a try! 😂

Years ago, I had a friend with a class A. When I asked him what his ownership experience was like, he said: "Imagine picking up your entire house and shaking it for hours. That's what happens every time you drive down the highway. Eventually everything breaks." I kept that warning very much in mind when we were purchasing our trailer. But I guess even Ollie's wires aren't immune to road vibration.

@ZLarryb those white John Guest push to connect fittings are notorious for coming loose, check them all periodically like this

One more for you- Toyota, Tundra, TRD Off Road, 2020, 4X4, 5.7, 4.30 axle, Towing Package with 38 gallon tank, LE2, Hull 45

Safety John says that the foil in our Ollies is very conductive. Somewhere on the trailer it touches aluminum or a grounded item. With 250 amps potential, I know for sure an owner would not intentionally have a hair raising experience by changing a fuse and having a wrench touch the foil. Likely be a bad day and one would "say some bad words" like John D would surely say. But more likely, a metal tool/case/toy/etc. could easily find it's way over to the fuse. It likely would not do anything. Until you hit the "Right" bump and it is bounced across this device. Then you'll have a really bad day. Recommend you cover it or insulate the surfaces in some way. GJ

Upon further review- While the Amazon site doesn't show any certifications, I decided to check the ETL website and the Airplus *is* ETL certified! No idea why they wouldn't include that in their specs... I hereby remove my red flag @Ollie-Haus. ETL listing

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