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I am sorry to see that you sold your Ollie! We will miss your forum contributions. Best of luck with new adventures! Mossey

Having traversed Teton Pass at least on 5 different occasions in both directions, I am surprised that I did not see “hot” brake check stations. Having enough room to have brake checks on the pass is likely the issue. If I recall we only saw one runaway truck ramp. Wolf Creek Pass on the other hand has a 7% grade which requires commercial vehicles to maintain a 25 mph speed limit while descending the pass. The vistas are nothing short of amazing. In Rocky Mountain NP they do have brake check pull offs. While visiting the park and not towing XPLOR, and were waived on through by the Park Police at the brake check station. The trucks we saw being pulled over for brake checks were mostly 1/2 ton gassers and many cars. @jd1923 I was surprised to read your diesel does not have an engine brake, interesting. Do you have tow/haul mode?

I see a visit to Greenland in your near future!

I purchased a Haloview BT7 last November to replace my original Voyager system and have about 1700 miles of camping with it. It has exceeded my expectations so far. The only issue for me is the annoying pair of antennas on the display. I usually remove the display from the tv when setting up camp and the antennas were a pain to deal with until I replaced them wiith the antennas pictured below. They have made the display perfect for me. @dhaig I was aware of the camera mounting issue before purchasing and fabricated a ‘L’ shaped piece of stainless steel sheet metal to mount my camera to the roof. It does not look as nice as your mount, but it is functional. I simple spliced in to the original Voyager 12V power wiring and all is working as originally installed. @Steve Morris I have not experienced any signal issues between the camera and display. Haloview offers antennas with long coax cables to move the antenna to the front of the trailer for the BT7, but they don’t get very good reviews due to the fact that antennas are fixed at 90°. I would think that any 2.4G WiFi antenna and coax cable extension would help get the camera signal to the display. And I just had a thought, are you using your PEPWAVE system when this signal issue occurs? Mossey

We scored a wonderful spot at a Corps of Engineers park today (August 11,2025). Site 25 at Left Tailrace Campground near Fort Thompson, SD. The weather has been much better than Tennessee when we left for the west. Looking forward to some great boondocking in a few days as we head to higher elevation.

I saw that on Facebook and commented. Definitely not a fan of the new blinds! They look cheap compared to the current version, and that spot where it rests on the window handle looks like a wear/puncture point, as well as just plain ugly. The TV looks smaller, and the cable entry for the TV swapped sides. Chrome belly band seems to break up the interior better to my eyes. Overall, *I* think it is a step backwards in quality appearance.

Just bought a new 2024 F350XL Super Cab 6.8L gas V8 (MiniZilla) with 3.73 rear differential, got $12,000 of MSRP. I have towed Ollie with three different 1/2 ton trucks that did a good job for us. We decided move to a larger tow vehicle with a 8' bed. We camp light with one of the lightest LE2's here, have to admit Ollie's ready to camp weight will increase a little with the new TV. The larger pickup bed size will be for extra bulky stuff that's hard to pack in the previous 5 1/2' pickup bed when boondocking. One hurdle to overcome was fitting this truck in our garage with a garage door that's 81" high. The way this F350 is set up from Ford it's 79.1" tall. The length was another issue, but at 254.4" long, there's plenty of room to park it in the garage and still have room to work at the workbench behind the truck. The payload is 4058 pounds. Looking forward to towing Ollie with the F350 in the mountains out west. Got about 19.5MPG probably downhill one way (most folks get lower) on the 30 mile trip home from the dealership with the F350 around 65MPH on the highway. Used to get 22 to 23MPG with the F150 5.0L on the highway under 70MPH. Averaged 14MPG towing Ollie with the F150 5.0 at 60MPH, will see how the F350 does on roundtrips after 1,000 mile break-in unloaded and towing. I have driven F250s, F350s, F600s in the past, the new F350 is not as soft of a ride as the F150 unloaded, but the ride is fine for us.

JD, This is unfortunately one of the drawbacks to the Victron inverters, but supposedly you can switch it to charger only mode to allow shore-power pass-through with the inverter off, with less standby power used. Bit of a pain though! However, a clever and handy guy such as yourself could install an external by-pass switch that would be easier than the App. Victron makes an inexpensive 30 amp beauty for switching between a generator and shore-power. I've seen them for $45. This can be wired so that you can switch the inverter off and still have shore-power. It's a great solution that might get you some extra sleep! 🥱 Cheers! Geoff

Ours is an old 2001 2nd Gen Cummins 2500. For 18 years we had a 2003 3rd Gen Ram, neither had exhaust brake. I don't believe it was an option on pickups back then. No tow mode either and only a 4-speed trans. It has an Over-Drive OFF button which keeps it in drive (3rd gear) and you can manually select 1st or 2nd. I used 2nd on very steep descents where 25-30 MPH is good. I use OD-OFF when climbing a steep incline where 55 MPH is a good speed to climb and it holds there nicely.

Just guessing but doubt the state of Wyoming has ever invested in such technology (or ever will), it's also certainly not here in Montana. The thing about Teton Pass as you know it is really steep, narrow and winding. Having gone over it several times myself, but only once towing, it hard to imagine how and where they would have built check stations. They barely have enough pullouts as it is and those are not very large. It has become fairly obvious the state of Colorado is the King and champion of high mountain passes in the lower 48.

Please let us know what you find here. I too find the Furrion of very limited value and the tiny, dimly-lit display doesn't help. The larger Furrion display is worth a try if it syncs with the existing camera.

Thanks, Mike. Yes, the Pepwave system is on all the time. But if that's causing interference, I would think it would also occur stationary and with the Furrion system. The Furrion has been reinstalled, with a new dash mount instead of the window suction cup mount. I might see if the 7" compatible display is available so I can see it without glasses.

I would consider giving Oliver parts a quick call. Its a long shot, but they might even have new old stock laying around for your YM. I may experience Oliver ships quickly!

Here are the brochure spec sheets for them.

Before I finished reading your post, the very end of your post had already passed through my brain🤣

Actually, there was only one made.

We use to use our interior speakers occasionally as well. More often we use a set of portable JBL Flip 6 Bluetooth speakers and stream XM radio music or news sourced from our iphones or iPad. The sound is excellent and they are super portable! We are very happy with the Flip 6’s. They typically live on our Yamaha Umax, (pic) unless we are traveling in XPLOR. https://www.amazon.com/JBL-Flip-Bluetooth-Waterproof-PartyBoost/dp/B09RQ47HC8/ref=sr In this pic I have the set attached to our Yamaha Umax 2+2. I would not hesitate to buy again. 🎶

@mossemi, thanks for the info on the stubby antennas. I will keep them in mind as I start using our BT7. Since the performance with the antennas laid horizontal over the top of the monitor, I will see how this works out. Do you see comparable signal strength from the study antennas as you did from the original antennas? I also take the monitor out of our TV when we setup camp. I have a translucent Sterilite storage container where I store the monitor, wireless brake controller, etc. I keep the storage container on a shelf in the closet when camped or the trailer is in storage. I wrap the monitor in a scrap piece from non-slip rug pads to protect it in storage.

We use the speakers quite a bit. I bought a small used SiriusXM receiver from Amazon 7 or 8 years ago. I wired it into the Furrion and we can listen to news, sports and any of the music stations wherever we are. Mike

We use the built-in audio quite a bit. When we stream video to the TV we use the ARC channel to put the audio on the speakers. We also like to find local FM stations, especially the little independent ones, that have things like farm reports and swap meets. If Steph sleeps in, I use the A/B speaker selector to choose only the front speakers. I have music on a flash drive in the Furrion head as well and, once in a while, we'll break out a DVD.

They just changed the Promo Code to 20% OFF! The Turbro Greenland is now $1,200 plus tax.

We use these speakers on occasion, only when Chris connects music on her phone by Bluetooth. I don't like the speaker right on top of my head in front dinette seat. We use a high quality soundbar for TV and can stream or play DVD/Blu-Ray/CD music there with a player installed in the attic (better than cut into the walls)! The interior hull would be better without the 4 large speaker holes, 16 screw holes. I'd go without the Furrion head too! But there are not many of us who would sell our Oliver to buy a new one for a few features, plus or minus! Heck, if we got a new Oliver I go without any factory options and then I'd have to rework all the mods I've worked over the last 2 years. Life is not long enough! 🤣

Wow, what a beautiful campsite with a beautiful Ollie Rig!!!!

Facebook marketplace Done!😊

Okay thanks for letting me know. Did you sell it through the Oliver Travel Trailers for sale FB page? Don't forget to inform Oliver if the new Owners name. I believe there is a transfer ownership form on Oliver's website too Best of luck to you guys.

While preparing for an upcoming trip, where I’ll probably need to run a generator for AC, I decided to utilize some unused space in the dog house to store my RotoPax 2 gallon gas can. I used to carry it in the tongue tray with the generator, but now I’ll always carry it for emergency fuel. I made a rectangular box that's sized so there is just enough friction to hold the gas can snugly in place without needing a strap, and narrow enough to fit between the propane tanks and the front of the doghouse. The tank can’t come out anyway because of the doghouse cover. I measured the can after leaving it in the sun for a while to account for any expansion. The fuel can holder is made from 1/2” void free plywood (baltic birch), and it’s put together with glue and screws. It was rattle can painted with primer and plenty of white gloss, then attached to the frame with self drilling 1/4” screws, like the ones holding the propane tank tray. It can be locked through the handle if desired. The RotoPax gas cans were originally made for off-roaders, and they are pricey at around $85 each. But they are practically indestructible, and they come in different colors for diesel or water. I’ve had mine for around 7 years and it’s never leaked a drop. There are knock-offs available on AZ for about half the price, but I can't vouch for their quality. From the plywood scraps, I also made a little box for the luggage scale that I use for weighing the propane tanks. It was made in the same way with magnets to hold the hinged lid closed. It was mounted in the doghouse in front of the propane tanks. Hope someone finds this useful. Cheers! Geoff

@Donna and Scott Donna, FYI...Thea and I will not attend the rally anymore, we sold our Ollie! I have emailed Texas State Parks, so site# 54 will be up from grabs.

Follow-up re this thread. This spring I worked brake service on our Oliver. I wanted to be certain the self-adjusters on the Oliver were dialed in. The front axle was close and the rears were a bit looser. This is likely normal. In doing so, Chris was applying the brake in the tow vehicle. At times there was nothing. I asked, "Are you pushing the brakes?" She said "Yes" but the brakes did not stop the spinning wheels. Increased the gain and tried again, the brakes would stop the wheels but 3-4 seconds later. My next comment was, "We need a new brake controller!" Purchased and installed a Tekonsha P3 Prodigy Brake Controller and ran the same test. On the default 6.0 gain when Chris hit the pedal the brakes (all 4) banged abruptly to a stop when spinning in the air. I now believe that when our brakes were over-heating last October, some of it had to do with the weak controller not applying enough power to the TT brakes which caused the brakes on the TV to overheat!

I think it would like much nicer if the grey was on the bottom and of a much lighter shade.

Hard to be sure, but it looks like the overhead speakers are gone. We like the old sound system for music and videos. I'm glad the swing out windows are here, but they usually have integrated shades/screens in other RVs. Those bulgy shades look sketchy.

The old Pullman Sleeper Cars had nicer looking blinds. They were nice and tight, not like a pillow🙃

Our 2019 F-150 Crew Cab, 4x4 FX4 had the Anderson. Prior to our Alaska trip from TX, I added husky mud flaps, Bilstein 5100's on the rear. I thought that all would be perfect. I can attest that half way from the CONUS boarder to the Alaska border, I sincerely wished that : A. I had armored the front of our Ollie with yoga mats. B I had followed my brother's advice and gotten air bags. We mitigated the situation by traveling light and very carefully; and a lot slower that many others. One of which broke his trailer frame by speed on corduroy roads. That was my experience. I suspect that the majority of those that have made the trip would agree. My opinion is that most stock half tons need the above mods if boondocking or even if not bonding but plan on going to places like Canadian and Alaska roads. The 250/350 HD class: Yoga mats for sure and full on mud flaps for that trip and likely many here in CONUS as well. All would benefit from the wonderful 36 gallon fuel tank! ON THE OTHERHAND: If you are a RV Campground user and don't go off road or on fire roads, you likely can do just fine without such mods. Just take it easy. GJ

Just saw this pic of the 2026 Oliver “retro” interior with roller style window shades. 😳 Appears that the interior window latch may rub on the shade. Also note the white belly band instead of chrome.