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Since our Oliver was a one sided purchase, she still prefers the Hampton Inn and I have been in 'the dog house' ever since. My real reason for an Oliver was so we could travel with our dogs! Mossey

Eagles Nest - Retirement gift for 30+ years in the US Navy (Kathy)

No name, but often referred to as My COW (Condo-on-Wheels) and storage facility the COW Barn.

My basement area collapsed a couple of years ago in a very similar way as yours. On mine the rails that supported the basement floor was held to the wall sections with screws that penetrated the wall by only 1/4 inch. As shown in the photos I made a framework to support the floor out of vinyl 3/4 x 5 1/2 material. I would recommend not using wood anywhere in the trailer. Vinyl board and stainless screws. The actual basement floor rests on the framework and is attached to the framework with stainless screws. I also reinforced and sealed the aluminum plate that closes off the rear of the trailer. About half of the sub basement was uninsulated so I also added complete insulation in the area.

"The Wonder Egg" - because 17 years ago when it was in production, an Oliver travel trailer was cutting edge manufacturing technology in the fiberglass trailer world. It was a wonder the factory was so eager to accommodate any modification I wanted them to make to hull #14. Solar power was not common way back then, I have the first 2000w inverter, they also wired it for my ham radio hobby which makes it so simple to connect my radio on the inside to a long range antenna on the outside. They placed the springs above the axle to make it easier to maneuver and park in heavily wooded areas. They added an analogue phone line connection near the dinette (hahaha). I have specialized graphics which required them to reposition the license plate. I've now gone to disk brakes - uncommon on single axle trailers, making it even more wondrous! There were perks to being an early bird.

June. She "got hitched" to Cash, the man in black, back in Sept of 2023. The picture will explain.

We have gone with Bunny, because she is white and our last name rhymes with Rabbit, you take it from there.

Curiosity- Steve and Deb from northern Ohio Copy/pasted from my “Meet Curiosity” thread: Paul Harvey mode on: “And now, for the rest of the story!” The inspiration for the came from a video by the “From She To Me” YouTube channel, which is the travels of a couple our age in their class B van. The voiceover for a recent trip was “Every one of our journeys begin with curiosity. What will we discover? What challenges might we encounter? What will be the lessons we learn?” I paused, replayed that scene, and paused again. Epiphany moment! I turned to Deb and asked how “Curiosity” sounds for a name for our new Oliver, and she was all for it. Then I looked at various images for graphics inspiration. I saw the corporate logo for Curiosity Software Ireland, and thought I’d fiddle with something along those lines. On a whim, I wrote to them asking permission to use their logo. Surprisingly, not only did they approve, but enthusiastically so, offering original graphics files and their endorsement. They plan to tell our story on their social media blog. Crazy how both events happened!!

Coddiwomple "to travel in a purposeful manner towards an unknown destination"

Small white fiberglass travel trailers are often compared in appearance to an egg. There's an old joke about why the French only eat one egg for breakfast - because one is "Un Œuf" (anglicized pronunciation "enough"). We feel our LE2 is more than Un Œuf for us.

XPLOR - It’s what we do with our Oliver in tow. Johnson Bay, Maine today.

“Lottie”, inspired by the Deming, NM gambler Carlotta Thurmond whose nickname was Lottie Deno (self-stylized from the moniker “Lotta Dinero” given to her by another gambler). Carlotta is thought to have been the inspiration for Miss Kitty of the Gunsmoke TV series the nickname performs double duty for my Ollie as I commonly refer to her as Lottie Frickin’ Da due to her being frequently found camping “down by the river”. Lottie sounds a lot better than calling her Matt Foley. IYKYK

Here's the shower curtain retrofit that I did using 3M adhesive command hooks. If you scroll down through the posts you'll see the pics of my install. No drilling required, just command hooks attached around the bathroom walls and ceiling, and it worked very well. And easy to remove the shower curtain completely when not in use, and also to remove it to let it dry outside the camper after using the shower. We sold our Oliver Elite II about 2 years ago to do more overseas travel, but I still lurk here now and then to see what's new in Ollie world. We do miss traveling with our Ollie though, and we are actually looking at getting back into camping again now, so I want to keep up with the latest changes that Oliver has made to the trailer.

I remember her, "Hoochie choochie" - we spent time in Chattahoochee, FL, dodging hurricane Debbie Milton and the younger crowd kept repeating that phrase.

We’re staying with the OEM Scandvik faucet, at least for some time. This company is most reasonable for replacement parts! 🤣

The Scandvik faucet/shower head that JD1923 opened this post about was original OEM equipment on the early model Oliver’s. I’m not sure when they switched to the Dura faucet/shower head, but it was OEM on our hull 193. And you are correct, many OTTO's have switched to the High Sierra brand, me included. All of our plumbing fixtures other than the High Sierra shower head are either Scandvik or Barka. Scandvik sells both brands in the US and the products are virtually identical. Mossey

Big Texas - We didn't give it much thought. We saw this printed on the collar of my daughter's corgi. Realized the dog and the trailer had the same shape. Then asked my daughter to design the logo. In conversation we just refer to it as "the Oliver".

Making our way north we landed a nice W/E site at Sunset Point, CG in Lubec, Maine. The sites here are all W/E and this little CG is located right on Johnson Bay. It’s a quiet little CG with 41 sites and Lubec is the furthest town east in the US. IMG_4180.mov IMG_4180.mov

“The trailer”. Because it is one.

#1047 Saunter - to amble or stroll. Like so many Oliver owners we like to discover whatever is in front of us, wherever that may be. We have found that happens best at a patient pace.

Hull 505 Galway Girl Irish Family History

Yes that was an in process photo. In fact, the aluminum plate closing off the rear end of the trailer was never sealed so I removed the plate and put butyl tape all around and reattached it. As far as the soil pipe, there is a rubber grommet that tightly seals between the pipe and the aluminum plate.

Same here. Their faucets are crazy expensive but replacement parts are more than reasonable..

I think the grey tank is below the lowest part of the insulated floor. This is a picture taken at the factory from the front of the trailer before the inner hull had been installed. You can see the L-shaped grey tank is the full width of the floor where the basement access would be.

I installed GasStop RV Propane Emergency Shut-Off Valve Gauges on both propane cylinders, which are also useful in testing for minor leaks and purging lines when cylinders are first opened.

We got the optional shower curtain with the trailer but after a half dozen trips took the shower curtain down. It seemed to be more in the way than a help. We use the shower head as a wand and never mount it in the holder above. With a bit of a care and wiping down afterward, shower spray is not a problem. With only 30 gallons of water, one has to be careful in water use anyway.

So took it to bish rv in Bozeman the inverter has power coming in. I had called Zantac support and I will call back tomorrow . They told me 3 year warranty. Our Ollie hull number 822 is going on 4 years old. A new inverter is 1800$ plus labor. Hope xantrax will help.

Cracker Jack. when you are good or exceptional, they call you CRACKER JACK!! My last three boats also went by that moniker.

When I bought my F350 I got the trailer TPMS monitoring system. So far, I have been very happy with it. Unfortunately, the Ford TPMS cannot monitor the spares. The nice thing about the Ford TPMS is there is no sensor to have to fool with when I manually check tire pressures and I don't have another device cluttering my cab. My practice with spare tires is to keep them inflated to the maximum allowed for the tire and then lower the pressure to the correct pressure when I use the spare. I also carry an inflator so in the worst case I can add air to the spare. I think I will add checking the spare tire pressure to my travel checklist, although it is a hassle to check the pressure on the Oliver spare. When I got my new truck, I lowered the spare and flipped it around (Ford has the spare with the valve up from the factory) so that I could check the pressure with it mounted under the bed.

We haven’t been able to agree on a FINAL name….😜 But a commonly used one is THE OLLIE… because our daughter’s dog is already Ollie We also use MDIV because we are hull 1504 …. So close to 1500 which would have been perfect for Melissa and Dennis 😃

Yesterday it was a beautiful day in SW Harbor, Me and we decided to take a drive over and visit Hinckley Yacht. My sister was their Director of Marketing there for a number of years. Hinckley hand crafts really gorgeous yachts. It was neat to see a few of their beauty’s on dry dock for repairs and upkeep. IMG_4126.mov A little windy during this vid.

Twist Inspired by my wife and some guy named Oliver.

We decided to call ours Kimba, as in "Kimba the White Lion" from the Japanese manga series. No reason other than the trailer was white and that is what we kept thinking of every time we talked about our Oliver.

The Rover - Jeff & Cindy Coleman - Arkansas

On our last trip, we had significant tire issues (we replaced two tires, one valve stem, and one wheel), so I wanted to share a little of what we experienced and hope to hear from others on ways to make the next time easier. What happened: Entering Wichita Falls, TX on US-281 from the south driving around 60-70 mph, we heard an unfamiliar noise that we couldn't place or locate. The noise would come and go. Five miles later we exited the freeway onto the frontage road, stopped on the shoulder, and hopped out to make sure everything was alright. It wasn't. The right (curbside) rear (RR) tire was gone. Its wheel was an aluminum nub. Some thoughts: Our LE2 handled fine. I think the weight distribution hitch/anti-sway really helped. The noise coming and going was due to us driving near concrete barriers on the side of the road that reflected the noise back to us, such as on a bridge. When we were on straight road, we couldn't hear or feel anything. We were lucky. No damage other than scratched gel coat. There was a considerable amount of steel cable wrapped around the axle and brake area. Taking the tire off: The first task was to get the trailer "jacked up". We pulled forward onto our Andersen Rapid Jack to elevate the right, front (RF) tire. This worked well until the RF tire went flat also. In addition, taking the weight of the trailer off the RR wheel made it more difficult to remove the lug nuts. Fortunately, a passerby stopped to help us and had a powerful impact wrench and an extender since the lug nuts are recessed quite a bit and the center dome got in the way of the wrench. Also, my personal wire cutters were no match for the steel cables. We needed heavy-duty snips to remove all the cables. It was apparent that we were not fully prepared for this situation, so we called a mobile RV repair person. He ended up using a low-profile hydraulic jack to hold up the trailer. Some thoughts: If we had simply run over a nail, we would have been fine. The Rapid Jack would have been all we needed. I have to upgrade my wire snips and am struggling with choosing a hydraulic jack. A low-profile jack is bulky and heavy, can get into places with low clearance/uneven terrain, and has extended lift range. Bottle jacks are smaller and lighter, but have more limited lift range. Any thoughts on what you use? Where to place the jack? The trailer has a jack point for the frame, but, rightly or wrongly, the repair guy put his jack behind the wheel near where the bolts are in the photo below. Getting to our spare: This wasn't a big deal. We do have the rear bumper receiver but it slid out easily. I was glad that the spare had good pressure since I hadn't checked it in about a year. Some thoughts: Check your spare. I had even installed a tire valve extension (something like this) to make it easier to check and fill. Put this task on a checklist to do periodically. Putting a good tire on: A full light truck tire is bigger and heavier than a passenger tire. Also, a full tire has a larger radius than a flat tire which means the tire may need more clearance. Changing it on uneven ground introduces clearance issues if the axle is not up high enough. Since we had lost our tire, once we put the new one on, we spun the tire and checked for brake operation. We found a 3 second delay from the pedal push to the application of the brake on the wheel. This caused us some concern at the time, but both our technician and myself confirmed that the delay was due to the truck's brake controller. It's probably obvious, but put the wheel on and hand-tighten the lug nuts with the wheel off the ground and then tighten the lug nuts to the proper torque (we did have a torsion bar) when the wheel is on the ground and won't spin freely. Some thoughts: If you are going to check your trailer brake while the wheel is jacked up, use the manual control on your brake controller, not the floor brake pedal. A second tire went flat: Our hearts sank as we watched the RF tire lose pressure as the RR tire was replaced. We only had one spare. The technician's fix was to pull out a can of fix-a-flat and refill the tire with air. It was enough. Again, we were fortunate to have pulled off the road 2 miles from a great RV park, so we headed over with the technician following us to ensure we arrived safely. Some thoughts: Carry a can of fix-a-flat. Purchasing tires on a trip: The next morning the tire "repaired" with the fix-a flat was flat again. This time we refilled the tire ourselves and drove the trailer to a Discount Tire for a replacement. This store had a limited selection so we only replaced the one bad tire and risked driving to our destination one hour away with no spare. Before leaving, the store manager offered to "top off" all our tires. In the process of putting in air on the left (street) side tires, the TPMS sensors were very difficult to remove. To make a long story short, they were finally removed, the tires topped off, and we were off to our destination (Lawton, OK). Upon arriving in our campsite, a camper remarked that one of our left tires was low. It was flat. We don't know for how much of our hour-long drive it was flat. The next day I brought that tire into a Lawton Discount Tire where they replaced the damaged valve stem and I bought the only compatible wheel they had and a spare tire. Some thoughts: Fix-a-flat works for emergencies, but only to the nearest tire shop. Although limited by the store's available tire selection, it will be a cold day in hell before I ever drive the trailer again without a spare tire available. Lessons Learned: As we pulled away from home, all four of our trailers' tires had TPMS sensors on them. I never pulled out and turned on the monitor. It might not have prevented the blowout (or whatever it was that happened), but the alarm would have told us that there was a problem and we would have pulled over much earlier, reducing risk to ourselves and damage to the trailer. I thought I was prepared for tire issues. In fact, I was only prepared for the simplest, most basic scenario. The next time we go out, we'll have a few more tools. I'm interested to hear from you what's in your tire changing tool kit. Open issues: Still trying to figure out which type of hydraulic jack to bring with us. I'd appreciate your thoughts. Still trying to figure out the correct jack point. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this as well. We hope this has been helpful to some and interesting to others. Let us know your thoughts.

I for one, miss your contributions to our Forum! 😂

I'm thinking a good tech at Xantrex should get you up and running... But, if it turns out you need to replace the unit and want to swap with the same model, I would do this. This eBay Seller with decent feedback is an RV parts & salvage co, this item is open box, "guaranteed to work." https://www.ebay.com/itm/267389119450?_skw=xantrex+freedom+xc+pro The labor is simple, since the model is identical. Just disconnect your shore power and batteries, and solar switch OFF. Then swap wires from your original unit to the new one. $650 plus tax vs. $1,800 plus tax and labor! 🤣

I installed a shower curtain from underneath the cubby for privacy and shower protection. It generally hangs in the corner of the wet bath when not in use, and either pulled in front of the window or then draped over the toilet as needed. Any typical shower curtain trimmed to length will suffice. The stripped one didn’t provide privacy when the window was cracked open for ventilation and thus, the solid blue which better matched our decor.

When traveling, our COW is turned out to pasture!

1390 and Oliphino, inspired by one of our favorite beers Elephino from Red Rock Brewing in SLC.

@ScubaRx referenced an eBay link to purchase S/S lug nuts a few years ago. I ordered the same set he suggested and have been running them for a few years now, zero issues and no rust. Maybe he still has the link handy?

Great, good to hear you were able to get it going. You shouldn't need to use the stove unless you turn off, or disconnect, the propane tanks for long periods. What I think happens is when the pressure is off then air is able to diffuse into the system and that has to be purged out. The fastest way to do this is through the stove, or maybe the rear external propane quick connection if installed. Anyhow I'm not a RV propane expert so this could be wrong. Hope your first night goes smooth.

I read in your other post that unplugging and plugging the inverter makes a noise. This and your test shows you have power to the inverter. The noise means it’s doing something internal. Time to get in the phone with Xantrex Tech Support. You have power in but nothing out. They will have tests for you to do and next steps. Your issue must be the inverter is not powered on or something else internal to the inverter. Good work so far! Keep us posted.

I think it is - “the trailer”. Not really a formal name. We also call the truck, “the truck”. Sometimes our imagination just runs wild.

Great advice! I will add, if a spare tire is needed one should swap the sensors so the tire on the ground continues to be monitored as positioned on the TPMS display. To your point, the TST brand monitors spares, as well.

I've had good luck with a 4-way lug wrench. This allows me to use both arms and body weight to break the lug nuts free. Also makes it quick and easy to spin them off and back on. I finish them off with the torque wrench with 4" extension. No need for deep well sockets on our older model wheels. I keep the 4-way on the floor under the TV's driver's seat. When you have a tire shop work on your wheels/tires, it's a good idea to check the lug nut torque after you get the trailer back. Some shops over torque the lug nuts with their impact wrenches making it very difficult to remove the lug nut manually. I store the torque wrench in the storage area under the rear seat of my TV, it even has cutouts to keep the wrench (or whatever) from rolling around. Tony

Thanks Ron. I thought I read through the manual, but obviously it didn't sink in, or I completely missed it. 🙂

This is correct. If you show your Ollie be sure to let Oliver Sales know so that when the person you showed your trailer to actually pays for their Ollie you will get a "reward" (i.e. cash). Bill

East Glacier (KOA) lots of smog from forest fires still beautiful whenever it clears a bit

We've used an induction cook top while camping for several years. Even tent camping we would take along an extension cord, clam shell and folding table to set up kitchen and the Induction cook top worked flawlessly. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FLR0ET8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Also the Magma brand cookware is induction ready and works great. Cast iron works well too. https://www.amazon.com/Magma-Products-A10-360L-IND-Stainless-Induction/dp/B00B99RJS2/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_2/136-6643772-0764029?pd_rd_w=QrH0M&content-id=amzn1.sym.7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_p=7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_r=3NN2WH06PJQ2VVQE75WW&pd_rd_wg=Lz4Xe&pd_rd_r=0b995bde-1857-4e81-999f-06ceee7a1430&pd_rd_i=B00B99RJS2&psc=1