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Topgun2 - You were right on target! The P-trap beneath the shower drain was dripping at the nut. Luckily, the P-trap is located directly above the "scupper hole". Although a small puddle developed from the P-trap leak and it was quickly drained via the "scupper drain". The P-trap is in a very tight location that makes if difficult to hand-tighten ,or tighten with a the plumbers nut-tightening tool. I'll just keep working the angles in the tight location till I can find a way to tighten the nut on the P-trap. Like the sinks in my house, there is likely no gasket on the P-trap elbow. I wonder why a gasket is not required on the P-Trap joint with the nut as this is a common problem in house sinks?? Thank you again 🙂

One more post from Jasper… Got up to go potty this morning a little after 7. It was quite foggy. On my walk back a lady warned me to watch for the elk. There was a bull and two cows. Which is a bad mix. Sure enough, I saw a large shadow in the fog, no more than 10 yards from the Ollie. The bull. Carefully I took the widest path around him to get to the trailer. As I rounded the front of the trailer there were the two cows. No more than 10 FEET from the front door!!! Too late. They were all looking at me already. I scurried the last few steps as quickly and quietly as I could. Fumbled with the door. Lost a croc. Almost peed again. But made it. Then got Melissa out of bed to take some pictures from INSIDE the Ollie 😂

I've also written a BLOG post for the Alcan Experience: The Alcan Experience Craig

Thanks for posting. One thing Lew mentions in the video which we have not yet touched on in this thread is that mass-produced springs often have gaps between leafs which can lead to failure. Attached is a pic I took of a nearly-new Dexter PR4 (2,400 lb) spring which I installed (in a pair) on my rear axle to limp home a year ago after experiencing a broken stock spring. This PR4 only has 125 miles on it so I consider it to be like new. Notice the daylight showing between the leafs. Not good testament to Dexter build quality and a potential for failure down the road. Something to check during annual inspection.

Tosot is having a sale, so I thought I'd pick one up and do the swap. Just ordered it last night from tosotdirect.com, so it should get to me in about a week. It's even cheaper on Amazon right now, but the seller doesn't have the best reviews so I went to the source instead. Sale price is $1,059.99 with the soft start and around $960 without. I went with the soft start option. When I get it and do the install, I'll update this post. Looking forward to this next upgrade! Looking forward to the quieter than Dometic ac unit, and I think it will be nice to have the heater too. Ronbrink did a great write up on his install, so I'm going to comb over his post since I thought his install looked so clean.

A Watchdog with EPO will shut off the power if the ground is missing, Not sure about the Progressive units that come in Oliver's, though.. Edit- according to AI the Progressive EMS does cut off power when the ground is missing. Would still check the owners manual to be sure.

When we were there having SDG install our Tosot air conditioner we drove over to Shipshewana. Interesting German type town with shopping and a dinner show facility. I think that there is only one (correct me if I’m wrong) aftermarket air conditioner that will utilize the internal drain system. I think it’s the Dometic Freshjet unit. I saw one installation and was not overly impressed with the unit itself. The installation was good but the unit didn’t impress me. If you decide to use SDG for the installation please contact me first for a couple of suggestions on the installation. SDG did a great job of installing the new unit.

True, but understand that valve only opens/closes the bathroom sink drain plumbing to the gray tank. The only way opening that valve would release water is if when trailer is parked nose down, allowing gray water to float upstream. If that’s truly happening the leak is certainly in the front sink drain plumbing. A simple test for that is to have the valve closed, run the sink faucet until there’s some water on the shower floor. Then turn off the water pump (or disconnect City Water). If the leak keeps dripping after the water supply is depressurized AND the water on the shower floor recedes, then you have a drain plumbing leak. Hopefully (and likely) the leak is under the bathroom vanity, as the other drain plumbing is not so easy to access. You'll likely have to remove the front panel of the bathroom vanity. If it’s screwed on, that means prior owner was in there. Ours was only mounted with a sealant and after doing some heater duct repair (check yours while in there!) I remounted ours with 4 screws and a rubber seal (I truly dislike sealants)! When testing for water leaks, it’s imperative to the Oliver plumbing and tanks design, to make certain your Oliver is perfectly level! Make certain of this first! 🤣

Just had Alcan redo our Hull 505 with new springs. Here's a video showing how they make the springs...starting at 1:14 mark for about 2 minutes.

From a newsletter I received ... "The 2026 Edition of the National Electric Code (NEC) is now published, which finalizes the grounding monitor interrupters requirement. All RVs with 30A or 50A electrical service will be required to install a Grounding Monitor Interrupter (GMI), which is a loss-of-ground device. Before electrical current can pass into the RV, a GMI will check the receptacle for a proper ground connection. During use, the GMI will also monitor the ground connection to the RV and, if lost, will disconnect the power to the RV." Full article at https://www.rvia.org/news-insights/grounding-monitor-interrupters-rvs-and-their-impact-rv-parks-and-campgrounds?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_15242097&campaignSource=RVLIFE I have never heard of this before - is this something that I already have and just don't know it? Does my Watchdog handle this? Does the built in EPO? Inquiring minds want to know 🙂 so I was going to check here and see if anyone else is familiar with this or if I'm just late to the party.

I wonder, does this apply to only newly manufactured RVs etc OR does the code apply retroactively to those in service (I can't see that happening}?

If opening the bathroom drain valve increased the flow of water, you probably have a leak in the bathroom drain system.

Talked to Kevin Searer at SDG Elkhart. Stopped by without an appointment. Walked in and said I would like some info on installing a Tosot in an Oliver. He showed me the one on the demonstration stand in the workshop and turned it on. He said that you can stay in the parking lot the night before your conversion. They have 30a hookup. They pull your trailer in at 8am and 3 hours later they are done. Same hole as Dometic. Control panel is on the front right corner of the air box. They replace the Dometic thermostat with a simple thermostat for the existing furnace. Only thing I didn’t like was the condensate running off the roof. I didn’t ask pricing because I wasn’t ready to buy.

Dirt - Actually, if you look around, you have more of these "drains" than you have found - so far. These are "scupper" holes similar to those found in kayaks/boats. They serve the purpose of removing any water/moisture that manages to collect between the inside and outside shells of your Oliver. Generally this water/moisture is in the form of condensation - not actual dripping water. Since you have found dripping water this (almost certainly) is a sign that you have a leak in your plumbing system - somewhere. Bill

Looks like we picked the wrong CG to stay at in Elkhart

Ollie in the Wild West! We were one of only a few travel trailers to ever camp at the historic Cerro Gordo Silver Mine and Ghost Town, which is 8,500 feet in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. I took the Ollie up there while doing volunteer electrical work on a 150-year-old cabin that’s being turned into a recording studio. The road to Cerro Gordo is challenging and requires a high-clearance, sometimes even a 4-wheel drive. I had to use 4-low a few times to make it up the 8-mile access road with a significant elevation gain of 5,000-feet. The dirt road winds through narrow rocky canyons, switchbacks, steep shelves, and washboards. I was pleasantly surprised with the Oliver’s off-roading performance; the stock springs and shocks have over 30k miles and they worked perfectly to absorb the bumps and ruts without much bouncing or swaying! At its peak in the 1870s, Cerro Gordo had a population of around 5,000, and it was the largest producer of silver in the United States. It was like stepping back in time, and the views and sunsets were stunning. While the town is private property, it’s open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for self-guided and sometimes guided tours. It is considered one of the best-preserved ghost towns with interesting buildings and equipment, including the mine, a museum, boarding houses, and even the original brothel. Unfortunately, the famous American Hotel burned down a few years ago, but it has been completely rebuilt and is close to reopening. The town is featured in the YouTube channel “Ghost Town Living,” and they have collaborated with other popular YouTube channels for mine exploration and various projects. Cerro Gordo is located near Lone Pine just off the famous U.S. Route 395, on the road to Death Valley. Cheers, Geoff

Maybe you didn’t mean this exactly as written! Thank goodness $3500 invested into D52 axles, Alcan Springs and all new HD suspension parts plus my labor, that I did not come away with, “no difference noted in handling!” 🤣 Drove an hour today from Delores to Durango CO, on the beautiful mountain roads through Mancos CO, so nice! On purpose at highway speeds, I would quickly cock the steering, while looking in the sideview mirror. I could see the Oliver slightly tilt one direction and smoothly return. On the Dexter springs, the same action would cause a full foot of sway left to right, starting a pendulum effect! Now I can descend a mountain road and where it has a 45 MPH turn warning sign, I can drive the speed limit and the Oliver stays level to the truck. OEM suspension, I would take the turn at 35 or the Oliver would be leaning too far outwards! Glad to read some Alcan 4-leaf feedback! I’m sure they’re a reliable upgrade. Glad to read OTT is working with Alcan! 😎 And like you wrote, my friend, just one data point. I mean it too!

Not surprised, really. As to feedback from one of us that have the 4 leaf Alcan springs - did a two thousand mile trek to Oshkosh and back in late July plus a recent trip to South Carolina and back last week (about 300 miles round trip). No issues and really no difference noted in handling from the previous Dexter OEM springs. Tire pressure reduced from 50 psi to 45 psi. Single data point doesn't prove or disprove anything.

If you’ve ever been to Jasper this is what Whistler Campground looks like after the fire. Of course it’s sad, but the campground and the surrounding area are open for business. The forest is showing strong signs of recovery. Even now it’s beautiful in a different way

Several years ago another Oliver owner had some vinyl track material left over from a project he was doing and gave me the left over material. I have not looked, but I imagine that the material can be found on amazon. Along with the track material he gave me the plastic pieces that run in the track. I carefully heated the one piece of track that is attached to the curved area and bent the track to match the curve. Both track pieces are attached to the ceiling with 3M double sided tape. The curtain is a standard shower curtain with one upper end cut and hemmed in a radius to match the curved ceiling area. Half of the curtain covers the doorway and the other half covers the toilet area.

We have it...2022 Hull996. Our accumulator mount screws pulled out and left craters where the screws were. We tried VHB tape to no avail. I'm also looking to replace that board and looks like everything attached to it will have to come off. I haven't really studied the situation. We will be back in SC this weekend for a few weeks so I'll tackle the problem soon. We have hit some monster bumps and dips on the roads this year. Our "Bessie" joined the 64,000 mile club last week so I expect a few issues like this will crop up...gives me something to do :) Good luck, John

Full disclosure: I never use the shower 😜 This is my wife’s exclusive domain. And we have a composting toilet if that matters. She basically just cut a normal shower curtain in half and put up a few suction cups. Here it is in “storage” mode and in “shower” mode:

Here’s a different view of our Whistler campsite, taken from the summit of Whistler mountain. You get a sense of the damage done to the campground. Much of Jasper and the surrounding area did even worse. You can also see the affect of a prediction of 10 inches of snow has on the number of campers 😁 We hope to depart about 12 hours before that arrives 😱

FOLLOWUP: I took a photograph of the side of the board where my equipment is mounted. I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't call this PVC; I would call it foam core. It's so soft on the inside that I can poke my fingernail into the side. *haha -- I don't know why it's posting upsidedown; it doesn't appear that way on my computer until I insert it here* I purchased both #8 and #10 x 5/8" screws yesterday. I wandered through the hardware and pondered all the glues, epoxies, and wood fillers, but felt that I should begin with the medium locktite that is already in my kit. I tried to post a video to demonstrate, but suffice to say: there is no purchase for any type of screw. It's useless. **hints on video uploads?** I installed only one of the screws, because I expect it to fall out tomorrow when I drive to my next destination. I did not remove any screws; only 3 of the original 7 that I can see are still in place. I will update here after some towing, about whether this screw stays in place. QUESTIONS: 1) Does everyone have this same foam material as the base board for the mounting of your water pump equipment? Or is it possibly a substitute used during the 'short supply' years of Covid? 2) Has anyone tried replacing this board? My conclusion is that I will have to replace the entire board (or ask OTT to do it) because there isn't enough flexibility in the design of the system to move the pieces around and use a new spot on the board for attachment. I'm interested in what others find. Thanks for the help!