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Mistletoe State Park GA, close to Augusta. Very nice State Park. Sunrise on site 12

Been here for the last 5 days. Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend NP

Absolutely! I went to the Oliver Texas rally as wellon the way out to Big Bend.

JD: I also do not use the auto change over valve. For those of us who want to know when a tank has run dry, why not replace the change over valve with a "T". Then replace the getting gray hair OEM hoses with less "tight turns" ones that the change over OEM setup has. All: Any unintended consequences that come to mind would be appreciated. PS: I do think it wise to carry a spare regulator. Would be interested in a good brand. Below is what over the years I harvested from several owners: GAS REGULATOR: · The OEM Hull 505: GR-9984XF with 345,000 BTU from the Main Service Cylinder. · Possible Smaller Replacement Part if above is not available: GR-9994XF has 262,500 BTU PROPANE REPLACEMENT HOSES: 12” with 90⁰ Street Elbow Preferred Topgun2 Cautions: A couple of notes: Check the size of the connections on the hoses. Be careful that you do not over-tighten the fittings. I believe that the torque setting is 25 foot pounds (confirm this). Use yellow "gas" tape or gas pipe dope. May need a ¼” male NPT X ¼” Female inverted flare fitting.

Oliver Trailers for sale Facebook has a number of Elite 1's listed. That is the one place where you will find a lot to choose from.

You’ll likely need to look nationwide given the rarity of the Elite I.

Yup have them on all 4 stabilizers as well. I considered the Andersen blocks but decided on the flap jacks because of the space saving measure.

The auto changeover (dual) regulators do have issues and many choose not to rely on them and thus, would rather resort to turning only one tank on at a time. Adding a ‘T’ would suffice for the ‘one tank on at a time’ users, but would still require a (single) regulator. Regardless and to your point, carrying a spare could ‘save the day’ (think camping trip!) in the event of a regulator failure due to wear or a malfunction. Your mention to use a 90° street elbow is golden, better fitment with less bends in the hoses!

How can one possibly enjoy the experience in only 10 minutes max?

It was fantastic, I could have spent another 2 weeks there...

Good to know of your experience, John. I thought that LiFePO4 batteries could freeze given 60% +/- SOC and fully disconnected from load and charge. This is as easy as it gets for winter storage! Good to know it has worked for you. Your Oklahoma storage location certainly gets a number of freezing days and nights over the long 8 months you are off the mainland. If we ever see some real cold coming, I'll do the same. Run SOC down to 60% and then pull the ground cable on our battery bank. So simple! Way better than the manufacturers that state charging power can be left on all year just as long as SOC is low once a year. I don't see that advice. Thanks John, your Battleborn method is the best plan yet and so easy to implement! Battleborn was the best choice when you upgraded years ago. No power required during storage, no battery removal, no fuss, no worries! 😎

Unfortunately, Oliver #113 is in Gallup NM! I say this… only because we had 2 weeks to camp in SW Colorado, but hurricane weather (really?) has brought serious RAINS to the area, now cutting our time away in half! Never happened to us before, as rain is a luxury down here in the SW. Next 5-day outlook for Durango is rain, rain and more rain. Locals were in line at the County maintenance facility filling sandbags! If we had more time, we’d wait it out, but we don’t. We had earmarked a half dozen Forest Service entrance roads, just east of Mancos CO, just beautiful! But given this rain, threat of flash floods and MUD which doesn’t play well with our trailers. Towed Durango to Gallup today, where after an hour on the road the rain stopped. Just started raining good down here by 6PM. So where’s Ollie? Camped at Walmart-Gallup. What a busy place! But we found a nice edge back edge of the lot! 😂 The recent rains created a pond for our visit and what a view considering! We feel blessed! Can better a campsite be found at a Walmart? Back home tomorrow, 3 hours west on I-40 and at Ash Fork AZ, another hour south on AZ HWY 89! If it’s still raining, it will be dry at home and in my garage. We already scheduled pickleball with friends for Sunday and Tuesday! 😎

In Great Basin NP..upper Lehman CG site 17. Very steep slopes. Lower Lehman CG has been closed and completely re graded and all ne asphalt. Will open next spring. Visitor center closed…park campsites open as are roads to top of park Saw people come thru and collect trash.

Columbia Icefield Parking lot for Athabasca Glacier Also functions as FCFS Campground

We're in site 5 which sits by itself for $35/night. Sites 3-4 were also nice and 1-2 are down in a bottom, all for $30. I imagine they're less busy since they are dry sites (good water offered at the farm), they're not keeping up the property so well and the river decks are not level and a bit creaky. Most RVers want hook-ups , but we wanted to be close to town and be alone. The RV park next door with hookups cost double and ALL the National campgrounds are closed now (we drove to McPhee Campground today). Not sure, are they closed after October 1st, or due to the Government shut-down? The Recreation.gov website is presently nonfunctional! Regardless of where you stay, come with empty fridge and shop at the Delores Market! Onsite butcher, great produce variety, local fresh baked goods and the best Cherry pie anywhere. They were out of pies when we stopped in late Sunday (got a small pumpkin bread instead, yum). We got an apple pie today with brown sugar crisp top! Yep, we've been there twice in just 24 hours! Pics from when we were here late june...

Where's Ollie? At Along the River a farm in Delores, CO! They were closed for the season but Jeanna (owner, tiny woman age 88, husband 96, farming all her life and today rides an ATV like a young girl), she said it's been a slow season, so she re-opened for our 3-night stay. We have the place to ourselves and the river sounds just wonderful! Delores Along the River.MOV

Coincidence?? I don’t think so!