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A beautiful Quartzite sunrise with 6 Oliver LEIIs….

Thank you, very kind of you to offer Chris. We are in really great shape here. Our roads are really iced over and we are well prepped. My bride made a huge pot of black-bean soup with lots of Kentucky Legend smoked ham and a super loaf of homemade double cheese bread. We are set, let the weather roll in!! 😎 Immersion blender in the soup for the finish!

@Patriot Now that's what I call 'storm prep'! Mossey

We’re at 19 degrees this morning just north of San Antonio. A sheet of ice over everything. Most church services canceled this morning, local schools closed tomorrow. We should get up to high 20s today then back into the teens overnight. No power issues, nice fire in the fireplace, hot cup of coffee. It’s a nice way to be hunkered down! Mike

@Patriot If you need anything, let me know. I'm several hours away in Augusta, GA, but I'm not iced in or anything and will always skip out on work to help. Cheers, Chris

As of this morning at 9am the area around Brevard, NC has been basically spared from what the forecasts were calling for. We received only about 1/4 inch of ice (so far) but there is still freezing rain falling. Even though the lights have "flickered" a time or two, we still have power. It is forecast to continue with the freezing rain until around noon and then turn to regular rain until about 6pm. I've not seen how the rest of the State of North Carolina is doing and can only hope that areas west and north are doing OK with this storm. Bill

While helping my girlfriend with her 2002 Casita to down-size her propane tanks to new 20 lbs tanks, we found that the propane regulator bracket and the hold-down/tank retainer bar were flipped and allowed the regulator, and hence hose/lines, to drop too far down. This can easily happen to any camper with a dual propane tank system like this. After anyone works on your rig, or you purchase a used travel trailer, ensure things are in order in the propane area. Hope this helps. UPDATE: If you look close at her picture, you can also see that the right-angle LP connector off the regulator has now rubbed into the passenger-side tank. That's not good in any way shape or form - truly bad. I'm sure these have very strict rules by the DOT. Also, in some rare cases, having certain regulators lower than the tops of the LP tanks, may cause certain LP appliances to fail to operate properly.

Around Lincolnton NC it's about 20F with temps forecast to increase to about 30F before temps drop again this evening. Freezing rain forecast through today until this evening. I'm seeing what looks like sleet right now. So far power is OK here with reported outages around the area. Temps forecast to drop to high single digit Tuesday AM, that's very cold for this area around Charlotte NC. So far Spectrum internet is working, too.

Yep, maintenance is key! When it comes to replacing existing well working parts, I typically default to “if it ain’t broke don’t try and fix it”. I have used a gray and black tank valve lube for the blade valves each time I treat the tanks since we took delivery. It’s proven to work well so far at 6 years in, all good so far. Here ya go-https://www.amazon.com/Thetford-Drain-Valve-Lubricant I highly recommend it!

And you almost camouflaged the Brinkley in your 3rd pic! Mossey

Great idea’s all round! And I’ll add that I have used a LevelMate Pro for several years with pretty good success, but if I want to double check front to back and side to side, I’ll use a bottle of water wherever I think it’s most important. Mossey

@Patriot as always, fantastic information. One word of caution for future owners putting more items in rear area street-side area. If your TT is say 4+ years old, I might suggest you change out the grey tank gate valve before installation of new equipment. It's horrible to get to, even with nothing over it. My very first maintenance on my Oliver was the very first trip out, and it was the black tank gate valve up front under dinette. I was in and out in 20 minutes. BAM! Too easy! I thought all things would be that easy on the Oliver. Bahahaha. I thought the grey tank would be a similar experience. Oh man, was I wrong! After some choice poopy words spoken and nearly 2 hours later, I replaced the grey tank gate valve. I hope they are easier than in my 2016 TT. Those two lower nuts were a bear to get to, and separating the black tank pipe enough to get the valves out and back in again, was scary, as you have to use a wedge & leverage to move the primary black-tank waste pipe about 1/4 inch to the street-side. Fun times. Also use some good plumber's grease on the rubber seals in hopes of adding a couple additional years of life; so you won't curse like I did too soon. LOL

Hey JD! I resemble that slight! I use a 6" torpedo level. Don't need the accuracy of a foot long torpedo! Besides the only foot long I get is at COSTCO for $1.50. LOL

Probably most members and readers of the Forum are aware of the "brewing" winter storm that is forecast to hit the southern states this weekend. But, for those that are not - it is forecast to start Friday over in the mid to northern Texas area and move through Oklahoma and Arkansas. Then on Saturday morning it moves over Tennessee, the northern part of South Carolina, and North Carolina. Continuing through Saturday and well into Sunday the storm then moves slightly north before exiting off the coast in the mid Atlantic region. While totals of snow are as high as 18 inches, it is the ice that will cause many problems - downed power lines and roads that are very difficult to clear. For those not familiar with the southern States - many simply do not have the equipment to deal with either the ice nor the amount of snow that is forecast. If anyone and or their Ollie is in this area of the country, NOW is the time to prepare for this storm. Be careful and best of luck to everyone in dealing with all that is to come from a winter wonderland. Bill p.s. HERE is one forecaster's take on the storm

Looking Goood!!!!! We have icy roads, thankful the weather was not as bad as the forecast so far, so we're hoping to see the Patriots win this afternoon!!!!

I brought ours to a flat parking lot in our area and adjusted the 3 leveler jacks carefully. I used a quality 2 ft and a short level. Measured floors and counters inside after measuring the seam where the hulls come together outside, all around the perimeter, the window frames, and under the frame in a few locations. It should add up after taking many measurements that you're as close as possible and then viola click "calibrate!" Take your time here, knowing you'll never need to level manually again, thank Goodness! 😎 That bubble-level top of jack is just a cute decoration. When parking, it's so great to know the most level position while still in the truck. When camping we get level left-to-right and keep the nose up to 1" to have more of the fresh water tank available and keep our heads up just a little when laying in bed.

So - Now I know why Krunch always complains that her bed gets wet!😁

My Norcold is true to the trailer’s side-to-side level. I find the entry floor centered below the wet bath doorway the best location for a level reading. I should mention that when the top of the fridge door is perfectly level, the front of the Oliver is slightly raised, which is undetectable when moving around inside. Actually, this slight downward slope also facilitates condensate runoff from the Atmos 4.4 to the rear of the hull.

***Long Post*** XPLOR Hull #634 Victron 3000 watt inverter, Victron 12v DC to DC charger and Epoch lithium battery upgrade. Note: To discuss options and pricing, please contact Jordan Hall at Inverter Services, White House, Tenn. Our OEM AGM batteries were getting long in the tooth and it was time to upgrade our batteries to a complete lithium battery system on our 2020 Oliver LE2. Our good friend, and former Oliver owner Jim Posey, highly recommended we speak with Inverter Services in White House, Tennessee. I called and spoke with Service Manager Jordan Hall and discussed our needs and options. Jordan and his team at Inverter Services were excellent to work with and have a lot of experience working on Oliver travel trailers. Our tech/installer, Easton Ford, kept us updated on our install progress with photos and discussions as needed. We found Easton to be extremely detail-oriented and dialed in and focused on our project. We were originally scheduled to have this work done next March. After returning from our 54 day New England and Canada trip, I decided to call Inverter Services and ask if they had any cancellations. They did and we immediately took the cancellation. They are typically booked 6-7 months out. So we hitched op Oliver and headed to White House, Tenn to leave our Oliver with the team for 2 weeks. Important note: Inverter Services supports the RV and Marine industry in ALL things lithium battery and electronics. This is one of the most detailed and thorough, cutting-edge companies we have ever done business with. I chose Inverter Services to do this install because this is not my area of expertise and it absolutely is theirs. These guys are experts in their field and I admittedly am still in the learning process. Based on our excellent experience, we highly recommend Inverter Services in White House, Tenn if you are considering a lithium upgrade. We chose all Epoch & Victron following products for this install. (2) Epoch 300ah lithium batteries (internal heating elements) -https://www.epochbatteries.com/.../12v-300ah-heated... *Victron MultiPlus-II 3000w Inverter/charger *Victron GX 70 Touch Screen *Victron Smart Solar MPPT *Victron Orion XS DC-DC Battery Charger **We also had the RV Soft Start installed on our Truma Aventa AC. Inverter Services provides tech guidance/support/firmware updates as long as we own our Oliver. I cannot stress enough the pride this company takes in their work. As I think most would agree, Victron components are a class all their own and leaders in the Marine and RV industry. Post install, we have on board 600ah of lithium battery power, and with our extra 90W Zamp panel now configured to lithium, we have approx 410 watts of solar. This will certainly give us more options on the roads less traveled and boondocking. Still lots to learn on this new system. Now having the 12v DC -DC charger I don’t think we will see a need to carry a generator any longer. Thanks to all those on the forum who made the Lithium upgrade happen. ⚡️ The information gleaned here helped me decide the direction I wanted to take this install. ⚡️Happy Camping and Safe Travels! ⚡️ A few install pics- The Victron GX 70 touch screen fit the existing opening with no cutting or trimming of the fiberglass. Our system at a glance. The touch screen nice option if no cell service is available for the Victron app. Although with our SL mini that’s not an issue. Very happy with the touch screen and the Victron app. We can set the screen to time out at 5 or 10 min or longer and then go dark for sleep mode. Zamp 90W suitcase. 12v DC to DC Andersen connector. On our way home we camped at Cumberland Mountain SP in Tenn and gave our new system a shake down. It’s nice to not have to plug in. 😊

Yup, the previous owner, or more likely the RV dealer, let the seals dry out completely, especially considering during my fist weekend owning it I had to fix the black gate valve. I use the Kleen mixture. Seems to work great and is cheap.

We've installed a LevelMate Pro and it seems to work well. I ran into an issue when zeroing it out. Front to back wasn't a problem but our Ollie has a slight crown right to left. I tried to split the difference when calibrating the LevelMate Pro. @Ronbrink's post above about leveling his Norcold has me rethinking this. We had issues with a non-working furnace in another RV when the rig wasn't level. Don't want this to happen with the Ollie. We also have the 3-way Norcold. As @Ronbrink mentions, the top of the frig door should work for front to back. What about right to left? Are the internal shelves 'level' or do they slope in or out? Is there another place that would be better to use for level? Thanks, Tony

Ha! Good morning, Bill! Nope just me and a knucklehead wandering about in the dark. It’s 41F here now - quite a bit warmer than your location! Best regards, Art & Oscar (woof!)

Anybody else up at that hour other than an "old" pilot guy?👍 I'll bet that it is warmer there (than western NC) too. Bill

I often tell myself “life is too short to always stay confused”. Thanks for helping clean up one mess in my mind!

Like many I use an electronic device staged in the Oliver, which can be monitored from the driver’s seat whether searching for a desirable (somewhat level) spot when boondocking or parking at a designated site pad. Even with these devices, one must initially use a bubble level in the calibration process and routine checks for device accuracy. Once set, these devices are fairly reliable … until they’re not! The LevelMatePRO served us well for several years, but was not without issues; primarily battery life and connectivity regarding its sleep habits! I recently changed to the Beech Lane Wireless RV Leveling System in hope it will outperform the former. One thing that became very apparent in achieving my ‘optimum level’, was in respect to that of the Norcold 3-Way fridge. I found that having the Norcold absolutely level overrides that of the trailer proper. That said, I use the top of the fridge door as the benchmark when calibrating both past and current leveling devices. Keeping the Norcold ‘happy’ is paramount and a very close second to that of the wife! All of my past woes regarding the Norcold can be contributed to the aforementioned and easily mitigated with proper levelness. For convenience, I carry a folding level in a galley drawer. ‘Nuff said!

Here's my version 0.0.3, it should work fine with any browser. I did try to get Google to sort results by date, but it really does not work well. But there are some common google-approved "Time" filters from which you can choose. * Added quick Topics * Added Recent Searches which you can simply click on again We should be able to get this type of functionality embedded into the forums themselves, but not sure how well that will present as Google requires an API key and maybe $$ to rout the results back to your own web page. They like their own advertisements. Makes sense. This "should" run on any Operating system using a modern Web browser. I will not be able to test it on Windows, (pronounced & spelled "windoze" by a hard-core Linux/Unix SysAdmin, LOL), mostly out of principle. Microsoft is killing that Operating System with all their BS lately. Anywho... Squirrel! Download it, unzip it, and double click the HTML file and try searching something. During test, I've discovered many great topics which I have missed over the past couple years. Let me know how it goes. Tested on MacOS: Chrome, Edge, Safari Tested on Linux: Firefox, Chrome Screenshot: oliver-forum-search-v003b.zip

Thanks John. It’s one of those things we hope we never have to use. Our power does not go out very often here unless feeder lines on the main roads fold over from the weight of trees during an ice storm. Weighing all the repair costs (to replace frigs, freezers, sheet rock, and all our plumbing) after several nights of freezing temperatures, the one time cost of the generator install seems it will far outweigh frozen pipes and all the home repairs that go with it.

I didn't like the huge ones that some have used. So, I simply got a 3 of them at WalMart like THESE. Bill p.s. I put one under the bath window, a second exactly opposite it just before the front door and a third right on the nose of the trailer - all three are right at the belly line. Also, mine are white - not the grey shown on the Amazon link.

Four.

Your all set with the generator😊

HERE is a YouTube video on this exact subject that I stumbled across. I'm not too sure as to how stable this guys "roof" will be but it packs down nicely. Good luck! Bill

Returning to the Oliver Rally -- the right place to begin to learn more! Lots of Oliver owners show up and are happy to answer questions, plus the seminars. See you there.

Yeah, I have announced to my company that I'm done with the "norm" in December. As some of you may know, I'm considering doing more "physical" stuff, not sitting at the keyboard as much. It may somehow involve helping others with minor stuff on their own Fiberglass campers. We'll see. I have good PTO and may not return too quickly after the October Oliver Rally. One of the first things I want to do is get one or two official RV certs, travel, have fun, learn, share, and help. In that order maybe. I do have some holes in my knowledge and usually a scaredy-cat to try new things on my own. I want to dive in deeper into the electrons of campers. LOL

It can be scary -- but if you are prepared financially, there is nothing more glorious than the freedom to busy yourself with whatever suits your fancy every day!

I have no clue to what you're saying but it really sounds neat!😅 Bill

It’s an old Emerson basic WiFi thermostat with the Sensi app.

No need to discuss tires further. I just wanted to put together an easy-to-read chart of all the common tires I see that we're using on our Elite II TTs as of January 2026. Let me know if I left out any common tire. Hope it helps get new owners going quickly without too much "trudging" through old forum threads. 🤷‍♂️ * Always follow the inflation guidelines of your brand and model of tire. PDF file attached. Tire Inflation Chart for Oliver Elite II Travel Trailers Updated: 20 January 2026 Michelin Agilis CrossClimate (LT225/75R16) (16" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi LT225/75R16 - 1650 lbs 1790 lbs 1940 lbs 2060 lbs 2190 lbs 2335 lbs 2440 lbs 2560 lbs 2680 lbs Cooper Discoverer HT3 (LT225/75R16) (16" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi LT225/75R16 1500 lbs 1650 lbs 1790 lbs 1940 lbs 2060 lbs 2190 lbs 2335 lbs 2440 lbs 2560 lbs 2680 lbs Goodyear Endurance ST225/75R15 (15" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi ST225/75R15 1760 lbs 1880 lbs 2020 lbs 2150 lbs 2270 lbs 2380 lbs 2540 lbs 2620 lbs 2720 lbs 2830 lbs Here are some inflation and load examples for Elite II travel trailers (four tires): @ 45 psi: 1,790 lbs x 4 tires = 7,160 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,020 lbs x 4 tires = 8,080 lbs total weight (ST tires) @ 50 psi: 1,940 lbs x 4 tires = 7,760 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,150 lbs x 4 tires = 8,600 lbs total weight (ST tires) @ 55 psi: 2,060 lbs x 4 tires = 8,240 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,270 lbs x 4 tires = 9,080 lbs total weight (ST tires) Tires Inflation Chart.pdf

Yes that’s the old man slow poke method we’re all used to, but not nearly as fast and absolutely doesn’t seem to get the same depth of results.

Lol, this should be easy for our friend @Chris Scarff! He could add a field in the app to enter a website URL. Anyway, Chris and I, others have done this for years... Enter: "site:www.domain_name.com followed by search words" and you're good to go!

Absolutely love this search feature, it’s amazing, my new favorite tool. Is it possible to create an address specific to other forums? I would love to be able to sift through the mountain of invaluable threads on the Ford Super Duty Tremor Forum site in the same way . https://www.fordtremor.com/

Chris - Ideas? Heavy mods like axles, air conditioners, inverters, batteries, etc.? Light mods like cloths lines, cedar lining in pantry/closet bottoms, paper towel holders, entry step covers, etc.? Routine maintenance items like jacks, bearings, winterization, descaling, etc.? You're doing a great job on this - please keep it up! Bill

I'm getting there slowly. Updates I've come up with so far. Only 1.5 minutes long. Ideas are welcome. camper-document-indexer-v008.mp4

I've been using this local html document more lately. Man, I'm searching on things, but then finding so much more that I had missed over the years. I should call this page the Oliver Squirrel Search (OSS). Good stuff. I'd love any feedback, I might be able to add in more options, or "check boxes" to filter more!?

We bought our first Travel Trailer in early 2008. It was Oliver Hull #026, one of the first group of 46 Oliver Elites built between 2007 and 2009. As some of our members probably already know, the trailer line shut down in late 2009 due to a dramatic sag in the economy. No employees were laid off, instead they were moved into other areas of Oliver such as the tub line. Standard equipment on one of the original Elites included a satellite dish on the roof, an electric cord reel that automatically rewound the power cord back into the body, air conditioner, heater, television, audio system, microwave, refrigerator, outside retractable awning, bathroom and three electric leveling (yes, leveling) jacks. Some of these items had optional availability on other fiberglass trailers (Casita, Bigfoot, Escape, etc.) but not one of those manufacturers had all of them as standard equipment and a good many items on that list were not even available at any cost. All this on a trailer that was selling for under $30K. The electric leveling jacks were the absolute stand out among the fiberglass trailer crowd. No other fiberglass trailer manufacturer even offered them. But with them, you could stabilize and level your trailer with the touch of only three buttons. And, as Sherry stated, the rear jack switches were located near each tire and the jacks could be observed while operating them. As the new Elite II builds were coming together it was realized that the outside body molds were different from the ones in the old Elite and the area where the Elite rear jack switches had been located was completely different and there was no place for the switches to go. They asked where they should be mounted and I had them place mine in waterproof boxes built into the sides of the trailer. I also had them extend the wiring from those switches into the left and right areas of the overhead cabinet in the rear. After delivery, I used that extra wiring to make remote inside switches to control the rear jacks. I did the same for the front jack. Now we can comfortably setup or breakdown in the rain using the controls on the inside. Sometime in early 2015, about a year after we had taken possession of the first Oliver Elite II produced in 2014 (Hull # 050), we were at the factory for some reason. John Oliver, (Jim and Evon’s youngest and only child) who was over production of the trailer line at the time, approached me and asked my opinion on a modification they were planning. The placement of the rear jack switches had always created an issue and their new plan was to move them to the front of the trailer where they would be near the front jack. “Now”, he said, “all the jacks can be controlled from a central area. What do you think?” My reply was that I thought it was a “...terrible idea.” I explained that you need to be able to observe the jack while operating it. He disagreed. I told him that I would hate it and I figured the future owners would hate it and the company would have to eventually backtrack and move them back to the rear. It took a while for them to do something about it but I can’t tell you how many times I was questioned by owners as to WHO thought it would be a good idea to put those switches at the FRONT of the trailer. And now you know the rest of the story...

Nice, 7"+ and counting in Carmel, IN

I don't know if I'm in the minority or not - but - I happen to like the rear jack switches located on the front of my Ollie. Unlike Mike, I found the bubble level that is on the top of the front jack to be virtually useless. So, I installed three small bubble levels on or near the front of the Ollie. All three are right at the "belly" line where the top and bottom shells are joined. The first one is just above the front jack, the second is basically under the bath window and the third near the front door. These levels are much more accurate and sensitive than the one on the front jack and can be observed with a simple step in one direction or the other. I also didn't hurt that they were very inexpensive and are attached with exterior double sided tape. Finally, even though I very seldom use the rear jacks, when I do I use 6x6 blocks under those jacks. This makes positioning easy (in most cases) with one quick look to make sure that the jack and block are properly aliened. Perhaps, the "perfect solution would be to have three way switches so that these switches could be placed in BOTH the front and the rear which would allow for the use in either location depending on the situation. Having thought about this solution, I'm marginally surprised that ScubaRx has not done this type of mod (note that if you ever get a chance to see ALL of the switches that he and Tali have in their Ollie, you will see what I mean here). Bill