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Just saw this- that is great! Glad to have played some part of your Oliver story. I was out this past weekend and was reminded how much I love this little camper. I’m coming up on my 3 year anniversary next month. Something about hopping in there just feels so much like home.

If you have a tire pressure monitor added to the stems excessive flexing caused by the weight of the sensors will fatigue the rubber portion. Plus today’s rubber products sometimes seem to weather rot more quickly. I was lucky in that I never had a stem failure in the seven years before I replaced my tires and changed the stems to nickel plated brass stems. In any event, it would be a good idea to carry emergency replacement stems. I carry these that can be replaced from the outside. Even the metal ones can be hit by a rock or other road trash and be broken. Thankfully I’ve never needed to use them!

You are measuring volts with WH switch on, which means your measuring the voltage drop of the internal WH electronics. Disconnect the red, and volts should be 13.7. The yellow/green wire is a non-current carrying ground due to the AC aspect of the WH, so it does not see the electronics voltage drop. All seems normal. Cheers, Geoff

We are at Maumee Bay State Park on Ohio’s north shore. #18 has been here a few days, but the times we’ve come by, no one was home. I think this is the oldest Oliver we’ve seen in person. Mid May on the south shore of Lake Erie is the largest gathering of birding enthusiasts in North America, attracting people from all over the world. I don’t know if that’s why #18 is here, but might be the reason. Sorry we missed you.

He did, on the Facebook Oliver group: John Koss says: ”#18 here, have been doing as much hiking here as possible. I live nearby so lots of running back and forth to graduation and grandkids soccer games. I do come occasionally for birding week. I find the bird enthusiasts more interesting to watch than the birds!” I was there for the big week back in the late ‘80s before it got to be such a huge production. I’m not sure I’d want to be anywhere near there the next two weeks!! 😵‍💫 Not quite as productive, but less known Old Woman Creek is only about 20 miles from me, vs 80 for Crane Creek.

I see you can get the solar awning with the Platinum Pro package, too. It looks pretty cool, but I have to wonder if it will fail eventually from being repeatedly rolled/unrolled.

Hey @shhQuiet just wanted to let you know your videos were a major source of inspiration in my purchase over the last couple years. I'm nearing retirement, but as seems to happen things have been getting more intense at work (micromanaging), and lets just say I was having a pretty hard time of it leading into everything coming together and picking up my trailer at the factory last month. Your camping style is similar to mine and the low key non scripted videos of you just doing your thing was a mental salve. Not only that, since we're in California with no dealers we needed to make a 6k+ trip out to Tennessee and camp back, which was a bit of a big deal since we hadn't done this type of camping before (I used to backcountry hike and car camp on fishing trips with my dad). I used your videos to help the initial planning, we stayed at Meriweather, then went on to Davis Lake near Tupolo. My wife was pretty skeptical, shall we say, of this whole adventure. I showed her your videos of these campgrounds to smooth over the concerns. Anyhow looking forward to continuing to follow along, thanks for sharing.

On the road for a couple months and I have had two tire stem failures within a two week period. The rubber stem on both failed with similar 1/8" to 1/4" horizontal failures. Replacing with steel stems during repairs. Cooper Discoverer HT3 tires on 2022 Oliver II at 50 psi. Causes? *Bad luck, *Tire brand, *Tire age, *PSI, *Tire Pressure Minder, *Rubber stems, *Mountain curve roads, *Driving speed, *Life... Thoughts and wisdom?

We will be heading up to Saskatchewan, then east to the TQH & TLH then St. Barbie ferry over to Newfoundland. Has anyone done the TQH & TLH recently with their Oliver??? Except for a reminisce of a two-wheel motorbike trip, I was not able to find any information on the route experiences of other, with "the search function"...

Rim design really has the stems on the edge, sticking out. Got to be careful with the steel ones too!

New steel stems. Installed on all tires. $6.00/tire installed. The journey continues on...

Hopefully they will respond to your post. I've been to the "Biggest Week in American Birding" only once, and I will never forget it! https://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/

That is my initial question, as well -- but materials science is rapidly changing. As an example, "Organic solar cells are made from very thin layers of carbon-based (organic) materials, usually only about 100 nanometres thick. Originally designed as an inexpensive alternative to silicon-based solar panels, they are flexible, lightweight, and more sustainable than other options. Unlike the OPV film-based version, organic photovoltaic textiles can be stitched onto fabric, giving them greater application potential, such as the tensile fabric architecture of canopies and sails." -- https://perfectsenseenergy.com/solar-fabric/

Do you have TPMS sensors mounted on your rubber stems? When I got the TST TPMS I also had my rubber stems replaced with metal stems. That was about 100K miles ago and no problems. I think replacing your rubber stems is the way to go. Mike

I believe a few different Oliver owners have made their way to Newfoundland but I'm not sure they took the same route. If you use the google search engine (rather than the search function here on the forum) and you search "oliver travel trailer newfoundland" or similar terms, you will likely come up with some links. (I'm not sure why it works better). Here are a couple of links, including owners who have been to Newfoundland. Also, have you looked at their official road conditions map and reports? https://www.quebec511.info/en/Carte/Default.aspx

Some things I was able to pull from a blurry pic of the brochure- Alcan springs are standard, the 48v battery is 100ah, and it seems only the AC is 48v with everything else being 12v. One really interesting option is a 960 watt solar awning. Would love to have that!

Bryan, we’ve never done any trips to/in Canada but will be interested in what you do on this trip! Mike

I did not actually measure. Height change may be up, <1” or negligible. Tongue weight should not change since distances, the 3-point geometry of the trailer has not changed. Porpoising will be minimized, so that weight up and down on the hitch will be more even.

Sure they could - BUT - then you would not have a closet (or, at least a smaller closet).🛁

Since purchase of my OTT last year, I had been thinking of installing a MicroAir EasyStart on my Truma A/C. However, I wasn’t sure if it would allow my Truma A/C to run off my Champion 2000W generator, especially since I run it on propane and often camp at elevation. Fortunately for me I met @mossemi at the Oliver Rally last May and it turns out that he has the same generator and like me, runs it on propane. He told me that with the EasyStart, his A/C ran fine off his generator even at elevation. Thanks to Mike for that info. So now you can imagine my excitement when they announced that there were going to be ten EasyStarts given away at the Rally! But alas, I was not one of the winners. However, I met a nice couple from Oklahoma who did win one. And as luck would have it, they had decided not to use it, so they graciously gave it to me! Although I made several attempts, they refused any compensation. So I owe them a big thanks. Below are the details of my installation. First, thanks to @Patriot for previously posting this video: SoftStart Install on Truma A/C I found it to be very helpful for understanding how to remove the A/C covers, where to mount the EasyStart, how to run the wiring, how to get access to the control board and for making connections to the capacitor. However, DO NOT follow the detailed wiring instructions because the video is for a SoftStart not an EasyStart. Next, a couple of thoughts on safety. After I removed the A/C cover I found an old mud dauber’s nest. Fortunately it was not inhabited at the time. But they seem to like that area, so beware. Second, the video doesn’t mention it but you should make sure that the capacitor has been discharged before working around it. Since I’m not a qualified electrician, I won’t comment any further. Finally, I used my 17’ Werner ladder to get access to the roof. The optional Werner platform made this much easier. Also, accessing the roof from the curb side felt safer since the awning acts as a short railing. I used a sheet of rubber tool box liner and a piece of interlocking foam utility mat to protect the fiberglass and provide slip protection. With those additions, I felt safe enough to work in my stocking feet. As shown in the video, the white cover can be taken off by removing the eight screws (covered with lap sealant) with a T30 Torx driver (note that the two screws at the back are shorter than the others). Following that, removal of two additional T30 screws allows the foam cover to be lifted off. Be careful as you work with the cover off because the exchanger fins are easy to dent. Access to the silver electrical box is achieved by removing three T15 screws (one on top, and one on each side). Here’s the EasyStart device that I installed and the universal installation kit that comes with it: In general, I followed the wiring instructions provided by Micro-Air. I will say that I found the generic wiring instructions to be a little confusing (did I mention that I’m not a qualified electrician?). However, I was able to find specific wiring instructions for the Truma (that even I could understand) here: EasyStart Wiring Instructions for Truma A/C Although not necessary, I first removed the cap covering the wiring connections to the compressor motor with an 8 mm socket to confirm the wiring colors at the R, C and S terminals. (I don't know why but this photo is upside down and I couldn't figure out how to change it). I did deviate slightly from the installation instructions in one aspect, as I chose not to cut any wires but instead use terminal connections. That way, if I ever decide to remove the EasyStart, I can put everything back exactly the way it was. So instead of cutting the Red wire coming from the control board, I removed it and installed the provided 14 gauge Black wire with female terminal in its place. I then cut the Black wire and crimped on a male terminal to the portion not used and connected it to the female terminal on the Red wire that I had just removed. Finally, I used a WAGO push-in wire connector to tie these two to the black wire on the EasyStart. Next, after removing the white cap from the run capacitor, I installed the Orange wire from the EasyStart onto the Herm terminal next to the White wire. Then, I removed the Blue wire from the capacitor terminal and replaced it with the White wire from the EasyStart. Finally, I connected the Blue wire that I had just removed to the Brown wire from the EasyStart. Here’s a look at the wiring after everything was tidied up with zip ties: Overall, I’m pretty happy with the installation. However, looking back there is one thing that I wished I would have done and that is to add a bit of HVAC tape to the top of the EasyStart to give some additional support. I’m not sure how well the double sided tape will hold to the foam, especially given the conditions that some of our roads are in. I’ll probably go back and do that at a later time. BOTTOM LINE: After the install of the EasyStart, I noticed a very gradual ramp up of the compressor, as expected. More importantly, I can report that my Truma A/C runs very well with my 2000W Champion generator running on propane, even at 6000’ elevation. Added bonus: Unlike before, I can now run the A/C off my 15 A circuit at home. If you have any questions about this install, feel free to comment below.

Feel free to pm me. We drove to Newfoundland from Sarasota the past two summers.