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I know this is an old thread but it popped up in my search when I was looking for something else. Your readings are off because the stick on tank sensors are positioned wrong. If you are very careful you might be able to very gently remove them and reposition but to be honest I haven't had any luck doing that, I always break them. New ones are around $70 (at least today). Positioned correctly they are very accurate. These are very expensive systems even though the Control Panel looks like cheap RV stuff. It's a relatively quick fix to be able to get a good reading on your tank level. Good Luck Rob

I will get a print made! What you didn’t know is, as soon as we pulled into that spot, the rear tires of my 2WD truck dropped into a shallow ditch and we got stuck in the mud! (recent monsoon rains) Our truck is in the picture mostly hidden by the Oliver. We’re not leaving until Saturday, the Oliver was in a good spot to level. Let’s spend the night, deal with it in the morning! 😎 Had 74 PSI in the rears. Aired down to 30 PSI. I unhitched the TV and drove it slowly out. Ran down the main rocky dirt road fast to get the mud out of the treads. Lined the truck straight in front of the trailer and backed her out. There was a 30” drop to the “jeep trail.” Don’t try this with your Oliver without a leaf spring upgrade! 🤣 We’re in a new spot just down the road. We have an onboard compressor that came with our Pacbrake exhaust brake. Wonder how long will it take to get these big tires back to highway PSI?

Thanks Bill, yes we found a great spot 25 NW of Flagstaff off US-180 towards The Canyon. 1.3 miles of dirt west on FS 191C. Lots of dispersed camping up here. Our first Oliver trip 3 years ago was to the south of Kendrick’s Peak. Now we have a great view of it to our SW! At 7500 ft after a warm day it was 62F at dinner time. I got just the right light and distance in the shot above. The one below, our view from the Oliver entrance, was taken hours earlier. One other camper and 2 trucks down our road all day! 🤠

FINALLY found a weekend to install my Chill Cube and I am not disappointed. It is very quiet, adds some headroom due to it’s sleek air handler and cools the trailer quickly. My experience with it so far is limited to testing to make sure I did everything right. With an outside temp of 101, an interior temp of 95 the Cube was able to drop the inside temp 20 degrees in 45 minutes. Unfortunately, I had to head back home before I was able to explore some of the other features or see how long it would take to reach the 76 degree set point. Regarding sound level, my Cube on low, sounds about the same as my refrigerator at home. Just a gentle background hum. My wife and I used to play white noise through the stereo system at night in an effort to mask the sound of the Dometic freight train over our heads. No more. I’m anxious to take the camper out to see how it does in the real world but we don’t have any trips planned in the near future.

That’s a frame worthy shot!

I have found that often a “full” discharge to the shutoff is not necessary to reset the state of charge. Usually discharge to 70-80% will do it once you charge the batteries back to 100% I do however sometimes discharge my batteries to shutoff, usually while camping on shore power in the summer. I shut off shore power and run the air conditioning. Sometimes when I get very close to the shutoff SOC, the inverter will disconnect and I will have to complete the discharge using the lights or other non loads. The switch on the top of the battery is the switch they are referring to.

To all single axle Ollie owners, have you ever needed to have the black tank dump valve replaced? How much fun was that?! There is virtually NO room underneath to wrangle a wrench into in order to remove the bottom bolt. I’ve owned The Wonder Egg for 18 years now and it seems about every 9 years, the black tank dump valve begins to seep “water”. The first time I took it to my local, reliable, RV repair shop, Boerne RV, the technician stated that job was so difficult he almost quit being an RV tech! Well, here it is, 9 years later and I just had Beorne RV replace that *!%#! Valve again, I told them to feel free to make any modification to the trailer to simplify the process. Here’s the brilliant idea they came up with . . . A sealed, water-tight exterior access panel directly underneath the valve.

We picked up our trailer at 11:30a and were at Great Sand Dunes National Park by 7p. It was a whirlwind, and for the first time ever we saw another Oliver at the same place We head out again this weekend for more Colorado adventures. Actually spent the past month getting better acquainted with our “Oscar.” Art and Beth

Great pictures, they all bring back good memories. We’re the opposite, we lived and worked in Europe 12 years (France, Belgium and Germany) and traveled extensively from Scandinavia to Greece and areas in between. Our goal was to retire and see the USA, especially as many National Parks and Monuments as possible. Mike

if I was to sell today I would ask what I paid for my trailer 10 years ago. That’s half of what a new trailer sells for today.

We’ve found that traveling business class makes air travel SO much more comfortable. Sure, you’re still stuck with TSA and crowds and such - but flying has been THE way to get from point A to B quickly and safely. Since the world’s recovery from COVID, air fares have been steadily climbing as people get back to traveling. Of course inflation and -somebody’s- non-war in Iran have driven fuel prices through the roof, but we’re all feeling that every day. Our first business class flight from Chicago to Heathrow in 2021 was about $1,200 round trip. Last year, was close to $3k. This year, we’re trying something new to us - crossing on the QM2 both ways. Price? A bit higher than flying business class. (Minimal cabin, drink package 😁) Then again, that includes 7 days worth of lodging, meals, entertainment, memories, and a major bucket list item. Trains in Europe and UK are fantastic. They make Amtrak look like a bad joke. Top speed in the states: 86mph. Europe: 200mph. And - unlike the one train per day to most Amtrak destinations (which is always late) - there are typically half a dozen trains in Europe. So - I know planes and trains and driving mirror-image cars on the wrong side of the road aren’t everyone’s idea of fun, but you can’t see the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, the pantheon, Trevi Fountain, the Acropolis, the beaches of Normandy, or the Haufbrau Haus that easily from your Oliver. I spent 60+ years in the USA. Now’s my time to see the world - literally. Sure, we have hot dogs and apple pie, but if you want a truly great beer - you hafta go to the UK. Wine? You can walk into almost any neighborhood store in Italy and buy a Chianti Classico for €6. Oh - and the French really are pretty decent cooks… 😂

Thank you, Mike. Probably 50+ Forum Members will read this today. Where are all y’all’s on your Summer trips? Please show us your pictures! Where’ Ollie? 😂

Hey! I'm pretty sure all the Lithionics 130 amp batteries have the "internal BMS" without that reset function. That procedure is for batteries with a "external BMS" and it won't reset the SOC as described, although the full charge part is the best fix for the internal BMS too. Mine sometimes takes a while for that last 1% from 99% to 100%. Also make sure the charge parameters are right. I assume you are charging from shore power with a Xantrex inverter/charger, so look at the Xantrex app. and check/set the absorption charge volts to 14.4 and float to 13.4. I have mine set a little hot at 14.5 and 13.5 and have never had any drift in 4 years... not recommending -- just sayin!. Cheers! Geoff

Welcome to the owner fourm! The knowledge base here is amazing. I live in Colorado and recognize your photo - pretty sure that's one of the campgrounds in the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. Guessing that is Ruby Mountain CC or maybe Railroad Bridge CC ?? So many great places to take your Oliver here in the Centennial state!

Actual usage data to follow - Wow, we love our Chill Cube (and inverter/battery and DC-DC charger setup)! We left yesterday for a short trip to Walnut Canyon, just east of Flagstaff. With batteries fully charged overnight, I unplugged in the morning, packed the truck, and set the Chill Cube temp down to 73. I did so because we had pickleball from 2-4 PM, the Oliver with us ready, and our dog Charley would be in the Oliver while we played in the heat of the afternoon. We stopped for fuel and a snack (cabin nicely cool) and didn't make it to our boondocking location because of the very heavy monsoon rains in Flagstaff. We spent the night at Cracker Barrel, LOL! 🤣 (Can't drive down FS dirt roads in these rains as it's getting dark!) Checked battery SOC at 7 PM and it was 98%! We used net 20 Ah all day! Sun early in the day, cloudy later. We always have our Orion 50A DC-DC charger connected when towing. I figure it added approx 90 Ah while towing. So the Chill cube cooled all day using only 120 Ah, outside temps mid-80s. BTW, absorption fridge on DC all day too so this number could be less. The heavy rains made the cabin quite humid at 68% RH. Had our first experience with a leaky window (towing 70 MPH through monsoon rains). Thankfully only the dinette window leaked, beds dry. I switched the Chill Cube to DRY mode. Dog water bowl also spilled while towing. It rained until 10 PM while the Chill Cube dropped RH about 15% in the next couple hours, making it very comfortable to sleep. The DRY mode also made the cabin COLD overnight as it kept drying/cooling several degrees under the set temp (thermostat control issues common with many A/C models). Turned it off when I woke middle of the night. Cooked indoors powering the broiler in the Emeril. We'll be away 4 overnights and should be able to run the A/C on battery every afternoon into the evenings! 😎

Time will tell! John and I don’t think the wire pulled from the axle looks like the culprit (though only the wire from front axle was pulled, the other is still in there, cut free)… only the small section near the hole with missing grommet was nicked. However, there were no warning messages yesterday. Today will be a longer tow, and I will keep the forum updated.

Ours too, but we're hoping to go camping for a few days next week! 😎 We just had a guest Ollie here, for a few great days! 😂 But now she's gone. You might know who. Woke up yesterday, looked out our living room window and I got scared! Thought for a moment we still had a Dometic P2, oh NO! 🤣

Where's Ollie is my favorite thread and it's 10 years old! Thanks @Mike and Carol for getting it started!

Sometimes Mother Nature has a very kind way of saying "Good morning".