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Not at State run WI Natural Resource Government public campgrounds. However many very nice campgrounds. We call it camping...

So I went to a deep dark place with my Truma in the past because I always had condensate dripping down the curbside of my trailer and none down the street side, or from either condensate lines under the trailer. The condensate lines cross so that meant I was not getting any drainage from the curb side condensate tray. There is a second outlet on each side of the condensate tray that is supposed to allow water to drain down the side of the trailer if the condensate line is occluded. To make a long story short, the condensate line that drains to the street side was occluded somewhere in between the inner and outer hull, and I could not access this area. I remedied the problem by getting a y fitting and splicing the tubing coming from the street side into the tubing coming from the curbside. I never had any drainage inside the trailer. I should also mention that when my trailer is absolutely level, the ac lists to the curbside. Giving my experience, I would first remove the inner shroud and see if you can identify where the leak is originating. If you confirm it is condensate, I would then get one of these, https://a.co/d/0hkNDgD0, and pass the brush from the condensate drain tube as far as possible and see if it is visible from inside the trailer, since the inside shroud is removed. I would then do the same on the other side. If you determine one side is occluded, I used this fitting to splice the occluded side to the non occluded side, https://a.co/d/0d6K2v06. Maybe you will find a kink or other occlusion that can be fixed with out splicing. I had the outer cover off several times during this process, but found that the access and visibility is poor and I would not start there. I hope this helps, please feel free to reach out if I can help further.

I have to admit. I swallowed pretty hard when I wrote the check for my new Oliver back in 2018. However, it's been relatively trouble free in the eight years I've owned it. Can't say that for most brands. I think the low production run also adds to the desirability. If Hohenwald was stamping trailers out as fast as Casita, it would lower the exclusivity of owning an Oliver. I was happy when Oliver went back to factory only sales.

I know this will be hard for many to understand and/or believe. But if you are camping in our northern Wisconsin State Forest/State Parks you will note that most of the campsite leave a fair amount of gear outside at the campsite at night and when elsewhere without fear of someone taking something. It is just that way in this part of the world; really it is the rural upper Midwest. I have been camping for over six decades and have never lost an item.

Some of us still backpack.

@strhomsen, Good catch, your right, although the year of my trailer is in my signature area, it is not emphasized greatly. Yes changes have been made to the trailer manufacturing over the years and this fix specifically pertains to very early models. However, when initially discussing this problem with the factory, they said the valves in the new LE1s also had limited clearance to access that bolt. If that is the case in anyone's trailer, this mod, or something akin to it may help in the future.

That happened to me once. I blew out the drip hoses.

Hello. I have a 2021 LE2 with a Truma Aventa retrofitted by the Florida Truma service center. I had a similar slow drip that developed from the air distributor. To repair it I removed air distributor from the ceiling. I found the Aventa condensation hose was spliced to the original Oliver condensation drain hose and secured with a radiator style hose clamp. That clamp was loose and leaking. A few turns of the screwdriver tighten the clamp and the leak stopped. I made note that if this leak reoccurs I'll find a more robust (maybe spring style) clamp to use. Regards, Steve

Interesting problem, but it sounds like you are on the right track. The volume of condensate coming from the hose at the rear of our trailer during hot/humid weather is high and starts almost immediately when starting up the AC. According to Truma it should be possible to clear a blocked condensate drain by getting up on the roof and clearing any debris (like leaves) blocking traps and the gap underneath the outdoor unit. Have you gotten up there to check things out? https://support.truma.com/s/article/Clean-Aventa-condensate-traps?language=en_US