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UPPER SUNSHINE RESERVOIR. The area around Cody is insanely busy in summer, and finding a place to stay that doesn't require a reservation and $50 per night is very hard, especially if you do not have a fixed arrival date. It is one of the main "feeder towns" that tourists go through on the way to Yellowstone and Tetons. We wanted to revisit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and avoid the Parks, but we could not find a place to camp. A little research turned up this gem.... About 30 miles south lies Meeteetse WY, and due west are a couple of irrigation reservoirs; while both offer camping and water access, the jewel is the Upper Sunshine Reservoir, the western-most one. It takes about half an hour to drive there from the town, along a stunning valley with views of the jagged glaciated mountains south of Yellowstone. Most of the access road is high speed WY highway. The last 4 miles are well maintained gravel and dirt (possibly very slick when wet, definitely dusty when not). Location map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Upper+Sunshine+Reservoir/@43.968422,-109.1090158,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x534c5725b1e82ec9:0x278afb15aaf5ba06!8m2!3d44.0490298!4d-109.0627262 Run by the Wyoming Department of Fish and Wildlife, it is a well maintained area with lots of dispersed camping, a boat ramp, pit toilet and lots of fish. It is definitely brown bear country, and you must take appropriate food precautions, but all we saw were antelope and a little Jack Russell terrier that repeatedly weeweed on Mouse's wheel. It is very popular on weekends. Midweek, it is not crowded. Most of the day-fishermen pack up and leave by 400 pm. We elected to camp on the shoulder near the (non-busy) boat ramp because we were worried about thunderstorms. Some of the dispersed spots would be very greasy after a heavy rain and we needed to be gone by 700 AM to get to the Buffalo Bill museum by 800 am when it opened. Even in summer there were a lot of birds including some American Avocet, which has a cool "Doppler Shift" call and curved up bill, and we had never encountered any of those before. The sky was threatening and overcast, and we had a brief downpour at midnight, so we could not do any star gazing, but it should be a great location for that in better weather. Timelapse sunset: https://youtu.be/N8ejZg49EWQ Highly, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you are in the Cody area! Five stars, well maintained, isolated, free. Meeteetse is a pleasant, prosperous little community with a Conoco and a chocolatier, so it is a good spot to refuel the truck and the wife before heading to the Cody Mess. The highlight of the Cody Firearm Museum for me was: The Colt Navy 1861 revolver, serial number 1: [attachment file=IMG_6752.jpg] ...and the Longmire tv show display. Here is Walt's badge: ...and the entire display with his Winchester and 1911, and Vic's Glock and badge; I need to rewatch the series now..... John Davies Spokane WA

We are leaving late August for Acadia National Park followed by a visit to Quebec City and a loop around the Gaspe peninsula. I am interested in advice/stories/suggestions from anyone else who has made this trip. The only reservations we have made are in Acadia (several days in Blackwoods campground and several days in Schoodic campground). We are limited on when we can leave (third week in August) but are not limited on the return except by the weather as it turns colder. We plan to hang out in the New England states and enjoy the fall colors. BTW - I know we need to see more in that area (Canadian Maritimes & Newfoundland) but due to the late start this year we will have to plan a return visit.

Hi Tom & Linda & congratulations! Since your travel plans are fluid after you pick up your Ollie, there is a micro-rally in Jacksonville in October. Here's the link to the discussion on the forum: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/oct-2018-micro-rally-jacksonville/ Hope to see you there! Chris

Hi everyone, Judy and I enjoyed meeting many of you at the rally. Thanks for all the tips. We really enjoyed the decorating competition. We finally got our act together and placed our order the 15th of May for a September 20 delivery and we can't wait. Our plan is to enjoy the fall weather on the east coast and then head to Arizona for the winter. See you on the road, Ken

Jason has provided us with the needed measurements and updated the TSB for anybody else that needs to replace their blinds. All is good! Kathy

I emailed Alex and told him that I had a 2018 Oliver Legacy Elite II with “slits” in the window shade fabric. He responded saying that they were running about a month behind. I never told him how many I needed. Almost a month later to the day I received 4 new blinds. He never asked for measurements. Probably the best customer service I’ve ever had. Bill

Welcome from Maine. The hardest decisions with a self contained Oliver; when you come to a stop sign, do I turn left or right?

I hope you guys are excited as we were when we picked ours up.

Foy, I have the same issue with the noise. On the hot summer months here in Georgia I run the air conditioner on low fan speed and it helps some with the noise. Not a lot but it’s better than on auto. I run the air until late at night when the temperatures outside are below 70 and then turn if off and I then turn on the overhead fan and open the two bedside windows. I also bought a small rotating fan I bought at Walmart that I have on the nightstand and with that I sleep without the air conditioner. I’m going to try the wireless headphones ? because the air is so loud I can’t watch it without putting on the 4 speakers and cranking it up so high you can hear the tv from outside the trailer.

Welcome Tom and Linda, Congratulations on your new Ollie!! We may see y'all in NM or AZ if you head there, we will be in those areas during September, too.

Tom and Linda, welcome! September is right around the corner.... Mike

If you can make it, Drummondville has their version of the poutine festival August 23 through 25. You're too late for many of the local music and poutine fests. ... Including the Montreal fest in the old harbor next weekend. That one has free entry, for anyone nearby...go enjpy. Gotta love poutine... If you miss the festival, you'll see it on the menu about everywhere in Quebec, even the little roadside stands... Poutine fest drummondville 2018 Sherry

I can attest to that Rumline, when we were newly married and living mostly on "love", we resided right next to a train track, at first the noise and vibration was highly intrusive, but after some time, we rarely noticed when a train came rumbling by..... amazing what one becomes accustomed to.

We also find the AC loud. Music and TV out of the question when AC running. any thoughts on wireless headphones to Watch TV or Music?

I'm convinced that a straight pull to the rear with both brakes equally applied is the best approach. Whenever one brake is applied it tends to steer the trailer and pull the rear of the truck toward that brake. So the back of the truck would be pulled left and right as each brake was applied and let go. This is practiacally the same thing that is happening during a sway event. With both brakes applied evenly and at the same time a straight rearward pull is applied and the trailer stops swaying. It's also easier to wire because you don't have to wire each brake separately.

Run the AC fan when campground neighbors have loud parties so we don't hear the noise. :) Found old headphones we used with our previous travel trailer while watching TV with the AC on. Tested them yesterday with Ollie's Furrion receiver/amplifier, works fine. These headphones are wired, eventually will find a dual headphone wireless system.