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I don’t see an air conditioning unit but if it has one it’s too loud.

Looks slightly more complicated than the Webb Telescope. Does it take as long to deploy?

OK, it’s not an Ollie, but it certainly is special….. I really like the air intake and odd random holes and grooves behind the wheel wells. It must be reeeeeealy fast. https://expeditionportal.com/weird-whale-camper-trailer-design/ I would like to see the floor plan, would it be at all usable with all the parts collapsed? How about inclement or windy weather? Water leaks? The renderings do not show any appliances or rooftop equipment, where are they? John Davies Spokane WA

We have our trailer for one particular purpose... dry camping Off the Grid AND... looking for fossils, gemstones and whatever looks interesting on the ground. Often, when camping, something unusual catches your attention... no, not another Oliver. Or a tree laying across a National Forest Service road... but something that the local Geology produced and is now weathered out onto the surfaced waiting to be discovered. Sticking out of the grass, or most often weathered out of a rock ledge. When "something" is discovered, the finder may pick it up and wonder if I should just drop it and keep going. What's That? Is it worth picking up? Is it valuable? Does it belong here? Are there more of this things? Experience will immediately answer those questions after you have a large Rock Garden of... What's That? A Geologist is prepared to look at something, determine what it may or could be, make the decision to pick it up, write down the location, maybe take a photograph of that area. It could be attached to the mountain, or on the side of a limestone and shale outcrop. It could be in the middle of an ancient Caldera, like the active Yellowstone Park and have minerals and crystals formed millions of years ago and now weathering out. I am going to 'assist' those who are curious about Nature and the unlimited amount of undiscovered and now unknown... What's That? My wife and I have hundreds of miles hiking into the back country. We look around and tell you if the area is Sedimentary, Igneous or Metamorphic. Is there anything to be found... right there? The solid surface of the Earth erodes unlimited 'treasures' over a year or million years. Just for you to discover... and I will provide a beginning of a What's That and see if anyone also knows what it is. There is no right or wrong answer... as we are just beginning to understand. For those who have a What's That laying in the garage or on a table top... take a photograph and say Where it was found and the kind of Rock it appeared to be. I am offering the first and lets have some fun, understanding that there is an Unlimited Supply to discover. If not picked up... it will be reburied or weather to dust.

Personally I prefer symmetrical numbers, so 1001 is the one to have.

I think that you should realize that the RV business will come to a slowdown someday and most manufactures will either face a large slowdowns, or go out of business altogether. There are so many factors out there that could cause this to happen, who know what it might be, but something will happen and the RV business will be one of the first to be effected. I only know this because I'm old enough to have seen this happen over time, everything is in a cycle, that's just the way things work. Manufactures like Oliver, Airstream are ones that can stand the test of time, but others who knows. trainman

I would think that Oliver would have set this number aside for a display trailer for this year and then sell it at the end of the year. Production numbers really don't do much for me, but glad to see Oliver is doing so well in selling their trailers. trainman

Awesome. Just put down my deposit. Can’t wait to learn my number. September isn’t that far away

I agree with you that the lever should be perpendicular to the quick connect fitting. My rear quick connect fitting lever has been bumped by sewer hoses a couple of times and ended up in the parallel position. Mossey edit: Mike beat to the response

If the lever is parallel to the line it is open. If it perpendicular (90 degree angle) it is closed. You can’t attach anything if the lever is in the open position. It must be at a right angle to attach your grill. If nothing is connected it doesn’t matter which way the lever is, no gas will flow. Mile

Many highly skilled people with computer design can drawer this stuff and I'm sure there are some out there that will think it's great and might even purchase one if actually manufactured. RV's that were manufactured 50 plus years ago are still selling pretty much today with the same design and features, yes there are many upgrades, but still the basic design is still there. So I would give it a pretty much no go for me, I just want to camp and not spend all my time screwing with trailer setup and take down. Plus it looks like it would blow away in a wind, or thunder storm. trainman

The refrigerator's too small. 😁

This is a common fossil found in Utah. It is found in the shale layers that are 1,000 feet thick. What is it?

We have the propane quick connects on our 2020 LE2, and just purchased a Weber 1200 and an adapter kit. The Oliver video about the quick connect is vague about which position the lever is in when open or closed. We haven't used the quick connects yet, and the levers are currently parallel to the fitting, as they came from the factory. Is that open? I'm used to seeing levers on shutoff valves perpendicular to the pipe or fitting they are attached to.

ShallowGal - I know that you can obtain new CLAM covers (and other replacement parts) directly from CLAM - try THIS. Bill p.s. shortly after purchasing my CLAM I lost my storage bag in a wind storm. I sent an email to CLAM's customer support telling them what happened and they promptly sent me a replacement bag that was even better than the original - FREE!

"Mike Jones, the chief of police in the small Alabama town of Brookside, resigned today in the wake of revelations by AL.com that he turned the department into an aggressive traffic trap that by 2020 received half its revenue from fines and forfeitures, many on minor offenses from those who drive by the town on Interstate 22." -AL.com

I’m in the same group as Steve. Overkill when towing and loaded up with cargo is never a bad thing. I’m towing with an F-250 6.2 gas engine, and this is our third tow vehicle after a Ford Expedition and a Nissan Armada. Both of those were ok for towing the Elite II but when fully loaded there wasn’t much safety margin, and they struggled a bit when towing over steep mountains. I would never downsize to a smaller tow vehicle at this point. I love the way the F-250 handles towing the EII, even with the pickup bed loaded with all our camping gear, two bicycles, etc.

Thanks all for the feed back. I am considering all points made here. Given the outrageous asking prices and lack of availability of new trucks maybe I should just get my current F250 6.7L (that I already own that easily pulls the trailer without an Anderson hitch) own cleaned and detailed so its like a new truck. I am going to think on this some more. Imelda

Our Clam traveled on top of our Sequoia from our home in South Carolina to Hohenwald & back. I really think it looks like a body is tied up in a brown bag, but maybe my dark sense of humor has colored my perception. From a low point of view you can’t see “Clam” on the bag, so maybe I’m lucky I wasn’t pulled by law enforcement during my trip(lol).

Everybody talks about "overkill" like it's a bad thing. I love overkill, you can't have too much power and torque going up and down hills. and the longevity and mileage of a diesel is phenomenal. And besides all that, you already own this truck. I doubt anyone will trade even with you (maybe...) so how long will it take for the modest savings in gas vs diesel to surpass the price difference between the old and the new truck. Plus, you will be able to tell a big difference in your towing experience. I've towed our Oliver Elite II with three different vehicles: 2014 GMC Sierra SLT 1500, 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD High Country, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD High Country. All were 4x4. The GMC was Gasoline, both Chevrolet's diesel. No comparison. If you do decide to downgrade to a 1500, be very aware of your cargo carrying capacity, you very well may not have enough truck to carry your gear and tow the Oliver safely.

I will go as far to say that ALL 1/2 ton trucks require a weight distribution hitch. The Andersen WDH is the only one that will work with the Oliver Travel Trailer without modification of the fiberglass. You are partially correct in your analysis of the gas versus diesel tow vehicle issue. On average (if not totally) diesel trucks will get better fuel mileage while towing something like the Oliver. But, on average, a 1/2 ton truck will get better mileage while not towing. Therefore, part of the analysis should include a good estimate of what percentage of towing with and without. Also, generally diesel trucks will be more expensive that their gas counterpart due primarily to the durability of the diesel engine. Again, an analysis of the length of time you plan on keeping the truck should enter into the equation. Finally, don't forget to take into consideration the "payload" capacity of the truck you are considering. Virtually all 3/4 ton trucks will have more payload capacity and if you tend to carry a bunch of "stuff" (to include people and critters) with you, this could present a problem if you decide to downsize to a 1/2 ton. Good luck on your decision! Bill

OMG! Please don't show this to Jason in Service. He will for sure stroke out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, the question: Nope not for me.

😳 Wow!

It's a transformer!

I was told that they only have around 30 open slots left for the 2022 model year. Best to check with the Oliver sales department on when they switch to the 2023 model Olivers,

I'd prefer a new Airstream without screws, staples and rivets. Wait! I have one. It's called an Ollie!

Check with the sales team at Oliver. They are the best source for order information. Mike

Thanks to you for the question -- I'm anticipating this possibility in March. I've lived south of the freeze line for decades, and lost my winter driving skills long ago. What remains are the memories of black ice, the realization that I was drifting on the road, how to stop (slowly); needing an ice-scraper to clean the windshield; putting the wiper blades up before nightfall snowfall or icing; carrying cat litter or sand in the back for extra grip. Beginning well after sunrise is a great tip; these are all good tips. Let the adventure begin!

Just checked into the Commodore Hotel in Linden…I keep thinking of the lyrics from the song “Dixie Chicken” by Little Feat. We ordered in March 2021, this is our 4th. RV, I think we got it right this time. We have delivery at 8:30 on 1/19/22, and plan on staying in the area for a few days afterwards.

I can report on a few aspects of traveling in the T3. First, the handoff in Bellefontaine, Ohio was very thorough. I spent two full days with Dave Bates learning about the T3. When I planned my first trip from there, I thought I’d be able to drive south for a day and find warm enough weather to escape freezing temperatures at night. This is my third night out and I’m near Dallas, Texas. It’s been cold and windy with lows in the low 20’s. Last night, the wind was blowing 20 mph with higher gusts. After consulting with Dave, I winterized my drinking water tank and filled the general water tank 3/4 full. The general tank is located near the Elwell Timberline diesel heater that provides both forced air heat and hot water. I’ve been running the Elwell system using the diesel burner (it also has an electric burner) on hot water, not heat mode to concentrate the heat near the general water tank. The T3 has a separate diesel heater under the bed which has kept the cabin very comfortable at night. I have used the Elwell in heating mode to warm the cabin up quickly when I arrive at camp at night. Compared to the Oliver, I don’t have the same level of confidence at 20 degrees as I did in the Oliver. But, the comfort in the cabin is better in the T3 because of the two diesel heat sources. One of the biggest differences towing the T3 is the effectiveness of the disc brakes on all four wheels. They are amazing. Not only do they add a great deal of stopping power, they are also much easier to modulate and control. They feel more like the brakes on a motor vehicle than a travel trailer. I also like the ease of leveling the T3. Rather than power jacks, I have airbags that I control from inside the camper with a key fob. When I arrive at camp, I lower both sides completely and then use the key fob to raise the side that needs to be raised to level the trailer. With the Rhino Hitch on my truck, I can raise the front of the T3 quite a ways without unhooking from the tow vehicle. I’ve done this on 2 of my 3 nights out so far. Nice to be able to level fore/aft without unhooking. I haven’t used the outdoor kitchen yet—way to cold. Hopefully in a few weeks it will be warm enough where I plan to travel to cook outdoors. Don

You should fill the tanks, 1/2 to 3/4, and work from them. Disconnect the hose before the temperature drops below 30. Keep propane heat on a setting that's comfy for you. For us, at night, sleeping, it's around 55 to 60. Daytime, 65 to 68. We have nice quilts. I don't love sleeping bags, but others do. Temps forecast for Hohenwald aren't really too bad. It's the rain and freezing temps at night, and resulting black ice (invisible) that you need to watch for. Don't try to travel early in the day, imo. Wait til the sun melts the ice. Probably 11 to 1. Especially, be careful in shaded areas, and any bridges. They ice earlier, and it lasts longer. I grew up in southern Minnesota. Same crap there, just much longer season, and more frequent icing and snow... Most dangerous times were early season storms. By midwinter, most people had regained awareness, and good driving habits. Not to be counted on in Tennessee or the Carolinas, where this is much more infrequent. Many drivers don't know how to drive in ice and snow, in the south, in my experience. Good news is, it rarely stays cold in middle Tennessee. Wait it out. We've been in Florida a long time, but I still have cold weather clothes. My most important, smart wool socks, in various levels. And long underwear. Cuddleduds and 32 degrees are great in pretty much mild temps, to me. If you don't have those, it's not a big deal. Just know that jeans aren't really warm below 20 degrees or so. I used to wear just a pair of tights,, under jeans, in Minnesota. It worked, til jeans got wet. Wet jeans are miserable. Synthetics, wool, and blends are seriously your friends in crappy rainy/sleety/wintry mix weather.

After leaving the mother ship yesterday, we arrived at Tunica, MS for a week or so to check things out before heading back east. Anything we can't solve or fix we'll take back to OTT before heading home. At Hohenwald I made the mistake of leaving the city water hose connected, but turned off, and was of course greeted buy a rather sizable block of ice the next morning, roughly the size of a water filter 😞 It was persistently raining on departure from OTT so I only drained half of the freshwater tank before heading for Tunica. That was a blessing as it turns out...I'll explain a little later. Question #1... Does the freshwater really take that long to drain? I had both kitchen and bathroom faucets open in case it helps evacuate the suction of the exiting water. Last night at Tunica I noticed a very cold draft from the top of the refrigerator, above the frame and below its fiberglass enclosure. The wind was very strong from that side so I took the outside upper vent cover off and discovered a large gap all the way across where insulation mats meet. A good 3/4 inch gap. I taped it up with some low tack tape as well as the top of the refrigerator inside the trailer. Pictures below. Question #2...Is there supposed to be a gap there? I'm leaving the tape there temporarily to block the 30 degree breeze I'm getting from the outside. About 4 AM I realized the mistake I made (AGAIN) with the city water so I opened the faucets and sure enough the ice was starting to form on the inlet screen at the trailer, but as the water flowed and the ice melted I let it run for a few minutes to make sure everything was ok. Then my feet felt something terribly cold. I'm not at all used to having open and close a valve in the toilet to travel, so I can't really get onto myself for forgetting to open it upon arrival at Tunica. At least I remembered to close it prior to leaving the mother ship 🙂 No questions here, just venting! Here's where it starts getting serious. After the "thaw" at 4 AM, I chose to start up the water heater, for added warmth in the basement, via propane. It started up fine, ran a minute or so and then the propane alarm went crazy. After figuring out how to reset the alarm, we turned the fan on to the highest setting, and turned off the water heater. My Casita has the same Suburban heater and when the wind blows hard from that side the igniter has a hard time keeping up with the flameouts, so the propane gets blown back into the trailer, in my opinion, and sets off the alarm. So I just switch over to electric. We opened every hatch we could to check things out and didn't see anything out of place but the alarm persisted and now the carbon monoxide/smoke alarm went off. No smoke and the alarm was 4 short beeps...carbon monoxide. We were about to evacuate into the cold, wet snow. But after opening everything up, the alarms went silent, the red lights went out and the green light on the propane alarm came back on. In retrospect, the next time this happens I will turn off the offending appliance and propane tank first, troubleshoot later! Now all was back to normal, or so I thought. The furnace started blowing cold air...rats!!! Propane bottle must be out. I tried starting the stove...no luck. Propane bottle must be out. Now I had to get out in the wonderful weather we're having. Loosened the bottles and the only one I had open was a lot lighter so I assume (I know... I should avoid using that term) it must be empty. I'll check when the weather conditions become a little more favorable. That's why we only open one bottle at a time, better to have a spare. Question # 3... Should a full propane bottle last more than 2 1/2 days using only the furnace and water heater? Water heater is turned off when not needed. I'll turn the furnace down to 69 (was set at 71) or so and augment with my space heater. I wonder if a low, sputtering propane tank could have contributed to my problems. Last question...I wonder what caused the carbon monoxide alarm to go off? And the blessing of the half full freshwater tank?....we have water for a little while!!! 🙂 🙂 PS This really will be the last question... at what temp do ya'll pull the plugs and winterize? We don't have antifreeze so we'll dump all water, including the water heater, and blow the lines out with a little foot pump. Have a good laugh with this one ya'll. Stay safe and warm wherever you are! I hear the ice falling from the roof. Must be time to get things in order outside. John

Congratulations to both of you. Jeez, almost to #1000. If I were you I’d stick around a few days - surely there will be cake.

Reflectix is weird stuff, the R value is only 1 for a thin layer. Doubling it only increases the R value to 1.1. If you can make a space between the layers, the value will be higher. That is why it works when applied to the two Ollie hull halves, with the big gap between them. OTH a 1” piece of the pink rigid foam board is R5. https://www.reflectixinc.com/about-reflectix/what-about-r-values/ If you want better insulation for the basement you should put rigid foam on the outside door, and also put something in the shower cavity, A nice “future Ollie feature” would be vacuum molded insulated access and battery doors, with an inch of foam sandwiched by fiberglass panels. It would intrude very slightly into the cargo area, but would greatly reduce cold air infiltration. And it would not be butt ugly like my battery door mod. John Davies Spokane WA

Mark, I use a ResMed APAP Air10 with the humidifier. I purchased the 12V adapter and plug it into the 12V/Cigarette lighter plug in the attic. It uses very little power. When we don't use the heater, we use 20 to 25 amp/hours a day. Keep in mind we don't have an inverter. Andrew

@Liana, as @mossemi said, if you were getting 112 mi-day, and a bunch of other people are charging or using power otherwise, at dusk, your ems, and/or your pd charge wizard will shut down if voltage received is too low, as i mentioned earlier. Do talk to the management. You may not have been charging much, if at all. Have you visited the storage site again, to see what your readings are, after sunset? Frankly, I'd cut off the solar, remove the batteries, take them in to an auto parts shop, and get them load tested. See if it's worth trying to bring them back. If autozone or Napa says it's worth a try, take them home, put them on slow chargers, and see what you get after a few days. Even really dead batteries will display over 13, when charging. But, they'll very quickly drop down to 12.0 or 12.2 when the charger is disconnected, and any small load is applied. I'm sorry this has happened. It may be possible to revive flattened batteries, or it may not. Depends on how long they've been flat, and how many times they've cycled. At least you got 3 or 4 years. Whether you jump down the lithium rabbit hole, or replace with agms, is really up to you. But, I'd really want to find out why the batteries weren't charging, in the first place before I replaced them, and fix that situation first. No point in throwing good money after bad, as my mom would say .

Very cleaver use of a pair of Gorilla Ladder Work Platforms. I will try to remember this mod. Mossey

I know of one F-150 owner that actually packs theirs on top of their tonneau cover. While I believe that Clam makes a better product (at a higher price too), you might want to take a look at Gazelle. They make a similar product that operates in much the same way as the Clam. Bill

We have the 5 sided Clam, brown with the tan top. We also have removable side panels which work great in cold weather. We put our Outlander fire pit in the middle and the Clam stays warm even in cold weather. We can easily fit 6, 8 if we get real friendly. It is not too big for me to handle alone and fits in our truck bed end to end.

The 4 sided Clam is great for 1 or 2. Three is a crowd and 4 can fit but you are going to be knee to knee. Yes, wind/rain panels can be had for the 4 sided model. Another benefit to the 4 sided model is that it will fit in the Oliver closet - the larger models will not fit in there. Of course, the larger model can not only fit more people but in many instances it can be placed over a picnic table if need be. These days there are Clam models that have floors in them too. Good luck! Bill p.s. Clam is a company that is very much like Oliver - if you have a problem, they will fix it.

Thanks to all who offered advice. Most of you seem to agree that a cheap 12-volt battery, properly connected, would suffice for the short term--getting us home. Mike at Oliver, however, did not agree, saying that we would drain the battery to uselessness within an hour or so. As I wrote earlier, he told me the best temporary solution was to tape up the ends of the cables and secure them until I could get new high-grade batteries. I decided that I wanted to upgrade to the Battle Born lithiums, thinking I might find someone along the route home from whom I could purchase the batteries and who could install them with the needed components. That turned out to be a fruitless search, as those I contacted either could not get the batteries or were scheduled way into the future with other repair jobs. My solution was to order the batteries and needed components-- BBGC2 Battle Born 100Ah GC2, PD4045LICSV Progressive Dynamics Replacements 4000 Series 45 Amp Lithium Converter, and BAM030712000 Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor--from Battle Born. If their shipping promise holds true, I will receive them after we return home. I have contacted my local RV repair shop in Sierra Vista, AZ, and they assured me that they have the ability to install the batteries and components, having done so before with a couple of other rigs. The downside is that they too are swamped, and will not be able to do the work until the beginning of December. In the meantime--since we are committed to staying in Escalante, UT till Tuesday, performing in the festival here--I have made an appointment with a mechanic for Tuesday at what seems to be the only auto repair shop for many a mile, who says he will try to install that cheap battery to help us get home. (I understand that we will have to be very conservative with our power consumption on that trip, hoping that Mike from Oliver might not have had it exactly right.) Despite all of the worry, hassle, and time, I am looking forward to eventually having an upgraded solar/battery system. I received the sale price on the batteries and a reduced price on the components. Folks who said Battle Born had good customer service seem to be correct. Thanks again for everyone's help.

Since I am cheaper than Overland, I’m retired and he isn’t, I vote for a Battleborn battery or two or three. If you do decide to buy a "cheap" battery, try Walmart. Buy buddy swears by their deep cell lead acid batteries. Reno looks like a 10 hour trip so I don’t think it’s that convenient if your heading to Flagstaff, but as Overland suggest, call Battleborn first. You are in their neighborhood and they should be able to provide some guidance. Your Zamp charge controller should have lithium and lead acid settings, my 2017 LE2 did. Your PD charger may support a lithium setting with a jumper change, you need the serial number and confirm that with PD. Their support team is top notch and will steer you in the right direction. Did your camping neighbor check for voltage in the battery box during battery removal. You may need to turn off a breaker or two if there is still voltage on the battery cables. And post some pictures of your battery box wiring so we can offer wiring support for your new battery choice if you need it. I attached a Zamp manual below. Mossey ZAMP SOLAR ZS-30A Charge Controller.pdf

Very nice. Maybe a future Oliver option? Looking forward to hearing how much power you gain.

Share and Enjoy !0Shares0 0 An Oliver Travel Trailers' Journey To The Channeled Scablands By: Frank McMichael, Hull No.101 Dry Falls State Park The Dry Falls State Park and RV campground is in the coulee downstream from the Dry Falls that is a remnant of the Ice Age Flood. Mid-morning on Sunday, May 13, 2018 I pulled into the Park and enquired if they had an available RV camp site. The woman working at the entry booth wanted to know if I had a reservation. I replied that I did not but was hoping that there may be an available spot. She said there is or will be once the Sunday leaving folks had departed. Additionally, she indicated that some Sunday campers had already left but she did not know which ones, as she had not had time to check which sites were vacant. I volunteered that I would be willing to do that and if I found an open campsite, I would park my Oliver and then come back and tell her which site I had chosen. She thought that was fine idea and that is how I got an excellent spot in a very popular and busy campground. Dry Falls is hard to explain. Dry Falls is a three and half mile wide, 400 foot high precipice that was actually just a cataract within the Ice Age Flood. It is the leftover remnants of the massive Ice Age Flood that caused the channeled scablands. One just has to see it to fully understand it. These three photos will help some to understand why it is called Dry Falls. Try to visualize the massive amount of water that came over that ridge that created these precipices and the coulee. The lakes are remnants of the plunge pools that were created by the flood. Dry Falls has been called the greatest waterfall that ever existed. Estimations are that during the Ice Age Flood the falls were five times the width of Niagara Falls with ten times the water flow of all the current rivers in the world combined. Also, estimations are that this water was moving at 65-80 miles per hour and the water overtopped this ridge above the Dry Falls by hundreds of feet. That is why I called it a cataract within the Flood. Dry Falls is the only location within the Channeled Scablands that has a visitor center that is if one does not count the Grand Coulee Dam visitor center which is more about the Dam than the Grand Coulee which was the main channel of the Ice Age Flood into eastern Washington. At the cliff’s edge by the Visitor Center is a masonry wall. This wall is as close as one can get for peering into the coulee below or taking photos, with one exception. There is a walkway that projects out over the basalt cliffs that allows a further view of below. I have not normally been afraid of heights but when I got out to the end, I felt a bit squirrely. It is a “gulp” experience. If you look at the bottom of the third photo above you will see a corner of the chain link fence guard that is at the end of the walkout that I inadvertently caught in my photo. At the time that I took the first three photos above, I didn’t think to take a picture of the walkway, so I used photos from explore-wa.com. After I returned, I sat in the shade of a covered pavilion and watched others go out. Many attempted to walk out to the end but not all got to the end. Quite a few, hastily returned back after getting about half way along the walkway. I understood because I had the same impulse myself. Down in the Coulee From the RV park area, there is a rutted gravel road that is open to the public that will take one to the lakes seen in the pictures above. Local people go out there to fish the Lakes. I went out to get different perspective and a better sense of scale. If you look closely in the above photo, you will see a white spot on top of the cliffs that is about the mid-point of the photo. That is the Visitor Center. My truck is behind where I stood to take this picture. If you look closely in the second photo above you will see a whitish spot by a point that juts toward the first lake. That is where I parked. It was hot but I walked down the road to the lakes, around on some of the small paths off the road and in a few cases blazed my own trail through the marsh grass and bushes just to continue to get a sense of scale of the place. The place is so vast that I don’t know how to describe it other than to say that it is a really big place and I still couldn’t visualize the amount of water that would have been needed to cut this coulee through the hard basalt bedrock. After walking around for an hour or so, I returned to my truck and drove back to my camp spot in the RV Park which is located further down the coulee. The camp site that I choose in the RV Park was a pull-through just across the way from the showers building. As it had been a hot and dusty day, once I returned to my beloved Oliver and quaffed a bottle of nectar (Water - what else did you think I meant?), I eagerly went into one of the shower rooms. There was a sign on the wall admonishing users to close the door upon leaving and not prop it open so as to keep the rattlesnakes and other critters from entering. Initially, I thought maybe this was a bit of a joke about the rattlesnakes so as to encourage people to close the door and keep the mice or rats out but later when I spoke to one of the maintenance people he said it was no joke as the coulee was full of rattlesnakes and one had to be quite observant and cautious. The maintenance man further indicated that at the upper end of the Coulee, near the lakes where I had just been, there were extremely large numbers and he wouldn’t go there because of it. When I was there, I didn’t see a single snake, don’t know if any saw me, maybe it was too hot for them to be out. In any case, a “howdy’ from a rattlesnake is not to be invited. (Since then I have bought some rattlesnake gaiters for wearing in such places.) If I had seen that I had walked into a bunch of rattlesnakes and I got away from them and lived to tell someone, it would have been an adventure. Not having seen any, it was just a walk in the park. "This was the day that was." Share and Enjoy !0Shares0 0 The post The Channeled Scablands – Part 4 of 4 appeared first on Oliver Travel Trailers. View the Full Article

First night at camp Oliver in the books. From rainy mid-50’s to 21 degrees overnight….the steps freeze really well, with a wonderfully slick uniform coating of ice, with an unplanned fall down the steps during the 2am dog walk. I bounced well, with bruised pride being the only casualty. Our screen door binding is the only issue so far, so 997 is a good one!

That is a good argument for getting the 20 lb bottles. My wife who is 69 can dead lift 205 pounds. She's trying for 245. Maybe she could take out the 30 lb without breaking a sweat.

Saw this story come across my news feed. So pleased to have an Oliver! https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-couple-bought-a-new-rv-to-avoid-trouble-but-discovered-defects?_amp=true

Over a foot this morning. 😕 Someday, we'll be able to flee this weather!