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Take a factory tour. Then go to a local rv dealer and look inside the compartments of new units. My desk stapler has heavier staples than used to hold trim on. I saw 3/4" X 1" pine as wall studs ( and a knot had already fallen out as it twisted). Look at what the tires really are. Look at the underside and see if there is a thin frame prone to rusting out. While under there look to see if floor is particle board. Then go look at Oliver. Arrange a local visit..

Had a friend show a picture of the damage a turkey will do to an Airstream panel at 60 mph. ( sorry no picture to show). You thought hail damage was bad? It severely dented the top curved panel on the front. Opened the seam of the next panel. Hopefully not totalled.

I had a dealership replace a circuit board, and they did a great job. Actually they did the job ahead of schedule. They called me and asked if I could come get it soon. It seems their customers were interested in buying it, and of course they don't sell Olivers. A great small dealership...

Welcome to the "family". As you have already gathered, there are really no strangers here. You can ask questions, and you can expect many different answers, some may actually be correct. Welcome from Maine, and hull #211...

We ordered ours in 2016, a 2017 model. Guess we could consider ours to be an "older" model, as we heard #1022 is in the production pipeline. We camped with some 10 Olivers the first week of June. A couple of them were in the 100 range, and one was less than 2 weeks old. Hard to tell them apart. Still shined in the sun.

And just like that I became a posting machine... ( maybe these badges belong in the background for staff use?)

Joined in 2016 and just got a badge for one year in. Something does not compute...

Great. This seems to have eliminated a lot of grief. Good job!

Richard.. After we talked, got curious. When your awning is all the way out, have you measured the fabric? Was thinking it might be longer (stretched) on the left, as it rolls in the upper tube and is pulled to the right?

It was a fun time. We all learned at least one thing. Most of all we learned that Maine Oliver owners are a Great group of people. Oh ya, and we have to practice our game of Corn hole!

A great time was had by all. What a wealth of knowledge in that group...

No 6 volt? No problem! Nothing to plug into anyway. Go for it.

We run a cpap machine. We used to, while boondooking, run the inverter and plug the machine into the kitchen outlet. When she needed (they said) a new machine I requested the 12 V plug with it as well. We have run the lights, tv during the evening, the furnace and the cpap all night and had no appreciative drop in voltage available. The solar had a full charge by 10am. The machine sits on a stool as we were told the machine should be below the head. We have the standard king layout...

Anchors up!

While doing your research, check out ; "Ladies on the Fly"...

We like Moosehead Lake as a great place. It is away from the tourist areas. Though the pink granite of Acadia, the pounding surf, and fresh lobster are hard to beat. Lily Bay SP is great, but probably all ready booked. We go to Seboomaook Wilderness Campground. 24 miles to the stop sign, turn right at the stop sign and it is only another 12 miles, all on well maintained dirt roads. It is the site of a POW camp for German Africa Corp,during WWII. "Who knew the Army ran on paper and needed pulp?" It is the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States, large Brook and Lake Trout. It is recommended that you stop for the Moose, and wait for them to get off the road. They tend to be quite large. The area doesn't have a large population, and it is a little travel to Greenville, but the have some nice restaurants and ice cream stands. PEI is a nice once in a life time run, and Nova Scotia has some truly quaint spots. Rumor is the border may open to vaccinated folks come July 1rst. We do have a free field with plenty of sun, 20 amp plug and cold well water near Brunswick ( 3 miles from the Interstate) if needed ...

We had to travel from Maine to New Hampshire to see ours, back in 2016. We knew there might be a couple in the state in the years since. We started to gather a list and it turned out to be in the neighborhood of 18. Used ones are hard to find, and if you find one the word is to move quick. One of our folks bought one in Pennsylvania, the other traveled to Minnesota. We started gathering the list to see if there was any interest in a Meet & Greet. A time and place was chosen and 10 signed up in the first week, I am sure more since. The point is, there is some pent up demand, especially for a quality product. The nice thing about a smaller unit, it will usually fit in the last camping spot, that the 45' SOB (some other brand) didn't have a chance in filling. Welcome aboard...

You didn't mention you had seen an Oliver Elite? Have you been "invited" to visit one? That really is the one item that might "seal the deal". Anita should be able to set you up a visit to one somewhere reasonably close. You want to be sure you will be comfortable in the unit you choose. Do you have the 2022 brochure? They are out. We just had some delivered.

Dream Girl... I can almost see it now.. A caricature of a Dream Girl, like on WWII aircraft, on the front of the Oliver! Welcome from Maine, and we will see you around a campfire somewhere...

Rainy, overcast day. Solar has still taken the batteries to 12.7V and 3\4 charged. ...

Moxie, Whoopie Pies, red hot dogs, Marshmallow Fuff, and B+M Baked Beans!

I was able to 'snake' my new cable by using the old cable. The "secret" was to make sure there was no sharp edges where we spliced the cables together. The splice was a simple, but secure, wrapping with multiple layers of slippery electrical tape.

Batteries have come up from 1/4 charged to 1/2 charged, and still climbing. It is tracking amp hours. Just went to 11.9 V, which is better than 4.5V. Whooho ...

Actually ...I opened a ticket with Service. Jason replied almost immediately. I had already tested each battery, cleaned and treated each terminal. Here is the proper way (abbreviated) to reset the panel: remove the panel from the wall. Disconnect the temp. probe (no longer used at the factory). Tape each of those wires separately and put inside. Disconnect the positive side of battery cable and temp tape it up. Disconnect the positive side of the solar cable (identified with the + symbol and the red tracer on the wire. Wait at least 5 minutes. Reconnect the solar plus cable, after removing the tape. Try not to double tap it as you put the screw back in. Viola! Panel came alive. Code 601 flashing ( no battery). Reconnect plus battery terminal. Yippie! It appears we are back in business. You do have to check to make sure the right battery type is showing as it will reset to a default AGM type. An aside: just as I hit a reply to Service that the procedure was successful, the phone rang and it was Mark from Service. Making sure we understood and checking in. Can't get any better service than that. Thank you Oliver factory and family...

Probe removed. Batteries only at 4.5 v. Controller has NOT reset. Solar may be coming in at 18+ V. This is after two hours of full sun. Will give it more time. Still no call back from Service for second day...