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Oliver has traditionally used yellow as their ground wires and purple as the positives. The wiring of the Voyager camera comes through the body into the upper rear cabinet. The white "bubble" insulation covers the wiring, just pull it down to access, it goes back up with a light application of spray adhesive. Grounding for the camera is likely done in the attic whereas the positive wire will run forward to the switch that controls power to the camera.
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2 hours ago, Connie W said:
Don't have to hunt what comes to you. 🙂
I want to go on one of your treks...
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We ordered a new truck in the middle of June. We got it a little over a week ago.
I replaced our 2017 Silverado 2500 HD with a Silverado 3500 HD. The reason for my decision was to increase the payload capacity of our tow vehicle. For those of you who know us personally, you've seen all that we carry. For those that we've not had the pleasure to yet meet, suffice it to say that the load is legendary. I'll never be accused of minimalism and when it comes to my stuff, like the American Express advertisements of old, I... "don't leave home without it..." The 2500 HD had a cargo capacity of 2110 pounds, But, upon taking into account the topper, front hitch, two tier bed slide, Dometic fridge, a rather large tool box, two adults, three dogs, hitch, tongue weight and THEN all the assorted accoutrements of camping, we found ourselves about 500-600 pounds overweight. The new truck has taken care of that deficit and them some.
As far as the price went, being a 2022, we did not know what it would cost at the time we ordered it. I had gone online and "built" a 2021 to the same specs but in June, there was no provision to spec out a 2022. But, everything I read said not to expect the price to go up too much for the model year change. When the truck arrived it was essentially the same price as the previous year model. The salesman had told me not to expect any rebates and incentives as none of the different manufacturers were offering any. But the owner of the dealership in Memphis is a lifelong friend of my son-in-law and he gave me a good deal. With our trade in we got out the door for about twice what a new Ferrari 275 GTB would have cost you in 1965.
Now "all" I've got to do is re-install all the gear that came from the old truck into the new one.
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On 11/7/2020 at 8:24 PM, katanapilot said:
...The Atwood was half as noisy as the Dometic...
How is this determined? The human ear's response to sound level is roughly logarithmic (based on powers of 10), and the dB scale reflects that fact. An increase of 3dB doubles the sound intensity but a 10dB increase is required before a sound is perceived to be twice as loud.
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Scott Oliver and I had a long conversation the other night about ditching the Zamp stuff and going to all Victron. He agreed that it would be a step in the right direction. We'll see...
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I would look at a half ton pickup (1500, F150 etc.) Personally, I prefer the crew cabs but there are other options. Make sure it has the best tow package the manufacturer offers. Towing capacities of any of the Big 3 will be more than adequate for an Elite. Payload capacity is always a concern, but you now know how to determine that. Most all late model trucks will have a factory installed brake controller.
You have made a wise decision and I promise you that you will not regret it.
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1 hour ago, Stevon said:
... I think the tank is still vented even with the shower valve closed.
You are correct. The gray tank vents back through the drain pipe from the shower and lavatory. It is tied to the outside vent pipe under the closed up vanity, then going through the wall into the closet and up through the roof. Closing the shower drain has no effect here because it can still vent through the AAV.
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Agree with me or not, I don’t have a dog in this race.
My only point is that I believe that this is a terrible choice for a tow vehicle for an Oliver. The numbers bear that out and after towing our two Oliver’s over 150K miles during the past 14 years using five different tow vehicles, I believe I’m qualified to know what it takes to do it safely.
My goal is to always help new owners and potential owners from making very costly mistakes (like I did) because many times they simply don't know what all is needed in order to make wise decisions.
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Make sure when parking the trailer that it is 90 degrees to the sun. Otherwise, the original panels, being mounted higher, will cast a shadow on the new panel. As you probably already know, if you cover any part of a solar panel from the sun, it will cut the output by half.
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1 hour ago, capl said:
Hi Everyone,
We live in Arizona and I had camped years ago in a GM motor home. Now we hope to order an Oliver Elite I but recently was questioned as to whether or not our Jeep Cherokee TrailHawk with a 3.2L engine can tow it. So I have gathered some numbers and asked Jason at Oliver to provide the hitch weight and cargo weight of the travel trailer.
What I have thus far are the following numbers:
Jeep two passengers with weight at 320 lbs.
Cargo load max capacity 900 lbs
Max gross trailer weight 4,500 lbs.
Max tongue Wt. 450 lbs.
Curb weight 4,250 lbs.
GVWR 5,500 lbs.
For the Oliver
GVWR 5,000 lbs.
Dry weight 3,700 lbs.
Tongue weight 370 lbs.
Cargo Weight
Hitch Weight
If anyone can help with the computations and any additional input, I would greatly appreciate it.
I will reiterate the discussion we had on Facebook in this thread...
As Sherry stated ..."You can easily keep an Elite to under 4500 pounds..." You can, but just barely. A fully loaded, ready to camp Elite will weigh over 4000 pounds. Your tongue weight will be over 400 pounds. The only way to know an exact weight will be to load it up and use a tongue scale to measure it. You're very close to your max tow and max tongue weight capacities.
You state your cargo carrying capacity to be 900 pounds. You state your passenger weight to be 320 pounds. Adding the tongue weight (400 pounds min) to the passenger weight (320 pounds) = 720 pounds. Make sure you remember to subtract the weight of your hitch and ball. This leaves you less than 180 pounds for camping gear.
One thing you didn't mention but would be a deal breaker for most is your fuel capacity and towing MPG. That vehicle has less than a 15.8 gallon capacity and a combined MPG of 21. Cut that number in half for estimated towing MPG. You will be stopping for gas in a little over 100 miles each time. There will be many places that are too far between services for you to go.
As I stated in our FB conversation, I believe this vehicle to be extremely marginal at best and without very careful attention to loading may actually become unsafe. You need to consider a more capable tow vehicle to be legal and safe.
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1 hour ago, kathief said:
Would the Champion Dual fuel 2500 be about to charge my lithium batteries?
It would not have any problem putting a charge into the batteries. How long it would take to fully charge them will be dependent on several factors.
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47 minutes ago, Landrover said:
A little discouraging a lot of items being deleted from the builds Stripes , electrical outlets fabric and counter choices. I thought what most appealed to the customer was the flexibility to make a custom Oliver. I guess these changes need to be done to boost productivity and profit.
Grant
Actually, it is a major effort to increase production and efficiency on the line. Without these changes they might be in the same boat as Escape TT, a 23 month waiting period. They are currently building six per week with plans to be at seven by year end.
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This sounds like fun. Tali and I will plan to attend and I'll finally get Florida on my travel map.
We will be in Site # 083.
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The water pump comes on in response to the change in water pressure when a faucet is turn on. Since when connected to city water you would normally have the power to the water pump turned off water is supplied from the city's water pressure.
However, IF you are connected to city water AND you have water in the tank AND the water pump is on, you're still going to get water when a faucet is turned on. You can tell which system is active by listening for the water pump to kick on.
But, doing so may cause a disruption in the space-time continuum, make the tides reverse and start a chain reaction. I'm not sure.....
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3 hours ago, John E Davies said:
...she was mostly using her Nikon DSLR, so all is not lost, unless I drive “Mouse” over that too😳😳😳
How could anyone be dumb enough to drive over a Nikon? Or, better yet, two of them at the same time.
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On 3/31/2021 at 9:00 AM, John E Davies said:
...Sometimes I wonder if the folks who write the manual even own and use a travel trailer; if they did, the written guidelines might make a little more sense...
I know this response is late to the party, but I don't know of a single Oliver employee that owns an Oliver TT. There are several trailers that are owned by the corporation.
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I'm still seeing shavings after 7 years. NBD
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Can anyone state that they have had, or know of an instance where someone else has had, sway while towing an Oliver?
I can not remember anyone on this forum ever mentioning it in the past 13 years.
My personal experience is never any sway, no matter what.
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Our Hull #050, built in 2013/14, has the Suburban 6 gallon Water Heater with the outside switch. Having had an earlier model Oliver prior to this one I was familiar with the process of having to go outside to turn the the WH on/off. In the new trailer, I wanted to be able to control that aspect from the inside so during the build I had them install a relay that would control 110V power going to the WH via an interior switch. Both the electric and propane operations are activated from the inside. The outside switch on the WH is always left in the "on" position. This picture that shows the switches. Each of the switches has a LED beneath it to remind you they are "on." I modified the propane control switch so that the LED in the switch itself will come on while the WH is in the ignition stage and goes out when it lights. This is the same way the switch for everyone's propane control works.
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I’ve got 12 years towing with two different Oliver’s and with four different tow vehicles. I have never had a weight distributing or anti-sway hitch with any of them. Even during the most violent evasive maneuvers I have never had any sway whatsoever.
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This is the one we replaced our original with...
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On 8/14/2021 at 4:25 PM, LongStride said:
...I have yet to drill a hole in mine, although I am certain the day will come sooner than later.
This project I did in 2016 might have driven you to drinking.
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Looks very nice.
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On 8/13/2021 at 6:40 PM, Skigator said:
Hi Folks 🤗 . I am new to the forum . Working on my build sheet for Elite II to be built Nov , pickup end Dec . I have a new Generac GP1200i inverter generator . Will this be enough to charge up the 390 AH Lithionics between uses of A/C and associated power draws from other equipment on the Oliver ?
May we all assume you are also getting the solar package? If so, the 340 watts of solar will do a fine job of keeping your Lithionic Battery charged. If they need some help, like late in the afternoon when the sun is getting low on the horizon, use your generator to help "catch up."
Since you mention A/C, the generator probably won't be enough to run it. If you plan to run the A/C using your battery, you may not be able to recharge fully in one 24 hour period even with the generator.
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Quick Connect to Camp Chef 2X
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Can you provide links to the appropriate male and female connectors please?