ScubaRx
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My late brother and I built a fiberglass and wood strip canoe from a kit back in the early 70's after seeing Deliverance. We had a great time building it and it did fine on placid creeks and lakes but one trip down the Buffalo National River in NW Arkansas did it in. I don't even remember us bringing it home.
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5 minutes ago, Ray and Susan Huff said:
We bought one; attached it to the tongue (we don't have the storage basket) with zip ties, to see how it worked. My husband doesn't like that the holder fills up with road dirt while traveling. Unless you wash it out before storing the plug, the dirt transfers to the plug. He thinks there are better ways to store the plug and protect it from the elements.
I can see where this would be a problem and I'm glad you pointed it out. Some of the time, I see these mounted the other way around and that is definitely a problem.
So the protective cover needs a protective cover. Hmmmm, this could go on forever...
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1 hour ago, taylor.coyote said:
i stumbled over this post while looking for something else. I have been unhappy with the factory trim. This looks like a killer solution. Just ordered the trim.
Has anyone presented this to the factory for production of new trailers??
Yes, Have more than i can use.. I would be happy to share
I'd be happy to share the cost and shipping with you.
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27 minutes ago, taylor.coyote said:
i stumbled over this post while looking for something else. I have been unhappy with the factory trim. This looks like a killer solution. Just ordered the trim.
Has anyone presented this to the factory for production of new trailers??
Did you have to order 25 feet?
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4 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:
…Maybe we’ll get another one this week as we drive across AL, MS, AR and TX! Mike
Are you guys coming near us?
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How does one handle loose stools or diarrhea?
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I'm assuming the camera is out of warranty. If so it's a relatively easy fix.
The camera will be easier to deal with if it is unmounted. Remove the liner from the inside top of the rear overhead cabinet. Find the wire coming through the hull that powers the camera. There will be a quick connect that will need to be disconnected. From the outside you will have to unscrew the six hex head screws holding the camera to the bracket. I think they are 5/32". It will be easier to remove the bracket from the hull but you will have to dig the sealant/caulk from around the wire and remove the camera and the short pigtail.
The two halves of the camera shell are put together with several hex head screws. These will have to be removed (probably 5/32").
Inspect the gasket between the two halves. Dry the inside of the lens and leave it open to the air to dry completely.
The moisture is most likely entering the camera around the antenna mount. Try unscrewing the antenna and putting a tiny amount of sealant on the threads and remount.
I have several extra cameras that I will look at tomorrow. If you need further help feel free to contact me. You can get my number from the factory. Text me and I will call you back.
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Adam, unless for some reason (work?) you simply can't take the time to drive to Tennessee and back home, I would not want to miss the absolute thrill of traveling across the country in my brand new Oliver. Surely you will want to take extended trips in the future? Why not start now?
But that's just me, you should do what's best for you and yours.
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I shudder to think of the $$$$$$$$$$$ we've spent over the past 14 years on two different Oliver's and five different tow vehicles. Saying nothing about all the mods to both trailers and the five trucks.
Aw hell, it's only money and you can't spend it after you're gone.
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On 8/3/2021 at 4:02 PM, Patwv said:
I have a 2018 Ford Expedition with the 3.5 l turbo charged engine. We have only towed in the east (Appalachian Mountains) so I have no experience with the big mountains out west. The Expedition with max tow is rated at 9000lbs/900 lb tongue weight. We use an Anderson hitch. The Expedition tows quite nicely. Our payload rating is 1600 lbs. We have towed Oliver with a full tank of water and fully loaded with food and clothes, etc and have never had a problem with a lack of power. We have the cargo box on the front of the trailer, but we don't haul much in it. We generally travel with two slightly overweight adults and a 100 lb dog and other stuff in the Expedition. We haul 2 mountain bikes on the roof. Hope this helps.
I suspect that if you weighed everything that you've introduced to that vehicle since 2018, you'll find that your payload capacity is full...
Andersen hitch 60 pounds
Oliver Tongue Weight 600 pounds
Two slightly overweight adults and a 100 lb dog 460 pounds
Two mountain bikes 60 pounds
Mountain bike roof rack 30 pounds
These things alone will put you over 1200 pounds. That still gives you almost 400 pounds to play with, but be careful if you are overloaded and have an accident your insurance company could abandon you.
Please watch this video, it should open your eyes.
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On 8/4/2021 at 10:34 PM, jumboscott said:
Howdy! I'm thinking of jumping ship from our 2019 21' Escape to Ollie.... Guess I need to contact sales to see how long it takes to make one. scott
The last time I spoke with the sales manager he told me it was at about 10 months. Compared to Escape's 24 months that sounds almost like next May, wait it is next May.
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1 hour ago, bugeyedriver said:
15.257 X square root of 13 divided by 12 + .75
5.334157984146174
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20 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:
The Oliver in the equation is missing one of the windows. That must be a factor in the final answer. Mathematicians unite! Mike
AND....two tires and their shadow.
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2 hours ago, routlaw said:
210
3 Ollies = 90 for 30 each
3 windows = 18 for 6 each
5 wheels = 25 for 5 each
so 5 + 25 = 30 X 6 = 210
No, You have to consider the trailer in the final row as being an equation inside parentheses.
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On 5/18/2021 at 7:47 AM, Coach and JoJo said:
Any Oliver owners in our area? We have a home in Hammond, La. and a camp in Bay St. Louis, MS......MSU Bulldog Fans!
Not exactly, but we are in Tupelo. How 'bout them Dawgs?
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5 hours ago, csevel said:
...but I drank the kool aid and I'm pleased...
In the interest of complete fairness to Kool-Aid:
Flavor Aid is a non-carbonated soft drink beverage made by The Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, Illinois. It was introduced in 1929. It is sold throughout the United States as an unsweetened, powdered concentrate drink mix, similar to Kool-Aid brand drink mix. The drink became linked to the Jonestown mass murder-and-suicide when it was learned that the cyanide poison taken by or forcibly administered to the commune's members was placed in Flavor Aid. Large barrels filled with the grape variety, laced with the cyanide and a variety of tranquillizer drugs, were found half-consumed amidst the hundreds of bodies. Kool-Aid, rather than Flavor Aid, is usually erroneously referred to as the drink used in the massacre, most likely due to it having become a generic trademark. The association with Kool-Aid has spawned the figure of speech "drink the Kool-Aid" but is regarded by some sources as a factual error.
And now, back to our regular thread...
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On 7/27/2021 at 4:46 PM, John Welte said:
Our max tongue weight we can have is 920 pounds. I thought the Oliver was about 700 pounds. I am thinking of the 30 pound propane tanks and no front basket. Will I be ok? My do not exceed number is 1404 pounds occupants and cargo. If 700 pounds for tongue weight and my wife and I are 340 pounds combined, wouldn't that give us about 364 pounds for our CCC? I thought the wdh helped us. I am new to all this.
Looking back through all your previous posts in this thread. You stated: "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed 1408 pounds." I'm not sure where the max tongue weight of 920 pounds comes from. Your tongue weight probably won't be 700 pounds. But it probably will be around 600 pounds give or take. But, your stated calculations are correct.
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On 7/26/2021 at 4:59 PM, Skye said:
I am assuming that the black water tank still exists but is unused. I have seen folks post videos about how they did a diy thing where they directed liquid waste into the black water tank instead of the provided plastic container. I am not a diy kind of person. Can anyone direct me to how/where I can find people that can do that for me?
I've read posts in which composting toilet folks said it would be nice if "...they [could] direct
edliquid waste into the black water tank instead of the provided plastic container..." I've never read a post that someone said they'd actually done it, although if I had that toilet, I would do it. It doesn't like brain surgery. -
Two men passed each other in the upper atmosphere. One yelled at the other, "Hey Buddy, you know anything about parachutes?" The other answered, "No! You know anything about Coleman stoves?"
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Whenever I'm asked this question, my first response is to ask what type of camping do you plan to do. If the answer is "we plan to always stay in established campground with full hookups", I advise them to go with the least expensive battery system even going so far as to forego the solar option unless they are worried about resale value. On the other hand, if the response is "we want to boondock as much as possible" my answer is to buy the best battery system you can afford and definitely get the solar system.
We do a lot of boondocking. If I were buying a new trailer today, my choice would be Lithium. My way of thinking is that I would eventually end up with them anyway so why wait. Oliver offered a lithium option for the first time in 2021 and the majority of current owners never had an opportunity to choose so what we all did is a moot point. Prior to that the best choice was AGM's. Many of our AGM systems have reached the end of their life (ours lasted seven years) and we have switched to Lithium's.
If expense is an issue, choose the AGM's, otherwise buy the biggest lithium package you can afford. It goes without saying that in either case you have to have the solar option as well, but I said it anyway in case you didn't know.
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1 hour ago, tripmushrv said:
...But I think that 4x 6V AGM would give me 400 amps, right? (Edited - sorry, that would be maybe 400 amp hours...I'm confused!)...
The amp draw is determined by the appliance that is being used. If it is a small 12 volt fan it might be taking an amp or two out of the batteries. If you were trying to run a small electric heater using your inverter it might be drawing 100 amps. The batteries will only output what is needed for a given situation. It would be virtually impossible to have enough things on at the same time to draw a continuous 275 amps. I believe the smaller switch would do just fine.
And, BTW, don't try running an electric heater using your inverter and batteries, they will be dead-dead in an hour or so.
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On 7/26/2021 at 10:20 AM, John Welte said:
I am sold on the Anderson WDH then. I much prefer quality over price. If the ride experience is better with a wdh, then that's a key factor. It also lessens the tw also as I understand.
But it won't decrease the tongue weight as it applies to reaching your max cargo carrying capacity. It transfers part of the weight to the front axle, but the total tongue weight is the same.
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All trailers have a "phantom" power drain. There are things that are "on" even if they are turned off. All the little idiot lights on the USB chargers and the radio for instance. Our trailer (Hull #050) has a phantom draw of about 0.5 amps. That means that every day about 12 amps of power disappear from the batteries. In our case, starting with batteries at 100%, 28 days with no power input x 12 amps a day would drain 336 amps from our battery bank. We have 3 x 100aH Lithium's. As you can see we would be dead dead long before 28 days were up. You state that yours started at 35%. What you don't say is the size of your battery bank (number of total aH). But even if you had Oliver's largest system (630aH) at 35% they would have only lasted (using our trailer as an example) 18 days.
Luckily, your lithium batteries were not damaged by their lack of charging, AGM's would be a different story. How do you normally keep your batteries charged?
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John, don't you just love starting an easy project and then creating more work for yourself...
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AH rating for 4x6v AGMs
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Four 6 volt AGM's wired properly for the Oliver should have a total of 400 AH of which 200 AH (50%) is usable.