ScubaRx
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Who would like to join us on a caravan to the Quartzsite, AZ gathering this winter? We plan to leave here (North Mississippi) in mid January, drop south to I-10 and travel west, meandering and stopping along the way as the mood strikes us. It will probably take us a week or better to get there. I want to arrive in Quartzsite sometime around January 24th or 25th so as to catch the end of the 35th Annual Sports, Vacation and RV Show. If you’ve never experienced the “Big Tent” it’s sure to be a memorable event for you.
We will camp approximately 5 miles west of Quartzsite south of I-10, alongside the Dome Rock frontage road. This is where the gathering is held each winter. The gathering is for all brands of Molded Fiberglass Trailers!
The dates for the gathering are:
February 5th to 8th - Early bird Quartzsite Pre-Gathering (Monday thru Thursday)
February 9th to 11th - Main Event (Friday thru Sunday)
This is BLM and although you must obtain a free 14 day permit, there is no fee for camping here. This is pure boondocking, as good as it gets. There are no hookups of any kind, no parking pads, no picnic tables or fire rings. Just hundreds of square miles of open hard packed desert. Clear blue skies as far as you can see. February daytime highs are usually in the 70's and nighttime lows in the 40's. It must rain sometime, but we’ve never seen it do so. The wind can blow pretty good though. Water and dumping is available in town as are good places to eat, grocery stores and a laundry. There’s either plenty to do or nothing to do depending on your inclination.
Currently there are at least four Oliver’s that have plans to go. Let us know if you are interested.
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Although it doesn't apply to this Southern good 'ole boy redneck, for all you Yankees that have to winterize, don't forget your toilet valve.
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...The main function I want is that when the water heater is turned on and no water is run, the pressure in the system goes clear up to the relief point and pops the pressure relief at about 125 PSI! The accumulator tank will stabilize this. It will also tame the pump and make it run in longer cycles.
This doesn't sound right, your water heater should not be heating to the point that it pops the pressure relief valve.
We had one of these in our first Oliver Elite. I couldn’t tell that it made much difference in decreasing the run time of the pump. I still have it with all the hoses and fittings in a box somewhere. If you install one, you need to have EASY access to the air fitting so that you can fill and check the pressure without jumping thru hoops.
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...I checked the water filter after a few minutes of operation and it was FULL of white shavings, but I have never cleaned it before, so that may be a present from its birth in Howenwald... John Davies Spokane WA
Doubtful, since Oliver buys these tanks with the fittings molded in.
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Is it the Furion or the Jensen head unit and are you using an HDMI cable
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Good! I’m still waiting on that call back from Richie and it’s been over 2 weeks now since I talked to Anita and then left him 2 messages… They can apologize all day long, but not returning calls after multiple messages have been left is way too common with this company. We need to start billing them for our time fixing everything that they messed up…
Personally, if I leave someone a message and they've not returned my call in two hours, they're getting a return call. After two weeks, surely you've realized it has slipped between the cracks.Perhaps I was not clear earlier, Oliver had a breakdown in their phone system and NO MESSAGES were getting through. They disappeared into the ozone. For about 10 days. None. Now call back on the provided number. If they don't return your call in a timely manner, call me.
662-255-0181
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That number should be used for all past, current and future service questions.
I do not have Jason's email but convention should dictate that it's
Jessary@olivertechnologies.com
I realize some folks like emails and texting but personally, I'd sooner eat a frozen possum!
There is a communication tracking system being developed that Scott can review and yes, Richie still works at Oliver.
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There have been some changes in Oliver's service structure as of this week. Effective immediately, the number for scheduling service or ordering parts is 866-205-2621. This number will be answered and/or monitored by Jason Essary. All calls placed to this number will go to Jason's desk. After five rings it will transfer to his cell phone. If he is unable to answer immediately, leave a message and he will return your call. These changes are due, in part, to a recent problem with their VoIP system which resulted in calls to the service department going to an inoperative number thus not being answered. The outage occurred without Oliver having knowledge of it for a few days. They wish to apologize for all inconveniences that were incurred by the owners.
Please do not call Richie Carroll's cell phone any longer to request service.
The goal here is to have service requests responded to in a more efficient manner.
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I am at the factory and have spoken to Scott about these issues.
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I would expect that Oliver figures if you order a kit you are smart enough, have the proper tools and are able to do the job yourself.
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Looking good, ladies.
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...John: Wow, LOVE this option of a storage shelf behind the propane bottles with side access doors!!
Yeah, I wish I'd thought of that.
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This is our new tow vehicle. Top speed is only about 30 mph and the mileage sucks but it will pull a stump out of the ground!
An Oliver pulling an Oliver. What could be cooler?
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I've got a beautiful Leer topper painted to match that truck. It was on our previous Sierra
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Hey that looks like our truck. Very nice. You'll love it. Did you get the brown or the black interior?
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It is with great sorrow that I tell you of the passing of Robert Partee Sr. For those members that did not know Robert, he was the first sales manager for Oliver Travel Trailers. He was personally involved with the production and sale of all the original trailers produced in 2008 and 2009.
Although Robert left Oliver a couple of years ago, we remained in communication with each other.
Everyone please remember Robert's wife, sons and family in your thoughts and prayers.
I will greatly miss you my friend.
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Brad, I sent you a text with all the contact info for the folks that make the blinds.
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...Jeff, having lived in Sierra Vista for years I know the lowest temps you will get are about like what we experience here in San Antonio. On those days it gets below freezing, even into the mid to low 20s, I just turn on a small space heater and open the hatches under the rear dinette and beds. It usually gets above freezing during daylight hours. We like to be ready to go year round and since the south Texas weather isn’t severe we can safely skip winterizing. If I was back in Sierra Vista I would do the same thing. Mike
Yep...
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What you think you need is often far less than what you really need. We live primarily on solar. Sherry
I agree with Sherry, out of the last 200 or so nights on the road, we have been plugged in 10 times. For four nights at Pete's house going to and coming home from Quartzsite, for four nights in Boise, ID while we attended a wedding, when we used a commercial RV park to be close to the family and for two nights at the Sales Office while we drove up into KY to view the eclipse. We "only" have 300 watts of solar. We average about 50 amps of usage during a typical evening after the sun goes down. We are generally back to full by 2 PM the next day. This is all with the Blue Sky system. 420 watts of PV would most definitely be plenty but probably unnecessary unless you are using more than 100 amps per night.
On a related note, we really like camping for free and the time we spent at the RV park in Boise was expensive. We made up for it though, as we were able to sneak away from Pete's house before he woke up and got outside to collect his fee!
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We always let the fan run constantly. Especially with the AC, the fan does not go on and off with the compressor, but it is the same with the heat strips.
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Fuses, you really can't have too many. I carry at least a few fuses for everything that needs one with the bulk of the collection being 10, 20 and 30 amp ATO blade type. I also recommend a few 30 amp slo-blo glass type for the jacks.
This will tell you more that you every wanted to know about automotive fuses.
I also carry a spare water pump and an extra head for the rear jacks. These are by no means necessary but I have them so.... I lead a group of FG trailers on a trip earlier this year into the Utah back country and one of them had a water pump go out in his trailer. He spent the best part of two days sourcing and installing it. I would have given him my extra but he had left to search for a replacement before I heard about it.
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Sandy reminds me so much of our white Timber Wolf we had back in the late 80's and early 90's. Her name was Marabou and she was an amazing animal to own. She rarely barked but did she ever love to howl. We would often have a "group" howl. It got to the point that all it took to get her started was to pucker my lips, close my eyes and throw my head back. Seeing Sandy has brought back many fond memories.
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We are new RV owners, having purchased an Oliver this spring. We live in Colorado and we are unclear about when we should winterize. It’s supposed to get down to 32 degrees for a few hours tonight so we have it plugged in with the heater going overnight. Anyone that is willing to share their SOP for when to winterize with antifreeze will be greatly appreciated!
L&P, you would be fine at those temps to just place a small electric heater inside during the night. As to your question of when, living in the deep South, I don't go to the extent of actual full-blown winterization. I just blow out the lines.
Malcolm Monlezun (a forum member and very experienced RV'r) lives outside of Denver and would be able to share his knowledge of using RV antifreeze. I think he may be on the road currently but hopefully he can chime in here.
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...Canoe, I know what you mean about wanting the connection near the stern. But for me the difficulty of getting it there in a clean way was more trouble, by far, than just running a 30 foot hose form the front...
On all the later models I have inspected, the gas line running the length of the trailer on the starboard side terminates with a plug. This would be where the stern gas fitting would be connected.
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Looking for a threaded waste tee handle, METRIC 6mm....!
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Drive out the broken roll pin and replace it. Ten years with six different valves, I've never had one break.