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Hi David, congrats on your new baby. Picking up a new Oliver trailer after all the planning and waiting is just about as good as it gets. I know you and yours will make many new memories. Your area of the country is one of our very favorite places to visit. We will probably be coming out that way again this spring.

Hey Mike, from one Mississippi boy to another, after you have purged all the water from your system all you will need is a small 110 volt heater from Wal-Mart to keep your Ollie safe from freezing as well as warm and toasty inside all winter. I usually keep the temp around 60 or so. Just keep her plugged in and your batteries will stay charged also. I don't think I'd try to run the propane furnace all winter, I'm sure it has a finite lifespan (especially the fan) and several months of constant use can't do anything but hasten its demise.

While at the factory last week, Tommy told me he would be leaving Oliver soon as he and his family were moving to Ohio to be near his wife’s mother. He did not know who would be taking his place. Let’s all wish him well in this new chapter of his life. Phillip Andrews, one of the fine employees of OTT had an apparent heart attack this past weekend. His facebook posts indicate that he did not have any blockages and won’t require any stents. This is good news, but remember to keep him in your prayers. You may not know Phil, but he is one of the finest men I have every met. If you’ve picked up an Oliver trailer lately it’s likely that Phil applied your graphics as he is a Graphic Designer and member of the Quality Control Team at Oliver. Get Well Soon, Phil...

You can do the "old towel and safety glasses" thing if you want, but it'll take all the fun out of it. If I had anything to add to this, it would be: 1 - Do not let a full black tank sit for a month or two (and percolate) after you return home. 2 - When you do get around to flushing it, do not turn the black tank flush on to "completely" fill (and thereby pressurize) the black tank. 3 - If you have already done #2 above, DO NOT peer down into the toilet with a flashlight as you press the foot pedal to check the level. 4 - If you've gotten this far you should have listened to the John's very wise advice.

No No. The camera only requires a power and ground wire. I suppose they would run that for you if you asked prior to construction, I would ask for it to be a switched connection. No, however from my personal observation, mine will transmit a signal for over 300 feet. The system that is currently being used is the Voyager WVOS713. The camera and monitor are dedicated and I doubt that either would work with other systems. While at the factory this week, I was told that they are looking at another system for 2018. This is because of customer concerns of the monitor being too big (I don't agree) and the unsightly bundle of wires that is left hanging from the monitor after installation (I do agree.) I told them that the extra wiring was easily eliminated for a very simple, elegant install but they were not interested in doing the extra work to accomplish it. I'm not convinced that any system will out-perform this one.

I'm confused, we have owned two Olivers over the past eight years and I have never undone the sewer hose from the connection up inside either Oliver. I simply leave it connected all the time and stuff the hose back up into the bumper after I'm finished using it. We even keep a second hose stored there also. Is there a reason that most people seem to undo this hose after dumping?

Don't spend the $20.00 or so to get one from the company. Simply buy a replacement cord plug from Home Depot or equivalent and internally short the ground and the neutral. Plug this into the 20 amp outlet on your generator and leave it there until you sell it. All your problems are solved (or at least the ones concerning your surge protector not letting power from your gennie pass through. )

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I deleted your second post for you.

We use military Scepter fuel and water containers that we carry in the back of the truck. They are hard to find (not "available" in the USA), expensive but totally safe. They are made to military specifications and subjected to UN transport code classification tests. These canisters have proven themselves for their ruggedness and durability offering options for fitting with various accessories. They are the only containers certified safe to carry on board aircraft while filled with fuel. The plastic construction prevents fatal explosion risk when the canisters are hit with shrapnel or projectiles; in fires they may eventually burn with the fuel, but no instantaneous explosions caused by pressure build-up as is the case with metal fuel cans. Water Canisters Like fuel, a potable water supply to the soldier in the field is an essential link in the supply chain. Scepter's Military Water Canisters (MWC) are made to military standards with dimensions similar to the MFC.

John, the tongue is between 4 and 5 feet long. However, the adjustable tongue has been deleted from the new models so, unless buying used, that security option would no longer be available.

Unfortunately, we will be on our Fall trip and unable to attend. I wish this had been a better planned event. A month's notice is pretty short, most events are announced a year in advance.

Dometic has come out with the new CT Thermostat to replace the old Single Zone RV Air Conditioner Thermostat.

Testing: Let’s all go to the Airstream Forum in a new window… I find that the "gear" icon on the Insert/edit link tab, is already there but it only shows up if you submit a post and the edit it!!!! Obviously, as says, there is some "Error In The System" But your method works for now (What's up here, Matt?). Thanks for the information.

I was unaware that the Dometic Penguin single zone RV Air Conditioner Thermostat has a back light. I certainly wish it did. If someone know differently please post how to activate it.

Do you travel with the bumper lowered?

This would be a great upgrade if installed during a build. Assuming it would fit somewhere, you would do away with the PD 4045 and get a charger that you could adjust the charging parameters. If there is a downside it's the $2000.00 cost of inverter/charger, control panel and cabling that is needed.

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Glad to hear your week end trip went well. Every trip raises new questions, does it not? It seems like there's else something I have to figure out each time. There are two white tubes sticking out under your trailer. The one at the rear on the driver's side is the drain for the A/C. The one on the passenger side is the drain for the fresh water tank. Condensate will collect in the A/C drain and will run out at weird times. As you found out, when you raise the front of the trailer and when you first start the A/C it will sometimes dump water from the previous time. Probably nothing wrong with the A/C dripping on the inside occasionally. With the heat and the high humidity like it is currently here in the South, I would not be surprised to see a drip every once in a while from the Air Distribution Box. Hope this help relieve some of your worries. As far as helping with the wild boar problem, I bought this.

Both our Oliver's had the receiver for the extendable tongue lengthened by 24 inches at our request so it's not out of the question.

Larry has indeed found the key to good food, served up right. It's Betty.

John, as you can see, once everything is buttoned up I can't see the inverter. We used it extensively this past Winter (mid January to early April) out in the deserts of the Southwest and had no problems with it. The inverter has two fans built in that apparently run when or if needed (they're not on constantly.) The heaviest load we put on it was the microwave and I suspect that, with the exception of trumpetguy running his A/C, this would be case for everybody else as well. I would expect that if the unit gets too warm it would shut off rather than have a reduction in output as that might damage something downstream of the inverter. An interesting side note is that I have a small 110 volt lamp sitting on the nightstand. It has no larger than a 40 watt bulb. Turning it on draws 0.1 amp also contains the overhead for the inverter. Turning on one of the LED lights draws 0.2 amps! Go figure.

Happy belated birthday, 12 miles round trip, 4000 feet of gain, and you were only WHIPPED, I would have been dead long before that hike was over. WOW, I'm impressed. OK, back to the issue at hand and I apologize for not addressing the AC side of the install. Earlier, I stated the reasons for choosing the Kisae SWXFR 1220. "It is true sine-wave, has a remote display module with on/off switch and a built in transfer switch." Two other important aspects I completely failed to mention is the capability for it to be hardwired and the fact that it can handle two independent 110 volt circuits, one of which is GFCI protected. Our Oliver has nine 110 volt outlets. The factory wired them on two 20 amp circuits. Their locations are: Outside, the Microwave, the Fridge, over the galley, beneath the dinette, one over the head of each bed, one in the rear upper cabinet and one in the basement. The way I wired the inverter for 110 volts was to remove each group of outlets from their breaker in the distribution panel. I then replaced one of the 20 amp breakers with a 30 amp. I fed the power to the inverter from that 30 amp breaker. I fed each circuit inside the inverter to the breaker sub panel you see in the pictures. Then, I simply reattached the original wires going to each group of outlets to the two 20 amp breakers in the sub panel. This way there was NO new wiring to run, just move it from the old location (distribution panel) to the new (breaker sub panel.)

Rob, you are indeed correct that the inverter is not easily accessible. On the other hand, it's not necessary to access it for any reason other than to work on it. In fact since I installed it in January, yesterday was the first time I've been back to it (I moved my shunt closer to it.) The 12vdc positive wire comes in from the right side and goes directly to the Switch. From there it continues thru the fuse and on to the positive terminal of the inverter. I mounted the detachable remote display and switch on the opposite side of the coach right above my bed. A surge protector offers nothing to the boon-dockers.

An inverter was not an option when we bought our trailer so I installed one myself. I went with a Kisae SWXFR 1220. It is true sine-wave, has a remote display module with on/off switch and a built in transfer switch. They also have a top notch tech support. I mounted it on top of the wheel well behind the cupboard on the street side of the trailer. The top of the wheel well in front of the cupboard on the street side is where I mounted our Progressive Industries Surge Protector. For an inverter install there are several additional pieces you may want to add: 4/0 wire, lugs for the wire, tool to crimp lugs, heat shrink tubing, fuse, fuse holder, cut off switch, etc. I also added a 110 volt 2 breaker sub panel. We have enjoyed the added versatility of having the inverter.