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<li style="text-align: left;"> Prepare to be astonished John, as Oliver does indeed make all of the fabric granite pieces in house and it is a pretty cool process to watch. In fact, there is very little, with the obvious exception of the appliances, that Oliver does not make onsite. Even the bathroom door is made right there in Hohenwald by those Oliver artisans.

Buzzy, about an hour ago Miss Tali and I pulled into the Dome Rock area just outside of Quartzsite Arizona. We will be here for several weeks and tomorrow we will finalize the set up of the trailer. We will be putting up the Fiamma Privacy Room in the next day or so, depending on the winds, which are blowing quite fiercely at present. I will indeed post some pictures with descriptions of what we did for modifications when everything is set up. Reports say that there are between 500,000 and 1,000,000 campers here in the desert around Quartzsite currently. On the way into the area on Interstate 10 they were parked along the sides for miles. The fiberglass rally here will start around February 6 and go for a week or so.

Very kewl

I have our tires filled with a special blend of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen with a few other mixed gases and farts and so forth.

In addition to the one for the lugs on the Oliver I also carry a socket of the correct size for the lugs on the truck. I also have one specifically for the nut that attaches the hitch ball to the stinger and one that fits the sacrificial anode in the water heater. You would also find it handy to have a wrench large enough to hold the flats on the bottom of the hitch ball if you ever have to tighten the nut while on the road. Without said wrench it will be almost impossible to hold the ball in place while tightening the nut.

This is the ladder we bought in 2013 to carry in the new Outlaw Oliver. It was not the cheapest nor the lightest nor the tallest but at 10 1/2 feet it is sufficient for me to use for anything on the roof that might need to be done on the road. At home I use a much more sturdy stepladder. When washing the trailer we actually stand on top of scaffolding that we can roll around while using. We store it against the bathroom wall inside the closet and it has ridden some 25,000 miles without incident. It has served all of our needs (though they have been few) for the past 2 1/2 years.

We are currently camped at Amistad National Recreational Area on the Texas/Mexican border. Four bucks night, not too shabby. We are still on our way to Quartzsite, Arizona. We will leave this area tomorrow headed West. We are still undecided on whether to go through Big Bend National Park. We were there this time last year so it's not like we have not ever seen it.

The hatch frame and doors plus all the hardware came as a unit that I got from Oliver. It is the same cabinet door that is used in the bathroom of the Elite II. They perfectly match all the other cabinet doors used by Oliver. The lamp mod was done last summer. We found the lamp at a flea market in Muncie Indiana while visiting one of our daughters. I think we paid three dollars for it. My original plan was to convert it to twelve volts and use an LED bulb. Admittedly, I didn't look too hard but was unable to find an LED bulb that gave the ambience of the old incandescent bulb that was in the lamp when we got it. I merely ran 110 V to the area between the top of the nightstand and the bottom of the window shade casing and just plugged the shortened cord in. The lamp is held in place with four rare earth magnets sunk into the base that align with four more mounted under the top of the nightstand. It has never moved during our travels, yet is easily removed if you have a need to take the top off the nightstand. It is powered from the inverter when we are not plugged up. We only use it for looks. I did wrap and a set of LED lights around it for Christmas, however.

The dimensions of the opening for all of these hatches that I have used in the various places are 13.5" x 7.25"

John, they do not pivot and they are secured with a couple of screws. According to their advertising blurb they are made of poly carbonate and do not stretch or lose their spring. I can personally say that they have held our flag poles and table leg for several thousand miles without incident. I do not know if this qualifies for anything like a long term endorsement.

It took me forever to find a source for the clips to hold different size tubes. These are the ones that I ended up buying. There are eight different sizes available. You will need The 2" size for the table posts.

No, the included rafter is straight. It is, of course, adjustable in length. There are brackets mounted inside the closet for its storage.

Yes, there is a center rafter that is included with the awning that is installed on the Oliver. You will not need another rafter for the Fiamma Privacy Room.

Not in this neck of the woods. The Oliver crew will be hard at it.

And there you go. You have now been awarded and extra 10 bonus points. Now go back and look at the pics in the previous posts about the lower access doors and you'll see where we store the flag poles.

Sorry, I inadvertently changed the subject without the obligatory ding. DING! I was thinking and talking about repacking the hubs.

C'mon Bill, you missed Canoe12's point completely!!!

You should find the info you need here.

Here are some follow up pics of the rear basket mounted and ready to travel: Pop Quiz for extra credit, what is the plate with the hole in it and the weird gizmo for? Look closely you can see them in the previous pics.

I will be happy to provide, but I'm now quite sure what measurements you need... We've never had any problem with anything moving around in there while we are traveling. Not saying it couldn't happen but there's really not anything that could get knocked loose. The 7-pin connector is secured with a large wire tie and there is not a reason I've found to need to access it very often. Since everything we store there (chocks and blocks) is subjected to the weather while in use we don't worry about moisture and corrosion. We like the two hatches for the ease of storing since there are chocks and blocks coming from and going to each side of the trailer. The 7-pin connector is already in the weather with no floor at all in that area so I guess (theoretically) it is actually some better off with the added protection of a mesh floor... just kidding.

Buzzy, thanks for the inquiry and the interest. I did these mods to the basement a long time ago. Some were actually started during construction: Here you can see where we cut holes in the inside bottom shell to receive hatches (again, these are the same as that one in the bathroom.) The one in the rear under the nightstand is to access the basement. The one on the starboard side is to access the valves at the pump that control the alternate tank fill system and the valves at the floor that drain the water lines. The one on the port side is only to satisfy my OCD Libra need for everything to be symmetrical and balanced. I added two lights to the basement area. They are controlled by a set of 3-way switches, one located right inside the basement door: and the other located to the right of the interior hatch on the inside under the nightstand:

This pic should show you the old screw hole and the fix that I did. I generally do not use self drilling screws, rather drilling the proper size hole and using a sheet metal screw. In this case, I went with larger than original screws and used two on each side as opposed to the one that was originally used.

Thanks to those who have asked about the extra storage space that I created under the nose cone and behind the propane tanks. For anyone interested please see a new post I created in my Mods of the Outlaw Oliver thread here.

For those who have asked about the extra storage space that I created under the nose cone and behind the propane tanks. The first thing that I did was to remove the propane tanks and the tray that they sit in. I found that the rear screws into the frame that hold the tray down were both broken off from (I assume) the inertia and weight of the tanks leaning forward during braking. The tanks really could not go anywhere because they were obviously hitting the front of the cover, but they idea of them just rattling around in there was a little disconcerting. I re-drilled the holes and replaced the screws only to find them broken again after our next trip. You can see what I did to rectify that matter in the pictures. I’ve had no trouble with them since. I recommend that everyone check these screws to see if you’ve incurred the same problem. The mesh in the floor is aluminum and it is the second one that I've installed. The first was steel and, even though I painted it, it rusted - badly and it looked terrible. Don't waste your time with the steel. I included some measurements that will show how much room was gained. The outside doors are from Oliver and are the same doors as is on the cabinet in the bathroom. I will be happy to share how these were mounted for anyone that has that interest. I am currently in the process of putting lights in this area and one that will illuminate the foot of the front jack.

Since this topic seems to have inadvertently caused some dissension among our ranks and at the request of several participants, I have decided to close it. I know nobody meant to offend anyone and I hope no hard feelings have developed between the owners that regularly post here.