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Steve, I realize that it takes a certain amount of nerve to drill a hole in our Olivers. It's kinda like the first dent in a new car, after that it's easy. I've mounted quite a few things in ours, from a paper towel holder to drilling 1 1/4" holes to mount a new switch panel for the inverter I installed (yet again more holes.) Any drill bit will work, I used a hole saw for the larger ones. The sharper the better, it will tend to "grab" as it goes thru so you want to make sure there's nothing too important behind where you are drilling (like a wire, gas line, holding tank, etc.) Screws or bolts work for fasteners. If you are supporting a lot of weight, make sure you use washers or a substantial backing plate. If you are handy with tools and using your hands, it's really not all that hard after the first hole. Good luck, Steve

As far as defining what "visited" means, to us if we have spent all day driving thru a state, we've visited it whether we spent the night or not. If I touch the state line, I've been there. Everyone can feel free to make up their own definition. Steve

Doug, To make the tv play thru the speakers, turn the Jensen unit on and switch to AUX. This will not work if you have anything plugged into the headphone jack on the front of the unit. I programed the remote that came with the Directv unit to control both the tv and the unit at the same time. I find that this is not necessary as I just leave the directv unit on all the time and turn the tv off when not needed. But anyway, it can be done. I found the directions in the book that came with the directv unit. You will still have to control the volume with the remote from the Jensen unit. Sometimes we just use the speakers from the tv. They're loud enough unless you have the AC going. Steve

Pretty darn cool....

I guess I was completely dumb earlier. If I'm understanding you correctly, you would want to leave the pedestal attached to the underside of the table top when lowered into the bed position. Of course, this would necessitate collapsing or folding it. We actually retained the street side table so we have to deal with storing table pedestal also. My idea for storing it was using clips to hold the leg outside (or inside) the closet. These should work: http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemd ... lutePage=1 Steve

Hello Everyone, forgive me if I have not understood what you are trying to achieve about the table leg. The leg is an intergral part of the table support. The table top would rip itself from the wall if the leg were removed or "folded" up under the table. Again, forgive me if this is not what you intended. Incidently, I have had concerns about the table leg...where to store when removed and the table top is in the down position. I am looking for some two inch tubing clamps that I plan to mount on the wall just to the left of the closet door, similar to those holding the hardware for the awning. As yet, I've not been able to locate any that large. If that fails, I have some 3/4 inch thick hard rubber that I will make my own out of....

We have even considered keeping our medications in the refrigerator, for that reason. Don't keep meds in the fridge unless they are supposed to be there. Nothing short of the shower has more moisture around it. Moisture and/or direct sunlight are meds worst enemy. They will deteriorate or go bad very quickly. Keep them in their original containers from the pharmacy, this will protect them from light and moisture. Sorry, the pharmacist came out of me......

Hi Chuck and Geri... Tali and I have signed up and we will be there too. Darn, at least three Olivers in one spot, We'll look forward to seeing you folks. Steve

It's good to see that the factory is responding to this issue. However, I would hope that the ensuing resolution and discussion on the "weight problem" would continue on this forum instead of the private correspondence with the factory that BuffaloBob has suggested. Any worthwhile solution deserves to be aired freely and openly in my opinion. I have several issues that I'm curious about concerning you and your pursuance of this thread. First, please define the "problem" in the weight issue. Second, do you even own an Oliver? If not, where is your dog in this race and why do you even care what an Oliver weighs? It seems to me that you are just trying to stir a pile to make it stink worse. This is a PUBLIC forum, not a factory source of information. Any information contained here is nothing more than our personal knowledge or opinion. If you require accurate information, it should be obtained from the factory, not here. I would suggest that anyone who believes everything they see on the internet should call me about a bridge I have for sale. An FYI for everybody that has a real stake in this. My independent research shows that the weight of the sprayed on ceramic microsphere insulation is 166 pounds per unit. NOT the 250 pounds as has been previously reported. Feel free to confirm this with the factory.

Ok, everybody... I went out today and weighed the . There are several items that I have that are not on your standard "as delivered" Legacy Elite. I have the front carrier for a generator. I couldn't tell you what it weighs but probably at least 25 pounds. I also have an extended tongue beyond what everyone else has that probably added another 15-20 pounds. I have the twin bed option that has been reported as weighing 100 pounds. On board, when weighed, were tools and other necessities in the amount of about 45 pounds that should not be considered in the weight of the trailer. These total around 185 pounds. There was no water in any of the holding tanks. The exact weight of the trailer was 3660 pounds. Subtracting the "extras" leaves 3475 pounds. This is well within the "estimated" delivery weight of the trailer. I hope this helps to settle the questions everyone has been having about the weight of their trailers. Steve

Now that's just too cool. You could hardly see the cushions, they were so well hidden. I'll bet you could leave a pair of camo-drawers lying on there and you would never be able to find them. Steve

I included the URL in my last post, see above Steve

Well Lenny that's a good try, actually it's "y'all" short for "you all" or if you're from New Jersey "yous guys." Anyway, always good to hear from our neighbors to the North. There are lots of pictures posted on the web site. They are not the latest editions, as everyone's trailers are so different. You might want to check out the member's trailers that are shown on http://www.flickr.com/groups/oliver-trailers/ These pictures are the most current ones to see. Steve

The Oliver has only been being built for about a year. I don't know for sure, but I would suspect there are not any used ones out there that are for sale. This would be the place to look, however. If you contact Robert Partee at the factory, he could perhaps give you a more definate answer. The Oliver is a remarkable trailer, unlike anything you will find among the other brands available. Good luck in your search... If there is anything else we can do to help you, please ask. Steve

Doug, The camera gives a very wide view of what’s behind you (you can actually see the corners of the trailer.) Come to think of it, are there corners on a curved trailer? Anyway, no extra mirrors required. I think it was money well spent, and it's a lot of fun. Incidentally, the camera has a microphone built into it. You can hear what's going on behind you. We keep it off going down the road to eliminate road noise, but it comes in real handy when the DW is behind the trailer screaming at you while you are attempting to back it into that perfect spot. Steve

A friend of mine has recently bought a used fifth-wheel trailer. He is new to the camper scene and asked me for some advice on a tow vehicle. I told him that a pickup with a fifth-wheel hitch mounted in the bed was necessary but he's an ornery ole cuss and informed me that he didn't see why his little two-wheel drive wouldn’t do the trick. I tried my best to convince him that was probably not the ideal vehicle to tow with but he insisted and I agreed to help him rig it up. This is what we came up with, let me know what you think…. Here he's hooked up and ready to fly!! It's amazing how the extra weight really smoothed out the ride in the truck. He did have to air up the rear tires a bit (around 160 psi) We added some heavy-duty chain for extra support on the tailgate (note that we used the "Heavy-Duty 'S' hooks to attach the chain) I insisted that he pay up for some BIG 5/16 sheetmetal screws to attach the hitch to the tailgate. Yeah, I knows it's overkill, but we didn't want the possibility of having an accident. Much of his time was spent on his front porch whittling down that MASSIVE 4x4 board to fit precisely into the ball mount receiver. Also note that we used a 14" piece of 1x4 to help distribute the load more evenly--It cost a little more, but you just can't be too safe when pulling a trailer of this magnitude !!". Look out Utah , cause here he comes !!!!

Doug, Yes, the jacks can actually lift the entire trailer off the ground. For that reason, no manual jack is included with the Oliver. You do, however, get a nice lug wrench. Hopefully you'll never get a flat, but if you do, the jack will at least take care of the lifting for you... Steve

Doug, This is the exact radio that I bought. It will come with everything you need to install it as you see in my post. Tell Robert to have Daniel mount your antenna (comes with the kit) on the rear of the trailer roof like he did mine. Also have him to mount the 12 volt power port so you can plug in the included 12 volt adapter. This will give you every thing you need to have XM on board. And the price is right on the unit. I paid about $30.00. As an after thought I might mention that you get XM radio feeds included with your Direct TV satellite service. But you can't take that into the car with you. I'd rather have this setup anyway, especially for the cost. Steve

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Doug, There is very little room on either side of the installed Jensen radio. I guess being able to mount a radio there would depend on the size. As you can see, mine was a surface mount. I'm not clear on exactly what antenna you had in mind that Robert said could not be mounted. But, no, I don't see any reasons why it can't be done. You may end up having to do it yourself but this is not an insurmountable task. Ya just gotta have the nerve to drill the first hole. As far as the backup camera: Yes, I would still do it again. I've owned trailers (utility) for years and I've never been worth a flip at backing one up. I'm not sure the camera will improve my backing skills but at least it will let me see what I'm about to run into. It does, however, make for a wonderful rear view mirror. Steve

Hello Everyone, As you may have noticed there are now a few people that have been asked to be moderators on the Oliver Forums. We hope that we will be able to make your experience here more informative and enjoyable. The forums have been up less than a year and we already have over 250 topics and over 250 members. I’m sure many of the new members are looking for information just like all the rest of us were when we joined. Mountainborn has been doing a great job as administrator with all his posts and information. What the rest of us will do is assist him. I am going to start to go about the (slow) process of reorganizing the past posts into new threads that will pull together like ideas. You will see things moving about from time to time. I will not be editing anyone’s post. Please feel free to make any suggestions (I need all the help I can get.) Thanks for your support and patience….. Steve

When Tali and I started planning the we wanted to add XM radio to the entertainment system. We bought a small XM receiver designed to be added to a car. I asked Daniel at Oliver to mount my antenna on the roof during the construction phase (this can easily be done post delivery.) These pictures show the XM antenna mounted on the roof: The wire was run into the body and located near the entertainment center. Daniel added a 12 volt power port to supply the XM radio that I would install. This is the installed XM system : Then I decided it would be really cool to add an iPod. What I needed was a base that could be mounted on the wall (to compliment the XM radio) that would charge and play the iPod. I wanted a direct hook-up to the entertainment system thru the Aux jack. I find that relying on FM transmitters is sketchy at best. Many long internet searches did not find what I really had in mind, but I did find the Griffin Technology TuneFlex AUX. See details at: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/tuneflexaux All that remained was to design and construct a mount for the TuneFlex. Since there was no way to surface mount the iPod Tuneflex, I decided to mount it inside the cabinet just to the left of the entertainment system. I had several pieces of the fiberglass that was cut from the windows of the Oliver trailers during construction that Robert had given me on one of my trips to Hohenwald. I made a cardboard template and then cut it from the fiberglass. I mounted a 12 volt power port to supply the iPod. This is the mount: I then mounted it inside the cabinet and this is the finished product. And there you have it, XM radio and iPod support. I will next mount a rotary switch that will select between the iPod--TV--XM radio. But that's a project for another day..... Steve

I think it's always fascinating to see what others have done to their trailers to personalize them. So I thought a thread for modifications might be interesting. I would propose that we could list things we've done to our own trailers or things we'd like to do. If you post about something you've already done, include pictures to show how you did it and how it turned out. If you have an idea for something you'd like to do but maybe don't know how, post it anyway, someone will probably have an opinion on how or what to do. I'll start with a following post about modifications I made to the entertainment system. Let's see what everybody's doing out there. Hopefully we can all share some good ideas and make our camping experiences more rewarding. Steve

Doug, The table pedestle will go nicely into the closet. Steve

Alex K, If you do decide to go with the Oliver, I am certain you will be very pleased. There's not a day that goes by that I don't find some other little thing about the that I've not noticed before or some little touch that amazes me. It truly is an amazingly well built trailer. Good luck, Steve