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  1. Here is a link to the story with photos: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/spares-larry-mountainborn-harmon/
  2. Using the search window at the top right of the forums page I did a search for "trailer power dolly" and found these conversations on the subject, which includes your topic also: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/search/trailer+power+dolly/
  3. Here is another discussion that may interest you: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/search/protect+gel+coat/
  4. Here is a look at both ovens, the Coleman and the Camp Chef. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SEALED-Camp-Chef-Camping-Outdoor-Oven-with-2-Burner-Camping-Stove/111457399960?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D319c55c967194b97b75aa43f11b136cf%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D291811010801 > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coleman-Portable-Camp-Oven-Stove-Top-Propane-for-Camping-Tailgate-/291811010801?hash=item43f14aa8f1:g:TIEAAOSwgY9Xe05X
  5. It is made by camp chef. I think we got it from Sportsman's Guide although other outfitter's sell it. We used it on a wood picnic table lots of times with no ill effect's. When on the plastic table we put a wood cutting board under it just to be safe. I notice that Coleman now has a oven/cooktop that looks similar but with better looking controls. We have been discussing giving the Coleman version a try. One thing about using a extra propane tank is that a Coleman distribution tree mounts firmly on top that has several tank pressure (liquid propane) outlets and a place on top for a propane light. Here is a link to the Coleman oven video: http://www.coleman.com/portable-stove-oven-combo/2000009650.html#start=2
  6. Hi RBK ! Welcome to the forums. Many on here have camped and traveled with Tom and Karen's Oliver and like Betty and I, are familiar with it's condition and the loving care it has had. Tom pulled it many miles and always maintained it exactingly well.
  7. We received a couple of PM's asking why two cooktops with four burners in addition to a oven. The quick answer is convenience. Whether we are out on our favorite lake at 900 feet of elevation or up high in the Rocky Mountains at ten thousand plus feet, we will get a early start. The propane light comes on at around 0430 hours and first thing you know Betty has Biscuits in the oven, coffee percolating, gravy bubbling in the pan, sausage frying and eggs on that last burner. By that time I have the campsite all rounded up and after breakfast we are off on another day of adventure. Now, that is a whole lot going on at once ! And I have learned to be busily out of the way while Betty works her magic. As I gen around the campsite at altitude I can hear those propane regulators making a high pitched sound and as each burner shuts down I know that the reduced sound means that breakfast is nearly ready. By the time I am drying my hands at the hand washing station, she will be calling, "it's on the table !"
  8. Here is a link to the story with video and photos. http://olivertraveltrailers.com/cookshack-configuration-larry-mountainborn-harmon/
  9. Did you ever day dream about being in the movies ? Then, here may be your chance. HGTV is looking for recent Oliver owners for the second season of their hit TV series GOING RV. Here is the text of the message that I just received: > HGTV is now looking for people who have recently purchased a travel trailer to appear in their Season 2 of Going RV. Please submit the following info to RVcasting@rivr.com <mailto:RVcasting@rivr.com>. * Name and Age * City and State Where You Currently Reside * Contact Info * Brief Paragraph about your RV-buying Experience Please include a photo of your family, as well as the interior and exterior of your RV. > Sounds like a great opportunity to me !
  10. Hey you guys ! You are rockin' that hay field ! Good summer project for sure. harm & bett
  11. Hi Pat ! The last few digits of the Vin are usually the hull number. If you would like to, you can call me at 479-243-5450. I will be glad to help. harm & bet
  12. Thanks for posting Bill. I am curious about your install and hope you will post updates and photos as you go.
  13. Welcome to the Oliver Forums ! There is a lot to help you in your decision making process to be found here. The aluminum frame was mentioned and rightly so for it is the foundation on which quality can be built. Here is a short video that I shot during a visit to the Oliver factory.
  14. Near the end of the day, as the sun fades in the West, the lawn chairs come out and campers gather around the campfire. Here is a link to one such gathering that has stuck in our memories ! Clickable link to the story. http://olivertraveltrailers.com/campfires/http://JUGFEST 2009 CAMPFIRE PICKIN' N' GRINNIN'
  15. A valid observation Steve ! Thanks for posting.
  16. An inexpensive INFRARED THERMOMETER can let you know if your NEVER LUBE bearings and your NEVER ADJUST brakes are doing their job ! But there is much more to be learned from that quick check at a rest stop. Here is a link to a previously posted article that is still very relevant, even with our Oliver's newest technology: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/infrared-thermometer-keeping-it-handy/ Here is a look at our axle, spindle, brake shoes, seal and drum after spending nearly three months down on Padre Island, Beach Camping.
  17. I think that it would but the flo jet motor draws a bit of current. We use our jumper pack for a lot of different things. Like running our 12 volt impact wrench for changing a flat tire. The jumper pack is charged by 110 volts from our inverter. It also has a small inverter in it for a portable source of electricity.
  18. Here is a better hose photo in this eBay listing. It is the same hose that we are using. http://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Specialty-Flat-Handi-Hose-Reel-5-8-x-50-Compact-White-Garden-Hose-/161677281857?hash=item25a4b78a41:g:KKQAAOSwqu9VMs6y
  19. My power source for the macerator is an automobile jump start rechargeable battery pack. Here is a photo. We have had it so long that it doesn't hold it's charge as long as it should. It is time to replace it. I just clamp the color coded cables to the like in color wires on the macerator. We use a 5/8" hose similar to this for simple storage and dis infecting. Storing and cleaning that corrugated hose might be more difficult ?
  20. Buzzy, the one in your link is the one that we use. We ordered it from a internet discount house with the plastic hard case. The hard case has proven to be a good choice when it comes time to disinfect everything. Never have had to use the spare "o" ring that came with it. The push button has never been used because we hook a rechargeable battery pack to it and switch it on and off with the jumper packs power switch. Our 5/8' canvas looking flat, reel up hose has been quite handy flushes out well and stores in it's easily disinfected case/reel.
  21. Welcome to the forums and thank you for your service to America !
  22. Steve, we are day tripping to the lake, not camped out. We hope to move out to the lake at Big Fir campground after the fourth of July, most of the crazies will have left the lake by then.
  23. Ahhh yes, my friend, tis' the season ya' know !
  24. SNOW CAMPING, do you do it ? Here is a couple of videos and some photos. Clickable link: http://olivertraveltrailers.com/snow-camping-larry-mountainborn-harmon/ Betty digging through a snow drift looking for the fire ring.
  25. Nothing can destroy a camping trip quicker than a red, oozing, itchy rash, from contact with vegetation. Many years ago, deep in the Arkansas outback of America's heartland, I was taught this axiom to help with identification. Maybe it will be helpful to others on these forums. "Leaves of three, let it be” "Longer Middle Stem, Don't Touch Them" “Berries white, run in fright” “Hairy vine, no friend of mine” Author unknown
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