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DanWestbrook

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  • Do you own an Oliver Travel Trailer, other travel trailer or none?
    I own an Oliver Travel Trailer
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    243
  • Year
    2017
  • Model
    Legacy Elite II
  • Floor Plan
    Twin Bed Floor Plan

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  1. 1. Awning - I would go with two awnings so that you have shade on both sides. I think the electrical would be nice, but did hear that they sometimes close at the slightest wind. 2. I had the AGM batteries, but just replaced with two 150 amp hour Life Blue lithium for ~ $3000. I really like them, can go for days in the rain without worrying about running out of power (think I could go 7 days if need be, but if it is raining that much I am going home). And, they include a Battery Management System that connects to your cell phone via blue-tooth. 3. Truma water heater - we have the Truma, really like it. My wife and I can shower back to back without running out of hot water, and it doesn't take 6 gallons to fill it. 4. composting toilet - I agree, interesting, but I am not interested for a variety of reasons. 5. Countertops That seems like a lot of money to upgrade counters. Anyone with std white have regrets? --- Personal choice. 6. Wi-Fi/cell boosters- can these be sourced afterwards and not permanently mounted? With a mobile hotspot device are they even needed? --- I would go with sourcing afterwards. I tried one from Amazon and found it did very little for me. Plus, we tend to camp in places where there is absolutely no signal, nothing to boost. 7. Solar - I didn't buy the installed panels, instead I bought an 80 watt portable. It will recharge the batteries in one day of sunshine, plus, I have the lithium batteries that don't need to be charged every day anyway. The roof top solar doesn't work when you are under a tree, in the shade. Solar panels are also very sensitive to the angle of the sun. Difference from perpendicular to 45 degrees can be 1/2 the output. The portable was abut $350, much cheaper. Lastly, if you put a cover on your Oliver when not using it the solar panels tend to rip the cover. One plus for roof top is that if you store the camper outside where there is no power you do have a way to keep the batteries charged. Any specific options you have found to be must haves. I’m sure these have all been asked before and sorry to ask again but having in one place to reference is helpful to me. ----- One cheap one is the shower curtain in the bathroom. Allows you to shower and not get the entire bathroom wet.
  2. do you know where the tank gauges are located, i.e., are they are the front of the tanks (toward the trailer tongue) or at the back of the tanks? Obviously, if the trailer is perfectly level it doesn't matter, but if it is off slightly it would make a difference. Are you better off to have the trailer slightly off to the back of the trailer or the front? Does slightly off side to side matter? Thanks, Dan
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