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That is the term we used within DoD for the Corp of Engineers too.

I personally can't imagine two people AND a 35lb dog full-timing in a 23 foot Ollie. I think it would be bordering on an endurance contest. One person, small dog, maybe.

OK, Great start but where do we park them now? I think the list deserves higher level visibility than just a thread under one of the existing sections. Maybe something over in the Oliver University area??

Seadog, As a moderator can you see what can be done (or who has the ability/authority) to create an actual index of terms? It's nice that we are getting input but unless it's put into an organized, updatable, table of some sort, it will become ineffective in very short order. There should be a standard template used so that submissions are easy to find and understand. Example: BLM (Bureau of Land Management) A U.S. Department of Interior Agency responsible for .....(TBD) COE (Corps of Engineers) A U.S. Army agency responsible for....TBD) SOB (some-other-brand) A term used by Oliver owners when referring to other brands of trailers. OTTO (Oliver Travel Trailer Owners). Submissions (for the actual listing) should be acronyms or abbreviations that are already commonly used. For example: suggestions for new terms such as what to call a bunch of Oliver trailers traveling in a group, would only be added if and when a consensus is agreed to and the term is commonly accepted and used. Suggestions for new terms could be vetted through a different thread. I think this is a great opportunity to provide assistance to new and potential Oliver owners as well as some of us who have been around a little while but might be a little slow on the up-take (me). I would be glad to help organize and maintain such a database but I don't have the ability to create it or the permissions to make changes. I suggest too, that the list be monitored to some degree by moderators to ensure submissions are actually legitimate, commonly used terms used in the industry (or at least within the forum). This shouldn't become a creative thinking and writing forum. Let me know what I can do to help. Hobo

I kept seeing references to OTTO which is "Oliver Travel Trailer Owners".

It took me a little head scratching to figure out why everyone kept talking about the televisions when I realized "TV" meant "tow vehicle."

Been reading some threads on ""Where's Ollie" and have run across the term "COE" campgrounds. Can someone explain? Also, having been on the forum for some time now, I have noted several terms and acronyms being used that I finally broke the code on but: how about a new category be created specifically as a lookup tool for someone who might not be up-to-speed on the trailer speak? Maybe call it something like "Common RV Terms and Abbreviations". It would be nice if the list was alphabetic, dynamic, and updateable and not just a placeholder for individual comments. Is this doable?

Ditto on the kudos to the service folks who were at the rally. We had a couple of minor issues that we had requested in advance be looked at and they were taken care of. One of them required a new propane tank cover be brought in. Richie and Justin (first day) and then Richie and Jason (second day) worked like dogs on our trailer over two days bringing in parts from the Mother Ship several times a day. Can't say enough about the service support from Oliver. The day after we got home, we got a call from Cindy in service checking to make sure all our issues were addressed. A huge salute to Oliver Service. Bar-None; the best in the industry.

Got HOBO (#414) last earlier this week and per forum discussion pulled the wheels and took them to have them balanced. First thing I noticed is that all four wheels had wheel weights on the inside of the rims right from Oliver. Problem is they still weren't balanced. What's with the factory wheel weights if not for balance? Next issue I noted is that at least two of the wheels seem to have a noticeable amount of play in the bearings and this is checking both before and after taking them off and putting them back on. Is this normal for a Dexter axle? I will see the Dexter rep next week at the rally but was wondering if anyone else has had this issue?

Heck, we're already finding things we got for the trailer that we're leaving at home next time. They'll probably be replaced with different version of whatever their function was though.

It's been a long wait but we finally picked up hull #414. It was produced in Dec and was in fact the last 2018 made. The delay was at our request due to the need for a hip replacement combined with winter weather; forcing us to wait till now to take advantage of our new home on wheels. Here are a couple of pics and we look beat but I think everyone does by the time they spend all day going over their units but it was well worth the wait. We camped at David Crockett State Park for three nights and then headed back to VA stopping in Christiansburg at a winery to spend the night, taking her home on Monday. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the rally and expect to learn a lot more while there. (Not sure why the one pic is turned sideways. It was that way when I imported it.) Can't find the rotate option either. Paul & Donna

Thanks but it was "Newshoes" that posed that question. I will remember your response though on thoseoccasionss that I have a brain fart and forget.

Got home today after traveling from Hohenwald to Winchester, VA.. About 10-11 hours all interstate (60-75 MPH). Started the initial cleaning and Donna discovered a fair amount of dust in the second drawer down, closest to the frig. Other drawers might have had little dust but noticeably less than the silverware drawer. I did do a search and found some discussions about dust which morphed from filters of some nature on the frig outside air intake to positive pressure systems. What is the consensus (if there is such a thing on this forum) as a first step measure to minimize or omit this this problem? I Thanks, Hobo

The Northwood is everything Oliver has improved upon. The Northwood is cookie-cutter, RV industry standard wide, tall, heavy, high maintenance, stick built, 5 year life span for 40% less cost but 90% less quality. This is the kind of run-of-the-mill RV that Oliver owners are running away from.

OK, the verdict is in: The grey tank was in fact almost full. Apparently when the trailer was de-winterized the morning we picked it up, the fluids all ended up in the grey water tank. When I went to dump it on the way out of camp this morning, there was a LOT of fluid. And it wasn't from us! We might have used 3-4 gallons of water tops. On the trailer hitch height, I have to agree with the previous comment of around 21.5". I have it set at 24" and it's too high even with the 2 /5/16" ball. My guess it will end up somewhere between 21-22" to be perfectly level. On a totally different subject, we're camped out at a vineyard in Christiansburg, VA about 4 hours from home in N. VA. We are members of "Harvest Hosts" and we're camping overnight at a very peaceful, beautiful vineyard at no cost except the annual membership of about $57. Worth checking out if you're not familiar with it.

In fact, it is elevated to some degree. I am hooked up to truck for an early morning departure so it does set up a little high righ now. Left to right is level though. I have decided to dump on the way out in the AM just to make sure though. Related/unrelated: I am finding that my hitch is actually higher than necessary. I was told the top of my ball should be about 24" high but in reality, my trailer is actually level at about 21" of height. Any thoughts about that? Thanks for the input. I'll report back on how much grey water was actually in the tank after I dump.

Doing our sea-trial and we're not using shower, etc. We left the factory on Thursday and assume the grey water tank was empty. We have only used a few gallons worth of water for rinsing some dishes and washed my hand a couple of time. Monitor reading for grey water is reading "100" which I assume means 100 % full. The manual was not helpful BTW: Can someone tell me what's going on? I attempted to leave a message for service (it's Saturday) and I was under the impression that Jason and or Rodney monitor the service line after hours. The dump site here is not user friendly from what I can see so I don't want to try to dump (in the rain) if not necessary. Can someone offer a suggestion here?

Bill, I think you're right. What was a very nice picture this morning is now pixelating on it's own due to (presumably) the heavy weather we're experiencing today. I'll retest in an area with both better over-the-air signals and nice weather.

Yes, the Winegard Omni-Directional antenna is on. I even re-booted it to make sure. Green light is on. After re-boot, we still have pixelation after turning on bathroom fan. This seems to be the only thing that affects the TV. Otherwise, the picture is great except some minor pixelation at times probably due to the fact that we're pretty far from any real TV stations.

Took delivery of our Elite II on Thursday and spoke to one of the employees about the bigger Oliver being discussed. Totally unofficial of course but in his mind, they were thinking of a trailer for the "family" customers that needed room for not just a couple but also with kids, dogs, etc. This is not aimed at the couples like us that want modest size, but high quality. This is for those that want a high quality, full size trailer. He mentioned they were thinking a 28 foot, 8 to 8.5 wide trailer with a slide out. Now that's a serious trailer which is clearly aimed at a different customer base than most of the current Oliver owners.

Just doing the first sea-trial this weekend and noticed while laying in bed testing the TV, the picture went to heck when my wife turned on the bathroom fan. We were watching over-the-air, local television via the omni-directional antenna. Is this normal? We didn't bring a DVD to test so we don't know if this is only associated with live TV or the entire video system at this time. Otherwise, everything is going fine thus far except the weather. Solid rain forecast for today.

Probably what we'll end up doing in the end too. I was just exploring the hubodometer as one option. Once we pick up the trailer (next week) my guess is we'll discover more pressing items that we need to spend our limited re$ource$ on.

My truck is not that sophisticated. My gps on my phone would also track miles but I'm old school. I want to walk over to my trailer, look at the hub and see the mileage without looking it up anywhere else if possible. There are dozens of ways to figure out the mileage on the trailer but an odometer would be my first choice. I'm only looking for the analog version. No batteries, no signals, no electronics, no tracking devices, etc. I'll check with the folks at Dexter to see if they have a recommendation. If not, no big deal. I was just wondering. Thanks.

For tracking mileage for maintenance purposes, I would like to put a hubodometer on the Ollie. Does anyone use one and if so, can you suggest a particular brand and model? It looks as though they may be somewhat difficult to install and calibrate for an RV type scenario so I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them. This would be in the realm of "nice-to-have" if not too difficult but it's not a "must-have" item by any means. I will also discuss with the Dexter rep at the rally. Thanks, Hobo

Picking up our trailer on 1 May and this is our first camping RV. So when we arrive at a camping destination that is full service, what are the rules on washing the grit, grime, road spray off of the trailer? Are there places at campgrounds for doing this or it frowned upon? Just wondering how to keep it reasonably clean while out on the road. Thanks for entertaining another "newbie" question. Hobo