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Aubrey, Living so far south, I hadn't given that much thought . . . hmmmmmmm . . . what would you think of a light bulb wired into the area to provide a small amount of heat?

Welcome to the Oliver Forum lbaker!

Rick, welcome to the Oliver Forums . . . Enjoy!

Parish532, Welcome to the Oliver forum! ENJOY!!!

It is not uncommon for there to be a bit of condensation found on the inside of the outer shell if the Ollie is shut up tight. You can feel it by opening a cabinet and reaching to the outside wall. To overcome this, simply opening the roof vent a small crack will usually do the trick. A tiny window opening also works. A small cube heater will still adequately warm the trailer even though you've cracked a window or vent.

Guitarman160, Greetings from the Kerrville Folk Festival and welcome to the Oliver Forum! May the information and friendship you find here strike the right chord for your liking.

Mountainborn & others, FYI . . . while Oscar was chasing chipmunks with Dillon, Leo, & Poco at your campsite for ten days, our Dometic purred right on along without a hickup.

Yeah, well you may think I'm part mountain goat, Mountainborn, but you're the full Billy Goat, what with your high-fallootin' adventures of the steep kind with your stock Jeep Wrangler that you drive like it's Hummer Loved the visit with you guys and am looking forward to next year, perhaps the bear will be in the cave then! Woohoo!!!!!!

Well, after the birth of twin grandkids, here in Texas, Oscar & I took off for for some cooler temperatures. We started in the low mountains of Fort Davis, Tx and then visited Roswell, NM to look for aliens. After Roswell we headed into the mountains a bit higher to stay at Monzano State Park, NM and then headed out for the summit of our trip to visit Mountainborn & Butcherknife at Trujillo Meadows in Colorado. What a wonderful 10 days (except for the 6 1/2 hours when Oscar was lost in the woods in bear country but that's another story, he's back!) We're back in Texas for the birthday of another grandchild and will be camping with her & her folks at the Kerrville Wine & Music Festival over Labor Day. I'm camping there now helping with preparations for the festival. Next, we have the Pineknot-V Rally followed by fly fishing at Octoberfisch in Junction, TX. Life is gooooooood . . .

Well golly gee-whiz, Mountainborn, way up yonder at the height yer at can't ya jest reach up an electirk cord and plug directly into that there sun? Oscar & I are looking forward to boondocking w/ you & Butcherknife to see how our single roof top mounted 100w panel will do in the rarefied mountain air.

Andrew, I've always liked that placement for the solar panels ever since I saw the two panels on Seadawg's Ollie. Your angular swing of the panels from down to up is large. Will you be able to fix the panels at numerous angles to maximize energy capture or will it be all or nothing? Getting more amp hours would also be a gooooood thing. I think Technomadia's batteries are the highest amp hour capacities I've heard of on an Ollie - at a whopping 260AH! Ther'e a discussion thread at: Can't wait to see the finished project and hear how it works for you.

Charlie, Did you have the front of the Ollie raised up during your dump operation? I've found this helps a lot. Good to know about the direct gray to black capability, now JuniorBirdMan won't need to worry about which tank he's siphoning.

Tangodude!! Welcome to the Oliver Forum

If your tires locked up during braking, that could cause a flat spot. Just today, I saw one of those car carriers that looks like an erector set lock up all 6 of its tires at a stoplight. It had no cars on it, so it was very light. He had just come out of a dealership and I wondered if he had the brake controller set as though it had a full load. I know you had another full sized tire based on your tire cover modification (which I have done also and call the "Kiefer Cut") Some time ago, Mountainborn posted about his purchase of a 12V impact wrench for tire changes. I bought one last week and it works great. So, with the full sized spare, an electric stabilizer that lifts the tire off the ground and a 12V impact wrench and my external 12V connection by the door, I'm hoping to minimize the hassle should I experience a tire failure. I'm thinking of adding an infrared temperature sensor to check the hub and tire temps while on the road.

Wow, CANADA - Does this mean you guys win the award for the first ever, Oliver on eastern Canadian soil? Maybe BuffaloBob will come up with a plaque or something . . .

4th of July weekend, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. A good time was had by all. http://peteandthewonderegg.blogspot.com ... s-too.html

Oh, well. I guess I can always siphon between the tanks. I just hope not to get confused about which is which.

Aubrey, Congrats on the burial of your stinky slinky! I too, was happy to see the methodology for the black tank clean and pre-charge written about in the data sheets . . . but I'm not sure the configuration Oliver system will work exactly that way for us. (I hope I'm wrong) Looking into the bowels (pun intended) of the trailer shows the bottom of the black tank is a few inches higher than the gray tank, sooooo when the soapy gray water sloshes on over to the black pathways it should simply fill a portion of the long "sewer pipe" that runs from the black holding tank to the dump valve. It's better than nothing, but I don't think we'll see soapy water in the actual black holding tank. (Although perhaps a bit of sloshing will still occur into the tank as we motor down the road.) Nevertheless, the primary purpose of the macerator will work fine and I'm so glad to be stinkyslinkyless!

I had some work done on my Coleman A/C which was covered with no problem. Of course access was rather simple. Did they need to take your refrigerator all the way out of the trailer, or did they merely pull it out and service it inside the trailer? I think the total removal may be rather involved. It does not fit out the rear window and the wall to the shower may need to come out to permit them to get it out the front door. Do you know if that's what they had to do?

Welcome to the Oliver Forums, meldavis!

Kyle, This aluminum bracket merely fits around a mid-point narrowed portion of the brass quick release fitting and holds it firmly in place. It really has nothing to do with propane leak integrity. Was your quick release itself bad?

Kyle, It's the original bracket fabricated by Oliver during the Wonder Egg's production. It was easy to remove the top yoke with the two screws. (especially with the bumper top removed) I picked up the valve from Home Depot . . . it's a 3/8" threaded ball valve marked 600psi WOG (water or gas) along with a 3/8" male threaded connector. I used yellow pipe thread tape which is meant for gas applications. Installation time was under 10 minutes. Pete

Well . . . I liked the thought of ridding myself of "stinky slinky" chores altogether and have had the Wonder Egg modded with a box mounted Thetford RV Sani-Con macerator system - I figured everything else about the Wonder Egg was so awesome I would "tidy up" this one last area. No more connecting and disconnecting the 3" hose . . . no more icky dribbles . . . WOOHOOO! http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/SaniConSystem/tabid/545/Default.aspx A hole was drilled into the aluminum backplate for the wiring. There is no fiberglass behind this plate - when you are through it, you are inside. Be careful not to extend the drill bit too far inside! It uses 12V DC which I tapped from the fuse box near the floor in the dinette area using a 20Amp fuse for protection. The pump mounted nicely inside the bumper area with one cutout to the lip of the top cover to permit removal / repair and to fit in the sewer nozzle. The 1" hose is normally retracted to 7' for easy storage but easily extends to 21' for use. It will pulverize waste materials and pump at a rate of 12-14 GPM. By attaching another hose, I can discharge up to 350 feet away and uphill 20'! While I was at it and the bumper top plate was off (4 rivets hold it on) I added a shut off valve to the propane disconnect to reduce the pressure for hooking up the for BBQ connection.

Cherie and Chris, Thanks for "the rest of the story" on the current hiatus in the Oliver production. Your absolutely right, this fine family run company is not going away . . . they are being wise during these economic times and loyal to their employees and current owners. A winning combination IMHO. The 45 or so of us who currently share the joy of "Olivering" can rest assured they are there to help at the drop of a hat. I experienced that just this week as I contacted Vince Oliver to ask for technical data to help with a mod I'm having done to the Wonder Egg. He not only helped out, but after a while he even called back with additional ideas! I am quite confident that in coming years there will be many, many Happy Campers out there "Olivering" around with a big smile on their face. Thanks again for the update and great linked article.

I went non-amplified to limit phantom draws on the battery. Checked out reception today and I had 14 channels coming into the Wonder Egg. Several were of questionable integrity but the rest were loud & clear. (I'm about 30 miles away from the city, with hilly terrain between)