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For those Ollie owners who will still be camping at lake Guntersville at the end of the month. Wondering if anyone would be interested in a raffle? Pick a item new or old that you might have and don’t need for your Ollie. All items will be numbered. Everyone who participates Will draw a number and get someone else’s junk or treasure. All in good fun. Thoughts?
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4 minutes ago, Overland said:
Yeah, it hurts when two years later you see the shiny new thing that's both better and cheaper than what you've bought. You've just got to find an inner peace with that somehow, lol.
It’s just the fast pace of modern technology. It’s the most advanced when it comes out. 6 months later it’s obsolete.
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10 minutes ago, SeaDawg said:
Renting is a great idea.
There's a site called rvshare.com, where individual owners put their own trailers and b/c/a motorhomes up for some period if time when they're not using them. (Not something I'd ever want to do with my Ollie, though.)
When my sister and her husband thought they wanted to buy a tab, I found one for them to rent for a week in Asheville. It was cute, but a few nights let them realize that model was not for them.
Sherry
I agree. Renting is the best place to start for new to RVing. Suggested this to my older brother of course, I didn’t know what I was talking about. After 160 k on a class B waiting 10 months for it to be built. After three months In the Rv decided Rving was not for him and his wife. He lost big money on resale. Try before you buy, it will save you Headaches and money.
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1 hour ago, jordanv said:
Dang! It's always great to have second opinions of your experience. According to this mileage rate, in addition to my hotel stays the total cost of the trip was $580. This is not even taking consideration of the value of one vacation day. I'll definitely be in touch with Ford on this one.
Everyone thinks Rv life is cheep. NOT. But fun.
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Set aside the aluminum vs fiberglass. The most destructive source of any Rv is water. It can delaminate rot wood corrode metal and short out electrical systems. The airstream would do all that, I know from experience. 2017 30’ airstreams serenity. I had a leak in the bathroom which was in the walls. The plywood floors got soaked. The bat insulation in the walls were saturated with water. Because the floors were wet it delaminated the flooring. After everything dried out, then noticed the frame starting to rust. Should I continue? And not to mention carrying a pop rivet gun to replace rivets popping out. Keep comparing the apples to oranges. The Oliver wins.
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2 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
Ps, neither route is without challenges, with a small truck.
You will probably want to do the airbags, but that's relatively inexpensive. And the Anderson, for sure.
Sherry
Yes a good route you don’t want the more southern route through NY or Washington. A nightmare and expensive toll route.
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I can’t disagree with any of the above posts I was surprised when you said a Colorado Chevy has a 7000 lb tow rating. Your last paragraph makes more sense at 5600 lbs. another thing not mentioned, Oliver base rate of 4900lbs may be true. I don’t know of any delivered Ollie II coming in at that weight most will come in at 5000- 5300 lbs mine came in at 5200 lbs with all the options ordered. Any vehicle can tow anything, but doing it safely and comfortably. Are two different things. The best choice is buying an Oliver. Good luck safe travels.
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Nice charting. You are on the money with 3/4 diesels mine, Chevy falls in that category 13- 16 mpg while towing 21mpg non towing. I just reset my trip indicator. At the end of the trip look at the results of performance and Mileage. There is always a plus or minus, depending on the trip.
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I’m very surprised these type of lug nuts are still in use. They were even more of a problem back in the 80s when they where more widely used. They are much cheaper obviously than a solid chrome lug nut. Cheep parts saves millions to manufacturers.
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11 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
Right before my junior year at Ole Miss a group of friends and myself borrowed a neighbors pop-up camper and I pulled it to the Great Smoky Mountains to camp for a week. I wonder if my old Vette would pull the Outlaw Oliver? Doubt it.
But, I did see this at the Winnipeg Boler Rally in 2018.
Oh yeah if it had a big block motor under the hood
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One more item about the HD’s and diesel. Visibility large mirrors and large blind spot mirror. Most now extent out if more visibility is needed. And don’t forget the best item I found, engine braking. Travel down a steep mountain set the speed and let the engine brake do the work less wear on brakes that could heat up and sometimes fail due to overheating. Forgot to add mirrors are also heated no fog up lane departure warning and additional turn signals. Big benefits when towing
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29 minutes ago, dbp05ret said:
The sealant around my windows are turning yellow. The Oliver Elite II Hull 412 was delivered December 2018, The rear window is the worse. The RV is kept stored inside my building when not being used. Attached is picture of rear window.
Strange only in one area not all the way down looks like rust in the photo maybe something going on behind the frame I have hull 484 parked inside I had some black mold spots while outside Florida humidity, while the garage was being built nothing like yours. Is your garage metal or wood? condensation drip from ceiling? Just guessing,
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2 hours ago, jordanv said:
Well dang. What should I be looking into then? I know the F150 3.5L V6 can tow 11,000 I believe.
What towing max wouldn't struggle going up a mountain?
2500 Hd diesel Chevy Ford or Dodge 👍🏼
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30 minutes ago, Patriot said:
Welcome neighbors!
Do the factory tour, you won’t be disappointed. We live in the foothills of Western NC and made two trips to Hohenwald, Tenn before placing our order for our 2020 OLEll. Looking back the two trips were so well worth it.
It’s a big financial decision for most, so read and read, research, and do your due diligence. Go back as far as possible in the forum archives, you will learn a lot. Check out Oliver University...just a wealth of info provided by Oliver.
We made a list of wants and needs. We also decided to consider resale when upgrading our options. Many options can be added later by Oliver, but it will come at a price vs factory custom order.
There are certain creature comforts that we just did not want to do without given the price point of the Oliver. Now and then used Oliver’s pop up in the classifieds on here...possibly worth considering, however they move quickly.We took delivery June 16th and are very happy overall with our 2020 OLEll.
Good luck on your decision!And Patriot also rented a large uhaul truck when he picked up his Oliver, full of stuff for the Oliver. That’s Anouther fun journey to take. Buying things for the Oliver. 🤪
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This must be a millennial thing. Us boomers just buy big trucks. 😎
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1 minute ago, ScubaRx said:
We've always just poured the bleach into the other end of an attached hose prior to attaching to the spigot. Turn on the water and it just washes right into the tank.
For sanitizing, NOT drinking, we use 1/2 to 2/3 cup of bleach for the 30+ gallon fresh tank and all the associated pipes. Just run each faucet until you can smell the chlorine. We usually let it sit overnight and then drain and rinse. Don't forget the outside wash station.
Great idea.👍🏼
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I found this inline pressure washer filter system. It works great a little bleach or peroxide in the container the ends are made for the garden hose. Bypass the water heater and let the water flow through the system. Let it sit rinse done.
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The only problem I found sleeping with your head at the kitchen side being 6ft you have to bring your legs almost to the fetal position and swing out to prevent from getting your legs stuck at the night stand. Not a easy task with back injuries. 🤬
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I’m happy with my tow vehicle what’s all the fuss about🤪
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If any one is interested in watching a space launch. Jetty park is one of the preferred spots. If you don’t mined being a little further away. I suggest The Great Out Doors Rv and golf resort. I lived at the resort for Five years. We were able to view every launch from are back patio. Not up close and personal, but you will see a great view and hear and feel the rumble of the launch. And if for some reason the launch doesn’t happen you still have the amenities golf, pool fishing restaurant etc. may be a bit pricey for some but a very nice resort.
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Sorry I don’t know what happen to the quote
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46 minutes ago, Overland said:
You're both forgetting about voltage and voltage drop, though, which is the problem with getting DC current directly from a vehicle to the trailer. Yes, there's an inefficiency in converting from DC to AC and back, but it's less than what's lost trying to push a high amp DC charge to the trailer. The required cable size alone is enough to make you want to convert to AC - 20 feet of twin 4/0 cable would weigh a ton and take up a load of space. Yeah, you could charge at lower amps, but the advantage of the big generator in the F150, especially when combined with LFP batteries, is quick, shore power charging which keeps you from having to run the truck for hours. I mean, a 400 HP / 300,000 watt engine idling for 10 hours while you take a minuscule 100 watts or so off of it is the definition of inefficient. For my setup, as I mentioned in the other thread about this, I estimate that I'd need 30 minutes or less charging per day.
The biggest question for me is how loud is the truck vs a generator? Truck guys like their loud exhausts, because volume equals manliness I guess, so there are a lot of trucks out there that I wouldn't want to idle in a campground - diesels and my Raptor come to mind. Give the truck a decent muffler, though, and I think a lot of camping neighbors might prefer 15 minutes of that twice a day to a generator.
Yes those Dodges and Fords do make a lot of idle noise. 😳😉
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I know that you can order your GM truck with factory duel 200amp alternators. And with a diesel you already have two battery’s on board. Most GM ambulances have this with i think 3000 + watt inverters to run all the equipment. My last Chevy 2016 duramax 4x4 crew cab came this way with out an inverter. Sales said, customer order it and didn’t take delivery. Maybe every one can weigh in would it be a workable option. If its workable they do have aftermarket kits to retrofit your truck. I didn’t keep the truck long enough to find out.
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1 hour ago, Overland said:
Thanks Shirley, that's good info.
You're right about not being able to find the black ABS pipe anywhere. I've tried all the plumbing supply places in town and haven't been able to locate any.
The best place if in Florida to get ABS pipe is from A mobile home supply company. Most of the stock is ABS.
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Organizer - space saver
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A great use of space. Could you post the link from amazon if possible?