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Below is the link to a flared connection that would be added to the Camp Chef. I opted for this or one similar to it. I also bought one that was flared, but also had a short hose with the 1/4 inch QC on it. This is handy too. It gets the fitting for the extension hose off the surface where you join it. I found many instances where I could barely keep the Camp Chef Ranger II on the picnic table and still make the connection to the QC female end of the hose running to the Oliver QC. https://www.amazon.com/DOZYANT-Fittings-Connecting-Pressure-Appliance/dp/B082683LGQ?pd_rd_w=vCZMJ&pf_rd_p=306cc3dd-f716-4afe-8aeb-47781d60c63f&pf_rd_r=3NT1235EMHXRS51JVAEG&pd_rd_r=e0f176e2-542e-44c6-aae7-61397b3cde27&pd_rd_wg=GdOjT&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_csi_vtp_0_i

On closer examination of the hose, you should be fine with the hose as is as suggested by the first reply.

The adapter on the Camp Chef should be flared. So the 3/8 inch connector on the hose isn’t what I would use.

We are fans of VT state parks too. Last summer we loved Button Bay State Park on Lake Champlain and Gifford Woods State Park in Killington. Paula

We definitely had a problem with the rear exit window right after I opened it up on our spring trip right before we got back home. We were advised to check the caulking our our less than two year old trailer. We spent much time documenting the issue for Oliver Service. The water was leaking into the track behind the handle and filling and overtopping the screen channel. We suspected the top right corner of the window as viewed from within the LEII. Paula used paper towels stuffed into certain locations to identify the area of intrusion. We naturally followed Oliver’s recommendation to caulk all the windows. We still had the issue. There is a seal on the exit window that should prevent water from entering the interior track. There are also two mounting screws on the top of the window channel that secure the hinged window to the frame. Those should be caulked as well. Paula found two small shreds of plastic on the inner channel at the top of the window where the hinge is attached. She removed these shreds. We haven’t had any issues since except at the weep holes in the window channels that plague all the Oliver windows and require constant attention.

We have a Tuson TPMS system with internal TPMS and it is installed in our LEII tires and spare and is very good. They provide a transmitter for the trailer if it is longer than 18 feet as I recollect. I installed it too. I was curious on how it reads the spare and was pleasantly surprised to get the info when the trailer is moving. I purchased the activation tool from them to ease the configuration for the spare’s TPMS which was purchased separately. The activator sends a signal to the TPMS that simulates a pressure drop. Alternatively without this tool, I would have had to bleed air from the tire. I opted for the tool. It ended up being important for me to use on the other TPMSes installed so I could get all the tires displayed in the right order.

We have a 2019 LEII and we found that the antenna for radio wasn’t connected. Once that was done, reception was better. We have the Omni antenna and it works really well although we don’t really use it much. I have scanned channels in many places to see what are available and have found the quality of the image from the over the air signal to be excellent.

As long as the pee bucket is emptied every couple of days and not allowed to "steep" it isn't bad. We do find that if you let it go longer it can be a little ripe when you empty it. The part that I thought would be nasty, emptying the used coco coir, isn't stinky at all. If you had the runs for several days you might need to add more coco coir, but a single case hasn't been an issue. I do think if I needed to vomit I'd choose a bowl rather than hang over the toilet! Luckily haven't had to test that yet! We are glad we chose the composting toilet. Paula

We've replaced ours once and it needs it again. Seems to last about a year before the numbers area cracks. Kind of aggravating to keep replacing it but I worry about rain getting under the number plate. Paula

I have attached pictures of my new strap with PVC tensioner. You can see I added a hold down piece of aluminum L shaped angle as opposed to a metal washer. Here is a close up view.

We ordered ours in February of 2019 and took delivery in September 2019. We have never regretted our decision. We also benefitted from the forum and we were fortunate enough to attend the 2019 Oliver Rally at Lake Guntersville SP. We really enjoyed seeing the presentations and meeting many of the owners. We have been so pleased with our LEII and love to share with other people.

I took some photos of our failure. This was the second occurrence. First failure pulled the strap from the screw connecting it to the aluminum base on the right side of the furnace facing the curb side. I just used another hole. I did have to bend the left side to ninety degrees to have enough strap to reconnect. This failure was after our trip last fall. This new failure probably occurred due to a very rough unpaved road, rutted, and with many potholes. We had our tire pressure at 70lbs this spring. We don’t have any strap on our Truma and it is solid. The furnace has a bit more give to it without the strap We are going to lower our tire pressure to 60lbs before our fall trip. I will go with a nylon strap secured with a aluminum u channel and two screws on each side The strap will a buckle on top. David

I don't remember seeing a top screw on ours, will have to look again. We bought new metal strapping but haven't really decided whether to use that or to try another solution with a nylon strap. Still pondering! We've read much of the past discussions about tire pressure and have been running ours at 70 psi. Interesting to know Jason says 55. Paula

I like the holder in the closet that holds your aluminum foil etc. What did you use to attach it to the inside of the closet door? Looks like something (wood?, plastic?) was glued (with what?) to the inside of the closet door, then the rack was attached by screws into the wood/plastic. Nice mods! TIA. Paula

We just finished a trip on miles of gravel/dirt logging roads. When I was cleaning the dust out I lifted the panel under the curbside bed and noticed that the same strap is broken on our 2019 LEII. This is the second time it has broken. David is thinking about replacing it with a heavy duty nylon strap. What do you think? Paula

We bought a Weber 1200 and did the mod to allow it to work off the Oliver QC. We also got a Camp Chef stove and put a 3/8 inch 1/4 inch QC male flared fitting on it to connect to the Oliver QC. I do enjoy like using QC connections front and rear.

I find the KTT mattress a little too hard but David likes it. I am more of a side sleeper and he is more of a back sleeper. Paula

Cindy, We ordered the denser foam cushion from Foam Source https://foamsource.com/. We bought the densest, heaviest (ridiculously expensive!) ones. We do like them a lot though! Paula

We changed to denser and heavier foam cushions to prevent "bottoming out" when we sat at the dinette for a long time. One benefit was that they no longer slip, even without the nonskid mat. We have the ultrafabric. Paula

We have the KTT twin mattresses and like them. Yes, they are heavy! Paula

We were traveling with our Norcold 4.5 refrigerator on Auto. We had the LP off and were running on DC. We check this too by pressing the mode button and the LED illuminates showing DC. When we got to the campground where we don’t have shore power we turned on the LP. I checked the stove at some point and turned on the Truma outside and the at the remote inside. After a few hours I happen to check the VictronConnect Smart Battery Shunt numbers using my iPhone and Bluetooth and discovered extraordinary draw. I immediately checked the refrigerator by pressing the mode button and confirmed it was on DC. Several iterations of this with the Norcold setting of Auto always showed DC when I pressed the mode button. I finally changed to manual LP and the LED F was displayed indicating an LP issue. I couldn’t understand why the stove and Truma would work and the Norcold had a code, but power cycling the refrigerator after relighting the stove for one more check resolved the issue. I suspect the code was suppressed by the Auto setting on the refrigerator. My warning is to not trust the Auto setting without checking the actual operation by pressing mode or setting to the desired setting manually.

I butt spliced my antenna when I broke the original clearing snow but when we get back from our current trip, I will be terminating the original cable in with SMA male and female to allow easy replacement down the line. I bought an an antenna with higher gain to hopefully improve performance when signals are there weakest. I may also add an internal antenna where we use our phones the most too. Leaving the original in its current location above the dinette.

Kathie, I have run my A/C with the Ez-Start option using my Honda EU2000i so I wouldn’t expect you to have a problem either if you have the Ex-Start capacitor

I purchase a kit for my Weber that allows me to connect to the Oliver QC and just bought an adapter for my Camp Chef Ranger II. Saved the eliminated regulators for the owners of the two propane appliances. Now connecting to my Champion dual fuel was more elaborate and required a special regulator to allow the carburetor to pull propane as required. I added some QC connectors to facilitate storage, but the total cost me about $150 including spare regulator for using on a propane tank at home.

I have used a 5 gallon poly gas can for grey water occasionally and use it for our LEII when we were generating too much grey water before we can dump at the dump station. I attached the hose adapter to the end of the sewer hose and dedicated a hose to use. This worked well, but I ran into some vacuum issues so I recently used a y adapter and added an air vent hose that I can elevate an open and speed the entire process. We use this when we can drain completely or have an extended stay. I dedicate the gear for this purpose and store in the bumper.