Woodpecker

Patrick, We just sold our 2010 Winnie View last month as well amid a decision process that has us looking ahead to retirement and spending more time on the road. I was tired of knocking myself senseless on the overhead cabinets, sealing leaks 1-3 times a year and the very costly maintenance on the Mercedes engine and chassis. Our worst fear came true in August when we broke down on the road (engine) in a remote area of Wisconsin and had to wait a day to get the proper flatbed tow to the nearest Mercedes dealer for a fix. It became evident that this was just not the type of RV we wanted for our style of camping in mostly remote environments. We also have a small Airstream (19' Bambi) that we enjoy for up to a week at a time, but feel it is a little small for longer trips, and the maintenance on the AS can be expensive and time-consuming as well. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind doing whatever it takes to maintain our stuff, but doing leak checks every time it rains and worrying about scratches, hail, road clearance and rivets gets tiresome. We spend most of our time outside the camper, so a "home away from home" is not a primary directive. So, we have heard of the Oliver, checked out the website, joined the forum (today) and are very interested in getting inside one in person. We always thought we might want to move up to a 23-25' Airstream, but I like the idea of a little smaller footprint we can tow with our Ram 1500, lower maintenance and more off-road capability. The LE II has my attention! Thanks for your post and to all who contributed to this thread. I guess our next move is to view one in person and to visit home base... FWIW, all the AC units we have experienced over the years have been noisy. As others have mentioned, we try to avoid situations in humid 90+ temps, but cracking windows and running the overhead fans does a great job of cooling down the camper at night. If you can't avoid high heat and humidity, you'll learn to put up with the noise. We pack a small ceramic electric heater that keeps the camper toasty whenever we are on shore power. Very quiet and saves propane.