Patriot
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Oliver Service has made a habit of under promising and OVER delivering with our service. Thank you!!
Outstanding!
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2 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:
No need to remove your post, we’re all educated!
We were going to drive up after the eclipse to see some fellow Oliver owners since we live just 40 minutes from Fredericksburg and we are in the path of the eclipse. We visit Fredericksburg often, avoiding weekends. We’ll stay home that weekend, too. Mike
So smart to stay home.
Droves will be leaving and you will avoid the “unorganized” traffic congestion. Such a hard pass on attending.
Be patient.Patriot🇺🇸
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On 5/13/2023 at 2:03 AM, Allen Lee Rohner said:
Have you tried running your Truma Aventa AC on 20 Amp shore power?
Allen
I have not and won’t as I have 30 amp shore power at home. You could call Truma customer service and ask.
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Ollie in the Wild!
We left Monte Sano SP and made the short trek to Lake Guntersville SP. The 69,000 acre lake is gorgeous as always!
We got set up at site 50 and are looking forward to seeing everyone. Keep an eye out for deer as you enter the park, there are lots of them.
Safe Travels to everyone!Patriot🇺🇸
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9 hours ago, RVera_10 said:
Unfortunately we had to cancel last minute do to death in the family. Site E40
@RVera_10 Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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13 hours ago, MAX Burner said:
YUMMY! Brilliant business model - Bfast-to-go B&B...👍
She bakes the some of the best warm chocolate chip cookies ever made! Off the chain!
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We still refer to our checklists…one has to ask what could possibly go wrong? 😄
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3 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
Those of us who are active showing trailers, as I used to be, have the choice to accept or decline.
When our trailer was newer, we loved showing it. Made some new friends.
(I don't often show ours anymore, as it's 15+ years old, and most folks like to see the new stuff. A few like to see how "gracefully " an Oliver ages. )
Here's a fun story. Back many years ago, I got a request from Oliver to show our Elite 1. I talked with the folks, told them we'd just come home from a long camping trip, and explained that it would not be in "showroom" condition.
After spending an hour or so with the trailer, we sat on our patio with a drink, chatting. I explained that we'd just returned from my college roommate's daughters wedding in ***, Connecticut, ending two months on the road.
Turns out, they had been invited to the same wedding, though they declined because of prior travel plans. We discovered we shared a mutual, very dear friend.
We've stayed in touch now for over a decade.
Life is fun, when you keep the door open just a bit.
That is a a great story wow!! Thanks for sharing. No doubt life is all about relationships and a decade later still going strong! 👍🏻
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53 minutes ago, johnwen said:
If you are looking for a place to "clean up", Guntersville has a car wash (Lakeside Carwash) that will accommodate an Oliver. Use the center stall as you won't be able to make the left hand turn to get out.
John
Thanks John,
It seems we have been through the Tennessee and Alabama monsoon season in the last few days. We may need to pay a visit to Lakeside carwash.
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54 minutes ago, johnwen said:
We have been there a few times have ALWAYS had a wonderful time. Melissa will not disappoint! Her choices of food/snacks are so delicious. We have not seen the new kitchen but understand her new baker does a superb job. If you are a dog lover, be sure to ask to see her dogs....they will love on you until you tear up...guaranteed!
John
John,
We mentioned you and Wendy to Melissa. She just went on and on about how she enjoyed having you both as guests.
She really is an awesome inn keeper and a great person.Patriot🇺🇸
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Kathy and I called and spoke with Anita last Monday and she is now at home and still recovering. She is busy with PT and is very grateful for everyone’s thoughts and prayers of support. We text with her regularly and check on her. We let her know that everyone is thinking of her and still lifting her up in their prayers.
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Hey Aaron,
We have a fairly extensive arrival departure check list that we use all the time and we are happy to share it with you when we see you at the rally.
Right now we are camped at Monte Sano SP for a few days and our internet is sketchy at best.
See you at the Rally!David & Kathy
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The breakfast quiche Melissa the owner provides is excellent! So good, we purchased from her for the road. 😋
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Steve,
Great work as the “keeper of the gate or list” for the Oliver Rally attendance. I know it will sure help Kathy and I as we meet, greet and visit other Oliver owners around LGSP.
Thank you!
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7 minutes ago, Katjo said:
What a great tip! It looks adorable, I love a good Bed and Breakfast.👍🏼😍
This is a special place, the work Melissa has done inside is amazing. She loves having Oliver owners!
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While having the Truma retrofit done which usually takes two days, we opted to book a two night stay at Meriwether’s Retreat Bed and Breakfast.
This is without question one of the best B&B’s we have ever stayed at. Miss Melissa the owner is an amazing sweet gal catered to our every need and then some. The homemade breakfast Quiche, fruit, granola and all the personal touches that she provided were top shelf! Our stay was excellent.
We wanted to pass on this awesome place to stay if your going to need accommodations while your Ollie is being taken care of!
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A beautiful Ollie interior and zero criticism here as you certainly have a talent and tasteful eye for jazzing up your Oliver!
Don’t let ANYONE on here steal your joy with critical comments. 😏
Thank you for sharing!
Great work!!Patriot🇺🇸
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23 minutes ago, EricG said:
Thanks Jim for letting me know your experience. I haven’t had the opportunity to see an Oliver in person, yet, but hopefully can locate one soon.
Eric
Eric,
Reach out to Oliver Sales and they will locate an owner in your area and arrange a visit. Most owners are more than happy to show you their Oliver.
As for towing you will receive a variety of many different opinions. Only you can decide what comfort level and safety level you are happy with. Consider safety in stopping distance, cargo capacity, and and long range driving comfort that 3/4 or 1 ton trucks have to offer. There is no comparison in our experience.
We initially pulled our Ollie with a half ton and quickly realized we were splitting hairs on cargo and tongue weights with our gear and Ollie ready to camp. So for us the half ton was just not going to work.
Best of luck with your choice!Patriot🇺🇸
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An Oliver Rally!
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1 hour ago, ScubaRx said:
We had an earlier model Sierra we bought new and I thought it would be the perfect tow vehicle. It had a crew cab, 6.2L engine with Max Tow Pkg., 4WD, all the bells and whistles. It also had a dismal payload of about 1500 or so pounds, but I was not smart enough at the time to realize how much difference that made. Your sticker shows that your truck has a max payload of 1635 pounds with 360 pounds of people and dogs. The tongue weight on a new LEII will run somewhere in the mid 600's. This will leave you with only 600 pounds for everything else in the truck. From that 600 pounds has to come the weight of everything else, Camping gear, cell phones, box of tissues, everything you've added, anything that was not attached to the truck the day it rolled off the assembly line.
Do you have a topper, subtract another 200 pounds.
You will have to use an Andersen Hitch, subtract 65 pounds.
The numbers will work but that's not real life. In our case, that truck really struggled in the mountains and was constantly overheating (despite the Max Tow Package). Transmission temps would routinely rise above 220 degrees.
Basically, as many of use have discovered, a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel truck will do a much better job, your fuel mileage will be better and you will have a very pleasant (rather than a constantly worrying) towing experience. Plus you can haul anything you want without overloading the truck and you don't have to fool with the Andersen Hitch.
We've been through four different tow vehicles over the past 10 years (Tahoe, Sierra 1500, Silverado 2500HD Diesel, Silverado 3500HD Diesel) with this trailer. If I had known in 2013 what I know now about towing, I would have bought a one ton diesel truck then and would have saved enough to buy a brand new 3500 today in the doing.
💯 agree with all the above.
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1 hour ago, routlaw said:
We have camped at Monte Sano State Park many times in years past but it is a really nice park for sure. It also has just enough elevation to be cooler in the hot and sultry summer months vs being down in the TN River Valley area. Lots of great hiking, not strenuous at all as well as off road mountain biking. Watch out for the gigantic spiders and their webs on some of the trails though. Creepy doesn't even begin to describe it.
Haha! yes to all the above! The temp here right now is perfect.
We can see why it stays pretty booked.
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Honda EU2200i storage/transport in truck bed…
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This Craftsman storage bin has worked really well for our 3200i with no modifications. It also allows for a little additional storage as the 3200i does not use all the room in the bin. Its stout enough that it can handle the weight of the gen without issues. I purchased it at Lowe’s.