Patriot

This key chain ready Olight 3EOS is hands down one of the best little lights I have ever owned. It’s extremely bright and is an excellent lamp unto your path. We have several.

A big Congrats on your order! Welcome, and right now is a great time to get busy reading and learning, and becoming familiar and comfortable navigating through Oliver University. There is a wealth of knowledge to be gathered at Oliver U! The videos are also very helpful. Your taking delivery at a nice seasonably warm time of the year, very wise! We spent an extra few days at the campground that Oliver provides a complimentary one night stay at. I highly recommend you consider this as it will give you time for a “shake down” of your new Ollie. If you have any issues they can be addressed while you are still close to the mothership before heading home. There is a wealth of knowledge on this forum and a great group of owners really willing to help with questions. One other note, Oliver was spot on with our delivery date this past June. -David

Great questions to consider emailing and asking your sales rep. 👍🏻 I am sure they would gladly assist you if given the opportunity.

During our wait time my wife and I hit the books....and so glad we did. The more you read the better it gets! 😉 Here- https://olivertraveltrailers.com/oliver-university/

Will you need to remove the bikes or bike rack to access entry for cargo/gear in the bed? Will the bike rack and hitch clear the tailgate. You may have already thought about this....just thoughts to ponder. Our Trek 920’s are $2100 each, so we gotta lock em down outa sight. Those are specialized rolls in the photo..they are in the $650 range, still lockem down.

Susan, With an 8’ bed on your tow vehicle I would think it sure would be much easier to just use a extremely stable aluminum plate fork mount (pictured) and you would still have more than enough room for plenty of gear. I was able to carry all our gear in the short bed of our former TV with this configuration. Do you have a topper or camper shell on your F 350? With the new SD Tremor we will have more than enough room for cargo with a 6 3/4 bed and ARE topper and actually room to spare. The Pros I can think of - bikes are clean and out of the weather, secure bicycles, and you can just leave your bicycles In the bed and then take them with you when you want to ride and enjoy explore a local rail trail or town or park. Not unload off the Ollie or rack and reload them into your TV bed to take them somewhere...more unnecessary work IMO. Another plus is you won’t have to take the “bike rack” off the Ollie and add it to your TV. Just leave them inside the truck bed/topper until your ready to ride. It takes me maybe 8 min to remove two bicycles and remount the front wheels, not at all difficult. If your carrying cargo to fill an 8’ bed of a super duty you maybe want to rethink/reconfigure how much your carrying. In the attached pics I have loaded a Tundra bed with a Honda Handi generator, adult XL and L bicycles, a Yeti Tundra cooler, 2 chairs, exterior pvc carpet, small table, Weber Q1200 and other misc camp set up gear. Not a whole lot of room to spare, but adequate. Once we take delivery of our new ARE Z topper I will post up a few pics of our bikes and gear stowed in the bed under the new topper. Fooling around with tongue hitch heights, securing bike racks or baskets hanging off the Ollie or rear bumper is just not for me. Really another totally unnecessary checklist item. Again not to forget bicycles are high theft and easy targets. With our new TV and the extra cargo room we opted to mitigate most if not all the above concerns when hauling our bicycles. If your TV was an SUV than you would be even more restricted/limited in both cargo room, capacity and CGWWR weight limits, I would say you are back to square one with a rack hanging off the back somewhere. That not being the case, your F350 8’ bed you are in fine shape. Naturally one size does not fit all. We choose the KISS principle. 😊Our bicycles are fairly expensive, professionally fitted and we take great care with them. Do you have a topper? Best of luck in your decision. Just another view point for thought.

I will have to wait and see. We have a new TV and have an ARE Z topper on order. Once the topper is installed, I can better answer your question. The Honda Handi does have a fuel cap vent shut off switch. But I will wait to see after carrying this genset if it will “off gas” fuel fumes inside the topper. TBC. -Patriot

kinda long.... We just ordered a color matched ARE Z topper similar to the attached pic and it’s approx 6-8 weeks on a turn around to take delivery. It is color matched to the paint code of our Iconic Silver 2020 F 250 Tremor. We prefer toppers as it gives a whole lot more room to carry cargo than a bed cover. We like to carry dry clean bicycles, generator, yeti cooler and general gear etc. ARE is located in Ohio so depending on where you live it may be a bit longer wait. I have owned (3) previous ARE toppers and have been pleased with their install, fit and finish. Hopefully this one will serve us well. I ordered an upgraded seal which adheres to the bottom of the topper (see pic). The foam seals used on toppers are junk and a waste of time and effort and flatten out quickly resulting in potential leaks or the topper rubbing paint off the bed side rails. Toppers weigh in usually at approx 200# or more depending on bed size, so this will add to your CGVWR. (Not a really concern here) The most important thing when ordering a topper is inspect the fit and finish and completely inspect the install. Look closely at the topper paint in the sun, check all seals, window functions, everything. Then check it again, don’t rush. Understand how they connect the topper brake light to the trucks electrical system. How many clamps do you get to secure the topper? Like anything, If the topper is not installed properly you will have issues such as leaks, and potentially paint rubbing off bed rails which is a serious NO go. There should be plenty of clearance between the bottom lip of the topper and the side of the painted bed rail. If not when the cheap foam seal settles and it will you will likely have paint damage on the bed rail. So inspect throughly before accepting the topper and final payment. You must have proper clearance to avoid paint rub issues. This clearance naturally depends on the truck and topper fitment. Keep in mind the foam will flatten out, don’t use it. The topper bed rail seal in the pic below which I ordered is one of the best in the industry and highly recommended by a close friend in another state who owns a competitor to a ARE - a Leer Truck Accessory Center. This seal must be cut on 45 degree angle on the corners for proper install. Attention to detail by the installer is critical through out. I highly recommend talking through the entire install and set expectations from the start before turning your keys over. Most of all check out your dealer, ask the tough questions before doing business. The ARE dealer I ordered through will actually send the topper back to ARE if there are any fitment or paint issues...as he should. Once you inspect and accept and give final payment....suffice to say it is yours. Read the ARE disclosure carefully under the warranty section. The ARE Z model topper we ordered runs anywhere between $2400-3000 depending on how you option it out. Not cheap so it has to be right. Most dealers require $500-700 down to order. The latest gimmick is topper installers are up-selling paint/protection where the topper meets the bed rail “Incase of rubbing”. If the topper is installed properly with the proper seal, you don’t need p/p. If the installer is upselling this paint protection hmmmmm....ask lots of fitment questions as this should not be required. It’s sorta like putting on a band aid prior to a cut. No body wants to spend $3000 and then deal with paint rub or fitment issues. Just a few thoughts, hope this helps.

Looking great Bill, beautiful rig!

We also ordered a 2020 ARE Z topper or camper shell depending on where you are from for our 2020 Ford Tremor. We will have more room than we will need to pack our gear. Taking delivery in mid to end of Oct. I have owned several ARE toppers over the years. They make a fine topper with hidden rear door hinges. The fit and finish is absolutely top shelf in my experience. -Patriot

Please take a moment of silence for those Americans we lost and those that still suffer from this horrific attack on our beautiful country. Thank you for all those who serve and have served in protecting our great nation. Our flag flies at half on this day every year. May God continue to Bless the United States of America. Be Safe Oliver Family. -Patriot

Here you go! I have found the generator or cargo box extremely useful. I am very happy we added it as an option.

enjoy the vid 😄

Ok, buy a power wagon. 😂 and you can take a chance knowing you will get boot stomped extremely hard like the PW guy in the video. 😂 Onward! 😄

XPEL paint protection installed today on the Ollie and Tremor. A long day but we got all of the paint production 10 mil on the front of the Ollie and got the Tremor covered as well. This installer a long time friend is excellent and has had numerous awards from XPEL as a master at his craft. A good day but a long 9 hr day...a few pics of “paint protection day”.....the Oliver had the front corners, dog house, lower quarter panels and behind the rear wheels all done in 10 mil XPEL. The Tremor had entire hood, both front fenders, w/s pillars, both tow mirrors and front and rear quarter panels covered. A few random photos of p/p day.

Thank you, yes extremely happy with XPEL.com.

Thank you SeaDawg, much appreciated...Tremor wheels only come with the Ford Tremor Pkg. The, larger tires and lift give an approximate 4” lift. We have had XPEL.com paint protection on our cars and trucks for the last decade. It’s excellent paint protection. Should you need to remove it a steamer will take it off. I have never needed to remove it. It’s really all about the installer and final fit and finish install. - Patriot

Thank you all for the very kind compliments. We surely hope it serves us well. This morning I did remove the Andersen WDH and will offer it up in the classifieds for half of what we paid Oliver. The Ollie sits a tad nose high, but the Tremor is empty of cargo and so is the Ollie, we’ll see how everything looks after we load up. I think everything will level out just fine payload wise. Tomorrow morning we have scheduled the Ollie for XPEL 10 mil paint protection on the front corners and we will have the Tremor done as well. We are looking forward to seeing everyone who still has reservations at Lake Guntersville. -David

Thank you Bill, appreciate the kind compliment. Both the Ollie and the Tremor will get 10 mil XPEL front end paint protection this week. I will let you know how everything goes.

Saw this video and thought it was worth a share...the F-250 6.7 liter 475 hp, @1050 lbs of torque Tremor is quite a beast. Enjoy! 😊

Good one Mike, What ya just gotta love about Texas! We miss our days living there...oh Rudy’s BBcue! 😋 😄

Great suggestion Bill, Another hand pump option from Harbor Freight - $5 with a 20% off coupon. And Super Tech RV safe anti freeze- $2.58 a gal at Wally World.

Thank you for the feed back on the Rock Tamers....Ordered!

Your Ollie sales rep can provide you with the latest list of items you receive on delivery day. If you TV is a Ford F-350 as indicated in your signature, you won’t need the Andersen WDH set up or the pin. As Bill mentioned other things can be picked up as needed at TS. I think there is a list of items provided here on the forum somewhere. Our sales rep provided this up to date list as we got closer to delivery date. - Patriot

Anyone using Rock Tamers? If so can you provide feedback and thoughts? Please limit comments to only to the Rock Tamers as to stay on topic. We are also having XPEL.com 10 mil paint protection professionally installed next week on the front tub and lower corners, dog house and lower street and curb side areas. This includes where the courtesy lights are on our Oliver. Not sure how I like the looks of the Rock Tamers, but form over function maybe the flavor of the day if they help keep the road rash and rock dings nicks mitigated/reduced. I still always stop and do a tire tread check when departing a CG...use a flat head SD and remove gravel from our truck tires. Thoughts and feedback on Rock Tamers? Thanks! https://www.cruiserframes.com/rocktamers/mudflap-00112-system.asp