Patriot

Our visit to the Canyon in 24… IMG_1567.mov IMG_1564.mov

Huge fans of Robert Earl Keen! And we always went to see him when he played in local “honkey-tonks” or concert venues when we lived in San Antonio. Great times and memories during the late 80’s and early 90’s at Greene Hall in New Braunsfels “boot scootin” a the hall. The best night a the Hall is when I proposed to my bride and she accepted. 🤩 The late Hall Ketchum who we actually got to know, dedicated a song to us on one summer evening. 🎶 The Road Goes On Forever! 🇺🇸👍🏻

We have been fortunate enough to have toured and enjoyed this beautiful NP twice. It was sad to learn about this fire caused by multiple lightning strikes. https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/officials-offer-grim-insight-into-wildfire-at-black-canyon/article_806a965f-098f-4332-a404-1ad5ffb96eae.html

Welcome to the SL fan club Mike! Glad to hear you scooped up a Mini and look forward to what you think of it during your upcoming travels! It’s been a game changer for us! Congrats on the new tech! We always try and make sure we are obstruction free when we set up. Have fun with it!

This is the size I ordered and they fit perfectly on the front jack and rear stabilizers. Your steel jack and stabilizer “foot” must be round as shown in the link below. (Vid) You can read about the benefits of using snap pads, and watch the video in the description- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081HHY9VM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

If you feel inclined to do so. Consider replacing your square “jack foot” with a round one. Then you can install these- https://rvsnappad.com/ or https://rvsnappad.com/collections/all-singles I have had a set of three of these on since delivery day and really like them. No imprinting if parked on a black top campsite pad. Happy Trails!

Tony, As a part of regular maintenance if it were me I would remove and clean and buy a quality can of black semi gloss rattle can paint up those jack “feet”. Just me. Mine are still in good shape and have not rusted. I do not winter camp so that is likely why. Not sure if you live in a Northern State, but sodium chloride is brutal on all things metal. While you’re under there clean off the old caulk and reapply a fresh bead. Good on you for inspecting these areas! 👍🏻 There is always something to do regarding ongoing maintenance, but once you knock it, out at least for me it’s a great feeling. Thanks for posting! Patriot 🇺🇸

Well done! Making great memories for sure! 👍🏻😊🇺🇸

What a great view on the water! 🇺🇸👍🏻 More park campsite pics if you have time. Enjoy!

I suppose if we needed to we could move into our Oliver where it’s parked here at home. Our steel “Ollie Hangar” was put to the ultimate test while we were camped in Yellowstone and it survived the brutal rain and hurricane force winds of Helene… a blessing for sure. As for back up power we installed a 24KW LNG whole house generator and never looked back. There is no better feeling than when the power goes out within 8-10 seconds our full home power is restored. Our generator ran for three days while our county and large parts of Western NC was under a complete outage. Neighbors thought I was over the top having a generator installed. After Helene hit and they lost all their frozen food, frigs and freezers, well they thought it was a genius move. 🤔 Several neighbors now have whole house gens🤷‍♂️. Keeping up our preventive service of HVAC and our generator is a high priority for us. But yes, things can and do happen. As for bugging out in the Oliver, we live pretty rural and in a small lake community. Leaving our home is more than likely not going to happen. Where we live we are 911, I will leave it at that. 😉😎 With 2.5 years in, I highly recommend if you can swing it in your budget consider a whole house generator, preferably one that runs on LNG. This gen set immediately notifies us anywhere in the US via Mobile link with a txt and email when every it exercises or runs due to a power outage or if it needs maintenance. Stay safe, stay prepped, and stay cool! 😊🇺🇸

It looks beautiful, peaceful, and spacious there. Thanks for posting!

This EU3200i gen lives in the bed of our TV. It starts on the second pull every time. I have always been a fan of Honda products for their whisper quiet running, reliability, and longevity. We rarely use our 3200, but we would rather have it and not needed than need it and not have it. Our 3200 will run our 13.5 Truma Aventa just fine. There are lots of lower cost or cheaper decent quality generators options out there. Many use the Harbor Freight and big box store gens. It really depends on your budget and how often you plan to run a gen. There is a company in Mass that does LP conversions on the Honda 3200 if you choose to go the LP route. You will experience a little power loss using LP as explained in this link. The upside is you never have to carry gasoline. Here- https://genconnexdirect.net/eu3200i.htm Edit- it appears they have discontinued the LP 3200. 😏

Pretty devastating….

Looks like you're all set, and 👍🏻 you’re keeping your gear clean, high and dry is wise. Setting up and breaking camp for us has never been an issue, fortunately no bumps or lumps or bruises. Unlike many folks, we travel fairly light, ready to camp, and all of our immediate go to set up gear is stored in our Sea Biscuit front storage basket the rest under our ARE Z topper. There are trade offs for sure. I always say, ya gotta roll with what works best for you and puts a smile on your face! 🇺🇸😄

I am in the completely opposite camp. For us not having a topper is like equivalent to leaving our trunk up on our car especially during a thunderstorm storm while underway down highway. 😂 Our topper provides a reasonable level of security vs open air, and has served us well keeping our gear clean, high and dry. This really comes into play when we set up basecamp, and leave our Oliver to go and XPLOR a NP or maybe enjoy a nice dinner out somewhere. I guess I am over the top with the security of our expensive gear. Our ARE topper at least gives us a little peace of mind and we have not had any issues yet. I guess there are easier pickens out there. I am sure you will come up with a good way to keep your gear clean, high and dry most of all secure! Mod On! 🤠

The only caution flag I would have with your cooler install is wet weather/ hard rain. I know that the Truma coolers cannot be exposed to rain, likely Dometic has to be the same. Have you thought of a way to protect it from a down pour. You may want to consider the manufacturers insulated cover to help with direct sun also. I know our Truma 36C runs less under our ARE topper in higher temps with the insulated cover installed. I also give the cooling vents on our Truma plenty of space to breath…and cool the unit. Mod On!! 😊 👍🏻

A little dab will do ya…https://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower you can probably pick it up cheaper at a local auto parts store.

@Susan S Welcome to the forum! And glad to hear your issue got resolved. This is a great place to get any Oliver TT questions you may have answered. Please list your Year model & Hull# of your Oliver in your signature block. It will help members answer questions a lot easier. Safe Travels!

We have not camped in Alberta, CA… yet. But it appears that there is plenty of camping available. A quick general query on Campspot.com - https://www.campspot.com/c/rv-camping-in-alberta/family-friendly? Here too, we really like the campedium app- https://www.campendium.com/alberta/free-camping

Great photo Art! Love it! Ride On!

Thanks for posting your final fix/outcome. This really helps other owners should they experience a similar issue. Safe Travels!

I do know an LE2 owner who recently removed his composting toilet and installed the standard black tank. He called Oliver and they gave him the model # and all the information to order the required parts to make it happen. All compost toilet equipped LE1 and LE2s still come with the blank tank from the production plant. It’s a straight forward retro fit if you’re going from Compost to standard toilet. It’s a bit more of an involved install if you’re going from a standard to compost toilet. Also this owner did sell his composting toilet fairly quickly on Craigslist. Welcome to the forum and we are all happy to help out! Ask away! Patriot🇺🇸

@Roger A few thoughts….The Little Giant ladder has little robust aluminum tabs on each end of the plank that drop down and lock the plank to the Lil Giant ladder rung. If you already have two or three Little Giant ladders you may only need the plank(s). Personally I would not use the plank on a standard ladder where the locking tabs may not engage properly. These locking safety tabs keep that plank from any side to side movement which could result in the plank slipping off the rung. Once set up properly, the system is rock solid.

Welcome to the forum! You must have really hit a one heck of a pot hole..wow! I don’t think you can just replace the mirror, you’re likely in for a whole new door and frame. Let us know what you learn from Oliver Service. Also please list your Hull # and model year of your Oliver. It is really helpful for forum members to help out when answering your questions or if you have an issue.

Welcome and safe travels!