Patriot

Nice work!

Welcome! We are new to OTT as well and continue to learn from forum members here. Our delivery is schedule for mid May. Look forward to seeing you at the rally! -David

Welcome! Exciting news for you! I can say this forum has been an immense help to us as I feel sure it will be to you. Lots of knowledge being passed forward here. Congrats on your build! David & Kathy

We purchased this Zamp 90 watt mobile suitcase and the 25’ extension for our previous camper and never used it. The controller is preset for AGM batteries. The carrying case is very well made for storage and travel. The waterproof controller is preset for AGM batteries from the factory. I do like that ZAMP is US made. 🇺🇸 -David

I cannot speak for other brand trucks, but have owned Toyota trucks since purchasing my first new one back in 1989. I have been brand loyal since do to reliability and overall cost to own. I have never experienced a catastrophic breakdown or been left sitting on the roadside. Recalls really have been minimal and once notified have been taken care of timely. I presently own a Tundra Platinum Crew Max that has been extremely reliable and would not hesitate to purchase another one. This is what works best for our needs as I have to have the reliability and tow package boxes checked. It will tow the OLEll we have on order with relative ease. As John Davies stated, you have plenty of time to do your due diligence and determine what will suit your needs best. Your in the drivers seat, “pun intended”, enjoy your time researching the TV that suits your needs best!

I managed to keep our two old XM Roady 2’s from our former long distance dual sport motorcycling days. I hope that someday we can get XM set up in the Ollie we now have on order. Look forward to seeing a few XM set ups when we attend the May rally. -Patriot

ThomB87, Great report and reminder. Having just placed our order for a 2020 OLEll, Oliver’s outstanding customer service weighed heavily in our decision. Thanks for posting your excellent service experience. David

Last week we finalized our OLEll order at Oliver. We live in Western NC, so a quick second trip back to Hohenwald made total sense for us. While there I stretched out on the Oliver twin bed again in one of the demos. I am 75 1/2” tall or 6’3 1/2. I don’t have any comfort concerns about sleeping on the 75” twin or 30” wide bed. Full on side sleeper here so all is well for me. You are wise to stretch out on a twin check and be sure. Comfort level is very subjective. What suits one certainly may not suit another. Good luck with your choice!

Great points David, That is exactly why we passed on the Lagun table. So we opted for the door to the basement. The side mount of the Lagun table is a better design.

I ordered our new 2178-B Provenlock last Wednesday afternoon and it arrived this morning. Fast shipping from FLA to NC and very well packaged. We upgraded to the optional stainless Steel puck and Medeco lock. I may just order another spare set of keys from Medeco it comes with (2).

Bill, As you know we were just at the Oliver sales office finalizing our order for our OLEll with Anita this past Wednesday, February 12. While there we had the pleasure of meeting Scott Oliver. Scott was kind enough to introduce himself and speak with Kathy and I for about a half hour about Oliver TT. Needless to say we were really impressed with Scott and all of his dedicated professional staff at Oliver. Talking with Scott and also meeting Rodney was unexpected and just very cool. No question in our mind, Scott Oliver truly stands behind producing a fine travel trailer. Kathy and I left Oliver knowing we will really be taken care of as Oliver “family”.

Quite capable indeed, and Honda whisper quiet and reliability to boot. We have owned Honda power products for years. They have served us very well. The 7000 in this photo with a gentent cover is our temp whole house back up gen. The Handi will run our new Oliver with ease.

Glad to hear that your attending carnivore, we look forward to meeting you. We’ll be camped at G10. David

She’s a beauty! A Big Congratulations! Wishing you both many happy memorable camping adventures! And hope to see you at the 2020 Owners Rally. David

Camping certainly does not come without its challenges. 👍🏻😊

So glad you both are ok and that no one was seriously injured or worse. Thoughts and prayers lifted for a speedy recovery from the trauma and your wife’s bruising. Glad your Oliver survived unscathed. David & Kathy Austin

We did not choose the composting toilet as an option for our current option/build sheet for a lot of reasons and some of which were mentioned above. For our needs using a black tank far out weighs the work and effort of all that is required in using, cleaning and maintaining a compost toilet. There are a few very interesting YouTube University videos on the composting toilets you may want to watch before deciding on one. I usually use the term “do a deep dive” when suggesting due diligence or research on a topic. In this case I won’t.

Oh this sounds like fun!

Mattnan, I really like how this turned out. Very nice, it totally compliments your Ollie, great job! Necessity is the mother of invention. -David

All good points👍🏻. The tool box will only carry the levelers no tools. I am still undecided about the Andersen jacks. Topgun2 also suggests the 6x6 x11” blocks as well. I may just go that route. The Andersen jacks do take up a lot of space and they may end up on CL.

Indeed, I have a set of the Andersen leveler blocks. 👍🏻

FrankC I will have the same combo locks as your set up. You are right, the Proven lock is a boat anchor but IMO the best coupler lock sold. I had one on a previous camper. It’s a very tough lock. I can’t imagine ever loosing the key(s). Most importantly I want my insurer to know I have done my absolute level best to secure our Ollie. As with my last camper I took photos of my security systems and made sure they had photos. Just me. After a very long 36 year career in law enforcement I can honestly say I never took a report of a stolen camper. Not to say it does not ever happen, surely it does. In my experience well run campgrounds are usually pretty safe places to camp.

Welcome and continued Happy Camping! -David