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@Kirk Peterson, I really understand your desire for an oven. I looked for a long time for a small gas rv oven to fit in the microwave spot, but all of the contenders, mostly European, were either too big, and/or had terrible reviews. If your daughter doesn't return the breville, there are some "portable" gas options out there. Mountainborn's wife Betty used to bring a camp chef oven/range to camp. Bigger, has to be used outdoors, but also gives you extra burners. there are also some newer, larger gas pizza ovens that could be less cumbersome, but could probably do 75 per cent of what you want to do. (Link below, to one.) Several people on here have the little omnia stove top oven, and like it, too. It works by heat circulation, and there's a learning curve, I'm told. And very small so not much use for a batch of cookies. I not only don't mind cooking outdoors, but prefer it. One of those gas alternatives will probably wind up on my Santa letter, one of these years. I, too, sometimes miss having an oven, when we're camping. https://elitepatiodirect.com/products/mont-alpi-portable-pizza-oven?currency=USD&variant=41041559355590&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk4aOBhCTARIsAFWFP9EDixVpgCqLEPpWHmKtvnlnOf2e47V5b1Ld8LSdDZ2jldpFX-Nc4P0aAig0EALw_wcB

I'd check, but I believe you have a 20 amp circuit. So, 15 amp draw, with no other 110 appliances running should not be an issue. Just don't run water heater on electric, or ac, etc. If you already own a nice breville, I'd try it out, before buying something else, imo.

From your described specs, I'm thinking avantco 1/4 oven. My guess would be too hot to vent in the microwave compartment, but a really nice size for baking/roasting. Way back in the day, I had a couple of similar pizza ovens, for my restaurant and catering. They were ok. I probably still have one, somewhere in the archives. Overland really nailed the whole commercial resistive oven deal. Commercial gear is (usually) easy to clean, simple to use, and relatively sturdy. But high emissive heat, very simplified, and somewhat to grossly inefficient. Everything in my commercial kitchen line was poorly (if at all) insulated, pricey, and heated the kitchen tremendously. So bad, that none of us wore jewelry on the line, though that was mostly gas equipment. If that's the oven you're looking at, I'd worry (a bit) about the gasket, and the glass door, since you're moving around. Probably no thermostat or reliable timer. I have three air fryers at home, three sizes, three brands. (Goldilocks, right?...) I have cooked/roasted/baked/fried so many things in all three. They're basically mini convection ovens on strroids/turbo mode. Everything from the typical wings and fries, to homemade muffins, quiche, and meatloaf, ratatouille, chicken parm, pork chops etc., etc. If you want something to tote around, I'd look at a Breville smart convection oven, or an air fryer that you may already own. (I could possibly loan you one. 🙃 But, two of my three are on loan right now, to a cousin and my daughter. ) I haven't seen any great reviews on convection microwave/air fryer combos, or I'd probably own one of those, as well. I'd love that functionality. Another year or two, and someone will get it right.

Merry Christmas! Your wife is very talented. I enjoyed looking at her creations on the website.

@Boudicca908, I just went into the map website using Chrome, with no issue. Maybe give that a try?

Your map should show up as soon as you've pasted it into your signature block in account settings . Then, make sure to touch the save button. When creating your map, please select the small size. I just created a random map, and inserted it into my signature block, to make sure instructions were still correct.

Foy Sperring is an Oliver owner who handcrafts a variety of beautiful custom wood products for Oliver trailers-- tabletops, shower mats, cutting boards, etc. He and his wife have also organized mini rallies in Florida. You can see his catalog here, and pictures of his installed work if you do a search on Foy Sperring.

Agreed

That's what she told me. Apparently, as a hybrid, with low emissions, the converter contains more precious metal. Pretty pathetic. The thief might have gotten $75. Her repair was over $1000.

@Geronimo John, its all good. I get your engineer background, and your look ahead mindset for potential problems. My husband is also a retired engineer. Looking ahead to avert problems is never a bad thing. Just don't get carried away, imo. That's sometimes my job, as wife of engineer. 😉 I'm just saying I've yet to hear of anyone with an Oliver having that issue of huge, hard, mineral deposits. Actually, no one else, either. Could it be a potential problem for someone who's a full-timer in Florida? Maybe. But I've never heard of it with even my full timer Florida friends. Something to watch for? Ok. I'll bite. I live on the saltwater, so we clean the outside units at home every year (or so.) That's often just a good long spray with a hose, and sometimes adding a mild solution. What could actually turn to crap is windblown salt, and dirt, mostly. We all know salt air is corrosive, so regular cleaning of pretty much everything is important, in my neck of the woods, and everywhere else, as well. My point was, I've yet to ever, ever hear of someone's ac (including my 14 year old one) locking up with hard deposits. That includes other forums I read. The usual advice in humid Florida is don't run your fan on high, continuous, as it circulates humid air. With units that tend to short cycle (most rv units have only 1 or 2 degree differential in the thermostat), that whole scenario is unlikely to ever occur, imo, especially running fan on low. Just pointing out that some posts, taken without a grain of salt, not understanding personal experience, can alarm folks, unnecessarily. I think you and I can agree to disagree in an amicable fashion, especially for the most of us, who are part timers. I only camped 152 days this year, and probably only ran 10 to 15 days with ac, in the side driveway, non-camping, while setting up, and cleaning up, at beginning and end if season. I see lots of posts about birds' nests and mud daubers, though. It is indeed important to inspect and clean, especially if, like us, your camper is outside 24/7/365. My screen name is seadawg, btw, but you can call me Sherry, too. Putting my virtual hand out there, for the 🤝 handshake.

Chris, hope you enjoy your new job in Georgia. We'll look forward to hearing about your upgrades when you get the camper out of storage. Thanks for the info on the Verizon and ATT plans. I'll take a look after the holidays.

I'm just guessing, but I suspect you're counting the days to the next camping trip? (And filling them with projects!) 🙃🙃🙃

@csevel, I don't think you need to worry about your Tundra more than any other vehicle. I know two other people who lost their catalytic converters to thieves this year, but neither had their fuel lines cut, like longstride, so no flames, just big repair bills. One (my niece in San Diego) has to park her Prius on the street. My friend's suv was in a hotel parking lot.

Until members have made a certain number of posts, editing time is limited to something like 24 hours. Then, the edit button disappears. If you would send me a pm with a revised paragraph from your original post, I'll be happy to edit it for you.

We also want to "have our cake and it too." That is why we have ordered the standard floor plan instead of the twin. It has an even larger daytime walkway/seating area, because there is no night stand. And, the standard floor plan comes complete with the king bed center fiberglass support that is conveniently velcroed into the closet, so the daytime storage solution for the center support is "built in." So, to be clear,, you don't really have an open walkway, it's a table in the daytime, converted to a bed, by removing the leg, setting up as a bed, and just the little filler piece is velcroed in the closet. Much the same as ours, which I've found to be a pita, and leave the bed set up full time. I think the older tabletops are heavier than the current ones, though. The other solutions in posts above actually give that nice open walkway, and a filler when desired. Everyone has a different style, and comfort zone. Nice to have options.

That's interesting. I know that our tabletop in our Elite would never fit in the closet. It's huge. Is the fiberglass bridge multiple pieces? We leave the bed set up permanently, using storage underneath for bins. Not sure where the table leg is anymore. I'm sure it's somewhere in the archives, but, like Overland and others have found, setting up that table and breaking it down is a pita, and we don't carry it anymore. I think the folding lagun with Overland's mount is the best situation ever. If we had a II, that's what I'd probably do. I love the open feel of the twin bed configuration, and totally understand why it is so popular. That said, I love the coziness of our smaller Elite, and the additional storage under the bed.

We don't have a portable firepit, but we have a natural gas firepit on our home back deck. We use the fire glass instead of lava there. It's kind of pretty, day or night, though we cover it usually in the day with a metal lid, and use the pit as a coffee table. It's been fine for 7 years. But, the glass bits weigh twice what lava rock weighs. I'm sure you've already researched, but I'd buy glass from a reputable source, if you go that route. Some of them on Amazon have reported shattering in heat. We spent the extra $$ and ordered the true fire glass with the pit. There's a company on etsy that makes hollow steel "logs" and pinecones. More pricey, but interesting. And, probably lighter than glass bits.

Recent events in Mayfield surely temper that, but I suspect it's a lifelong attitude, and a positive force to those around you. I'm very thankful your niece and family are ok.

Thank you for bringing this back.

I actually looked into a residential minisplit system. We've already installed one in our garage, several years ago, which is really, really nice in the summer months, when we're working on bench projects. I don't think there's a great place for the compressor unit, in a smallish travel trailer. My opinion, only. A smaller marine system, under bench, might possibly be an option, but, when I was looking, was ridiculously expensive, and, still probably noisy .

Interesting. I've not ever heard of an Oliver owner complaining about "rock hard" deposits on the coil. Sometimes, honestly, I think some of us here, as a group, get a bit carried away here, and imagine the very worst outcomes. But then, I could also be accused of 14 year old rose- colored glasses, as well. 😅 Our friend in the luxury yacht industry (naval architect) has explained to me that the new dehumidifier function on marine ac is basically running the ac on a very small temp differential, and fan on low. No problems. Seems to be what our Houghton does. Quite possibly what Truma does. I don't know for sure. For those of you who want to run your ac fan on low, constant, instead of auto, I think there are a bunch of others that do that here. We don't do that with our home ac, because we live in very humid Florida. I personally can't see it being an alarming problem, especially in the arid west, in an rv, used part time, and ac probably even less. That water that runs out of my rv ac is pretty minimal, even in Florida. One of my friends in NC sometimes collects ac and dehumidifier waste water to wash his car, as it's his feeling that it's pretty much rain water, as an ac/dehumidifier byproduct. In a big cabin, he doesn't get a gallon a day. But, of course, I could be wrong. I'll wait to see what others have experienced, as we truly don't use the ac much, at all.

Yes. I totally understand. We could have replaced our old Dometic with a vent, and probably been perfectly happy. We avoid camping in areas of high heat.

Yes, it would. Take a look at ac units in the marine field. I'm really lucky/happy we've rarely needed ac in our camping years.

Since you've now changed the title to oe2 owners, I'll move my post, if you like. do we need two surveys? There aren't that many of us with the smaller Elite.

I would suggest that you speak with your sales representative. I did, however, forward your thread, and another about the hoses, to Oliver. Personally, I think it's a good idea. I don't see any real downside. If people make the change on their own, I hope they check and use the proper gas sealant or tape on the threads. My previous comment aside, I don't think it's our calling to engineer Oliver trailers. Offer up ideas, ok. Imo, it's still the best trailer in its class out there. If we can help them tweak it, great, with suggestions. Best can always be even better. 🙂