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The older units, like our 2008, have an awning window. Same sort of clip/spring attachment for the screen Pros and cons: Pros: Full view, no divider. Rain sheds off the awning window, so we can leave it open in the rain . Cons: No weepholes, when closed. Ev gutter is an important addition. Folding Mechanism for holding window out is a bit fragile . Don't force it. It allows about 4" at the bottom, which gives plenty of airflow. We can only use privacy blind, one way. (No day /screen shade) Emergency exit handle is a stopper, allows light in about 1/2 inch, at the bottom, in the morning. I stuff pipe insulation into the space, to close the blind completely. I am particularly sensitive to light. Doesn't bother my husband, at all. I think his eyelids must be thicker. 😄 The spring mechanism is a safety feature, on the the screen. Hit it with your fist,, and it will pop out.

The Elegance can be ordered with a flange, but it probably wouldn't be wide enough to cover the raw fiberglass edge. We covered our raw edge with some trim lock automotive channel, in black. Bummer that they sent the wrong door. I still sometimes wish I'd found a drawer freezer to fit in the microwave cavity, but that would double my power needs, and unless/until we switch up to lithium, that's a no go with my relatively puny two x 105 ah agms. I'd be way better off with a portable freezer like yours, in the truck. Still in all, we're happy with the fridge. It has been very reliable, and cools down fast. The tiny freezer does make ice in a short time. My problems with the handle and free,we door were my own fault. It would be nice if Oliver offered a compressor fridge as an option, for those with the lithium package.

Which handle do you have, Overland? I kind of remember your fridge handle being in the middle, like the Elegance? Both were available when I was studying reviews, looking for a 12v fridge. Mine, like the classic, is at the opening top edge. The catch is plastic, with a triangular piece of thin metal that acts as the spring. I've had to fix it twice. I suspect your fan and asu do make a difference. You may also have more insulation in your door than mine. I can sometimes see the outlines of the door shelves, in condensation. The freezer doesn't ice much in spring and fall. But humid weather like this summer in NC, it's something I have to keep up with. I broke the freezer door when I let it go too long, and they're neither inexpensive, nor easy to find. I may just try the fan first.

The 130 liter models will fit in the cavity (cruise elegance, with the same tiny freezer as our Truckfrudge, or cruise elegance drink, which has no freezer so a slightly larger fridge capacity.) I don't think Isotherm makes the 130 classic anymore, which has a different handle, freezer door, and weaker hinges. If you were to find one, I'd skip it and go with the cruise elegance. Our truckfridge 130, also made by indel, has a kind of hybrid between the two. The weird handle on the door, but the better freezer door. There's a little stainless bracket on the bottom front left corner that helps support the closed door, and keeps the door well-sealed, but I have to push in on that bottom corner to get a good seal. One other thing about the indel 130s. There us no condensate drain. Water collects in a drip pan below the freezer, and it needs to be checked and emptied frequently, or the freezer ices up very quickly in humid weather. Ours needs to be defrosted every two to three weeks in humid weather. The drink model has no freezer, and water is collected in a tray and sent to an evaporator plate .

Sams club might possibly order them for you, depending on your local area. They show them on their website. My local Costco couldn't order them for me. Yes, I'd want the better sidewalls of the atx, also.

Again, I'd say it's lawyerspeak . But,, I haven't used tank water for drinking in 40 years. We carry water from home in five gallon containers (refillable, if we find good water), or buy gallons at Walmart, aldi, or lidl.

I'd love to have an uncut panel, like Overland, for our fridge, but we did the retrofit gig. Last Tuesday, we had over 12 inches of rain, in 28 hours. I had some tiny seepage from the upper fridge vent (my fault, rally, still just using double layer of visqueen clamped into the fridge vent panel. I need to work on that. ) Rains were truly torrential. In a somewhat dry break, I duct taped around the upper fridge panel. Not sure anything could have withstood that rainfall, but our Oliver was nice and dry. Our tiny murmuring creek, down the hill, became a roaring stream and a waterfall, in a very short time. 20210817_152658.mp4

Fritz, do you know if your earlier dometic had a danfoss/ now Secop compressor? I've read that in earlier fridges, dometic used a compressor they made. Don't know if that's true or not. I think the newer ones use the secop bd35, but not sure. At this point, with two people saying dometic 12v was noisy, glad I don't have one.

Sorry for misreading your problem, @Windwalker. I think Overland and Mossemi have offered good information.

@routlaw, that's not a diss, it's offering your experiences, which is what Southbird was looking for. I am surprised that your Dometic was so noisy. I wonder if it used a different type of compressor? Most marine brands (vitrofrigo, isotherm, etc.) and truckfridge use the Danfoss/secop compressor. Or, if you had a bum fridge. I've never seen or heard a Dometic 12v running, so I couldn't comment there. I, too, think folks get a bit carried away with the leveling for the 3ways. Pretty much, if you're comfortable in the trailer, the fridge is fine. I think our Dometic manual said either 4 or 6 degrees out of level was OK, and we never had any problems in the mountains, either. In many ways, the 3way can be the ideal boondocking fridge, as it doesn't use much dc power running on gas.

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I think you were probably on the right track, with faulty check valve. Post 8, maybe 7. I'll see if I can find another thread, with unrelated content. Imo, that's your issue. Again, welcome back.

Those are all good points, and since you, like we, had prior experience with compressor fridge, I can see your points. Especially with your battery capacity. I could go a week or more, with little sun, with your batteries. I know Oliver owners don't like using any wood, but using wood for blocking, I think, helps reduce noise. Also, getting the fridge off the floor (again, with wood rails), cuts down on reverb. Honestly, I barely hear the compressor in our small elite. It's actually more quiet than the whoosh and etc. of the previous 3way. And, no orange control panel lights, which always bothered me. (Never bothered my husband, though. Everyone is different. ) The truckfridge is pretty sturdy. Doorswing is only one way, not adjustable. Fine with me. The freezer door is a chintzy plastic two pin hinge, but same in more expensive marine isotherm. Keep an eye on ice , as it can break the hinge. (Ask me how I know!) Door comes in black, only, which is fine with me. The freezer is Barbie sized, really tiny. Holds a few frozen items, and two ice cube trays, or five or six meals of proteins, and no trays. In an elite II, you could use a larger Novacool. Pick up a bigger freezer, and still same fridge space. Good luck with your decision .

Hi. Thought you had sold your trailer. Guess I was wrong. Scroll down about 6 posts. Your problem was discussed in this thread. Welcome back!

If you decide to explore further, this a long thread, with links within to my threads, and others, on conversion. Is it difficult? Not terribly difficult. But, we have a few skills. The most critical (and dangerous) , imo, for average diy guys would be safely removing the propane fridge, and capping the gas line. Working with gas lines is not an amateur task, imo. The install took a bit of adaption, in the cavity, and blocking tabbed to the fiberglass with epoxy. We gained about .5 cf of fridge space, overall, lost a lot of freezer space, and gained a drawer beneath the fridge. Good luck with your decision. Is your 3way not working for you? Can we help? Q

We did our own install. Not difficult, for us. It is not noisy, at all. I hear the fridge more outside the trailer, than inside. Inside, I hear a tiny ping, when it starts up, and a quiet hum, depending on where I am in the trailer. If anything, at all, in the bed. Why do you want a compressor fridge? We replaced our 3way because it died, and the compressor fridge was the easiest swap for us. It does stress power requirements, if you live on solar, as we do. We use 60 to 70 amp hours a day, just for the fridge. Do we love it? Yes. Would we do it again? Yes. Would i replace a working 3way? No. Our fridge is a truckfridge tf130, similar but much less pricey than a marine indel (same compressor and body) stainless of same size. We like it, because it works. Cons, much more power draw than a 3way.

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Little house customs modifies carefree window awnings for the curved hulls of Casita, similar to Oliver's curves. Reed and Karen Lukens had them installed, I believe, in 2017. I don't think they modify for the rear window, just the sides. You could give them a call, Pat.

Thanks, @Fargoman. That's really helpful for others, to have true dimensions. I don't have a microwave anymore. A few questions, with the convection option: You can use metal pans? Can you cover with aluminum foil? I have two airfryers, medium and xl, and love them, at home. In summer heat, they pretty much replace my oven, but I use them year round. I think they're pretty much a mini convection oven. In the airfryers, I use a variety of small, mostly vintage, mostly heavy Danish or German stainless pans, from my mother in law, and thriftshops. I've found the 50 and 60 year old items are sturdy, and clean up easily with a dishcloth or mildest scotchbrite. Plus, they're pretty. I also have one small flat round pan with a lip, from Aldi, kind of granite ware look. It gets a lot of use, too.

Not saying it couldn't ever happen, but 14 seasons, 2008 Elite, 3 different tow vehicles, over 100k miles, no experience with sway, ever. No wdh, no sway bar, older tow vehicles with zip for electronic sway control. Except for change in mpg/range, have to remind ourselves we're towing.

Over 100k, no Anderson or antisway. Three tow vehicles. we have an Elite.

I think our group is pretty special, actually. A lot of intelligent, curious, and caring individuals. I also think that the low, flat tanks are helpful, in many situations. The water weight is spread along the length of the trailer. (We usually tow full, or empty, on fresh water ) We usually tow full, or empty.

Oliver chose Cooper. My cousin's son, a bigrig driver, and a smart kid, chose Cooper at for her, and himself. I looked for Cooper, locally, for my Silverado, but found a deal on pirelllis, so I got those.

Many truck stops have CAT scales. Try to go mid day, when they're not busy. That's what we've done. It's not difficult. Look up instructions online, and you're golden.