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Celebrating the day with my new and updated tow vehicle. Super turbo has replaced my beloved 2005 Silverado for the night. Hope all of you had fun. Sherry

Definitely a luxe apartment on wheels . I've seen dropdown beds in campers before, but they usually restrict head height. Nice recess into the ceiling, but I'm curious as to overall height of the camper. We meet a number of German campers on our Alaska trips, but they're usually in truck campers or expedition type campers. Last year, we spent some time in the Yukon with a German fellow riding his bicycle from Anchorage to San Francisco, tent camping. I'd love to go to one of the Germany RV shows. Their innovations and ideas are all over the spectrum.. Sherry

When we picked up our trai6, our newly installed hitch had caused a problem with the battery ( under third row seat in the volvo). Took several hours of troubleshooting, then trip to Walmart, install new battery, yadayada... Our brake controller worked fine on original run. Lots of problems later. Intermittent. Yup the kind you hate to trace... I guess the biggest wish for you, from everyone, is that you have s safe and relatively happy trip home... I will need to look it up somewhere in paper do s, but I think our tongue weight on our little elite is around 360. Weighed, with propane. Fill at least one propane tank, if not two. You'll want the heat st night .. and, you want to maintain the 10 to 15 per cent of trailer weight/ tongue weight . But, dont forget to add the tongue weight to your gvwr...

Welcome to the forum. You won't likely have much trouble til you get west of Kansas city. Other than Thanksgiving travel... heaviest traffic of the year. The plains can be easy, or brutal, depending on wind, and of course, snow. It snowed two weeks ago in Nebraska, by the way. Once you get to Nebraska , it's a crapshoot. I personally hate to have a deadline. We've found that deadlines always make camping and sailing trips less enjoyable, and sometimes just downright untenable, in foul weather. We picked up our 2008 in February, 2008, with our 2004 Volvo xc90, but headed south. No mountains, just hills. Similar wheelbase, but much heavier vehicle, probably by 50 per cent. On the flats, the xc90 is admirable. The t5 all wheel is fine. For the mountains, we've always used one of our trucks. Never wanted to try.... didn't feel it would be up to our preferred travel speed. If you try to do the trip with such a short turnaround, I'd really pack super light, keep the trailer winterized, and use a porta potty and a few gallons of water in the tow vehicle for drinking and coffee when you're overnighting. Sleeping bags. Pillows. A few clothes. Tea kettle, pourover cone, coffee mugs. Not much else. Keep the trailer light. There's not even 1000 pounds difference in your TV and trailer. When you hit the mountains, you don't want to be overwhelmed, especially downhill. Finding open campgrounds, even dry camping, will be tough, in late November. You're probably looking at Walmart and crackerbarrel and truckstops, which, of course, isn't camping. It's a place to sleep... and not always great sleep, at that. You may he tempted to just pull into a holiday inn Express, for a better rest. I might. The travel days are going to be long and daylight hours short. A better introduction to camping would surely be a different season. When I was young, My dad and I did a bunch of east to west and vice versa in the winters. I really learned to hate driving and towing in crappy weather, especially snowstorms, as a teenager. Hence, I now live in the south... And thoroughly enjoy shoulder season camping up north. And palm trees in December at home. Best of luck. Expand your timeline as MUCH as you possibly can. Can you back up your departure and pickup date? We've towed our Oliver "shorty" about 85000 miles, but we also travel two to three months a year in deliveries in the us and Canada, and rentals on other continents. Wouldn't trade our almost 11 year old ollie for anything else in the trailer world. Hope you love yours as much as we love ours. Sherry

Congratulations! We really have enjoyed our smaller Oliver for the last ten years. Easy to find a small spot in great places... Lucky you to find one with all the updates! Happy travels! Sherry

Mine's working, send and reply, from my android Samsung note 9. A friend on a mac (i think) couldn't reply, but received mine. Haven't tried any other devices, though. For those of you who have experienced issues, could you edit your comment to include your device type? Sometimes, that does make a difference. Thanks for your patience. Sherry

You can opt out of notifications. Go to your profile. Then, my account. You'll see a list box for notifications. Click only the boxes for notifications you WANT to see. Ditto on web notifications. Only those you WANT to get an email about. Once in awhile, I've accidentally subscribed to a topic. Go to the top of the topic, and unsubscribe. I'm personally not experiencing problems, but some members have indicated they can't clear notifications. At this point, if you're in that situation, you can opt out of notifications... I have opted out of most. I don't have time to weed through all the emails... We will get it all straightened out shortly. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Sherry

Mine is working. X out the individual notices, then x out of notifications. I'm working from an android phone... Samsung note 9 Sherry

Bill, what kind of adaptor do you use to connect the 25 amp solar panel to the Oliver ? Sherry

If it's potable, it's safe to use, but if you won't need it, don't bother. If you have to fill your tank, I'd dump it at the next place with good water. And flush the tank. Town hall has a filtered spigot where you can get 5 gallons a day of better water for drinking and cooking. Bring your own container.

I've heard that ants love termites... but I thought they followed subterranean termites. Never thought about them following swarming buggers... You don't have a lot of concern with the termites in a fiberglass camper, though I might still spray if a huge swarm of flying termites got into my interior, because of the wood drawers. But don't go crazy if you can't. There's not a lot of food source for termites in an oliver. The ants are easier... My favorite is ant gel. Or, if you have pets, the ant traps with ant gel inside. Several companies make them. COMMAND is good. So are most. You can start by windexing the entry trails. I was told ants follow the trail left by others. The windex helps to confuse them. Amdro granules on the ground outside the trailer are also helpful, if you have a campsite with ant problems. Ants take it back to the colony. I've never carried or tried an ant spray. It kills too many things I don't want to kill... Many of us in Florida have treated interior wall cavities of homes with a boric acid powder puffer. Never really considered it in the camper. It's a powder. Don't know how much good it would do if it gets damp with condensation. I'm sure some good gel traps or gel on wax paper or foil at points of visibility and entry will resolve your issues. All the ground dwellers have been driven up with the rain. It's your camper, or drown....for them. Sherry

I've heard that ants love termites... but I thought they followed subterranean termites. Never thought about them following swarming buggers... You don't have a lot of concern with the termites in a fiberglass camper, though I'd still spray if flying termites got into my interior, because of the wood drawers. The ants are easier... My favorite is ant gel. Or, if you have pets, the ant traps with ant gel inside. Several companies make them. COMMAND is good. So are most. You can start by wondering the entry trails. I was told ants follow the trail left by others. The windex helps to confuse them. Amdro granules on the ground outside the trailer are also helpful, if you have a campsite with ant problems. Ants take it back to the colony. I've never carried or tried an ant spray. Many of us in Florida have treated interior wall cavities of homes with a boric acid powder puffer. Never really considered it in the camper. It's a powder. Don't know how much good it would do if it gets damp with condensation. I'm sure some good gel traps or gel at points of visibility and entry will resolve your issues. All the ground dwellers have been driven up with the rain. It's your camper, or drown....for them. Sherry

Our paper today had an ad for the new version of the watch we all saw Dick Tracy use in the comic strip of our youth... It brought back some good memories. ... Dick Tracy, Brenda Starr, Dagwood... Don't think I need one, but it looks retro cool. Dial face that some kids today can't read, little gold screen over the two way radio below the face. .. https://www.dicktracy.watch/home

What else happens after you unplug? Do you raise the stabilizer Jack's, before or after, you unplug? Try changing the fridge to gas before unplugging, or, just turn it off. The DC draw on a 3way is pretty high... As overland asked, is the inverter off? Ac and heat off, or could you be trying to run electric heat or ac from the inverter? I'd be trying to hunt down any large electrical draw. Then, hint down a weakened breaker... Sherry

Years ago, I purchased a large van cover for the ollie for father's day... then we added solar, and never used it. Its probably still in the archives. (Garage/ crawlsspace/who knows where) You might Google casita 17 and van cover and see what you come up with. Pretty sure I bought it from a recommendation on one of the casita sites. In 2008. Good *expensive* wax, applied twice a year, has been our friend, with the trailer, and our boats. Sherry

We did that years ago. I remember putting on bottle in the garage fridge... maybe the 20 pounder? Not sure. We don't bother anymore. Don't use one pounders... Sherry

Coy, That's funny. But, honestly, even on long trips with delivery units, we carry a small toolkit. And cards.... Good Sam's, Visa, mc, gets us where we need to go. Just me. Sherry

Hi, GarryandKristi, And welcome to the forum! Steve and Betty have offered much better info on the wiring and disconnects of the newer trailers. The post you pulled up is about our 2008. written in 2009... a lot has changed since then.... I believe that the current recommendation is to disconnect the battery, or put your trailer on a float charger, to maintain your battery life, when you have to put it in storage. We can avoid that because our solar panels keep the batteries topped off, as we store our 2008 outside, as can others with a similar situation. If I remember correctly, our 2008 disconnect truly cut off power draw from the battery... but it's been ten years since I've had to use it. :) Hope you are enjoying your 2018 as much as we have enjoyed our 2008 for 11 seasons.... Sherry

This German travel trailer is still in concept stage, but what a concept. https://insideevs.com/electric-camper-improves-ev-range/ An electric motor drives each wheel to assist the tow vehicle. 80 kwh battery can double as a powerwall for your solar powered stick and brick home. And, it can park itself in a tight spot via instruction from the owner's smartphone... Sherry

Hig, Many of us leave the rear dinette set up as a permanent bed, and only use the side dinette. Our Ollie is almost eleven years old. Like Dave Phelps, we have cushions, not a mattress. After the first season, we added a topper as an additional layer of comfort. Our cushions are quite firm, so great for seating, but a layer of memory foam makes for a more restful night's sleep for us. You'll have to try the new model cushions and mattress options, and decide for yourself. Everyone is different... Sherry

Try looking here http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/how-to-add-forums-signature-maps/ Hope that helps. The tacit agreement on the forum is to post the map for your Oliver trailer only... but I guess that's up to the individual. Sherry

I hope you do. I think the original Legacy is often ignored. It's not only cute, and nimble, it has all the same amenities. Though not as big a bed, and not quite as much storage. The truck bed, and bins under the big dinette bed, make up for that. That said, it's tighter quarters, for sure. But, we love it. But, we don't have a big dog, and we're average size people. Our little dog is 9 pounds, and sleeps on her bed in the small dinette seat. Everyone has to respect each others share of the space. We camp a lot in shoulder season. The outside space is great, under the awning. A number of times, we've delivered bigger motorhomes, but we've never been tempted to change it up. Hull #12 will likely go to our daughter someday. Sherry

Love the title. We do have the big hammer...? though we don't carry all the above... I'd add duct tape, a 12v tire pump, and a jump box. Plus a credit card, two cell phones on different services, and good Sam's premium towing insurance... Have yet to use the towing insurance, but it's good to know you have it. Sherry

Have you seen both?

I'd love to have a slightly larger bed, but the original legacy is still our choice, 11 seasons later. We're not motivated to move on to something larger. Both trailers live really big on the outside, which is where we spend most of our time. Either model has everything you need... Sherry