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  1. SeaDawg
    We have camped at many sites within 100 miles of Hohenwald. This (Laurel hills lakes) isn't one of them. Their site says primitive camping, which sometimes means just tents. Have you spoken to anyone there? I'll look forward to your review, as experienced campers. Closer to town, and Oliver sales office, is the campground by the Meriwether Lewis monument. Free, big sites, often empty.right off the Natchez Trace parkway. Long walk from one section to the tiny brick lavs. No power or services, but it's free.and, quite beautiful.
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    We leave a small plastic bin, with a divider, for our friends. Other than obvious grocery store flyers, etc., They throw nothing away. But, first class stacks in front. The prepaid envelopes work well. I got a jury notice in the mail on one of our trips. I was glad that someone I trusted collected our mail. I was able to ask her to open the envelope, and read me the instructions, so that I could defer ( one time automatically accepted here.) We call our mail collector at least weekly, and go through the batch. Since we are set up for electronic payment on most items, it's pretty quick to go through a week's mail. Sherry
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    Our daughter, or our neighbor and friend of 25 years picks up our mail. We have a large locking mailbox. They both have keys.
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    Love your ideas, Justin. I'm a big fan of the TinyHome movement, and a fiberglass RV like an Oliver is a truly portable choice, especially for a single person with a scrubs work uniform. In 2008 or 09, I looked into the economics of shipping our Oliver to Europe. We have the original smaller Ollie, so it would fit in many of the European small roads. Our idea was to ship it, not our truck, buy a Volvo xc90 on the European delivery plan, and leave the camper near one of my relatives in Norway. Repeat the next year(s). Also looked into a French made lease tow vehicle, which is quite economical. (See ideamerge) I actually spent a lot of time on tracking down insurance, licensing, and retrofits (different propane fittings, cassette toilet, etc), and finally said no. Better to rent a cabin, and lease a car, or cabin camp and hostel our way around .... Our Oliver has been wonderful in the USA and Canada. When we camp foreign, we rent cabins, hostels,houseboats, apartments, or, in Australia and new Zealand, small motorhomes, or camper vans. By the time you get to that point, your trailer will be paid for. With the money you save by living small and debt free, you will have choices. Best of luck. Oh, and thanks. You now have me looking at Iceland camping sites. Only spent two nights there in cabins, on a stopover to Norway, and so beautiful.... Sherry
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    So, a brief update. I contacted the admin, who said he built a generous 48 hour editing window into the perameters. Doesn't explain why my first test post didn't show edit under my user only alternate profile... It works for me now. I did, however, build that user profile on the first day of the new board, and updated it last night after my first test. Perhaps that made a difference. If the post you wish to edit is older than 48 hours, you will have to ask a mod to change it. Canoe12, will you look for the edit button on your next new post, and let me know if you see it? Thanks. Sherry
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    I think John's idea of the remote thermometer is very good. A friend of mine uses one in her refrigerator in hot weather. At least you would know what you're dealing with, allowing you to stop and run the furnace. My biggest concern would be the outdoor shower area, and the water heater. Sherry
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    And for those of you with privacy concerns, I cannot, as a mod see your password. That is protected. I couldn't even see my own on my secondary account. I still had to go through the forgotten password protocol even on my own account. That is the same . Even mods cannot read your password. Sherry
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    I don't honestly know, Reed, since I haven't logged into my alternate non mod test account in months. I know what I saw earlier this evening. Quote, thanks, reply, right after I posted my test post. As of about an hour ago, with a new test, I got edit, quote, reply. With which, I am happy. I see a different screen under my mod account. Happy camping. Sherry
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    As of a few hours ago, i believe canoe12 was correct. Thanks, quote, and reply were the only buttons available to me when I posted a test under a user / not moderator account I created. I emailed our admin, and i believe he added edit, in place of thanks, I guess, as none of us thank ourselves. I requested editing for 24 hours, as many of us make a few typos, and would like to correct ourselves. 24 hours is the limit on most boards on which I'm a member, and I think that's fair. If you experience a true duplicate post (as many of us have, especially if we hit submit several times , and impatience wins, while waiting for our posts to appear...), or wish to delete your post in its entirety, please pm me or one of the other active mods. I, at least, don't look around for delete messages in the body of a post. If your post has follow up replies, it becomes a tougher zone. My personal feeling is I shouldn't delete follow up comments without permission from all posters. So, if a post becomes a thread, deleting the starter post makes the comments confusing and irrelevant, I likely won't delete it. Please bear in mind that moderators are volunteers, contributing for the love of camping. We are not always available immediately, as we are campers, too, and sometimes, at least in my case, out of touch for days at a time. None of us receive compensation for our efforts. We love camping, love our Olivers, and do the best we can. Thank you for your understanding. Happy camping. Sherry
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    So, for now, those instructions are useless. I'm sorry.. under the old forum format you could edit or delete your own post for at least 24 hours. I'll see what can be done about that. In the meantime, if you need to delete a duplicate post, pm me. Sherry
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    Well, thanks for letting me know that. I see only my mod version of the screen. No wonder I have received a number of requests to delete duplicate posts. Thanks for the info, canoe 12.
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    Good info. Thanks, Steve
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    Reed and Karen, Thanks for your posts here, and for creating your private facebook page. I certainly don't see it as "competition" to the forum, in any way but competing for available time for me for social media. I'm a mod here, and a member of several other forums and facebook groups, but this is where I devote the most time. I prefer to receive communication thru pm here, or messenger, not by phone or email, so I didn't add those to your group. Hope that's ok, and hope my post there was not misunderstood. If the forum goes down for repair, I see your private page as another way I can be contacted. Wishing you both a happy new year with your new Oliver. Sherry
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    Ya , hoo hack http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/technology/yahoo-hack.html?referer=https://www.google.com/
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    Stan, our city / state in the old forum showed up in the avatar space. for now,vyou can put that info in your signature. Go to your profile, click on the gear gizmo, and change your signature settings. I miss that old feature, too. I'll ask Matt about it. Sherry
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    Oh, I hate to be the guy who says , be cautious, but I must be here. A secure website is so tough these days. Ya hoo has been hacked recently, as well as other major sites. And, we have all heard so many unfortunate stories, but I will add another. My cousin recently lost 2000$ plus to a phisher. Please be cautious , and don't put your personal info out there in public view on any website or forum. For that matter, you can easily create a secondary email for forum websites. Don't use the same forum name and password on all sites. It can be tracked. And for goodness sake, don't use the same password on every site, and especially not banking sites. There's a reason for layers of privacy on forums. if you want to share private emaail or phone numbers, please do so through private messaging. I know a lot of us think of the forum as our sandbox. But, the bots are constantly scanning forum posts ... Here and everywhere. your post is out there possibly forever, with bot scans and caches. Even if you later delete it. Just my two cents, for what it is worth... Please, in today's world, be cautious. Sherry
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    Hi, jam 49, so very good to hear from you. Hope all is well in Texas. I spoke with Tom and Karen a week ago, and I know you are in touch. Which model did you install? If you remember. I see it was awhile ago. Sherry
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    Hmm, I didn't see that one. It's about $100 more than the one I looked at. It certainly has better reviews. I didn't know the factory offered this option now. If anyone has ordered it, and has comments, I'd love to hear them. Thanks. Sherry
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    The keyless entry lock I've been looking at, by a p products, has mixed reviews,as in people love it or hate it. One reviewer suggested that alignment issues may be the reason it doesn't work for the unhappy customers. I was curious to know if anyone here on the forum has tried one on their Oliver, and the results. Sherry
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    Larry, you and Betty just seem to come up with great ideas to handle any situation. That mudroom addition was pure genius. Sherry
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    J, our now almost 40 year old fiberglass sailboat is in great shape. Fiberglass holds up to the use and elements. We did a lot of research on sticky trailers and molded fiberglass before narrowing our search to Casita and Scamp. About the time we were ready to buy a Casita, Paul came across a YouTube posted by Mountanborn showing the features of the newly introduced Oliver. We drove up to Hohenwald the second weekend of January, 2008, and toured the plant, the finished product, and several under construction. The marine grade gelcoat inside and out sold us on ease of maintenance and durability, and that beefy aluminum frame. We liked the size for towing, and ease of setup. We had already seen hundreds of other trailers at the Tampa rv supershow, toured a Casita, and I had familiarity with Scamp, as my aunt and uncle owned one years ago. Our final decision is obvious. And, yes, we have been blessed in many ways to get to travel as much as we have. We're really glad that we were able to share many of those experiences with our daughter while she was at home.
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    My husband and I are sailors. Prior to owning an Oliver, we rented RVs and cabins, in the US and Europe, and in our younger days, tent camped or van camped. Have rented a houseboat and apartments abroad , too, as well as basic cabins in campgrounds. Last year, we spent about 12 weeks in rentals, even though we own our own camper. We've already seen all fifty states. We've camped in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. When we travel outside the US, we look to camping as the best way to mingle with the locals. We've made friends from many countries in rental RVs. No, it's not our own beloved Oliver, but it's a great way to travel, and it seems that campers always have an abundance of good advice, here, and abroad. Sherry
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    We have found so many advantages to travel camping. We can take our little dog. We don't have to pack and unpack. We almost never make reservations, and just find a spot... We carry our own bedding, creature comforts, and our kind of food. Not to say we don't eat out on the road, as we love to explore local restaurants, but we don't have to. Biggest joys of camping are living close to nature and the views, in the company of just ourselves, or like-minded people. We've shared many campfires with friends and strangers who become friends. Campers are the best, and we treasure the friendships we have made on the road, and especially on this forum. Aubrey, pete, Chuck n Geri, Larry and Betty, Herm and Kim, Tom and Karen, lois, Steve n tali, paul and Delores, and many more... We've worked together, camped together, broken bread together, toasted marshmellows and chopped firewood.. figured our path in new for us frontiers. None of us, except Lois, knew each other before the forum. All different backgrounds and zip codes, but many of us have become lifetime friends. So, I can just simplify, and say, I love camping because of the people, and the very enriching personal experience.
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    Another important topic we haven't yet addressed is firewood. You do not want to have a stick of firewood in the bin in a Canadian crossing, either direction. And with the rapid spread of the emerald ash borer, and other pest species, you are often limited to a small radius of purchase for usonf and transporting untreated wood. For a very good reason, I think. If you are driving more than twenty miles the next day, leave your locally purchased, untreated wood for the next camper in your spot. Sherry
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    Hard rock, thanks for bringing up the agricultural inspections. If crossing into Canada, it's important to go to the government website and know before you go. Fresh poultry products and fruits and veggies can be a problem, but if you're like me, and like to travel with a well stocked kitchen, you can find current and specific dos and donts, on the Canadian website. I prefer to download the info, and keep it as a PDF so I can review without wifi, as that can be hard to come by outside of cities. The us entry from Canada is often very strict as well. Both countries, and corresponding states and provinces with ports of entry, are simply trying to stop or slow the progress of diseases that will affect their economies. I typically run down fresh supplies before a border crossing. And since my cousin lost a hundred dollars in unlabelled dog food in a bin one year, I keep our little dogs food and treats in original packaging. Sherry
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