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Also considering Forked Run SP. Looks like some great views of the Ohio River traffic from the campground from a youtube I found. Sherry

Hi, folks. Thinking about spending a night or two in Ohio on the way to western New York from North Carolina later this year. Have any of you camped in Geneva State Park (on Lake Erie?), or Pymatuning State Park, on the walley lake of the same name? Or, Wolf Run, right off I-77? If so, any comments to share? Thanks. Sherry

Congrats, routlaw! Are you the owners of that cute Packer Tab? I'm sure you'll love the Oliver. Welcome to the gang! Sherry

I like red, white, and blue. What is a "maritime" color scheme? If it's aqua, like the blog background, I'd probably say no. Reminds me too much of the 80s, not my favorite decade. Just my two cents. If you're only talking the vinyl graphics, they can be changed any time for a pretty reasonable cost. Sherry

I did post something: back from the summer of 2008. Sherry

Fall Creek Falls is beautiful. One of the first Tennessee State Parks that we camped in. It's one of their "resort" parks, complete with hotel, ampitheater, golf course, etc., as I recall. Even so, everything was really spread out, and we didn't feel pushed to go anywhere but the falls. Did enjoy a bluegrass concert at the ampitheater. It was either free, or inexpensive. Nice folks and nice park. We showed up on a busy summer weekend with no reservations, and were lucky to get a spot. And spots were kind of tight in our loop, and not a ton of privacy or greenery between camp sites. There were four or five loops. We drove through, and they all looked about the same to us, as I remember. I do remember a wonderful breakfast at the resort. And the falls were very pretty. All this is six years plus ago, so hope my memories are correct. I'll look and see if I ever made a post on the cg. Sherry

I got a message from one of the members asking me about the Mt. Pisgah Campground, so I brought this old post back up to the top. Though the pictures are old, and small, the view is still magnificent. We haven't camped there lately, but have been up with visitors several times for breakfast. The views are best at the Inn in the morning (breakfast) hours. Later on that year (or was it the following year?), we drove the entirety of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive through the Shenendoah National Park. That's a trip I'll never forget. Simply beautiful. Sherry

I know that Pete's phone ( on a service which does not work for anyone else), works at our NC campsite with his booster. I wonder what changes and advances have been made recently? We had to get a Verizon service to avoid driving 2 miles down the road to get a signal. Our tmobile did not work, and we don't have a booster. The upside for us was that Verizon worked a lot of other places. Paul has Verizon, I have tmobile, one of us usually gets at least a week signal, in most spots. It would be nice to be able to boost my tmobile signal. I'll follow this thread. Sherry

Yup. It's amazing how many times people just "want a peek" at a grocery store parking lot, gas station, campsite... You'll get used to it. The good news is, no one wants your autograph. Or is that the bad news? It's fun sharing, most of the time. Sherry

And, the first real camping trip:

If you don't have the time to pull the offending window and use the butyl rubber tape, I wouldn't use 3m 5200. You'll have a dickens of a time pulling the window when you want to do it all in the right time frame. 3m does make a solvent for the 5200, but 5200 is a heavy duty adhesive, as well as a sealant. It doesn't have a ton of "movement." Camping World sells a caulk especially for RVs, which would be easier to remove later. Ask your rep there what they have. I think it's called ProFlex. It's not silcone (which will pull off easily, but leave a lot of unseen residue), not very expensive, very flexible. I"d give that a try before I got into even 3m 4000, which is also an adhesive. 3m 5200 is used extensively on boats, and was used extensively on our sailboat. We have personal experience in the removal difficulty. Try the EZE RV gutters, with the ProFlex first, would be my suggestion, if you don't have time to do the butyl tape. That's our first line of defense. Stays flexible and useful for a long, long time, but it is a lot of work for two people to pull a window and replace the butyl tape. Sherry

We're excited for you! Congrats. You'll like what you saw even more after a few years of camping. I'll bet on that! Sherry

That was truly a great looking rig, Larry. The coolest part of looking at the photo, though, is a brief trip down memory lane, thinking about all your great posts as you and Betty traversed our great country. So glad you and Betty are back in the Oliver, giving others a glimpse of what fun can be had in a small, well-equipped trailer like our Olivers. Just got back from Asheville. As we drove down NC9 thru Bat Cave and Lake lure on our way home, (via a specialty lumber yard in southern NC) I was thinking of our stop at the ice cream shop in Lake Lure. Sure wish you were around NC and FL more! Sherry A couple shots from our delivery day of Hull #12

If you want to weigh your rig, you can go to a CAT scale. We did, years ago. I'll see if I can find the link on instructions, but it wasn't too tough. I asked for two weighs, to determine the tongue weight. Here's a link to locate a public scale: http://www.publicscaleslocator.com/ Sherry

Pam, we did finally have our Norcold 412 replaced at the factory in July. With the current Dometic model they're using in the bigger new Oliver Legacy II. Servicing dealer said our cooling unit was shot. The cooling unit for the Norcold comes in two different pieces, and is really expensive. There is no aftermarket version available like the Dometic models. Quotes on getting the cooling unit replaced rivaled getting a new refrigerator, and we are only about six hours from Hohenwald when we camp at Asheville. Plus, the new refrigerator comes with a factory warranty. (Besides, we like camping in Tennessee. Some beautiful parks there.) Sherry

You betcha!

I'll bet we could work something out... Sure would be nice to see you and Oscar again! Sherry

Finally found the photo I took of the Denmark, SC water tower.

Thanks, Larry, I think Paul did a great job, and they look like factory issue. We got the UltraWhite. It takes about 17 or 18 ft to do the whole camper, including the tiny bathroom window. So, we have a little left from two 10 ft. rolls. Sherry

And, well, since this is going so well, a few more: The tools of application. (minus the beer..., optional, but recommended...) The roadside windows Nope, not moldy. Just reflecting all the green on a beautiful July afternoon... Take a break and enjoy the rhodos! Rear window reflecting the trees. Nice job on the gutter, Paul. All the windows are done. A little relaxation time around the campfire later! Sherry

Well, that worked, so we'll try a couple more: Paul working on curbside window. Curbside window complete

Well, let's see if the resizing worked and this will upload: this is the rear of our Oliver with the new EZE RV gutter. Resizing didn't work for me. I resorted back to photobucket free account. Sherry

I just crawled under the Silverado and the Ram, with garage lights and an LED flashlight. I didn't find a tag, or stamp, on either receiver-- bottom, side or front. Of course, neither is a new vehicle. 10 and six years old, respectively. Could have fallen off, I guess, but I don't see anything like a blank sticker space, either. Did see some dirt, as they're work trucks, but nothing popped out when I wiped the bottom or sides of the receivers. It will be interesting to hear what your dealer has to say. Hope you'll report back after your conversation with their service department. One would think that anything of that importance for your truck (or anyone's) would be clearly noted in the manual and specifications. Sherry

Thanks, Rob, and i will take a look at his blog. As you may know, our solar pv system is six years old, so technology changes, actually, quite rapidly in the renewable energy systems. Best to look to those with the newest gear for the best advice. (As we did, six years ago. A lifetime in solar technology, probably.) All that aside, we're extremely happy with the performance of our system. We did our research, talked with our friends, and in the end, modeled our system after the technomadia Oliver system. Chris and Cherie put a tremendous amount of time into research on their system, and eventually, we followed in their footsteps, as theirs worked for them. We felt we were using the best gear available, at an affordable price, at the time. Still feel the same. True believers in solar power. Silent, no exhaust fumes, constant payback. Solar for our home, too. It's a big decision. Sherry

Is that stamped on your hitch? I've never seen that on our three vehicles (Dodge Ram 4x4, Silverado, Volvo xc90), all of which have towed our Oliver admirably. Sherry