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Steve, You may have a bad ground. Check the ground wire where it goes back to the bolt that is screwed thru the fiberglass shell and into the aluminum frame, near the wheel well hump, under the small dinette seat on the driver's side. Ours loosened up a couple times and only made only intermittent contact. Paul tightened it and cleaned the connections a couple times, but we finally just drilled a new hole drilled and installed a new bolt to maintain a good ground connection. We think that possibly there may have also been some corrosion/oxide in the original ground that prevented a good connection. Our clue was also brake related, but different. We had an intermittent problem with the brake controller showing no connection on the panel as we were driving. Going over a bump up up a hill, we'd lose contact, then it would return on its own ... Hope this helps. Sherry

Thanks for the link. As the info is based on previous day's credit card sales, it's probably more accurate (pricewise) than gasbuddy.com (info from local members). However, for my local neighborhood, there were no listings for the warehouse club gas stations, or for Exxon/Mobil, and some of the others on the MSN service. Perhaps these vendors don't share that information with MSN's data provider. We've taken to noting gas prices and station services in our trip log book for the frequently used highways. It is so aggravating to fill up and find the same brand gas at the next exit for five to seven cents less a gallon! Sherry

Welcome to the forum, vmiceprof! Sherry

Cherie, your video is amazing. Great job! Paul and I left our house at 3am this morning to catch the 6:21 am launch of Discovery. It was a very beautiful, and moving experience. Sherry

I'm not sure what you did here, but I'd like to see more. Your mods are always very clever. Sherry and Paul

My friend Lois did something similar with her Casita. She put a twin size mattress across the back, adding just a small board to support it and eliminating the big board. She installed some drawers next to the sink/stove area. That leaves a little extra seating area next to the divider in her case, or pole in ours, or a "nightstand" for glasses and book. Without the big bed, her camper looks like a dance hall, and she still has the two-person dinette for lounging, and the small table for computer work, or food prep, or whatever. She really likes it. I don't have any pictures, but I suspect yours looks kind of like hers. Great idea! Sher

I think to support weight properly you may have to go deeper than the bench top.... I am not exactly sure how Casita does the chairs in their version ( I think it's the Freedom, but I could be wrong... they have several versions of the same 17 ft. trailer), but it would be worth a look at one to see how it was accomplished. The 90 degree seating angle of the existing small dinette seats (to afford the 3rd "twin" bed" ) may not be super comfortable for those who spend a lot of time working at the bench seats. Fortunately, we don't, but I keep little pillows around for lumbar support on the rare occasion when we do need them. We usually eat and work on the computers outside, but weather sometimes gets in the way. I can see why you'd want to change them out for office type chairs, since you use them every day. You don't (as far as I know) have any overnight guests,requiring you to break down the dinette to a bed. That is, beyond Kiki the cat.... and I suspect she's comfortable anywhere, and will find a new place to go . Sherry

Articles I've read mentioned 4,000 people sent emails or letters..... In the grand scheme of things, that's not many (not nearly as many to the NFS as the number of posts I've read on various boards, I think!), but it was apparently enough, I guess. Sherry

Most microwaves have a popcorn button. Mine does. Have you tried bags from the same box in your home microwave to see if they work? By the way, Oliver owners don't all have the same microwave. We have the Sylvania convection microwave. I don't use it much,as we so often camp without power, but have had no problems with it.

Welcome to the forum, cldmstr!

Wow. Congrats on the publishing. That's a beautiful photo. Could you tell us where you were when it was taken? Sherry and Paul

Perhaps you, also, have a beloved collection of albums languishing somewhere in the house... Far too large to tote around in the Ollie, let alone the gear to play them. I got this in our email this morning: http://www.buy.com/prod/Innovative-Tech ... adid=17070 This little turntable "seamlessly" converts the music on your vinyl to mp3 format, so you can download your tunes, plug in your iPod, and enjoy the tunes from days gone by. To set the mood, add a lava lamp nightlight: http://gizmodo.com/229259/lava-lamp-nig ... -the-night My neighbor gave me a similar one yesterday, purchased at our local WallyWorld for around ten dollars. Sherry

I just love those beautiful early and late season snows... You know they'll melt before you have to shovel.... Sherry

After receipt of thousands of negative comments, the Forest Service decided to not change the present discount levels: http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/id ... d/C41/L41/ The full press release from the USFS is at the bottom of this article. Sherry

Thank you for the post. We, too, hope it's an isolated incident, where someone grabbed the wrong bolt. We'll check ours, as well, and report back. So glad you discovered it before there was a problem in tow. Sherry

Thanks for the info, jam49. I'm glad to know it works. Looked like a great idea to me. Sherry

We kind of thought so... but, had never seen anything like it before.

On another forum, I saw a post referencing this product: http://www.rvupgradestore.com/index.asp ... rodID=3013 It's a modern, more elegant version of a tub of dryzit or damprid, without the mess of dumping tubs. I think it may be useful year-round for removing humidity from our little trailers. The very smallest handles 50 square feet... just a little smaller than our Olivers. Anyone tried something similar? Sherry

Yesterday, we drove the full length of I-81 thru Virginia. I have never seen such a high number of state troopers in one length of highway... 35 cars (most marked, some unmarked) either issuing tickets, or parked in the median watching traffic, in a 325 mile stretch. I wonder if this was a concentrated effort because of problems on I-81, or if this is normal. I was amazed. Sherry

Nice article, and great photo selections. It's almost two years in Orion for you now, isn't it? Sherry

We're definitely still thinking about Alaska in 2011. We enjoyed our short trip in a rental years ago (Anchorage, Denali, Kenai Peninsula, Valdez), and a return trip in our own rv has been on our list for a long time. Actually, our plans for Alaska were one of the reasons we chose the Oliver as our travel trailer. It would be great to have a group of us, meeting up along the way. Sherry

So cool to come across an enjoyable park for both two-legged and four-legged campers! Glad you're having a great time in Katy, TX.

Horseshoes??? Right.

Looks like a great rally! One of these days, we'd like to be at a rally with the "Underwood Clan." Something tells me their family spirit spills over onto each and everyone present. Phil and Denise, thanks for the photos. By the way, what was up with all the toilet seat/duct tape photos? Sherry and Paul

A lot of great stuff washing up on that beach.... I like the duck decoy. Was it wooden? Thanks for all the great adventure posts!