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Great use for an old boat cushion. It doesn't have to float on pavement,or atop a bucket, just give our old bones a bit of cushion. We also have knee pads, and some old carpet scraps, for work at home. Everything helps!

Last two days of the Tampa rv supershow. Unfortunately, we'll miss it this year, as my husband hasn't been feeling good this week, and we won't go spread the germs around. Oliver will still be showing their trailer(s) in nearby Brandon. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/events/tampa-florida-rv-show/ When we first started looking for our retirement rv, we spent two days at the RV show, and crawled around and under anything of interest. Gave us a great basis for appreciating the Oliver difference. https://www.frvta.org/show/florida-rv-supershow/

Are you using a neutral ground plug? Do you actually have 110 anywhere in the trailer, running the generator with the inverter turned off? (Lights, fans, furnace, fridge, etc. will run off 12v, if you don't have 110, and you won't notice the difference til your battery is too low.)

@topgun2, Back in the day when our sailboat "playlist" was a collection of songs recorded from our lp's to a cassette tape, Southern Cross was one we played every trip.... And then, there's this great song by Pete Seeger back in the Byrds days. Seems appropriate today. It is, a time to mourn. Rip. David, and Pete.

We routinely travel and store with blinds closed. I haven't (yet) had to restring the shades, 15 years in. In retrospect, I probably should have hung a little towel or something over the bath window, in storage, as well. The tp holder and access panel under the sink have some uv discoloration/yellowing from years of sun streaming in through that little window.

The cool thing is, we get older, but the Oliver doesn't age much.

Should anyone actually consider renting their beloved oliver (i know i wouldn't, ) I'd check out websites like outdoorsy or rvshare, that provide insurance for the owners.

So, @csevel, I am guessing your son is on the road. How's he doing? Which route did he choose?

It's probably easier for us to open the cabinets, as we have the old school sliders, but opening the cabinet doors does eliminate a lot of condensation, as @Geronimo John suggested. It's definitely worth a try. Could also be the low collection point of a tiny leak. Stuff a paper towel, preferably a blue shop towel, under the third tail light up on the attic, if opening the cabinet doors doesn't improve the situation.

Too bad there is no manual j for travel trailers. Too many variables.

I'll look forward to the answers you get. May not be a huge deal for you, as you are in the west, but very important for many . And, I'm sure you just want to know. Said the wife of another engineer.. .

Frankly, I think our bodies and senses often give us clues, if we don't ignore them. I used to climb chat mine towers, as a kid. Walk all over roofs, no matter how high. Enjoyed the view from many heights. Back in the day, I was the one in the bosun's chair, fixing lights or clearing a halyard, 55 to 65 feet above the water, on boats, swinging in the breeze, or kicking off the mast. Not anymore, though the view is amazing. Now, my sensors go off above six feet or so (my house ladder, in the cleaning closet.) I like scaffolding, and guard rails.

I'm guessing, as early adopters, we're in the first set.

We've rented a lift in the past for tree work. Now, we just hire it done. And, recently installed gutter guards, to avoid those trips to the eaves. I don't want my husband up on those ladders either. Our shortest gutter is 15' above the ground. The other is around 30'. We do have scaffolding and ladders, and use them for some projects, but the older I get, the more I hate heights. When I was young, I was totally fearless. Not so much, these days. I still get up there, when absolutely necessary, but we have younger friends and family that are more sure-footed and stable who usually volunteer. (They don't want me to take another tumble, is my guess.)

One of our neighbors near our property in nc talked about those horse/living quarters trailers. I've seen them on the highway. Practical for a certain group. Actually. Perfect for them.

Ouch. I also broke my collar bone in early September, though a full break, not displaced, so no surgery required. It was certainly painful . Please do follow the doc and pt advice. I'm fully recovered. And, released from care, months ago. I don't recommend ladders. 🤨

I'm all smiles reading these posts. Our adult daughter grew up camping and sailing and traveling with us. It wasn't always easy, but she tells us now that her life was so very enriched with all our trips. Have fun, and I'm personally really happy that you're introducing your adorable little one to the great outdoors, from the get-go. PS, we potty trained our daughter on the boat. She'd probably be embarrassed with this post 😄, but, you know, it is what it is. And, it's a great memory... The smaller toilet was less intimidating to her, I think.

Actually, they are separated. They're in Oliver blogs. I rather enjoyed the Oregon blog post, though I skip most of the posts in the blogs section, or just skim and find nothing of interest, so I just move on.... We all have that capability. Just skip anything in blogs. I do really, really enjoy reading posts from members about their favorite camping places and experiences, though. We can all learn from each other. And be kind, doing so. Different subforum. This is not a tech forum only. It's a place to share tech, but also camping experiences and sometimes, just hang out and have some fun. It's actually good for our health when we can laugh together. And I've learned a bunch here. Both in technical info, and places that I'd love to explore, but haven't (yet), and had some goofy fun, too. JED already apologized. We've all been guilty of saying something we would rather have said another way, as print communication is far more difficult than in person. Could we give it a rest?

I did that in my little house in western Iowa, back in the day. I had fuel oil heat, but it froze in the lines, sometimes. I, too, hope you get power back. Best of luck, and keep us posted.

Water will be your issue. We can live "indefinitely " in our solar powered Ollie . Fresh clean water is the issue , in my experience with extensive boondocking. Even though we now have an ro system, for our mountain spring collection system, I still boil water for drinking. Probably belt plus suspenders, but that's how we roll.

I'm with Bosker. I sleep so much better in the Ollie. I don't know why. We have original cushions, plus a mattress pad . I attribute it to : fresh air and exercise Our minds are clear, no rush, no reason to get up too early. And, 3, even our 2008 shades keep the house pretty dark. Our dog sleeps on the dinette cushion. She sleeps in, too.

Our Oliver has been outside, 24/7/365 since purchase, in February, 2008. At least half its life is in a coastal saltwater environment, 30 feet from the bay. We wash it when dirty, wax twice a year. Florida sun is brutal. Might be overkill, but we have the Ollie on the same schedule as our fiberglass boats (40+ and 20+ years old. ) That hefty aluminum frame we saw in the factory 15 years ago , and the marine grade gelcoat, are all doing great. No worries about an Oliver at the seashore, imo, if you take care of it.

I totally get that. On our remote NC property, we've loved living remote, without hookups, sometimes half the year. (We do have spring water for outdoor showers. ) With storms in any place we are, it's really great to be self contained, in the Ollie. Knowing we can be warm, we can cook, and deal with extended power outages.

Were you attached to the trailer, or no? A big tv, attached, especially to windward, can make a difference.

I'm in. 😅 It's so easy to misread. I know I've done it, a number of times.