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On my phone, it's several steps to get to signature. I go to the three bars/"hamburger" button, top right. From the drop down, select account, then account settings, then settings area, then signature. It's quite the treasure hunt to find it.

@Kristie Mathis, I moved your thread to a different subforum. You'll find your way around the forum quickly. No worries.

@Imelda, you shouldn't have had to remove the slats to remove the drawers. Ours are weirdly "tricky," but we've never had to remove slats and fasteners to remove the drawers. The trickiest is the European hardware. I'm sorry you went through this. If you used the same holes, you may need to use larger screws in the future. At the very least, some toothpicks, and adhesive. I'm always amazed at all the "stuff" you tackle on your own. Keep up the good fight. You're a trooper. Ps we run our elite tire pressure 55 to 60, on st tires. No issues with drawers flying open, on crazy mountain roads. I've nicknamed my husband mario Andretti. Me, I drive a lot slower.

Hi, Kristie, and welcome to the family. Your Ollie should have come with a 30 amp rated power cord and a 30 to 20 adaptor for the plug. You could plug into the 120v/20a outlet below the 240v in your first picture. You should be able to run your a/c and some lights from that, though not the microwave or a hair dryer at the same time as the a/c. I was able to run my 13.5 dometic dinosaur a/c (no soft start) on my home outlet in that way, and we do that to plug into our little Honda generator for charging our battery, as well. Congratulations on finding your Oliver! Happy camping.

Welcome to the forum! The le is being redesigned this year. The original, like mine, had a twin floor plan available, with one bed across the back, the other slim bed down the side, utilizing the small dinette. Stay tuned for the redesign. We'll see. Attached is a very old floorplan, for the elite.

It is, in my fridge. Requires skillful packing and prep. And, frequent defrosting, as well. Every 10 days to two weeks, in humidity. Its small, but full length. Or, maybe I should say depth. Much deeper than my old Dometic. But, probably less than half the size.

Do you have a photo? That's what I've gotten into mine. It's ridiculously tiny. We knew that going in. I live with it, because I love the fridge.

I totally get that. Sleeping on a 25" bunk is confining. Ok for me, not for my much taller and heavier husband. Let is know what the factory has to say on the redesign. 6" width could make a huge difference.

All of that is a "that depends." We rarely have had hookups in 14 years. You do what you need to do, and the national luna is a great unit. I'd love to have one, when we get on the road again.

It does exist. With your TV, my elite is a better match, but John has made it work for years. I wouldn't trade my early Elite for anything but a very expensive Aussie trailer. In our 15th season, its been such a great time. 152 days last year. We average well over 100 days a year, including covid, when we just went to north carolina, and stayed.

@Minnesota Oli, that's an awesome testament. For others, he did do a significant upgrade to the heating/ducting system. I personally would not choose to camp in subzero temps, but other folks here might want to. Not for me, if I can avoid it! I left Minnesota 40 years ago. I go back, usually in summer, to visit my family up there. Hardy vikings that they are.... Minnesota oli's upgrade link, for those who are interested in camping sub zero

I'd say the magic works, then. Especially, with your retrofit. For us, it's mostly the air gap of double hull, in our 2008. Did you do anything with the windows? Just curious.

Sadly, I can't eat ice cream anymore. Dairy is limited to yogurt and cheese. I'm such a blue bell fan, but it doesn't agree with me. Holidays, I live with the consequences of a spoon or two. My husband has agreed to ice cream store stops, instead of taking up freezer room.

Newer technology widows, properly sealed and installed, can have an r value of 5 maybe 6. My windows don't feel hot in the sun, even on the west and south sides. There's some really thin metallic layer in there, that blocks uv and heat, but barely changes visibility. Can't speak to the cold, as I live in Florida. I'd "guess" my Ollie double panes are much lower r value. The shades help. And, some hardy cold weather campers use reflectix to increase it. I have, in Alaska, with crappy single pane windows. Dual purpose-- let's me sleep at night, with the midnight sun.

When we were building our sips home, LEED standards required insulating every solid wood component (headers, lvls, posts, etc) as a thermal break. We used reflectix. My LEED advisor said it added only r1, but it helped with sealing the structure. The firring strip interstitial space took the rvalue to maybe 6? If I remember correctly. An inch air gap between two layers of reflectix type insulation may help more. I don't know. Rvalues require testing, but not within my capability. I don't have any of your current insulation in my 2008 trailer, just air gaps, and I've been good into the high teens, if it warms above freezing daytime. I'm not a serious cold weather camper, so it works for me. Slideouts have always been problematic for us, in motorhomes. They leak cold or hot air, and allow the mosquitoes in, as well.

Oliver used to offer a twin bed model for the elite. Across the back was a 30 inch bunk, and small dinette dropped down to a 24" bunk. One of my camping friends modified her Casita to have a standard home size 38" twin east west across the back, and built a slide out platform with legs to widen the side dinette to 30". It made the aisle narrow, of course, but still allowed her to take her handicapped friend camping.

My kids shoebox freezer has held one ice cube tray, 2 small packs of frozen veggies, 2 sirloin, two burger parties, two pork chops, and two salmon portions. I vacpack meats and freeze them between cookie trays so they're flat and stackable. I hope this is an option, not standard. I still think the 3way is the best option for boondocking, in all but extreme climates.

Guessing it was the isotherm version of my indel b made for truckfridge. The freezer is the size of a shoebox. Great fridge, though, if you can live without a bigger freezer.

I understand that Furrion makes an rv induction cooktop about the same size as gas. Hmmm

No "custom orders". But, you can always ask. The 2023 that Oliver brought to this year's Owner's Rally had a compressor fridge in it. So, that now just might be an option That's great news, @topgun2. Did the demo 2023 still have the fridge vents cut out? We replaced our 3way with a compressor fridge a few years ago. At the same time, we took out the microwave and built a big storage cabinet in its place. I'm very happy with both improvements. (We sealed the fridge vents with heavy plastic sheeting, insulation, and duct tape. ) we still have a gas cooktop, which I like, but carry an induction burner. Please do ask when you go on your tour. While you're there, see if there's a twin bed model in the offing for the Elite, with the redesign. We've had ours since 2008, so we're in our 15th season. Though smaller than the II, it has (almost) all the same features, and I consider the smaller size to be a bonus, for many of the reasons @John E Davies already outlined.

That's great, and I'd love to know specs, too. We have 400+ watts, fixed, on our 2008. (Bifacial panels, installed by us )

It's really helpful if you complete year and hull number in your profile, and signature. Our 2008 has a couple switches to turn off the pump. One by the door. Your pump may need a prime.

I realize that sounds harsh, but it was, for us. Over our many trips, we've driven most of the Alaska named highways,,and we'd do most of them with our 4x4 truck, and our elite. Unless you're really tall, the elite is lighter, narrower, and easier to maneuver. We've not taken our elite to Alaska, as we routinely deliver motorhomes. We fly home. That begs another question. Its often still snowing or snowbound, along the route in early may. Snow can start in September. Getting 5 months would require patience, and alternate travel plans. 7 would be tough to do. My cousin lives summers in Cantwell, in a dry cabin she built when she was in her twenties. She grew up there It's spectacular. But, I'd plan on getting out by mid September, latest. Unless you ferry to the "tropics " of Juneau, an ferry out, as we have done. Still, the Yukon and bc can be uncooperative on the way home. And, you'll have a hard time finding open campgrounds in bc or the Yukon. We've camped in closed campgrounds in the Yukon many times. Not a huge deal, if you're self contained, and self sufficient. The only services in most are free firewood and pit toilets, anyway. Keep toilet paper in your pocket.

The Dalton highway to Prudhoe is one highway I would avoid with any trailer. Even my sturdy elite. Unless it were an exceptionally dry year. We've driven it as far as the arctic circle entry campground. And, the road really, really stunk. Seriously bad. Much of it "used to be" paved, but now crews go out, chew up the damaged asphalt, and throw it back down. In rainy weather (as we encountered, even though we had a good forecast) it was absolutely miserable. Some people got stuck, though we didn't, thank goodness. We could barely see for many miles, as mud threw up against the windshield, and no wiper fluid left. Motorcyclists got dumped in the wet mud, and looked like creatures of the black lagoon. The carwash to get our camper clean, in fairbanks, was lengthy, and expensive. I'd drive it again, in a 4wd vehicle, all the way to Prudhoe. But nix a trailer. Leave the trailer in Fairbanks, book accommodations (sparse and spartan) and see something most people have never seen. Its incredibly beautiful in the Tundra. And, weirdly beautiful. We saw a number of moose along and on the road, and other critters to dodge. We were in a 2wd smaller motorhome. We thought about camping at the arctic circle cg, but the mosquitoes were very, very thick, even early season. We talked, and turned around there, and went back to Fox. I'd do it again, but in a 4wd truck, no trailer. Definitely not another motorhome. And not towing, either. Return trip, we were talking to the construction guys manning the signs at the treacherous hill up and down. Still raining. A big rig carrying heavy equipment came up behind us. I suggested to my husband that he move over and let him pass. We did. The big rig dug in deep, squished the trail, and we followed him back (1/2 mile behind) to the highway toward fairbanks. It was great, not being the trailblazer. Trip back to Fox, behind the heavy rig, was a little more than half the time of the trip out, following his or her tracks. It was great.

Did you use 3m vhb tape?