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  1. I suspected sail switch, also, but surprised when furnace worked above 50. Maybe some Utah dust finally blown away after many attempts,? I doubt it's a low voltage issue, as I'm pretty sure @routlaw has lithium? Not sure. Cold temps affect la battery output more than lithium batteries. I will say, my old suburban on agm has never had these issues. But I've seen others with control board issues, as well, in newer trailers. I "think" the newer suburban furnaces have a two or three year warranty. I'd be checking in with suburban, especially since routlaw says the fridge still runs on gas. That's usually much more sensitive to propane issues than the furnace. Very helpful troubleshooting, @Steph and Dud B. Thanks.
  2. The trim lock or ez rv gutters is most helpful to keep weepholes from being "overpowered" in heavy rain. They don't replace proper installation and caulking, but they do "help" to direct rain away from the windows and weepholes. I'm surprised both sides' windows show "leaks." Over the years,for us, it's usually been only one side that has an issue. I usually look to the Oliver third tail light as first culprit, but not sure in your case. That typically appears as a "leak" in the rear window, and some moisturein the attic. Much depends on how you are set up, side to side, front to back levels. A tiny bubble/gap in caulk can create a significant leak in a downpour. The fiberglass hull flexes as it goes down the road, and can stretch or break caulk. Since you say you have leaks on both sides, I'd probably be looking at rooftop, personally. Possibly ac. Are the bolts to the ac torqued properly? If you typically camp nose high, a bit, as we do, could be fan, as well. I like to use duct tape to figure out where a leak has originated. Any penetration, window or roof, can be the culprit. Our habit is to seal a suspected tiny leak with a strip of tape, and see if it helps in the next storm. If it does not, move on to the next likely culprit penetration. And, here's another. If you lift the leveling jacks higher on one side, does the leak disappear on that side, and only show on the low side? If so, it's probably a roof penetration, not a window. Double hull can make it more difficult to "think like a raindrop, " as a roofer friend told me years ago. Water travels hidden, but always find the lower spot. I suspect you opened a service ticket before, but please do so, again, anyway. It only helps Oliver get better, even if you find the cause yourself.
  3. Your lizardskin vs my quilted partial 2008 insulation. I suspect you may win. Even so, temps to teens have been ok. With furnace running.
  4. In our 2008, the fridge is separate from the gfci, and any other trailer circuit. Don't know about newer trailers.
  5. Ditto.
  6. @tallmandan, thanks for the excellent notes and photos.
  7. We've had both tankless and traditional tank water heaters, at home and in rvs. Currently have a Girard tankless in our Ollie. Tankless, like the Rinnai gas heater at home, are great when you have plentiful water and tankage or city sewer. If we had it to do over, I'd probably just get a traditional 6 gallon for the Ollie again, though. Why? Since we rarely camp with hookups, I think it's easier to conserve water knowing we only have only 6 gallons of hot available. I heat water for dishwashing in a tea kettle. For showers, the water heater could be brought to a comfortable temperature in a few minutes, and open the hot faucet only, which pretty much eliminated the occasional cold water sandwich of navy showers. And, at a powered campsite, the 6 gallon could be switched to electric to conserve lp. We have a portable Eccotemp tankless propane outdoor springwater shower on our camping property. I love that, too, as we have pretty much unlimited shower time after a long day, but I don't have to limit grey water outdoors, either. If you spend a lot of time at full hookup campsites, where you have city water and can leave the grey line open, the tankless would be great. Our Girard tankless has been pretty much maintenance and trouble free. But, so were our Suburban 6 gallons, except for winterizing and anode changes. There are tradeoffs with every decision.
  8. @OKCamper has a Sport. (And it may be the only one ever made. Not sure.) There was one demo model sold by the factory in 2014. Might be hers?
  9. Yes, but just one or two, as I recall. Oliver went into hiatus not long after its release, and it wasn't revived after production resumed. I think the owner of one posted here a few years ago. I'll see if I can find it.
  10. Charlie, apologies in advance for the thread drift, but were the manatees still in the spring when you were there?
  11. Ditto
  12. @Landrover, I don't think any of our earlier trailers had specific jackpoints marked. I'm sure mine (2008) didn't. Though we have never had an issue, through 3 or 4 sets of tires, and annual maintenance, I'd love to see Oliver weigh in. We, also, look at the beefy aluminum frame as pretty much bulletproof.
  13. An eggsausting list. Much eggsertion. Not sure I'm up to the eggsacting task. Perhaps, we can just show a link to a pretty eggsact list, here? Ps, I love this. Most fun I've had in weeks here.
  14. @csevel, I get that. We do most of our own maintenance, too. I'm just unsure, like you, if current jack points are the same for your trailer. Jason is usually quite good at responding to service ticket questions, and I'd really like to know.
  15. @csevel, I don't know. I would suggest you open a service ticket, and share the response here, please.
  16. We've seen this several times, with several different posts, recently. (And, a number of times in the past, especially with Apple phones.) Fortunately, we have @topgun2 always available to reconfigure. 😀👍
  17. Please do call the sales staff, and if you get any information, please share! The Oliver website says "specs and features may change," so I, too, am curious if the interior height will change. (That, of course, would require new plugs and molds.)
  18. Eggceptional!
  19. Super happy for you. Great write up. Looking forward to your next adventures.
  20. Indeed. When I order bulky items, this is often true. I have them shipped to my sister's office.
  21. One of my friends in the boat business carries the yellow nylon set from harbor freight in his car. He swears by them.
  22. An FYI. We've been on the waiting list for the fixed starlink service. I got a notice today that prices are increasing.
  23. We will miss your great travel posts and photos, but I understand. You're not the first, nor I'm sure the last, to complete your Oliver travel goals, and decide to offer up your trailer so someone else can do the same. Congratulations on the new grandson.
  24. Topgun2 beat me to it. Faster than me.
  25. Care to share which harvest host is only 15 miles away? Your Ollie looks great! Happy travels!
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