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Thanks for the book recommendation John.

Wow thanks Craig and Rose. soooo helpful!!!

Trying to decide which to get... I like the idea of more storage with the locked box, but having to remove the generator for every road trip is probably a pain too. What do you prefer?

Hello friends, I have been watching videos about electricity and batteries, but I had zero electrical knowledge until 2 days ago. Right now I have a very basic understanding of what volts, amps, and watts are. 1) Do we keep lithium batteries clean the same way as regular batteries (baking soda etc) 2) How do batteries have cycles if you are using it and recharging it at the same time? 3) Is there a video that shows our system (I can't find one) and what we need to know for safety and use? 4) My understanding is that you use (lead) batteries down to about 50% then recharge. Is Lithium the same way? 5) We only need to discharge the battery to 50% if we are going to store, not for everyday (P 64 of manual)? Why? 6) How do we disconnect so that it's not charging but is still usable to discharge it to 50% as directed. 7) How do we measure the watts our stuff is using, like lights? 😎 How do we know the watts ALL of our stuff is using when plugged in together, like charging cell phones and computer and running lights and awning at same time? 😎 some people are saying they leave a "trickle charger" going when in storage. Can we do that with the cover on? And if they want batteries at 50%, how do you do that? Also do you get a smaller panel to do this? Please explain this. I don't understand what the inverter does, and I don't understand what runs on A/C or D/C. Things to learn this week.... I do not have the Ollie yet to see the system so just trying to figure this out before we get it. Thanks!

Thanks everyone, exactly what I needed. Will go find the manuals in the University, thanks for the heads-up about their location. I'll read them front to back!

Great to meet you all! Pam, we will be there on June 24 (sorry meant 2021 since delivery is a year out for people). 🙂

Hi everyone, My name is Clare, I'm a c.p.a./wildlife biologist retired and now a pet sitter. I have wanted an r.v. for 20 years. Started with a boat which I loved, but here in CO the lakes are jammed with people and no rules. We are glad a company like Oliver exists. We live by the rule "you get what you pay for" and tend just to make one lifetime quality purchase with our stuff. Hope to see you on the road, give us a holler if you make it to northern CO.

When we did a safety class for our boat, they gave us great pocket-sized safety checklist. laminated. One page for leaving, one page for arriving. We each person had our duties we did in order every time so we didn't forget anything. Does anyone have anything like this they are willing to share? This will be our first RV and we are starting from scratch, with no experience other than trailering. I have no idea what safety we need to consider other than chocking. I don't know about turning on/off electric, water pumps, etc.... What do we need to do when setting up and taking down for safety? Thanks!

? mice love to eat wiring and insulation to make nests with. Look in engines, there isn't wood there. Lots of mice nests are found in engines.

Ok thanks Dave and SeaDawg. Newbie here and don't have the Ollie yet so not sure what kind of openings there are and what there is to munch on. Don't want to pay $80k for something to only have it destroyed when I could have prevented an issue.

We do not have our Ollie yet, just planning.... We have a family farm, but we live about 5 hours away from it, so most of the time won't store it there. But, to save $, we do have the ability to store it there in the winter. However, it's literally all dirt. No concrete driveway or pads. And lots and lots of rodents. With the way the Ollie is sealed, (don't have it yet), are rodents a worry? Or do we store our Ollie somewhere else? Our local storage is also a farm with crushed gravel, and they say they do not have a rodent problem (although not guaranteed). We are talking high altitude CO where the sun is very impactful, and very little moisture, lots of blowing dirt (close to New Mexico). They have put up temporary shelters for their cars which we could do for the Ollie.

I want to put a picture of my dad and husband in their military uniforms

I am so excited to get my Oliver. I plan on putting a wrap dedicated to veterans similar to this.

Great info BackofBeyond.

Thank you. Yes, CO.

Thank you John. There are 2 of us plus 25 lbdog and this would be our first rv so we have zero stuff. I am a minimalist, but did want to bring an outdoor rug for a dog lounge area plus 2 outdoor chairs. could we just put that in the Ollie? also if we have the new lithium batteries plus solar and soft start we wouldn't need a generator, correct?

oh yes. I did mix the fruit. it's 7650 lbs gvwr.

2014 f150 ecoboost 3.5L with tow package.

GVWR 7650 lbs Front GAWR 3750lbs Rear GAWR 4050lbs Tire and Loading combined cargo 1555lbs truck