Ronbrink

Really sharp looking seat cushions, great design and color selection! Iv’e often thought about having a wider back cushion, since we both need some extra backing when dining, but now think a thicker bottom cushion or maybe just better quality foam may be good, as well. With Chris being much shorter than you, does the 6” bottom cushion pair well with her frame?

I was simply expressing what works for me, I’m understanding of your views and rationale! I really like the rung steps on your scaffold, the added width for better footing is an improvement over the round tubes on mine.

Great for washing, as well!

I have no problem climbing the rungs of the scaffold; ditched the ladder because they are unstable, even when supposedly adequately secured! Transitioning from a ladder to scaffold seems a risky maneuver and more cumbersome, especially when changing positions. Definitely not getting any younger, just wiser in my old age! AND, the wife won’t let me climb ladders anymore, she has no concern with using the scaffold. Think ‘living in harmony’! TIP: Make use of a patio umbrella to shade work surfaces, also a fan staged on the scaffold platform to help ‘keep your cool’ while performing rigorous tasks!

Unfortunately, the newer 17” BSs I’ve seen have a rear grease trap. Bummer! TIP: I fold a couple of paper towels and place them in the grease tray, makes cleanup much easier.

I ordered a 580$ equipment stand from WebstaurantStore for the BP that was delivered with some dents. They sent me a replacement and told me to just keep the damaged one. I have since ordered another table and griddle utensils delivered without incident. Other than large family cooks, I oftentimes only utilize one zone for the two of us.

Most travel days we eat really well along the way, so cooking upon arrival is never the case, nor setting up camp unless early enough to unload a couple of chairs and a side table. A beer in hand is a given, as well as a late evening drive looking for wildlife! To your point, always ‘meal ready’ food usually in the form of smoked brisket, chicken and ribs vacuum seal from the home freezer!

I hear ya, easy to get spoiled with the good stuff! Although the 17” BS is a great choice for preparing quality camp food, I too am not impressed with their larger models for home use, which are not long lasting for such a costly investment. My 36” BAKERS PRIDE griddle has a 1” thick steel plate and weighs 465 lbs., it flanks my KOMODO KAMADO smoker out back under canopy.

I’ll cook under canopy with light rain and/or wind, but when unable we resort to something simple; we do not cook inside other than instant oatmeal and microwave preparations, and Keurig coffee of course!

My detector in mounted under the forward dinette seat hatch, but the 1A inline fuse holder is located under the forward street side bed hatch, as you mentioned. That said, I also recall seeing a similar fuse holder under the forward dinette seat hatch, which I need to further investigate.

The BS 17” griddle has served us well and can be used with the Oliver QC ports with a simple adapter. I have a 36” commercial grade flat top at home and there is nothing cooked on it that can’t be cooked on this smaller griddle when camping. Perfect for 2-3 person food preparations, compact, carry bag/griddle cover, easy to clean, fun to cook on, ‘nough said!

Working on a scaffold platform will be much safer than on a ladder, reaching from atop a ladder is an accident waiting to happen. You have made a wise decision!

I now understand your approach, you can definitely dial in a suitable working height with incremental adjustments. My platform is 58” and the back guardrail is 92” measured from the ground up. I’m 5’10” and can easily reach the entire ‘high rise’ section on the roof with buffer in hand, but cloth wipe-down is a bit of a stretch. Agree, down with the Dish!

You’re gonna be very pleased with the shelf, won’t have to bend over as far to reach supplies and worry about kicking things off the deck. I considered the outriggers, but working on my paver driveway has proved very stable thus far without them. However, in your situation where the scaffolds may be stacked for home maintenance, indeed a necessity. Regarding washing, I use a foam cannon in tandem with an electric water pressure sprayer and extendible brush. The pump motor only runs when actually spraying and I bought a FOB device to operate the pump from atop the scaffold. Good luck with the new equipment and be careful up there! At minimum, consider a rope or chain at top of scaffold, Chris may yell ‘dinner’s ready’ and you forget where you’re at!

That is an excellent savings, thanks for bringing this to everyone’s attention! Mine is the 1,100 lb. load capacity model with a solid deck, typically less expensive, but the ‘Special Buy’ on this 1250 lb. model is a real deal! The MetalTech guardrail system for fall safety is pricey, so I fabricated one using fence railing and gate components. I found this accessory very useful, as well!

Had a similar incident last trip on our way out of Houston, but a slow rolling tire was the ‘target’! Out of nowhere, said tire came rolling into my lane with little time to react and lane change not an option given the heavy traffic. Following some ‘flagrant language’, I immediately started to slow my speed to time for an impact at vehicle dead center. As I worked my way over to the first available exit, my thoughts were on potential damage to the Oliver, most likely to the fiberglass. Thankfully all was found good, but had the tire been on a rim this would have certainly been a dire situation.

I soon replaced the stock brake cable with the red coiled cable, like the one @rich.dev mentioned, after stepping over the trailer tonge when hitched and tripping myself; yep face forward fall, lesson learned. (It’s okay to laugh!)

The Barker jacks typically used by Oliver are rated at 3,000 lbs., specifically model VIP-3000.

There is a chance the wall-mounted remote button is not working, they can fail which happened with mine. If your remote is the BT model, there is a procedure to supposedly restore communication and use of the remote button. Mine is not BT and the fix is a replacement remote. I decided to use the button on the inverter to operate and just leave it on. Regardless of the remote model, the buttons will have the same operating positions as the inverter.

The only drying we do inside the Oliver is our bath towels, bath door closed and vent fan on. Same practice if we use the wet bath, but try to use park baths if found clean and well maintained.

My temporary fix is working well enough and may tweak a bit for a more permanent solution, since parts are not readily available.

Not only that, ethanol blends are hydrophilic and have an affinity to absorbing moisture, thus causing condensate water in a tank.

Yes, I took the ball chain off the stock black ones and screwed onto these Igloo caps. They won’t screw onto the Eleys, rather press on instead.

12,000# working capacity, 46,000# breaking capacity per Amazon’s description. Good enough for me!

Found a brand that uses a cotter pin to secure the connecting rod, any thoughts?