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Do you own an Oliver Travel Trailer, other travel trailer or none?
I own an Oliver Travel Trailer
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Hull #
354
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Year
2018
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Make
Oliver
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Model
Legacy Elite II
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Floor Plan
Twin Bed Floor Plan
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What model is your other RV or Travel Trailer?
Aliner Expedition (Sold)
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@Geronimo John Why would you replace the EZ Flex? I would think when the springs are replaced the shocks should be replaced.
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Your list is pretty good. Although you might want to make sure you will use each item enough to warrant storing and taking them. Space is a consideration Here are a couple of additional things that I always take: - Small plastric storage bins for inside the pantry (take some measurements and look on Amazon) so your items stay in place while traveling - Since you have a F150, Anderson No-Sway Hitch - Anderson Levelers - 3 Anderson jack blocks (to reduce the length of travel for the electric jacks) - Camco Waste Tank (so you do not need to break camp to empty a waste tank) - Some replacemnt fuses (check the sizes that you have in your trailer) - Small electric Dehumidifer - Tire changing iron to loosen the wheel nuts in case of a flat - A second 30 amp power cord (and adapter to connect both cords) for time when one cord can not make the distance to a CG power pedistal. - Two water hoses to connect to a distance water source. - TPMS system to monitor tire pressure and temperature while in transit. - Trailer wheel chocks for use while disconnected from the truck. - Maybe a RV GPS. The Garmin RV 890 is great. You can program your trip, find gas, find CG's and it will keep you off roads that have height restrictions. - Lubricant to pour down the waste and gray tanks to lubricate the tank valves Welsome to the forum. Happy travels
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I replaced my CO detector this summer even though it was not going off, but since it was a 2018 Ollie, I wanted to replace it before it started alarming due to age. When I took the old one off, the back said it was a 2017 detector.
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@Mike and Carol I tried to find the Ultimate Campgound app on my Play Store that you are referring to. Is it still available to download? Could you show a picture of the app? Thanks
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@Blain Welcome to the Forum and welcome to being a Oliver owner. Since both of the responses above do not have the Truma AC unit, I would suggest you call the Oliver company, identify what hull number you have and what do they recommend for a generator size. The minimium size of generator will depend on if you have the Micro-Air EasyStart option connected to your A/C unit. This EasyStart allows a smaller generator to start the AC compressor, since it will allow less amperage to start the generator compressor.
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To Central Texas from Central Arizona the Slow Way
dewdev replied to jd1923's topic in Campgrounds & Parks
@jd1923 I thought the White Mountains were in the east. In what state are the White Mountains you refer to in your post? Looks like you are having a great trip. Stay safe. Enjoy your pictures. -
@FloraFauna I strongly agree with the above comments. I live in Maine and we have some cold snaps in the witner, like you. With the tanks empty, the worry is really freezing of the water lines, particularily the plastic fittings and backflow preventors. That type of damage is a real pain to fix. The backflow preventors and some of the water lines are difficult to access. Play it safe and winterize. You do not have to have water in the lines to camp in the winter; just bring bottle water to drink. If going south, then dewinterize when you get below the freezing zone.
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@Kim Y. Congrads. Hope your summer with your new trailer was a lot of fun. Be sure to contact Oliver Travel Trailers and tell them that you have the trailer so you can be notified if any recalls happen. You can find a page to make that notification on the Oliver web page.
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@thompsonkd My hull #354 is close to your hull number. To get access to the check valves under the basement storage area, I first removed the vertical panel on the back side of the trailer, I then removed the screws on the bottom of the floor and was able to remove the section of floor that is over the top of the valves. the floor panel did come out a little hard but by wiggling it a bit it came up.
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@ScottyGS FYI My previous 2018 RAM 1500 Rebel had air shocks and towed the Ollie pretty nice and was very stable going over bumps. I upgraded to a 2024 RAM 1500 Laramie and when connected to the Ollie, I found that the suspension was a lot looser and the truck bounced excessively when hitting bumps. I went to a place to get pricing for adding air suspension system to the rear of the truck and the owner of the store, suggested instead to add a TIMBREN spring (bumper stop) system which he uses on his own 1500 truck when halling his 8500 lb trailer instead of installing a air suspension system. The TIMBREN system replaces the existing rear bumper stops and is installed in the existing bumper stop cup. The price is a lot lower than air shocks and you do not have to worry about the air system loosening air. With the TIMBREN system installed, when I connected the Ollie, the rear end of the Laramie only went down about 1" instead of 2" or 3" before the TIMBREN install. This necessitated the readjustment of the Anderson hitch height. When traveling now with the Ollie connected, the Laramie ride is now a lot more stable and does not bounce excessively when going over road bumps.
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Winterizing Water Tank
dewdev replied to Clip18's topic in How to Join and Use Oliver Travel Trailer Forums
Yes, I close the drain valve. From my experience, I want the antifreeze in there as you can never get all the water out of the tank. In the spring, it is all flushed out and the tank disinfected. -
@ScottyGS With your wife having back surgery, in addition to your investigation of what 2500 to buy be sure to check out what passenger seat is available on your selected truck. Lots of trucks do not have the same mulit-adjusted seat as the driver seat (so not as comfortable), You want the passenger seat to have the same 8 point adjustment that the driver's seat has so she is comfortable. (unless she is the driver) PS: I personally like the RAM 2500 Longhorn 3/4 ton truck. David @GraniteStaters had a RAM 1500 and upgraded to a RAM Longhorn 2500 with air suspension that he used all last winter traveling the south during the winter. He loves the truck. I suggest that before you give up on the RAM check with David.
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Make sure that the air direction diverters (in back of the plastic outler coverss) in the air vents are open all the way. I removed mine diverets from my outlets when I first bought my Ollie. My Oliver is a 2018, so may this is not helpful.