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Congrats on your delivery! Looks like white is your favorite color. Got to like the RAM truck and the Ram boxes for storage. I have them on my Ram Rebel and love them.

YMCA camp when I was 10 and again when I was 11. My dad bought a Apache pop-up camper when I was 12.. It had a double bed (for my Dad) and the pop-up canvas went to the side and made a side room. We had two cotts on either side of the door, one for me and one for my best friend who was from NYC. We went all over New England and Canada each summer. Mom stayed at home and worked in her restaurant. (she did not like camping anyway because there was no toilet in the popup or so that was her excuse). We would eat supper and Dad would go visit with the neighbors while we boys were assigned to washing the dishes. Those were the good old days as a kid. We never needed to get a reservation at campgrounds so we just traveled whereever Dad drove us.

Bringing the bikes into the trailer while towing the Ollie is a bad idea. Damage to the Ollie and/or the bike. Best to use a exterior bike rack on the Ollie or if you have a pickup truck put them in the back with a bike rack in the bed.

My Ollie sleeps outside in the winter. The solar panels keep my AGM batteries charged up all winter. Even when there is a couple of inches of snow on the solar panels, the panels still generator electricity. If the snow is 6" or more in depth, I take a push broom and push the snow off them. Not sure what I will do if I decide to change to Lithium batteries! If I do, I will likely have to remove the batteries in the winter and put them in a heated space and monitor their charge level.

My RAM pickup, with the trailer towing option, has a mileage screen that keeps track of the mileage for when the 7 pin trailer wiring is connected from Ollie. This screen page also provides me with the way of adjusting the braking gain. A very nice option. No paperwork and it is accurate.

they are good at hiding.

David: I am guessing that you use the cover only when not camping and remove the cover when traveling. Is that correct?

Assuming you have AGM batteries: 1. I do not believe so as there are other equipment that uses 12V power that will drain the batteries. 2. The charger will work when connected to 110V power.

@Steph and Dud BDid you happen to ask about their proposed 28 footer that they are in the planning mode?

SeaDawg: You might want to try a newer RAM 1500 truck just for the fun of it. My 2018 drivers seat is very comfortable and very adjustable. Not so much on the passenger seat but still good. My truck has the air suspension system so I can adjust the height of the truck off the ground. This suspension (so I am told by people at the dealership) provide for a real softer ride than the standard shock assorbers, even in rough pavement conditions.

We use: 1. Harvest Host for free camping sites at breweries, winerys, farms, golf courses, etc. This is a web based site and there is a membership fee for this site. 2. Rvparky which is a web based site and free. We plan out our trip before leaving home, add in our anticipated stop locations and it will tell you the miles and extimated travel time between locations. At each stop you can click on camping locations and there is a list of a lot of camping sites listed, including Walmarts, Costco's, TA locations, rest areas, etc. 3. A Garmin 890 GPS which has camping sites and points of interest that can be accessed at each location.

Albert: Interesting information, thanks for posting. My 2018 RAM with the 5.7 Liter engine has a max payload of 1,889 pounds and a max towing capacity of 11,610 pounds (with the 5.7 liter engine). Mossey - what kind of mileage does your Land Cruiser get with and without towing the Ollie?

Mossey: i owned a couple of Toyota 4-Runners and love them before my present RAM truck which I bought prior to buy my Ollie. What Toyota SUV are you referring to that you pull "the dog house" with?

I know one person with an Elite II that bought his Ollie 2 years ago and brought it from the factory to Maine with his Ford F150 with no Anderson WDH. He still does not use a WDH and seed no need for it. My Ollie came with a Anderson WDH so I use it with my RAM 1500 and it handles the Ollie like it is not even attached. The RAM fits into my garage and I have 3 feet of the back of the garage as a bench. They all fit fine. My insurance is not more than my 4-runner was. Try out some trucks to see what you like and can handle and see if it would fit in your present garage. I agree with SeaDawg about being very very sure you want to sell the house prior to listing it. In this market selling is easy and fast but finding a suitable replacement house will be hard and expensive.

Although I do not have a Norcold, with my refig it cools down faster when running on propane.

The garden hose check valve is not sufficient to protect the public fresh water system. If you are going to continue this practice, you should add a back-flow protector valve. If there is every a drop in pressure in the public water system, you could be syphoning your black water contents back into the public water system. A VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE, and if someone from the town's health department every saw you doing that they would take you to court and fine you. As alternate to your system, you could buy a Camco Rhino Heavy duty Portable Waste Wholding Tank which you can buy on Amazon. Please be careful with out public water systems. As a retired sanitary engineer, I think your practice

Great Photos. I am a fan of your photography.

Ralph Thanks for posting the link. The story of Hull #50 was amazing. I guess I would have to go to TN for the work to be done, as I guess they do not come up this north.

Great post and pictures. Your post kind of changed my mind on lithionics, I also see a new way to use the front storage basket. Never thought of that as a wine cellar. Thanks

The second annual Tri-State Oliver Owner’s Meet and Greet (formerly the Maine Oliver Owner’s Meet and Greet) was held from June 5 to June 12, 2022 at a campground bordering the Maine coast with owner’s from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in attendance. Matt Duncan, Oliver Travel Trailer Company Marketing Manager, was in attendance and brought his father as his tour guide as his father had been to Maine before and had friends living in Maine. The weather was generally nice with temperatures in the 70’s during the days and the high 50’s and low 60’s at night. Below are some pictures of the event. Meeting with Matt Dinner at Archer's on the Pier in Rockland, Maine Ocean View from the Campground Lobster Rolls at McLoom's Lobster Pound Ocean View at McLoom's Lobster Pound Picnic Area at McLoom's Lobster Pound Proud Owner's of a New Elite II - still had the temporary paper license plate on the trailer Notice the Gnome in the front trailer basket

Now wait a minute. I do a lot of road biking. I will have to be more careful when I know you are around my biking adventures. Ha Ha. I am sure ScubaRx was Just kidding.

Do you use a WDH?

I do not use a buffer. After washing in the spring, I hand apply the Maguire's 67 Compound Buffing/Polish to the Ollie to remove any black water stains. It is a easy rub on application and whipping off after drying. After the Maguire's 67, I use the Maguire's Premium Marine wax. It is also an easy application and whipping off after it dries. I do the same in the fall before putting the Ollie to rest for the winter. After owning a number of fiberglass boats and cleaning and waxing them, I find the Maguire's products very easy to apply and whip off with a clean rag. No need for a rotary buffer as it is over kill, in my opinion.

If you contact Oliver, they can set you up to see both the Elite 1 and Elite II somewhere close to where you live. This is recommended if you can not make it to the factory.

I am thinking of traveling the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway sometime soon with my Ollie in tow, maybe this fall. I am wondering if people that have done this route find it ok while towing a Elite II? How is the condition of the roads? I see on another post about the Mount Pisgah Campground. Does that campground get booked up early in the year? Is there other campgrounds along the route? Thanks