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I was thing of getting a 6 x 9 mat instead of the 9 x 12 mat. Does most Ollie owners get the 9 x 12 mats?

I have been using RVParky for my trip planning lately. It is free. You program your route (town to town). At each stop, you can then cllick "Find a campground" and see what CG's are available near each town and it has reviews by other people that had visited that CG. RV Parky will tell you the distance between your stops and total route distance and the time of travel. It will also give you an idea of the amount of gas used on your route. I have planned a few trips but have not tested it yet, but will be making my trips this summer, fall and early winter.

We are planning, next November to bring the Ollie to the Oliver Factory for the normal (yearly) maintenance and then make our way to New Orleans and then New Mexico using the Natchez Trace Parkway . What do others think of this Parkway and how is the Jeff Busby Parkway campground? It looks like there are no reservations accepted at the Parkway CG so how soon in the day should we plan to stop to get a camp site? How many days should we plan to travel the parkway to see the sites?

Not necessaryily an answer to your tire pressure question, but my RAM truck tire pressure name plate indicates front: 55 psi and rear 45 psi. I assume you have checked your name plate. Does your owner's manual say anything about tire pressure towing a trailer? Check with the Ford dealer on your first question. When I buy new tires, I have always bought the Michelin tires. I like their ride and mileage life. Have never used the Cooper tires.

John: Topgun was suggesting one for your tow vehicle spare. I was suggesting one for the Ollie spare. Total of 6 and more if you want any spares.

Consider another sensor for the Ollie spare tire.

SteveCR: What are you powering up with the small red covered aligator clip?

I have seen another Oliver owner's trailer where they added the same protection mesh, although I seem to remember their protection grid filled the entire lower section of the door. The protection mesh worked for them, so it will likely work for you as well.

I do not see anything on the build sheet to indicate if they are offering a different (quieter) AC unit. Does anyone know the status of this?

I bought my (nearly new with only 6000 miles on it) 2018 Elite II in 2020. I think I paid about what he paid for the trailer new. Believe it or not, the 2023 Elite II with similar extra's would cost me $24,375. more ( I double checked my numbers a second time) then what I paid. Glad I bought when I did, that I bought a slightly used Ollie and that I found a great trailer at a nice price.

I agree with Bill, Frank and Mike on their points. I am 5'-11" and have no problem with our twin bed configuration. A little narrow but manageable since I do not toss and turn much. Reading on the forum, with the standard floor plan, moving the cushions/mattresses is difficult to get at the water valves under the curb side of the Ollie. If you could visit a Elite II of both versions, you could see the differences for yourself. Check with Oliver sales to see what is near you. Good luck.

Not sure if this answer's your question, but Your Ollie should have a EMS system installed (likely in the attic on the newer models). Check it out in the Oliver University to see if that provides the protection you are looking for. Some Ollie owner's also use a surge protected connected at the power pole that the Ollie cord is pluggged into. Below is a picture of the EMS. This unit scrolls through and measures (1) Incoming line voltage, (2) Incoming amperage and (3) a error code which I think indicates if the incoming electrical source is acceptable and if not will stop the source from providing power to the Ollie.

If you connect your hose (when connected to a water source) to the Fresh Water Inlet it will fill your fresh water tank.

I agree with topgun2. I have plugged my trailer into a 15 amp plug before and once the EMS showed as you indicated. I unplug the cord and replug it in again and all is fine. I also installed a 30 amp RV plug so I can operate the AC when the trailer is home. When connected this way the EMS has always been fine.

Unfortunately all the training session are in Florida and after that they are taking some time off.

I did see it on the forum awhile ago. Did you try using the search function here. You could also PM one of the Moderators here on the forum and they can help you. If you can not find it, contact Oliver and they can get it to you or tell you where it is.

The Dingo looks nice and comfortable in your RV garage and a snug fit as mentioned in one of your other posts. What is the size of your garage doors. How on earth do you plan to use both RV's? Sure is a nice to have both RV's and with probably double the things, like plates, silverwear and cooking pots and pan. Ahh, that is right you use paper plates and plastic silverwear! Congrad's on your new to you Oliver.

Welcome to the forum and the Oliver family.

BoondockingAirstream - So you are over one third the way to your 300, but that would be no fun if you quit then. Two people do not make a survey. You can do your survey right here in a new forum subject (see the tab at the top of the starting page) and get more than 2 people voting. I would be more than happy to be one of the voters. Let the real survey begin.

I do not believe that statement. Who told you that? I tent camped when I was a kid. My Dad then bought a Apache pop-up tent camper and we went all over eastern Canada and the the eastern part of the U.S. camping. Not inclined to crawl out of a tent or a pop-up tent trailer anymore so we got our Ollie. We still have a couple of tents though for the grand kids and will buy one for the picnic table, Correction - We do tent camp in the British Virgin Islands though every March (except last year).

Kim: I very much agree with what John, Rivernerd, ChrisMI and Mattnan stated above. You might want to rethink your plan of purchasing a truck near Hohenwald. To me that is a little risky to buy site unseen. I bought my truck used after searching through Carfax, but I did go to see it and road tested it before putting down a deposit. I owned it 4 or 5 months prior to picking up my Oliver. At least Carfax usually have a lot of pictures of the truck online. As the others stated, at a minimum at least borrow a truck and trailer to practice with. If you have not had much practice in backing the trailer, try to stay in campgrounds on your way home that has pull thru sites so you are not backing up a lot. Ask camper's at the CG for help so they can spot you at the back of the trailer. I am sure they would be happy to help. Try to buy a pickup truck that includes a towing package (includes a 2" reseeiver for the trailer hitch, extended side mirrors, 7 pin trailer connector and break controller). If not, at a minimum make sure the truck has a 7 pin connector to connect the trailer electric cable to and buy a aftermarket break controller and get it installed prior to picking up the Oliver. Are you getting the Anderson No-sway Weight Distribution hitch system from Oliver? There are some people that do not use it, but in your case it might make towing a little easier on your mind and security. [Read about connecting and disconnecting that system as well. Oliver will give you instructions as well.] Are you planning to stay in Hohenwald a few days? This is recommended so that you can practice using all the components and if you have any questions Oliver can help you (and if anything needs to be fixed or adjusted). Personnely, I really love the compost toilet I have. I like I do not have to deal with empting the tank with poop in it. Read the Owner's manual carefully as it will take a little getting used to proper use and maintenance of the toilet. When you arrive in Hohenwald go to Walmart and buy some peat moss as you will need it in the compost toilet when using it on your return trip. Lastly well fefore pickup, go to the Oliver University and read and reread all the articles in the Owner's manuals and for each of the components you buy so you have that knowleadge base. Ask any questions you have on this forum as there is a great knowledge base here. Getting ready for delivery is the hard part of the process but you will get through it fine with the property preparatory times. (Look at as getting ready for taking your nursing exams.) Camping is the easy part. Where in New England?

Kim: Hopefully you have received from your Oliver sales person the locations of existing Oliver owners of both the Elite and Elite II near you. I really suggest that you visit both size trailers and talk to the owners so you can make an informed decision on the purchase of an Oliver and the options you want. Also if available in the trailers lay down on the cushions and also the KTT mattresses. You might prefer the mattresses option if you are living in the trailer for those 6 months (i prefer my mattresses as I had the cushions in the past). Just a couple more of my thoughts and opinions to share with you. From what you have stated it looks like you will actually be doing 2 types of camping. (1) Boondocking when you are not working and (2) when working staying in the Oliver. (1) During boondocking your ideas for options seem reasonable. (2) When you are working, you stated that you would be staying in the Oliver for up to 6 months. In that case you might want more of the comfort of being at a campground with electric and water. With electric hookup, you will not need to use a much propane for keeping your refrigerator cold and keeping your domestic hot water hot. Also, if you like cooking and baking having electricity will allow the use of the convection microwave without drawing down the battery capacity. While working in the summer and after a days work, you might want to have the AC unit option so that you are as cool as when you are working in the AC'ed facility. Also, I suggest you read on this forum the maintenance of the lithium batteries. They do not like temperatures that are too hot or too cold (below freezing) and need to be charged and discharged to specific levels. As far as what options you purchase, you might want to consider resale value of the Oliver (when and if that time comes) so you might want to include the AC unit to be installed. If it is the newer quieter unit that would be better. In that regard, let us know what price you are quoted on this new quieter AC as a lot of Oliver owner's may switch out their existing units. Good luck in your process and welcome to the Oliver family.

I am interested in a enclosue to put over a picnic table. will all the Clam models fit over most CG picnic tables.

I have been reading on the Oliver Forum about people camping with their Ollie down south last winter and this winter and getting caught in single digit temperatures at night and what they have or are doing to keep their water pipes from freezing. I have the Lagun table mount on the front of my vanity so I do not have a basement hatch. I am thinking of removing the table mount and installing a hatch in its place as well as installing installation board on the outside basement door hatch and the outside shower door. Question: Are there water pipes under the basement floor? Does opening a interior basement hatch during freezing temperatures help keep any pipes or even the outside shower pipes warmer?

Those darn insurance companies. Them and (some) lawyers dampen all the fun!