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Mike, Sounds like winter camping will be possible and comfortable. Just need to be prepared. Good to know that fresh water holding tank is adequate. We are camping this weekend in Lebanon Tn and the water hydrant froze one am. My hoses were heated and worked fine. I had to torch the hydrant to thaw it. I’ll let you know if we order an Oliver and look forward to meeting you and your wife Carol. take care, paul

Mike, we like you are not in the snow sports but do enjoy the winter season if you can find a campground open. We use some portable electric heaters that work real well. At the tour it felt like furnace works well in the small area but in super cold weather as you mentioned the electric healers help. I need to find out more about the condensation issue. We went through list of options and kind of know what we need. Thanks for sharing your experience. Paul

Appreciate all your responses and helpful suggestions. I was impressed with the structural build and my wife loves the clean smooth interior finish. I definitely like the fact that the maintenance will be much easier than the typical RV which flexes so much. We are still happy with our DRV MS 5th wheel and might be able to park it at a permanent location in Tn. Then we would enjoy the Ellite 2 for our travels. We spent a good amount of time inside twin bed layout and it was comfortable. We will be going to the Tampa RV show just to see what else is out there that might suit us. I doubt any of them will be built like the Oliver as far as materials and options. One question to you guys who have owned an Oliver I was wondering if any have done winter camping? If so, how well did it feel as far as the insulation factor? Again, thanks for your input and we will keep you informed as to our decision. Paul & Linda , Maryville Tn

My wife and I met with a great guy, Josh White who spent a good amount of time showing us the different layouts and features. I had already researched the Elite 2 and seen one at a campground but was concerned if my wife would like the small size compared to a large fifth wheel. But she really liked it and we think it could work for us in downsizing. Plant tour was very informative about the manufacturing process. So now it’s a matter of decision as to buy or not. Just want to say thanks to Josh for his patience today and his knowledge of the product.

Appreciate the welcome note from you and the suggestions. Also, got a good laugh about checkbook. It can be a problem when you appreciate quality. We are looking forward to the tour and feel of the Oliver. Liked the comments about being comfortable with size and being much more adaptable to conditions on the road. we will let you know what we find out after next week. thanks again, paul

Hi all, We have RV’d since 2011. We purchased a new DRV 5th wheel and put over 80k miles through the Yrs. Both our kids families have RV’S so it’s been a great way to travel with them. Now we would like to downsize to a more manageable and less technical camper. From what I’ve seen and read Oliver seems to fit the bill. we are going to factory next week to see if we can function with the smaller layout. look forward to being part of this forum. Paul & Linda