Carl Hansen

That's good news. We try to only eat two meals a day when we travel. We tend to have a late breakfast or "brunch" and then dinner. Keeping busy each day with activities will keep us away from the fridge and the snacks, ...at least that is the plan. So far so good.

We just learned today that our "Lil' Tow" will be hull# 924. Delivery is in about 6 weeks. Ordered in February. It has been a long time coming but delivery is now in sight. The patience and anticipation is now turning to true excitement, ...along with some anxiety. This will open a whole new chapter in our lives but we are looking forward to transition from car camping to more comfortable travel experiences seeing all the beauty this country of ours has to offer. We hope to see many of you out there on the road. Carl

As long as the weather cooperates, we do a good deal of cycling for cardio. We will bring our mountain bikes along with us when we travel. We do more work on road bikes here where we know the roads well but our mountain bikes will give us the ability to go off-road as well. I like the suggestions about resistance tubes. I am not familiar with them and will have to look more into that. Body weight exercises is also a great suggestion. We also have the Apple One subscription so we have access to Fitness +. We will try some of the exercises there as well to see if that is a good resource. We are both concerned about maintaining out fitness when away from home. There are so many hours driving in the car and the temptation not to eat well. Carl

What exercise routines do you follow while you travel? Do you take any specific exercise equipment with you?

Thanks! I’m glad I did not order the pads!

Does Oliver use the same stabilizer jack on the LE I? We pick up our LE I in October. Is the tongue jack also the same size? Will a SnapPad also fit the tongue jack? These SnapPads seem to fit the Anderson jack blocks perfectly. Thanks! Carl

Congratulations and welcome to the forum. This is a very informative forum and the people here are great and very helpful. We ordered our Oliver in February and pick up in late October. The anticipation and planning are half the fun, but I can't wait for our first few adventures in our new trailer. Please share your experience with the rest of us.

Primarily the former… maintained gravel and forest roads with some washboard and potholes, to get back to distributed camping sites. We are taking delivery on an LE1., “L’il Tow”. I do want to take it off-road but certainly don’t want to trash it. 🙂 Slow and careful.

Does taking an Oliver off-road have any impact on the warranty? We take delivery in October and I would like to take our trailer off-road.

I too would be very interested in a West Rally. We don't pick up "L'il Tow" (Oliver LE1) until October 21st. If there is interest in a West Rally next year, I think we should start planning now. There are several places in Oregon (where I live) that can accommodate such an event: Beverly Beach Bullards Beach Fort Stevens https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=129 LaPine South Beach Sunset Bay Valley of the Rogue To get an event discount, we must have at least 20 sites reserved. Other suggestions welcome. Beach or mountains? What time of the year? How many days? Activities? Thoughts anyone? Carl

Thanks for making this list. I started making my own but this one is far superior! Much appreciated! Carl

Perfect and thank you! This is a great help!!! I will pass along the numbers. This forum has such great people here!!! Carl

This is a great idea. I’ll be sure to share this with my wife.

We will be picking up our LEI in October and my wife would like to order a floor runner (carpet) for the main floor walkway. Does anyone know the LEI floor dimensions we can use for shopping for a floor runner? If you use one in your trailer, what are the pros and cons of a floor runner? Thanks as always for your help! Carl ”Li’l Tow”

Any thoughts about Harvest Host acquiring Boondockers Welcome? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/harvest-hosts-acquires-boondockers-welcome-celebrating-the-companies-shared-love-of-the-rv-community-301309826.html Thoughts? Carl

Welcome to the family. We pick up or Oliver LE in Late October. Hope to see you on the road out there!

Not knowing the answer to this question would it be polite or appropriate to get out and be an extra set of eyes helping be an additional spotter or would that not be helpful?

I just heard back from customer support about securing the safety chains. Here is their response: “Hi Carl, Thank you for reaching out. The first generation Model 2178-B did secure the hooks inside the lock, as shown in the demo video. However, Over time, we were made aware of a vulnerability that occurred if the hooks were too small or left out of the lock. Because there was too much space left open inside the lock with small hooks or no hooks, the coupler was simply able to be unlatched and the lock would come right off. In order to relieve this vulnerability, we had to shrink up the tube of the lock and remove the safety hook feature. At this time, we do not have any other lock that will fit the bulldog (arrow nose) coupler and secure the safety hooks. We do apologize for the inconvenience.“ They also indicated in a separate message that the lock does come with a second key. Carl

Thanks for the heads up. I sent them a message yesterday about a second key.

I have a text into them but I am sure I will get the same response. I did order the Medco cylinder. I will need to make sure I get a spare ordered. Thanks!

OK, thank makes more sense!

Well now I'm confused... When ordering this lock, I just read this... "Trailer coupler lock model 2178-B may not fit all trailer couplers. Please look at trailer coupler lock index pictures below, if you do not see your trailer coupler picture please fill out contact form to ensure you will get the correct trailer coupler lock. This style will NOT allow you to secure safety chains in lock." Maybe I should contact the company. Carl

I found this video for the bulldog coupler and it shows the safety chains can be secured in the lock. Am I missing something? Maybe the hooks on your chains are a different size? I don't have my Ollie yet but I am planning on ordering this lock. Securing the safety chains would be a great benefit. Carl

Thank you. That is a great use model to follow. Carl

Yes it does! Thank you! Carl