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There's definitely a lot of cool places to see enroute from NM to the White Mtns of AZ! We had a blast traveling with @Geronimo John and meeting @jd1923 and his lovely wife and wonderful chef, Chris, and their puppy, Charlie! Above -- a couple Olivers, and a couple knucklehead huskies at the Very Large Array west of Socorro, NM at 6,800' Above: Close-up of one of the 27 VLA radio telescopes (90-foot diameter) that look deep into the Milkyway in the radio frequency spectrum. Definitely worth the time spent to visit this place. Above: Looking for @jd1923.... Above: AH! They can run, but they can't hide from us! Typical afternoon monsoon weather in the White Mtns... Above: Beautiful campground in the Whites... Lots of elk and turkey: A couple knuckleheads trying to figure out what to do with those big 4-legged friends... Above shows a nice flock of Rio Grande Turkeys at about 8,750' enroute to our campsite... Above -- Hannigan Meadow Lodge on AZ Hwy 191 at 9k' -- absolutely fantastic! All in all -- it was a wonderful 5-day, 635-ish mile run from Placitas, NM... Thanks, @jd1923 and @Geronimo John! Plan this one for 2026! Best, A & D (...and the boys - WOOF!) (PS: A couple Olivers preparing for dinner and adult bevs -- note @Geronimo John's ice maker on the table!)

Just curious, @DavePhelps: does it have the "Li" switch for using with LiFePO batts?

Sorry for being a bit off topic... but, we LOVE camping in Florida! P-cola Beach at sunset a few years back...

Same here, Patriot! We installed a 12.5kw LNG unit 4 years ago... It's kept us high and dry on many occasions. Self-tests weekly and notifies us via the app if activated when we're away. No more thawed/fouled meat surprises after a road trip!

We occasionally drink "Truleys" (a carbonated fruit flavored beer alternative) -- the cans are a perfect diameter to fit over the greased hitch ball. Just cut off about 3.5" from the bottom of the can, place it over the ball and pinch the cut-edge below the ball to keep it from flying off when driving. No more grease marks on your legs....

Someone may need to start a thread for all the owners to post their Winslow pics, @HDRider --- what'ya think?

Stand'n on the corner.... Here's a shot taken during a MC run thru Winslow a few years back:

Carl, IMO, you're spot-on, brother! Modifications, upgrades, and otherwise enhancements outlined in various levels of detail in this forum are for information purposes and general "better" understanding of what the OTT can do during our collective travels. That said, our "collective travels" are widely different across the spectrum of owners. Everyone has their own "style" of camping with their Ollie - some fancy established RV parks with full connections for the majority of their travels, others prefer full-on off-grid boondocking for most of their trips. The rest of the owners likely fall in between these extremes. So, depending on what "style" of camping you prefer, would dictate which mods suit your purpose of camping. But that's what's so phenomenal about this forum, there's such a wide spectrum of experience and expertise here, one can choose the mods fitting their camping style the best. The discussion about DC2DC chargers are such an example. It's not a "one size fits all" issue, if you catch my drift....

Same here.

@Geronimo John's description of the wardrobe shelves is correct. Additionally, the additional "always needed" real estate for organizational efforts hit the mark. Both June and Diane are thrilled with the space for other stuff instead of a "throw all" space as @Jason Foster accurately notes above. This became a "Happy Wife -- Happy Life" Project immediately upon completion.... The white milk crate is our "wine cellar" still on the floor, and the wardroom door is backed with a hanging organizer for ready service items (Windex, misc. cleaners, more shoes, suntan lotion, etc.). The upper shelf houses our airfryer/convection oven strapped down with black tubular nylon and footman loops rather than having it banging around in the truck bed or bouncing around on the floor of the wardrobe. For scaling, those are a couple pairs of my size 13D shoes and D's Uggs on the lower shelf:

16MAY25 -- 0634, Casablanca settled in at Pancho Villa SP near La Paloma, Old Mexico.... Magnus pulling the first watch:

@routlaw: It is likely the camera angle, but your leaf spring looks like its flattening out....

We should recommend this to Scott Oliver as a "Heavy Duty" option for whatever he has on the drawing board for the next line of trailers... Or even better, scrap the Dexters and go with Curt Adventure Edition indipendent suspension (but with disc brakes):

This question is not meant to insult, but did you ensure the keyed allen bolt that tightens the stainless steel ball on the 1Up shank is loosened? If not, you'll not be able to insert the shank.... A picture of vernier calipers measuring the ID of the Oliver receiver would be very helpful.

@Ollie-Haus: Many thanks for showing this hose to me, @Geronimo John, and @Patriot at the rally! Definitely a no-brainer "must have" item - especially for space saving feature. I'm tired of wrestling with that stiff white Camco hose when rolling it up. Headed to Home Dumbo today for 2 of these.... We'll do an OPS-check this weekend down south. 2 is 1 and 1 is none!

Headed to Old Mexico Thursday, we'll be walking the border crossing at Columbus over to La Paloma. Pancho Villa State Park is still having issues with their septic system so there's been no dumping allowed for almost a year now -- no biggie, as we'll only stay for 3 nights. Pix of the knuckleheads to follow, FYI...

That's in our back yard!

Welcome to the Oliver Family! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or challenges y’all may be experiencing— there’s ample expertise on the forum to help sort them out. best regards,

Congrats, Tony and Rhonda! We’re also 2017 owners - they’re wonder rigs and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the roominess of your OTT over the 4 Wheel slide-in…. Welcome to the Oliver Family and hope to meet you down the road soon! Best regards,

Not really "Wild" but it was an "Adventure" and it is an Ollie... This was taken down on the beach at Rocky Point in Old Mexico a couple years back...

Yesterday, a random Ollie is spotted negotiating the turns northbound on the beautiful Natchez Trace Parkway -- just wondering where they're headed???

That's a bummer, Mike -- looking forward to catching up with you and Carol. Best regards, brother!

Lance, you will be sorely missed, brother!

Bill, Concur 100% -- I've operated in some of the nastiest places imaginable and in terrain rugged enough to give only a few hours of SAT commo time. Back in '08, I found myself and my colleagues between a couple high passes in the Hindu Kush -- we had to get a sick member of our party out of the area but it wasn't going to be by foot. We needed MEDEVAC air assets to get him to safety. Fortunately, timing was good and I was able to contact support via our Iridium SAT phone. The high terrain (>18k') only allowed a short window of commo -- EVAC arrived in time and all was good. Can't say enough about having the right kit for the planned adventure you may be contemplating. 'Nuf said.

A couple of Ollies spotted at a Cracker Barrel somewhere in NW Alabama last night -- they were both pointing to an eastbound destination.