Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska;
We have been searching for a "travel" vehicle for the past few years, camper, van, trailer, but not a tent. (Been there done that.) I stumbled upon the Oliver website, joined this forum and have read countless posts by current Ollie owners and I think we have found our dream traveler. The only BIG problem is that living and owning an Oliver in Alaska is quite rare. The only Ollie I have seen in Alaska is last week while my wife and I were driving between Savage River and Teklanika River campgrounds in Denali National Park. Imagine my surprise to see an older Oliver Elite being towed by a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck 30 miles into Denali National Park. We were not able to stop to chat, but it was pretty cool to actually see an Oliver in Alaska.
However, we want to experience areas in the Lower 48 where most Ollie owners live and travel. This means a 4,000+ mile journey to and from the Pacific Northwest or Montana before and after our exploring with an Ollie. (I have driven cars, trucks and a Born Free motorhome to Alaska many times since 1974 and loved the journey each and every trip.) Our kids and grandkids also live in Alaska and we would love to go camping with them durning our short, but intense Alaskan summers. An Ollie should allow us to travel "The roads less traveled" here in Alaska and explore durning the fall and spring in the lower 48.
Sorry for the long post, but we are semi struggling with ordering an Oliver trailer that will spend a lot of time enduring the weather and Mother Nature events of Alaska. Also concerned about the thousands of miles of wear and tear on an Ollie traveling the Alcan highway on a yearly basis. Any thoughts, comments or alternative ideas from current Oliver owners? We will be here in Anchorage until October 8, when we head to Maui for some R & R, so if any Ollie owners who make it to the Anchorage area in the next few months, we would love to meet you, (and your Ollie!)
Since this is my first post, I am not sure if someone can PM or contact us, but I'm sure someone will lead us in the right direction. Thanks for reading our rather long post, and I look forward to any replies regarding owning an Ollie in Alaska.
AlaskaGreg
