Southbird401

Today we arrived in Tok, AK after a 3,400 mile journey from San Diego. The last 400 miles on the Alcan were challenging. The only damage was from the microwave popping open and the glass tray shattering in the trailer. The frost heaves create quite a challenge. You can see 95% of them, but the other 5% take a toll. The Dexter axles handled it all well. Now we start 2 months touring AK.

Thank you!

Does anyone know the manufacturer of the Oliver Window shades. I contacted Oliver about replacements for our 2016 LE2 and was told the size had changed so I couldn't get them through them. Thanks.

I installed the Ford OEM trailer camera yesterday. Ran it down the drivers side in the gap above the frame cross members and the fiberglass side of the Ollie. It goes behind the spare tire in the gap between the rear storage compartment and the bottom of the trailer. The excess cable goes in the spare tire well and then I ran the cable over the back of the spare cover to the camera. It works great and gets rid of a large monitor in the cab. I already have the Garmin Overlander mounted in the cab and didn’t want another screen.

Thank you. I'll look into it as well.

Yes, I misspoke, the burnishing was on the driveshaft, not axle. Thanks.

Is the only size window that changed the rear window? We have a 2016 Oliver LEII. I called Oliver and asked about ordering the new ones and was told the size had changed. I didn't think to ask if that was for all windows or all but rear. Thanks for the info.

I checked my axle on my 2021 Ford Super Duty with the 6.7 diesel and saw similar marks on the axle. I'm driving to Alaska this spring so will follow up with the dealer. Thanks for the heads up.

That looks like a great system. How much trouble was involved in installing the Zamp portable hookup plug, or was that already wired into your system?

Thanks for flipping it. We will see how the particle board holds up. Time will tell.

I was able to install 2 Battleborn GC3’s in the existing battery compartment. (2016 Oliver Legacy Elite II). I replaced 4, 6 volt batteries. The battery tray had to come out. The new batteries are mounted on a board that can be unscrewed and slid out if necessary for some reason in the future. The exchange tripled the power and halved the battery weight. For some reason photos are always upside down on import is there a solution?

I think SeaDawg has a good point and I will try our absorption refrigerator out on our upcoming month long first expedition in the Oliver. We will be in the southwest so will get some hot temperatures. I appreciate all the information from all the people who have replied. Thanks.

The main thing that bothered me with the compressor refrigerator (Dometic) in our old van was the cycling of the compressor at night. It wasn’t very loud, but I am a light sleeper and sometimes it would wake me up. My wife never had a problem sleeping with it. I hear Isotherm makes a very quiet unit. I appreciate the comments on leveling. I think I have worried about that too much based on the experiences described by routlaw and SeaDawg. It is my understanding the modern absorption units will just shut off if angled too much rather than running the flame at an angle and damaging the refrigerator. Does anyone know what size/model Isotherm fits in the LEII space? Thank you all for the input.

Thank you for the excellent ideas!

Thanks for the response SeaDawg! We had a compressor refrigerator in our van which we sold to get the Oliver. We liked the convenience. It did make a bit of noise at night, which I didn't like. We never had to worry about how level we were, running propane while driving, or leveling when stopping for the afternoon. I'm installing 2 Battleborn 270AH lithium batteries, so we have the power. Compressor refrigerators cool better than an absorption refer, particularly at start up, or in high temperature or high altitude environments. On the other hand, the efficiency of the absorption refrigerator on propane is a very strong point.

I have searched the forums but haven't found the information on installing a compressor refrigerator as a replacement for the 3 way installed by Oliver. I have a couple of questions for those who have: What Brands and Models fit in the space? Isotherm, Dometic, Norcold? How hard would a do it yourself instillation be? How noisy is it at night when the compressor cycles? Any information appreciated. Thank you.

We really liked our RV Sleep Sack. It is a king size sleeping bag with velcro in sheets. Very comfortable. It has a summer and winter side. It works well if you want to break the bed down. Just fold it up and stick it at the head of the bed and your dinette area is open.

Thank you!

We purchased and Oliver Legacy and Elite II from a great couple yesterday! Got an excellent tutorial and then out into 80 miles of bumper to bumper traffic. It was a good experience because almost everything to come will feel easier. I have gained a lot of great information out of this forum and I will now be needing a lot more in the future. (Hull 141). Jeff.