Mike and Carol

This is a park we’ve been meaning to try. We usually stay at Mother Neff State Park when in the Waco area. Midway looks nice. Mike

We like Lost Dutchman! Sunset. Anonymous Oliver owners.

Does this happen when not hooked up to shore power? I have the same set up. Both the TV and Furrion receiver are 12V so shouldn’t be affected by shore power. Mike

Hi Trailerjohngo, welcome to the forum. Once you have a chance to look at this trailer let us know the model year and/or Hull number. There have been manufacturing differences over the years and it always is helpful to know the age of the trailer we’re talking about. Good luck! Mike

Sounds like it does more than my bubble level! Maybe it’s time I bite the bullet and upgrade.

I’m probably a minority here, but I like my bubble level. It’s used everytime we set up. Generally accurate although it does take adjusting every so often. I haven’t gone for some of the electronic/automatic upgrades (digital door lock, motorized black/gray tank gates, auto levelers, etc). I like simplicity. It’s instructive to remember how Oliver Travel Trailers began. Jim and John traveled around in their Casita(s) for their fiberglass businesses. When it came time to get a new Casita they decided they could make their own. They did, and sometime around 2007 the Elite I was born. They were not RV industry experts, just experienced RVers who used their fiberglass experience to create a new travel trailer. The mechanical parts (electricity, plumbing, etc) have evolved over time with the early trailers not being very standardized. When I look at the newer models compared to those built when ours was, they’ve come a long way and have continued to refine and make improvements. Those of us with 2015/16/17 trailers don’t have that benefit of lessons learned over the years but we still have a solid trailer. Our trailer is 10 years old, just over 110,000 miles and can/does pass for a new trailer (thanks CGI guys). All systems work fine and reliability over the last 6 or 7 years has been outstanding. Mike

Here’s an improvised cover that anyone can make when out on the road….

I will check the temps of my positive terminals right before I swap them out with new batteries. Not sure having them “on” during the trip from storage to our driveway will show much. My new batteries have shipped and they will be installed before our next trip. I’m just not comfortable with the overheating/fire risk to keep using them. Mike

I’ve ordered my new Epoch 300aH batteries. When we, @mountainoliver and I, did my upgrade from AGM’s to the Battle Borns, we also recabled everything so that like John, I have one red cable and one black cable in the battery box. My Battle Borns are just over 5 years old. I’ll keep them for a while as this Dragon Fly crisis progresses. Mike

Very nice!

We use ours for leveling all the time, have for the last 10 years. I’ve also used them to change tires. As Bill mentioned, this has been discussed a lot here, if you want more data do a search and you’ll find lots of opinions! Mike

I discussed this with Ken, I think this is what I will do too.

I watched Will’s latest video this morning. The news keeps getting more disappointing. I’m looking at replacements now, the BB’s have been fine so far but don’t want to wait for a failure before taking action.

We got our legos at Walmart. Probably similar to those above. We bought two sets of 10.

When we picked up in 2016 I was using a bunch of cut off ends of a 2X6 stacked on yellow plastic Camco pads. In 2017 I made some blocks with a rope handle out of those ends. In 2018 I quit using the yellow pads and just went with the big legos which offered more flexibility. I carry 4 wood blocks and 20 big Legos in the front basket along with locks, gloves, flashlight and four rubber wheel chocks.