Mike and Carol

Continuing our drive from south Texas to Kentucky we stopped just outside of Texarkana for the night. There are several COE campgrounds 15 minutes to the south and west of Texarkana on the Texas side. We’ve stayed at a couple but usually come back to Clear Springs COE campground. There are a bunch of FHU sites but the ones we like by the lake are just W/E. This is our site for the night, a little rainy but nice.

They are like fire hoses, they don’t shrink up just flatten out. Very easy to handle and use. We’ve been using these type hoses for years. I don’t have much patience for traditional hoses, especially in cold weather.

We’re heading east to Kentucky and stopped for our first night at Fort Parker State Park in Mexia, Texas. Like most Texas state parks it’s well maintained but the sites are old and not very level. It took some effort and we made it work. Bulldog is almost on the ground! Very quiet with a good view of the lake.

Agree. Use your power cord into the 30a connector. Are you plugging into a 20a outlet at the campground? Tripping GFI must be something with newer trailers, mine never trips the breaker.

I’m pretty selective on window stickers. CGI made the cut.

10 years here with the black. No issues.

Well, it’s a long, long story. Best told over a couple of cold beers. I’ll buy. 🍺🍺

If you’re not familiar with these breakers it can be confusing. Ask me how I know! Mike

Does your breaker look like this? If so, fold the “flag” part back in to reset the breaker like the bottom picture.

I’m not a Facebook user either, so thanks for this.

Looks nice! We haven’t been to that park, will have to put it on the list!

That’s never happened. I might try to fit some grommets just to see what I might be missing!

My trailer didn’t come with any grommets. Still doesn’t have any. I haven’t noticed much of a rattle during windy conditions. Mike

Tony and Rhonda, Welcome to the group! We’re starting our 10th year with our Oliver and it’s been our second home as we’ve traveled the country. Hope you get a lot of enjoyable miles and memories with your “new” Oliver. We’ll be in your neighborhood in a week (Winchester) for a 50th wedding anniversary for Carol’s brother and sister-in-law. We’ll be camping in Frankfort. Small world! Mike

Our local Oliver dealer also sells Intech and Outdoors RV. We looked at the 19MKS, it is a nice layout. The queen bed is easy to fold up and makes the area spacious. The two recliners are a real plus, too. Their trailers are very well insulated and the Titanium has a bunch of nice features. We’ve been following the RV Geeks for a while, too. Mike

I’m looking at ordering a FITCAMX. I like the way it looks OEM, no wires, made model specific. My old dash cam is clunky, old and difficult to use.

We’re sad not to attend this years rally. We hope it’s a huge success! Mike

If you aren’t set on fiberglass I would give Outdoors RV a serious look. Well constructed and true 4 season. Another one (related to Outdoors RV) is Arctic Fox. Mike

Is it an EV or ICE? Also do you need to use an Andersen with that TV?

We usually do the opening dinner and then meals at our trailer. Like Patriot, we do a late breakfast and early dinner and that’s it. Mike

The first George Strait concert we went to was in 1985 in the Killeen High School auditorium in Killeeen, TX just outside of Fort Hood. Amarillo By Morning was his big hit then. We went to another concert a few years ago, to hear a 70+ year old George and he didn’t miss a beat. Over 2 hours of singing and he finished as strong as he started. He lives near us and is very active in the area. He’s authentic. Mike

Yes, we use quick connects on our fresh and city water connections. There are a bunch on Amazon, we’ve had ours for years. As far as water draining after you disconnect your hose, the backflow valve is at the back of the basement, a few feet from the connection, so the water that has not passed through the valve is probably what you are seeing drain. I have that too. Mike

I simply disconnected the power wire at the 7 pin connector and bent it back. I was experiencing intermittent trailer brake disconnect messages on my dash and part of my trouble shooting (while camping in Colorado) was to open up the 7 pin connector and check the trailer brake wire. While doing that I took care of the charging wire. There are other threads on the trailer brake disconnect issue. BLUF, it was the wire inside the axle that connected the brake pairs, it had frayed and was shorting the connection. This has happened to several Oliver’s owners with early hull numbers. Mike

If there aren’t any Oliver’s living in your part of N CA, there might be an owner or two passing through on a trip. We’re planning a trip to Lassen and Redwood in August, then up to Crater Lake and the OR/WA coast. Mike

Where will you be camping mostly? Getting half of the 500 mile range towing an Oliver would be optimistic. With an EV you will severely limit travel routes and camping areas. If you are interesting in boondocking, EV charging presents a real challenge. Most of the areas and highways/roads in the western US aren’t EV charging friendly. Something to think about. Mike