Mike and Carol

Airstream has given up on its fiberglass trailer and quit production. They’ve had a lot of issues with the Nest, sorry to see it go. https://www.airstream.com/travel-trailers/nest/ Mike

We get the HH news letter and I read the recall list. Quite long. We’re going on five years and we haven’t had any expenses other than normal maintenance (bearings, brake wear, etc). We had some warranty items but Oliver covered the expense for them or they corrected the issue. At this point, looking back, I’m not sure an extended warranty would have been worth the cost.

Yes. The back cushions are 6” thick and fit nicely between the mattresses on plywood pieces I made which results in a larger bed. I did a thread on it, I think a search for “platform” or twin bed conversion will work. We haven’t had any grandkids with us yet, but it is a nice change when we’re tired of twin beds. Mike

Yes, they are made out of quarter inch plywood. With the fabric and padding they are a snug fit. I slide them down from the top. On one of them I added a couple of command strips but the others stay put by themselves. I didn’t make them, we had them done by a local lady who works out of her garage. She did a fine job. Mike

Oh, I forgot the ladder. We also carry a ladder and probably something else I forgot.

I like it too. I read through what they did and don’t understand a lot of it, there were a lot of fixes though! 😳

Welcome to the forum. Don’t hesitate to ask when you have a question! Mike

We changed our cushions and covers. I still have the original tan cushions but went with a dark blue sunbrella material a couple of years ago.

Welcome and ask any questions you might have. Lots of Oliver knowledge and experience here! Mike

We’ve camped several times in weather that got down to the mid-teens. Single digit weather is not something we would do on purpose, especially for an extended period. We’ve never winterized. We were able to use all bathroom facilities during our cold weather camping. I’m sure there are owners with more cold weather experience than we have, but our trailer did fine and we were comfortable. Mike

There’s no real rule on the map. Most of us only count states we’ve camped in at least over night in our Oliver. Just passing through a state doesn’t count. Mike

This has been an enlightening thread. The lithium option looks promising. I’m left scratching my head a little though on the cost vs benefit. We boondock about 50% of the time. The other 50% we have 30a. My AGMs have performed well and I barely look at them once a year. We have covered storage with a 20a that I plug in to. Temps here range from about 25 to 105 degrees and I’ve never thought about cooling or warming them. Like I said, I’m scratching my head a little.... Mike

While you’re in Hohenwald, stop by the Tractor Supply and see if they have any Champion inverter generators. At our Tractor Supply here in Boerne I got a 2K Watt, 37 lbs, very quiet for $349 on sale. It has performed flawlessly the last couple of years and is as quiet as the Honda or any of the inverter generators.

I carry a 2K Watt Champion. Nice size, 38 pounds, very quiet.

We do what Bill does. Rug on the bathroom floor until we shower then it goes just outside the door.

Just don’t put a “Lithium Powered” sticker on the side of your trailer and you’ll be fine.

If you are worried about someone stealing your batteries you could padlock the sliding rack that they are mounted on. Unless you plan on storing it in a publicly accessible storage with no security I wouldn’t be too concerned. Most folks don’t even know where the batteries are stored on the Oliver or that they have more than the normal 1 or 2. Mike

Recommend a cap or tonneau cover. My tools are now in the lockable Rambox on either side. We carry our generator, grill, Clam, rug, chairs, camp tables, and a couple of large plastic containers in the truck bed. Not all of it gets off loaded at every site and we use the truck for site seeing and other travel without the trailer so I wouldn’t want stuff in the bed out in the open. Also, we’ve been in plenty of rain storms and a few snowy situations so I like to have things in the truck bed covered and secure. Mike

I read most posts before we ordered in 2015. There was a lot less content then. Since, I’ve read most posts and once I became a moderator I read everything, whether I want to or not! I just skim classifieds since I’m not selling or buying. Mike

We’re near Boerne in the Hill Country and would be happy to show our trailer. Mike

Should be quite the tow vehicle... Congratulations!

I have two sets of the 10 Pack of lego blocks from Walmart. I use them under jacks and also to level. I place them under my 6” wood blocks so that my jack travel is only an inch or two. For leveling, usually one or two legos in height does the trick but we’ve had occasions to build small mountains of legos to get level. Mike

I agree with Bill, 7Klbs is a bit high. I estimate we’re about 6K and I usually travel with a full fresh tank. We were 5100lbs with full propane when it was weighed at the factory.

Hi Jim and Deb, welcome to the forum. Like Bill, I recommend a factory as well. We’ve done it a couple of times and we still learn things. Also, there will be a bunch of Olivers at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama the end of September. It was going to be our annual rally but was canceled due to the virus. Some of us are still planning to be there because we enjoy camping! Mike

We prefer Cracker Barrel’s over Walmarts. We’ve never had a bad experience and like Bill says, you are usually behind the building so road noise is reduced. Also, they are often located with other hotels/motels and restaurants, so it feels safe. The only issue we’ve found is the early morning food delivery truck or early morning garbage truck at the dumpsters. That’s usually when we get up and either get on the road or get ready to go inside for coffee and breakfast. Mike