Mike and Carol

I just angle my awning slightly to the back whenever i put it out. Never had an issue. I do carry some pool noodles that I have used on the supports from time to time.

I fill my tires with a mixture of about 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen. It’s called air. Mike

No, it doesn’t. They mount the antenna over the dinette, you need to stay close to the antenna to get any useful boost.

Agree. The weak point for Oliver is the standard RV appliances. In particular, the Dometic AC unit is something we avoid using if at all possible. Our fridge has worked well for over 4 years so... I don’t want to jinx myself! We never turn our fridge off, it’s always on even when in storage. The rest of the trailer is solid and ours has held up admirably for 4+ years and 50K+ miles. Folks comment that it still looks new. Mike

Reed and Karen haven’t been on the forum for a while. I’d send them a PM, they always share information and are quite knowledgeable. Mike

Cobra1169 (Jim) sold his Oliver a couple of years ago and hasn’t been on the forum for a while. Mike

Our microwave runs off the inverter. I think all 110 outlets go through the inverter. I haven’t tried them all, but I think that’s the case.

I have used tie downs on the support poles and staked the poles themselves. Combined with the shade being held with the heavy duty bungees it’s pretty sturdy. If we’re on a short hike I don’t worry about taking anything down. If we’re gone for more than a few hours I unzip the shade and crank the awning in - just don’t want to worry about it.

As Bill says, sometimes you want the door open and stay open, like after a shower sometimes to get air through. If you are a little off level it will want to swing shut. If we’re not sitting in the dinette we have the door open. At night, especially in cold weather, we want it open so it stays warm for those late night bathroom visits. With the magnet it detaches easily to close and stays open otherwise. Mike

Good question. I don’t recall it interfering. The only times I remember dropping the shade and cranking the awning in were when the support legs were attached to the trailer and I cranked the awning up leaving the support legs attached so about 18” of awning was out. It would take a tornado to cause damage with that little surface area exposed. When I have the shade attached and the support legs on the ground I anchor the legs and now use 5 heavy duty bungees on the shade. It has survived some pretty serious wind gusts in that mode. I imagine if I cranked the awning all the way in there could be a little interference. I’ll test it the next time we’re out (next month!). Mike

12’ wide X 8’ long. The top panel is 12’ wide X 10” (about).

We like our shade. We bought it at one of those tent vendors outside of the Big Tent at Quartzsite a few years ago. With the zipper it is easy to drop in just a few seconds if needed. Then, it goes back up just a quick. I’ll look for some pictures....

We just returned from Colorado through New Mexico. I had hope to stay at NM Parks or COE but everything there was still closed. I looked at staying at Turquoise Trail but changed our route at the last minute and headed south through Roswell. Stayed at RD Barn RV Park - small, family run, $28. Recommend it for an overnight stop. We’d been running our heater in Colorado and then hit the heat in NM! Fuel prices are great right now. Have a good trip! Mike

The Delta faucet I used in our kitchen is not an RV faucet, just a regular house faucet. It fit fine. Mike

We bought the Motorola T100’s. They are small and work well for backing up when we have no cell reception. They stay in the console in the truck.

I would!

My tires will be 5 years old in a few months and should be replaced. I’ll probably get a full size spare and then just cover with some kind of fabric cover since the larger Oliver cover won’t fit my trailer. Mike

We used regular twin sheets for a couple of years and just tucked in the excess. They worked fine. Then we ordered mattress pads and sheets from AB Lifestyles. They are good quality sheets and fit very well. I had cut 2” foam toppers for our mattresses that worked fine with regular twin sheets but the AB sheets won’t fit around both the topper and mattress, so we just use the mattresses. I think you can ask AB to size the sheets for a topper if you want to use one. Mike

Thanks, John. We enjoy being here so volunteering to moderate isn’t a hardship! Traffic has increased a lot, both new owners and those interested in becoming owners. This is a nice community to belong to. Mike

I should have been more specific. I replaced the kitchen faucet with the Delta.

Good luck, I hope it works out! I replaced the original faucet with this Delta model. It has been a very good mod. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012I44QG4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That’s about how I’m feeling. We should be out on the road! We did just get back from a couple of weeks in Colorado, Durango and Pagosa Springs. It was more of a family support trip to help our son during a family crisis. We planned on taking our time coming home by camping New Mexico. Unfortunately, state parks in NM are still closed as are most other public campgrounds. We decided against pricey commercial parks and just came home. Now I’m moping under the dining room table. Mike

I would PM ScubaRX (Steve Landrum #50). The early Elite II’s had the adjustable tongue, the later ones are fixed so I really don’t have an answer but he will. Mike

Yep! Looks great!!

Welcome, Peter. When we didn’t have our Oliver we stayed once at Fall Hollow (great breakfast!) and once at a B&B at a local winery. That was about 5 years ago, not sure what is available today. If you’re going to camp on your way home be sure to bring what you’l need to do that. We had a truck load of stuff to camp with a couple of weeks on our way home. Bedding, kitchen items, grill, chairs, etc. Recommend camping close to Hohenwald the first few nights, there are lots of good options. If you have questions during the process you’ll get lots of answer here. Good luck! Mike