Mike and Carol

Coy, this is an important issue for a lot of us. For those who want to post their comments here on why this may or may not be a good idea, please refrain from getting political! Thanks.

We have the Suburban, going on 4 years. Always works even while camping above 9,ooo feet. No knowledge on the Dometic. Mike

Could you provide a little more information? What year is your Oliver? I’m pretty sure they changed out bathroom faucets at some point. Which faucet do you have? You are going to need to remove the panel on the front of the sink pedestal to get to the connections. There should be four screws on the front (behind covers) and then cut through the caulking with a utility knife and pull the panel off. It will be tethered by an electrical connection for the water pump. Once you’re in there, you should be able to access the connections. When you replace the front panel you’ll want to re-caulk. It’s easy to do, you can find white caulk at Home Depot or Lowes. I did mine a few years ago and it still looks fine (not for a faucet replacement, we still have the original). Mike

We looked a couple of Black Series last month when we were in Bozeman and then again during a few days in the Salt Lake City area. These are a totally different trailer than the Oliver. Bigger on the outside (HQ19), heavier and very “Airstream” like on the inside. We spent a couple of hours poking and prodding and didn’t see any quality issues of concern. It’s an impressive package. Mike

Sounds like a great trip! We’ve also found that being flexible makes long trips fun, combination of free, BLM/COE, Parks, commercial. Sounds like HH was useful. I’ve been thinking about joining, do you recommend? Mike

No, we didn’t camp there. We need to go back, we’ve been so busy with Rocky Mountain states we haven’t been east in a couple of years. Mike

I think we sat on the wall at that overlook...

Interesting story! Glad it worked out okay... Mike

Like Pete, and many others, we use TST for our TPMS. It’s a good safety feature to have. Mike

The smaller A/C should be fine. I run ours on low all the time, 13,500 is a bit overkill for the size of the trailer. I agree that this smaller A/C should work well and is probably quieter. If mine quit today I’d look at a smaller replacement. I can’t comment on the Michelins since mine came with BF Goodrich which have been good tires. I’m sure the Coopers will be fine, too. I’ve got just shy of 50K miles on my tires and they still look pretty new. I’ll have to replace them due to age not wear. Welcome to the group. I think the changes are fine, I would certainly be okay with them. Mike

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.

Many similarities to the Black Series HQ15 and HQ19. Why can’t U.S. manufacturers produce something like this?

We’re quite a drive from Hohenwald too so having a reliable local RV maintainer was something I worked on early. Fortunately, Bugeyedriver is a neighbor and had found a good local shop which I’ve used. I’m certain he would be able to work on an issue like your shower. I don’t have any specific advice on how to fix your shower floor, although it doesn’t sound too complicated. I’d recommend finding a local RV maintenance shop who should be able to fix this. It also seems like this was discussed a while back. I’ll do a search to see if I can find the thread. Mike OK, did a search and didn’t find any specific instructions, but found that Steve Landrum (Scubarx) replaced a cracked shower floor so he might have some advice. Mike

Can you imagine what a stick built or Airstream would look like after similar trauma? Is this poor Ollie reparable?

At the last rally we got very nice Oliver insulated mugs. Nice Oliver hats were also available. I think a small virtual “store” with logo hats, T-shirts, polo shirts, camp chairs, mugs, etc. would be popular. Agree that shipping could be when stock is refreshed, can’t compete with Amazon. I’m ready to place my order..... Mike

Well, we decided to name ours “The Lone Star Oliver”. We even had those words on the side of the trailer in place of “Legacy Elite II”. We never say, “Let’s hook up the Lone Star Oliver and go on a trip.”, we always just say “the trailer” or “Ollie” or “Oliver”. Last year I took the lettering off the side of the trailer because everyone kept asking where in Texas it was made. It was a nice conversation starter for a few years, but got a little tedious, so now we’re incognito. Mike

Surprising. A lot of us routinely camp above 5,000 feet.

Nan, I split this and gave it a new title so it would be more visible. I’m a bit confused by your question. Do you have an Andersen hitch? If yes, the chains are part of the hitch and must be used. If you are talking about safety chains they also must be used. Not sure about the “cable” you’re referring to unless it is the breakaway cable for the trailer brakes. If you could post a picture of what you’re talking about it would be helpful. Mike

That looks great, nice job! Jealous.....

It kinda depends on where you are. I never winterize even though we typically have a week or so where the lows are mid-20s at night. I just turn on a space heater and open the access between the hulls. We like to camp year round so as soon as I would winterize we’d be looking to leave! If the temps are going to be around freezing for a few days I wouldn’t worry about it. If it will be colder longer, then you might consider it. Mike

Red Canyon Camp Ground (USFS) just outside of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Nice concrete pads with table and fire ring. Clean vault toilets and flush toilets/pay showers. $9 with geezer pass.

Looks good! Hope to see you around the neighborhood. Mike

I think we saw you this morning on I-40 near Flagstaff. We were going east and an Oliver was getting on I-40 going west. Mike

We were at Glacier the week of 8 September. We got a site at Two Medicine at around noon. Amazing views.

Shocking and sad news. We are so sorry to hear this. A great guy who will be missed. Our condolences to the Oliver family. Mike