Mike and Carol

Darrell and Kathy, welcome to the family! We've found that our Oliver has just the right amount of space for long trips with very few maintenance issues. You'll find support from the Oliver folks is top notch. Mike

There's not much around NYC. Just north of the city is a state park, Beaver Park Campground. It's just off the Pallisades Parkway (Hwy 9W) near Big Bear Mountain. Probably 30 or 40 minute drive down the parkway to Tappan Zee bridge across the Hudson into the city. There's also a park on the other side of the Hudson at Croton Park. The area just north of NYC is scenic in the fall. We were there last October. Mike

As far as I know the Andersen is the only WDH that fits the Oliver.

We dodged most of it too. We have our son and family here since their neighborhood is under water. We also have their good friends here who also managed to get out at the last minute. 4 adults, 3 little kids and 3 big dogs. It's a party! They've got some great stories about neighbors helping neighbors. It's hard to imagine what is happening just 3 hours away. Mike

When my trailer was new and I was using the P3 I could not get my brakes to lock. I just set the controller fairly high to where the trailer brakes would slow the truck down when applied by themselves. I used the P3 and Tacoma for about 5K miles. It seems like once I got the Ram and the brakes were more broken in, there was more grab. Now with about 20K miles locking the brakes is no problem. I have my Ram integrated brake controller set on 6. mike

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I don't right now. We're going to drive over to the storage in a bit to make sure all is OK. Will bring back pics. Mike

This is our first RV. We got the twin beds for a couple of reasons - the walkway and nightstand between the beds and ease of getting up at night. We like sleeping together too and have doing so for over 40 years, but we're still glad we got the twins. With the Ollie heat at night does not have to be an issue. The kitchen and dinette surfaces are big enough for what we need to do. We cook and eat outside whenever we can. We're very happy with our choice. If ease of towing is a concern, the width of the AS might be a challenge. The Olivers are easy to tow. AS's also seem to come with an initial set of QC issues. You might also want to look at the T@B 400, quality is good, nice size and easy to tow. Mike

We just got the small door magnets. On Command strips hold one on the bottom of the door and one on the side under the dinette seat. They work well and not very noticeable at all. Mike

I spent the morning bringing in lose items, putting away umbrellas and generally getting ready for some weather. The trees are now waving and the rain has started. We're projected to get 8" of rain this weekend with winds at 30-40mph. We're 170 miles north of Corpus Christi where Harvey is making landfall. Our son and family in Houston are supposed to get 20+ inches of rain. It's going to be an interesting weekend! Our trailer is tucked away in covered storage. Mike

John, that is a nice set up. It sure would be nice to have my Ollie at the house. I would have to do some major modifications to an existing garage. When we built this house 12 years ago....if I knew then what I know now! Mike

Yes, much more elegant than what I do. I have a 12" 2X6 that I set my plate on. Mike

Steve upgraded the Outlaw Oliver to disk brakes. I'm sure he has some lessons learned! Mike

After a year and about 10K miles I took mine in to a local brake shop for adjusting. He made some minor adjustments and said the brakes looked good. $20. I manually apply the brakes a few times when first starting out each day. No grabbing issues. You might need to have a brake shop check unless you're more knowledgeable than I am and can do it yourself. Mike

Ditto what Bill said. If the weather allows, we have the bathroom window open. I put a magnetic latch on the bottom of the door so it stays open at night in cold weather. Otherwise we turn the latch so the door stays open a half inch or so. Mike

Bill, looks like a great trip! We'll be heading to Colorado in 2 weeks. Mike

The vent pipe on top of the black tank was lose. It was easy to access from under the sink. I had it fixed at my local RV repair shop, Oliver paid the bill. Nothing to get nervous about - pretty rare. Mike

I've had the insert under the sink off to do some work. I should have taken some pictures! It's pretty straightforward, four screws and a utility knife or razor blade. Back on was easy, used some white silicon caulking and it looks like it did when we picked up. Mike

I don't usually quote myself but with the twin mattress pad, sheets and blanket plus a comforter there are no raised edges, bulges or anything that is not normal looking. It works fine and looks fine. Mike

We're in E-10!

Nice sunset picture! Hope to see you on the road. Mike

Dave, welcome to the group. Great timing indeed! Mike

Mike, it was good to meet you this morning and show you our Oliver. Hope it helps your decision making! Mike

I used a Tekonsha P3 with a Toyota Tacoma for the first 5 months of towing. It worked well. My new truck has an integrated controller. If you decide on a P3, I've got one I'll sell cheap! Mike

I wonder too. Since it's at a dealer I wonder if they traded for something. It's easy enough to sell privately. Mike