Mike and Carol

Great pics! Glad you are enjoying it! Mike

I did use a dead blow mallet on the sides, wouldn't budge. When I told Andersen I couldn't remove it they did not seem surprised and quickly said they'd mail me a replacement and pay for shipping of my "stuck" one to them. Mike

I contacted Sage at Andersen because I was getting a lot of noise and a "racheting" effect when turning. I've had my hitch for 15 months. They sent me a new white liner to replace the black one that was making so much noise. I watched the YouTube videos and it seemed like it would be fairly straightforward to remove the ball. Wrong. I first used a jack under the ball and almost had my truck tires off the ground. It wouldn't budge. I reversed the hitch and broke out my sledge hammer. No luck. I contacted Andersen and they sent me a refurbished assembly (looked new) with a white liner and asked that I mail them my noisy one. Good customer service. Mike

Those look great! You've got a classic. Mike

Wow, great advice! I've got my map and highlighter out filling in my planned framework. I appreciate the input. I thought by starting north in RMNP and working south weather issues could be mitigated. I checked average temps and precipitation for September and it looks like we will be good. Mike

That must be Pete, "Bugeyedriver". He escaped the south Texas heat by heading north.

If it was being pulled by a white F250 I know who it was and where they are going! We just spent most of a day a few days earlier making sure all their systems worked and answering questions before they headed north on their first long trip. Maybe someone should start an "Oliver Sightings" or "I saw an Ollie on the Road" thread! Mike

We are planning a month in Colorado (September). We've spent time in Denver (flew in/out) and drove to Durango once from Arizona. That's the extent of our Colorado experience. The plan is to drive to Colorado Springs (overnighting in Amarillo) for a few days to do Pikes Peak and the other area attractions. Then head up to Rocky Mountain National Park for a week or so. Next we will head down to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to do the canyon, Gunnison area, Crested Butte, etc. It looks like there is a nice campground in the park that is very close to the canyon. Next, we'll head down to Mesa Verde National Park to explore the ruins and see the area sites. Last, we'll head over to Great Sand Dunes National Park for a while before heading south to Santa Fe and then home. We are trying to hit as many National Parks as we can and we can do all four in Colorado plus some national recreation areas. I think we should be alright weather wise but am a little concerned about driving from Rocky Mountain National Park down to Gunnison. Any thoughts or advice on driving, where to go and what to see would be appreciated! Mike

We aren't camping right now but we've spent a lot of time in the Oliver. We had three showings this week, two requested through Oliver and one just a drive by who left a note on our trailer door. We also spent the better part of a day with some new owners who had some questions before they left on their first long trip. All interesting people; a custom home builder, a physician, a clinical pastoral care provider and a State Dept person who travels in the middle east a lot but can't give any details about what he does! While it is fun to show our Oliver it's also fun meeting the interesting people who are interested in our interesting trailers. Mike

Hmmmm. Oliver egg roll? Sounds like fun!

I printed out Bill's chart and taped it inside the pantry door. I've used it quite a bit. Mike

That's a great idea and it looks nice too. I also like the access door below. We had our drawer open a couple of times early on, but not recently. Mike

13.2V is usually what I see after being on shore power for a while. Mike

Sherry, good advice. As a Boy Scout we were told to leave the campsite in better shape than you found it. We continue that today. Sadly, others are not as considerate. Mike

The Lone Star Oliver.

John, that is at the upper end price wise, but looks very nice. Mike

Sorry to hear you couldn't get reservations. It is a nice park! Mike

The Weber is a Q1000. I removed the regulator so I could run it off the propane quick connect on the trailer. We got the flat grill pan on Amazon. I measured the top of the Weber and found one that fit. Mike

Rodney and René, welcome! We are retired military too and have been enjoying our Oliver as we travel the country. All questions are good questions here, so ask away! Mike

Welcome to the family! Great story, you'll get used to folks asking for tours and slowing down to look. Mike

Leigh, we did some research on this earlier this year and I believe Dish has an RV package where you pay only when you are using it. Someone should know for sure. You have to purchase the receiver and dish. We use our Omni-direction TV antenna that came with our trailer for over the air TV, but it is only useful when near a metropolitan area. Mike

We use standard twin sheets. The bottom fitted sheet is a little too big and we use those elastic straps that connect to the sheets under the mattress which provides a nice tight fit. For the top sheet, it's no big deal - just a little more to tuck in. We have standard twin blankets that also tuck in nicely. For the top quilt, Carol did cut off some material and hemmed the edge. We also have a queen bed at home and find the narrow twin beds fine while on the road and camping. We got the 6" optional mattress and have a 2" foam topper on that. We've had some of our best sleep on our Oliver twins. Mike

ShallowGal, congratulations on your upcoming retirement and welcome to the Oliver family. You are right, it is a great company and Oliver owners are a great group of folks. Someone here should be able to answer your upcoming questions. Mike

A DD214 is your key to VA benefits, different than DoD benefits for active and retired. This is not common at all. I've been on many different military installations of all branches of service with my trailer and have never been stopped or searched. Mike

We have the Winegard antenna and have used it whenever we're near a metropolitan area to pick up local news and weather. Mike