Mike and Carol

Our trailer is 8 years old. We had it ceramic coated by the CGI team last year and the fiberglass looks as good as or better than new. Unfortunately, the outlet covers on the 110 outlet and back jack switches had turned yellow. The plastic chrome bezels around the tail lights had lost their shine. So, while this isn’t an easy “mod” it is an easy and inexpensive maintenance project. I ordered new Furrion outlet covers and six new chrome light bezels and had them all replaced in about 15 minutes. All are available on Amazon. Furrion Outlet Cover Light Bezel Old and new. This looks much better than the yellow version. Old and new. New bezel on top, old bezels in the middle and bottom.

Tire experts….. I was doing some maintenance today before we head to Arizona next week. I noticed one of my tires had a significant amount of wear while the other three still look new. It’s the curbside back tire, it looks like it has flat spots all around and the tread is worn down to the wear bars. The other three show no wear. Is this a wheel problem, axle problem, or something else? I’m going to call Discount Tire to order a new one. Mike Worn tire, rear curbside. Street side rear tire. The two fronts look the same.

We like Picacho Peak, should be driving by in a week or so! Civil War battle fought there….

We started with heads by the nightstand. After a couple of years we switched to heads by the kitchen. We did that a few years and now we’re back to heads near the nightstand. We always made the beds with the pillows at the nightstand. Either way works for us. We’ve also switched to using sleeping bags the last couple of years, easier than making up the beds each morning. We still have sheets and a bedspread we just throw our bags on top to sleep. Simple is good. Mike

As Ken explains above, a 4X4 vinyl fence post makes a couple of shelves. I looked but couldn’t find a 6X6 when I was motivated to do this. It’s an easy mod but very useful!

What a great idea. This is a good space for shoe storage as well. We implemented this after @mountainoliver showed us what they did.

I agree with the above comments. Something very unusual would need to happen to interfere with your delivery date. I also agree that if you have time you should spend more than one night in the area. April is just around the corner! Mike

Scott and Conni, welcome from fellow military retirees! We’re getting quite a few Texas owners. Let us know if we can help in anyway. Mike

Here’s an older thread on this started by John Davies. I included some pictures of what I did. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/3986-maxxfan-service-lubrication-repair-help/

I replaced the gear box, the operating arms are fine. You can do it from the top without removing the whole fan. I took the entire fan out to clean it thoroughly. I have a thread on here somewhere, I’ll look for it. Mike

The outlet between the bath and closet is what Carol uses to blow dry her hair. We also have an outlet in the closet at the lower shelf for the handheld vac. Also, one in the attic, one under the curbside bed and the normal kitchen and dinette outlets. I think we all get used to what we have. Mike

We've been using the same Weber Q1000 since we got our trailer. They are plenty durable. I also have a griddle insert that I can use on one half of the Weber when I don't want to break out the Blackstone. I prefer grilling meats, but the griddle comes in handy for breakfast with bacon, eggs and more. Mike

Yours is one of the most interesting pickup stories! An adventure to remember, for sure. Glad you're home and feeling better. Looking forward to more pictures! Mike

Happy New Year!! Now, let’s go camping…..

Quick connects are one of the more useful things I’ve added, they really do help as we get older and less flexible! Also, I keep a foam knee pad in the basement for those time I do need to get down. Mike

Hull 135 still doesn’t have an on board EMS. The PD power pole unit has worked well. This thread has me thinking though….. Mike

I replaced my original tires (BF Goodrich) somewhere between 5 and 6 years. There was lots of tread left but they were starting to show some small cracking close to the wheels. They probably had about 60K miles on them. I used Discount Tire. Mike

Looks like a nice box. Pretty expensive though. My $150 Amazon aluminum box has done well the last 5 or 6 years.

Merry Christmas everyone! Hoping for a New Year full of travel and camping for everyone! Nice bottle of Amber Falls wine in the video, they are a HH if you want to do serious tasting then just walk back to your Oliver! Mike

The range extender does take up valuable bed space. Plus, it would get frustrating having to stop and charge, maybe even needing to disconnect the trailer to get into some chargers. Lots of RV’s in the western US and even if every gas station had chargers it would take a while waiting for the charging process to finish. I can fill my diesel tank in a lot less time. Mike

I don’t think so. We can all agree it’s pretty tough stuff!

The reason I posted this is because a lot of us like to discuss new technology. There’s no suggestion that this would apply to the construction of an Oliver, it’s about a potential tow vehicle. I have no personal experience in working with steel or stainless steel as you do, I’m just going by the Tesla information that their truck panels are a special alloy that can’t be handled like normal SS. Mike

Here’s the LOLOHO video…. It includes the Tesla footage, at about 3.5 minutes in a guy is shooting at the side and that’s followed by Joe Rogan trying to pierce the side with an arrow.

Video shows a number of weapons being fired at the side of the truck with no penetration. Dents, but the bullets did not penetrate.

Agree that for RV towing these trucks are a definite no-go. The reason it is so angular is because the stainless steel panels are not bendable, but they are bullet proof!