Mike and Carol

We’ve done highway 550 twice now from Montrose to Durango, towing. The first time was in mid-September and we had snow and/or rain at the higher elevations. It is exhilarating and beautiful at the same time. Many areas with no guardrail on the outside with a sheer drop off. We plan on going back next summer. The heat in south Texas is getting more undesirable every year and the cool mountain evenings and mornings are so pleasant. Mike

This interest me as well. I will be interested in how folks like it. Mike

Jeff, I’d call Jason and see what he says. It does seem that there should have been a barrier. Since you haven’t had any problems with the other windows it might be safe to assume they are okay. Southern AZ monsoons are a good test. We’ve been in lots of rain and have not suffered any leaks and we’ve never had any of our windows removed. As Sherry said, it doesn’t seem to be a common problem. Mike

Ridgway State Park, CO just a couple of weeks ago. Warm days but overnight lows around 50, good sleeping weather. Visited Ouray (30 minutes away) and Telluride (50 minutes away). There are several campgrounds in the park, FHU to no HU, depends on what you want. Ouray Main Street. Telluride.

Cigars. I’m a non-smoker. However, I have smoked a cigar on special occasions. I worked with a guy a few decades ago that was much older than me and very old school. When invited to dinner at his house (we lived in Belgium at the time, mid 1990s) after desert it was cognac and cigars. We both retired to San Antonio and we’ve had dinner a couple of times years ago while his health was good and the evening ended with cognac and cigars. Good memories. Mike

Welcome to the forum. I would recommend you spend some time reading areas that interest you. You’ll find a lot of information and get an idea of owner feelings. You’ll find mostly good, some not so good. As JD says above, ask questions, especially if you find anything that piques your interest. We’ve had our Oliver over 6 years and are happy campers. Most are. Good luck! Mike

Looks nice. We haven’t visited the Crossville area but it’s on our list. Maybe this fall. Mike

The hose that I fill my fresh tank with. I hook it up to the trailer, pour some bleach into the hose, hold the hose up so the bleach moves toward the trailer, then hook the hose to my fresh water faucet and fill the fresh tank. Mike

Whenever I sanitize the fresh tank I pour some bleach (a couple of glugs) down the hose and then connect the hose to my water source and fill the tank. I don’t use the back bumper water connection so I’m not worried about sanitizing it. Mike

My only real complaint about my trailer is the very loud Dometic AC. When service starts installing these on our older trailers I will be very interested. It’s a rare trip that we don’t have to run the AC at night while escaping the Texas heat most times of the year. Mike

That is a unique TV! Happy travels - Mike

Is there some kind of extension on this or does it look like it came that way from the factory? I have hull 135 and the connection is far enough back that I can just bend the hose and the bumper closes easily. Mike

I never remove my hose from the bumper connection and the bumper closes fine. There should be no need to disconnect the hose to close the bumper.

We made that drive last May/June. It’s a must do! Mike

Yes. It is normal. We’ve been rocking for over 6 years, Unless you use separate jacks or x-chocks to help the onboard stabilizers you will have some movement. Mike

If you have the standard Bulldog it is a 2”. A 2 5/16” would be too big. Mike

Welcome Margaret! You’re bound to have questions as you settle in to your new Oliver. Everyone here likes to help. Mike

Whether you dry camp or have shore power your batteries supply power to all your 12v needs, which is basically everything not connected to a 110V outlet and the AC. If you disconnect your batteries you’d have no lights, water pump, jacks, maxxfan, etc. I rarely turn on my charger when on shore power, my batteries rely almost exclusively on solar. Mike

Generator noise is annoying, even the quiet inverter generators. When we had AGMs there were only a couple of times our solar wouldn’t keep up, at Glacier and Grand Teton during some particularly dark and dreary fall days. I fired up the generator for a few hours late afternoon to get our batteries back up to a respectable level. We’ve had lithiums now for 18 months (300aH) and even on the cloudiest days they stay charged enough that I don’t have to worry about it. I check the Blue Sky monitor and smile. Solar is effortless. Generators are work. I can’t imagine being a serious boondocker without solar. Mike

I’d check with Jason to see if this is intentional.

We had AGMs for almost 6 years. Always had it plugged in to shore power when stored (covered spot). No issues. I now have lithiums and don’t plug into shore power but have a battery cut off switch that I turn off when in storage. Mike

I’ve been thinking about the Houghton. If Oliver does a retrofit with the Truma AC I will definitely be interested. The worst feature of our Oliver is the Dometic AC. Mike

I’m somewhere north of 80,000 miles, 6+ years and no issues. I’ll know where to go when I do. Mike

I know of another Oliver owner who a a couple of windows resealed at Suncoast and is satisfied with their work and warranty. Mike

Crossville is nice. You have some Oliver owners nearby in Sierra Vista. We lived on Fort Huachuca and in Sierra Vista back in the day…. Mike