Mike and Carol

I feel pretty confident that the folks at Oliver would notify owners immediately if there was this type of recall. Mike

I replaced my 4 AGMs with 3 Battle Borns and did not disable the 12V from my truck. We’ve been from south Texas to Maine and back and also to Arizona and Utah and back. No issues. I would also be interested in the pros/cons of disabling the charge from the TV. Mike

Congratulations and welcome to the Oliver family. Hope you can narrow down where the hum is coming from. Let us know if there are things the forum can help with. Mike

I have a Champion 2,000W. It weighs 38 pounds. It runs my AC. Mike

The one at the link would run your AC. When to get it is hard to say, depends on your travel plans. Mike

Read through this thread, lots of discussion and pictures. Mike https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/3986-maxxfan-service-lubrication-repair-help/?tab=comments#comment-55518

Mine did the same a few years ago. I ordered the part from the company. It’s fairly easy to replace, no need to take the fan out. I posted some pictures that I will try to find. Mike

I think about it every time I fuel up! The price of diesel doesn’t make sense.

Looks like a great campground!

They are available on several web sites. bhncb has a good suggestion. I think I got mine from Propane Guys. There are also YouTube videos on how to convert. Mike

I can only give some partial answers based on our 6 years of Olivering. 1. We don’t have the extra 30a connection. The times we’ve needed to use our generator we just plug it into the 30a on the side of the trailer. If you carry a generator on the tongue then it might be useful. We’ve never missed not having it. 2. I haven’t seen the new fabrics, so I’ll punt on this one. Ultra fabric wasn’t available in 2015. 3. We have used our quick connect A LOT. I hook my Weber or my Blackstone to the quick connect almost every where we camp. We carry a 20lb tank in the truck bed for our fire pit or if we want to cook far from the trailer. We have the 30lb tanks. I’m sure there is a way to secure a tank to the basket, but I haven’t seen it done. I have an aluminum box on the tongue for chocks, blocks, legos, gloves, flashlight, etc. 4. No shower curtain here. Don’t want one. 5. No bike rack experience, so this is my second punt. Mike

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Happy camping!! Mike

Great install job!!

Wow, sounds like a piece of junk and potentially a dangerous piece of junk. Thanks for posting your experience, we can all learn from it. Mike

I’ll add Obey River COE to my TN list. Looks like a nice campground. Mike

It’s a messy job! A creeper is an essential tool for us elderly mechanics. I need to check my lug nuts when I pick up the trailer for the rally next week. Mike

Our TPMS lives in the center of the dash in the cubby there. The Garmin took up too much windshield real estate when mounted on the dash. This is a nice, clean solution that puts it below the windshield and within easy reach of our navigator. Mike

So, I have a solution for the mounting of my RV890 in my Ram 2500. I went back to the ProClip web site and did a search for RV890 and, lo and behold, they have a specific mount for the 890 that attaches to the magnetic charging Garmin mount. Since the diesel 2500s have a column shift, the normal Ram mount won’t work, but they make one that attaches to the other side of the dash on the passenger side. This is a great solution for us since Carol is the navigator. We both can see it fine and with it on her side she can easily remove it to do searches or whatever. I have a 12V on the dash so charging is easy. Just the mount without the RV890. With the RV890 mounted.

Did you check the breaker on the charger under the dinette seat? I agree that it should be working if you got 12.6V when plugged in. I’d replace the batteries, too. MIke

Agree with Sherry, check the web site every week or so. When I got my third Battle Born I had been checking their web site weekly for a couple of months. Mike

I don’t know what comes with new trailers but ours with the 3-way Dometic had a vent fan with on/off switch installed at the factory. Mike

Having an off-season can have advantages. Draining and storing with dry tanks appears to extend the life of tanks and components. We camp any time of the year so there is no off season. I do drain the fresh tank if it’s going to sit for more than 4 weeks and clean out the hot water tank annually, otherwise everything is full and ready to go. Mike

Great pictures! I’m motivated for a return trip to Utah. Our Olivers give us a lot of flexibility on where we can go and where we can camp. Mike

I agree with the advice given here. If you’ve never pulled the anode from your hot water tank and cleaned out the deposits now is a great time to do it. Inspect your anode to see how much life is left. Get one of those Camco hose attachments that you can stick in the anode hole and flush out the deposits. I don’t sanitize the hot water tank. I generally pour a half cup or so of bleach into my fill hose and then hook up to the water source and fill the fresh tank. I run the cold water until I can smell the bleach. Then let it sit a while before emptying and filling a couple of times. Mike

I’ve always just used the wash product I was using on the trailer with a good rinse. So far, so good. I like Griots products and will try their synthetic clay bar. I’ve done cars before with real clay but not my trailer. It’s probably time, but… it’s a lot of surface area! Mike