Mike and Carol

When my Blue Sky controller had an issue 4 or 5 years ago I also got excellent support from them. I called and had a tech on the phone for about an hour. I ended up sending it to them and in a week I had it back good as new. Great company. Mike

Hello to the unmarked Elite II in downtown Boerne, TX this morning. Single bike on the back, I didn’t notice the TV, was just surprised to see an Oliver. Mike

If I have to have trailer tires up on legos to level, then I use an X-chock type between the tires for safety and stability. The normal chocks won’t work when up on legos. If all four tires are on the ground I usually don’t use them. Mike

This was my second application of gutters. The first time we had a 50 degree weather change the day I applied them and the ends lost grip. It’s been several years since the second installation. You don’t need to go down too far. I taped them with masking tape overnight to ensure good adhesion. Mike

This is good to know. We’ve had the old key lock since new and it has worked well. I’ve thought about going the keyless route but it has not been high on the priority list. Working with a company that stands behind their product makes the upgrade more appealing. Thanks! Mike

You really did a great job on that! You’ve got me motivated… Mike

On the older trailers the Dometic is the high point. 9’ 7” I believe. I use 10’ as my safe number. Our cell booster antenna is well below the top of the AC. I can’t speak to the Cradlepoint. Mike

I’m sure Vinnie is happy with the exposure he gets on LOLOHO! I will be interested in what you think when they’re done. Mike

That’s even farther away, but I could include a trip to Napa!

We also follow LOLOHO and have thought about Vinnies. Looks like they do quality work. I wish Florida was closer to Texas sometimes…. Mike

We’ve never run our fridge on DC, when we had the AGM’s I felt more comfortable with propane. It’s good to know the performance of the lithiums and it gives us another option. I’ll probably stick with propane since it’s worked so well over the years. Mike

We went with metal stems when we got the TST system 5 years ago. Local tire shop mounted the stems and balanced each wheel with the TST sensors mounted. If I recall it took about 45 minutes and was not expensive. No issues so far after around 60K miles with them mounted. Mike

Yep, Ralph is almost a neighbor! He texted me that you would be here but…. Colorado is calling! We’re in Tennessee often so that is our best option. See you at the rally! Mike

Not to mention the fine craftsmanship of Oliver owner Foy Sperring and all his fine wood products for Olivers! Mike

I was told you’d be coming through Texas and normally we’d get in line. But, the plan now is to leave for Colorado the first week of June and probably won’t return until end of July or early August. It would be easy enough to visit you in Tennessee which is what we might do. For older trailers the like-new shine and protection would be worth it! We’ll see you at the rally and I’ll be checking out Steve and Tally’s Hull 50. Mike

I got a couple of big Velcro straps from Amazon and fold it, strap it and put it in the bed of the truck. The basement has a crate with water supplies, a crate with black tank supplies, a crate with spare stuff and the power cord and surge protector (I don’t have an internal one). Mike

The microwave plate is one of our departure chores - it goes in a drawer with hot pads/towels. It doesn’t even take a rough road to dislodge it from the microwave! Mike

Interesting and educational article. Thanks for posting. Mike

It’s good to get all that weather experience done on the first trip. Glad there were no weather mishaps! Hope to see out on the road sometime. Mike

Agree with Bill, the roof is sturdy but you’ll have no reason to get on it. I’ve removed my vent a couple of times without getting on the roof. You can reach anything from a ladder on the side. We’ve been all around Utah in all four seasons, the Oliver does well. We like our twin bed arrangement. Enjoy your trip to Odessa. Mike

We also carry a spare water pump. We had ours quit once while we were on the road and couldn’t get any water flow. As it turned out, we had some rough roads and the two wires that connect to the bottom of the pump came lose. Once I figured out how and where to reconnect them all was fine. It happened a couple of years later and I got a good crimp on the connectors so now they stay. We realized a spare pump was a small price to pay for a critical trailer component! Mike

There have been some posts about leaks. When you consider the number of Olivers out there it’s a minor problem that can be fixed with a little diligence. As has been stated, water leaks in an Oliver are not a major deal in that there is little to no resulting damage. Our Oliver is 6 years old, 80K miles and we’ve never had a leak. At some point I’m sure a leak will appear, but I know it’s an issue that can be dealt with effectively. If you are talking about camping with no hook ups, whether in a National Park campground or out on BLM land somewhere, the Oliver is a great place to be in those situations. I am careful about pulling my trailer where the terrain is rugged, it’s not really a serious off road/rock crawling trailer but does well on most unimproved roads and flat desert. Mike

Wow, that is quite an accident! So glad you are okay!! I have a dash cam that I don’t use much…. looks like yours provided key evidence. It’s interesting that the trailer separated the way it did, just leaving the bottom outer hull. There’s another Oliver out there waiting for you - hope you can get back on the road soon!! Mike

If diesel gets rationed there will be more problems than just for RVers! Long haul trucks and trains live on diesel so supply chain issues will shut down the country. I’ll pay the extra amount to travel. Let’s hope there continues to be some supply for all the serious users. Mike

We replaced our rubber stems with metal when I installed the TST. Mike