Overland

I think that's a good point about the springs. Plus they're just slightly oversized for where it would need to go, which is on the belly band just inside the door frame. Almost, but not quite. But the Sealux magnet would fit nicely there. The Sealux has magnets on both pieces, which is why it's as strong as it is.

I guess I’m going to have to stop following Trainman around and tossing acorns at his trailer.

I think the new ones are great - love the two tone text. Good job!

Looking great on the outside too. Are those new graphics on the sides?

Cool. Those look pretty nice. Jellybean is the red Ollie, right? It’s great seeing the original Ollies still looking perfectly new inside.

We have this stainless magnet on our bath door - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B011XSKU4I?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Looks good but a little expensive for a magnet. Plus it’s a bit too strong. But it fits the aesthetic of the trailer well. I mean to add a felt pad to cushion it a little but keep forgetting.

At 1 gallon per minute that's a lot of pumping to fill a 52 gallon bladder. But then that bladder plus the Ollie's tank would give my wife and me 15 days of water.

Neat - do you use a sediment filter first and do you need an auxiliary pump or can the Oliver's pump handle it on it's own? I also have to ask about your computer setup. That's a pretty pro looking mic, and I think this is the first time I've seen an iMac in an Ollie, plus a laptop. Do you record podcasts from your Ollie or something?

I'd never seen the Froli system, but it looks really interesting. Actually, looking at their website, they have a lot of products that interest me. I really like the magnetic door hold, which would be good for the bath door of course, but I'm thinking it might be a nice addition for the main door as well, if it will work with the curve of the hull. Both my wife and I tend to want to close the door while it's still latched open and I know I'm going to pull the clasp out of the hull one day. Their levelers look like a nice option for people like me who don't care for the Andersens. And their modular dish storage is pretty neat too.

You'll need to leave the temp sensor on the battery, but otherwise, I think you've got it.

Thanks for the photos. Is that a UV sterilizer on the water intake?

I think my favorite spot for the shunt is on the side of the battery box, bolted through. That way it’s solidly secured and out of the way. Then run a 4/0 cable to either a bus bar or combiner post, whichever you prefer. And that can be located pretty much anywhere - you’ll find that Oliver regularly changes up where they place electrical equipment, so what works great for some people might not work well for you. I do think either a bus or combiner post is needed - I think you’d have a hard time getting all the various negative cables attached directly to the shunt securely. Wiring it up is simple. You’ll have the cable from the battery box attached to one side and a cable from your new bus bar attached to the other. Then the Ethernet cable and power/voltage sensor plug into the side of the shunt. On your bus bar you’ll have the cable from the shunt; the primary negatives from your solar, inverter, and Oliver’s electrical; and then the grounds from your solar (maybe?) and inverter. That’s it. Most importantly - use shrink wrap on all the lugs and add strain relief to all the cables. You don’t want a cable to pull out of a lug one day from vibration. That would ruin your day and possibly your trailer. Basically on all your connections and mounts, think what its going to be like after ten years of vibration, bouncing the trailer off curbs, etc. As for the monitor itself, if you bought the Bluetooth version, then just tuck it somewhere inside the hull. You’ll need access to it when you set it up but otherwise you won’t ever need to look at it, so no point in cutting a hole in you trailer.

That’s interesting. I thought I remembered seeing a photo of an Oliver with the bolts facing the other way, which is why I was surprised to see that mine weren’t. I guess Oliver just wasn’t consistent with how they were installed. I wonder if it would be possible to get a grinder between the hull and frame to cut off the bolt heads then pull them through.

That’s what they say. eTrailer says it’s actually 2”.

You’re right. For some reason I was thinking that the bolts on mine faced outward, meaning you’d have to pull the hull to get them out of the hole. But I just checked and they face in. The Centerpoint does add 1” to the travel.

They do. It’s even on the same day. 😝

Looks like you’d have to take the subframe off to mount those, which I’m pretty sure means that you have to lift the tub off the frame. Possible, but Oliver would have to do it, which means it’s impossible. They’d never go for it. I think you’d want to beef up the subframe, too, while you’re at it - I don’t think I’d feel comfortable that the existing cross braces are strong enough to take the twisting forces that these would add. I still think the Lippert Centerpoint is the easiest upgrade.

That’s nice in that it gives a bit more width, though the floor is higher. But it wouldn’t work for me regardless since I have both my fridge mount and 2nd battery on the floor under the seats. I could of course put them on top of the folded seats when traveling but then both would be unsecured which wouldn’t be great in an accident. As it is, they can both be bolted through the floor. Not to mention that with the seats down both are completely hidden. With the GMC I’d end up having to get a topper and putting both in the bed.

What do you like about fold down seats vs fold up?

We didn't get one but I kind of wished we did.

Never heard anything like that. We've only had noises when we've had the awning out at night. It can creek and pop, but I'm guessing that yours was rolled in for the night. Was it particularly windy or anything? I wonder if the AC shroud could be loose and making noise?

GMC owners' jealousy is so transparent. 😛

Oh, I found a more expensive one than the Volrath... https://www.amazon.com/PolyScience-Temperature-Controlled-Commercial-Induction/dp/B01G5MZZ5Q

That's plenty for two shirts and a pair of shorts. Unless you're on the road for more than three weeks, that should do.

Yes, we had no problem taking the credit on ours. You can also take the credit for other solar related items that you purchase at the same time, like battery upgrades, inverter, etc. It can be a significant credit if you're considering the new lithium upgrade.