John Dorrer

We have a 2022 and when I see something like your situation, my brain goes to "Inverter Breaker". We have the 3 Lithonics batteries and 3000 Xantrex Inverter. We spent the night at Oliver after pick-up and plugged in. The next afternoon we packed up and moved to David Crockett State Park and plugged in. That evening I opened the Lithonics app only to find my batteries down to 73%. Shore power wasn't charging the batteries. I reached out to Oliver and Mike sent me a picture of the breaker. He stayed on the phone and walked me through checking the breaker, which was tripped and resetting the breaker. All was good for 2 months and it happened twice more. Oliver sent me a new breaker. In October 2024 we were boondocking, turned on the inverter to cook oatmeal, and 30 seconds in the microwave shut off. Jason was at the Texas Rally and ran tests. In February 2025, during service, it was determined that the issue was the breaker. Since they were no longer using the breaker and didn't have any, we lived with things until we got home. We were plugged in for the trip, so really was not inconvenienced. I order two new ones. I followed the shut down procedures, solar off, inverter breaker off, then each battery. Start up is reversed. I discovered to my horror that problem was very loose connects, resulting in pitting of the cable ends. Arching was obviously occuring. I replaced the breaker and now will check the connections each fall after our last trip. While your breaker might not be the issue, I would really check it over. Just make sure you completely power down per the sequence mentioned in this post. Good Luck. Please provide an update. During this period we experience a few weird things, which we attributed to the loose connectors. I suggest you send a service ticket request to Oliver so they can provide input. support@olivertraveltrailers.com

Welcome to the group.

Did you by chance have debris as acorns, broken branches that may have kicked the awning back out. Girard and Oliver say if you run it out and in you need to let it rest so you don't burn up the motor. You far exceeded that warning. There is something hear that just doesn't make sense. I maybe totally wrong, but I think the motor wasn't allowed to cool down and this was self-inflicted. This is solely my opinion.🙃

I run our 2022 LE2, between 50 and 55 lbs. on our Cooper Discover HT3, 16" tires. The higher you go the more jaring the ride for the trailer. Prior to 2022, Oliver was sending trailers out the door at 80 lbs. That shook a lot of electrical connections. We run with a full water tank.

According to Goodyear they come in 15 or 16.

It is"t uncommon for the Girard to not close flush. This requires a slight adjustment. No way that will lead to it opening.

Strange. We have a 2022 and haven't heard this. With the wall panel switch off, that shouldn't happen. You can also push the lock button on the remote. Just don't see how that could happen. Never seen a post on the Forum or Facebook. So what awnings do your friends have? Are they power awnings or manual? Never heard of the Girard experiencing this.

Congrats from another Hoosier, Hull #1045, Jolli Olli.

You beat me to it. Unbelievable.

Always fun. We haven't seen one yet, a month in Texas. Last year we had multiple sightings on all our trips🙃

Welcome to the group.

I think it was placed inside the bumper to keep it out of harms way. My hoses aren't in the way. I know of at least 2-3 owners that caught road debris and ripped the front quick connect off. One person had their propane on and emptied their tank. Oliver could place a round port and mount it inside the propane housing.

Jolli Olli is hiding in the coastal fog at Galveston Island SP. 4'+/- Male Western Diamondback along the boardwalk to the beach. A bit too close for comfort.

Unfortunately the awnings you describe are found on large trailers, Class A Motor Coaches and 5th Wheels. Those have large exposed frames and arms and wouldn't work on an Oliver. So with that said the awning for small trailers aren't designed to be out in winds or rain. They are designed for providing shade. You would be better off getting a stand alone canopy with option for sides, or something like the picture. I think it would be a big mistake to remove your Girard awning. The Girard is a top of the line awning, and resale value would be lost