John Dorrer
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I beeped half way through🤣
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We have the Tochta and have been very happy with the mattress. We bought a fitted cover withe the radius, can't remember from where.
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Pessimistic thoughts are like cancer. Spouting statements that have no validity do not help. Oliver has a business plan to make them a force for years to come. Instead of stirring the pot with negative comments, it might be a good idea to have all the facts first. This site is a little more open minded, but comments here and especially on Oliver Facebook, come across like the sky is falling. "Oliver will be another Thor, and this will be the end of Oliver". Oliver isn't going to just set up repair centers and spend the money to train personnel. It has to be a win-win-win for Oliver, RV Dealership, and Oliver Owners (Future Owners). There has to be something in it for the RV Dealership and that is having Oliver's on their lots for sale. Someone in Washington State can go to Portland, OR (or wherever the RV Dealership is located) instead of driving 1,500+ mile to Hohenwald Remember, any Oliver Owner or Future Owner can go to Hohenwald to purchase or have service work done. Things will continue for those that prefer the Mothership. Oliver needs our support. We need to let this play out. As locations come on board, and Oliver shares the sales part, and how the repair work will be implemented, we will get a true understanding of the entire plan. We need to stop with negativity and spewing false comments. As I mentioned earlier this site has been a little more restrained. I personally think this is a win-win for Oliver Owners and Future Owners In the meantime Happy Camping.
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Congrats. The first one is always special. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
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Alaska Updated Pix - 2023 (June-August)
John Dorrer replied to Galway Girl's topic in Campgrounds & Parks
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Never had that problem with either RV Antifreeze or DryRid when storing. If you have any kind of air freshener or diodorizer in the trailer they will set it off.
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You are correct about the technology. I was thinking back to my truck camper days, where there was a flexible panel that got fried. There was a lot said about air flow. If the mfg. is calling for adhering to the roof surface then they would have tested. I stand corrected🙃
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Solar panels need to have space between the roof and bottom of the solar panel to allow air flow. Flexible panels will not last if they are adhered directly to the roof. Not only did people have panels fail prematurely, the 3M adhesive made it almost impossible to remove the panel and many had extensive damage to their RV roof. I would consult the panel mfg. to make sure adhering directly to the surface is an approved method.
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All it takes is one time to damage them. You need to get them charged and have a battery place do a load test. How old are they? IMO I would be surprised if they aren't toast. Hope that isn't the case. I have seen many cases were AGM's were run down to 11.8 and damaged.
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Late March is the perfect time to visit the Texas Hill Country. Inks Lake SP puts you in the triangle with amazing towns to visit. Burnet, Llano (Cooper's BBQ), Marble Falls (Blue Bonnet Cafe and Bear Brewery), and Fredericksburg. So much to do in Fredericksburg (Brewery, German food, Military museum, including George H.W. Bush exhibit. Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ historic sites around Johnson City, TX. Best of all of this is you will be in the heart of Blue Bonnet season. Follow the Blue Bonnet Trail, and the Willow City Loop. The drives are beautiful and the Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrush are the frosting on the cake. Inks Lake - North Loop, right on the lake, site #88. Though at this late date, the North Loop is probably full.
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Galveston Island SP, Beach campground, Inks Lake SP, Garner SP, McKinney Falls SP, or Mustang Island SP (near Corpus). It will start getting warm in late March or I would throw in Caprock Canyon SP or Palo Duro Canyon SP, both just SE of Amarillo. We have camped at Palmetto SP, but we would never go back unless there was a group gathering. We go to Galveston Island Beach Campground every March. I can think of another 5-6 I would go back to before Palmetto every showed back on my radar. Reminder that Texas SP booking window is 5 months. Good Luck
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We just adopted Ollie hull #1147!
John Dorrer replied to Heather and Eric's topic in Introduce Yourself
Congrats from Hull #1045, Jolli Olli Happy Camping -
I have maintenance scheduled at the Mothership for late February There are a number of owners that have replaced their failed touch lights with something similar that also has a blue night light. I going to buy a 4-pack and have Oliver replace the 2 bad ones. No negative reports on these. By the way I asked about having the new lights (2024 Oliver's) with toggle switch installed, but the lights are larger, requiring moving them slightly and doing some fiberglass repairs. Bummer.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. If your grilling or cooking a turkey out in the wild, please share your Turkey Day Photos. Happy Camping and safe travels where ever you are. 🦃🦃
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Congrats and Happy Camping from Hull # 1045
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I would suggest having a 30amp box installed on your garage or where you store your trailer. We had a 30p box installed next to the Fuse box in our garage and an on/off switch in the fuse box for the 30amp. I plug in the trailer and flip the switch just like the shore power post at a campground. Cost me $275+/-.
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Balance Beads Continuing Saga
John Dorrer replied to AlbertNTerri's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
We had the new valve stems installed by Oliver, but just didn't trust those beads. We took the trailer to a truck tire place where they removed the tires and the beads and vacuumed the inside of the tires for good measure. They reinstalled the tires and balanced the wheels with weights, and rotated the tires. No more beads. -
Went back through this thread. It was October they shorted up theicrpwave and replaced the trim for the 3rdntime, not this past February So I went from late October 2022 until 2/27/23 when I discovered the new crack. I need to check and see if I started another ticket in February, which O would have been still iny 1 year Not really concerned either way. JD
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*Hull #1045, 2022 Picked up 3/10/22 *Noticed 3 corners of microwave skirt split, 6/10/22 *Oliver sent a replacement * By Fall of 2022 at least 2 corners split again *3rd one installed by Oliver on 2/20/23 under warranty. Oliver installed some type of shims *2/27/23 the bottom right corner split, so one week after being replaced for the 3rd time My brain is a bit hazy as to whether I communicated this to Oliver or just kind of gave up. Picture #1 taken in June 2022 Picture #2 taken in June 2022 Picture #3 taken 2/27/23, on week after it was replaced for the 3rd time.
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I'll try to remember to get some pictures when we drove up to the storage place to check on the trailer in a couple of weeks Thanks👍