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Hap - I know that you asked for Steve's opinion but that will not stop me from offering mine. I had the EZ Flex installed last year and I think that it is great. I've only towed with it for about 1,000 miles but the Ollie is now virtually silent while towing at low speeds around corners - it used to be a bit embarrasing going in and out of parking lots, campgrounds and the like because of the suspension noise. Since Twist has always just followed the truck while towing at speed and I've never had problems with anything inside being bounced around, I can only suppose that the ride quality is better. Certainly I like the idea of being able to grease the suspension as I think that in most certainly will make it last longer. Speaking of which - soon I will be posting some details on my recent adventure in obtaining small grease cartridges for use while on the road, stay tuned. Bill

MO - please tell me that the picture was taken inside your house and you have no plans for going outside any time soon! Bill

For those that have not - check out the FAQS (see black banner for button above). There are some answers there to some questions asked long ago. Bill

"Looks like she has very warm shoulders." Yes, but a bit furry for my taste.

WOW! Number 305. Just think of all the places it will go. Have fun but be safe. And, congradulations! Bill

Where's the solar?

An email has been sent to all those that have requested the Colorado/Wyoming info. If for some reason you do not receive it - just PM me. Again, anyone who would like this information - just PM me with your email address and I will get it right out to you. Bill

Certainly a more "relaxed" color scheme - I like it. Nice to be "back in the saddle again". THANKS to everyone at Oliver for the work in getting the Forum back up - its been a long week of withdrawal without it. While the lack of the sidebar is no big deal I hope that the recent topics button will return. Bill p.s. John - kind of looks like you are trying to elevate something to me.

John - If you ( or anyone else for that matter) will PM me with your email address I will email you a listing of a number of spots in both Colorado and Wyoming. I have prepared this as a "Word" document and it includes GPS coordinates, camping spots, some places where you could get water, do laundry, visit old mining camps, boondocking spots etc. I'm not attaching it on the Forum because I'd prefer only actual Oliver owners have this information. Bill

"All of our panels will tilt. You just have to make some legs to hold them up" Or, drink more and then everything will tilt! Bill

John - I really don't know exactly where to start. But, I'll through out some ideas for you to consider. No, I've never stayed at that State Park, so no help there. Assuming that the Black Canyon you are referring to is the Gunnison - There is a fairly decent WalMart in Gunnison - its on your right as you take the road headed north of the center of town. There is a very nice NFS campground called "one mile" if you head towards the Taylor Res. There is plenty of free camping up near the Reservoir and towards the little town of Tin Cup. Speaking of which - Tin Cup is worth the drive in your TV. The problem with this area is the ATV's which are every where. If it is on your route and you go through Dubois, WY there are a couple of places there of interest. Just to the south-east of Dubois there is a BLM boondocking spot. It is right on a lake and there are OK pit toilets. If you head north out of town (towards Horse Creek) there is a NFS camp about seven miles up that road. It is right on Horse Creek and they have pit toilets and a hand pump for water. From there you can head up to "Double Cabin" (another twenty miles up the road). There are boondocking sites up there and another NFS camp ground, but, I'd stay at Horse Creek and drive the TV up instead of hauling your Oliver. Another place to stay or at least stop is West of Dubois. It is a NFS camp on the left near the summit of the mountain. There are electric/water sites here in addition to "no-services" sites. Decent pit toilets are also available. If you simply stop here, there is a very nice water fall to see. On the right side of the road just before you get to this camp there is a road to (I think) Brook's Lake. There are numerous boondocking spots along this road. If you want more detail on this area just PM me. Once up towards Cody, one of my favorite NFS camp grounds is west of Cody by about 20 miles or so - Rex Hale. They have a very few sites that have water/electric but you would need to reserve those well in advance. The other sites - some near the river - are decent and all have access to pit toilets. Note that the East entrance to Yellowstone is just down the road one way with Cody the other way. Elk Creek camp just to the east of Rex Hale is another possibility but it is much smaller. There is a nice hiking trail out of Elk Creek and you can take your TV on a bit of a drive out of there also (I don't know how far that jeep trail goes though). Bill

If anyone wants a bit more information on the T-27 purchased by "Windcrasher" you can find it here on his blog. http://wincrasher.blogspot.com/search?q=ranger Bill

Stan and Carol - Sorry to hear about your "issues". Its curious about the availability of tires in that it is not like you are way out in the boonies or something. Daytona is just down the street and interstate 95 is just over the "hill". Give Gunner an extra treat just for us! Has he come across any turtles or armadillos yet? I still tell people the story of how we had just picked up our Oliver, drove from Hohenwald to St. Augustine and the campsite right across the road from ours had another Oliver in it - what where the odds? And, you guys were so helpful in answering all those questions that either we didn't remember the answers or never knew them in the first place. We still owe you a dinner for that! Stay warm - another round of light snow is to hit up in the central Atlantic region over the next couple of days and the temps are STILL below normal! Bill

Wish it was me! Bill

Welcome - finally! Since you have been here for so many years, perhaps it is you that has all the answers. Please feel free to fire away - surely someone has the answer or at least an opinion. Also, now is the time to get planning and letting us know what those plans are. Bill

Sure going to miss you guys! Bill

Yep - just flipped. I think that ScubaRX has them on his Ollie. Bill

That looks like an old Maxair vent to me on an Oliver that was in for service. They stopped making these several years ago and no one seems to know what happened to the molds. I've heard of people "lucking" into finding one or two on Ebay but .... Bill p.s. if you find them please be sure to get two for me!

I believe that you will need a couple of things. An air regulator will prevent you from "blowing" too much pressure into those water lines. I think 40psi is what is recommended and I certainly would not go above 50psi. The second thing you will need is an adaptor that screws into the inlets on the outside of the Oliver. I've seen these in two types - get the one that has the bicycle valve on the end, it makes it much easier to apply the air hose to this fitting. As far as compressors - as long as you can attach the air regulator to the end of the hose, it is possible to simply use an air hose at a gas station or repair shop. If you want one for your home then just about any that have a "tank" could be used. Harbor Freight and others have these for about $100 or less. Of course this does not include the really little ones that one uses for simply inflating tires - they generally do not produce enough of a "blast" of air in order to blow the lines out but they produce relatively little "puffs" of air until the tire is inflated (i.e. put your hand in front of the hose on one of those little guys and turn it on - do you think it would blow any water out?). Another thing that could be done is to purchase a "air tank" and use your little tire inflator to put air into that. However, unless you got a fairly big air tank you would need to keep refilling it until you got all of the water out of the lines (don't ask me how I know this). Take a view of some of the videos on YouTube to get a better idea of this equipment. Bill

That is great that your problem was taken care of. Certainly a good outcome to an issue that could have caused you a fair amount of annoyance. Thanks for letting us know about the good stuff. I think that this is a prime example of what most of us talk about when we say that Oliver stands behind its product and is a GREAT company to work with. Yes, not everything goes as smoothly as some of us might like, but, in the end, Oliver stands behind its product and does whatever it can to make sure that we are treated like family. Bill

Hopefully this is the last in the "ordering" series. I received the latest shipment of these fuses today and all is well. As in the previous two attempts I again used Amazon, but, this time I ordered from a company called "Crimp Supply" via Amazon. Price for five fuses including shipping was $16.01 which was cheaper than ordering directly from Amazon. The fuses are exactly the same - Bussman 30 amp time delay 32VAC. Thanks goodness Amazon has such a good return policy. Anyone needing a couple of these at the Rally should look me up and we can make a deal. Bill

Trish & Jack - OK, I took a look but can see no hooks or other visible method of mounting that "shoe bag" on the inside of the closet door. Given that the surface of the inside of the door is a bit rough/bumpy what did you use to get it to stick? And, did you stick it in several places or just at the top? Bill

Glad you're here! At least with the "cool" weather we have been having in both North and South Carolina you have had time to think about all those things you want in your new Oliver. If any of us can help, just YELL! Hopefully you are planning on attending the annual Oliver Owner's Rally in May. Make sure that you get that reservation for both your campsite and for the Rally itself - just click on "Events" above. Bill

Assuming that you don't want to change your graphics, it appears that you really don't have much of a choice in the type of material for the awning. I'm of no help regarding the pluses and minuses of vinyl or acrylic - sorry. Bill

Just got to love it when someone says,"Then it started to snow, but we only expect six to eight inches." Guess one has to be tough to live up there. Bill