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Yes - in fact, it is good practice to only have your inverter "on" when you actually are using it to get from 12 volt (battery) power to 120 volt power that you have no other source for (i.e. shore power). For example - if you are out in the woods "boondocking" (or a rest stop or parking lot or ....) and have no way to plug your Ollie into any external source of 120 volt power (generator or pedestal or very long extension cord) but you still want to use the microwave to pop a bag of popcorn, then turn on the inverter, use your microwave to pop that bag of corn and immediately (so you don't forget) turn the inverter back off. You do this because the inverter will continue to use some power even though the microwave is not running. Bill

Can you give us a bit more detail on this? Can this window be opened? By "single pane" do you mean that it is a single pane of glass and not an insulated double pane of glass? Or, do you mean that the "single pane" does not have a slider opening? Or, something else? Would you have a picture of it? Bill

Aren't we all?😉

In order to "complicate" this discussion a bit further - The remote buttons used for being able to turn on the inverter "remotely" are connected to the inverter via what looks like a telephone cable. The little contacts inside that remote have been known to become dirty over time and can make the remote basically useless. If it appears as though the remote is not working - then - try using the on/off button on the inverter itself. Bill

I assume that your Ollie has the onboard surge protector. If that assumption is correct then there is really no need to have an external one, but, there are those owners that do like to have "double" the protection. Bill

Nice looking latch! I can hear the negative comments now about the fact that the mirror is not over the full door!😉 Did anyone say that this new door is being produced "in house"? It appears that the color and finish matches well to the rest of the fiberglass. Bill

Jason - You are now an official card carrying member of the family - welcome (again). I too thought that the "Ollie Gods" were against me when I picked up. It had the nerve to rain and we were camped in a mud hole to boot. Sure, I washed (as best I could) the shiny new Ollie the next day but (you guessed it) it only rained again. At least we didn't get sick! Hope all are back to normal by now. Certainly you will have a great story to tell and re-tell about your delivery trip. Hope that the "first real" camping trip goes without issue and you can settle into that lovely new Oliver. Bill

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Contact Service and I'm guessing that they will ship you some new caps. Then, when you install these simply put something like E6000 or any similar product on the backs of the caps and that will keep them from "falling off". Bill

If you have to ask then this exalted position is well above your station in this life - sorry.

Mike and Jill - Thanks for the update! Hopefully Truma will take good care of you. Bill

Yes - those fish in the streams and all those fire prone trees, bushes, etc. really need that winter snow for moisture.

So - now you have to stay up at night worrying about the kids getting under the dinette and licking those crooked USB ports.😁

Yep - water vapor is a by-product of burning propane. Thus, unless vented, the Mr.Heater will simply add moisture to the interior of the Ollie. I always have the bath door open with the bath vent open plus have either a window cracked or have the main ceiling vent opened when using my Mr.Heater. As Ron states - Bill

Why not? Let me see - its New Year's Eve, ALL service centers are closed (to include the chance of getting hold of anyone at Oliver). You have a problem and you get THE answer in short order. What's not to like? Besides, it is the collective knowledge of this Forum's members that make the Forum the place it is. Certainly there is something or some place that you can add to the discussion that will surely help another member have a better experience with their Ollie and camping in general. Thanks to GJ for the information above - it looks like you are plugged into shore power that is not up to standard. Bill

May the New Year be safe, happy and filled with many great Ollie adventures. Bill

Another - it depends. If you normally camp "plugged into shore power" then a 120 volt unit makes sense. And, vise versa if you use 12 volts most of the time. The reasoning is that if you mostly "convert" 12 volt to 120 volt then there is a built in loss of energy by doing that conversion. Conversely, if you invert 120 volt to 12 volt you have an energy loss during the inversion. Obviously, if you tend to do a bit of both then a dual unit would be the ticket. Bill

And, here I was being "nice" - look where that got me. Of course you can borrow it. Rusty bolts used in making a homemade tool certainly can't cost that much more than a buck. 😆

AND - Mossemi's "tool" is a bunch less expensive too. 🤑

For what its worth and I do not have the details on this - but - I understand that the water inlets for the 2024 Elite II Oliver's will be changing and simplified. I do not know if these same changes will happen for the Elite I or not. From what little I've heard - the city fill and fresh water tank fill will be combined and moved to the rear of the camper on the left side of the bumper. The "winterization port" will remain on the right side of the bumper. Bill

Don't bet the ranch on that - once down the rabbit hole the rabbits tend to take over!

See the December 8th post - 5 above this one. It might help with that memory.😁

I'd love to have one that size - but... If I was going to build it then I'd go for something a bit wider. With the Ollie at 7 foot wide you "only" have 4 feet left on either side assuming that you are parked square in the middle. Given that you will probably store other things in that garage and you will want space to work on your Ollie - think waxing if nothing else - you should have a bit more room. Bill

As with most things - It Depends! If you want to store that cast iron dutch oven along with that cast iron frying pan along with that cast iron .... then you might experience an unwanted mess on the floor after a day of travel. But, if you are a light weight to normal packer then you shouldn't have any problem. If you are still "worried" then there are several solutions for securing the drawers in threads here on the Forum - anything from rods to bungies to child safety cables/locks are all mentioned. Bill

As far as I know and have read - the current "life" of a RV tire ranges from 5 to 10 years. You should look at the date code on each tire in order to determine the exact age of those on your Ollie but it is likely that they will be in the 5 year old range. As such and if they have been taken care of - cleaned, proper inflation, sun protection etc. over their life, it is likely that you still have a couple of years left before they should be replaced. If you have ANY doubts - take them to a respected tire dealer and have them inspected. Having said all of this - I'm reminded of the advice I received way back when I was a relatively new motorcycle rider, "your tires are relatively cheap insurance and are the only thing that is connecting you to the road. Don't use worn out tires (age or tread wear) and buy good quality tires." Bill