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Beautiful fish! Congrats to the Bride. Many people who fish never catch a trout of that size.🤗 Bill

Can't get much closer than that!

Assuming that your storage facility does not provide you with any protection from the weather then I'd suggest a CalMark cover for your Oliver. These covers are not cheap, but I've had mine for 8 years and it is still going strong. If you do this - be sure to pad (pool noodles are good for this) the bumper and the solar panels such that they don't abrade the cover. The only time I use my A/C is when I travel from Western NC to the Rockies each year to fish. If the temps are hot (above 90) I'll simply plan on staying in a commercial campground for the night where I can use shore power. Yes, the A/C is a bit noisy but it doesn't keep me awake and I can't hear it when I'm sleeping 😁. Perhaps a relatively small set in the direction of more power while staying relatively cheap could be had from a portable panel. This way you could charge those relatively new AGM's a bit quicker. This might give you time to really assess just how much power you are looking for while not wasting the batteries you have now. And, you can always use that additional solar panel if you later decide you want to go with the lithium route. Bill

A phone call to Jason in Service might bring you some hints on the process - they've done it a number of times. Bill

Try this - turn the power off for both the monitor and the camera. Assuming that you have verified that the camera is receiving power - turn it back on while looking at the monitor, turn it back on - does it give instructions as to "re-pairing" it with the camera? If yes, then do what it says. Good luck! Bill

What was for dinner?😁

Its a shame that the first owners gave up after such a short period of time - but good for you guys. There is nothing about RV's and Oliver's that is "rocket science". And, by now you are really getting a handle on a good understanding of how the various systems work together. Unfortunately, you are (probably) now entering into an area where you really do need to pay attention. Its when you think that you know the drill and you get over confident and/or something out of the "normal" routine causes you to deviate from the way you normally do things. Checklists are good at preventing this trap. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help make the journey better. Bill

An old friend of mine called me this evening and told me about finishing up his day of fishing near Maine's Nubble lighthouse located just outside York, Maine. In the parking lot he noticed what he thought was an Oliver, so, he went over to check. Indeed it was an Oliver that is about one year old. My friend didn't catch the owner's name but did supply some information as to where he could park and even some place that the Oliver should visit while in that area. Nice to hear that even friends of Oliver owners treat other Oliver owners kindly. Bill

Actually I used something more like THIS but the stuff I used had Foil on one side. I think that the "rubber" stuff would be a little better but since I already had what I used in my "junk" pile - I used it. No problem with the stuff I used though other than the fact that it did not have glue on it and I had to use the spray glue stuff and used the foil tape on the edges. The noise reduction is good. Bill

Not that I know of. I know that Matt Duncan was working on one from time to time which would include the Oliver Store, a link to Service, a link to starting a mini-rally, etc., but, with all the other stuff that he was doing it didn't exactly get high priority. The only way to get here is to use your browser and type in olivertraveltrailers/forums. Interestingly enough - when I do this, and, click on a particular thread (like this one), I get "https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/9676-oliver-forums-app/#comment-97791" (without the quotes of course. This has the words "app" in it. Bill

Its easy: 1 - click on your avatar - the big "D" 2 - left click mon "account settings" 3 - left click on "signature" (its on the left side of the page) 4 - fill out what you want it to say - see mine for what most Owners put there 5 - be sure to left click on the blue "Save" button at the bottom and you're done. Bill

FYI - Dean owns a 2022 Elite II twin bed model. Bill

A couple of years ago there was a thread that discussed this material and related materials in some depth. Bill

The propane/CO detector I received earlier this week from Amazon had a MFG date of May, 2023. Bill

Even more than most people know! 😍 Bill

A "Q-tip" to help clean things out and then some dielectric grease - you can put that in the trailer plug with another "Q-tip". Past that - check your fuses. Bill

Yep - pics are viewable. Shame - it WAS pretty though. Bill

Here in Western North Carolina we are getting close to the maximum of today's solar eclipse - maximum here is around 1pm and it started at 11:46 am and will end at 2:42pm. Only approximately 44% of the sun will be covered and about 5 minutes ago that made the sun look a bit like "pac-man" Hope that the weather is good for all that are interested in this type of thing! Bill

Absolutely correct - just giving examples of propane usage. Yes, these are the "averages" that I've read about also. However, my current lead acid batteries are still running strong going into their 8th year! Bill

All Olivers come standard with a surge protector. And all Olivers use a 30 amp electrical connection - not 15/20 amp and not 50 amp. Of course, you do know that if you have a 30 amp connection to shore power you can still use a lower amperage connection. However, you can not run all the things in your Oliver (i.e. microwave and air conditioner) at the same time if you are on the lower amperage supply. With regards to how long a bottle of propane will last (particularly running the air) - that depends. How hot is it outside, how cool do you want it inside? what other things are you using propane for - cooking, hot water, fridge? Perhaps what you are really asking is, "in typical usage, how long does a 20 pound tank last?"?. Or, should I really get the 20 lb tanks or the 30 pound tanks? I can run my fridge on one 20 pound tank for about 6 to 7 weeks. But, during this time I'm usually camped at altitude where the average temps are cooler and I usually camp solo, so, there isn't a bunch of opening and closing the fridge. I also use a solar shower for heating shower water except for those times when its cloudy and I use a Mr. Heater propane heater for taking the chill off those frosty mornings (this saves both propane and electricity - don't run the furnace blower). While I agree with the two comments above relative to learning - don't be discouraged! We all had to start this journey someplace and most of us are still learning. Bill edit addition: I forgot to mention the 20 versus 30 lb tanks. Obviously if you get the 30's then you will not have to get them refilled as often and you have 33% more with you. This 33% really matters if you plan to do a bunch of winter camping in cold weather. However, the downside of the 30lb tanks is that they MUST be refilled at a business that does this sort of thing. With the 20lb tanks you can "swap" them for other tanks at most grocery stores, gas stations, hardware stores, Lowes, Home depot OR you can get them refilled just like you do with the 30's. In addition, the 20's are lighter than the 30's. It should be noted that when you "swap" the 20's, they are generally not filled to the same capacity (i.e. they are not really full) and the cost per gallon or pound of propane is generally more expensive than it would be at a refill facility. But, if you are in an area that simply doesn't have a refill facility, there isn't really much you can do with that empty 30 pound tank.

Good for you guys! Chilly there - yet?

Nice hat! It looks like you've made the turn to the east?

Or a small piece of electrical tape.😃

B flat, A, C, B natural p.s. DUH! wrong composer!

Drain it and sanitize it. Bill p.s. glad the "switch thing" worked for you! Unfortunately, I don't have an explanation as to why "flicking" that valve switch has anything to do with the Truma. One could argue that if it now works then all is good, but, I'd like to know why it now works. Sometimes those "simple" switches will have an "issue" with contacts or the little motor that they activate will get confused and just needs to be "reset" and/or the contacts get "cleaned" by the flicking. But, as far as I know, that switch has absolutely nothing to do with anything concerning the Truma.