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Yes - any electric space heater will take energy out of your batteries as will any other device that runs off electricity. You will have to manage your electric usage carefully - particularly if you have cloudy days when your solar can't keep up with the drain. That is why I mentioned the Mr. Buddy type heater. Bill

Yes- a small bit of water left in the fresh water tank (and the grey and black tanks to0) is OK - there is plenty of room for that small bit of water to expand during freezing without hurting anything. Just be sure that all of the supply lines that run to these tanks are winterized and this includes those ports on the outside of the Ollie that are used to fill these tanks and the outside shower too. I have the standard water heater - not the Truma. If there is anything "special" that you need to do with that fancy thing, hopefully you'll be able to figure it out. I've camped in Yellowstone, the Tetons and northeast of Yellowstone many times. Your solar and batteries should hold you in good stead - mine have never been below 82% FULL! This includes four days of rain and snow. Just make sure that you have plenty of propane and you should have no problems - if you can't use propane for some reason then do you have a heater similar to the Mr. Buddy (like THIS?) Bill p.s. there is usually great "hopper" fishing in that area through the end of September.

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Given where the condensate comes from when its working properly - if you do the garden hose flush thing you risk spraying water into the interior of your Oliver and/or parts of your A/c that possibly you would not want to get wet. Bill

Many of these manuals are not produced by Oliver but are supplied to Oliver along with the equipment that is installed. Certainly to the degree that these manuals are dated doesn't make the learning process any easier. Some of us learn by "doing", others by repetition, others by detailed explanation and others only by visual means, or by some various combinations of the multitude of learning methods. In my experience, the best teachers constantly search for a way of presenting the information to the student in whatever way works for the student. Yes, "how training is conducted and measured is a management decision" and at Oliver you get something other than the one hour "walk through" that seems to be the industry norm. No matter - drinking from a fire hose usually doesn't result in quenching thirst.

Perhaps a better question would be - Will YOU be happy?

Forgot - As for leveling blocks - it is hard to beat Andersen levelers but if you are looking for stabilizers to use under your 'stabilizers" then a eleven inch length of 6x6 treated lumber is hard to beat. You can use them on their sides or on the end depending on how much distance you are trying to cover. Bill

No experience with "X-chocks" but have been told that if you are sensitive to trailer movement these help. like SeaDawg I'm a fan of he Harbor Freight rubber chocks like THESE.

Thank goodness! Did you get wet that first time?

Back to the RV antifreeze issue - When you do finally get your hands on this stuff, and it is at a reasonable price (should be under $4.00 per gallon) be sure to buy 4 to 6 gallons. If you have the standard water heater, be sure to use the by-pass valve before you start to winterize - if you don't , you will simply be filling the 6 gallon water heater for no real purpose. Then when you winterize it should only take about 2 gallons of antifreeze to do the job (including pumping some into the outside ports, a bit into each drain ((kitchen, bath sink and bath shower pan)) and some into the toilet as I mentioned above. After winterization you will then still have 2 to 4 gallons left over (assuming that you bought the 4 to 6 I recommend). This extra allows you to not worry about getting some for next year, allows you to de-winterize on short notice if you want to take a quick trip somewhere and allows you to replenish your antifreeze stock when you find it at a good price. Bill

Well, all that shows you is that you've got the drain valve open. I assume that your gauge inside the Ollie still shows that you have at least some water left in that fresh water tank? When I know that I'll be wanting to drain the fresh water tank I use an old ScubaRx trick - open that drain valve BEFORE leaving your last site. That way the water drains out of that tank while you drive down the road. This means that any water in the tank will go back and forth and from side to side thus making sure that more of it drains out. If you are now at your normal storage place - another thing that you can try besides lifting the nose of the Ollie is to use the rear stabilizers to tilt your Ollie from side to side. Of course, you could also use blocks under your tires but that would mean that you would have to move the Oliver onto those blocks and then back off the blocks again. Bill

In most places WalMart will deliver. I've been told by a friend that gets deer corn delivered that WalMart now automatically adds on a gratuity for the driver to your bill but it will save you a round trip of over 160 miles. The stuff I showed above should NOT be diluted. I doubt that you will ever get your fresh water tank totally empty. What does your gauge inside the Oliver tell you as to how empty it is? Even if there is a little water left in there and it freezes there will be no harm done. Perhaps just to make sure that you have the valve in the "open/drain" position, you might want to try putting more water into the fresh water tank while keeping that valve open. The water you are adding should simply (almost immediately) start to flow out from that drain tube under the Ollie. Bill

Try THIS stuff from WalMart. Either order and have it shipped to a store near you or shipped to your home. Its good to 50 below! Bill p.s. another hint - in order to keep your toilet seal from drying out (assuming that you have the standard toilet) pour a couple of cups of this stuff in the bowl and then use "plastic cling" material (Saran Wrap) over the top of the ceramic bowl to keep it from evaporating.

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Mossemi put me onto a series of audio books by C.J. Box. The main character is a Wyoming Game Warden by the name of Joe Pickett. These are easy listening and if you have ever spent time in and around the Buffalo, WY area you will recognize a number of the places. I've tried to listen to these books in order but there really is no need to do that - each can stand on its own. Bill

I must be living under a rock! On the drive back to North Carolina from Wyoming I heard the song below and had never heard of this lady.

I assume that the small bottle is liquid wax?

No question - covered storage is the best! Having that kind of storage at your home has to be absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, I've got neither close to me. However, several years ago I found a place 10 miles from the house with fenced storage and 24 hour camera for $200 per year! The CalMark I bought for the Ollie 8 years ago is still going strong. Can't complain too much. Bill

Since I've already "sorted" the music into the categories noted above on separate USB sticks, I felt no need to further sort by artist or album. Generally, even though the individual files are not "sorted" they do come in sequence by artist because I tend to have each artist separated on my home computer. So, even though I play music using the random function I could play all the songs of one artist at a time. I understand your comments about the Jensen limits on capacity. I only found out about this because I could not figure out why I couldn't load a USB stick and emailed Jensen thinking that I was doing something wrong. Since that was eight years ago I've lost the actual email from them which is the reason I was not more specific with the numbers in my post above. But, since I'm happy with the solution I found, I really didn't care to investigate further. Bill

Great pic - looks like "ad" quality. Bill

Again prior to my last trip my wife 😍 got me one of these (meatloaf and gravy with mashed potatoes). Certainly not the best I've ever eaten, but, surprisingly decent and certainly quick. Bill

I do like to eat - but - I really do NOT like to cook. I fully understand that there are those who get into that cooking thing and I really do appreciate it when they feel sorry for me. My wife found some of THESE (in the chicken flavor) at some discount store. Throw in some hunks of real cooked chicken and its a quick decent meal fast. Bill

So - No one told you about the Ghost of Ollie Past?😇

And I've thought for the past several years that I was the only one that was/is so plebian.😊 I swore to myself after the time I spent in the Army that I'd never eat anything freeze dried again (especially eggs). But, these things are actually rather good. Bill

Actually - me too. However the towels that I referenced above are slightly different and even lighter than the "Absorber" jobs. While I'm here I should add that it was Mike that actually found the towels that I have since the ones that Shallowgal recommended were no longer available. So - thanks to both Mossemi and Shallowgal. 🥰 Bill