Boudicca908

This sounds great! If only I can leave in time to get there — might be too early for me to leave home, though.

To start… but being in the same place on the same day, one hailing from Maine and the other from Southwest Florida, seems remarkable.

I’m here at the mothership, happily handing my Oliver into the care of the service department. I’ll give an update on the propane leak, once they determine the cause. When I pulled in last night, I noticed that four of us here hailed from all four corners of the US: Oregon, Maine, Florida and one bound for Palm Springs. I also discovered that Paula & Will from Maine are the current owners of the first Oliver I toured in Punta Gorda Florida — previously owned by Robert and Sue. What are the odds?!

Mine (2022 E2) is the same layout as yours. I have not switched off the fuse.

Thanks — I saw that bulletin, but I think OTT listed dates or something that would rule out my Oliver. I trust OTT’s Service Dept will figure it out. Meanwhile, my propane tanks have been off for weeks (whenever it was that I was testing with the combustible gas detector, in August). I don’t know if the continuing alarms are sensing propane (perhaps a leak in the lines? and that makes no sense to me, because the lines should be clear by now) or if the sensors are faulty. But the alarm clears when I open the windows and turn on the exhaust fan. And if I don’t use the fan, it often sounds again after the time programmed in the alarm. The upside of this experience is that I now have equipment that serves me without the propane — the heater and the induction cooktop and an additional tank that I use with my griddle outside.

Not yet! I’m still suspecting a leak in or along the piping to the propane cooktop. The combustible gas detector consistently detects gas in that area. I didn’t want to try to uninstall the stove during my summer sojourn. I’m scheduled to visit OTT mothership in a couple of weeks, where I have a service appointment for this and a few other items, plus maintenance work. And in the meantime, my CO/LP Alarm has inconsistently gone off — at seemingly random intervals.

@Doug S It was a pleasure meeting you three, and I’m looking forward to seeing you on the road in your future Oliver! Remember to ask about (and reserve space for) the rally! This afternoon I gave tours of my Oliver to two of my fellow volunteers here at the hatchery — both of them were also impressed. It’s a beautiful trailer. Kudos to OTT for all the work in design and fabrication! And kudos to the Oliver family — you all add to the pleasure of ownership.

I also have a composting toilet. I needed 2 gallons. Don't forget to winterize the black water flush valve (even though you aren't using the black tank, I was told that it still needs to be winterized.) There is a video on Oliver website about winterizing the Truma Aqua-Go. Be sure to review that first.

Hello! I'm still here in Jackson. I sent you a PM -- you are welcome to come see my Oliver E2. Call me asap because I'm only here for another week. I sent you my phone number, the best way to reach me while I'm not on wifi. I hope we can connect -- seeing one in person is the best way to make your decision.

I passed an Oliver in GTNP on Tuesday 9/26 — they were heading south on the road. No opportunity to catch their state or identification, but it made me smile, to see another Oliver, looking good rambling down the road!

I’ll try … it’s the black one. (The blue one was provided in my spare fuse kit from OTT.) I tried a local hardware as well as NAPA, neither carry it or know about it. It’s in the fuse box, with all the other fuses. I don’t believe it’s blown, but I want to understand how it differs from the other fuses, and how to gauge when it is blown.

SOLVED! I had to turn off all breakers, turn off and disconnect from main 30amp power supply, then reset everything… and it worked! But I do have a question: There are (2) fuses in the aft dinette’s fuse box, for receptacles (?) — labeled #9 & 10 (2022 Elite II) — they are solid black — how can you tell if they are blown, when you can’t see through them?

You won’t believe this…. Here I am, snug in a campground with power (not exactly boondocking), using my space heater to bring the temperature up above 45, and then I made a mistake! I started to make hot water with my induction burner. Yup. Lost all power to my outlets. It flipped one 15amp breaker. I can’t get the GFI outlet to reset (that’s the one that the service center halfway jerked out of the wall under the dinette) — but it was working, and I can’t flip the 15amp breaker back on. Tonight it’s supposed to be pretty cold. So instead of checking out the environs, I’m going to be trying to figure this out today. Bummer.

I ended up changing my reservation from Bakers Hole (dry camping) to Rainbow Point, Gallatin NF in MT. This gained an electrical connection (no water connection, but I already winterized). Driving in, the rain turned to sleet. I’ll be happy using my space heater in the morning! I have weak cell service here, so no photos to share today, but I’ll try to post some later. This NF cg seems nice, but a warning: the road in was severely washboarded — slow going. I think I was going about 5 mph; no contents out of place when I landed. There’s a lake, and footpaths to access it from each cg loop.

Yay! Another meetup with Kim & David!

An Oliver Elite 2 from Tennessee, parked in Loop B with a great view of the Spearfish Formation “Red Beds”!

I’m interested in knowing more about the type of equipment that OTT owners prefer for traveling. I’m out of practice, but I want to learn more and make use of it on the road. I have no mobile equipment at this time. 73 — KN4NBV

Thank you! This is helpful! Regarding editing… In an iPhone, you can can add text or highlights and draw on photos by using: “Edit” then choosing the pen (and a good contrasting color) … like this.

I couldn’t find mine either (not under aft dinette seat), so I also contacted OTT. Mike said it’s under the street side twin bed in my 2022 Elite II. I haven’t pulled up the mattress yet, my day was full and I’m moving tomorrow. Will be looking for it in the next couple of days though. My CO/LP alarm is mounted on the fore dinette seat, so this seems odd to me…

UPDATE: Since my last post, my CO/LP alarm has gone off many times. The propane tanks have been off the entire time. It went off 2x the week of 8/20, then a week of bliss, and then the week of 9/3 it’s gone off 5 out of 7 days. I’ve been sleeping with my windows cracked, for fresh air; one of those nights there was campfire smoke. Otherwise, nothing I could think of to set it off. It’s the “LP beep” and not the “CO chirp”. And in order to make it quit, I’ve been forced to use the overhead fan for at least 5 minutes with the windows open — otherwise it goes off again in 10 or 15 minutes. Last night I was pondering use of my rubber mallet (kidding). Tonight I have my cgd (combustible gas detector) out, so I can use it on the spot if it goes off again, before I turn on the fan. If the detector doesn’t find anything I would like to conclude a faulty CO/LP Alarm. But I DID smell propane back when it first started in July. And the cgd had positive readings with the propane tanks off, in August. So it’s a quandary. Do I dare disengage the thing? I read my manual for notes on fuses, and I see a chart, but I’m not seeing the labels to match in my fuse box. Maybe there’s a 2nd fuse box? At any rate, I need to do something — it’s not fun to be opening up and pulling in outside air when it’s 45 degrees. Though it does bring back vivid memories of a trip I once made to Bryce Canyon in November with a canvas pup tent.

A first spotting for me, and I’m glad I found you.

The campground host says another Oliver came through 2 weeks ago!

A brand new Oliver Elite 2 from Missouri - with a gray and silver front logo like mine!

Just a brief hello as I prepare to be without power for about a month. Won't be able to participate in the forum as much, unless I manage from my phone. Black Hills SD, Devils Tower WY, Wapiti campground (west of Cody), West Yellowstone MT, and someplace in the Grand Tetons WY before turning south and east. Many heartfelt thanks to all the great members here for your help, encouragement and advice as I begin this next segment of the journey. I'm thrilled!

Xray vision!