AlbertNTerri

We picked up our LE II in July 2022 and have logged over 10,000 miles across the country, through the rockies, now in the Northeast. Next week we're going from Massachusetts to Key West. Our Ford F 250 without a WD hitch has been fantastic, no need for a WD hitch at all. I have a Weigh Safe hitch and we have never reached 700 pounds on the tongue. We added a (probably too) large generator to the front basket (>150 pounds) from California to Mass since the temps over the summer were exceeding 105 degrees and our plan of boondocking through the desert suggested we would need more air conditioning than the lithium batteries were able to provide, and still never hit 700 pounds on the tongue. I recommend against the Anderson (or any other) WD hitch for your 2500 until you've tried pulling without it. I doubt you'll spend the money once you've towed your Oliver. A stock 2500 is a perfect vehicle for this trailer. (IMHO) 🙂 albert

Wedging a custom sized pool noodle on either side of the TV (in the up position) has become one of our check list items for breaking camp. It took a couple of tries to get the right lengths (the left and right will be slightly different) but one noodle provides plenty of material to make a few attempts at it

sounds like a warranty issue, Oliver should be able to give you the name of someone in your area who can solve the problem. Please keep us updated on the issue as it evolves. I'm going to check my rear window. albert

I just saw your other thread, I don't know any heater-guys. I do know of a good fiberglass repair shop in Denver.

what type of repair are you needing?

A bit un-nerving when passing a semi-car carrier going the other way, but not a problem. Don't exceed the speed limit

We got the composting toilet with some trepidation. After using it for the past season I'll never go back to a trailer "flush" toilet. Dealing with the solids once every 3-4 weeks is so much easier than dealing with the black tank every few days. No smell, I mean NO SMELL. if it smells then something needs tweeking because it shouldn't smell. You do have to empty the urine bucket every couple or three days, but that is easy and can be done at any gas station rest room, porta potty, dump station etc. The water savings is significant. We bought a roll of clear 38gal law/leaf trash bags. I pull the bag over the toilet when using the shower to keep things dry, that also avoids any water getting into the urine bucket holder. NH recommends drilling holes in the bottom of the urine bucket holder if you use it in a wet bath but we avoided having to drill the holder by using the trash bag as a cover. After the shower we hang up the trash bag, let it dry, fold it up and reuse it...saves on trash bags. You absolutely have to sit to pee, if that's an issue for you then this isn't the potty for you, but other than that, I have no problems with it. I think it's well worth the cost. It's also very nice when emptying the gray tank since there's never going to be any black water contamination in my back bumper. I think it's much more sanitary to not have that sewer (black water) hose and black water remnants in my trailer bumper. I'd like to see someone make an incinerating toilet upgrade, I asked about it when we ordered our E2 but they said the only options were the standard toilet or NH. Incinerating toilets require a chimney so I'm not comfortable going down that pathway with the Oliver since it would require cutting through both hulls.

Our bolts are also way too long, the black caps are too big for the diameter of the bolts so the factory put a dab of silicone caulk on the pressed on the black cap, which then fell off and resulted in me being gouged in the arm during one of our first adventures. Cutting the bolts to size is on my "to do" list and every time I open the closet door I'm remined of being bled by the bolt.

Foy is an Oliver owner and wood worker who makes many upgrades for our Ollies, here's a link to his catalog, if you scroll down to page 17 there is an option for you to consider to covert the twins to a king. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17XFL_5ine1WusHVKYguUBRmkj2KnJUN_/view

I was using the bubble level on the front jack but everytime we'd be sitting in the trailer and say to each other, "boy, it feels like we're leaning." Go check the level and it's right on, so I pulled out my carpenter's leval and put it on the floor of the trailer and it was off by quite a bit. I wiggled the bubble level on the front jack and bingo, it agreed with the carpenter's level. Take home: the front jack level is a waste of time. My solution is a LevelMatePRO. You initially have to level the trailer using whatever method works, then mount the sending device on the trailer, I fastened it to the inside of the front wall of the closet so it's close enough to the truck that it can be seen by the bluetooth phone-app while I'm still in the driver's seat. I put out my anderson curved levelers and drive up on them until my LevelMate indicates i'm level. It works great. The only issue I've had is having to change the batteries is a pain since it's easier to do it on the table (IE removing it from the mounting location) then trying to do it in the back of a dark closet and risk dropping the screws and batteries, so I have to dismount and remount it every so often. It has an automatic shut-off but I've found I can extend the battery life significantly if I just turn it on when I need it and shut it off when we're done leveling. Additionally, when we first pull into a site, I turn the unit on and drive around or back and forth until I find an appropriate location that is mostly (if not completely) level to start with since it gives real-time feedback, sometimes I don't even need to pull out the levelers. Sometimes just moving 8-10 inches forward or back will result in it going from being 1-2 inches off to being within1/4 inch... I love living in the 21st Century!!!! albert https://www.amazon.com/LogicBlue-Technology-LevelMatePRO-Wireless-Leveling/dp/B01FGGSWPW?th=1

we had this problem when we stayed at a Peak One National Forest in Frisco CO at about 9000 feet. When we came back down below 9000 everything started working again. We opened a service ticket at the time and in the end we (and Oliver service) wrote it off to the altitude. Not very satisfying but have not had a problem since, and we've not tried using it much above 7500 feet either so I'm not sure that was the problem but it's what we're going with.

in most rain we've encountered it usually only affects one side and not the other, we open the "dry" side and the bathroom window, turn the fans on and haven't had a problem. I do like the louvers I've seen in the forum and will probably make a set at some point, but it's not a real high priority since there always seems to be a dry side and when there's not you can always open the bath window and just dry off what little comes in after the storm.

can you post a link (or quote) the original modification for this towel rack, I saw it when it was originally posted but am having a hard time finding it now. I'm interested in seeing the difference between that one and yours. I'm planning on making one of these. Your comment of making it so the towels don't come in contact with the dirt on the trailer are spot-on. Since reading that I thought, how about if we make a fourth rail (proximal to the trailer) that one could hang something like a shower curtain (cut to size) that would act as a divider to keep the towels off the trailer surface?

not sure, it stopped for about 45 minutes, I was able to get in touch with one of the fine people at OTT and while we were trouble-shooting it it started working again. We're thinking it may have frozen up and thawed out over the timeframe, but not sure.

Got it working!

Help! Help! AC Quit Working, it’s only two months old. We’re getting plenty of power to the circuit breaker and the circuit breaker seems fine. It was working wonderfully, we went out for a drive and when we came back it’s not working. I set it down to 55° and it doesn’t kick on, We’d had it set in the low 70s. What is the next thing to check??

I loved my '69 dodge pickup, slant 6, 3 on the tree, step side, aqua factory color. I could sit on the front fender with my feet on the chassis rails when working on the motor aaaaah, nostalgia

what xantrex setting changes do you do to run the generator? I have a Wen 2250

we ordered the curtain option and have a composting toilet. We used the curtain a couple of times and then tried without it. after a couple of showers without the curtain the compost was getting too moist and put off a foul odor. Added some more coir and bought a roll of clear large trash bags. Pulled the bag over the nature's head and have had several more showers since then without a problem. Let the bag dry and reuse it. I prefer the clear bags over the non-clear ones, it just seems nicer... I think the only real advantage to the curtain is you can leave the door open while showering but closing it across the toilet makes the shower too small for me. I vote against the curtain rod upgrade. BTH, if you do opt to try the curtain rod option, it includes a custom fitted curtain to the shape of the curved wall, so no need to buy one (like we did).

Please put us down for a set of vents as well if they become available. albert

I saw someone recommend those plastic "razors" a couple of months ago and bought one on amazon. It comes with about 100 blades and it was only about $12, WOW, what a great product. I used it to remove the caulking around the access panel on the bathroom vanity and it worked better than anything I've ever used in the past to remove silicone caulk with no worries about damaging the gel coat. I highly recommend it! albert

As far as I know when the hose is hooked up then the bumper remains open

Thanks Seadawg, I never noticed that, that does make me feel better 🙂!

Listed as Hitch Option $230 for our 2022 E2. I didn't get the 2" hitch to take home, didn't ask for it and not really interested in it, it would just be something else to clutter up my limited storage space. I was a bit miffed when they told me that by ordering the upgraded mattresses that I would not be getting the regular cushions which we paid for the fabric upgrade, but also don't have a place to keep them and probably will never use them since we keep the king size bed set up all the time. I figure it's just some more profit for OTT.

Oliver supplied the 2 5/16 coupler we had installed on our build. They charged me something like $250 to make it happen...I just had to ask for it. One of the few custom upgrades still available.