Steve Morris

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and an exciting New Year from Deb and I. (Our first tree under seven feet in 41 Christmases together.)

Ha! We'll call the trailer "Ed". Better than "Black Monday" (Oh, hail no!) 🤪

Welcome aboard! Maybe we'll run into each other some day.

Woot! Deb and I are registered for our first ever Oliver event! Deb even joined the forum so that she could fill in her portion of the registration form. (say "Hi" to her at @DebM) I tried registering yesterday as an owner, but needed the hull number. Matt Duncan was kind enough to find that for me so we didn't have to register as non-owners and then change it later. We are officially Hull #1360! See y'all there!

Registration: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/events/oliver-owners-rally/registration/ Rally Agenda: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/events/oliver-owners-rally/?inf_contact_key=911eee50219d3a700ccd8457d540ad30d18a532c4142cb79caf2b269de1401fa See topgun2's "First Timer" post below at: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/7896-2023-oliver-trailer-rally-at-lake-guntersville-registration-is-now-open-and-attendees-list/?do=findComment&comment=89046 Deb and I are on site G23. 2023 Rally Attendees: (collected from forum and Facebook groups) A14 - johnwen - John & Wendy - #996 B03- Ron & Phyllis- Tennessee- #1209 B06 - Gliddenwoods - Mary & Bill - Wisconsin - #1242 B09 - Brad & Kathy - #1095 B10 - Chryste & Thomas - North Carolina - #245 B19 - Markmck - Donna & Mark - #371 B45 - John & Donna - Ohio - #18 B50 - Bugeye Driver - Pete and Bosker - #14 D01 - wink-n-deb - #1091 D03 - 2HOBOS - Paul and Donna - Virginia - #414 D07 - mossemi - Mossey - Florida - #193 - "the dog house" D09 - Bill & Linda - #600 D12 - LuckyNickels - Craig & Sheila - Texas - #480 D13 - Mike & Karen - Georgia - #1309 D14 - Jim & Dianne - Missouri - #663 D15 - Foy & Mirna - Florida - "Roamy McRoadhouse" - #227 E01 - mountainoliver - Ken & Mary Kay - #208 E04 - rferg800 - #466 E05 - ScubaRX - Steve, Tali, and Rocky - Mississippi - #050 E06 - Mike & Carol - Texas - #135 E13 - Ruth - New Mexico - #316 E15 - Mitch & Debbie and Kershaw - #397 E17 - Vic & Wanda - Florida - #1139 E19 - ScottyGS - Gregg & Donna w/MIssy the West - North Carolina - #145 E20 - Brian & Brandelyne - Tennessee - #1351 E21 - Shawna & Scott - Ohio - #1182 E23 - Chuck & Lynn - Washington or South Carolina (depending on the time of year!) - #761 E25 - Jim & Pat (and Pippa & Hairy Potter) - #270 E27 - Robin & Susan - Georgia E29 - Gary & Kelly - Florida - #504 E30 - Nan - Georgia - #267 E32 - David & Kristine - Florida - #555 E33 - topgun2 - Bill - #117 E36 - ShallowGal - Duke, Chris, and the Doods - Florida - #292 E38 - Linda & Lee - Tennessee - #36 E41 - jps190 - John & Kim - #887 F01 - glb - Phil & Linda - #525 F03 - Ed & Jeanne - Gorgia - #1317 F04 - LeBill - Bill , Mary Ellen, and Tilly - North Carolina - #1352 F05 - Coach and JoJo (Steve, Jo'el, and Layla) F06 - Chiwald - Christi, Matt & Lucy - #962 F08 - Hall - Kansas City - #790 F09 - Bill & Bonnie - Florida - #1343 F13 - Chris & Merrilee - Florida - #765 F25 - Jeannie & Kirk - #1153 F27 - Ron & Liz - Tennessee - #1329 F28 - Mike & Susie - Georgia - #1086 F31 - Hugo & Penny - Minnesota F40 - Jellybean - Brandi & Winston - Texas - #10 F48 - conner77 - Jaew & Kevin - #832 F50 - Patriot - David & Kathy - North Carolina - #634 F52 - Christina - Ohio - #739 F59 - Mickey & Carol - #303 F64 - Steve & Ellie - #880 G01 - Olle-Haus - Chris and Stacie - Indiana - #1373 G02 - Jenna & Barry - Georgia - #590 G03 - Walter Gray - Chip & Nancy - Tennessee - "Tic Tac" #234 G05 - John & Susan - Indiana - #1045 G06 - Firecat918 - Jim & Summer - Arizona - #776 G13 - Greg & Tina - #863 G14 - Karla - Alabama - #276 G15 - Kent & Jodi - #584 G16 - Traveling Angels - Rex & Karen - North Carolina - #1336 G17 - Golfnut - Ohio - #1179 G23 - Steve & Deb - Ohio - "Curiosity" - #1360 G25 - Marla G28 - Wayfinder - Chris - #110 G29 - Font - Al & Charlotte - #1289 G32 - Amy - Wisconsin - #1106 G41 - Todd & Sherri - Minnesota - #254 F42 - Susan - Illinois G43 - Kraig & Margaret - Texas - #1014 At the Lodge - Degmom & Bob - #671 - Sylvia & Stephen - Georgia - #428 - Teresa - Ohio - #1179

Thank you!

Ah! I didn't know that. The trailer that we saw prior to our factory visit had hypervent, but I didn't see anything between the mattress and the wall. The showroom model did not have hypervent. Good to know! Thank you

That is correct for the factory tour. When we were there August 12, I started taking photos during the tour. Anita immediately stopped me, and told me that just the day before, a memo was circulated that no more photos were permitted on the factory floor. This was disappointing, as just the previous week, another member was on tour with Phil, and was encouraged to take all of the detail photos they wanted...

@Geronimo John Oh, it's real! Get a flashlight, and go stand next to the farthest tree out back. We'll chase 'em your way. 😉 But seriously, yes, this is how we do it all the time. Toss in entire ear of corn, and cook on high for four minutes times number of ears. Then chop off the stem end and squeeze the corn out from the other end. Almost no silk left, and perfect every time. As you've likely figured already, serving more than a few ears takes considerable time. You can cheat a little, cooking six ears 20 minutes, but not a lot less. More than that, we report to traditional boiling. This was the guy that became famous for figuring it out.

Yes, thank you. I’d found that one earlier, which is different than what’s on Oliver’s dimensions page on Oliver University. I think I’m gonna see if I have some thin plywood and flex it into the shape of the corner radius of the trailer. Then try my own chamfered template to see what fits so I can order the mattresses. This would be a lot easier if The Original Mattress Factory could build them with a radius in the corner. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for the input, everyone!

Thanks John, but we are going to go with the coil spring option from The Original Mattress Factory. I just need to figure the corner configuration. I appreciate the input, though.

Thank you! So, a bit larger than the stated 29x74.5 then. 👍

Maybe this helps clarify what I'm asking for. My overly complicated explanation above may have caused confusion (45 years in engineering makes it impossible for me to not be overcomplicated. 😉) Grab a large piece of cardboard, and make marks 9, 10, 11, and 12 inches back from a corner. Connect these marks with parallel lines. Cut off the corner formed by the 9" markings and fit it into the corner of the Oliver's twin bed area. The points where you cut probably interfere with the sides of the the cardboard laying along the sides of the Oliver. Cut back to the next pair of marks and try again. How's that fit? Probably by the time you get to the 12" pair of marks, it will fit fine, but leave a large gap in the corner. Somewhere between the 9" cut and the 12" cut was likely the best fit. That's what I'm after. I'd also like the dimensions of the twin bed tray, from the wall to the inside of the lip, and from the end (back wall of the trailer) to the face of the cabinet. Conventional wisdom has these as 30" and 75". Oliver's drawing shows 29" and 74.5" Thanks for any assistance offered.

We just returned from The Original Mattress Factory store nearby, and have decided to have them make a pair of custom mattresses for us. We were going to order from KTT, but hesitant, as we've never slept on anything other than a coil spring mattress (except the thin foam one in our Hiker squaredrop trailer.) TOMF has foam RV mattresses that they offer. Instead, we are having the same exact mattress made that we currently sleep on at home. It is a modified version of their twin orthopedic extra firm mattress, with support cylinders along the edge for couch duty. They are 10" thick, so a bit more than the 8" KTT and 7" Southern mattresses. The only problem, is that they cannot create a curve on one corner to match the Oliver mattress. They can, however, create a 45° "chamfer" on one corner. All they need are dimensions for that angled portion. Now, I can simply do some math and calculate the straight line that connects the two ends of the mattresses 15" radius from the Oliver supplied dimensions. But I *think* I can cheat that a bit, and have a slightly smaller chamfer to fill in that gap. And here's where I'm asking for help. Could someone with a twin bed layout mock up a chamfered corner from cardboard for me? The Oliver drawing shows the mattress as 29" wide, 74.5" long, with a 15" radius on one corner. What I'm envisioning, is somewhere between line A and line B on the attached sketch. Option A leaves a big gap in the corner, and I think option B would interfere with the wall too much. I'm after wherever best fits between, shown indeterminately as line C. I'm thinking it can be closer to line B than shown, but can only determine that with a physical mock up. Also, are the mattresses really only 29" wide? The dimension I've seen most frequently are 30" X 75". I'd like to fill the fiberglass tray with as wide and long of a mattress that will fit, since I'm having a pair custom made. If the mattress is really 29" wide, then the dimension of the top question mark in the drawing is 14", and the lower is about 20 1/4" I'm guessing best fit will be somewhere closer to 18-19" For reference, the KTT mattresses are currently at $750 each, plus shipping. Shipping to me in October was $304 for two, but someone recently had a shipping quote to the midwest closer to $500. so, around $1900 for the pair. The Original Mattress Factory cost, including customization, will be $1018 for the pair. If anyone would be willing to mock this up and see how it fits, I'd be eternally grateful. And bring you your choice of beverage to the rally (within reason. No Pappy Van Winkle request.) 😀

That's the one. I just misremembered the color. Thanks for the reminder.

I'm probably mis-remembering, as I tried reading just about every post on this forum back in June when I joined. Wasn't the black trailer converted (poorly) to a truck camper for a while, and then sold and put back on its frame? I tried looking for photos, but was unsuccessful.

I wish more RVs offered chest style compression fridge/freezers. Our 90 Liter National Luna, tested independently in extreme conditions (12 hours at 70°F, 7 hours at 90°F, and five hours at 110°F) uses 27Ah in fridge/fridge mode (both compartments set to 39°F) and 41Ah in fridge/freezer mode (39°F and 14°F). I can run it 48+ hours on the Bluetti EB70S (716 Whr) in the back of my black Land Cruiser in bright sun with no problem. I think the new compressor fridge in the 2023 Oliver is 130 liter? I'd rather have a chest type either built into a countertop or under a dinette seat. That way, not all the cold air falls out every time the door is open. The same reason we have a chest freezer at home.

I asked when we paid our 50% the first of November. That’s when she estimated it would be 1361. She said they are assigned before building starts. 🤷‍♂️ I’m one for four on getting replies to emails since August, so I’ll just call if I need something.

Just filled up at Sheetz here west of Cleveland at $2.74/gallon

Great news! When did you order, and when is your delivery date? We ordered August 12, and our delivery will be March 29. We don’t have a VIN or hull number yet, but Anita estimated in October we’d be 1361. Looks like it’ll be higher based on your information. Edit: Nevermind. I see in your sig when you ordered. About ten weeks after us. Weird you already have your VIN and hull number.

Ha! No, I don't need to add to the pile of unused stuff I already have. 😉 There's a place on the other side of Cleveland that scans videos, slides, movies, and photos, and pust them on DVD or thumb drives. At some point, I want to do that, but it's not inexpensive. Drug stores, Wal-Mart, Costco, etc. do the same for less, but with horrible results from what what I've read.

I was hesitant, as everyone has lots of grandkid photos. Somewhere we have slides from when our two daughters were little. And under a bed I have a tub with all the polaroids and 8mm movies from when I was little, plus some color slides from when Dad was a toddler in the early '30s. The two grandkids are our oldest daughter's, and we're on a shared Apple Photos gallery with them. Apple limits shared galleries to 5000 images, and they're on their third one in just four years! 🤪 I hope there is some way to see them 90 years from now like I can still see my Dad's. (or my photos and tintypes of my great-great grandparents from the 1800s for that matter) As it is now, we can't even watch Deb's an my wedding video from 1981, because it was on Betamax...

Even though we don't have our Oliver yet, I'll play. First photo of the year in my photo library. Our grandkids One of three gatherings with the Ohio chapter of Tearjerkers Our current setup Having a winery near the campground was nice! Deb is an Ambassador, so she got an opportunity to buy bottles from "her" barrel, as well as dip them in wax. It was a fun trip A couple days later, we were in Tennessee! Late summer camping with my brothers, their spouses, and our daughter and her fiance Mid-October we lost my mother at age 91. What a full and wonderful life. And yes, that's me. A few days later, we gained a son-in-law. And, just a couple days ago, a fitting bookmark to the first photo. I promise, next year's compilation will have some Oliver photos!

You’re practically in my backyard. We’re 20 miles west of Cleveland, just south of I-90. Regular is $2.91 down the road at Sheetz. $2.81 at Pilot using their free rewards card. ($0.10 off per gallon)

I talked to Mike Sharp today. Apparently there’s a removable wall in the attic area. Behind there, you only need to drill though the outer hull to get wires through from the antenna. I’ll have to add a waterproof bulkhead fitting to bring the wire bundle through, and figure where to mount the antenna. One important note that I found out on the price in the link I listed before. That 25% off $1080 price is the 5% off sale plus 10% off for Black Friday. PLUS 10% off for belonging to their highest tier members. The non-member sale price is $1224.66 I’m likely going to do their lower membership option at $99 which drops the price $72 from the non-member price, and has what looks like good information and discounts behind their pay wall. Plus access to the Mobile Internet Resource Center’s member only library. I won’t get a data plan until March when I get our trailer. I hope that helps!