Steve Morris

Last Call! Currently at 73 listings. I'll and/remove up until sometime Sunday evening, and then print a bunch of copies to bring with us. I'll post the final PDF at that time, too. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed! It sure makes it easier for owners new and old find people they've only conversed with online. 2025 Oliver Rally Attendees as of 4-26.pdf

The last two years some of the vendors have provided box lunches or light breakfast, but that's not shown on the schedule this year. Last year there was a potluck dinner that's also not listed this year. We find planned dinners don't go as planned due to lots of gabbing, so be flexible.

Ron, I have the linked PowerWerx outlet with cover. This, and having the front tray directly in front of the outlet will protect it during travel. For static use, I'm not too concerned about moisture problems. I know of many off-roaders that have uncapped large Anderson outlets that see extremes of water and mud without problems. I'll use heat-shrink and liquid electrical tape on the back side. https://www.amazon.com/Powerwerx-PanelPole1-White-Anderson-Powerpole-Connector/dp/B097QDRCZ4/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=S89In&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=HFMQYHNB03JBF42Z0SQ0&pd_rd_wg=y6sNl&pd_rd_r=56524771-83d9-4578-ad45-7bab707b31a6&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d

Robert, I currently power the National Luna fridge in the back of my Land Cruiser using a Bluetti E70 power station. The CD power connection for the fridge is an Anderson Powerpole plug, and I use an adapter to go from the other end of that power line to the cigarette outlet on the Bluetti. This setup works great for short trips, or longer ones where I can plug into AC at a camp site and use the AC power port on the fridge. But when half the fridge is set to freezer, I only get about 24 hours out of it before the fridge shuts down from low power. Solar helps, but in June in the Adirondacks we will be in full shade for 6-8 days. So I need to use the Oliver's 640 A/h of power, instead. As a temporary fix, I use an Anderson to Anderson extension cord, the Anderson to cigarette adaptor, and a cigarette outlet to alligator clip adaptor directly to the batteries on the trailer. Quite a Mickey Mouse setup, and prone to poor connections. As a permanent fix, I will remove the front tray and drill a hole in the front of the propane housing, and install an Anderson Powerpole outlet. I will tie into the existing front jack's constant 12V DC with a fused line to the new outlet. Then I can power the fridge directly from that outlet using the Anderson to Anderson extension cord I already have. This will also work if the Bluetti is low when parked overnight, such as at a Cracker Barrel. Of course the best fix would be to put solar on the roof of the Land Cruiser, and install a large LiFeP04 battery in there with all the associated bits, for a much longer power reserve. But I already have the huge battery bank in the trailer, and this little project is just a few dollars instead of hundreds for adding power in the truck, let alone eating away at the cargo capacity and volume of the truck. Hopefully, that answered your question.

My latest project. The weather hasn’t cooperated enough to get time to get much done before heading to Alabama, but I’ve made a start. 12V DC and 115V AC outlets hidden behind the drop down table. Not wired yet, so I’ll see if I can get that done. Im still planning on a 12V DC Anderson outlet down low on the front of the propane cover for the truck fridge, and a 115V AC outlet on the street side But those will be after the rally. I definitely need the 12V before an eight day no services outing in the Adirondacks in June Stop and see us in Curiosity on site G23

Now at 69 participants on the site listing. Thanks for your contributions! We will be leaving for Alabama next Monday morning, so I'll post a last update on Sunday.

Currently at 57 trailers on the list. Here's what I have so far. The final list will be posted as a PDF next Sunday, and I will bring a stack of printed copies with me. Stop at G23 and grab one! 2025 Oliver Rally Attendees.as of 4-19-25.pdf

That makes 50 so far across two Facebook Groups and the Oliver Forum

That makes 40 so far across two Facebook Groups and the Oliver Forum! I had 75 last year by the time I left home for the rally.

Due to popular demand, I will again be collecting and distributing a list of attendees and their campsite location. I did this the first year we attended just so that I could put faces to names from the forum and Facebook groups. But it turned out that others liked the idea, too, so I brought copies to the event. So here we go again. If you are interested in participating, please comment below with: Site Number, Forum Name (if applicable), First Name(s), State, Trailer "Name", and Hull Number Example: G23, Steve Morris, Steve and Deb, Ohio, "Curiosity", 1360 The final list of attendees and sites will be posted the weekend before the event, and I'll bring copies with us if needed. NOTE: This list is in no way authorized, encouraged, or associated with Oliver Travel Trailers. This is only for the convenience of attendees. (photo from Oliver Travel Trailer's previous event web site)

This doesn’t hide the brackets, but protects the sleeper from scratches on the sharp edge. We used them when our granddaughter camped with us last summer. https://a.co/d/bfuirDi

We were just on a seven week trip. The freezer side was stuffed with soups, casseroles, and whole meals that we had prepared and frozen at home. The fridge side had beverages, produce, and larger containers such as spare eggs or juice. This left the trailer‘a fridge free for day to day items, and ice cubes in the freezer. It worked out great!

You're probably not too far off. They are/were used extensively across Africa and much of the third world by UN vehicles, Red Cross, medical facilities for transporting organs/blood, etc. That's where they earned their reputation. They did develop their own proprietary compressor a few years ago that is even more efficient than the oft lauded Danfoss compressor that's in mine. Equipt in Salt Lake City is the US importer and sales outlet, but as you've found, they sell out quickly when stock arrives. If you ever get to SLC, stop and see their shop and have a chat with the owner Paul May. He's quite a character. https://www.equipt1.com/collections/fridges

Now up over 50,000 hours on our National Luna without a single issue. I did swap the control panel for the newer Bluetooth panel late last fall, but other than blowing out the internals with my air compressor every year or so, all it has needed is cleaning.

My house, built in 1976 with apparently no building codes observed, is severely under-powered and under-wired. It is an all-electric home with a heat pump for heating/cooling, and only has 150A service. The entire garage is on one 20A breaker, with two wall outlets, one ceiling outlet, and two ceiling light sockets (one of which has a screw-in outlet for four LED shop lamps.) There are way too many continuous and/or intermittent loads on that one 20A breaker: the aforementioned LED shop lights, garage door opener, 40 year old chest freezer, dorm fridge, stationary air compressor, 3-4 Battery Tender Juniors, the Oliver, an extension cord to my truck to run the fridge/freezer at home, a buried extension cord to an outdoor weather station and security camera, occasional woodworking tools, two Makita 2-slot battery chargers, a Bose Wave radio w/Raspberry Pi attached, cable TV signal booster, and probably more that I'm forgetting. So, I keep the Xantrax set low to limit how much it draws from the house. The only loads are the fridge, battery charger, parasitic loads, and occasionally the AC. The vast majority of the time the trailer isn't plugged in to the house at all. The batteries can handle any typical loads, and even AC if I'm not using it continuously.

You keep repeating this, but I have no idea where you're getting this information. I don't watch my Amp draw constantly, but every time I have looked, the whole trailer has never shown more than 8-10 Amps, and that includes anything else that is running. I don't have a 30A receptacle at home, and need to run my trailer on a 20A circuit breaker though a 50 foot 10 gauge extension cord. So I typically set the grid draw on the Xantrax to 12A when at home, and have had zero problems. Truma's rated load on the compressor is 8.8A, and the fan at 2.9A, so that maximum is should ever pull is 11.7

Hmm, low 50s and high 40s was as low as I’ve seen this week. When it was in the teens, I had the antifreeze mode turned on. It’s done this during the afternoon in the 70s too.

Yea, sorry, more details would have helped. We only turn on the Truma Aqua Go when we want hot water, usually morning and evening. We use the Comfort setting, and dial it down to about 109 degrees. All the rest of the day and night it is in the OFF position on the panel (but obviously still ON on the outside switch. We have the full Truma package, so our control panel is the digital Truma CP Plus that controls everything. It is mounted above the SeeLevel panel to the right of the pantry, above the rear dinette. What occasionally happens is the water heater fires up randomly even though it is turned off at the panel. BTW, thanks again for the details on the shower and recirculating system, Mike. It is working beautifully!

Anyone else have this happen? Several times over the past few weeks I’ve heard the water heater fire up while turned off at the Truma control panel. It seems random, sometimes days between (unless we’re not there to hear it) and once several minutes apart. I haven’t pulled the panel off yet, but I’m wondering if the cable might be loose at one end or the other. Anyone else?

Registration will not allow for our reserved arrival date of Tuesday April 29th.

Three 20 pounders here. Two mounted, and one for the fire pit. Versatile, easy to maneuver (I’m 5’7” and apparently shrinking), and easy to refill or swap positions. Allows the fire pit to be anywhere, including toting to friends’s sites.

Yep! Yesterday was the fist day it never got below freezing, so that’s an improvement. 60 sitting outside eating breakfast today, high in the mid-sixties. Perfect!

Gulf Islands National Seashore, Fort Pickens south of Pensacola, Florida, 6:30 PM Central. Awesome!! @olivertraveltrailers @curiositysoftware #olivertraveltrailers #curiositytheoliver Curiosity graphics used with the kind permission of the nice folks at Curiosity Software Ireland

We saw dozens of snowmen all around. Local weather station has a very detailed life size manatee snowman!

Yesterday we went to the white sand beach at Deaton Bridge in Blackwater River State Park in Florida. The river is crystal clear, but is tinted dark by the tannin from the trees, with a white sand bottom. There is an outfitter upstream, and I’m told it is packed on summer weekends. But on this beautiful winter day with snow still on the ground, we had it all to ourselves. weird, some are uploading upside down. I’ll try later after we move to the gulf islands.