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Wish I had been able to stay the last day (I missed the BBQ), but had a good time and enjoyed seeing some familiar and new faces!

I don’t know if anyone has seen this, but compare the time and energy to build an Oliver with this. This is 12 years old, and they were popping out a trailer in 7 hours. I missed the part where they did quality control 🤔 https://youtu.be/aLHux4SuXbY

Absolutely! I went to the Oliver Texas rally as wellon the way out to Big Bend.

It was fantastic, I could have spent another 2 weeks there...

Been here for the last 5 days. Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend NP

Thanks, looking forward to it! I messaged with Cleo and unfortunately I'm going to have to miss the BBQ, I'll be leaving earlier on the 22nd. I did add my t-shirt size on the Google sheet.

@Donna and Scott, I am signed up on the google sheet and I have reserved site # 33. I'll be there the 20th, staying 2 nights.

Wow, I can't imagine a bike journey like that! Congrats to you for such a great accomplishment! I only rode about 70-80 miles per day in "flat" Iowa.

I rode my bike across Iowa in RAGBRAI... It may net out to flat, but those rolling hills are a killer!

My trip to the 2025 Owner's Rally:

I wanted to be able to leverage AI to be able to ask questions about my Oliver and get an answer without searching through the owner's manuals. From any answer, I would need a link to the original manual source, so I could get more info or confirm the answer if needed. What I found is called "Google Notebook LM". The way this tool works is by uploading content related to what you want the AI to consider. In my case, I created a notebook and uploaded the specific year model PDFs from Oliver: After uploading those, you can just start a conversation, like this: The circles with numbers in them are links to the original PDFs that you can click and see the source information. I've found this to be a great research assistant for all sorts of things for free. If you're interested in this, you can get it for free from Google here: https://notebooklm.google.com/ Thought I'd put this out there for those that might be interested in this technology. - Steve

I’ve had enough of “steamy”. I ordered one of these today.

This sounds like fun, I'd like to join... I'll be in site F38 - Steve

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Love Blackwater River. I'm heading down to Mobile for the holiday and was thinking of staying a few nights there on the way home. Looks like there are some sites at Ft. Pickens between Christmas and New Year as well... 🤔 Jealous of your cruise, a warm beach would be nice right about now!

Ok, good to know. I just remember Rodney saying at the rally that the sales dept was closed and that Phil Andrews and Jason Lindsey were no longer with the company. But I think Anita has been there a long time. 👍 Things have changed a lot, obviously.

Ahhh, interesting! I stand corrected 🙂 I'm sure they are selling at the same price as the dealer so as not to undercut them. Unfortunately, you can't edit a video once it is posted to youtube, but I will include a comment in a future video that you can still order direct from Oliver (assuming there's not a dealer in your state). So they let their sales staff go and now they are still selling direct... 🤔

New Episode returning to Hohenwald

Update- I brought the camper back to Hohenwald and they determined the mount broke due to a defect during manufacture. Apparently the holes were drilled in the wrong location and a repair was made that ultimately failed. Bottom line, they upgraded me from a regular microwave to a convection model at no cost. Got it installed yesterday. I also had an issue with the vent cap on the roof. Looked like it was over torqued during installation and cracked at all the holes. Since I had not reported that during warranty, I did have to pay to have that replaced, but they basically charged me their cost- $49. Outstanding customer service for a camper that is out of warranty.

New episode at Burchfield Branch COE campground:

I can see how those straps would help hold the microwave rigid, for sure. I wonder why they don't do that during installation? You're right- the metal frame is cracked in that corner. Hopefully Oliver will send me a replacement and some info on how to secure the rear of the microwave. Thanks for the photos, they are helpful!

Thanks Bill, I entered a ticket with Oliver, we'll see what they say about it. This is an idea I have had rolling around before the mounting problem. I would really rather have an oven/air fryer over the microwave. The only thing I usually use it for is heating up leftovers and my morning oatmeal. But I could use the air fryer for leftovers and cook my oatmeal on the stove top. What specific model did you replace your microwave with?