Wandering Sagebrush

Mike, our Oliver came with a microwave delete, the first RV we’ve owned that didn’t have one. We don’t miss it. The increased storage is much appreciated.

John, I haven’t got to it yet, but hope I don’t have troubles with any of them.

If you have one of the newer Ford SuperDuty tow vehicles and want an aftermarket camera system as a replacement when you remove your tailgate, be certain you know what camera is in your tailgate prior to ordering. There are several plug and play cameras that purportedly work, but if you have the 360° camera that connects by a coax, you must get a similar camera. Additionally, be aware that the entire camera system seems to not work without the tailgate connected. That is after installing the Ford supplied tailgate removed plugs. There may be something I’m missing, but similar results have been posted on a Ford Forum.

@Geronimo John thanks for the reminder, I need to put my zerk caps on.

Hi Craig and MaryLou, welcome to the group. Congratulations on getting your new to you Ollie. We did the same, and couldn’t be happier.

You’re not the only person who has made that or a similar mistake. Dont beat yourself up. Bill’s advice is spot on.

Interesting (and expensive), what are you using for the 12VDC connection? edit: oops, disregard. I see it going to the SAE connector.

I see what you did there… and approve.🤐

There may be two dump stations in Burns, Oregon. The Chevron (IIRC) and the Shell (or is it a Texaco?) across from McDonalds.

My perspective is a little different, as I live 10 miles from our farm supply store, and about 14 miles from our only hardware store. I try to shop local if I know I’m going to find it, so I wait until the shopping list builds up a bit before heading in. A trip to town is roughly $5.00 round trip (more if I take the F350) so that makes any little charges much less onerous. An example is my recent need for a couple of acid brushes. There weren’t any in town that we could find, and if there had been, I suspect the price might have been maybe 79¢ each. Yesterday , I ordered a pack of 36 from Amazon for roughly $7.00. They arrived today.

Out here, Amazon and UPS are my best friends and dance partners.

Hmmmm, I’ve never turned our booster on. Here at the house with Verizon, we get a blazing 2 bars (on a good day). I do believe it’s time to see what it does.

Please do keep us in the loop.

Joe, we bought a used Ollie, and l haven’t felt the need to register our booster yet. I do recall reading in the owners manual that your cell provider will want the make and model of your booster.

I’d check with a plumbing supply house (assuming there’s one nearby), that’s gotta be somewhat common.

Mike, we didn’t get as far as what kind of a trade in value our trailer would bring (and I would probably never do that), but he did look up what a bank would be willing to loan. Like you and Art mentioned, our trailer is well broken in, and I like it. The thought of a complete Truma system, a big Lithium battery bank, and never lube axles is tempting, but in the end was not worth the kerfluffle to go new.

Art, that’s kinda where I’m at, too. There are a couple of things I’d like to upgrade, but don’t really need to, which is why I decided to not purchase a new LE II.

Did you pull the fan and check for corrosion or loose contacts?

TBOM (The Boss Of Me, also known as The Bride) and I were strongly considering buying a new Oliver, and reached out to the dealer here in Oregon. In addition to finding them pleasant and helpful folks, I was shocked at what I considered to be a very good deal on a new LE II. I may be kicking myself for not purchasing, but I couldn’t justify spending the money. Especially since we like our 2018 LE II so much. If you’re thinking about upgrading, now might be the time.

That is interesting! I had not heard of it before! Thank you! 🙏

I was doing a bit of cleaning today, and managed to pull a shade frame clip and screw out of the window frame. My old “use a toothpick” as a shim didn’t quite do the job. I can always go to a bigger screw or more toothpicks, but I’m curious if anyone has ever filled a hole with epoxy, and then re-drilled. Inquiring minds need to know. 😇

Rodney, thank you.🙏

As we bought a used Oliver, it is insured at the purchase price (State Farm). If we bought new, I’d certainly want a policy for replacement value.

Yikes! I’m sorry that happened!

An interesting article… https://www.rvtravel.com/rv-service-centers-readers-speak-out-1154/