Wandering Sagebrush

It appears my source was misinformed, or I didn’t pick up on the date. Thanks for correcting the record.

Off topic, but… While traveling earlier this month, I met a couple in a beautiful Tiffin Allegro RED. While chatting, they mentioned that Bob Tiffin sold the company to Thor 🤬 last year, and that the Tiffin culture was rapidly changing.

That’s worth a try, it might be the simplest solution.

Art, I do the same… but they always loosen.

I’ve had my RockTamers for 12 years now, and not once do I remember them staying tight on my hitch. I snug them down tight, snug the lock nuts down, and by our first stop, the blasted things are loose. I’m thinking of making some shims to fit between the receiver and cast RockTamer collet, but thought I’d ask if anyone has a better solution. Thoughts?

I am out in the shop and realize that my window does not have screws on either interior or exterior trim, but it looks like I do have some of that parallax that was recently discussed. No that’s not bird poop on the exterior photo, it’s shop light reflection.

Are all the cracked doors on 2017 Olivers? Me thinks maybe there’s something goin’ on with a batch of doors. I’ve had Lippert door leak problems on two different truck campers, so I’m inclined to suspect Oliver may have been the recipient of another bad batch. The campers were custom built pop ups made in California by a friend, and component quality has been an issue for him. This may be worth having a discussion with Oliver about their supplier.

Looking at the photos of the cracks, it appears they all are located around the aftermarket window. That makes me wonder if the installation, in conjunction with wind, might be the culprit. I’d consider removing the window to see if there is excessive compression of the door materials due to the fitting of the new window. While the cracks are an eyesore, I’m not certain they’re catastrophic. Instead of duct tape, you might consider using Eternabond repair tape. Maybe first stop drilling the cracks to limit their ability to run. Edit: looks like Art and I were on the same page, same time.

Many thanks to John Dorrer for posting my question. I did not have internet at Organ Pipe. The tape job the previous owner did looked so professional, I thought it was done at Oliver. It’s going to soon be removed, perhaps to reappear when traveling in dust country. The !#@** fan will be replaced as well. My Rube Goldberg solution was to shade the refer by leaning my dog ramp against the trailer, using a towel for padding and additional shade. Two other LE IIs here, plus an LE reported in the group camp.

The table resides in the closet (inboard side) when not in use. We have two inserts with foam cushions (that we haven’t yet used) to fill the gap between bunks. When stacked on the curbside bed, they make a nice countertop extension.

Art, nice work. That is exactly where the previous owner of our Ollie mounted our Lagun.

Rumor is there is one more on the way…

Most of the sleuthing will have to wait until we get home. Dust may be a culprit, we had gusts to 70mph, blowing talc fine dust at Mesquite Springs, DVNP. Getting rained on at the moment.🤷‍♂️

4x6VDC AGMs, on shore power at the time. Batteries are in good shape.

I have noticed that my outside courtesy lights have “turned off” on a few occasions. This morning, I saw them blink off when the furnace kicked on. I suspect that I have a bad connection, or the current pull from the furnace is somehow dropping the lights. Thoughts?

Mary Black is another wonderful artist.

I spoke to the previous owner, who running a Honda 2200, set the current at about 18. For my little 1000, I’m going to run around 12. When it gets hot out, I’ll bring a bigger generator, either a 2000 or 2800, then set things higher.

Thank you. The previous owner replaced the Xantrex(failed device) with a Victron, so I’m going to need to do a bit of research. The current limit is now set at 8.5.

Setting 28? Edit: disregard, I remembered what it is. Setting is currently (pun intended) at 8.5.

Our Oliver is the first trailer we’ve owned with an EMS, and I’m a bit nervous about using a small generator (Yamaha 1000) for charging if we don’t have enough sunlight for solar and/or truck charging. I don’t yet have a grounded neutral plug, but will build or buy one before any travels. I did check to see if the generator would work, and of course it didn’t because of the floating ground. For info, we have four 6 VDC AGM batteries, and 480 watts of Solar (trailer and Zamp portable). We prefer to boondock, but are not big power users. Mostly lights, Maxfan, and furnace, but we do tow with the 3way refrigerator on DC. Any words of wisdom? Have I missed anything?

Tish Hinojosa is one of my favorites.

Eva was one of my favorites, and gone far too soon. Her cover of Fields of Gold is so great.

Assuming there are no leaks, an air bubble can cause the pump to run. Opening and closing the sink faucet can allow the air to escape.

Is there a way you could put this in a pdf or other format? I can’t view the file on my iPad.. BTW, thanks for putting it together for the rest of us. It’s much appreciated!

This video shows a Nature’s Head toilet modified to drain the liquids into the gray water tank (which seems very wrong, it should go to the black water tank). I don’t want to change ours, but I’m curious if anyone in the Oliver community has done this. Comments?