HDRider

Here is what I have so far. Correct anything I got wrong. I had some trouble with abbreviations or the TV coding.

I assume that is a 3500

I know most of us have our tow vehicle listed in our signature. If you do then just make a post and I will record it.

I have seen the questions many times here on our forum asking if this or that is a good tow vehicle. I would like to compile and publish a list on our forum regarding our respective tow vehicles. I admit I am doing this for selfish reasons as I may be in the market for a new tow vehicle and would consider those mentioned most here when I go to buy. Thanks

My sales tax was almost $8,000.

The wet bath was the thing that kept me walking away from Oliver. We were very close to purchasing an Airstream with a dry bath, but the better quality of the Oliver was worth not getting a dry bath. My thinking is a larger unit would put Oliver squarely in Airstream territory with a much better product.

Amen brother

A 30' AS Flying Could weighs 6,600 pounds. My back of the envelope calculations puts a 30' Oliver at approximately 6,300 pounds. A 30' AS Flying Cloud starts at $127,500. Another back of the envelope calculation puts a 30' Oliver starting at about $97,000.

You would need to generate somewhere north of $20 million in sales per year to justify a $3 million capital investment with a net margin of 15%.

I have to think this has been many a campfire conversations between Oliver owners. Is there a practical size limit of a trailer constructed in the manner of our Oliver? Could Oliver build a 30' trailer? The Airstream Flying Cloud 23 FB weighs about the same as a Legacy Elite II.

My wife says if you are in the trailer you ain't doing it right. I too hate that term "glamping". Hate it, hate it, hate it.

I just went through a nightmare using a third party to do Oliver warranty work. No way will I do that again.

I worked at a manufacture that sold exclusively through dealers. We carried floor inventory for the dealers. Like a bank, we charged them for it. We also did cooperative advertising that helped the dealer promote our product, and their sales.

Not me. I am haggle man extraordinaire. I simply saw Oliver as the best value.

Do you know that Oliver is not carrying that 80%?

It is possible that the factory sells to the dealer at a wholesale price. Both the dealer and the factory sell to us at a retail price. It might be the factory policy to not haggle. The new channel is called "dealers" for a reason.

Thanks for that plumbing drawing. What manual is it in?

From your link - There are companies out there with quality on their minds. Oliver, a producer of fiberglass trailers, is one of them. These campers are far more expensive than many of the fiberglass trailers I’ve written about, but they’re also several steps above in build quality than most trailers. I toured a couple of Olivers at the 2024 Florida RV SuperShow and left feeling like these were the fiberglass trailer equivalent of an ’80s Mercedes.

Why is the OP an image?

Mine was too

I know you guys are excited. We took possession of 1423 in August 2023. We truly love our Oliver. I keep our interstate travel to a minimum. Doing that, I consider 400 miles a day so covering long distances can take some time. I second Land Between the Lakes. That was our first stop after leaving Hohenwald. Nice park. Arkansas state parks are very well kept. We have stayed at many of them. We lived in the Smokies before we started camping. It is a pretty area. We had many day trips and the hiking is wonderful. You are going to love wherever you are when you are in your Oliver

I guess that explains why I can't find them in the manuals. I thought the Ollie had tank heaters

Can someone tell me where the 12v tank heaters are discussed in the manuals? I can't find it. Thanks

Just to add, the draw of the inverter is not the concern, but more so the other things you might leave on like the AC, that would draw your battery down. I can see both sides now that I understand the inverter better. Thanks all.

I could not find a pic in the manual, but that vid did the trick. It is easy now that I know how that spring lies. Thanks