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Not good advice, especially for a new Oliver. You will be supplied with brand new tanks with warranty, date coded for 10 years of use. The swap tanks are often abused/damaged. I got one once where the O-ring was missing and the LP would leak. Also, it’s expensive. I just got one 30# and one 20# we use at home filled from empty for $29.80 which is the price of a swap tank at our local big box stores! Our local Ford dealer charges $2.50 per gallon Keep your original tanks for cost savings and your safety. We’re on a 3 1/2 week trip and will likely only use one 30# for furnace, cooking and we love our LP fire ring. Years ago we ran out on a trip in a Class-C and best price nearby in the Phoenix valley was $5/gal. We have enough batteries/inverter/solar to keep us fine and can run A/C for 3-4 hours when needed. If I was going to run a generator for A/C, I’d have more than enough LP, would look to fill one 30 when starting the second. If the E1 can only hold 20s, I’d buy a 3rd tank at a local HW store and have it filled up ready in the truck bed.

Same here, that’s the model to get. Glad the closet location worked out for you and the rooftop junction box is a good size considering the antenna. It all looks great. I get black-n-blue all over my arms, old man’s skin, every time I work an install, just where long sleeves for a few days. 🤣 And if your Arizona trip brings you by Prescott, we have a spot for you with electric and water and can show you amazing dispersed camping locations all over the county!

Do you have other grounds connected to your batteries? If so disconnect them from your batteries and connect them to source side of the SmartShunt. Between the shunt and batteries should only be the single 4/0 battery cable. In fact, I see a 6 AWG Yellow wire, from the ground/neutral bus heading to the rear of your trailer. This is likely connected to the batteries ground. ALL trailer grounds must go through the SmartShunt. The way it looks as wired, your SmartShunt will only monitor DC current used by the inverter, only when the inverter is running.

Overkill and as stated already, would be too many LBS for LE1 (or LE2).The 20A+ models mentioned are enough and I would only carry gasoline from the station to home for yard tools. Get the 30 gallon LP tank upgrade and mod a connection LP line. Our old Dometic Penguin II runs on 15A. The new Atmos A/C runs on 10. If Truma requires more than 15, I would look at other choices. Get SoftStart on your A/C regardless of model choice as start-up amps can kick over 30.

@Gliddenwoods I agree with Skipster. The inverter should understand that 12.7V is nowhere near 100% SOC. It’s logic is off and needs to reboot, power down for some period of time.

The photo shows, by the old stain on the leaf, that it has always bled this way. The grease will come out the path of less resistance. Just as long as you know a few pumps of grease were pumped, you should be good. This pic looks like as soon as grease is pumped, the same amount comes out immediately.

I meant the interior fridge fan, no sensor on that one. The exterior one comes on when needed. I set at 90F, the highest setting. Sensor tape to foil very top of the outside opening. inside fan had it off at first, the run it a few hours, fridge ad freezer temps by Ruuvi sensors do not change.

@FloraFauna I’ve been doing this for years, though Wisconsin is not Arizona. However, I learned this procedure from an engineer who winterized his Bigfoot Class-C using only compressed air at his home in Calgary. We travel Oct through May, not summers. I do this when we get home between winter trips, Not using the pink stuff 2-3 times per winter, or ever. Some say “I would never use compressed air.” I say, I’d never use pink chemical antifreeze. OTT does not recommend using compressed air. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/9849-winterizing-without-rv-antifreeze/?_rid=8971/

Rob, you are correct. I guess it’s just a difference in language. Technically these are called struts, when height adjustable not mere shocks. You have purchased a high-end shock component to a adjustable coil-over strut. See: http://www.monroe.com/technical-resources/shocks-101/shocks-vs-struts.html

Just east of Springerville AZ, on US Hwy 60 E, on the AZ-NM state line.

Let’s meet there next spring!

Five miles east. Every FS campsite or dispersed camping from Payson to Show Low is abundant and beautiful!

There are the White Mountains of New Hampshire! Know them well! I’ve skied Cannon Mountain, Canmore Mtn in North Conway and the top of the White Mountains is Mount Washington, the highest peak in NE. And then there are the Green Mountains of Vermont, smaller yet absolutely gorgeous this time of year, on my favorite State Hwy 9 heading west! The White Mountains of Arizona include all the high county in east central Arizona. Payson AZ is the western point at the edge of the Mogollon Rim. The NE point would be at Springerille AZ, with Show Low AZ in between. Then all the way to the NM state line, and south to the mountains north of Safford AZ. 🤣 Everywhere it’s high elevation, grasslands at 9000+ FT and peaks at 10-12K FT. Those who know, of the several million Phoenix Valley residents, drive up on summer weekends to climb, up, up, up, and in doing so, the temps drop 30F! The AZ White Mountains are the SW corner of the Colorado Plateau, it’s God’s Country. Camp almost anywhere you want between FS and BLM lands. My thinking is it extends into New Mexico though the range may have a different name east of the state line. @MAX Burner would be the expert on the NM side. Thank for asking, posts in Ruidoso NM coming soon. Loving our trip after working 5 months on this old hull (she is doing well, all systems working to near perfection)…

Ron can chime in. The exterior fan works wonders in cooling the external coils. Jury is out on the interior fan. Temp numbers have not changed for me with it ON or OFF. https://a.co/d/5epsJqH https://a.co/d/bfzfJBO

Went into Greer yesterday. Reason we chose this campsite is it’s on the same road only 3 miles to this small town, pop 52! Had a beer and wurst at the Edelweiss Resort for lunch. Was thinking to have dinner at the locally famous Molly Butler lodge but as we walked in to check it out we overheard the hostess say they only had reservations available after 8PM. Decided on steaks at the campsite with Cobbler for desert, nice! We’ll be back again, since this slice of heaven is only 4 hours from home. Need to checkout Hannigan Meadows that @MAX Burner has mentioned, also the next time! After lunch I took a hike along a cattle path down Benny creek, up the dam and to the lake and back. Leaving the White Mountains today, and on to central New Mexico.

I had Ranchos on the ‘03 Ram we owned for years, were adjustable. A basic set of Bilsteins on our ‘01 Ram, not adjustable, 4600 series if I remember correctly. Could not get the higher end Bilsteins for this 2WD truck (2WD too small a market). F150 larger sales and huge aftermarket.

Totally behind this guy, and all the way along Hwy 260 east of Payson! I’d sure wear the hat cruisin’ around town but will wear a helmet on the highway. 🤣 Was a nice day for a cruise!

If our trailer brakes did not test working positive when leaving a campsite, I would certainly fix the issue prior to any highway travel. Hope you were not in western Montana! Yes, the big F350 can stop itself and a 7K LB trailer, but not the issue. If the road gets slippery or some gravel, or an odd angle on a downhill slope, the trailer can easily jackknife w/o brakes. Then there are legal issues in you knowingly driving on US highways with faulty equipment required by law. Trailer brakes are required by law for 7K+ trailers.

What engine? Issue with any SUV is storage. Not much in the Oliver and very little in the Audi. Depends on your style of camping. We like to travel not counting on a picnic table, fire ring…

I’m not the fisherman, like you Bill. I’m hearing Apache Trout, if not in the stream, in some of the many lakes. There was a guy fly fishing!

I believe these are Firmness settings not Height adjustments.

Benny Creek Campground in Greer AZ and the Little Colorado River! IMG_3792.mov

Lookout on Rim Road on our way out! Hwy 260 down below, what a climb!

First stop was Boondocking on the Mogollion Rim. About 40 minutes east of Payson on Hwy 260, turn left on Rim Rd. The Mogollon Rim Visitors Center is on the corner. Paved road down just a couple miles, then we turned left on FR9350 where the have 42 marked Dispersed Camping sites. The cliff side sites were all take. And we were happy that #14 was open! They say after site #19 the road gets steep and hairy! Amazing views on the Rim!

Our plan is a 23 day road trip to Central Texas and back. End point will be the Texas Rally at Inks Lake. Staying off US Interstates as much as possible. The average day driving will be only 2 1/2 hours per day! We may vary off, but here’s the plan: - Two nights on the Mogollon Rim. - Greer AZ another 2 nights. - Stopover at a city park in San Antonio NM, yes NM not TX! - 3 nights in Wonderful Ruidoso NM, right in town at Midtown Mountain RV Park. - To get through West Texas we’re staying at two city parks, free camping. So little public land in Texas as compared to the west but was happy to find almost every little farm town in West Texas has a city park offering free camping! - 5 nights at Inks Lake - Texas Rally - Yay! Looking forward to meeting Oliver owners! - On our return, we’lll head SW through Texas. First stop is lunch in Kerrville, a town that brings fond memories (our son Adam won GOLD in an USTA Tennis Tournament there back in 2010). Spend the night at Johnson Creek in Ingram TX. - Want to stay off I-10, so the only other way SW is to head towards Del Rio. Would love to stay there but not until a new Adminstration gets the border under control. We’ll stay a night at Canyons RV park in Sanderson. - Will visit Marathon and Marfa on the the way, then 3 nights at Davis Mountains State Park. - Rockhound State Park, Deming NM - Bighorn Campground, Silver City NM - Roper Lake SP, Safford AZ Then we’re back home! If you’re interested in these routes, stick around for feedback and pictures!