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We have contemplated this trip from Wisconsin. I too would be interested in what you discover.

Same. Circuit breaker issue. Since I was still under warranty we had it traced and repaired at a service center under guidance from Oliver. This doesn't seem to be an uncommon problem for Oliver's of a certain age. @Traveling Angels is your trailer from about 2022 or 2023?

Living and camping in Wisconsin and Michigan, I completely agree with your post. See my recent post concerning that big hole in pre-2024 Olivers for the refrigerator venting. I also agree with your comments concerning the Imperial Outdoors' trailers. That said, I decided I am too old to want to camp out in 10 degree and below weather 99.99% of the time - might have been ok when I was 30 years old. The logistics of winterizing and dewinterizing make winter camping less desirable for me. Running and heated water is important to us. And we just don't want to be sitting around the outdoor campsite at 20 degrees nor cooped up in the trailer for any extended time. Even my dogs agree. So, the Oliver works for us and probably most folks, even though it is not a true 4-season camper in my part of the world.

For those of you that have the upper refrigerator vent to the left of the door but a refrigerator that doesn't require it, you have a big thermal hole there even with the Oliver supplied insert. The Oliver-supplied insert is simply a thin piece of plastic with no significant thermal barrier. I plugged mine with a piece of foam caulked in, then put the Oliver insert over it and the Oliver vent cover over that. Otherwise, cold air pours in between the hulls. I can try to find my pictures if anyone is interested but it is a simple fix to an easily overlooked thermal opening between the hulls.

I just upgraded my Furrion S rearview camera with the S+ and a 7-inch display. Huge improvement in resolution, features and display brightness over the original S and 5-inch display that was OEM (and basically worthless)!! The S+ camera slips into the old S housing so no mounting of the new housing on the exterior of the trailer and no rewiring needed. Since my TV is GM with the trailer camera functionality, I seriously considered going the way of this original thread instead, but my GM screen is small, and I can mount the 7-inch Furrion screen partially over the rearview mirror which isn't useful when towing and retain my TV display for the TV cameras. And again, no rewiring was necessary. (I thought I saw a prior thread where someone else did this upgrade but could not find it.)

Thanks. A bit of searching and there is info all over the place. Sorry to bother.

Is there a link that guides one to make this adjustment?

Sounds about right for the drop in my truck mpg.

"Me do me" means no Facebook whatsoever - problem solved. I just don't see eye-to-eye with Mr. Zuckerberg's vision. There are other ways to communicate with your friends. Thanks for the heads up and continuing to help me affirm my decision.

The Morton's almost lured me into going the truck camper route with their "Go North" series and Lance truck camper back during the pandemic. Then I came to my senses and realized that the Elite II was by far a better solution for our needs rather than lugging all of that weight on a truck chassis. But yes, I love watching their travels/videos. I think they are some of the best on the topic.

This is interesting discussion, but I don't really consider the Elite II to be a TT with an off-road suspension where something like this would be needed. I do have the hitch for 2 -5/16 ball since that is what I normally have on my truck anyway and provides a bit more security. Sure, I take the Ollie down gravel roads and even some dirt roads, but I never have had the trailer in such a condition where this kind of articulation would be needed. Do others do overlanding or really rough terrain with their Ollie?

Confirmed. I do not use sway control and appreciate the ease and speed of hookup in a variety of conditions. Have not once felt the need for sway control with the Elite II and 3/4 ton truck. This one of several advantages of having a truck somewhat more than what you actually need for the Elite II.

We did not get the second awning either and have not regretted it - in fact happy we didn't. We travel out of Wisconsin so shading the "other side" of the trailer is rarely important to us where if you are always in full sun in hotter climates then maybe it is worth it. We use the curbside awning about half the time and often extended only about halfway. I am glad we have the curbside awning but also glad we don't have the streetside awning.

We like our composting toilet. It is not maintenance free but certainly prefer it over the limitations of the small black tank. We do have the upgraded batteries and can go a good week or more with batteries and solar (but no ac). We do not have the second awning and for the locations where we camp, we are glad we didn't pay extra for it. In fact, we use our curbside awning only about half the time and only fully extended in the middle of the summer. Personally, I liked buying directly from the factory and staying overnight in their campsites to learn and check out. I wish we had spent a second night there because there were issues we later discovered that could have been corrected right then and there at the factory.

We did get this with our LE II and to tell you the truth I have not been able to discern that it makes any difference in cell reception. I turn it on and I turn it off in various locations and see no difference - maybe mine is not even working.

I am not having a problem but I did note that this is the slowest part of the winterization process. It DOES pump slow. That said, I rarely use my city water hookup.

Not surprised. I think my one zerk issue suffered the same. Thanks for doing the deep dive into this and reporting back.

I am pretty sure I tried both of these and ended up going metric but as described earlier neither would simply screw in despite repeated efforts. Perhaps the original zerk was the wrong size. I was amazed it simply came off in my hand and had not fallen on the highway earlier. There did not appear to be much for threads in the hole at all but of course it was very difficult to see even with my lights and mirrors. I would suggest Gliddenwoods have his tap ready if he is proceeding with the disassembly route and he may find little or no threads in those holes. Of course, he has like 6 to replace whereas I only had one problem child so his more extensive approach is understandable although I feel bad he has to go that route.

Yes, I did (not unhook the axles) but it was very difficult. I measured the old zerk very carefully because I still had it. But it was NOT a matter of just screwing it back in. I believe the threads were not right from the get-go. I ultimately got a 90-degree zerk in the hole and somewhat tightened - it works and at a better angle than the 45 degree zerk. Not enough clearance to retap the hole without unhooking the axles which would have put this repair into a whole different realm of time and effort. So, I will live with my likely cross-threaded zerk until I need to do something else with it. Good luck. Hard on my old body working under the trailer.

I had a zerk come off in my hand while greasing a year or so ago. I too was just outside warranty and about to leave on a trip so I did not contact Oliver. I managed to get a new one and got it in the hole but I am pretty sure it is cross threaded. I am not sure the threads were ever right - thus it coming off in my hand. As ugly as it was there is so little clearance under there that I couldn't see how I could do any better without unhooking the axles. So I am not surprised you are finding missing zerks. You should be able to get new ones and thread them in but it is very tight quarters under there as you probably know. Very hard to get a wrench on the zerk to tighten.

Mine handle fell off at one point as well. Ray's turning instructions match mine. I got a mirror and flashlight, and then found my handle in the basement. It can't have gone far! It's probably down there.

Residual gas in the appliances and the lines? Can't imagine it would last long once the pressure is relieved, but the appliances are pretty good at sipping propane.

I like that the holes are the same - keeps things clean. On a different note, how do you like the ProBreeze Peltier dehumidfier? How well does it bring down the rel humidity?

This is a good addition. If I had to do it over again, I would add the ss washers. The heads of the bolts do embed too much.

We got the optional shower curtain with the trailer but after a half dozen trips took the shower curtain down. It seemed to be more in the way than a help. We use the shower head as a wand and never mount it in the holder above. With a bit of a care and wiping down afterward, shower spray is not a problem. With only 30 gallons of water, one has to be careful in water use anyway.