Jason Foster

Hmmm. The last trailer I had (currently have) always whacked me in the head when I least expected it.

I believe so. He doesn't ask about my past, so I don't ask him about his. We have a mutual agreement, and it usually involves food.

This is Nip. He got his name because he likes to bite. Not hard, though. My wife calls him the Doods. Not sure why.

I love Calvin and Hobbes. I really like my job which allows me to work in a home office which makes all the hobbies I have even more enjoyable.

Wow. I have at least another 8 to 10 years to go.

Curly headed fuzz ball. Love em.

Congratulations and welcome. Look forward to adventuring with you.

I'm sure they figure those who have the money to boat, can and will pay the premium. And some of us catch the bug and spend a lot of money on RVs. Obviously, I wouldn't be here if I didn't get tired of wasting money on the substandard garbage the RV industry is pumping out. To be clear, some of the new stuff coming out is great but I'm a fan of not reinventing the wheel. I love 12 volt. So simple and reliable.

So bought and installed with cost in mind instead of longevity and quality?

As simple as that is, I wonder what the failure can be.

Has anybody taken one apart to see how they work?

I can't add anything to this. Well written and explained.

While I am on board with the idea, I would have to convince my wife. That might not be too hard to do since I would be the one doing toilet cleaning duties, but it will have to wait. We can add one later if needed.

Life seems to be all about this. I don't take risks, but I also don't worry about what I can't control.

I restrung one in a Fleetwood Discovery. Will that count?

East Texas has a few beauty spots but can't compete with North Carolina. We will visit that State one day.

I agree there is a very small risk of electrocution inside of a fiberglass trailer during a lightning storm. However, lightning is fairly predictable in that it strikes the tallest objects. If you boondock on a hill with no trees around, then lightning will likely strike a metal object nearby, your truck. Is it worth the risk? Probably not. I concede in this situation, the truck is the safest place to be. I camp in trees. Preferably, big ones, so I'm not really worried about lightning. Instead, I would be much more concerned with the trees falling. Statistically, trees falling kill a lot more people than lightning. Last March we were camping when a storm came through. Dropped a bunch of huge trees. One of which landed directly across an RV pad two campsites down. I'm curious. What would survive a tree falling better, my truck or the Oliver? Perhaps, a good bugout plan should be implemented. I'm a bit lazy for that so I will likely just sleep through it.

Beautiful waterfalls and pleasant humans sound great. My wife is always looking for those perfect towns like you see in a Hallmark Christmas movie.

Welcome, Dusty. I'm a new Oliver owner as well though mine hasn't arrived yet. I can't wait to share your refit journey. Keep us updated. Pictures would be awesome.

That's cool. I don't believe in vampires, but if I camped there, I would bring flashlights with daylight bulbs, a bag of garlic, sharpened wooden stakes, holy water and picture of Roddy Macdowall.

Boondocking is very appealing to me, not so much for my wife, but she is coming around to it. The composting toilet would be fine for me as well, but my wife would never go for it. She has a tremendous sense of smell which gives her migraine headaches from time to time. The maintenance doesn't bother me at all. I have a shop and an incredible number of tools which allows me to tinker a lot. I'd probably be bored if I didn't have some bolts to torque and chassis grease zirks to lube. I am 6'3" and my wife is 6'2". The head will never be big enough. However, I figured it doesn't have to be. We don't spend much time in there, so size doent matter in this regard. The twin beds might be a bit tight at 75 inches but I'm hoping it will be fine. The dents in the Airstream during a hailstorm is one of the main reasons I went with the Oliver. There are many others, but this was a big one. We have endured a lot of storms while camping. I would be nervous in a tin can, but this boat should be fine.

This seemed appropriate here.

I will be adding these to mine. Thank for the link.