Derek B

You are correct, still requires the display but does also have Bluetooth feature for the victron app. The smart shunt is Bluetooth only with no display.

Prior to doing some upgrades on my electrical I had the opportunity to look at a 2025 on dealer lot near us and snapped a few pics. It does have a smart shunt.

For those ready to upgrade to Lithium 15% off Epoch for Black Friday. Epoch site code is BF2024 and where @jd1923 purchased Renewable Outdoors code is Epoch15. Both offering free shipping. This makes the 460AH Essential Heated and Bluetooth $1104.15 and the 300AH $849.15 each.

Thanks John, yes I think the Epoch essential 460ah at $1299.00 (with likely 10% discount) is a no brainer. I am still hoping the 300ah come down a bit more so with 2 can go 600ah vs 460ah. If they do not will likely just go with the 460. Not sure the extra 140ah is worth the $700.00 price difference.

Thanks John, will take a look, the Epochs would definitely be my first choice when switching over to lithium.

Not sure, I have never measured it with anything, but I can tell a big difference in the way it feels inside after being closed up. Your question has me curious now. Will have to look into taking a measurement.

We use a similar one from Amazon, In our humid environment the tank fills up in about a week. Has worked very well. Prior to this I was buying damp rid every 2 weeks.

Thank you @Donna and Scott for all your efforts coordinating this rally. We had a great time and met many wonderful people. We would definitely try to make another in the future. As an added bonus we added Texas to our list of States we have camped in our Ollie. 😀

Thank you @Ronbrink, Great to meet you as well. Your modifications to your trailer are top notch and enjoyed discussing and looking at your Atmos install. Definitely seems to be another great option for Oliver owners wanting to move away from the Dometic. I do plan to try and catch @jd1923 while here to talk battery upgrades. LiTime running great sales right now. Still have not seen any price changes for the Epochs. Maybe Black Friday? Will wait it out another month and make a decision.

@Wayfinder here is a pic of my shunt and bus bar install. Sorry for crude labeling. On the road using my iPad. The shunt lugs include the inverter negative, batt ground, and solar negative and a 4/0 jumper.

There is a face book group for used Oliver’s. https://www.facebook.com/groups/OliverforSale/ This is what we used to find ours. There are currently a few Elite 1’s listed to compare pricing.

Nice!, looking forward to your self install write up and overall thoughts on performance since you are in high heat and humid area like us.

Yes have looked at these also from previous owners installs. The 460AH Epoch also seems to be a good deal, although would only have the one battery vs 2. We will be camping in TN next month for about a week without hookups. They do allow generator use during day. Hopefully this trip will give me better idea of our power needs. All our camping to date how been with full power hookup’s to run the AC 24/7 during these hot months.

@jd1923 thank you, I have been keeping an eye on the prices for these since you did your install post.

Thank you. Currently still have the 4 6-volt lead acid that was installed when purchased. I will be watching lithium battery prices over the next few months for deals.