Olive2Roam

It's interesting. We are just coming off a 3 week road trip and saw our first Ollie a day before we got home. We got so excited we considered pulling into the gas station where they were parked just to say hi. 🙂

Well it's been a year since we walked into the Oliver showroom dreaming about hitting the road. It was a big step for us since we have never owned an RV and we really did not have any idea if we would even like hauling a travel trailer across the country. Nevertheless, we bought our Ollie I in July 2024 right off the showroom floor. Within a couple of months we had both retired, watched a hundred videos, and were ready to launch. Our first 3 outings were to a corp of engineers campground near our home in Nashville. Since those shakedown trips we have put 12,000 miles on the Ollie, spent over 70 nights in it, visited 17 states, attended 2 Oliver rallies, and visited 11 national parks. We weathered 100 degree heat waves, teens in Arizona, dust storms in west Texas, and hail storms in South Dakota. We have fielded questions from dozens of folks curious about our little Ollie, and their comment is nearly always the same - "That thing is cute." Thanks to all who have answered questions for us during our first year, and it has been great meeting you all at the rallies. And thanks to the staff at the mother ship who have been so responsive in answering questions and helping get the bugs out over the last year. The folks at Oliver are the best in the business. Bob and Barb P.S. If you would like to see some of our photos from the first year feel free to request to join our instagram. (It is a private account but we would love to add you.) campbells_olive2roam

Just to put a bow on this one, we ended up having the panel replaced at the factory. That did the trick. Thanks again!

Good suggestion, Bill. I will give that a shot and report back tomorrow. Bob

I should have mentioned that the good news is that the hot water is working just fine even though it is not connected to the control panel. So not the end of the world, but would like to get it connected. By the way, I spoke with both Truma and Oliver service about it and we were unable to come up with a solution.

Hey folks, Here's the skinny. 2024, LE I with Truma AC, Furnace and on demand HW heater. Until today, my control panel was recognizing the furnace and the water heater, but not the AC. I did a reset per the Truma manufacturer's manual, and now, the control panel sees the furnace AND the AC, but NOT the hot water heater. Switch is on on the HW heater and we are on shore power here at home (120). Looks like my best option at the moment is a trip back to the mother ship (scheduled for Monday) unless I can sort this out. Any thoughts? P.S. Enjoyed meeting many of you at the Lake Guntersville rally!

Thanks. I put shampoo and conditioner bottles there and they fell out during travel. I will try different size bottles.

Thanks. I will check them out.

We have decided to keep the back bed made up, and not use the table. The only problem is the metal brackets. It is uncomfortable to roll over into the brackets. But also - they are visible - at least 3"+ above the mattress. Does anyone have any suggestions for hiding these brackets? Thanks for your help.

We have an Oliver Elite I, and there is a double towel rack with small shelf below the sink. It is fairly unusable as is. If you use the shelf, items slide off. You can hang a washcloth and that is about it. How do others use this space? Thanks in advance.

Good info. I appreciate it.

Thanks, Bill.

Thanks Bill. Ethylene glycol, no. Propylene glycol, yes. Should be harmless or at least not critically toxic like auto antifreeze. How do you dispose of the waste water when dewinterizing? Drain out onto the ground?

We are getting ready to head west from the Nashville area in a week or so and so I will be dewinterizing the Ollie for the first time. My question is around managing the fluids as I do so primarily for safety of the neighborhood dogs. (Don’t own one but many in the neighborhood.) RV antifreeze is not supposed to be toxic but I don’t want to take any chances. How/where do you dispose of the fluids resulting from the dewinterizing process? This is the product I used to winterize.

Great points, Bill. Oliver is sending a replacement shade as well as new clips, so hopefully between that and the spacer information we can get the shades mounted firmly. Although, I am really tempted to take @coddiwomple 's appoach. Looks like a very secure way to mount them. I appreciate your input.