Hello from Colorado

[SolitaryPine]

Hi, new to the community, having bought hull #1165, a 2022 LE2, on January 2nd! I've gained lots of pre-purchase info browsing these forums as a guest and would like to start off with a thank you! I appreciate everyone's help so much!

Paul

Edited January 22 by SolitaryPine

[topgun2]

Paul - 

Welcome to the Family!  And really glad that you decided to come off the "Guest" list and become a full member of the Forum.

Be safe out there and let us know if we can help you in any way.

Bill

p.s.  if you have not already taken a serious dive into the Oliver University, this would be a good time (during the Winter months) to do so.

[SolitaryPine]

Thanks Bill, yes I've been doing my best to read all the manuals, watch all the official youtube videos, and peruse the forums and other resources on the site including the University. Definitely a steep learning curve but I'm getting there!

[rideandfly]

Paul,

Welcome! There is a very knowledgeable group of folks here that can help with your questions. 

Beautiful rig! Please post photos of your Ollie adventures, too.

Best Regards,

Bill

Edited January 23 by rideandfly

[Mike and Carol]

Paul, welcome!  Nice looking setup.  There’s great camping in Colorado!  Mike

[SeaDawg]

Welcome! Wishing you many miles of smiles.

When smiles turn upside down with a trouble, we are here to help. 

Great looking rig. How is your towing experience,  so far?

Edited January 23 by SeaDawg

[SolitaryPine]

Thanks guys! And SeaDawg, the Defender's been really strong with the towing. I bought the Ollie from a guy in a mountain town, so I had to go up and over a pass on my first pull to bring her home. No issues at all. The 8,201 lbs of towing capacity, air suspension, and plenty of torque from the turbo inline 6 seem to be a good combo for this size trailer in CO. I'm a little worried about the short wheelbase and sway since I have the short 2 door version of the Defender, but with the electronic sway control and proper loading hopefully I'll be okay.

[johnwen]

Hi, Paul,

Welcome 

[dewdev]

@SolitaryPine Paul:

Congrad's on your purchase and welcome to the forum.

Hopefully you have the Anderson No Sway Hitch System. When the chains are adjusted correctly, it will transfer some of

the load back to the front wheels to provide better handling. 

Edited January 23 by dewdev

[SolitaryPine]

Thanks guys. @dewdev Actually Land Rover does not recommend the use of weight distribution hitches, which, as I understand it, has something to do with the Defender's air suspension. That said, a pure anti-sway hitch without a weight distribution aspect is a possibility that I'm looking into.

[dewdev]

@SolitaryPine

Paul: One of the nice things about the Olliver's are that they are very aerodynamic and I have found there is almost no sway when towing (at least with  my WDH connected).

Other Ollie owner's with 3/4 and 1 ton trucks have mention on the forum that sway is not a problem for them.

Maybe Ollie owners with 3/4 and 1 ton trucsk can provide their opinion con the need for having a pure anti-sway hitch.

Most important is how you feel about the Ollie while towing.

Edited January 23 by dewdev

[ThomB87]

Welcome from Fort Collins. Glad to see the Colorado numbers going up. I tow with a 3/4 ton Chevy. Sway is no problem even across Kansas with a 30 miles per hour cross wind.

[Patriot]

@SolitaryPine

Welcome to the forum and wishing you safe travels and lots of fond memories. This is the place to ask questions for a variety of answers and true campfire stories! 😄

It will be interesting to hear how your Defender handles the high midwest winds when your rig is fully loaded and ready to camp. 

Onward!

Patriot🇺🇸

[John Dorrer]

Welcome and happy Camping, Hull #1045, Jolli Olli.