First Oliver sighting. . . love at first sight!

[Snackchaser]

It was June 26, 2021 when we pulled into a rest stop and sighted our very first Oliver.  As fate would have it, we had just been talking about selling our 5th wheel and down sizing to a smaller trailer.  We hung around for awhile, but the owners didn’t show up.  So we took a photo to remember the Oliver name, and we looked it up as soon as we got home.   

I came across that photo recently and thought it would be fun to post it and see if anyone recognizes their trailer.  It was taken at the tunnel rest stop on Hwy 199 between Crescent City and Grants Pass.  When zoomed in, you can just make out a Florida License plate beginning with Z57.

The second photo was taken September 9. 2021, just over two months later when we toured the factory and placed an order.  Happy days... except for those ridiculous covid masks!

Do you have a first sighting story?  Love to hear it.

Cheers, Geoff and Tanya

[jd1923]

Great pics Geoff & Tanya, and great idea for a new thread!

Spring 2023 we just sold our Bigfoot Class-C. We decided that given our boondocking style in the western mountains, that a smaller travel trailer would be the better way to go.

Our first sighting was what became our Oliver, hull # 113! It was listed on Craigslist right here in Prescott by the 3rd owner. My first thought when seeing the ad was, "No-way we'd pay that much for a small travel trailer!" But first thing out of my mouth was, "Chris, we need to go see this!" 🤣

I put 20% down the day after we went to see it. And just a few days later we paid the balance at our bank, then Paul the prior owner delivered it to our home! Timing was perfect, as we became new owners on Chris' very Happy Birthday! 😂

Pictures of our first day and first campsite just outside Kendrick Mountain Wilderness.

[FloraFauna]

Our story is different, but equally compelling.  Hadn't camped in 30 years and had never owned an RV.  Purchased Hull 1394 in August of 2023 sight unseen but after a lot of research.  We knew what we wanted.  Just completed trip #13 today arriving home from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.  Little FS primitive campground nestled away through 10 miles of single lane gravel road.  Temperatures got down in the 40's most nights - we love the northern cool.  No regrets.  Perfect trailer for us.

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