Got our build slot today.

[larcat]

Welp, after first talking to Anita in 2021 and putting maybe 30k miles on the microminnie we ended up with, we paid for an X23 build slot today. We live in SETX and have been scheming for an Oliver for a while now. Did the factory tour 2 years ago.

We should be taking delivery during our annual trip to Tenn. to see family. Decided to skip thr solar awning -- spider sense tells me we'd break it somehow.

We'll catch flack, but we'll be using our 3rd gen Tacoma as a TV for a good while. No plans for mountains, and when we do we'll get a full-size. We live in SETX, and it is _flat_ here.

 

[FloraFauna]

Congratulations and welcome to the Oliver world!!  Many good times ahead, I am sure.  

[Mike and Carol]

Welcome!  I initially towed with at Tacoma as well.  It didn’t take long to upgrade to a half ton.  Will be interested in how it goes for you.  Mike

[Patriot]

Welcome and Congrats and enjoy the delivery day! There is something really special about taking delivery of a brand new Oliver, it was for us.

Before you know it your day will be here! 

[Todd B]

Hey, our's was not brand new and it was still really special 😉

Welcome to the clan! 

[Boudicca908]

On 7/8/2026 at 5:47 PM, larcat said:

We should be taking delivery

Congratulations and welcome to the family. It's exciting! 

[larcat]

Thanks for the welcome all. We're really excited 🙂

Mike & Carol --- any tips vis a vis the Tacoma?

[Mike and Carol]

11 hours ago, larcat said:

Thanks for the welcome all. We're really excited 🙂

Mike & Carol --- any tips vis a vis the Tacoma?

My Tacoma was a 2012 and I had installed the TRD Supercharger, so plenty of power.  The limitation was weight and range.  Be careful not to overload - tongue weight, your body weight and cargo add up fast.  I was stopping every 200 miles or less to fill the gas tank.  Also, be aware that the overall weight of the Tacoma makes it easier for the trailer to push around in certain circumstances. I was always cautious on downhills and downhill curves.  We’ve always liked the Tacoma’s we’ve owned, they just aren’t optimal for towing a 6,000 pound paperweight!

After upgrading to a couple of half tons we’ve now been towing with a 2500 diesel for the past 5 years and the difference is night and day.  A Tacoma will do the job, just be wary of its limitations!

Mike

 

Edited Saturday at 02:14 PM by Mike and Carol

[John Dorrer]

Congrats from Hull #1045, Jolli Olli.

 

Happy Camping.

[larcat]

If anyone's got any thoughts here I'd appreciate it.

Right now we haven't optioned either the solar awning nor a second awning. We don't boondocks un our current trailer, so we don't have a lot of context there.

My thinking is that:

1) We'll park when boondocking where the awning is going to be much more useful on one side than the other.

2) The solar awning sounds great but just sounds like something that would wear prematurely, and obviously isn't flexible.

3) A 400w foldable + the roof solar should be sufficient if there's good sun.

We've got some time to nail this down and would love people's thoughts.

[larcat]

On 7/11/2026 at 9:11 AM, Mike and Carol said:

My Tacoma was a 2012 and I had installed the TRD Supercharger, so plenty of power.  The limitation was weight and range.  Be careful not to overload - tongue weight, your body weight and cargo add up fast.  I was stopping every 200 miles or less to fill the gas tank.  Also, be aware that the overall weight of the Tacoma makes it easier for the trailer to push around in certain circumstances. I was always cautious on downhills and downhill curves.  We’ve always liked the Tacoma’s we’ve owned, they just aren’t optimal for towing a 6,000 pound paperweight!

After upgrading to a couple of half tons we’ve now been towing with a 2500 diesel for the past 5 years and the difference is night and day.  A Tacoma will do the job, just be wary of its limitations!

Mike

 

Thanks for the context and pictures, it's appreciated!

[johnwen]

Congrats!