Hull #928 Left the Factory on Oct 12th.

[fairmontrvpark]

Not one single thing to complain about, Thus far its everything I expected and more.

Tows like a dream behind the One-Ton (no anderson hitch just a 2-5/16 Ball.) My tongue weight is 610 Lbs. Fresh Water Tank is Full rest empty. My Hitch provides the actual weight on the spot. I can imagine others have a much higher tongue weight as I am single and pack very light in comparison to most. I do have two 15 gallon water jugs in the front box that I bought filled and strapped there to increase the tongue weight because at 490 Lbs. (This was the exact weight when I pulled it out of the factory and for the first 500 miles before I put any of my stuff inside of it) I was feeling a bit more feedback from the trailer than I appreciate and I figured the additional weight would change its attitude. It did and having the extra water along is a plus until I hit cold country next week then I may change them out for a couple sand bags. Before JD tells me the front box is only rated for 150 Lbs... I know... Its fine and I will beef it up before my next trip.

I will post a couple pics when I get better service or home I think this  Weigh Safe hitch may be something others find helpful especially if your in a situation where tongue weight is critical due to your tow vehicle. A quick google of "weighsafehitch" and you will be looking at it. I can attest to the fact that it works well and is much faster then finding and weighing on a CAT scale at a truck stop especially if your experimenting with different weights to find your comfort zone. 

At any rate Props to Oliver for building a quality product in a time when that is not so common anymore and I was very impressed with their staff and how I was treated by them on my pick up day. They are all working hard to push these units out the door but they are doing it with Grace and I appreciate that a lot and they deserve the credit for it. 

I have attended three Nascar races in a row now (I did not have the Oliver yet for the first two) and will be dry camping in the infield of Kansas City Speedway this weekend, this will be my first time dry camping and I am sure I will exceed the tanks capacity but they do have service running there to pump and fill so I am REALLY not dry camping but I will give it a go and see how long I can get by.... Trouble is that insta hot water heater works very well and it only takes a handful of showers to top off the grey when the water does not get cold.

Oh, and the towel hooks somebody was hating on in their blog? they work perfectly, my towels have not fallen off in over a thousand miles and I doubt they ever will but you DO have to know how to hang the towel properly on this style hook..... thanks Grandma for that lesson years ago! 

Happy Trails Everyone, From Guthrie Oklahoma... For Now... 

Edited October 20, 2021 by fairmontrvpark
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[Patriot]

Dan,

Its great to read such an upbeat and positive post from a new Oliver owner. We like photos, so post up when you can.
Wishing you all the best in your adventures.
Onward,
-Patriot 

[Mike and Carol]

Dan, that’s great to hear.  Enjoy KC, we just left there and are now in Branson.  I think you’ll find you can dry camp longer than you think!  Mike

[Cool Ghoul]

Congratulations!  What a great time of the year to get started!!

 

[fairmontrvpark]

On 10/20/2021 at 3:49 AM, Patriot said:

Dan,

Its great to read such an upbeat and positive post from a new Oliver owner. We like photos, so post up when you can.
Wishing you all the best in your adventures.
Onward,
-Patriot 

Thank You for the well wishes, I did get some photos up. Today I pulled 540 miles in some respectable sidewinds that had the semis doing 65 on parts of HWY 90 and I am happy to report this thing sticks behind my truck like a 10 year old well trained hunting dog. I am very impressed (again no Anderson Hitch or any other sway control just whats shown above in the pic. 

Temps are lower here 40's and the heater is more than sufficient as well, One of the benifits of this smaller space is its quick to heat up and it stays that way easily, I am cheating with a three setting "vornado" brand Electric Heater that I saw someone else mention in a post and bought while I was in Kansas City at Target, it works well in here I have it set on low so the Oliver heater functions as well to keep the basement warm too. 

[fairmontrvpark]

On 10/20/2021 at 8:06 AM, Mike and Carol said:

Dan, that’s great to hear.  Enjoy KC, we just left there and are now in Branson.  I think you’ll find you can dry camp longer than you think!  Mike

I did, and I hope you all enjoyed Branson. You were correct I had no trouble making the Fresh Water, Grey and Black last for the 4 nights I was dry camped and could have doubled that at the rate I was going. 

Thanks again

Dan

[fairmontrvpark]

On 10/22/2021 at 1:39 PM, Cool Ghoul said:

Congratulations!  What a great time of the year to get started!!

 

You know, it actually was because the weather allowed me to leave all windows open every night for 14 nights and now that I have everything closed to keep out the cold I do not smell that "new smell fiberglass oder" that it had when I picked it up. So it was a good time to take it out for the first time. 

Thanks Again

Dan

[John Dehne]

Dan, 

Congratulations! We had the same experience, Oliver is building a great product. Happy Trails from Hull# 901 in MD.

[Rivernerd]

On 10/19/2021 at 11:06 PM, fairmontrvpark said:

Tows like a dream behind the One-Ton (no anderson hitch just a 2-5/16 Ball.)

Fairmontrvpark:

Did Oliver substitute a 2-5/16 bulldog coupler for you, or did you swap out the coupler after you took delivery?

[Wanderers]

I have the same question for the 2 5/16. Waiting for our trailer build and will definately request that size ball for our 1 Ton.

PerryG

[Hokieman]

See this link for a discussion on how a few of us modified coupler to 2 5/16”.   OTT changes their policies over time, so may be best to check with your sales rep.  
 

 

 

 

[fairmontrvpark]

On 11/27/2021 at 12:30 PM, Rivernerd said:

Fairmontrvpark:

Did Oliver substitute a 2-5/16 bulldog coupler for you, or did you swap out the coupler after you took delivery?

Oliver installed the larger coupler. It is an option, or it was on my 2021 model year build sheet.

[Jim and Frances]

Congrats and great to hear you seem to be having the same experience we have had with # 927.  We too got the 2-5/16 coupler as an option - but with one problem - it pulls so great, I forget it's there  🤪   Keep on enjoying!!