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I'm thinking, as this year draws swiftly to a close, a capsule of this year's adventures. 

We've had an awesome year, with and without our little Elite.

We took the hull plaque to Chile/Patagonia  and Antarctica, since we couldn't take the trailer.  

I hope you have had awesome adventures as well. 

2022 in ten pix, for us . A pic of our last camp, this week, in wnc, rounds out the year, as we began and ended the year in the beauty of North Carolina. 

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2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4

2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12

Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes....

400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .  Life is good.


        
 

 

 

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You're a much better photographer  than I am. Looks like you had an amazing season,and took full advantage of the summer.

 

2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4

2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12

Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes....

400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .  Life is good.


        
 

 

 

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20 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:

I went over 10 so I'll post a link instead. 25 photos at the bottom, Oliver delivery to the last trip: https://stephndudb.blogspot.com/2022/10/2022-12-end-of-season.html?m=1

 

We chose the second awning too.  We picked up on November 7, so basically have only spent ten days in ours just around Hohenwald and the six days coming back to Oregon.  Do you find that second awning useful?  I think it will be good for being able to have cross ventilation even on rainy days.

John

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John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon,  2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022

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42 minutes ago, John Welte said:

Do you find that second awning useful? 

We love the second awning. A lot of our trips this season were summer dry camping on the shore with little to no shade. I tried to park the trailer in a north-south orientation with the bathroom to the south. As the day progressed we'd shift awnings from the east side to the west side. This kept the main cabin as cool as possible and maximized our shaded outdoor seating (we moved the chairs from one side of the trailer to the other).

We didn't use the awnings very much in the rain. The window vent I made, along with the added gutter, allowed us to keep the dinette window open, even in heavy rain. That's been enough so far.

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Stephanie and Dudley from CT.  2022 LE2, Hull #1150: Eggcelsior.

Tow vehicle: 2016 GMC Sierra 6.0 gas dually 4x4.

Our Oliver journey: Steph and Dud B's RV Screed

Where we've been RVing since 1999:

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13 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:

We love the second awning. A lot of our trips this season were summer dry camping on the shore with little to no shade. I tried to park the trailer in a north-south orientation with the bathroom to the south. As the day progressed we'd shift awnings from the east side to the west side. This kept the main cabin as cool as possible and maximized our shaded outdoor seating (we moved the chairs from one side of the trailer to the other).

We didn't use the awnings very much in the rain. The window vent I made, along with the added gutter, allowed us to keep the dinette window open, even in heavy rain. That's been enough so far.

"We didn't use the awnings very much in the rain. The window vent I made, along with the added gutter, allowed us to keep the dinette window open, even in heavy rain. That's been enough so far."

Do you have pictures of both of those?

John

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John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon,  2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022

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Posted
3 hours ago, John Welte said:

Do you have pictures of both of those?

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I got the idea for both from other threads here. Parts came from Amazon:

Esssentials UW05004 Polar White... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009IGF42G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

White Water Plastic 5-Slotted... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075H3V8HG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

SIBE-R Plastic Supply - Dark... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071KGRGPP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Plus some weatherstripping from the hardware store.

 

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Stephanie and Dudley from CT.  2022 LE2, Hull #1150: Eggcelsior.

Tow vehicle: 2016 GMC Sierra 6.0 gas dually 4x4.

Our Oliver journey: Steph and Dud B's RV Screed

Where we've been RVing since 1999:

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Even though we don't have our Oliver yet, I'll play.

First photo of the year in my photo library. Our grandkids

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One of three gatherings with the Ohio chapter of Tearjerkers

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Our current setup

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Having a winery near the campground was nice!
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Deb is an Ambassador, so she got an opportunity to buy bottles from "her" barrel, as well as dip them in wax. It was a fun trip
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A couple days later, we were in Tennessee!
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Late summer camping with my brothers, their spouses, and our daughter and her fiance
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Mid-October we lost my mother at age 91. What a full and wonderful life. And yes, that's me.
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A few days later, we gained a son-in-law.
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And, just a couple days ago, a fitting bookmark to the first photo.
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I promise, next year's compilation will have some Oliver photos!

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Steve - Northern Ohio, USA
Wandering around on occasion, always lost.
2021 Toyota Land Cruiser - 2023 Oliver Elite II Twin Hull #1360 “Curiosity”
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Camped in Curiosity = Green —— Visited with Curiosity = Gray

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2 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:

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I got the idea for both from other threads here. Parts came from Amazon:

Esssentials UW05004 Polar White... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009IGF42G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

White Water Plastic 5-Slotted... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075H3V8HG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

SIBE-R Plastic Supply - Dark... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071KGRGPP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Plus some weatherstripping from the hardware store.

 

Good looking job that you did!  Thanks

John

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John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon,  2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022

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Hard to choose but here are a few of my favorites! The first photo was the day we brought our Ollie home. 

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2021 Dodge Ram 1500 

2021 Oliver Elite ll 

Hull #732 

Michigan 

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Love the tug/barge on the river at sunset photo. Reminds me of camping on the Mississippi. 

Thanks for sharing the memories.  Glad you had a great first season.

 

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2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4

2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12

Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes....

400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .  Life is good.


        
 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Steve and Deb said:

I promise, next year's compilation will have some Oliver photos!

I hope it will also include more photos of your adorable grandkids. Made my day!

2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4

2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12

Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes....

400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .  Life is good.


        
 

 

 

Posted
16 hours ago, SeaDawg said:

I hope it will also include more photos of your adorable grandkids. Made my day!

I was hesitant, as everyone has lots of grandkid photos. Somewhere we have slides from when our two daughters were little. And under a bed I have a tub with all the polaroids and 8mm movies from when I was little, plus some color slides from when Dad was a toddler in the early '30s.

The two grandkids are our oldest daughter's, and we're on a shared Apple Photos gallery with them. Apple limits shared galleries to 5000 images, and they're on their third one in just four years! 🤪 I hope there is some way to see them 90 years from now like I can still see my Dad's. (or my photos and tintypes of my great-great grandparents from the 1800s for that matter) As it is now, we can't even watch Deb's an my wedding video from 1981, because it was on Betamax...

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Steve - Northern Ohio, USA
Wandering around on occasion, always lost.
2021 Toyota Land Cruiser - 2023 Oliver Elite II Twin Hull #1360 “Curiosity”
Facebook - Instagram

Camped in Curiosity = Green —— Visited with Curiosity = Gray

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15 minutes ago, Steve and Deb said:

…As it is now, we can't even watch Deb's an my wedding video from 1981, because it was on Betamax...

I have a Sony Betamax machine for sale. I’ll even throw in the optional stack loader.  

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Steve, Tali and our dog Rocky plus our beloved dogs Storm, Lucy, Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge)

2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4       

 

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3 minutes ago, ScubaRx said:

I have a Sony Betamax machine for sale

Ha! No, I don't need to add to the pile of unused stuff I already have. 😉  There's a place on the other side of Cleveland that scans videos, slides, movies, and photos, and pust them on DVD or thumb drives. At some point, I want to do that, but it's not inexpensive. Drug stores, Wal-Mart, Costco, etc. do the same for less, but with horrible results from what what I've read.

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Steve - Northern Ohio, USA
Wandering around on occasion, always lost.
2021 Toyota Land Cruiser - 2023 Oliver Elite II Twin Hull #1360 “Curiosity”
Facebook - Instagram

Camped in Curiosity = Green —— Visited with Curiosity = Gray

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Tom and I won't have our Ollie E2 (Hull #1321) until January, but here are some favorite photos from 2022:

 

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We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year!

Best, Doreen and Tom

 

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Tom & Doreen • 2023 Elite ll • Hull #1321 • 2023 Tundra Platinum Crew Max • Cheshire CT 

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30 minutes ago, Tom and Doreen said:

Tom and I won't have our Ollie E2 (Hull #1321) until January, but here are some favorite photos from 2022:

 

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We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year!

Best, Doreen and Tom

 

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Great pictures!  Same to you also.  John

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John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon,  2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022

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