Travel Trailer Blogs

As the prospective owner is pondering the various add on’s and wondering just how they might look after being installed, it doesn’t take long for them to figure out, exterior roof views are scarce. So, if you are wondering just what the roof of an Elite II would look like with solar panels installed, or maybe how the satellite dome looks in relation to the other stuff up there on the roof, maybe this video can help.

When storing our Oliver’s for the Winter months, one concern is for the well being of our tires. You may have noticed that after sitting for an extended time that your trailer’s tires “bump” when you first start moving. That bump seems to fade away as the tires warm up, yet we seem to think that may not be good for the tires.

Normally they are out of sight and out of mind. That is, until you need to know their level status and push a button on the tank monitor panel. The three tanks, fresh water, grey water and black water are all located in the Oliver’s floor out of sight.

I remember it just like it was yesterday, Betty and I got back home with our new Oliver, hull #3, it was cold weather and we were still in the work a day world so we needed to drain the fresh water tank. Though we had received a good explanation of the various systems, when we looked under the curb side cushion, it was like, “holey cow, how will we ever find that valve in all of that hardware!”

The first time that we considered a macerator, our Oliver had sat in the RV port with the holding tanks about half full. We had stayed at the lake until late in the day and just didn’t have time to dump the tanks because we had to be at work the next day.

Wintering up down on the Gulf of Mexico and wondering about the possible effects of salt air on your aluminum framed Oliver? Not a problem!

When building your Oliver, as you work on your build sheet, you may decide to add a propane QUICK CONNECT to facilitate use of various propane appliances such as a BBQ grill or Little Red campfire in a can.

In 1925 Congress passed legislation that created the East/West artery that linked Chicago to Los Angles. During its early formative years, Route 66 had several different passages. It was not until Eisenhower saw the German Autobahn that Route 66 became the major highway linking America through support of government funding.

In this final part of the Dutch oven series, the meat of our topic has been revealed right along through the series, a little at a time, out of necessity, in order to fully cover each area. So, let’s pull those little fragments together.

Dad was in the US Navy at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. And, he was an E-7 First Class Aviation Metalsmith, teaching the Aviation Metalsmith trade to sailors, before they were deployed to the fleet. We were living in enlisted housing near by the Naval Air Station Alameda close to Oakland California. I was too young to remember much at that time, but curiosity caused me to inquire of Mom & Dad in later years.

We invite everyone to visit our wonderful little town and check out the many activities taking place during the holiday season.

Thanksgiving is a fun national holiday. People throughout the country get together with their friends and family to eat a delicious homemade Thanksgiving dinner, with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, gravy and all of the other trimmings. If you decide to take advantage of the extended weekend to enjoy some camping, here area few ideas for a modified campfire Thanksgiving dinner.