Not the best photo, but here is one of my 2018 Oliver Elite II and 2013 LC on the way home back to Minnesota from the 2019 LCDC in Ouray, CO via New Mexico. It’s a nice rig for a couple and a dog or two, but it’d be cramped for much more. It sleeps three with the double twin beds. We got tired of climbing over each other to get in and out of bed in our old RV.
Things we especially like about our Oliver:
- Fiberglass insulated hull. There is both an inner and outer hull. In-between the hulls there is insulation, all wiring, plumbing, tanks, and heat ducts. Nothing is hanging loose on the outside. Everything is heated.
- 340 watts of solar on the roof and 4 six volt golf cart batteries mean we can skip hookups except if we need to run the AC. The batteries are located directly over the wheels.
- The available Natures Head composting toilet cuts back tremendously on water use.
- Double pane windows keep condensation and noise down.
- Aluminum frame with Michelin LT tires. (Axles, shocks, and galvanized subframe are steel).
- NO WOOD in major assemblies. The drawers and a non structural closet wall are wood. That’s it.
- No slides in order to keep mechanical and water leak issues at a minimum.
It was a major purchase for us, but one were glad we made. The Oliver has quite a bit of clearance, but if I was looking to spend lots of time off road I’d look at the Black Series. I know of at least one couple who sold their Oliver to buy a Black Series to get further off the gravel roads.
I’m actually in the Oliver right now. The two bird dogs are sound asleep on the other bed after a morning ruffed grouse hunt. I’m out bird hunting with the LC/Oliver rig nearly every weekend in the fall. The LC pulls it without issue. I’ve taken it to Moab for spring break, Ouray for the LC event, back home from TN where we bought it, and all over the Dakotas. No issues anywhere with the rig. I’d never buy another sticks and staples RV out of Indiana after having the Oliver.
HTH. Ken.
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