Is there a demarcation between an Oliver newbie and experienced RVer? I think it’s a year. Makes sense. In that time, one can work out the kinks of the RV (and all RVs have kinks, even new ones). Plus gain experience with driving and maintenance and RV living. But here’s the thing: I am not […]
The process of getting a blog post from its draft form in Microsoft Word onto the WordPress administrative panel where I schedule it to go live on Monday one minute after midnight is a many-stepped process. But the first step, after writing it, is to send the document to my sister who serves as my […]
I’m getting better at not being afraid of making adjustments to my rig. At first, there was something about not wanting to mess with the way the rig came. Maybe because it was new and pristine and expensive. Maybe because I didn’t feel like I was qualified or knew enough to be changing things. I […]
Recently, I heard someone say the best advice he ever heard about transitioning to a full-time RVer was to give it a year because the first year is the hardest. It’s not bad advice. Still, I remain convinced the best advice is to get the RV and experience weekend and week-long trips before you start […]
As promised in last week’s post, today is all about the beauty shots of my 2017 Oliver Travel Trailer Elite II. Just like my orientation, let’s start on the outside, work around the rig and then move inside. Starting at the nose… The Outside The most noticeable thing about my rig is the custom graphics. […]
This is going to be a two-part post. Today will be the narrative. But I don’t want to keep up the suspense for too long. After so much drama and so many delays, I must start simply by announcing…I am now in possession of my Oliver! There were moments where it felt like it was never […]