2021 Oliver Legacy Elite ii TOUR. This Oliver travel trailer is a high-end fiberglass RV packed with desired features. BUT… IS IT WORTH THE PRICE? Find out! Show
The Oliver Legacy Elite 2 is a small travel trailer that weighs under 5,000 lbs and is 23′ 6″ in length. It has twin beds, a bathroom, and is made of fiberglass. Some have compared the Oliver travel trailers to an Airstream and after this walkthrough, I know why. It is a quality-built, luxury RV. It does have a pricy price tag so let me know if you think it is worth the cost! My favorite Oliver Legacy Elite feature was the auto-close drawers that are secured in place when you close them tight. What was your favorite? A special big shout out and thank you to Kay and Murray for their Oliver Legacy Elite ii review and tour! It was so fun meeting you both. ====================================== 💙💛💜 Let me know you liked this video by Subscribing: https://www.youtube.com/randisadventures/?sub_confirmation=1 ====================================== 🖤 RANDI’S FAVORITE RV THINGS LIST 🖤 🖤 It’s FREE and packed with goodies! Click here to see what I mean: https://randisadventures.com/favorites 🖤 🖤 🖤 My #1 Favorite RV Accessory & Upgrade! (AND SAVE 15% WITH MY PROMO CODE) ====================================== 🎦 WATCH MORE QUALITY RV TOUR VIDEOS NEXT: RV Tour Video Playlist: ====================================== 🤩 NEW! Buy Randi’s Adventures Merchandise. I appreciate YOUR support! ====================================== ☑️ Want to Start or Grow Your YouTube Channel FASTER? I have been utilizing the OBliss Program offered by the RV Odd Couple and it has helped me grow my channel. Now you can too! More details here: https://www.obliss.com/a/29227/m87oabnA ====================================== 😀 WELCOME TO RANDI’S ADVENTURES This is an RV camping related YouTube channel community, a place for Weekend Warriors to get inspired, share ideas about small campers, travel trailers, campgrounds, outdoors, RV tips and tricks, accessories, hacks, gadgets, modifications, upgrade ideas to help us have memorable camping getaways. I love the outdoors, hiking, campfires, meeting fellow campers, exploring new campgrounds and my small travel trailer the Little Guy Max makes this happen. I also camp all 4 seasons and yes… that includes winter camping! I live in Minnesota and mostly camp at Minnesota and Wisconsin campgrounds. Weekend RV life in my small camper brings me joy. I am a camper at heart and loving every outdoor minute. If you’re looking for average trailer weights, you’ve come to the right place. These numbers will help if you are trying figure out how big of a trailer you can buy and successfully tow with your existing or future truck. Why Does Trailer Weight Matter?There is a camper trailer for almost every type of vehicle. Even a car can tow a little one-man teardrop trailer. However, if you want a massive 26′ trailer, don’t stress your mini-SUV by pushing the limits of your tow capacity. In general, a truck or other vehicle that advertises it can tow 7,200 pounds (3,250 kilos) is adequate for towing most trailers under 24 feet. Be wary as you shop for trailers to make sure that you don’t get taken by the marketing. Almost every trailer today, no matter how bloated and heavy, is marketed as “lightweight, superlight, featherlite, etc.” Check the numbers. If you want something that’s light enough to tow with a smaller vehicle, check out the article we wrote about 9 family camper trailers that you can safely tow with a minivan. Average Trailer Weights of Popular Camper ModelsIn short, average trailer weights are around 5,200 pounds (2,350 kilos) dry weight. This means the weight of the trailer when its tanks are not filled and it has no gear in it. You can expect to add 1,500 pounds (680 kilos) of gear and water to that number to get a “real world” example. Obviously, this depends dramatically on the length of your camper trailer and the construction type of your camper. As a general rule, you can expect your trailer, filled with water and gear, to weigh about 250 pounds per foot of trailer (the box length, not the total length including the hitch).
How to Read Trailer Weight NumbersIt can be confusing to see all of the different numbers listed for the trailers. When I was out on the lot, I was totally confused when some salespeople would give me the gross weight, and others would give me the dry weight. I learned that the best policy was to take the unloaded vehicle weight and add 1,500 pounds to it for gear and water.
Trailer and Truck Considerations When You’re RV ShoppingOpen the door to your tow vehicle and look at the sticker on the inside of the driver door. It will tell you the amount it can tow. It’s important that you go by that number and NOT the number you see when you google your vehicle and the tow weight. The amount of weight your tow vehicle can pull will depend dramatically on what options and packages were purchased with the vehicle when it was new. The only way to know for sure what your specific model can use, is to check the sticker. This number is the absolute maximum amount of weight that the trailer can bear when it is empty OR fully loaded. Loaded includes all cargo, fluids, and passengers, plus the original weight of the trailer. Since you will likely trravel with a loaded trailer, this weight rating should not be exceeded. Here’s how gear and even trailer manufacturing can affect average trailer weights. Even bicycles can impact how much your truck can tow.Water and Gear WeightWater weighs eight pounds per gallon, and an average trailer has a 48 gallon fresh water tank. Just your fresh water tank will add nearly 400 pounds to the weight of your trailer. Then, we add in gear to the camper. A generator capable of powering a travel trailer air conditioner weighs about 90 pounds. As a side note, I wrote an article about the best generator out there for travel trailers which you can find here. You’re also likely to add another 400 pounds of camping gear, food, and kitchen supplies–even if you aren’t going crazy. My tow vehicle is a 2012 Dodge Durango with the tow package. It tows 7,100 pounds. My trailer weighs 4,800 pounds dry weight (6,300 pounds total weight when full of gear and water). Even though that’s nearly 1,000 pounds under what my tow vehicle can tow safely, I still can only go about 55 miles per hour when going up a steep hill. Slides and Trailer WeightCamper slide-outs increase the weight of the trailer. A single slide-out often adds 800 pounds to RV weight. If your camper has “pop outs” instead, which are the canvas tent material that pops out, it won’t really add any significant amount of weight. This is only the motorized slide outs that I’m discussing here. Fiberglass Trailers Versus Aluminum TrailersThere are basically two ways to build a camper trailer. The first way is with fiberglass construction. This is the type where your camper has smooth exterior side walls. This type of camper has aluminum metal structuring which is significantly lighter weight than traditional “stick built” trailers with wooden 2×4’s. Stick built trailers are the type with aluminum corrugated siding on the outside. They have the bumps along the entire exterior of the trailer. Since you’re adding the weight of a large load of lumber, these trailers are usually about 900 pounds heavier if all else is equal. Airstream trailers are a whole other animal. We wrote about airstream weights, including a towing guide, that you should check out if you’re considering an airstream. Conclusion: Don’t Max Out Your Towing VehicleIt may surprise you that the “maximum towing capacity” for your vehicle could be more than the weight of your camper, but you still shouldn’t tow it. Definitely check out our guide here on how to figure out how much your vehicle can safely tow. My recommendation is that you take the dry weight of the camper you are wanting to buy and add 1,500 pounds. Take that number and make sure that it isn’t more than 80% of the total weight your towing vehicle says it can tow. There are lots of good reasons not to buy as much trailer as your vehicle can possibly tow.
Sometimes, if you want the big fat RV, you gotta get a big fat truck to match. I towed my trailer with a V8 Dodge Durango for a while, but eventually gave in and bought an F-150. What is the weight of a 17 ft travel trailer?17-ft TRAVEL TRAILER - SINGLE AXLE
Dry Weight: 2680 lbs. GVWR: 3500 lbs.
Is Oliver A good travel trailer?Oliver trailers are high-quality small campers that do depreciate, but hold their value fiercely. Whether the Oliver trailer cost is 'worth' the money is a personal call. They are one of the most expensive molded fiberglass trailers on the market per square foot, and the price very well might be beyond your budget.
Is Oliver a 4 season trailer?Once you see what the Oliver designers and engineers have developed you will soon see why we're the best insulated travel trailer in the industry. Our 4 season travel trailers are built with a double hull shell with an air gap and insulation between, this insulates the same way a double-sided insulated cup does.
How much does the lightest travel trailer weigh?A teardrop trailer is one of the smallest camper types and one of the lightest. They typically weigh between 500 and 3,000 pounds, but the average is closer to 1,500. Some teardrop camper trailers have a gross vehicle weight rating as high as 4,000 pounds.
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