2021 Oliver Elite I Fiberglass Travel Trailer Camping Boondocking RV ! - general for sale - by owner - craigslist (2024)

Oliver has been voted as the Best Travel Trailer In The World multiple times, and it certainly is true. "Roadshake" is what is the relatively quick and inevitable demise of other RVs. Cabinets come lose. Walls and floors weaken. Things fall and break, etc. Olivers are comprised of four half-eggshells (top and bottom, inner and outer). All of the interior cabinetry and counters and floors are integral fiberglass. Thus, the problems of roadshake are completely eliminated. These are not just lifetime trailers. They are LEGACY travel campers that can be passed down for generations. They are five-times the RV that an Airstream is, period.

Up for sale is a loaded 2021 Oliver Legacy Elite I fiberglass eggshell travel trailer. It answers to the name "Beverly Hillbilly"; Beverly, because of its glamor and Hollywood cost, and Hillbilly, because it was made near the Appalachians in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Glamping with a twang, get it? All of our camping friends, and we have quite a few, love the name. And just between us, we think they might have a bit of RV envy. This is the most expensive travel trailer per foot made, but it is for a reason. The factory uses the best of everything, and there is something like one or two thousand hours (I forget) of American workmanship that goes into building one of these puppies!

How do you like our camping spot at Cowdrey Lake, near Walden, Colorado, a mere 1/2-mile off of US Highway 125? Pretty, sweet, huh? 75 miles from home, out for just a few days of UTVing outside the boundary of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. The storm clouds rolling in did not worry us; in fact, the thunderstorm outside made dinner at the table even more cozy and romantic.

If you are looking for nimble outdoor camping adventures, this is the RV for you. We have quite successfully pulled it with a Jeep Gladiator Overland four-by-four with the gasoline V-6 engine. Therefore, you will not have to go out and buy a brand-new expensive behemoth truck to tow it. The Oliver will let you get to your favorite off-the-grid boondocking wilderness campsites, but it will just as easily dress up like a homecoming queen when you park it at popular traditional campgrounds. When you do so, be prepared to have to shoo people away, as they are as attracted to an Oliver as bees are to honey.

It is loaded up with all OEM factory accessories, not inferior after-the-fact knock-offs. Here are the major features/additions:
Premium materials and componentry throughout;
All handmade with specialized craftsmanship in a small town in Tennessee;
Rugged-but-lightweight aluminum all-TIG-welded frame;
Outer and inner fiberglass eggshell construction in pure white gelcoat;
No decaling, for that rich, understated look;
Satellite/TV omni-directional antenna;
Powered curb-side awning;
Solar-panel outside plug-in with portable Zamp solar panel;
Two 12-volt wet-cell batteries;
2000-watt inverter;
Ducted powerful propane furnace;
Dometic Penguin II 11000-BTU air conditioning system with Micro-Air easy start;
MaxxFan ventilation system;
Front and rear propane quick connects;
Aluminum front storage basket;
Rear bumper receiver;
Additional 30-amp convenience connection;
All black upper cabinet doors;
Convection oven/microwave combination;
Low-profile porcelain toilet;
Truma AquaGo tankless water heater with electric antifreeze kit;
Cellular telepone booster;
WiFi booster;
Electronic keypad door handle;
Backup camera;
Bulldog hitch;
24" LCD television;
Stereo radio system;
Twin front propane tanks with either-or/dual switch;
Sliding windows and door vent;
Two-burner propane flush-mount cooktop;
3-way compressor refrigerator/freezer;
Electronic systems management controls;
Classy grey-tweed upholstery;
Color-matched tough grey-hue flooring;
Black dining table and granite countertops;
Screened windows and extra screened front door;
Numerous interior and exterior lights; and
HyperVent condensation-prevention matting.

We have used it, to be sure, but like everything we possess, we have babied it and meticulously cared for it. Our daddies taught us both how to take care of our toys. Now that we have grown up and have very expensive toys, that pays off! Therefore, it has its whole life ahead of it. Beverly displays like a showroom floor model and works like one as well. We have done nothing crazy or even stupid, and it shows. All routine maintenance has been regularly performed, including comprehensive winterizations. Everything works flawlessly and nothing whatsoever is broken, so there are no projects with this one. Cosmetically it looks great, too. It will look brand new when we put Carnauba wax on it by hand later this spring. Oliver has never changed body styles, so nobody will know that this is a couple of years old. After a hard, dusty day it cleans up nicely with a spray-down. The tires still have full tread on them, but we do have a spare set just in case you want to travel endlessly. Those would be a little bit extra. We have NEVER worn our shoes inside and we do not have ANY pets. Did I mention we are neat and clean freaks?

When we are off-grid, which is most of the time because we like to lose wilderness neighbors, we plug in either our Honda 2000 or 1000 portable generator at night or a separate solar panel on a sunny day. The generators, of course, are not included, but we will throw in the Zamp solar panel. Say goodbye to the necessity of power hookups!

We will be watching the solar eclipse from the comfort of Beverly in a preselected spot that is absolutely perfect. April will find us early camping at the North Sand Hills in Jackson County, Colorado. If it does not sell by then, we will do our annual Memorial Day stay with three other couples seven miles in by Rock Creek Meadows, past Willow Creek Pass, Colorado. There will still be snow on the ground, as there usually is, but, hey, this gal is four-season. June would see us nestled by a remote lake in the Snowy Range, Wyoming, but we are sure it will be gone by then. In July you could be in the Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. In August you could see Glacier and Waterton National Parks. In September, perhaps you will want to visit Moab and Canyonlands or Sedona, Arizona. Are you starting to get the idea?

If you want to know all of the tricks, traps, and techniques of finding the best backcountry campsites, even on the busiest weekend, let us show you the easy-to-learn secrets. If you are traveling across country on highways, we will share with you how to stay in a nice Cabela's, vineyard, distillery, farm, and other safe parking lot for free or for cheap. Lastly, we will give guidance on staying in private and National Forest and Park Service campgrounds, with or without reservations, at a discount and even on busy holidays. We wrote the Idiots Guide to Camping book and will do a brain dump for you. RVing for us is nearly effortless and stress-free, and with our help it can be for you too. Also, do not forget that this makes a perfect mother-in-law suite or guest bedroom for pesky friends or overbearing family. Forget the couch when you have a fight with the spouse and simply calm down by making and drinking some hot cocoa.

When out and about, we spend most of our days actively hiking, climbing, mountain biking, or canoeing. Then we use Beverly to cook a hot dinner, we share a bottle of fine wine, and then we crash for the night. The next day we do it all over again. Close to home, we bring an extra Jeep, a Wrangler, and pull the Honda Pioneer UTV for even more excitement. When it is raining, we have a cozy shelter with entertainment. When it is frigid cold at night, how the Rockies often are, we have ducted heat. When chasing fireflies or cicadas down south in the humid spring/summer, we have robust air-conditioning. The refrigerator/freezer keeps the food preserved, including the delicious mushrooms we hunt for. Instant pressurized hot water is a nice bonus, both inside and outside of the camper.

New MSRP with all of the accessories back in 2021 was a relative bargain, but that ship has sailed. Replacement cost NOW, comparably equipped, would be around $103,000 ($87,200 base price + $15,800 accessories). We are offering Bev at a net price of $84,499. The reason we are selling it is because we are going the next size bigger, the Legacy Elite II. Hubby is 6'2" and not getting any skinnier. Send your best offer, but please keep it real. You are welcome to come out for a test night's stay at a favorite, secret spot of ours; we can help you get things figured out, have dinner together, and then tuck you in. Afterwards, we can drive to a hotel or back home. In the morning, we can pick you up and discuss your thoughts, completely pressure free. If we do not sell this, we will keep it, then drive it up to Alaska to use as a second home for a month during the summertime. Our best friends have a cabin up there, and storage will be easy. So there. These travel trailers are not for someone with Champagne taste but on a beer budget. They are for someone with Dom Perignon taste with a Dom Perignon budget. By the way, a free bottle of Mousseux that is dry and tastes expensive will go to the eventual buyer. Drink it, however, and do not be a fool and break it over the front prow!

This is available right away, or you can tap your fingers waiting while Oliver takes nine months to custom make yours.

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