Recent content by Bksvo

I replaced my Towmax with Carlisle's from Discount about a year ago. I probably have 4k miles on them now, and I'm very happy. I had nothing but problems with the Towmax during only only year and 8k miles. The Carlisles seem to be much better made, and Discount claimed they were completely...

I retired from the Air Force yesterday, and started my new career as a contractor at Edwards AFB. I'm staying at the FamCamp until we get the AZ house sold and we can buy up in Tehachapi. There are 2 other Cyclones here, which is the most I've ever seen in one place (besides the dealership)...

Jerry, Have you looked at the 3800? It is a model that is definitely focused on the family space, and not the bedroom, and we love it. Lots of room and storage, and a full size closet up front. Even a few places to store full size plates flat. At first we were worried that there wasn't...

I run a Spartan tuner, which pulls all it's reading from the Ford sensors. I've never worried about the EGT, as it never gets close to redline. I'm usually much more concerned about oil and transmission temps, and appreciate the accurate readouts on those (vs the factory idiot guages). If...

I want to give a shout out to Kevin and the family at Van's RV in Sun City, AZ. They've done a fantastic job taking care of my family (and my rv) several times when I was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan the last two years. They go out of their way to make things right, and do great work...

Same - after 1 year I had our local shop repack the bearings, and 4 of the 6 wheels had grease past the seals. I never greased them, so it sounds like the guy at the factory gets excited with the grease gun.

I replaced my Towmax with Carlyle's from Discount tire last fall. Discount told me they didn't sell the Carlyle's for years because of quality problems, but that Carlyle redesigned the tire, and Discount road tested them for a year before they would sell them again. He told me he hadn't had a...

Contact Heartland. You get a nice discount for being a member here. I went through the same thing last fall, and I thought the prices were very reasonable.

We've had our 3800 for 13 months now, and lived in it for about 4 of those, camped in it another 6 weeks total, so we are getting our money's worth. We've towed it roughly 12k miles in that time, with our 2008 F-350 SRW 4wd. It does a great job, even in the mountains, and I have no desire to...

I have a 25k Husky and love it. No regrets.

I added a blank tank flush to the rear tank. It cost about $30 at camping world. It took about 2 hours start to finish. I put the hose connection in the bay with the rear valve handles. Well worth it, IMHO. When I fill that tank to flush it, I run the flush, stand on the tank flush handle...

Shane, I'm glad you didn't wait to long to send me a PM, because I'm in Afghanistan and haven't checked back here in a few months! On my trailer, Heartland stored the tables on the upper bunk already, so I was only adding the weight of the shelf unit (I'd guess 60 lbs). I doubt Happy-Jack...

I pulled down the Chloroplast this fall with the idea of improving the ducting to the back. I gave up... They ran two 2" flexible ducts from the furnace to the back of the trailer. One goes about 10' and feeds the kitchen - fairly effective, the kitchen gets warm and the heat coming out of the...

When I pulled down the Chloroplast, I cut it into sections. I cut a 10' 4x1 of cedar down to fit between the frame rails, then screwed the Chloroplast to that. I don't plan on pulling it down often, so I also sealed the seam with Gorilla tape.

I use a foldable 3-step stool. I need it around the campsite to adjust awnings and open the kitchen fan flap, anyway. It also folds flat to pack easily in the garage.