Recent content by JanRooks

When Thor bought Heartland they stopped EDGE production. Almost all of the US trailer industry is only making big trailers ond mostly 5th wheels. Europe makes beautiful light weight single axle travel trailers pulled by minivans. Mr. Jan Rooks EDGE M21 with Toyota Sienna.

All of the 4 stabilizer jack safety nuts holding the feet were on only hand tight. The thread of the bolt has to be thru the plastic of the safety nut. (I had to return one stabilizer because of misaligned hex drive and paint falling off.) 5 of the aluminum angles on the left side of the...

Regarding the outside storage in the slideout. Since it is there, we use it to stow a 10 gallon blue ox waste water container with wheels. It gets used in a state campgrounds with no water or sewage on site when we stay for more than a week. We also carry a 5 gallon fresh water jug to add to...

Weight saving (To stay below 3500 lb axle load): These trailers do not need 2 propane bottles, with electric hot water heaters. I took one 20 lb. bottle off and replaced it with a 2 lb. bottle with an adapter, tied to a board. The Carefree / Fiamma awning swap was another weight saving...

I tow a 2011 Edge M21 with a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan with Drawtite equalizer bars. Photo in photo group.

"I learned how to put the equalizer bars on with the trailer latch still above the ball of the hitch; then lower the jackstand leaving the van level.

Pulling an Edge M21 with a minivan. After pulling an Apache camper at 1800 lbs. for 22 years and a Trailmanor 3023 weighing 3020 lbs. for 3 years, we were blown away by the Edge M21 design and complete list of standard features at a Detroit area RV show in the fall of 2010. The big sign said...

What information is available for making the proper connections between the Jensen DVD player and the Jensen TV? Send me an e-mail. Jan Rooks, Edge M21 & Toyota Sienna

Don't replace the queen mattress, just add extra foam at the front and let it hang over the end of the board. We added a 2 inch thick memory foam topper to our short queen mattres and used 3 swimming pool noodles tied togather to be the spacer at the front of the bed. We have put in 3 trips...