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    novice RVer

    You definitely need to find out what your pin weight is. The GVW of our BC dictates we could tow with a SRW, the pin weight of our BC dictates we need a DRW.
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    novice RVer

    I would not recommend deploying the slides if your rig is not level. We have on occasion extended them in a parking lot, ie flat surface, but we would never feel comfortable extending them until the rig is level otherwise.
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    Installed a K&N Cold Air Intake today

    Be careful with those K&N filters. In order to increase airflow on a stock vehicle, filtration needs to be diminished. Even the fine print from K&N states that their filters filter better as contaminates are collected. In my mind that means dirt is needed to filter dirt. Not a good thing. Also...
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    Heartland factory PDI'S

    IMO a facility checking the end result is a waste. Letting the workers slow down and then do inspections throughout the build is the only effective way to make an attempt at quality control.
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    Two into one sewer dump mod?

    Strong work! Looks like a professional job. Where you able to get enough slope for flow from one to the other?
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    Any good portable sats.

    We just put ours in the dining area.
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    Garmin 65W Thoughts

    Re: Garmin 65W Dash Cam Thoughts? I would like to have one but there are so many options out there. Hard to decide. Sent from my PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
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    Water hose

    Both of them were rated for drinking water. The call to the factory resulted in me being responsible financially to send them in for testing. In the meantime I still needed a hose. I can see some folks are already getting defensive of their decision to use these hoses. This was my experience and...
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    Water hose

    Be careful with those zero g hoses. We have had two different ones get contaminated to a point the inside of the hose started sloughing off and plugged both of the water filters and the inlet screen on our regulator. It happened on two different hoses at two different rv parks in two different...
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    Magnetic cargo doors on Bighorn 39MB

    My wife, who happens to tower over you by an inch and a half, just grabs the side and gives it a good pull. :cool:
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    Cell service

    Verizon has better coverage nation wide from our experience. At&t has a better unlimited plan in that we do not get throttled down on heavy usage months. We have both services for data and carry only Verizon for our phones. There have been places, like Las Vegas, where Verizon's signal was...
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    Single wheel or dually?

    A SRW is slightly cheaper to operate. To some they are easier to park as well. When it comes to towing though the DRW is hands down a better option. A person can lay down a bunch of reasons to get a SRW when they should have gotten a DRW, but stability which leads to safety is the only reason...
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    Favorite Portable Pellet Grill

    RecTec Thanksgiving.
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    Any ideas on finding campsites without reservations?

    Re: Finding campsites without making rseverations You have a good point and we realize that too. We only stay at the same place twice where our kids live. Otherwise we stay where we passed through the last time. It makes it easier that our kids haven't moved in awhile.
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    Pin Box for Bighorn

    Like anything else you can spend a ton of cash trying to smooth out your ride. We have the B&W hitch and after talking to a lot of people we went with the Morryde pin box. It may not be the best but it works very well for us. Zero chucking and with the airbags on the pickup it offers a very...
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    Any ideas on finding campsites without reservations?

    Re: Finding campsites without making rseverations We try to stay between 250 and 300 miles a day. That number increases when we have a final destination in mind where we are going to stay awhile, but not often. We also usually only travel on Sundays, and we usually stay two weeks whenever we can.
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    Any ideas on finding campsites without reservations?

    Re: Finding campsites without making rseverations With more and more parks filling up with trade workers, we do not wing it anymore and plan out trips out about 8 months in advance. I understand you wanting to be flexible, that is nice, but it is not really a realistic option anymore. It is not...
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    EVENT: Heartland Chapter Rally: TX, Abilene - 3/15/2019 to 3/17/2019

    We will be arriving on the 10th and leaving the 17th.
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    MCD shade issues

    We are having the same issues as you are.
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    Route planning for our trip to Colorado next SpringI’m

    Yes we drove that stretch a couple of years ago. It has a few ups and downs and is curvy in places but is a very easy drive IMO. I think someone could spend all day giving you suggestions of things to see. In the mountains wherever you go you will not be disappointed. Sent from my PU-36...
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    Chapter Rally

    Does anyone know if there will be a 2019 CO chapter rally and if so when?
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    Colorado Meet-n-Greets - Any being planned?

    Re: Meet-n-Greet I am guessing he meant the CO chapter area.
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    Build sheet

    Our build sheet makes zero mention of a step light. Ours came with one. I think if that is the biggest issue you have you should count your blessings!
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    Front cap trim

    Thank you for the heads up on that. I do not think mine are painted but I will double check. Thank you Jerrod for the phone call and advice. I appreciate it.
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    Front cap trim

    There is a black strip/trim piece that runs all the way around the front cap where it attaches to the rv. Can someone please tell me how that piece is held on? I have a leak that is causing minor delam and it looks to me like the caulking is all that is holding it on but I wanted to make sure.
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    Route planning for our trip to Colorado next SpringI’m

    Stay off of the million dollar highway, 550. I would recommend Spruce Lake RV park in Estes Park. There is a gas station, adult beverage store, shuttle stop on the edge of it, short walk, as well as a restaurant. We have stayed there many times and not only is it a nice park we have always been...
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    EVENT: Heartland Chapter Rally: TX, Abilene - 3/15/2019 to 3/17/2019

    Put us down for this rally. Will get you the reservation info asap.
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    Best wax/polish/sealer

    Funniest thing I have read in a long time!! :cool:
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    WiFi

    We have been using this for 8 months and it works amazingly well. We have not had to use the 4g side yet as our phones always seem to get a usable signal. I do know from talking to support at At&t and Verizon that all I need to do is pull the sim card out of our jet packs to get the 4g to work...
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    Input from y'all

    Having a drw pickup is not as bad as it may seem. We do have to park further out where ever we go but the walking doesn't bother us. We do take up two spaces in most cases length wise but then again a smart car or slightly bigger can still fit in front of us. My wife was initially a bit...
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    Best wax/polish/sealer

    From talking with a sales guy, that system does not completely replace needing to get an actual coat of wax applied from time to time. I use Adams polishes on our rig and have been for the last 6 years or so. They have a ceramic paste wax that I use on the front cap and the bugs usually come...
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    Recommended Austin, Texas area campgrounds

    If you have been here recently I do not think you would recommend this place anymore. My brother lives in Austin and we wont stay at any rv park in the city and especially the ones on the north side. Busy crowded noisy and in many cases run down. We now stay outside the city to the west when we...
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    Critters other than cats and dogs

    We have met many folks who bring all sorts of animals with them. From Lemurs to ferrets to birds. One things in common is that most admit that they didn't really know how bad their animals smelled until they moved them into such a small enclosed space. I think that would be the worst part of it...
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    2019 big country

    Our return to hitch height has never worked and honestly I don't think I would use it if it did.
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    Hi everyone!

    You will definitely find hate groups related to any manufacturer. All of them have issues or will develop them. Whatever model you decide to buy, make sure everything works on it and everything you need fixed is fixed before you sign saying it is yours. Safe travels!!
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    Heartland Bighorn Quality

    When you say Heartland does not respond is that what wish I wasn't at camping world told you or have you called Heartland yourself to get the repairs authorized?
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    Step light

    Our 17 has the step light.
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    What happened to the Big Horn smaller floorplans

    I think it is unreasonable to ask a company that is mass producing RV's for a profit, to start customizing every aspect of their products. When we were looking for a new rig last year, it seemed that most of the higher end rigs out there had the new steps on them. We found that while we liked...
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    honda 2000 gen getting error and 69 volts

    We have the dual Honda 2000's and only need one grounded plug.
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