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We are wanting to trade in our 2007 GMC 3500 - sad to see our LBZ go, but it has 130,000 miles (nothing to the engine, I know). We are looking at a 2016 Chevrolet 3500. It only has 9000 miles on it, so still under factory warranty and it has some of the features we wanted. It is not currently...

Hi all, We are flying to Denver tomorrow and we're leaving the rig in Las Vegas for 5 days. Temps are going to be in the low 30s, one night right now forecasted for 30. High 40s in the day. Question: what should we leave the furnace set at? It's been cold and windy the last few days. I'm...

I was asking about condensation in another thread, and after the responses decided to run our fantastic fan to get a little airflow to bring the humidity down in the coach. Haven't used it in a while, but worked fine last time. However now in trying to run it, it clicks on at thermostat, then...

Question - we are in a 30 amp hookup in chilly, but not freezing weather. We have a small heater we got at costco - says 12.5 amps on the box. It has been quite comfortable and a bit warmer than our fireplace as temperatures drop. (Haven't gotten to freezing temps, know that heater won't...

Hi all, I've read a lot of threads one dual pane windows. We have single pane windows and we use the silver bubbly reflector stuff we got in a roll at Home Depot. This has worked great for keeping us cool in Houston in the summer with only one air conditioner and has helped a lot in coldish...

On our way today to Jackson rally, we got stuck quite some time (felt like Hours!) due to an overturned tractor trailer. We were/are still about 150 miles away and we'd already driven about 430 miles so we stopped, regrouped and in looking at tires, Phil noticed we had a broken shackle. So we...

Hi HOC, Know many of you are in Vegas for National Rally. We were in Pacific City, now in Salem headed for Vegas. Sadly, not for rally but Phil's dad is in the hospital. So we want the quickest, easiest way, no sight seeing :( Wondering whether to go 5 south to 99 to 15 through California...

We'll be leaving West Yellowstone next week going to Oregon coast. We could go via Boise and Portland (which we've done before) or Missoula, Coeur d'alene, only a few miles more. Some of course will depends on the weather. Familiar with 84 since we've gone that way before. Thoughts...

Hi Y'all, We are about a half hour south of Grand Rapids, wondering if anyone is familiar enough with this Frank Lloyd Wright house, ifyou were able to find RV parking (I called, was told is street parking) and if would be worthwhile stop. We left Elkhart this morning, headed to Mackinaw...

We are traveling from Elkhart, IN to West Yellowstone, MT and have approximately 10-14 days. We originally had more time, but had a couple unexpected delays so it's shortened our time considerably. Wanted to travel through Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There are so many wonderful things to...

Hello HOCers, We're stopped for the night and are driving to the Heartland Service center tomorrow. GPS routes us though outskirts of Chicago, says it's 25 minutes faster. Was planning on going thru Terre Haute and around Indianapolis and North on 31. Anyone travel this lately? Road conditions...

We will be leaving Houston next week headed to the factory to get our frame flex fixed. We'll be stopping in Dallas (visit family), Hot Springs (visit HOC member friends from Colorado), Memphis (visit the King and see the Sun Records building) and then an overnight somewhere. Then after the rig...

Hi HOC, We are in Houston, TX for another month and the rain has stopped and it has heated up quite significantly. Today is a balmy 93. There was a momentary downpour today which lowered the temperature. I think two days ago it was 106 and yesterday was over 100. Needless to say, the AC has...

Hi Brilliant Minds at HOC, We had a slow leak behind the UDC in the warm water line. Tried to remove the plastic elbow and it broke off. Have tried sprinkler extraction tool, tried heating with a blow dryer, still can't get it out. So meanwhile we have no water. 1. Does anyone know if this...

Hi all, I was going to post in my thread asking this question last year, but the thread is closed. We're a year behind schedule but made it to Yellowstone and PNW. Spent time in Idaho, Washington, and now Oregon and onto California. We have been in Pacific City, Oregon for the last two weeks...

Another 8amps exiting day! We have been doing lots of work in anticipation of getting back on the road the end of this month. One thing really needing Attention was our wheel bearings. Hadn't been done in over a year and approx 11000 miles. Soooo. All started off so promising, frame raised...

We have a 72x80 standard RV king bed. We replaced the Bed with a Denver Mattress regular inner spring firm mattress with a foam topper. We replaced the mattress because it was sagging and incredibly uncomfortable but now that we have replaced the mattress, much to my dismay, it is doing the...

Hi Heartlanders, We are in Carlsbad, NM, leaving tomorrow towards Denver. Planning to go up 285 through Roswell (Phil wants to check out UFO museum) and overnight in either Sante Fe or Las Vegas. I know there are some Heartlanders from NM, so would appreciate any recommendations for...

We are leaving in the morning for the Boerne, TX rally. We figured we'd wait until 9 or 10 am to miss out on rush hour. We are at Lake Lavon at the COE park, which is northeast of Dallas. Planning on taking 30W. 2 questions. 1) Ennis. It's not far out of the way (no more than 15 miles) and...

We were planning on heading out from Vegas east across Arizona towards Gallup (en route to Dallas, TX) in the morning. There is a wind advisory in Flagstaff starting around 11 am, which is earlier than we will get there (approximately 250 miles away) We are towing a 40 ft fifth wheel with a 3500...

Hi all, We are Nevada residents with a Bighorn 3610RE GVWR = 16,000 and a 2007 GMC 3500 dually GVWR = 11,400 so our total is over 26,000. We are trying to sort out the correct license needed and how difficult it is to get it. On the California thread on this same topic, it seems you need a...

We had this same problem leaving the Quartzsite, Arizona Rally in January, but with the other side (following leg). In that case, the leg wouldn't go up when we were leaving though it went down fine when we got there a few days before. Now roughly 6 weeks later, we have the same problem with...

Is there anyone planning on going to this? We are thinking of going. Mary & Phil

We have been in a campground on shore power. Hot water using electric water heater on shore power was medium hot (not really hot enough to take a shower or properly wash dishes, but more than just warm). Hadn't had a chance to figure out the problem, when it turned very cold here (Las Vegas)...

We bought a zone camping pass and are at the Thousand Trails Las Vegas until Friday where we will head to Death Valley. It has turned VERY cold (relatively, not Denver weather for sure!) and they even expect snow on New Years's Eve. There are 3 Heartlands in here. 2 cyclones and a bighorn...

We've been in Las Vegas for a while longer than expected but it has given us the opportunity to scope out all the campgrounds. We "moochdocked" at my sister's property first which worked really well. Great view, great price :) however it was quite a bit across town for what we were doing so we...

We are new, soon-to-be (like in the next 2 days) Full-timers. However, we are considerably behind our original target date in leaving our home town of Denver. Our original plan was to go up to Washington (just across the Columbia River from Portland), spend a little time there and work our way...

We have a new-to-us (this year) 2010 Bighorn 3610RE. It currently has Freestar LT235/85/R16 tires. There's heaps about Towmax tires but not much on Freestar, though I believe these are the original tires. The born-on date doesn't correspond with the DOT codes since the last four digits which...

We recently bought a new-to-us 2007 GMC 3500 dually to tow Bighorn 3610RE. It came with the B&W gooseneck hitch in it (previous owners towed horse trailer). Apparently that is compatible with either the B&W companion or a Reese hitch which are comparable in price. Or we could go with another...

I have read through heaps of posts on this topic, but just wanting confirmation that I am coming to the right conclusions. We purchased a 2010 Bighorn 3610RE. We don't have a tow vehicle yet (everything said to buy the trailer first and then get the truck to tow it). So... now have the...

We are looking at a used 2010 Bighorn. Climbed on the roof yesterday and saw some wrinkles and bubbles which the seller (original owner, private seller) said was "normal" - very well could be. I have no idea. This is our first RV. How big of a concern is this? I will attach some pictures...