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We were walking through Costco yesterday and ran across a display of several models of Louisiana Grills pellet smokers. Of special note was a very nicely constructed portable unit. It is apparently (maybe?) a Costco exclusive model, as it isn't listed on the Louisiana Grills website, but you can...

We've been stationary in Florida from early February until July 4th when we hooked up the Big Country to head west to visit family. When I unhooked our 50 Amp cord from the trailer, I was a little dismayed to see that one of the terminals on the shore cord end was darkened. Since we would be...

Old thread on this was closed. Recap: We bought our Big Country in fall of 2015. In fall of 2016, I found that one of our trailer tires was low on air. Determined the rim was cracked. Contacted Tredit, they sent a new rim of an "updated design". Had tire mounted on new rim, discarded old...

We're two doors down from a classic Landmark being pulled by an older black Ford F-350 DRW. South Dakota plates on both. HOC plate with 2197 (?) on it. Forum staff - can't download a member list from the Club page (takes you to a sign up page), can't find my old spreadsheet list.

I haven't let full-time RV living put a crimp in my somewhat vintage stereo listening habits. Our rig has been carrying a modern turntable and vintage Sansui receiver for quite some time (I bought the turntable in Goshen during the 2015 rally, as a matter of fact). We've also been slowly adding...

We picked up a countertop dishwasher late last fall with the intention of eventually building it in. We used it as a countertop for a while to make sure we'd like it before committing to permanent installation. I got around to that task the past few days now that the holidays are behind us...

Since writing this post, I found that the following is only necessary if, when you turn on your Level-Up control panel, it says "Jacks Up". If it happens to say "Jacks Down", then just do an auto-retract and you are done. Otherwise, read on. Had a blowout the other day on my Big Country. Since...

Note: Before commenting, please read to the end of the post. I have answered a bunch of questions that people will inevitably ask (and that have already been asked from my post on Facebook). Not sure if I'm the first one on the forum to post about a Sailun tire failure (not that I'd rather be...

I was going to reply to Rex's (rxbristol) thread, but it is marked SOLVED and closed. Too Long, Didn't Read (TLDR) Summary: Our dually rear-end vibration issues were solved by having the wheels and tires trued. Full story: I had weighed in on that thread that our F350 dually had a vibration...

For anyone here that might have been camping in the mid-1980's, did you ever camp at the Kissimmee (Florida) KOA back then? It is not the same campground as the current Kissimmee KOA. It was much larger and had shuttle service to the Disney parks. A good friend and I camped there in a tent for...

Found this on Torklift's Instagram account: [LINK] They haven't posted a follow-up to that, so I assume if you went to the Tampa RV show next week, you could probably find out more details.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are definitely well-trained. They even pose for photos.

When we bought our first Big Country in 2012, I went with Good Sam insurance on it. At the time, it was underwritten by GMAC who subsequently decided to get out of the insurance business. Thus, the underwriting switched to National General. We stayed with GS/NG up through the accident on our...

Took one of my 30 lb. propane tanks to go fill it. Since we were stopping several places, I put the empty tank on its side in the truck bed and closed my cover. When I stopped (as my last stop) at the gas station that refills propane tanks, the guy hooked everything up and couldn't get gas to...

Seven Points campground is a COE facility on the northeast shore of J Percy Priest lake just east of Nashville. Since I occasionally have to drop into our downtown Nashville office, we've traditionally stayed at the Music Valley KOA and I've rented a car to get downtown. Between the KOA price...

Fresh from the Tampa RV Supershow, pictures of the display model of the 3560 SS. Note that this is unit #1 and that factory changes often follow on from initial units to the ones built for customers. Update: Joel Eberlein, Big Country brand manager, indicated that this unit is unit #2 and is...

Hey folks. We would love to visit historic Philipsburg, Montana next summer on our way through to or from the PNW. A family I follow on Instagram did the whole Route 1 but admittedly are traveling in a smaller Airstream. They indicated the whole route was doable for them but weren't sure about...

There was an earlier thread on this subject that is now closed, but it doesn't hurt to bring up the subject again. When doing your PDI, make sure the smoke, CO and LP detectors (as appropriate) have good batteries installed, with correct polarity and that any paper or plastic tabs put between a...

Looks like the recent news about the remotely hacked Jeep has prompted Fiat/Chrysler to recall 1.4 million vehicles to update them with new firmware. Link here. Note that 2013-2015 vehicles are involved, including 1500-5500 series RAMs.

I know we all tend to be very attentive while driving our rigs down the interstate. At least I hope we are. I'm always driving ahead (watching several cars distant to watch for anything happening) as much as possible. I even often scope out escape routes in the event something might happen. I...

General Pre-Rally Pictures Share your 2015 National Rally pictures in this thread. If you couldn't make the rally, feel free to browse and see what all we're doing here. I'll start with some general, around-the-grounds pictures. RVSEF Weigh-in General "neighborhood" pictures...

Landmark in Picnic Area US59 North of Nacogdoches, TX - The Barnetts Your Landmark was in the northbound picnic area. Someone in a bright shirt was standing outside looking at a historical marker (?). Would have honked, but we didn't see the HOC plate until after we had passed (heading south to...

We were heading out to church this morning here in Nashville, staying in the KOA. There was a Landmark a few units down from us and I noticed it had an HOC plate on the back. Of course, we did the proper thing and drove back down the next row to see the number. We stopped at Cracker Barrel for...

A week and a half ago, we flew out to Washington state to see our family. Just before we left, I told our neighbor across from us at the campground that they could park their second vehicle on our spot in front of our trailer if they wanted while we were gone. I won't get into specifics on the...

This is a continuation of a discussion on Facebook. Several of us started talking about bringing a regional beer for others to try at the rally and grew into us (the Talleys) offering to host an evening beer tasting event at our site. So, here's an official invite: Where: North American...

At the suggestion of Jim Beletti, thought I'd add a thread showing the various mods we're doing to our 2015 Big Country 3950FB. Many long-time members of the forum and the HOC are familiar with the huge number of mods we did to our previous trailer, the 2013 Big Country 3690SL. Many of these...

After having our 2015 3950 FB for a couple weeks now, I have at least one design suggestion. Mount the full bathroom toilet about an inch or two further away from the wall. We prefer the Dometic 320 commode and it is a couple inches deeper in the back from the mounting point. I got ours to fit...

It's been kinda getting around, so I'll post an official announcement. We worked a deal today with La Mesa RV in Phoenix (where we are currently holed up with bearing issues) to trade in our 3690SL on a new 2015 Big Country 3950FB (with a half bath next to the kitchen). We'll be swapping over...

This issue is pretty much resolved. See later post....

Just put up a blog post regarding three potential "gotchas" that you may run across if you use AT&T for mobile data and if you use Apple devices. Click here.

We've been looking at the space between our (rear) kitchen slide and the living room slide and decided to add a kitchen pantry in the space. We found a suitable cabinet (actually a bookshelf) at IKEA that was pretty close to the correct color. Rather than go into details here, I'll refer the...

RESOLVED: Furnace runs for a while then goes into shutdown I'm going to call Dometic tomorrow, but thought I'd throw this on the board to see if anyone has had a similar issue. This started this spring right at the end of the heating season, so we didn't do anything about it. Sadly, it didn't...

If you travel to a lot of different areas, or especially if you are a full-timer that often finds themselves in new areas, here's a cool tip a friend passed along. When you go to a grocery store in a new area for which you don't have a loyalty card, find out if they allow you to look up cards...

The prior thread is closed (more than a year old), but I had contributed to a thread regarding fading/chalky paint on tan colored Suburban furnace covers on the Big Country. I notified the factory (as did several others) and they sent a shiny, new cover to replace the faded one. I promptly...

Freshened up our Big Country the past couple of days with new tile flooring in the kitchen and vinyl plank wood flooring in the living room. Rather than clutter up the forum with pictures and copy-pasting how-to information, here are links to our blog posts on each subject: Kitchen Flooring...

We're here at the national Heartland Owners Club Rally and purchased a stained glass window for the exterior door of our coach. While installing it (about 20 minutes), we took pictures and I wrote it up as an article on our blog. If you are considering this option, feel free to follow along with...

Currently staying in KY for another week while I recuperate from appendix surgery. Rather than spending the added money to return to Nashville for work for only one week, we decided to stay on the road and work remotely the next two weeks before heading to Urbanna. We are already reserved at KY...

Many of you that attended the national rally last summer might remember our son, David, was debating joining the Air Force and making it his career. Several of our vets discussed this with him at the rally and overall were highly encouraging to him. A few weeks after the rally, after traveling...

Passed a Bighorn with HOC plate on ladder. Tow vehicle was an '08-'10 Ford F-450. South Dakota plates all around. Honked and waved as we passed.

When we first bought our trailer and started living in it full-time, we stopped by the AT&T store and picked up an AT&T Elevate internet device. It was pretty cheap, if not free, with a two-year commitment and a one-year warranty. A couple weeks out of warranty, the unit started acting up to the...