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    For Sale: 2020 Sundance 262RB Travel Trailer - Really nice!

    I'm selling my former demo coach. We just spent 10 days going over the entire coach, cleaning and refurbishing as needed. Coach is in really good condition and very clean. This coach has a LOT of added items. Get it while it lasts! Price, pickup location and contact info listed in image...
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    What do you like about running a TPMS on your RV?

    I've used a number of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) over the years. Pressure Pro, Valor, TireMinder and TST are the ones I recall using, dating back to 2005. Today, I'm running the TST 507 series TPMS on both my truck and RV and I love it! In order, what I like about running with a...
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    RV Industry Sales and Order Backlog

    Just a quick post to mention that RV industry (boats too) sales continues to be at a record pace. From the new article below, I see that THOR's order backlog is $14B. That's 14 billion dollars in backlogged orders. That's huge. I'm used to this figure being in the few hundred million range...
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    Accessing New Forum Posts from Mobile Device

    Forum User Help Document Subject: Accessing New Forum Posts from Mobile Device Description How to find New Posts using mobile device Use Case Forum users can easily access the forum using a mobile device and quickly get to New posts Process 1. Open a web browser on your mobile device and...
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    User Titles

    Hi All, When this forum was using the vBulletin platform (2004 - 2021), we used the following user titles: - Junior Member - Senior Member - various custom titles Now (May 2021 and forward), this forum is using the Xenforo platform and it had different built-in user titles. I've always...
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    What do you like about having an RV Lock on your entry door?

    I've been using an RV Lock on the entry door of my RVs for many years now. I can't recall how many I've had over the years, probably 5 or 6 of them on nearly that many Landmarks and now on my Sundance. In order, what I like about having an RV Lock: Not having to carry the keys (I do keep one...
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    2021 RV Lock Discount for Heartland Owners Club Members

    I am pleased to announce the Heartland Owners Club 2021 RV Lock promotion! Thanks to the HOC's Keyless Entry System Partner, RV Lock, the following offer is now in place: Offer: 15% off any RVLock V4 door lock product Discount Code: 4J86DSD Order: Online or by phone - www.rvlock.com /...
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    How to get find solutions to using this forum

    Forum User Help Documents Subject Forum Help / How-Tos Description Series of Forum Help and How-To documents Use Case From time to time, forum Administration will create Forum Help and How-To documents to assist forum users with using the forum Process Once logged into the forum, on the...
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    What are we missing for Help / How-To documents

    Are we missing a Forum Help / How-To document on a topic that has you stumped? If so, please reply to this thread with the forum topic you need help on and forum Administration will do their best to find you a solution and in some cases, we'll create a document covering it. Thanks!
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    How to Add or Change your Forum Signature Image

    Note that at this time (4-June-2021), this forum does not natively allow signature image hosting. This is something we are working on and hope to soon offer. Until then, if you have an image hosted online, you can use that. You'll need to copy the URL for that image, then follow the steps...
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    Forgot Password Process

    See the attached document for instructions if you have Forgotten your Current Forum Password. Note that users do not need to be logged into the forum to read most forum content. And it's our plan to make all forum help and how-to documents available to users whether they are logged in or not.
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    How to Change your Current Forum Password

    See the attached document for instructions on how to Change Your Current Forum Password.
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    How to Add or Change your Forum Profile Avatar

    See the attached file for instruction on how to Add or Change your Forum Profile Avatar.
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    New Forum Platform - Xenforo, Report your bugs and feedback here

    Hello Heartland Owners Forum users, So we're on a new to us forum platform now, called Xenforo. Please let us know: - How you like it - What you miss from the last forum (vBulletin) - What is broken / not working (bug report)
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    How to find Events (Rallies, Campouts etc.)

    Hello Heartland Owners Forum Members and Heartland Owners Club Members, With the old forum software, we created some custom code to have an Events list. This code was a script that scraped all forum threads and looked for the word Event, then it added that thread to a table and then the table...
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    Tapatalk update

    The platform, Xenforo that this forum now runs on is very mobile responsive. As such, at least not initially, we are not planning to install Tapatalk on it. We'd prefer to wait to hear feedback from mobile users on their experience accessing the forum from the web browsers on their mobile...
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    2021 TST TPMS Discount for Heartland Owners Club Members

    I am pleased to announce the Heartland Owners Club 2021 Tire Pressure / Temperature Monitoring System (TPMS) promotion! Thanks to the HOC's TPMS Vendor Partner, Truck System Technologies (TST), the following offer is now in place: Offer: 20% off all TST TPMS products Code: HEARTLANDRV Order...
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    Heartland Owners Forum is moving to a new platform soon!

    Hello Heartland Owners Forum members, This forum has been running on a forum software platform called vBulletin (vB) since October 2004. In that time, we've upgraded to the various versions of vBulletin until v4.x reached it's end-of-life. We held off moving to vB5 as it was a marked...
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    Rest in Peace - Lori Dawson

    Some of you may have heard this over the weekend on Facebook. We just lost Lori Dawson. Lori and her husband John were our founding Pacific Region Directors in 2010. Club member Tom Chinn made a video tribute to Lori (link). Rest in peace Lori Dawson. Sincere condolences to John and family.
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    RV Water Filter Store HOC Member Specials for 2021

    Attention Heartlanders... Is it time to change the freshwater filters in your RV (if so equipped) or sanitize your freshwater system? Or maybe it's time for a new filtration system? The Heartland Owners Club has asked our partner, RV Water Filter Store to create some product specials for our...
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    My 2021 Fresh Water Filtration System

    SOME BACKGROUND As some of you know, in past RVs, I've had some pretty interesting water plants. In my last 5th wheel, I installed a 3-stage Jumbo canister filtration system followed by a 150 GPD Whole Coach Reverse Osmosis System. Before the filtered and RO'd water went into the tank, it was...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Cancelled

    UPDATE: 11-Feb-2021 The 2021 North American Heartland Owners Rally is officially cancelled. As we were unable to secure any 2022 dates to reschedule the 2021 rally, we've made the decision to cancel this rally altogether. We will resume the North American Heartland Owners Rally as already...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Rally Registration Information

    UPDATED: 11-Feb-2021 The 2021 North American Heartland Owners Rally has been cancelled. See this thread for more information and to discuss. UPDATED: 6-Feb-2021 Rally Registration is being delayed until sometime in April. Goshen Rally Registration Information Registration opened for...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Golf Cart Rentals

    GOLF CART RENTALS [RETURN TO RALLY INDEX] Carts Remaining Update: 30-Jan JB Rental for Rally only (June 14 - June 19): 8 carts remaining Rental for Pre-Rally and Rally (June 7 - June 19): 12 carts remaining Should any golf carts remain following rally registration, email Julie Hancock at...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Bark Park (Coordinator needed for this!)

    THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT YET PLANNED - IT IS ONLY DESIRED. - We need coordinators for this in order for it to happen - email Jim Beletti with your interest :) LOGO HERE [RETURN TO RALLY INDEX] The Bark Park logo represents a “Heart with a Paw”. For dog owners, this is especially true. Dogs...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Complimentary Minor Service Work

    2021 - Goshen Rally - Complimentary Minor Service WorkWe anticipate opening up the Complimentary Minor Service Work request form, the same day we open up for rally registration. As of now, that's planned for March 1st. As we've traditionally done at this rally when held in Goshen, Heartland...
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    Forum logo - a work in progress

    Some may have noticed the forum logo has been getting tweaked for the past week. As many of you already know from conversations over the past several months, the forum, being an asset owned by Heartland, is going through a brand transition to line up with the corporate brand identity (the new...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Bring Your Own and Golf Cart Rentals

    More details to added here when contracts are signed with the vendor... Can I bring and use my own golf cart / side-by-side etc.? Per the venue, this is allowed so long as the owner has liability insurance for their owned golf cart / side-by-side. They're not asking the rally to provide proof...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - RV and Truck Weighing

    Today, the RVSEF has committed to bringing an RV and Truck weigh team to the rally. They'll also likely do an RV tire and weight safety seminar. Details (dates, costs etc.) will be worked out as we get closer. They'll also develop and flyer and a signup form for weighing and we'll share that...
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    2021 - Goshen Rally - Entertainment

    Below is the rally entertainment plan thus far. Items marked as CONFIRMED are good to go. Items marked TBD are still being considered and/or worked on. This said, we will be subject to the mandates of the State of Indiana, Elkhart County and Thor Industries. I expect mandates of all 3...
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    Heartland RV Helps Area Children Enjoy a Merry Christmas (2020)

    In the news: Heartland RV Helps Area Children Enjoy a Merry Christmas (2020) From RV Business, 28-Dec-2020 - article link In an effort to support children across local communities, the Heartland RV group partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County to host a Christmas drive of...
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    $100 Heartland Holiday Savings on a Cheap Heat System - 11/27 - 12/15

    Hey Heartland Owners, Heating season is upon many of us and what better time to consider an alternative to propane heating. Are you tired of renting a large propane tank for your winter location or worse yet, carrying large portable propane bottles for refill every week or two? Follow this...
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    2020 RV Lock Black Friday Sale - early window for Heartlanders!

    Hey Heartland Owners, Many of you already know that RV Lock, a Heartland Owners Club Vendor Partner is planning their sitewide 40% off promotion. That deal is next Thursday and Friday. Well, I have a surprise for you. RV Lock is giving Heartland owners an early window for this sale! Our...
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    Special Pricing on EasyTouch RV and Easy Start by Micro-Air, Inc.

    Hello Heartland There's been a bit of discussion lately on the forum and on some Heartland related Facebook pages from some owners wanting to replace their RV thermostat with something different. See below, the EasyTouch RV thermostat for a direct replacement with some advanced features and...
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    Introducing Micro-Air, Inc. as a Heartland Owners Club Vendor Partner

    I am pleased to announce that Micro-Air, Inc. is the latest after-market product company to be welcomed into the Heartland Owners Club Vendor Partnership program. As a partner, Micro-Air will do a few things for owners and members: Engage in the Micro-Air sub-forum here on the Heartland Owners...
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    Region Director Role Retirement - July 31, 2021

    Hello Heartland Owners Club Members, For those of you who are active in the club, you may know how club management is setup. But for all, let me explain... I am the Club Founder and President and Julie Hancock is the Club Manager. Julie and I are both Heartland RVs employees and we comprise...
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    Six Point Level-Up System (Manual Operation) - MAINTENANCE MONDAY with Heartland RV

    August 17, 2020 This week we're talking about how to manually raise your six-point leveling system before you hit the road. It's important to note that you'll only want to do this in the case of an emergency or if you're in a location without accessibility to power. .
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    The forum is back online!

    As you can see - the forum is back online. We are in the midst of testing to see if any processes are broken. There was some data loss but not a lot. So far, I'm seeing loss from the October 19th - the day the forum went down. Sorry about that. Backups are done nightly so it looks like...
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    A bit of Mouse Proofing (physical barrier)

    While the RV sat out on my RV pad for a month or so, we got mice. Seems they were curious and we had mistakenly left a number of coffee creamer cups and ketchup packets. Who knew mice like ketchup?! :) Anyway, we set out some sticky traps with a lure on them and caught nothing in a week's...
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    Replaced Water Pump in 2020 Sundance 262RB

    Back in February, on our move from CO to TX, we noticed the water pump was no longer working (no pumping, no pump motor running). I had Heartland send me a replacement pump a few months back and today, one day before we head out to the OK rally, I replaced the pump. Generally speaking, RV...
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