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I plugged in my battery charger for my electric drill using the 120 VAC outlet on the side of the kitchen sink counter by the entry door. I've used this outlet many times for many 120 VAC appliances and accessories with no problem for the past 5 years, but yesterday there was no power.:( The...

The original tires for my Heartland Wilderness seemed marginal for load capacity. I had a blowout after about 4,000 miles. The label for the tire and load information says Class C tires at 50 psi. I replaced the Class C tires with Class D tires which are rated at max. pressure of 65 psi. I have...

I just installed a Bulldog 500199 Electric Tongue Jack on my 2014 Wilderness 2175RB. Less than $250 if you search the internet. $325 at my local RV dealer. It appears to be a quality electric jack. Runs quiet and smooth up or down, with load or no load. Nothing major, but when mounting in the...

The original tires that came with my 2014 Wilderness travel trailer are marginal for use on this travel trailer. The max. load range C barely makes the maximum loaded trailer weight. Add the fact that the Wide Track axles are going to put more stress on the tire sidewalls when making sharp turns...

Camping at Huntsville State Park, Texas October 1, 2017.

In my 2014 Wilderness 2175RB, the black water tank and the gray water tank both have 35 gallon capacity. Typically, when my Gray Water Tank is full, the Black Water Tank is 1/3 or less. It would be nice if there was a way to pump Gray water into the unused capacity of the Black water tank. I...

From some of the posts in this refrigerator section, it seems there are many who believe that turning off the refrigerator causes the frig temperature to go up to 100°F with 10 minutes of turning off the electric (or propane). So I ask those who run their RV refrigerators 100% of the time, why...

After a few incidents of trash bag spillage while on the road, I decided to make the simplest (and cheapest) ever mod to my travel trailer. For $1.97 at WalMart, I bought a package of 3 cup hooks. Here is a photo of the installation in the cabinet under the kitchen sink in my Wilderness 2175 RB...

The bed in my 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB was advertised as "queen size", but it is at least 7" short of real queen size bed. I am 6' 4" tall and my feet hang over the end of the short bed supplied (as shown in the pic below). I've been sleeping across corners for over 2 years and now was the time...

I stored my Heartland Wilderness in my yard, exposed to the elements. Today, I had a RV shed installed over the parking pad to give my Heartland Wilderness some protection from the elements. .

A deer crashed through the front fiberglass panel of a North Trail travel trailer, as reported in the local Polk County news website. http://polkcountytoday.com/acc111515b.html The photos show the hole in the front panel and the dead deer inside the travel trailer. What a mess! :( .

During winter storage, dead leaves blew into the rooftop vent for the refrigerator. The leaves jammed between the metal chimney that is covered by the plastic cover cap. My concern is the dead leaves obstruct the air flow up the duct and cause loss of efficiency of the refrigerator. Or worse...

I'm looking for an upgrade replacement GPS for driving, boating, and sometimes hiking. I've sort of got the driving covered with the Ford NavSYNC that came with my 2010 F-150 pickup truck. But the database for the NavSYNC GPS navigation is 5 years old and Ford wants me to pay $200 per year...

When my 2014 2175 RB is set up with the slide out unit in the "out" position, the dining and kitchen area is very spacious. When the slide out unit is "in", you would have to be very skinny to fit between the kitchen counter and the dinette table to get to the refrigerator, bathroom, etc...

I never noticed before, but one of the four cables for the slide out dinette in my 2014 Wilderness 2175RB is noticeably slacker than the other 3 when the slide out is in the "out" position. The slide out is all the way out in this photo. There is a slight "droop" to the top cable. Just hit...

I'm new to travel trailers. I bought my 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB in July 2013. When the freezing weather came, I drained the tanks per the owner's manual and added 6 gallons of RB antifreeze and pumped it through the system. It did it's job in preventing plumbing pipe freeze. I de-winterized a...

I have a 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB with 15K BTU air conditioner. I have run my travel trailer with full A/C, microwave, refrigerator, etc. with an 8K emergency generator I use for power outages. No problem. Just plugged in the shore power cord to the 20 amp socket on the gen set. The 8K gen set...

I opened the bottom bathroom drawer in my 2014 Wilderness 2175RB. When I tried to close it, it only closed 1/2 way and hit some kind of obstruction. After removing the drawer completely, I looked inside the cabinet with a flashlight and discovered that the plastic hose from the outdoor shower...

I made the mistake of de-winterizing my travel trailer too soon. There have been 2 hard freezes since I de-winterized 3 weeks ago.:( One of the propane tank valves will not flow in the sub-freezing weather. Here is the problem. New 2014 Heartland Wilderness with propane tanks installed. (See...

I de-winterized my travel trailer a week ago thinking that here deep in the heart of Texas, I wasn't going to get any more freezing weather this winter season. When I woke up this morning it was 29 degrees outside. :( I went out to my travel trailer, turned on the propane tank valve, selected...

I bought a brand new 2014 Heartland Wilderness 2175 RB in July last year. I've noticed electric brake wires that are not securely fastened. Flapping around in the breeze. Is this typical Heartland quality? I have 1,600 over-the-road miles but they have been fair weather miles. If I were to...

A major consideration in selecting the 2175RB Wilderness was overall length. States that allow towing double trailers usually have a 65 foot overall maximum length for the rig. When I tow my double rig, it measures 64 feet overall length. The problem is finding gas stations where I can pull...

'Tis the season when people decorate their homes with Christmas lights. Do you decorate your travel trailer with Christmas lights? This is my first Christmas owning a travel trailer, so I put a string of Christmas lights on it to celebrate the festive season.

During the summer, my 2014 Wilderness 2175RB was disconnected from shore power for up to 2 weeks on occasion. The standard battery (Interstate Group 24) that came with my travel trailer would be about 1/2 charge after 2 weeks of temporary storage. Everything was turned off. There is no...

Is there an advantage to heating your travel trailer with a heat pump instead of a propane furnace? If you have unlimited electric from the campsite hookups, a space heater would work just as well. .

I expected longer life from the 13.5K BTU A/C unit on my 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB. There is only one A/C unit for this travel trailer. It is not even 4 months old. Only 1,700 miles of traveling. I will call Heartland customer service tomorrow morning for arrangements to get it repaired or...

2 months ago, I bought a new 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB. The suspension is Wide Trax. The dealer said it gives a smoother ride. I guess my stuff in the travel trailer won't bounce so much compared to a standard double axle. I noticed that when making sharp turns to park in campgrounds...

I was looking at posts to "Show us your camper" topic on the Ford F150 Forums website and saw a North Trail 21FBS that looked like the twin to my Wilderness 2175 RB. His photo, his travel trailer: My photo, my travel trailer: I checked the Heartland spec sheets and it looks like the...

Do you ever wonder what is going on behind the rear bumper of your travel trailer? You know...., the place you can't see with your MaxTow mirrors. This issue becomes even more important when double trailering. There is always the nagging question of "Is the second trailer still hitched on back...

It takes a long time to deploy and retract stabilizer scissor jacks manually. And the "bend over and crank" exercise isn't the best thing for an old man's back. Y'all probably use this method routinely, but for those who don't know, this might take some of the delay and agony out of deploying...

I recently purchased a new 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB. I would like more natural lighting in the dinette slide-out unit. My quesiton is, can windows be added to the front and back panels (walls) of the slide-out similar to the Wilderness 2750 RL in the photo below? I'm guessing this is a fixed...

I was in my 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB last night when the rain came. The slide out was fully extended (33"). The noise on the roof of the slide out was deafening. Couldn't even hear the TV.:( I closed the slide out and the noise stopped (while the rain continued). I could hear the TV again.:)...

I regularly tow a light boat and trailer (total weight 500 pounds) behind my Heartland Wilderness 2175 RB. I need to monitor the trailer behind my travel trailer in case a tire blows, wheel bearing seizes, or any other towing problem with the boat trailer. Of course, the boat and boat...

I'm checking out all the features of my new 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB in preparation for an October road trip. While checking out the dinette to a bed conversion, I found that the Owner's Manual did not match the stuff in the travel trailer. Owner's Maual says to slide the table top between booth...

Sometimes you have to stop and take a picture. Show us your best Wilderness with scenic background picture or video. Time and location would be nice. Here are some hills and valleys in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas on my first road trip with my new 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB...

I'm adding stuff to my new 2014 Wilderness 2175 RB. My RV has gotta have a TV! The space for the entertainment center looks like this: The plug in socket for the TV antenna or cable looks like this: I'm new to RV's and asking for help in selecting the biggest TV that can fit in there...

Here's my tow vehicle - a 2012 John Deere 1026R tractor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wbXJYLtU108 Only for hauling around the yard. It's easier on the grass than the Ford F-150 pickup truck. :)

I bought my first ever travel trailer 4 days ago (July 23, 2013). It's a 2014 Heartland Wilderness 2175 RB. I'm a happy camper! :) Here is a photo at my last camping stop, the Texas State Railroad campground in Rusk, Texas (stayed there Friday night). That was the last stop before the...