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  1. DesertThumper

    First Big Trip - CA to Montana

    Ready set go. Today we packed up our trailer for a two week journey starting from CA to Montana. We are taking off on April 29th and headed to our first stop at Zion RV Resort in Utah for two days. We have a few things planned out once we arrive. Our second over night stop will be Golden...
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    Roof Top Bubbling (RW 400) & Very Disappointed!!!

    We had our trailer in for warranty work this past 3 weeks for them to address all concerns except one item. The owner of the RV Dealer did the majority of the work. When he did the walk through of all the items he said the one item he went to bat for us is the bubbling areas of the roof top we...
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    CA to Kansas City Missouri - Best recommended route. Anyone?

    <p> It seems like we are traveling quite a bit with our new rig setup! This trip is for my brother in laws wedding in or near lockwood Missouri.  We have never been to Missouri. The date of travel will be the last week of July 2014 which allows us to have 3-4 days before the wedding date of...
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    RAM 3500 2013 & Newer - Projection Headlights & Fog Light Conversion to HID

    I wanted to share my completed project and experience with everyone here in case you decide in the future to upgrade your Projection Headlights (Regular Bulbs) & Fog Lights (Regular Bulbs) to an HID Conversion kit. The reason why I did mine was due to poor lighting from the truck headlights...
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    Idaho Falls Idaho to Bozeman Montana - Travel Route

    We are taking a road trip to Bozeman Montana for my brother in laws graduation. We plan to arrive there on May 1st of this year. We plan to take US 20 from Idaho Falls to US 191 along side of west Yellowstone. Anyone familiar with this route? If so, any suggestions to be aware such as over...
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    Garage Area

    The lighting configuration can be improved. The light above near the vent ceiling not good. The guests have to climb down and turn on light. Maybe put the recessed lighting x 4 with two switches. One near the bed walls. Auxilary 12 volt plug in some where in the garage is helpful...
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    State to State Requirement - When Towing - Any?

    I thought I would ask this question here. We are planning our first long trip in our new RW400 from CA to MT in May 2014. We were wondering if we had to do anything special with DMV or contact the Highway Patrol - etc when traveling state to state? Permit? Any requirements??? Not needed...
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    How many hours of drive time until you take a rest stop?

    I was wondering how long do you guys drive for until your next rest break in general? We seem to average a break every 2-4 hours but more on the 3 hour mark if it will be a full day of driving.
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    Dodge Ram Technical Resources - TDR

    Since this is a socializing forum, here is something every Ram owner may need to use from time to time or just plain old reading and keep up to date with the latest. As always, I do my best to share with everyone what I know of or maybe good resources that others can benefit from to eliminate...
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    OHV Toy Hauler Group Camping!!! Join Us!

    We are planning a small group of trailers for a weekend of ATV fun, dual sport racing and camping around the fire. Come join us and take your toys out for some fun or just camp around the fire and enjoy each others company. Dates: We intend to do a full three day weekend trip on January 24...
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    Shower Drain Issue

    Hi Everyone. Before I get my dealer involved and take a few hours to hook up, tow and drop off, I wanted to post my question and get your opinion. The last two weekend trips with our trailer, we we would use the shower, the the water would not drain very well compared to our previous Fifth...
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    Portable Heater - 1500 Watts

    I need some two cents here. We are taking some guests with us this coming weekend. The garage has no heat and I don't want to find them in the morning like frozen ice cubes. I have a stand up heater that you would fine at most stores. It is ceramic not infrared. Can anyone recommend an idea...
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    How to make your night driving easier for all you Dodge owners

    I found something pretty cool online from another portal I was probing on in regards to poor lighting at night. I did not want to put the off-road bar bracket with three big lights on my truck. I think it will look tacky. So I found a few options that will meet my needs and maybe others to...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

    We wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and safe traveling. Al & Lisa
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    12 Volt Accessory Wiring - Road Warrior

    Anyone know where I can splice into an existing 12 volt wire in the rear garage area for a camp finder light that mounts outside of the trailer?
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    Solar Power Beacon Globe light for Flag Pole

    We just ordered a solar power multi-color beacon light that sits on top of a flag pole for the evenings. We see a bunch of TH having them out for display. Does anybody own one? How do you like it?
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    Wind Deflector Roof Cab Fairing

    I've been searching around for a wind deflector similar to what a Class 8 uses that mounts on top of your roof top cab of your truck. I thought I would pass this info along to everyone in case you may be interested. I plan on buying a unit myself next spring before we hit the long travel...
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    Road Warrior 400RW 2013

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    Pull Rite Super Glide Model 2900

    Pull Rite Super Glide Model 2900 18K/4,500 Pin Weight - For Sale. PM me if you are interested.
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    Upgraded Tires - Bridgestone M700 235 X 85 X 16 LT

    I had my old Tow Max Tires replaced today by Tire Pros Mobile Service. I feel so much better knowing that I have reduced my chances of tire risk by a great percentage. It cost me 1600.00 total. They brought me my new tires, balanced and mount. I asked for the steel valves but highly...
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    Removing the unnecessary stickers of your Heartland Trailer

    For many years, I've used this product I attached as a pic, for company vehicle decal since I am in the service field and use to be responsible for fleets of service Vans. I also use it for personal belongings such as our ATV's, Dirt bikes, cars-etc. Great Solvent Cleaner to remove all the...
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    Escort to DMV needed for a "Non Commercial License" (Class A)

    Hi Fellow Heartland Owners! I've read so much information on this site about the "Non Commercial Class A License". The good part is I have my permit now due to the influence of a few great members here at Heartland informing the necessary licensing needed. Thank you for that. I have three...
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    Hitch Plate Adjustment - FYI

    What is a common truck bed rail (top) to the bottom of the Fiver trailer (pin box area) distance in measurement. My Road Warrior 400 sits 10 inches. Seems high after looking at it. Dropping it 4 inches from 10 ok to do? Look forward to your suggestions.
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    Do you take turns driving?

    I primarily do most of the driving and sometimes my wife will take over so I can take a break. She does mostly highways and seems to not like the town driving so much. Now, we are in the plans for additional training behind the wheel which she does not mind. I also will be including her when...
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    Wide right turns while towing

    Does anyone have a knowledge base or experience when it comes to taking both lanes to make a right turn into a single lane street or highway or narrow right turn in california and other states? When you are fully hooked up by the way. Now that we have a longer length rig setup 61 feet, our old...
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    High Clearance Gas Station

    We will be taking our first trip soon with our road warrior. My question is that how do you plan your trailer regular gas fill up routine. Some of our local gas stations have high roof clearance but not enough to menuver 65 ft in the bay. Any feed back or suggestions would be appreciated.
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    How many pets travel with you?

    Both female stubby legged Pekineses named Buttercup & Malou, two Persian long haired named Mattie and Harley are VIP travelers. The cats ride in the trailer and the stubs ride in the cab with us. What's your pack like? How many VIP's (Very Important Pets) do you have traveling with you?:eek:
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    Ram 3500 DRW 2013 Prep Kit - Rail kit

    The mopar rail kit took less than a week to be delivered from Mopar. Got everything installed by my RV guys along with a Husky hitch. Anyone currently using a husky fifth wheel hitch? Just wondering. Thanks!
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    Dove Springs CA

    Wife and I are heading out to Dove Springs on September 13 & 14 for a weekend of dirt bike riding. If anyone would like to join, let us know.
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    Road Warriors with Toys in CA

    Anyone live in CA that would like to plan for a weekend of dirt bike riding and camping? :D
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    RV to RV Moving - OMG

    Hi Everyone, What an exciting moment to get a new RV but at the same time, moving all of your items, kitchen stuff, bedroom, tools etc to your new 5ver is like moving your small apartment. But were having fun with the process. We had to bring our pekineses with us for the new RV smell...
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    Road Warrior Toy Hauler

    I've been probing for related info on "Road Warriors" but will do more of it real soon. So I decided to go ahead share our experience with our new purchase/trade In. We had our RV Salesmen assist with the delivery of our new Road Warrior 400W 2013 today! Wow.... This thing is massive. We...
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    Dodge Ram Laraime 3500 4x4 Crew Cab Long Bed DRW 2013

    The wife and I traded in our RAM 2500 Mega Cab 2012 to a 3500 DRW. We are very happy with the purchase except for one item, the "Prep Kit" rail kit not easily to be found. I combed across the states to locate one but no success. Along the search, I've educated myself with a ton of info about...
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    New Member!! New Road Warrior 400W & Ram 3500 Crew Cab DRW

    Hello Everyone! I stumbled on this web portal and thought maybe I should give it a world. Curious to see what kind of info families are blogging. :o
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