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We've had our Sprint EVDO for over a year, and signed up for the "unlimited" plan. We got Sprint "Mobile Broadband" because, well, we are mobile. We just got a nastygram from Sprint saying we've used a lot of data, especially while roaming and that per their terms of service we need to stop...

Dog door mostly done. There are a couple of "would have done differently" items, mainly that the hinges for the screen door take up more room than I measured for, so the door is a little bit tight. It will take a little extra work to fix since the aluminum is silicon-sealed to the wood, but...

I've only been in a "started-to-sway" situation once about 15 years ago. Trailer brakes and acceleration pulled me out of it. It was more than a bit scary (and no sway control at the time). It does seem counter-intuitive to go for the gas, but I'm a believer. I've also become a believer in the...

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2008/8/gumball-rally-2008-live-cam-catches-suv-crash-552553.html It's hard to tell for sure, but it looks like no sway control, driver hit the brakes, and maybe even trailer too long for the TV.

Is there a built-in water pressure regulator for city water on the '09 26RKS? I use an external 50psi regulator and seem to have very low pressure at the faucets. I've looked inside, under the cabinets, and can see where the city water connector comes in, but can't tell if it is a hose...

The kennel is attached with a total of two saddle straps to the Kendorf (slotted channel steel) and it, in turn, is held to the steps with the two 3/8" bolts with knurled handles. I used steel rivets to hold the brackets onto the steps (even pan-head bolts would have caused too much...

As an additional note, the same chart I have (from Dodge) shows 13,000lbs GCWR. The weight of my '07 Ram 1500 was about 6,200lbs with me in it. Note that this is the 2008 chart, but 2006-2008 should be nearly the same if not identical. It sounds like you are going to be really close to or over...

Double check your weight ratings. The chart I have shows 7,500lbs with the 3.55 gears. I also found out that payload with passengers + dogs + gear + topper was actually much higher than I expected it to be. I ended up getting a Ram 2500 (same engine, but suspension/payload capacity was much...

Well, now I don't know. It's not doing it now. It's now "pummmmmp... pause. pummmmp... pause", as I'd expect.

I've made enough progress on the doggy door to show the first picture. The radius corners were quite... fun.. to make. I'm surrounding the door with 1/2" aluminum channel to give a little rigidity and a place for the hinges to attach without the screws pulling out. I was thinking about...

I went to the Shurflo site and got information on adjusting the demand pressure, but I haven't had a chance to try anything yet. I'm currently working on making a replacement for the screen door to give us a doggy-door. I'll hopefully have more information on both this weekend.

Oooh. Spiffy. I'll have to check my dealer and see if they have that in stock. Thanks,

Our "1/2 time microwave" worked for about 30 seconds and then stopped on our first trip. The power plug for it was apparently just loose (or just tight) enough to work before the trip and then for just a moment when we were camping. Check the plug. ;)

On the 26RKS the water heater is on the street-side of the front storage compartment. It seems like it would be trivial to add a water heater drain by an additional valve/hose at the water heater bypass. Is there a reason why the only documented/official method I can find to drain the water...

It does the same on both the kitchen and bath faucets, partly or fully open. I'll check out the Shurflo site and see if there is anything interesting, though. Thanks!

The water pump in our 26RKS "stutters" when running, rather than true on/off cycling. It sounds like it is roughly 5Hz cycle. Shouldn't the pressure/demand system have a longer on-off-on period?

It looks like I should be able to take some 1/2" plywood and aluminum channel to build a new "screen" door that has a dog-door in it. The outside door remains intact/secure. That's another weekend or so away, though.

We stopped at an ODOT weigh station on the way home today. The way (way to many "ways" here... ;)) the weights came out was kind of interesting. Front axle: 3,500lbs Rear axle: 4,500lbs Trailer axles: 5,500lbs Total: 13,500lbs I'm glad I didn't have bicycles on the back, because that might...

We use the Wilson amplifier. Something to keep in mind is there are two major variations; the "mobile" version and the "building" version. The mobile version isn't as powerful, but you don't have to worry too much about how far apart the inside and outside antennas are. The building...

Maiden voyage and shake-out cruise today. A KOA about 100 miles away from home and fairly close to civilization "just in case". Posted with our Sprint 3G Aircard/Wireless-Router.

I haven't decided how I'm going to deal with a doggy-door, yet. I don't want to modify the main door, and the screen door doesn't help much if we are running the A/C... For now, if weather is nice we can leave it wide open. If it gets too hot/cold/wet, they dogs are happy enough to stay inside...

Our dogs are part of our family so when we get a chance to go places where dogs are allowed we take them with us. The question is what you do with 3x ~70lb dogs. Individual kennel panels are carried on the truck topper and dogs travel in the back (of the truck). We then setup at camp and let...

Are you running on shore power, or just battery? I wouldn't think there would be enough load on a fully-charged battery or with a converter for there to be enough voltage drop for there to be a visible change in lighting. Maybe the pump is gunked up or otherwise running a heavier load than it...

We haven't tried this, yet, but bought a bike rack from Amazon (something like: http://www.amazon.com/Racor-Two-Bike-Floor-Stand-PBS-2R/dp/B000077CPJ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1215751572&sr=8-3 to put inside the trailer. Truck bed has a topper and is full of dogs so that doesn't work...

FWIW, I had some black RTV and it worked fine as a gasket (not cement). If it ends up leaking, I can either re-repair with ABS cement, or replace from the valves on down. Haven't been able to duplicate the overflowing vent problem. I have no clue how/what happened there. I couldn't find any...

This thread indicates that at least some Heartland products are using wood instead of aluminum on part of the frame. Part of our decision-making process for our 2009 26RKS (manufactured 12/2007) was the sales and pamphlet representation that the framing was aluminum (not exactly something you...

Did the slide even "try" to retract or did it not budge at all? Did you check power/fuses?

Ah. Sorry. It's hard to keep everything straight without being able to see what I was actually talking about. ;) There were two separate events. Drain valves and cap closed, filled both gray and black tanks. Sink/commode were still filling/draining freely when there was water coming out the...

Ray, I was connected to city water, not the black tank flush. The rooftop vent the water was coming out of is directly connected (via Ys, Ts, etc) to the kitchen sink and presumably to the bathroom sink, shower, and commode. I had my foot holding the commode valve open and the sink running in...

Forrest, Yes, the fitting is like a slip-joint, but the joint separation and and cement were on the butt-ends of the pipe and a ridge inside the slip. I'm not sure how well ABS cement will help me since the surface of both pieces is already pitted from what looks like a pretty light original...

Ray, I'm going to see if I can clean up the join and use cement. One side of the break is naked pipe and the other is in a slip-joint like pocket with a ridge inside that mates with the pipe. I'm looking mostly for a quick-fix right now because we have a trip scheduled next week. A permanent...

I was able to take a closer look at the drain, and the joint was cemented, but pulled cleanly apart. I'm still thinking some RTV sealant would be an acceptable repair. I can cut the drain tube a little short to give a clean surface to cement, but don't see any way of cleaning the fitting still...

I've managed, after many years of towing, to have an "oops". I took a corner too tight and a landscape rock took a bite out of the left side of my new North Trail 26RKS. The black/gray combination drain was pulled (not broken) off cleanly. There doesn't appear to have been anything sealing it...