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    Just Passing Through SW Minnesota and Looking for a Place to Pull In for a Day or Two?

    http://www.exploreminnesota.com/places-to-stay/925/stonehill-regional-park Found this small, quiet, out of the way park this past weekend. 90%+ seasonal campers but all we encountered were friendly and welcoming. Our site had water and electricity but we had to use the community dump station...
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    Exterior Marker Light LED Replacement Bulbs

    I found that there are LED equivalent bulbs for the incandescent bulbs used in my travel trailer running marker lights. Are there any disadvantages to replacing the incandescents with the LED version? Typically one would replace incandescent with LED to reduce power consumption, but that is...
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    Travel Trailer Wheel Alignment

    I returned from my 4Th of July camping outing yesterday and today I was finishing up the unpacking and noticed my wheels do not appear to be aligned. The rear wheels on both sides are canted such that tops are leaning toward the right side (drivers side) and the front wheels are canted such...
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    Lippert Electric Stabilizer Jack Fail

    I have a 2018 Mallard M245 with front and rear Lippert electric stabilizer jacks. Today I decided to put in a Bulldog power tongue jack so I raised my stabilizer jacks, hooked up to my truck hitch, swapped out the tongue jacks, leveled the trailer again and then started lowering my stabilizer...
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    Another Generator Question

    I recently purchased my first travel trailer and wanted to get a generator for use when camping in state/national parks without electrical. My initial plan was to purchase a Honda 2000 and see how that went and double it up with a second if I found it necessary. Well, I found a deal on a one...
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    Factory Window Caulk

    Still learning the ropes of RV ownership here. Is there a reason that all of the exterior openings (windows, doors) are only caulked across the top of the opening; i.e. no caulk down the sides or across the bottom) Also, is there any reason why I shouldn't add caulk, at least down the sides of...
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    Preparing for Maiden Voyage

    I just flushed the antifreeze from the waterlines and am wondering if it is recommended to sanitize the water system, too, before taking a new travel Trailer/RV on the road for real. I've read the process and watched a couple of youtube videos so I'm pretty confident in the procedure but was...
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    Greetings Heartland Owners from MN First Time RVer

    Hi all! Picked up my first RV three weeks ago; just before winter decided to rally one last time before giving way to spring; so the RV has just been sitting idly in the driveway waiting for the warm-up to finally arrive. Wife and I bought a 2018 Mallard M245, as kind of my "Gold Watch"...
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    Rear bumper strength.

    Looking at the bumper attachment to the frame of my M245, it looks like there are two welds each side with each weld about an inch and a half. Will this be sufficient to support a bike rack and two bicycles if I attach the rack to the bumper? Each bike is 25 lbs and the rack another 20 lbs...
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    Is this the normal configuration for trailer brakes?

    I was underneath my new Mallard M245 yesterday as I am thinking of getting a portable grill to attach to the quick connect port and while I was looking at the gas line, I notices that the electric brakes were hooked up to both wheels on the driver side. Is this a normal brake setup for a travel...
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    Weathering the Weather

    I just took delivery of new Heartland travel trailer (Mallard M245) last Thursday. I haven’t made arrangements for storage yet so it is setting in my driveway and, as a lot of you know, winter has been slow to leave this year. Are there any steps that I should I take to protect it from the...
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    Slide Seal Positioning Bars

    Hi...new to forum and soon to be new to RVing as I am in the process of purchasing a 2014 Heartland travel trailer. I've been doing research in advance of taking possession of the trailer and noticed that new versions of the unit that I am buying has small vertical plastic bars top and bottom...
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