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Hey, Kevin, Pat and I will be joining you for your first MA Chapter Rally. We will arrive Fri 9/25 and depart Mon 9/28. We are booked into Site #46. Thanks for your work on this. Hope your truck is performing well now. We just did a 5 week trek through The Maritimes with your truck's...

We started out with reservations, but tonight at are at a c/g we did not reserve. We were careful to reserve with Parks Canada for Banff and Jasper because they can quickly fill up. All reservations have been made for the Alaska Discovery RV Tour portion if the trip. We will probably do more...

We spent 5/21-5/28 in Northern MI staying in Gaylord, St. Ignace, Da Soo, and Ishpeming on our trek to Alaska. Had great weather while we were there and really enjoyed ourselves. Only had bug problems in St. Ignace and only then when we were near the water. Spent a beautiful day on Mackinac...

Hi, BC. On Pat's blog ( http://Patriciagaines.wordpress.com ) there are links on the lower right to both maps of our trip and our itinerary. I believe you need a gmail address to request viewing rights to the itinerary, but if you have a gmail address and click on that link it will send me a...

Thanks for your good wishes, Susan. We have already encountered several people along the way that want to know if we have room for one more. Hold on to your dream! John

We finish our caravan 7/30 in Kenai and then move (slightly) to Soldotna for two days. If you are still at Diamond M then we may try to connect. We cross into Canada tomorrow. John

Hi, Bill & Katherine, We plan a quick swing through WA and OR on our way back before we head to Glacier NP. We have now crossed into northern MN just west of Duluth. At a lunch stop in Iron River, WI our waitress told us she lived in Alsaka for 6 years while her husband was in the service...

Thanks, Bill and Katherine. We are doing that section of the AH on the way back in Aug., so maybe it will be better. We will be doing the Klondike and Top of the World on the way up, with our group. Our wagonmasters will have just done that section the month before so will know what the...

Hey, NY HOC'ers: Some of you know Pat and I will be missing the NY Chapter Rally this year because we are headed to Alaska. If you are interested in following us Pat will be blogging at http://Patriciagaines.wordpress.com. Have fun at the Rally and we hope to see you next year. Farewell...

Great responses. Special hello to TXBobcat. We met at NE HOC Rally last fall. Pat has started a travel blog at http://Patriciagaines.wordpress.com Between FaceBook and Wordpress it s too much to add an HOF blog. Feel free to check in with us from time to timely Wordpress or here. We will...

We have departed Central NY and are in northern MI bound for Alaska. We meet our Alaska RV Discovery Tour group 6/24 in Hazelton, BC. Any other HOC members headed that way now?

It is not too early to start plans for your 2013 camping season. If you are considering an Alaska trip for 2013, why not post your plans here? Pat and I are planning on leaving Central NY in mid May to connect with Tour#2 of the Alaska Discovery RV Tours 6/26/13 at K'san Native Village RV...

At the risk of keeping this thread going too long and at the risk of giving Debbie and John swelled heads, Pat and I want to congratulate the organizers and all of their many helpers for the First Northeast Region Heartland Rally. After camping on the road for five weeks it was great to get...

Hi, Thomas and Petra, Just wanted to welcome you (as a fellow NC owner) to the world of Heartland RV camping. You'll have lousy spots in great campground, great spots in lousy campgrounds, and, when everything comes out just right, great spots in great campgrounds. We are lucky to have that...

Hi, all. We would love to be there for the 3rd NY Chapter Rally, but in 2013 we really hope to be in Alaska at the time of the Rally. We planned on Alaska this year, but a few things got in the way. We will be at Copake for the Northeast Rally for sure. Safe travels. Pat and John

Camping here at Bass Lake Resort in Parish, NY for Labor Day Weekend are 3 Big Horns, a Greystone, a Sundance, and our North Country. A good Heartland crowd!

I spoke with Cathy at Copake a few days ago and had a very pleasant conversation. Pat and I have reservations to be there from Fri., 9/28 thru Mon, 10/1. If we get back from Alaska earlier than I now plan I will see if we can get into Copake a day or two earlier, but we set for now. Have a...

This is a great idea, Deb, and will really help us out because we were going to be Heartland Rally deprived next year since we will be doing our Alaska trip during the NYS Chapter Rally at Lake George. We will plan to be back from Alaska in time for the NE Rally. I'll call the campground to...

Re: EVENT: Heartland Chapter Rally: NY, Lake George - 6/15/2012 to 6/16/2012 Looks like a great time, but, unfortunately, our plans for then are to be on the road for Alaska. If our plans change, you can count us for Lake George. We will be following this thread, however. It was in the low...

We arrived at Indian Cove RV Resort in Virginia Beach on 10/12 and have been pleased to see many Heartlands in residence: 1 ElkRidge 2 Big Horns 2 Sundances and 3 Landmarks, along with our North Country. Very nice campground with many lots right on the water, if your travels...

Hi, David. You sure have been traveling! Our paths will cross as we head from Front Royal,VA to Virginia Beach to Williamsburg to Spotsylvania,VA before heading home to Groton, NY later in the month. Safe and interesting travels to you,as well. John

As North Country owners we are always looking for North Country's on the road. Saw one headed north on I-81 on Sun. 10/9 on I-81 in southern PA as we were leaving the wonderful NYS HOC Rally in Bath, NY. 38 Heartland rigs there, but we we were the only North Country. Big Horns dominated the...

Hello, NY HOC Rally-goers, and especially those of you still in Bath. We made it into North Fork Resort in Front Royal, VA about two hours ago and are now enjoying wine and cheese while dinner is in the oven. Sorry to sound like a broken record, but we, too, had a great time at the Rally...

Great start to the Rally! What a turnout! And the weather Greg and Beth ordered up couldn't be better for fall camping in NY. For those of you here why not add your pin to the Heartland Owners Position map? Go to the HOP map at the bottom right of the Portal Page and follow the instructions...

Pat and I have consulted and we will be bringing Apple Crisp to the Friday Potluck. We are really looking forward to our first Heartland Rally. John

Jimtoo hit the nail on the head, as he often does. We have enjoyed all of your posts and pictures, particularly since we are making the trip from NY to Alaska next summer. We have decided to convoy with Alaska Discovery Tours for the bulk of our time in Alaska, but will be using notes from...

Hi, Bri, Sorry that you have so many problems with your 2011 NC. We can all expect some issues, even with a new rig, but you appear to have more than your share. To comment on a few of the areas you mentioned: - we, too, had a very noisy water pump with water lines running next to wood so...

On a 50 mile stretch of I-81 in the Syracuse (NY) area on Sun. 8/21/11 we saw a Big Country, a Sundance, and a North Trail headed south. Nice to see more Heartlands on the Road!

I also have a 2011 NC and have noted the same thing. On Fan the only speeds are high and off. When the a/c is running I have the choice of high, low, and off. It appears to make no difference whether I have the fan switch at the "auto" end or the "on" end. I think that is just how they are...

Looks like a great program, plus lots of opportunities to meet and greet. Thanks for putting this together, Greg and Beth. We are looking forward to our first Heartland Rally. If we want to come in a day early, how do we arrange that - through you or directly with the campground? John

We had to cancel out on last year's NY Rally for family health reasons so are really glad to be able to make it this year. And by October we hope to have significant camping experience under our belts. John

Thanks for putting this up, Jim. It is good info for all of us to have.

Re: 2011 Alaska Trip.. We have plans for a 2012 trip leaving from upstate NY. I will follow this thread with great interest, particularly looking at the pros and cons of a group tour vs. individual tour. Glad you started this thread, BC. John

Hi, TonyB. Welcome to the Forum. I don't know where you are in NY, but we bought a 2011 North Country at Olivers Campers in Norwich, NY They sell both North Country models and I am sure that Andrew or Jim Oliver would be more than willing to walk you through what they know about the...

Thanks, and good luck with your trailer decisions. John

Fan99, let me deal with the issues separately. The dry weight of the 29RLS is pegged at 7,632# and the GVWR is 10,400#. By the rule of thumb that I have always heard you need to have a vehicle tow capacity that is at least 120% of the GVWR of the trailer. That means you need a tow capacity of...

Sorry you had this problem, Jay and Lori. We had a similar issue with the Carefree of Colorado electric awning on our 2011 North Country 29RLS, although our siding is aluminum. When our dealer got into it he discovered that the forward arm of the awning had been screwed into a wall stud, but...

I had a similar problem with my 2011 North Country 29RLS. It has the 19' Carefree of Colorado electric awning. After only one month of ownership I noticed that the top two screws on the aft arm had started to pull out of the aluminum. The awning had not been subjected to high winds or heavy...

We couldn't make the 2010 Rally, but it is now on our Google Calendar for 2011. Sorry to have missed such a good time this year, but we'll be there next year. Greg and Beth are sure doing a great job as NYS Chapter Leaders. John

Sorry that we were not able to make it this year, but we will be there next year. Really wanted to show off our 2011 North Country 29RLS from Olivers Campers. Guess that will have to wait. Have a great Rally and be sure to give plenty of credit to Greg and Beth for all the fine work that they...