Ok, so I am three months in on our purchase of a new north trail 33 buds and wanted to give fellow members my review of the rv. We are 1st timers so I’ve got nothing to compare our purchase to but thought it would help prospective buyers.
The owners manual that came with with it does not help. Heartland mass produces these and tries to make it a one size fits all. Also, the manuals that came with the rv were only on installing the appliances. No manuals on operating the individual appliances. Be prepared to find styrofoam pieces all over the floor. When you pull the trailer, it causes the styrofoam in the ceiling to move this causing pieces to break off.
The wood moulding on the inside slide outs have all come off. They are put on with thin nails that don’t hold this small piece of wood to the slide out. Two of the dump drain handles have come off and are laying somewhere on a highway which means I’ve had to buy replacements. The gas grill that comes with it is cheap. Spend $100 and buy a portable Weber.
Because there was no rv manual with specifics such as capacity of clean, grey and blank tank capacities I had to call the manufacturer and they emailed me the specs
I know this sounds like I’m dumping (pun intended) on Heartland, but I’m not. I’m just giving new buyers a heads up on what we learned as first time buyers. I cannot stress enough to make sure your sales person or whoever walks you through your rv when you pick it up is video the entire walk through, ask any question you can, even if you think is stupid. Our walk through went way to fast and were not educated enough to know what to ask.
RV life is great and overall we are happy with our purchase and thankfully we have this forum and don’t know what we would have done without it.
The owners manual that came with with it does not help. Heartland mass produces these and tries to make it a one size fits all. Also, the manuals that came with the rv were only on installing the appliances. No manuals on operating the individual appliances. Be prepared to find styrofoam pieces all over the floor. When you pull the trailer, it causes the styrofoam in the ceiling to move this causing pieces to break off.
The wood moulding on the inside slide outs have all come off. They are put on with thin nails that don’t hold this small piece of wood to the slide out. Two of the dump drain handles have come off and are laying somewhere on a highway which means I’ve had to buy replacements. The gas grill that comes with it is cheap. Spend $100 and buy a portable Weber.
Because there was no rv manual with specifics such as capacity of clean, grey and blank tank capacities I had to call the manufacturer and they emailed me the specs
I know this sounds like I’m dumping (pun intended) on Heartland, but I’m not. I’m just giving new buyers a heads up on what we learned as first time buyers. I cannot stress enough to make sure your sales person or whoever walks you through your rv when you pick it up is video the entire walk through, ask any question you can, even if you think is stupid. Our walk through went way to fast and were not educated enough to know what to ask.
RV life is great and overall we are happy with our purchase and thankfully we have this forum and don’t know what we would have done without it.
