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Hello Dave and Kim, A 22 fbs should not need heavier tires, just look at your weights to know for sure I will say however that I generally change out the tires to tires of my choosing and one of the thins I have learned is that A/T tires can often cost you as much as 2-3 mpg on the highway. If...

Hello Jeff, Jane and I are not going to be able to make the rally this year. I fell and tore my rotator cuff and they have scheduled the MRI for that Friday late afternoon / evening. We were already going to have to miss the Thursday get together, so it doesn't seem like there would be much...

Hello We have a north trail 21 fbs and it has plenty of room for a full queen. I am grumpy when I don’t sleep well so we have a regular “foam for our preference” mattress and love it. I extended the platform and made the underbed storage accessible from the end fwiw Don

Hello Budman, I recently got this warning on my GMC console - when my battery was dying. After I replaced the battery, the message went away. Don

The Truth is your TV can actually pull more than it is rated to pull. That is NOT the point. If you are in an accident or incident and you are overweight and it is discovered, you are screwed Do what you feel comfortable doing, gamble what you want to gamble, your money, your choices. I...

Thanks for all the replies!! I have ordered 50' of enternabond, some can of spay stuff to prepare the surface and some dicor Die leak die!!!

I tow a north trail 21FBS ( GVW 6900 lbs ) with a GMC 1500 truck. it is rated at 9500 lbs towing and has the 6.2l engine. It tows the trailer like a dream ( I got around 11 -12 MPG on the last trip ) My previous truck was a 2004 5.3l chevy and it was miserable to tow the same trailer. It was...

Hello All, I have a 2017 North Trail 21fbs, Which we bought new at the end of 2017, so we have used it a full year. The unit is stored at my house ( in Fort Collins, CO ). this last week we took her out for our first trip of the season and as we were packing up we found a lot of wetness in the...

Hello Jeff, We will check in on the 18th and out the 22nd Don

Hello Jim, I am really looking forward to hearing how your truck pulls that trailer over the mountains. Let us all know what you think when you have had some time with it. Don

Hello, You will love the instant pot! the 6 qt is great, it will just do a pound of beans, easily a whole chicken, a great stew with leftovers! It is just the two of us and I don't think we would have been happy with anything smaller and have no need for anything bigger Don

Hello Jeffnkelly, Don & Jane Kyle plan to come 26ft TT

Granted it was a different time in technology, but I ran a K&N is my 2000 F-250 SD diesel for 200000 miles. I instantly added 1-2 MPG when I installed it and never had an issue. You must be very careful not to over oil the filter when you clean it, It it also handy to keep a spare paper filer...

I am more than a little annoyed at the concept of anyone pulling Heartland forum data so they can market stuff to me - just saying

There are no full hookup sites in Rocky, but there are a bunch right outside the park in Estes park. If you are looking for budget, try Mary's lake at around $50 night, there are several around the us34 entrance for 60-70 per night Sounds like a great trip! fwiw 550 was exciting in a car with...

Hello, Have you tested these in a working fixture, to see if maybe you just have a bad bulb? Don

There are definitely upgrades we need/want. We have a 21FBS. I have removed the u-shaped dinette and put a nice couch there. We can certainly get the size/features we need in a TT, but probably looking at 31+ feet long, so I was concerned about the axles/frame, etc If they were designed for more...

Hello All, and thank you in advance for your input. I remember a discussion a while back that talked about the design parameters for different RV's and in this discussion it was stated that most travel trailers had a design spec for 2 weeks of use a year and that full time RV's were built to a...

I do not think we will miss it at all. I did not find the dinette to be very comfortable and the couch is very comfortable You have to pay a lot of attention to the size of what you replace it with though - the doorway is SMALL

I just removed the U shaped dinette in the 7' slide in my North trail ( 21 FBS). it took about 20 minutes and the only issue was you need a multi tool to cut out a slot so the wire for the slide lights can slide out the bottom. We replaced ours with a leather sofa from American furniture...

I have the Honda EU 2200, Newer than the 2000's. I love it- very quiet and can be paralleled with another one. I chose the Honda so it wouldn't fail me when I most needed it, but I am sure several of the others are quite good as well. I camped next to a guy who had a westinghouse igen2500 and...

Here are the dinette removal pics. This would have taken about 15 minutes to do but there was a wire for the slide lights that went through the bottom of the left dinette side, so I had to go grab my multitool to cut out a slot for the wire to pass through ( after pulling it away from the wall...

How badly does the lower gearing in the axle decrease fuel economy? It seems the only difference between the 350 and 450 is the axle ratio. Is there any other differences?

This week I am removing ( and saving ) the u shaped dinette in my North trail 21 FBS and replacing it with a compact couch and coffee table. Then I am removing the shelves by the shower in the bath room and putting in a rack of towel hooks Then I am building a magazine rack to hang on the wall...

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They are sweet!. I really wanted to buy one of the other brands, and save a bunch of money, but they were all 12-20% 1 and 2 star reviews and the Honda was ALL 4's & 5's. The deal sealer for me on this type is the simple fact that this one generator will do EVERYthing I need it to do short of...

Actually the EU2200 ( follow on to the EU2000 ) is only 45ish pounds - super quiet

We just bought a 2200 watt portable generator and while there are many that are half the price online we went with the Honda EU2200i, for $1000 locally. The $450-650 versions online (Wen, Champion, Westinghouse, etc ) all had some issues with quality control and customer support. Our number...

It is not, ( or it might be except when its not ) The plug sticks out too far to avoid breaking it off on a fence post Don

Thanks Everyone! Dan the Auto transfer switch is a fantastic solution. I have never used a generator or solar, so this technology did not occur to me. Very elegant, cost effective solution to what I want to accomplish I love having the forum to ask these questions on! It is so nice to rely...

Thanks for the advise Dan, I hadn't thought of that. Sounds like I need to add an internal switch(s) to turn off the unused plug. I wonder if I can get a 30 amp selector switch?

Hello All, Where I park my trailer at home leaves no access on the drivers side of the trailer where the connection to shore power is. I have been thinking of several ways to fix this problem and have come up with the idea of adding a second Plug in location at the back of the trailer I have...

I can not answer your question, but depending on the thickness of that butcher block, I would be awfully hesitant to do that. I would be concerned about the amount of weight hanging on the wall when traveling. If the table top is supported ( or folds down to the floor), it would be better. Just...

I got a latex mattress from Denver mattress company and have been sleeping on it fort least 12 years .... and I am a big guy - not generally easy on mattresses. We are very happy Don

Hello All, We have a New north trail 21FBS. we bought it last fall from a dealer here in Colorado it is a 2017 model. On our weekend trip this last weekend I notice that the awning is all cracked on the strip that is always exposed to the sun when it is closed. the rest of the Awning is like...

All, As we were preparing for our first camping trip in our North Trail 21FBS, I ran into a problem, at the last minute.We had been to a rally earlier this month, but that was our first time ever in an RV park, so we had full hookups and did not use the water pump. After filling the tank and...

so they will honor the 10% even though it will be 10 separate purchases??? I presume you would need to wait until you have 10 takers. have you had anyone yet?

I have an e2 weight distributing anti sway hitch on my chevy half ton and North Trail 26.5 ft trailer We have to put heavier bars on it when we got the north trail as our previous trailer was a lot lighter, but it works great - no sway at all. The adjustments are crucial. you have to have...

poo goo prevention - I need me some of that LOL Don

Hello Sdurbak, We have had travel trailers and a small fifth wheel before and in my ignorance lived with some damage to the rigs and my truck and a lot of stress. We have not had a trailer for 10-15 years before last summer. The salesman tried to put us in our current rig, but I would not even...