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WTG Bob you are an awesome adventurer, I'm glad you weren't hurt. Photos and story are great! Bob, we have 3 Labradors that love to go swimming if it gets to hot in Temucla.

Thanks so much. It looks like we have a new route planned to get north. Our niece and her family live in Oak Harbor and we have been invited to his Navy retirement party. We aren't sure how long it will take us to get there, it's our first long RV road trip.

Looking for some advice on how to avoid LA freeways going north from Southern California. We are planning a trip from San Diego to Washington State. My husband wants to avoid 405 and 5 freeways until we are past LA. Has anyone used 15 north and then Route 138 to get to 5 north around...

Last year we went to Yellowstone the first week of October and had snow. We went to Glacier in August and they had snow in the higher elevations. The website on the road work is keep up to date at the Yellowstone park web site so you can check on the road work. Just sharing our experience you...

Deb: You story has inspired me. You did it all, hitching up, driving and backing up! I can drive but forget backing up, I am now going to practice, practice, practice and learn to back up. My favorite phrase when making a reservation is pull-thru.

I have been seeing the ads for Dish network that include HD for life for free instead of $10 a month. I called and asked if I was eligible as a current subscriber for HD for life for free. The answer is you can go online and sign up for it. There are some requirements such as expending your...

What an excellent idea about posting photos of campgrounds. We are leaving next Saturday for a trip to Yellowstone from San Diego. I will post photos of the campgrounds we stay at on our photo web site, http://crlyhds.zenfolio.com. Just select the items campground in the menu. I don't have...

We replaced the diesel fuel tank with a Titan 52 gallon tank in our F250 short bed truck. Now we have a problem, how do we dispose of the original tank? Found out its hazardous material because of the fuel and the recycling center won't take it. Anyone have some advice?

We are also in the research stages of finding additional fuel tank for our Ford 250. Could you share the link where you purchased the in bed tank? Our concern about getting an in bed tank is that it would interfere with the hitch. Glad to hear you worked it all out.

My husband has the REI comforter lounger that he fell asleep in the first time he used it. Here's the link http://www.rei.com/product/765273. I know you will get lots of advice on this topic.

What a beautiful site and location! I love Vancouver Island, in spite of the cost of the ferry. Please keep us posted on the changes you will make.

I have been looking for a solution to have WiFi on the road with a low cost. I read about this software on RV net that uses my smartphone as a wireless modem. The data plan from Verizion is unlimited so I won't incur any additional charges while using my phone as a modem. I downloaded the...

We will be in Death Valley tomorrow leaving from San Diego. If you are near Furnace Creek and see an Elk Ridge with 2 confused people that would be us. It will be our first dry camping adventure, we are looking forward to it.

Re: Newbie Quesion about Stopping for DIESEL When Hitched Thanks for all the input. Yes I meant to type diesel instead of gas. Yes, we are looking into an aux tank. You have posted info I never would have known, I love this forum and the members. <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session...

As many of you know on the forum, we are new to the towing world. We are going on our first "long" trip to Death Valley next week. We have never filled up with gas while towing. Does everyone just go to truck stops? Any advice is always appreciated.

Great info that's the satellite dish I think we are going to try next.

Some background info, we aren't full-timers and we have never had a satellite tv. We decided to go with Dish network because from the info we received, you can freeze your account when not using the satellite. It seemed to be more restrictive to freeze your account with Direct TV. This was a...

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Hi; Thanks to everyone who has helped us on our adventure with our first 5th wheel. We finally are using the trailer and are camping at a RV resort in San Diego. Our only challenge is we forgot the remote control for the tv and can only receive on TV station. We have enrolled in a private...

Wow; I thought we were the only newbies never having pulled a trailer and then jumping into a 5th wheel. We are taking a driving class next week. They are located all over the US. This is the web site http://www.rvschool.com/

Re: EVENT: Heartland Chapter Rally: CA, TEMECULA - 4/9/2010 to 4/10/2010 Great to get the ball rolling, Dan and I will be in Yosemite that weekend with Dan's photography class. We couldn't find an RV site big enough in Yosemite so we are going to stay in the lodge, better than a heated tent...

I can't help you with placement for the rack but maybe I can help you find yours. Our Elkridge towel rack was not mounted but placed in the cabinet in the bedroom.

If you want to stay in Death Valley, I suggest not going on a weekend. It is a very popular place this time of year. You can do reservations online for the park, we are going in March. Check out rv.net there are lots of posts about camping in Death Valley.

This camera is wireless and I have read reports where people didn't like the wireless systems because they don't always work. You might want to check out rv.net for more opinions on cameras. My husband insisted we get a wired camera and I ordered it from rvcameras. Tim gives excellent...

Great picture of the hungry burros. Thanks for the route info, we are really looking forward to this trip.

Yes Larry I meant 101 in Northern California and Oregon. Not sure when we are going yet probably this summer. Death Valley in March for sure, with a nice pull thru site.

Need some more advice from about routes. I've always wanted to go to Custer State Park, SD to see all the wildlife. A RV'er guide in Alaska told me it was one of his favorite parks for wildlife. We would take 15 north from San Diego then turn east to go to Jackson Hole. I was wondering if we...

Thanks for all the feedback. Now all we have to do is complete our driving class and we will be ready to hit the road.

We have a 32 ft Elkridge 5th wheeler. We are planning a trip for this spring or summer along the Oregon coast. What the road like on 101 for a 5th wheeler? Thanks for any advice. <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">...

We have a 32 ft Elkridge 5th wheeler. We are planning a trip for this spring or summer along the Oregon coast. What the road like on 101 for a 5th wheeler? Thanks for any advice. <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

We bought our Elk Ridge in November and love the Heartland product and customer support. Our main challenge was the dealer we bought it from in Southern California. We have found a RV repair shop that does Heartland warranty work. They are taking care of us and we are the fast track for...

Solar Panels We were planning to get 2 solar panels 120 watt for our Elkridge. My husband is thinking that may not be enough. Love the photos, great install.

Solar Panels We are going to install solar panels on our Elkridge after we add batteries and an inverter. Our service department designed the system for us based on our power requirements which includes batteries, solar, inverter, etc. It has taken us a long time to find a service department...

Problem Solved Long story short, our nameless dealer installed the nylon block incorrectly. It is supposed to be in back of the set screw and not in the front of the set screw. Got a replacement nylon block installed it correctly and we are hitching up just fine.

Thanks for the offer Ray. I don't know what our capture plate has the plastic block. I'm not sure what we are going to do but I do appreciate your response.

We have a SuperGlide 18k with the quick connect plate. We have lost the nylon block for the connect plate and are having problems make hitching the 5th wheeler. Our options are to order another nylon block, weld the connect plate on or bolt the connect plate to the 5th wheeler. My husband...

Thanks for all the great comments and words of encouragement. Keep posting and emailing us with tips and lessons. We are going to try again on Monday and hope we have a better day. Oh if we were only smart enough to know the questions to ask, lol. <input id="gwProxy"...

So you may know for my previous posts we had a challenge getting our Elkridge delivered from our dealer who will remain nameless. Today we got the 5th wheeler out of storage to practice basic operations. Our dealer review lasted 45 minutes with no practicing of hitching and unhitching and no...

Thanks for the feedback Thanks for everybody's input and comments. Life is too short to deal with a dealer that doesn't provide excellent support. I know the factory rep, Joe, will give me another solution for picking up our unit.

Hi; We purchased a 2010 Elkridge from McMahon RV at the Pomona RV show in October. We based our decision on looking at other 5th wheelers and were really impressed with the Elkridge. We talked to Joe the factory rep and received excellent support. Now we are waiting for delivery. The 5th...