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Since the valances are so cheaply made and installed on these rigs has anyone come up with a way to install the MCD blinds that does not require them to be attached to a valance that will not hold their weight?

I have traveled in my Bighorn 3580RL (2009) now for 4 years and have began to notice things that would never have been noticed unless you spend time in it. Some were noticed soon but others were hidden until I had to repair something, still a very nice rig and we love it: 1. Vents on fireplace...

Lived in FOX (north of Fairbanks) for 10 years and must have driven the ALCAN 20 times. Stories abound but it is a great drive and now it is paved the entire way. Stop at Laird Junction for a soak on the way up and spend the night at destruction bay.

Finished our 3.5 month stint with Amazon.com (rough job but pays VERY well) and move from Reno NV to Issaquah WA to take the Blue Sky RV park job. Had to install a dehumidifier but the cold has been amazing since we are only 15 minutes out of Seattle. Anyway the pay is great and we got the job...

Pulled my Bighorn 3580RL through the worst weather I have been in since Alaska. I left Reno NV and ended up 8 hours later in Ontario OR. My baby was subjected to misery and in the end never had a problem. She gave us heat, gas and comfort and I treated her to a trip of misery. I will give...

Saturday night our beloved kitty "Sashabell" died in our arms in our rig of old age. It almost killed me, but for the kindness of an amazing man at "beloved pets crematory" in Reno Nv our Sashabell is with us for travel. When those that have no pets hear of this they make comments but it was...

Leaving Reno NV (Amazon.com) on 23 Dec 2012 and heading to a full time RV park host job in Issaquah Washington. Love the simple, owe no one a dime lifestyle. I get a Military retirement, Social Security and full time pay for the RV park. Can't tell (all combined) you how much but it is...

We are workampers and just scored the maintenance/office job at Blue Sky RV park in beautiful Issaquah Washington. This is offered at a full time position and would love to have a lot full of Heartland rigs especially the "Bighorns". Come see us and stay for a long time to see Seattle and all...

We are full time workcampers and have been in some great places and some absolutely horrible ones! Problem is, is that places that are set up to provide workcampers an avenue of job availability do not let you post a negative response about a premium job employer. So how do you as a seasoned or...

We are full time RV workampers and travel the US to do the thousands of temp jobs offered in this lifestyle ( literally thousands!!!) so we decided to do the peak season at Amazon.com in Fernley Nevada and WOW what a mistake. The most brutal, thankless job we have ever done!!!!!!!!!!! They...

I spent 26 years in the US Army as a helicopter pilot, with two tours in Vietnam (1st with the 282nd Blackcats in DaNang flying UH1C guns with the Alleycats and the 2nd with the 48th Bluestars flying UH1C gunships with the Joker guns in Dong Ha doing missions for Lam Sahn 719 into LAOS). I want...

I took out a starlings nest from the pin box of my 3580RL that would make a beaver proud. I was going to have a cover made so they would not get into it again when one of the techs at our RV dealership told me something and it works like a champ. Go to a toy store and by a rubber snake, put it...

Went to an event pushing electric heaters and found the most amazing item! There are heaters that are infared which I DO NOT care for at all, then there are space heaters and well they are simple junk. I did come across a rather expensive halogen (sp?) heater that uses 3 special 650 watt bulbs...

I have used many suggested items on this forum and then decided to ask my brother-in-law who has owned a automotive paint store for over 50 years and here is what I found. Many of the products simply shine the surface and do not feed it with necessary ingrediants to protect it from UV (the...

When we operate our kitchen glide (3580RL) there is a small amount of vertical direction movement of the front edge of the cabinet right side evidenced by the seperation of the countertop and the backsplash of abount 1/4" to 3/8". No movement at completion of the glide operation, just during...

I updated everything on my profile and also at the HOTEL items required above, I did this 4 times over the last 5-6 months and nothing ever shows up on the HOTEL registry. What am I not doing, sure getting tired of trying.

Simply because nothing else in it's price range could come close to the quality! Have owned it for 3 years and not one single (not self induced) problem. We live in it about 5 months out of a year............soon to be full time!

Most advise from "what tow vehicle to use" comes from someone that is a first timer or someone that is so impressed with what they bought it MUST be the best. Actually the average person has no idea what "true deisel" or "torque" or "pulling torque" or most any other term used in pulling means...

I have put my home up for HOTEL 7 times and NOTHING! I am not going to do it agian! I guess we simply do not count! To bad, we are in Yellowstone (Idaho) and many would love to have our name. Good by!

I got it figured out! Since this is the place to say mine is better than yours and mine can pull more I have decided to weigh in. I am going to have a Union Pacific puller (18,000 horse power) fitted with 20" wheels and WELD the 5th wheel to it.......think this is overkill? Do you think I will...

I found a place that sells cylinder locks to replace the 751 locks that came with your rig. These are very well made and the cam is held on with nylock nuts and not screws. The new locks come with tube keys and also a master reset key. I change all my locks and on the bigger doors installed two...

I live in Idaho and leave my BIGHORN at my daughters home during winter in Port Angeles Washington. Went up during Spring break (she is a teacher) picked it up and headed home. Went from Port Angeles WA via hwy101 to Tacoma then to Portland then to Boise then home. I must have seen at least...

anti sway that Reece makes for the side pivots to keep them level on the highway? Cost about $40 and keeps the side pivot from working while going straight?

Anyone know the torque for the wheels on a Bighorn 3580? Thanks

Sorry if I have offended those that have been here and have expressed an opinion....I am sure you have seen much that I have not! I did not try to make my opinion the only one, it is just I have been here for over 60 years and that means something!!!!!

Want to see Jackson Wyoming and the Hole? Never take the advise of an occasional tourist about what to see or how to get there!!!!!! IF you are coming from anywhere take the time to go through "Little Swiss Valley", you will never forget it. It begins at trhe interstate at Green River and...

Has anyone ever used the Super Sway devices (installed on towing vehicles that have air rides) built and sold by Super Springs? Just a question, and if you have do they work or is it just another gimmic? Thanks............ Russ

I have used the K&N induction system on my F250 SD (year 2000 7.3PSD) and thought nothing about it. I began research about 2 months ago and have dug up horror stories about these systems. Mine was, repeat was NOT a cold air intake and this in itself will reduce power. I then began a...

I am looking at Watts filters (double) to clean some of the water coming into our 5er and then one at the kitchen faucet to make the water a little better tasting. The pipes in RVs seem to take on a taste of thier own. Is this the best thing to do or is there a better solution?? I am also...

I wonder why there are no rallies in the Yellowstone or Grand Teton areas of the country? I simply can't get myself excited about going to a big city. Just curious...............Russ

Here is a question for you guys! I have a Bighorn 3580RL and the water heater (on propane) heats great.....sometimes! Sometimes I go to turn the hot on and it isn't even though the heater is on. I turn it off then back on and it gets going again.........any ideas why this occurs. I would...

We have two cats ( Sasha a Maine Coon and Dolly a Turkish Angora ) and love them both. They go everywhere with us and everyone that meets them loves them (they know how to attract attention). Thanks for the great infoo on animal travel, since we are new to this!

Many thanks to all who have been so generous with information and support in our transition to 5er life. You guys are a wealth of information (the 5er encyclopedia set in force) and I do soooooo appreciate it. I am an old gruff Irishman that sometimes needs putting in place (my wife does it...

I retired from the US Army in 1991 as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 (Aviation.) I flew two tours in Vietnam as a UH-1C gunship pilot and continued my Military career for 23 years (miss it still.) I then became a commercial high altitude pilot flying an Agusta K2 and did this for 15 years and...