Recent content by camr

Take a look at two brands that we have personally had good luck with, Heartland and Open Range. Visit the Heartland Owners Group forum and you will see what factory support is all about. We owned a Heartland TT for two years before moving to a 5th. We would have purchased another Heartland in a...

Hi Loddy, we drove the section between Kingman and Oatman last year in a rental car while vacationing in  Las Vegas. I remember the road having tight turns with warnings referring to larger trucks not being allowed on that particular stretch of the highway. Perhaps check ahead of time to make...

I would most definitly ensure that an external transmission cooler is installed. I have a Transcool installed on my 09 Buick Enclave and have had no issues pulling a 26 foot Heartland Edge on level prairie. No hills but LOTS of wind. The installation cost me about $300 and it is a small...

We have used the TireMinder system for two years and have had no problems so far.

Hi JeannieTony, as I am not familiar with your specific unit, all the help I can give you is from my personal experience. I don't believe that any slide is absolutely 100% water proof. One thing that we always do is make sure that the side of the unit with the slide is ever so slightly levelled...

Keurig all the way. We have a Keurig machine at our business, one at home, and one in the TT. Coffee is ready in less than a minute. Makes tea and hot chocolate as well. Also can give a cup of hot water by not putting a pod in the machine. One caution, though. We use bottled water in the machine...

Some units on the market are using a sealed dual pane plastic acrylic window that also has an interior slide down screen / slide up reflective cover. We have them on our Heartland Edge, and I saw them on other manufacturers units as well. They would most certainly be far more resistant to hail...

If the primary problem is a slow leak at the valve stem / sender connection, what I would suggest is to install the senders a few days before travelling. This will give you a chance to check for a slow leak. I suppose the worst case scenario would be to install the senders and head out on the...

Check out the Heartland Edge. These are very light, and the models with a slide give lots of interior room. We purchased The M-22 model last year and have been very pleased with it. Touch wood, we have had no issues whatsoever. Best of luck, and remember, half the fun is in the shopping.

We have an Edge M-22 and are very pleased with the trailer. All the issues noted above by mtaviator are valid. However, most of us will appreciate the high headroom. The AC is noisy, but efficient. I do not believe the insulation difference will be an issue. You will lose more heat in any travel...

You mentioned that the tow vehicle has a factory transmission cooler. I am not sure what type they use, but many times it is simply a loop through the radiator which just adds to the heat load of the cooling system. It would be a good idea to ensure that the transmission cooler is an external...

Front and side marker lights should be on the same circuit as the tail lights, not the brake lights, but the tail lights. First, check the tow vehicle for a dead fuse. Then check all your marker lights to see if any are working. The circuit should be wired from front to back. If the front ones...

I think a very important part of the post is "We're not cross country travelers.  Mostly looking to go on weekends.  Maybe within 300 mile range of home, mostly flat with some hills (not mountains)." We pull a Heatland Edge M-22 with a 2009 Buick Enclave and have had no issues. I have installed...

When having the batteries load checked, make sure that they disconnect the batteries and check each one individually. One dead battery can be "carried" by the other batteries in the system. This happened in a highway tractor, and was finally diagnosed when I stood by the mechanic who was in the...

We are currently using an 09 Buick Enclave, with a rating of 4500 lbs. to tow an M22 Edge. I installed an external transmission cooler. A thread like this one will attract alot of "Bigger tow vehicle, smaller trailer" replies, but I believe that we must apply some reason to the situation. We...