Heartland rigs

kakampers wrote:
Your post on the Heartland forum from more than an hour ago is still there..

. That's interesting; moderator sent me a PM saying it wouldn't get posted.

Unfortunately it's obviously the ladder, not the camper. My 2010 Cougar had the same problem. I got enough black tabs to replace all of them a few times. Found a website that sells them in bulk. Hehe.

Your post on the Heartland forum from more than an hour ago is still there..

MTPockets1 wrote:
Two full years full time in our Big Horn. We toured four different factories before buying and did so based on build quality. This is a great unit and made the right choice.

I should note however, the rear ladders on these units are very flimsy and not attached well. Many posts/problems noted on the Heartland forums for last three years with no fix to this safety issue in sight. Heartland is now deleting posts about this problem, so be cautious !

dbear wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
...Now let's state facts. I will wager the sliding doors that separate that portion from the huge unheated compartment under the front was wide open!

Last time I checked, speculation is not fact.

Our 2013 Landmark does have heat underneath in the Storage Compartment.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

neal10a wrote:
When someone (justme) explains why they did not purchase something another person (kakampers) likes it is bashing. But when that same person (kakampers) explains what occurred to another persons trailer it is not bashing.
Seems to me some like to have it both ways-- strange world we live in sometimes.

If you have read her post's in the past she "bashes" Mobile Suites to justify her purchase whenever possible.

WOW..is that ever the "pot calling the kettle black"...fact is, not bashing MS now and never have...actually almost bought one. What I have said is I could not justify the large difference in price and now after yesterday's experience, I'm glad I did not spend the extra money...

Cummins12V98 wrote:

dbear wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
...Now let's state facts. I will wager the sliding doors that separate that portion from the huge unheated compartment under the front was wide open!

Last time I checked, speculation is not fact.

Yes you are correct!

If the doors were closed as she said I really doubt they were using their furnace and probably were using electric heat with the furnace playing backup. With the furnace running it does pump heat into the basement.

Their furnance was running the entire time...we could actually feel it when we were in thereusing the electric heater thawing the pipes. We are still scratching our heads trying to figure out why it froze, but it did.

I recently traded up for a Heartland BC but have not taken delivery yet, will in a few days.
My reason for answering OP is although I have no real history yet in a Heartland I had this mindset that I would only own a "premium brand coach". Which I considered to be Newmar, Carriage, Nuwa and a few others (most out of business now) and the custom built coaches.
I traded in a Carriage on my BC.
My point is I was looking at the market very narrowly but what I discovered is with all of the new technology of today there are some fine FW coaches on the market that I was overlooking because I thought my list of "premium coaches" was the Holy Scripture.
The Heartland BC is well built, Mfg. warrants for full time living, with many cutting edge technical features , it just blew me away.
I had admired Heartland coaches for many years but when Thor bought them, well that kind of rained on my regard for them. However, it is my recent understanding that Thor has left Heartland as a separate entity unto itself and it basically functions as it did from the beginning.
This is my sixth RV purchase over the last 25 years or so, two of them new the others were used units.
I have lots of experience RVing and I do my homework (a whole lot of my knowledge gained on these boards). I feel very comfortable with this latest purchase (it is a new unit). I will let you know in a few months how I feel about it then. Good luck and happy and safe camping!

dbear wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
...Now let's state facts. I will wager the sliding doors that separate that portion from the huge unheated compartment under the front was wide open!

Last time I checked, speculation is not fact.

Yes you are correct!

If the doors were closed as she said I really doubt they were using their furnace and probably were using electric heat with the furnace playing backup. With the furnace running it does pump heat into the basement.

neal10a wrote:
When someone (justme) explains why they did not purchase something another person (kakampers) likes it is bashing. But when that same person (kakampers) explains what occurred to another persons trailer it is not bashing.
Seems to me some like to have it both ways-- strange world we live in sometimes.

If you have read her post's in the past she "bashes" Mobile Suites to justify her purchase whenever possible.