Made the first leap

Can't comment on the Landmarks, as we have a Heartland Gateway, but I would comment that we've had excellent experience dealing with Heartland. They are very responsive and professional to work with. We had a number of issues with our unit, but all was made well under warrantee and we are quite satisfied with the end results. We love our Heartland.

Also, I'll throw in another recommendation for B&W hitches.

Overall we are very happy with our 2014 HL Savannah. It's not perfect but for the dollars spent compared to other comparable products I feel it is the best balance of features, floorplan, construction details, quality and cost.
Did I tell you how much we love the Savannah floorplan? We have had zero system failures but the slideout seals around the bedroom slide were damaged in the painting process by exposure to solvents and had to be replaced along with a torn slideout on the DS slideout. The heating duct connectors connecting the heating ducts to the furnace had fallen out place and heat was not being distributed well throughout the trailer. The heat duct on the bedroom floor had very low airflow due to the subfloor cutout not matching the ducting so there was a flow restriction and the heat duct in the stairs had fallen out of place because the heat duct was not secured well.
Even after a thorough PDI I still found many loose plumbing fittings in both the supply lines and the drain lines. The kitchen sink bowl drains were very loose and the bedroom sink would not drain well at all because the sink drain plunger was assembled 180 degrees out of place which prevented correct drain plunger movement.
On the Heartland owner forum you will find a number of owners including myself have had to reinforce kitchen drawer bottoms as they are assembled without any glue and any significant weight in the drawer pops out the bottom.
So far the factory and dealer after sale support has been very good

The interior fit and finish is very good and the full body exterior paint quality is excellent.
The dual AC's cool the unit down very effectively and the entertainment equipment and cabling was installed correctly and work first try without any issues.
We chose to immediately install 17.5 inch H-rated wheels and tires along with Mor-Ryde IS suspension and Kodiak disc brakes which provide us a very confident safe towing experience and provides a for long term benefits for our trailers conditions afforded by the much improved ride for the trailer and it contents.
The additional aftermarket cost for the suspension, brakes and wheel/tires equaled about 10K however that was factored in when compared to other brands we were considering.
HL are planning to offer these features as factory installed options shortly and I would strongly encourage you to consider all three.
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May want to look at a BD3 from Trailersaver, an air cushioned ride makes a big difference. We had a Reese Signature series until we upgraded to the BD3.

Good luck!

So far I'm very pleased with my Heartland Sundance XLT, if that helps at all. Check out the Heartland Owners Forum if you want more informed answers.

http://www.heartlandowners.org/forum.php

Check out the B&W Companion hitches. If you have the factory-prep FW pucks, they've got a hitch for you, and it leaves a clean bed when you're not towing. Virtually impossible to high-hitch, as well. Great company, too.

Lyle

You can't go wrong with the Curt 20k. My dad has the Curt 20k slider and other than it being a heavy beast it has done great. Easy to hitch and un hitch. Also, a dropped fiver should never be an issue because you can clearly see if the jaws are around the king pin or not.

I can't comment on the fiver though.

we are looking at the Landmark Savanah as well and I would like to hear any comments about them as well, one thing I did find that I would like next time is a 100 in wide body frame when I am spending that much money and they do not have it they have a 96in like my Montana that extra 4in makes a nice difference Jayco Pinnacle ,Keystone Big Sky,Cardnial,Grand Designs Solitude all have 100in+ frames