New 2018 Trailrunner

The camper is new and hasn't had water in the system. The dealer is going to go over it with me. I hope it comes with a good manual. Been having fun getting installing a new 7 way plug and all that's left is the 2 5/16 ball. May pic up a poart a potty. Thanks for the Idea and the welcomes.

Congrats on your new TT from a fellow Maine native! I go back every summer to my cottage in Round Pond near New Harbor and Pemaquid Point! I assume if you are picking it up now, that it was already winterized. Check that carefully when you do your walk thru inspection tmrw! MAKE SURE you have them demo everything for you ( except water systems since winterized) turn on every switch, check furnace, A/C, open every single cabinet, run fridge, microwave, TV, stereo. Now is the time if anything doesn't work to get them to fix it. Never fun to have to run back and leave it for a month for some simple fix!
Get a good cover for it! I recommend ADCO available on Amazon. Get the all weather "plus wind" with TYVEC roof for Maine climate. You will have a lot of snow and ice laying on it all winter and a cover will protect it and keep it looking new, free from sun and ice deterioration! Also, That cover comes with tire covers too! Also, make sure to put a Progressive Industries Electrical Management system on your Holiday list. It is a must have and does SO much more than a surge protector! Don't take my word for it. Look it up on Amazon and read the hundreds of positive reviews on that unit! I have a 30A portable and it saved our bacon twice in 2016 on our first uses with it!
Sleep in it a few nights before the cold gets unbearable and then cover it up for a long winter sleep! Don't worry--the cover has zippers so you can go into it in the winter and enjoy the new camper smell some more! Best Wishes!

A ”driveway” night is a great idea to test all the systems including batteries. Go “naked”...plug into nothing.

if you are not going to use it until spring for a real outing then be sure they have it winterized for you before you take it off thelot. that alone will save you some big headaches next year

mat60 wrote:
I'm picking up our new camper in the morning and cant wail to get it home.

You might want to create a SIG and list your Heartland Trailrunner model so when you ask questions others will know what you have. ;)

Congrats on your new camper. Yes, you can enjoy it over the cold months just as you can in the warm months. You just have to approach it with no running water, much like tent camping, only you have a soft bed, a television, and heat! Have fun. Buy a port-a-potty from WallMart you can put in the bathroom. That way you won't have to run inside the house to "go" in the middle of the night. In the morning, dump down the porcelain throne in the house, rinse, and get it ready for the next night. We sleep in the camper almost every night, until outside temps get around 10 degrees. Then it's just too much to heat it.

Congrats again!

Congrats on your new Trailrunner!! Exciting time for sure. Yes, put it in the driveway, turn on the heat, may as well try the bed/sleep in it. Hope you get lots of enjoyment from it.

Welcome to the forum!!

Jerry