02-27-2013, 07:13 AM

I'm pleased to announce that we've started a new effort to create more detailed Owners Manuals and User Guides to augment the Heartland Manual that came with your trailer. While questions posted to the forum usually get helpful answers within a short time, we're hoping that by creating these guides, we'll be able to provide even better support to the community of Heartland owners.
Heartland has a very broad product line with a multitude of configurations. And of course, when the product line is viewed over a period of years, it's even broader. This makes it challenging to write any single manual or guide that covers even a single area of the trailers with 100% detailed completeness and accuracy. We're going use the accumulated experience of the Forum Moderators and other owners to provide the broadest coverage possible. And even if we don't get to 100%, being able to help 95 out of a 100 is better than helping 0 out of a 100. We encourage your feedback on each document so that over time we can get closer to 100%.
This is a voluntary effort by owners for owners, and it's largely an accumulation of the information that is already being shared on the forum. Many of you already contribute based on your experience, and we hope that some of you will be interested in helping to put together additional manuals and guides, either as authors, or as reviewers.
There's now a new folder in the Manuals section of the Forum, titled User Guides (http://manuals.heartlandowners.org/?man=User%20Guides). The first guide, 'Water Heater Usage Guide (http://manuals.heartlandowners.org/?man=User%20Guides)', and additional new manuals and guides will be posted there. We'll also create sticky threads in the specific areas of the forum, with links to the documents. As the first document is about Water Heaters, a sticky thread has been added to the Plumbing for all Heartland Brands / Water Heaters SubForum (https://www.heartlandowners.org/forumdisplay.php/532-Water-Heaters). Specific feedback on the Water Heater User Guide may be posted as a reply to that sticky thread (https://www.heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/36399-Water-Heater-Usage-Guide), or via email to manuals@heartlandowners.org
General feedback on the overall effort should be posted as a reply to this thread.
If you're interested in contributing, please send me a PM, or email to manuals@heartlandowners.org
Thanks,
Dan Mayer, Moderator

09-27-2015, 09:57 AM

Hello all, I am a newbie RV owner and have questions about cold weather camping. I have read most of the articles on this site but have a few questions of my own. Any wisdom or advice is appreciated. I recently bought a 2016 Landmark Newport. I was going to order one with all the options I wanted but opted for one on the lot and the dealer made all the upgrades I wanted (Onan generator, washer dryer etc..) The only thing I did not get was the Yeti package. I want to camp in colder climates and some day possibly even go full time in this Rv in the colder climates. My big questions are as follows...Can the dealer install cold weather equipment easily? I know I will need tank pad heaters and the fresh supply line from the tank to the pump needs to be wrapped. Is this a hard install and will it mess up the underbelly and insulation? I know I will also need a heat tape and insulation on my fresh water supply line running into the Udc. That part is easy but is that all I need? Are there other areas to consider insulating and wrapping with heat tape? Will the drain lines be okay if I just dump black and grey every few days and then close them back or will water accumulate in these pipes as well and freeze? I know some of these questions may seem silly to the experienced person but I am far from that when it comes to Rving. I hope to learn from the wealth of knowledge available here. Thanks in advance for you comments. I appreciate it. Please feel free to include anything you feel might be relevant knowledge as well.
Eric