Heartland Prowler 22lx - Best Choice? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

terrygreg · RV-Dreams Community Member

Heartland Prowler 22lx - Best Choice?

AlanB · RV-Dreams Family Member

Without knowing how/where you plan to use it, and how many people will stay in it, it is kind of hard to answer.

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

As Alan said, how you plan to use an rv should determine what you buy (within your financial limits, of course). Our learner was a Heartland mpg, and we had a lot of fun with it. I'd suggest you join the Heartland Owners' Forum heartlandowners.org/forum.php and ask lots of questions there.

terrygreg · RV-Dreams Community Member

AlanB wrote:
Without knowing how/where you plan to use it, and how many people will stay in it, it is kind of hard to answer.

Only two of us will stay + a dog, that is it. Will be used for short trips from city to city to look around and stay for 2 nights and then move back

CJSX2fromCT · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome to the forum. Everyones taste and needs are different, take your time and when you walk into the "right one" you will know it. You said that there are only 2 people and your dog going to be using it, then why would you "waste" all that space in the back with the extra beds?

BiggarView · RV-Dreams Family Member

terrygreg wrote:
AlanB wrote:
Without knowing how/where you plan to use it, and how many people will stay in it, it is kind of hard to answer.
Only two of us will stay + a dog, that is it. Will be used for short trips from city to city to look around and stay for 2 nights and then move back

Hmmm, I guess I'd want to know for how long you plan to do these short trips? I say this because at $14450 for the trailer plus any ancilliary gear you will need to make it happen including outfitting up front that may have to be sold off at pennies on the dollar if you decide this isn't what you thought it would be, you could save your cash. I would try out a rental perhaps a couple of times to get feel for the experience you will encounter. this might only cost $1000 vs your much larger outlay. You could also consider finding lightly used unit and avoid some of the depreciation that will hit you as you drive off the lot. Consider offering the dealer $10000 for it... 30% or more off MSRP is not uncommon for rigs that are a year old (2017s are already out). You have options.

Even before that I suggest you run through your mind e-x-a-c-t-l-y what you envision such a short visit would entail. Include everything. Account for all the ways you spend money and time. For example, travel there, set up, tour the area, then come back each night to the trailer or would you spend time in a camp site, grilling, hiking, fishing, watersports etc. and basically living out out of the trailer for a couple of days. The time in and around your RV is not all glamor, mundane stuff happens all the time. sleeping, showers, cooking, watching TV when its raining outside, cleaning it, fixing things etc. Will you be comfortable doing all those things? How much will repairs (yes you will have them) cost? Remember these things are not the most solidly built and they will be exposed to "earthquakes" possibly for hours at a time as you travel to your destination and return during each trip. At the lower price points, RVs are definitely more prone to this than some much more expensive units. I've only scratched the surface here, but you get the idea. This process will reveal some limitations that you might not otherwise have thought of and trying out a rental might illuminate for you. Not trying to scare you off, just trying to open your eyes so you can be more objective in your analysis.

You may have already considered all of this, but I suspect from your comments that you might be full of enthusiasm and a bit short on caution. Throwing caution to the wind is fine, but hard earned money, well that's a bird of a different feather. In the end it's your situation and circumstances that matter, you could be flush with cash, and be a total free spirit... and that is waaaay cool to be in that position. I'm not in any position to know your comfort zone in any of this and it's entirely your call. If you only plan to do this for a few weekends a year for a couple of years then I'd recommend just staying in hotels or motels for those few times. If you have your mind set on doing the "camper thing" I reiterate... weigh the benefits against the costs before ponying up your money (any rig you are considering will still be there if and/or when you decide to proceed), not just monetary but all of those esoteric and mundane things that go into the RV Dream as well. Good luck and welcome aboard.

FWIW, Brian