Heartland MALLARD M25 M25 reviews

We have had our Heartland Mallard M25 for 5 years now. I am going to try and recall the good and the bad of it. At first, the travel trailer had a manual front jack. Not being familiar with the techniques to hitch and unhitch from our tow vehicle, it was a challenge at first. Changing out the manual jack to an electric one pretty much solves the problem, likely along with the wearing in between the ball and cup of the stabilizer. In reading prior to our purchase, there were several articles that highly suggested to have two air conditioners, one for the main cabin, and the other for the bedroom. If that had been an option for this travel trailer, I would have purchased it at the time. However, thanks to You Tube folks, I implemented a pretty good solution to better force the cold air through the plenum to the rear bedroom as we travel to a lot of desert or hot areas out of Las Vegas. There was at least a 40% improvement and the operational noise of the air conditioner is significantly quieter. Initially, there were minor fixes needed like loose moldings and like. However, in speaking with other RV owners, most encounter these type of minor issues. Most owners know that these trailers are pretty quickly slapped together. This trailer is most comfortable for 2 people, though we traveled for the first 4 years with our son and some of his friends (one at a time). The fold out sofa worked well for two teens. Struts for storage under the Queen RV bed needed to installed to keep the storage lid up. We keep the bedroom TV, blankets , pillows and two foot rests for the sofa under there. Upkeep is keen with a travel trailer. Making sure the slide out seals are lubricated and replaced when necessary. The same applies for the outside trim rubber or vinyl pieces. They have a tendency to wear. However, they are easy to replace as well. We have had two tire blowouts while traveling. Being twin axels, the other wheel held up for us in both cases to pull off the road at convenient spots and call AAA to change to the spare. We pull the trailer with our 2017 Nissan Armada. This vehicle has a dynamic suspension (air shocks in the rear). There is a limitation on our towing speed as a result. We keep it around or no more than 60 MPH. There is tendency for the “tail to wag the dog”. A stiffer truck suspension I suspect would resolve the issue. The last trip, our heater control module failed. We had a mobile RV technician come to our park space and replace it. We keep all the outdoor gear in the outdoor storage compartment, fitted in such a way that we pull out everything we need for our outdoor seating area: The 10x12 carpet, 2 Coleman chairs, 2 rocker chairs, the aluminum folding table, Camp Chef two burner stove ( this is a great stove), fire pit. The stove and fire pit are all fitted to accept the trailers propane quick disconnect. We have a “Y” adapter so both can be fitted at the same time. I would say that all and all, our Mallard M25 has worked well as a travel trailer and with the last year of only my wife and I using it, better as a couple’s trailer. Show less

Not a bad first camper. Wife and I saw this m25 at an RV show in January ‘19 and loved the floor plan since we were looking for one with a rear kitchen. Bought it fo $10k under MSRP which we thought it was a good deal. Overall it’s a good starter camper. My only problem is the quality of it. First, the bedroom screen door was not screwed in properly to the point the latch won’t catch and stay closed, second the trim starting coming off in the bathroom, 3rd the cabinet door above the sink fell off while on our way to a campsite, 4th the LEDs on the awning stopped working properly unless it is on blue, 5th the outside seals warranty is a joke (90 days), 6th the trim on top of the camper was the worst of it all. Either there were two people doing it or one person doing it and felt only half the metal needed screws. My wife noticed the trim and caulk was starting to peel so we got up there in the Florida sun and removed it. Well as we did that we uncovered that starting from right to left all the holes had metal screws. But halfway through it, every other hole was drilled and screwed. Where was the quality control?? Good thing we caught it in time before hurricane season. I like the camper, but feel there could’ve been some areas to improve upon. Show less