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Originally Posted by Pigeons101
Plan on getting a hideout 308bhds, I have spent days researching what I could and looked at almost every floor plan in person, the price does raise some questions. It's built just like the Cougars, being we don't need a really nice camper and only need the basics the hideout is our pick.
Now as far as the build its built good (just like a cougar), it has a lower price point bc it's missing what all the expensive fifth wheels have. The ceiling is lower, not a lot of extras, you know "basic".
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There are some significant differences in the way the Hideout and the Cougar are built. The biggest difference is the material used in framing. Hideout is constructed with poplar and spruce (wood frame) while the Cougar is welded aluminum construction. While wood frame trailers are not "inferior" they do have some issues that you won't find in aluminum frame construction. Which is "better" ?? Neither is "better" but they are "different"... As far as "quality" is concerned, both are built on similar RV assembly lines by workers that receive similar training, use similar appliances and install components using similar techniques and materials. So, they are "similar" but they also are "very different".
Of course there are other significant differences between the Hideout and the Cougar, but with that said, neither is "better" or "worse", and both fill a need in the RV price lineup.