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06-06-2018, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Clovis
Posts: 48
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Goodbye Forest River, Hello Keystone!
Hey Everyone! Wife and I (and kiddos) have now had four RVs, ranging from an old craigslist special 5er that was beat down, to a tiny toy hauler to our 2016 Forest River Stealth to now..... a new 2018 Sprinter 3530FWDEN model!!! We really feel like this is gonna be the one and we take delivery of her Saturday!! The rear den is HUGE and hey, to relax and watch a game on that 55" TV... enough said.
My brother in law just got a Keystone rear den model (bumper pull) and I loved everything about it. Besides, we don't have any of our toys any longer (daughter is a travel volleyball player) so we sold them off and want comfort now.
From what I've read lurking on these forums is that people, in general, seem very happy with their Keystones!
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2006 F250 PSD
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06-06-2018, 08:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Oregon
Posts: 783
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Hey that's a beauty! Great layout! Oh and welcome to the forum!
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Jeff & Jan - Retired & Full-timing since 2013
2019 Ram Big Horn 3500 Aisin 4x4
2012 Alpine 3450-RL
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06-07-2018, 01:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 1,271
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Welcome to the fourm congrats from Wv
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06-07-2018, 02:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 590
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 Congrats and welcome from western New York!
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Mike & Barb
2015 Keystone Bullet Premier 26RBPR
2018 Cedar Creek 36CK2
2017 Chevy Silverado LT Z71
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06-07-2018, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 55
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Welcome aboard from Cincinnati! We love our 2015 Sprinter 302RLS we bought new. Hope you love yours too! 
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06-07-2018, 06:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Brighton
Posts: 102
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Welcome to the forum and the Keystone family. Great 5er. We have enjoyed our 2018 Sprinter 334 FWFLS. It’s a front living room model but you are right, the 55” TV is great on days you can’t be outside. Oh, lurking is ok but do ask questions and get to know the folks here. Great group always willing to help with their combined wealth of knowledge. Enjoy your rig and the forum.
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06-08-2018, 10:52 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Ogden
Posts: 92
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We did something similar
We did something similar only a different model. We dumped our new 2017 4 months old FR EVO TT and traded for a 2016 Keystone Cougar. Couldn't be happier.
Mel
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06-08-2018, 12:50 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Clovis
Posts: 48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mhbell
We did something similar only a different model. We dumped our new 2017 4 months old FR EVO TT and traded for a 2016 Keystone Cougar. Couldn't be happier.
Mel
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Awesome!! Love reading things like that!
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2018 Sprinter Limited 3530FWDEN
2006 F250 PSD
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06-08-2018, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JMaster
Awesome!! Love reading things like that!
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Same dumped our FR Wildcat that pulled awful and love our new Keystone. Congrats!
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06-08-2018, 05:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Monroeville
Posts: 1,549
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Welcome from North Carolina! camping at Reidsville lake city park this weekend.
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2019 Ram 2500 HD 4x4, CC, 6.4L
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06-08-2018, 05:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Columbia
Posts: 76
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Welcome, we have a 2018 Sprinter 334 FWFLS and we love it.
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2018 Sprinter 334FWFLS, towed by a 2017 F-250 6.2, SC, LB, and a Reese 18K hitch. 
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06-09-2018, 06:44 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Bertram
Posts: 15
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Did the same thing, had 2 keystones, went with a forest River and it didn’t make it 2 years. Welcome aboard.
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06-09-2018, 07:05 AM
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Site Team | Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 3,878
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Welcome. I WAS a FR guy too.
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Kansas City, MO
2016 Impact 312
2017 Silverado 3500HD SRW
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06-13-2018, 05:13 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Wendell
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gegrad
Welcome from North Carolina! camping at Reidsville lake city park this weekend.
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How did you like the park. We live in Raleigh and thinking about making a weekend trip.
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06-13-2018, 06:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Lenoir City
Posts: 108
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Welcome from Knoxville TN
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Greg, Gina and Ginger the rescue dog
2014 Keystone Sprinter 302RLS
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06-14-2018, 07:25 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Franklin
Posts: 54
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We love the design of Keystone sprinter, we have rear lounge model and it is wonderful to sit in recliners. Large window makes it really nice.
I have a list of 'things' you may want to do. The bed being to first item to replace, we had to make lots of adjustments, but overall we like it.
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Tom
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06-14-2018, 08:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Parker, Colorado
Posts: 126
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We are taking delivery of a 2018 Keystone Cougar 30 RLI 5th wheel trailer next week, it will be replacing a 2015 Thor Hurricane 34E MH which I never should have bought.
Before that we had a Keystone Springdale 30 ft TT that I liked very much.
Phil Saran
2018 Cougar 30 RLI
2012 Dodge Ram 3500
Diesel, 4x4
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06-14-2018, 03:17 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 1
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We traded in an FR 21FBRS for a Bullet Premier 26RBPR last month. So much room! Just the 2 of us but have room for entertaining and a bedroom with a real door! Added Roadmasters to the F150 TV today so we are ready to go! 
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06-14-2018, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: South US
Posts: 712
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I'm in also. Traded a FR Flagstaff 27 BEWS TT for a Laredo 350 FB. Love the 5er. DW said it best, "we've gone from camping to living".
Now the mission is to get the correct TV in front of this fifth wheel. A work in progress.
The TT was not a bad product. Had very few problems with it. Just felt it was time to upgrade.
RMc
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06-14-2018, 05:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Apollo, PA
Posts: 61
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Welcome.
We purchased a new 2017 FR Rockwood 2703WS in April of 2016. In January of this year, we found a used 2015 Keystone 333FWFLS less than 50 miles from us (private owner, we sold the FR on Craigslist).
We liked the FR and had only minor issues with it, but we love the front living Keystone. It’s our first 5er. It’s a little larger than we need, but it’s nice. So far, the quality looks pretty good.
Check your wheel bearings/brakes. The previous owner never touched them and I found the brakes on both right side wheels were full of grease and one bearing race was spinning on the axle on the left side. No wear or rust on the right side brake drums.
Not bashing Keystone, just telling you what I found. Keystone doesn’t make the axles.
I like the way it’s built.
Congrats and good luck.
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