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01-25-2017, 03:49 PM
New here and the forum looks very useful so thank you in advance. We are considering moving up to a fifth wheel from an Arctic Fox 990 truck camper. I like the Sprinter 293FWBHS because of the rear bunk and not only half bath, but a 2nd FULL bath. Most manufacturers are going away from this floor plan it seems.
I am curious if anyone can confirm or add more detail to the explanation I receive from a salesperson regarding Sprinter for quality and where it fits into the Keystone hierarchy of Cougar, Laredo, and Montana High Country. He said he got this information recently from the Sprinter rep. Supposedly Sprinter kept the same wide/tall dimensions and construction very similar to the Montana and just tried to dumb down the features and coverings to lighten it up weight-wise to bring it into the budget-friendly cost category. Of course does not provide all specs in any one brochure and all brochures between the brands offer different information so it is nearly impossible to compare the fine details.
The Sprinter does seem like it is built solid and insulated well and I like the wide body and six-foot height in the bedroom. Along with massive holding capacity on the 293 two-bath model for boondocking. Of course cabinets are lightened/cheaper by having vinyl-wrapped face frames, interior door frames are covered in cheap plastic that doesn't wrap onto the wall far enough to cover the over-sawn corners of the wall paneling, etc. but the looks and general feel of the fifth wheel is nice. Features like standard auto-level and prep for anything you want to add is a benefit as well. I just don't want the think to fall apart on the road and I wonder if there is much opinion on Sprinter versus the other Keystone products and similar-priced competitor fifth wheels.
I am curious if anyone can confirm or add more detail to the explanation I receive from a salesperson regarding Sprinter for quality and where it fits into the Keystone hierarchy of Cougar, Laredo, and Montana High Country. He said he got this information recently from the Sprinter rep. Supposedly Sprinter kept the same wide/tall dimensions and construction very similar to the Montana and just tried to dumb down the features and coverings to lighten it up weight-wise to bring it into the budget-friendly cost category. Of course does not provide all specs in any one brochure and all brochures between the brands offer different information so it is nearly impossible to compare the fine details.
The Sprinter does seem like it is built solid and insulated well and I like the wide body and six-foot height in the bedroom. Along with massive holding capacity on the 293 two-bath model for boondocking. Of course cabinets are lightened/cheaper by having vinyl-wrapped face frames, interior door frames are covered in cheap plastic that doesn't wrap onto the wall far enough to cover the over-sawn corners of the wall paneling, etc. but the looks and general feel of the fifth wheel is nice. Features like standard auto-level and prep for anything you want to add is a benefit as well. I just don't want the think to fall apart on the road and I wonder if there is much opinion on Sprinter versus the other Keystone products and similar-priced competitor fifth wheels.