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09-25-2016, 05:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Port Orange, Fl
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New Member from Port Orange, Fl
After 17 years of camping with a 1999 10 foot Lance Truck Camper we decided bigger would be better.
Bought a new 2017 Raptor 425 TS. Hauling it with my 2008 Ford F-450 4X4 crew cab long bed.
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09-25-2016, 06:23 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
Posts: 20,237
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Welcome to the forum!!
Congrats on the HUGE change. Bet it feels like moving out of a studio apartment to a mansion.
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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09-26-2016, 01:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 1,271
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to the fourm congrats from W Va
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09-26-2016, 07:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: carver ma
Posts: 556
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welcome from ma happy camping
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09-28-2016, 08:34 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Jacksonville AL
Posts: 2
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Welcome to the forum.
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09-28-2016, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Great Falls, MT
Posts: 322
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Welcome to the forum from Montana!
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2016 Alpine 3601RS
6500 Onan
2016 Chevrolet 2500 LTZ/Z71
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09-28-2016, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Solomons
Posts: 3,874
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Welcome to the forum from Southern MD. Enjoy that upgrade.
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2019 Alpine 3651RL
2016 F350 CC DRW
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09-28-2016, 01:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: St. Augustine, Florida
Posts: 196
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Welcome from St Augustine!
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2016 3500HD Silverado Duramax LTZ
2012 Keystone Avalanche 341TG (Sold)
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09-28-2016, 02:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: kissimmee,florida
Posts: 95
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Welcome from Kissimmee
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Barb & Kev & Missie (lab mix rescue dog)
2017 F350 DRW 6.7 4X4 24K Anderson ultimate
2009 Cougar 320SRX 1995 Custom Fatboy
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09-29-2016, 04:37 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Port Orange, Fl
Posts: 5
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Camping Large
Good news. Bad news. Although we took delivery of the new Raptor on 27 May 2016 we had to continue to use our old Lance Truck Camper through the summer because our new Raptor camper had a major suspension issue (wrong parts factory installed on the left side of the center axle) that caused the center axle to be crooked. The right side of the camper appeared to have normal spacing between the wheels but on the left side the center wheel was pushed rearward to within 1/4" of contacting the rear tire. Warranty repair issues are slow and painful.
We owe a special thanks to Becky (in the warranty department) of my selling dealer, LakeShore RV Center in Muskegon Michigan for keeping on Keystone to make the repairs happen. It is the nature of machines to be broken. The issue is can you get it fixed, how fast and how much $$.
We just completed our first extended road trip to Lake Erie State Park and had a wonderful time. The 425 Raptor is everything and more than I thought it would be. We are headed to Nashville and Memphis in three weeks. Can't wait !
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09-29-2016, 06:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 1,659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HossFly
We owe a special thanks to Becky (in the warranty department) of my selling dealer, LakeShore RV Center in Muskegon Michigan for keeping on Keystone to make the repairs happen.
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That's where we bought our TT 7 months ago. It's good to know they stand by their customers. Just hopeful that we can make WAY beyond the warranty period without ever having a claim.
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2017 Keystone Bullet 308BHS in Saddle.
2017 RAM 2500 Laramie Mega Cab 4x4 Hemi 6.4L
2008 GMC Yukon XL Denali (SOLD)
Hensley SwiftArrow Control Hitch with 1000 lb Spring Bars
Me, DW, (3) little DS's, and 1 rambunctious Boston Terrier
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