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Originally Posted by Dejones57
I have been going up on the roof of my Cougar fifth wheel to clean off the top of the slides before I run them in. I was wondering if anyone had advice on whether this is ok or not such a good idea.
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Your question might cause some confusion with the information you provide. You say "my Cougar fifth wheel" and your profile indicates you have a 2017 Cougar Half Ton 279RKSWE. Cougar models are "full weight, full height" trailers and Cougar Half Ton models are "XLite/Ultralite, mid height" models. The construction is significantly different between the two brands of trailers.
Cougar has always had a walkable roof and a "solid floor" while the "lightweights" in that line, Cougar Half Ton and Cougar XLite have always had a "sandwich floor" and in some years, did not have a walkable roof. There have also been years where the WE models (Half Ton) were constructed differently from the "Goshen models" (XLite).
Generally, if your RV has a "roof ladder" mounted on the rear cap, it's a "walkable roof" model. If it doesn't, I'd urge you to verify with Keystone before you start walking around "up there"....
Remember, what's walkable for a 175 pound owner is not necessarily considered walkable for a 350 pound owner, so "walkable roof" is a very subjective term.
All that to say, "If you want to know for sure, contact your dealer or Keystone."
ADDED: I went to the Keystone RV website, downloaded the 2017 Cougar Half Ton brochure. In the "features list" the company advertises:
"Fully walkable roof and fully walkable slide roof" and "
3/8” walkable roof decking" as standard features. So, depending on what you define as "walkable on 3/8" OSB" would determine whether you feel comfortable "walking around up there"...