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06-20-2010, 04:50 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Fulltiming
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3000 Mile Shake Down Cruise
Just got back from a trip to Beautiful North East Kansas for DW's family reunion. After reading all the negative posts and problems that so many have with their Keystone RV's I was a little apprehensive. I am happy to report that after nine wonderful days and nights in our 360QDS, the only complaint I have is about the lousy fuel mileage (9.6 MPG) that my F250 Diesel got. All systems worked perfectly and only a small amount of blood was spilt when I stood up under the bedroom slideout. It did bring out the stars a little early. Can't wait until the next road trip when I will make sure that the tires are filled to max pressure and the top speed will be lowered to around 60 MPH. Now the mods come after hearing the water pump and trying to figure out why the refridgerator doesn't like to cool on gas mood. Minor stuff.
Happy travels all!!!!
Jim B (Florida)
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Jim, Sharon & Riley
2018 Keystone Alpine 3500Rl
2016 Ford F-350 Dually
Curt Q24 hitch for in bed puck system
Fulltimng.
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06-21-2010, 07:33 AM
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Location: Soperton, Georgia
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Jim & Sharon,
Glad you enjoyed your expanded trip.
We are going into month 5 in our fulltiming from.
We've gone from So. Fla to San Fran, CA so far.
Don't even know how many miles pulling the trailer- but it is a lot.
We've been through FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, CO, AZ, UT, & CA.
Lots of good times & lots of miles. Our mileage is about 10.5 - 11 MPG.
(Depends on the mountain......ha ha ha) DH tries to keep it at about 63 MPH.
No 'real' problems with camper but the FORD has been to the dealership for something or other every month we've been gone - except this one - 9 days to go!
Jody
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2007 Keystone 291RLS
2003 Ford F250, 4x4, SB, CC
7.3L diesel, Banks Exhaust Brake
ISSPRO pillar gauges
Pullrite 15K sliding hitch
2-Honda Eu2000i's in toolbox
2012 Polaris 400
2012 Polaris 330
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06-21-2010, 01:29 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Venice
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Jim, Glad to hear you had a good trip. My fuel mileage drops off drastically over 65 also, but I won't mention mpg to avoid a "Dodge vs. Ford" thingy. I don't have a bedroom slide but I know if I did I would tangle with it too.
Good luck with the fridge, Hank
Oh .... What the heck .... 14.8 south bound to your lovely state and 16.8 on the return. 2500mi. round trip. I,m never in a hurry to get back to work.
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2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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06-21-2010, 01:48 PM
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Hank, you are reneging on your promise of long ago. Now look what you have done! The "thingy" is out of the box. I won't get involved in the "thingy thing" but isn't it downhill in both directions from NJ to FL? If not, I apologize for my lack of knowledge about American geography and topography. Oh yes, you forgot to include Chev/GMC in the "thing".
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06-21-2010, 04:38 PM
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Oops!!! At my age we tend to forget thingys. Sorry ..... and yes I do try to forget GMs.
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Hank & Lynn
2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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06-21-2010, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
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A GMC guy here. Did someone make a remark recently?
Just returned from a 4 day outing, 700 mile round trip. If you can believe the onboard computer, we averaged 14.2 mpg (I think its Canadian gallons its using, being a Canadian vehicle) but never went over 58 miles per hour.
Gene
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2004 Cougar 285
2003 GMC 2500HD CCSB stock,
except for Bully Dog Power Pup Level 2
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06-21-2010, 06:27 PM
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Site Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GBHRPS
A GMC guy here. Did someone make a remark recently?
Just returned from a 4 day outing, 700 mile round trip. If you can believe the onboard computer, we averaged 14.2 mpg (I think its Canadian gallons its using, being a Canadian vehicle) but never went over 58 miles per hour.
Gene
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There you go ..... That's what I was trying to say ...... No matter what TV you have it seems that speed has the biggest effect on towing mileage. ...... I'm not sure I got myself out of this one, but speed and head winds seemed to effect my trucks more than hills on total mileage. And I love it when the overhead says 39mpg on a long downgrade.
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Hank & Lynn
2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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06-21-2010, 07:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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Jim,
I ghosted the many RV forums for years before we finally bought our 5er. One thing I realized very quickly was that there tends to be a predominance of problems, negative comments about a particular brand, and enough fix-it issues to put you off RV'ing forever.
We purchased our unit and thanks to ghosting the forums for years did a very comprehensive PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection).
To date, we have only had minor issues with our 5er and that's after about 10,000 miles and 4 years on our coach.
All the people that have positive experiences with their RV's rarely post, it's all the problems you hear about.
Glad to hear you had a positive first trip and hope you have many more. Just remember, you now own a house on wheels and since it is exposed to torques, bumps, and many things our stick houses aren't exposed to, problems will develop. But that's why you are here, because we can help you through whatever issues develop and celebrate your good times too
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2007 Ford F-250 Superduty Crew Cab
2006 Cougar 289EFS
Frank, Martha, & Ryan
"Happy Trails to you 'till we meet again"
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06-22-2010, 02:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fulltiming
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Reactions are wonderful
Thank you all for the replys and humorus jabs. Since we are going to be living in this unit for a year or more I read all these forums carefully and I really appreciate the information and all the thingy's that pop up such as bragging rights. I'm going to do some more fine tuning before we actually move into the unit full time but I only have a few more weeks before that happens. Thanks for the responces.
Jim
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2018 Keystone Alpine 3500Rl
2016 Ford F-350 Dually
Curt Q24 hitch for in bed puck system
Fulltimng.
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