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08-11-2022, 02:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Galt
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New member
Hi,everyone
Just brought our keystone cougar 24 sabwe home and looking forward to heading out!
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08-11-2022, 03:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: South Jordan, Utah
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 From Utah. Get ready for some great adventures traveling and camping in your new Cougar. Lots of experienced folks here to help with any questions.
Glad to have you aboard.
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2017 Cougar 279RKSWE
2007.5 Dodge Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins
Retirement Training Completed
I think the little voices in my head have started a chat group.
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08-11-2022, 04:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Indiana
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Welcome to the forums and congrats on getting your new Cougar. Happy Camping!
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2019 Montana High Country 375FL
2014 Chevy Duramax HD 6.6 - 3500 Diesel Dully Long bed Crew Cab
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08-11-2022, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Georgia, USA
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Welcome from south Georgia and congrats on the Cougar.
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Dan (USAF Retired) 
2021 Cougar 290RLS w the Andersen Ultimate
2022 Ram 3500 SRW Big Horn Mega Cab
6.7L I6 CTD with Air Suspension
6 Speed Automatic 68RFE Transmission
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08-12-2022, 01:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Oregon High Desert
Posts: 1,553
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Howdy and welcome!
Congrats on the new Cougar!
Have fun in your travels and stay safe!
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Gary & Deb (44 years)
RV: Keystone 2013 Alpine 3495FL
TV: 2014 RAM 3500HD Laramie Long Box, 6.4 HEMI, 4x4, 4.10's, with Mopar Puck system, and a B&W Companion hitch.
Retired Firefighter/EMT.
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08-13-2022, 04:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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Welcome to the forum
From down the road a bit. Lots of good information and loads of great people here.
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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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08-13-2022, 04:58 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Joppa, MD
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Welcome to the forum. Wiredgeorge should be along shortly to explain setting up a signature. 
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Marshall
2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
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08-13-2022, 05:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 993
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Welcome n enjoy
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 Bob/Kay
Jacksonville, Nc
2020 Keystone Cougar 5th wheel 29 rks traded now
2021 3761 fl Montana 5th wheel
Pulled with a 2022 F350 King Ranch
Retired LEO after 35 years just enjoying life now.
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08-16-2022, 03:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Saginaw Mn
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Welcome from northern MN.
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2012 Keystone Retreat 39 FDEN
99 Dodge One Ton Diesel Dually
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08-16-2022, 08:31 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Galt
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Backup camera
Thanks all for the welcome! I am looking at a backup camera and cougar has a sticker saying pre-wired for backup cam but under the little cover is just the marker lights wiring without a plug in jack. Do I have to splice into those? There are two crimp style wirenuts there but all the videos show an actual plug there. Anybody else have this?
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08-16-2022, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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Welcome and congrats. Did you buy it new or used? The camera mount should have a LRE wired connection for the brand of camera it is wired for. If it’s new, let your dealer fix it under warranty. If it’s used, it’s possible a previous owner modified it for a different brand camera. That’s actually pretty common since many were prewired for Furrion and many people don’t want to spend the $$$ on those.
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08-17-2022, 07:00 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Galt
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Backup cam
Thanks, it's a new rv, but way too far away for this little thing. All I have are two wires that are interrupted with wire nuts that I guess they want me to introduce my camera wiring to. Do all the brands come with bare wires that I can connect to these?
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08-17-2022, 07:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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Yes. The cameras are pretty basic, hit and ground 12v wire. The wires are connected to the marker lights so you will need to have your lights on in the truck for power, daytime running
Lights don’t work. Basically, if the rv marker lights aren’t on, the camera isn’t on.
I’ll go back on one statement I made. For some reason I had it in my head that the Furrion camera had a connector that plugged in. It doesn’t. You just connect it to the two wires like any other camera. Sorry for the confusion.
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08-17-2022, 07:20 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Galt
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Backup cam
Thank you for the advice. One more question since you are very knowledgeable, my wiring has one white and one white with green stripe. Would the green striped wire be ground?
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08-17-2022, 07:20 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bsmith0404
I’ll go back on one statement I made. For some reason I had it in my head that the Furrion camera had a connector that plugged in. It doesn’t. You just connect it to the two wires like any other camera. Sorry for the confusion.
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Unless Furrion has changed recently, the camera does have a short pigtail with a plug end.
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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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08-17-2022, 07:22 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Galt
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Any reason why I should pay twice as much for Furrion?
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08-17-2022, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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The green stripe is probably a ground, but verify.
I personally didn’t spend the money on a Furrion. They do have better range (in independent testing). I had some issues with signal loss on my camera when I first bought it, fixed that with an antenna that had a 40’ cable. Put a metal plate on the roof of my 5th with wheel bearings the front cap. Now the two antennas are about 10’ apart, no more issues. Originally they were about 45-50’ apart.
I thought the Furrion had a connector, but it’s been awhile and I started doubting myself. Looked them up on line and all the pics I saw showed a bare wire. Maybe they changed as a cost cutting move. Or maybe the pigtail was causing problems. If you think about it, it’s just one more connection to go bad, still needs to be wired to the rv harness, why wire the pigtail instead of wiring the camera wires?
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08-17-2022, 09:06 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
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White is usually ground in RV lingo, white with any color tracer is usually hot.
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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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08-17-2022, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster57
White is usually ground in RV lingo, white with any color tracer is usually hot.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that the other way around on older RVs? Not sure when that became the standard, but I seem to remember an old one that was the other way around? The OP has a 22 year old trailer. Either way, I’d verify regardless of what I’m working on.
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08-17-2022, 10:09 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Joppa, MD
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bsmith0404
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that the other way around on older RVs? Not sure when that became the standard, but I seem to remember an old one that was the other way around? The OP has a 22 year old trailer. Either way, I’d verify regardless of what I’m working on.
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According to his bio his unit is listed as a 2022 model.
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Marshall
2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
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