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01-26-2014, 11:47 AM
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Our First New Travel Trailer
Hello all
We picked up Our new 2014 Keystone Passport Grand Touring 2910BH last November. dealer prepped it for winter and We stored it right away. so looking forward to March and Our first nights sleeping in it. is there anything We should look out for? thanks
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01-26-2014, 12:25 PM
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01-26-2014, 12:43 PM
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Congrats on the new purchase! Is this your first camper? I'm also looking to get a couple of vent covers as I really don't what to worry about rain getting into my trailer in the middle of the night or when I forget to put it down at home. That will be my first purchase when the weather here in Michigan breaks.
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2011 Cougar 31SQB Travel Trailer, EZ-Flex
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 6.0L
Reese Straight Line Trunnion Bar w/Dual Cam Anti-Sway
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01-26-2014, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherwood
Congrats on the new purchase! Is this your first camper? I'm also looking to get a couple of vent covers as I really don't what to worry about rain getting into my trailer in the middle of the night or when I forget to put it down at home. That will be my first purchase when the weather here in Michigan breaks.
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Nope Our third, first was a 12' pop up. then a 1998 24' coachman futra that We just sold. We have acreage up in Baldwin Mi. which is where it will spend most of its time.
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01-26-2014, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by trackstand
Nope Our third, first was a 12' pop up. then a 1998 24' coachman futra that We just sold. We have acreage up in Baldwin Mi. which is where it will spend most of its time.
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Haha, kind of sounds like us. We also started with a 12" pop up and then went to a 29' Jayco Jayflight and then last year we got our Cougar 31SQB. We live in Grass Lake which is in Jackson County.
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2011 Cougar 31SQB Travel Trailer, EZ-Flex
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 6.0L
Reese Straight Line Trunnion Bar w/Dual Cam Anti-Sway
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01-26-2014, 01:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherwood
Haha, kind of sounds like us. We also started with a 12" pop up and then went to a 29' Jayco Jayflight and then last year we got our Cougar 31SQB. We live in Grass Lake which is in Jackson County.
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Wow We drove right thro Jackson when We picked it up a General rv up north of Detroit
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01-26-2014, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trackstand
Wow We drove right thro Jackson when We picked it up a General rv up north of Detroit
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Ha! Thats funny. Small world.
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2011 Cougar 31SQB Travel Trailer, EZ-Flex
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 6.0L
Reese Straight Line Trunnion Bar w/Dual Cam Anti-Sway
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01-26-2014, 02:40 PM
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Nice trailer
We had the dealer add in like 3 of the vents you are getting they are nice
when it rains and the vent is left open
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01-26-2014, 06:03 PM
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You may want to read up on how to de-winterize for when the time comes.
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01-26-2014, 08:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trackstand
Hello all
We picked up Our new 2014 Keystone Passport Grand Touring 2910BH last November. dealer prepped it for winter and We stored it right away. so looking forward to March and Our first nights sleeping in it. is there anything We should look out for? thanks Attachment 4886
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Welcome to the club!
You may consider doing a few things while you have time:
1. Put memory foam on all sleeping surfaces you are planning to use.
2. Seal kitchen and bathroom countertops around the edge with epoxide glue or other material, water will eventually come in and delaminate them. Edge can be removed and later put back in after the sealing material is applied.
3. Kitchen drawer slides are likely to fail, unless Keystone changed them. The steel they made of is too thin. In my case they failed after the first trip and I used stronger slide from the Home Depot to replace them.
4. You may want to have a true kitchen exhaust but it will depend on how much cook.
Otherwise Passports GT are very nice units for the weight.
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'11 Mercedes ML 350 gas, Reinforced OEM hitch receiver,1000 lb Eaz-Lift with custom welded head, 2 sway control bars, Prodigy P2 - ALL SETUP by Canam RV, Ontario, Canada
TST 507 trailer TPMS
'13 Passport 2650 BH- traded in
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01-27-2014, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RGene7001
Welcome to the club!
You may consider doing a few things while you have time:
1. Put memory foam on all sleeping surfaces you are planning to use.
2. Seal kitchen and bathroom countertops around the edge with epoxide glue or other material, water will eventually come in and delaminate them. Edge can be removed and later put back in after the sealing material is applied.
3. Kitchen drawer slides are likely to fail, unless Keystone changed them. The steel they made of is too thin. In my case they failed after the first trip and I used stronger slide from the Home Depot to replace them.
4. You may want to have a true kitchen exhaust but it will depend on how much cook.
Otherwise Passports GT are very nice units for the weight.
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01-28-2014, 09:10 PM
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Congrats on your new purchase! We have the 2012 model and love it. The mattresses are pitiful, though. Memory foam makes it all better! I also have 3m command hooks everywhere for the million towels we always seem to need to dry (and keys, dog leashes, bags...). I'm always paranoid about drilling holes, and the 3m command products work great with no holes required! Enjoy!
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01-28-2014, 09:43 PM
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Senior Member
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Ahhh!!! The 3M-Command products! I'm with you on that one. I hate to drill holes and these things work awesome. Have several in my camper and at home.
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Eric & Kim Sherwood
2011 Cougar 31SQB Travel Trailer, EZ-Flex
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 6.0L
Reese Straight Line Trunnion Bar w/Dual Cam Anti-Sway
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01-31-2014, 05:14 PM
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Senior Member
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Originally Posted by trackstand
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Ok. This problem did not show up right away, but during our 70 day seasonal stay the bathroom countertop got destroyed due to constant presence of water on it and the only way it could get inside is through unsealed gap between the countertop and the plastic edge. The countertop was replaced under warranty but I sealed it and hope that it will prevent the problem from happening in the future or at least delay it
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'16 Passport 2670 BH
'11 Mercedes ML 350 gas, Reinforced OEM hitch receiver,1000 lb Eaz-Lift with custom welded head, 2 sway control bars, Prodigy P2 - ALL SETUP by Canam RV, Ontario, Canada
TST 507 trailer TPMS
'13 Passport 2650 BH- traded in
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01-31-2014, 06:21 PM
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Junior Member
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Would sealing the countertops be a good idea for any of the Keystone lineup? We have a 2012 Hornet that doesn't appear to have any problems yet but any preventative measures I'm sure would be a good idea.
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02-02-2014, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Coldwater, Mi
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Originally Posted by rickyict
Would sealing the countertops be a good idea for any of the Keystone lineup? We have a 2012 Hornet that doesn't appear to have any problems yet but any preventative measures I'm sure would be a good idea.
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I read about several problems with counter tops I the forums, seems that sealing them would be a good idea. I've not done mine yet, what product do you all recommend?
Pat
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02-16-2014, 08:11 AM
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Junior Member
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Location: Northwest Arkansas
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Congrats! Nice looking rig! On the vent covers, do you actually have to drill into the roof? I'm sort of paranoid about stuff like that, but would love to get the covers.
Thanks
Spap
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02-16-2014, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spappy
Congrats! Nice looking rig! On the vent covers, do you actually have to drill into the roof? I'm sort of paranoid about stuff like that, but would love to get the covers.
Thanks
Spap
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Spappy,
There are several styles of vent covers. Some you do have to drill (or screw) into the roof to attach, some attach to the sides of the aluminum vent frame and some slip under the existing vent. I would recommend the kind that attach to the vent frame, that way there's no "extra holes" to develop a leak.
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02-16-2014, 05:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Bothell, WA
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Command Strips
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Originally Posted by Sherwood
Ahhh!!! The 3M-Command products! I'm with you on that one. I hate to drill holes and these things work awesome. Have several in my camper and at home.
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After having our rig for about a year now and we're still finding needs for putting up more of these things Just picked up a couple at Home Depot today for hats.
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02-16-2014, 09:31 PM
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Junior Member
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Thanks!
John, Thanks so much for the info. I definitely think i can handle an install like that. Appreciate the info.
Spap
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