Montana High Country

Dhuhn · 03-27-2013, 05:06 PM

You may want to look into a Montana High Country there a lighter weight. We have one and love it.

warsw · 03-27-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dhuhn

You may want to look into a Montana High Country there a lighter weight. We have one and love it.

What model do you have? How long have you had it? Aprox how many miles have you towed it? Is it everything you hoped it would be?

I know a lot of questions. We just bought a new Montana HC 343 RL. Due to weather we haven't been able to take it out so all we have on it is the 50 miles it took to get it home. It seems to be everything we hoped it to be and we are super excided to get it out for real.

mic1hael · 03-28-2013, 03:27 PM

I am also interested what you think about your Montana HC. I was looking at those because they are lightweight. Any problems with them ie are they built with quality components and would you go camping in the winter when its below freezing?

Dhuhn · 03-28-2013, 04:58 PM

We have a 2012 313re we just got it last fall, we had it out once before the winter hit. We went with this because of the lighter weight and the floor plan this one had. As far as the quality I didn't see much difference. I think the main thing it's all electric, the slides, and the jacks.
We have only towed it about 150 miles, and I was very pleased with the way my silverado 2500 duromax handled it. As far as camping in winter I'm not sure it is insulated as well as the reg montana.
So far we are really happy with our choice in buying ours.

Lost · 03-30-2013, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mic1hael

I am also interested what you think about your Montana HC. I was looking at those because they are lightweight. Any problems with them ie are they built with quality components and would you go camping in the winter when its below freezing?

We have a 2012 High Country 313re and love it. As far as using it in the winter with temps in the teens I don't think I would try it. From what i've read in this forum no keystone is set up for thoses temps unless you do alot of mods to it. I am impressed with ours ... I opened it up a couple of weeks ago when the temp was 24. It took about a hour to get the inside temp up to 72 and after that the heater hardly kicked on to maintain that temp.

Dhuhn · 03-30-2013, 07:54 AM

Lost I was wondering on your high counrty, do you have a sewer hose storage on it or did you make your own? Ours didn't come with one because we have the rounded back end with no bumper.

grayghost03 · 03-30-2013, 06:17 PM

We have the 2012 343RL, slept in it about 40 nights, towed about 7,000 miles. No issues. We love it. I did add some shelving, spacing sucked. We have the rounded back with no bumper. Sew hose compartment on the street side, just aft of the convience center, holds 20 ft.

Dhuhn · 03-30-2013, 07:15 PM

Our 313 doesn't have the compartment for sewer hose, wish it did.

warsw · 03-30-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by grayghost03

We have the 2012 343RL, slept in it about 40 nights, towed about 7,000 miles. No issues. We love it. I did add some shelving, spacing sucked. We have the rounded back with no bumper. Sew hose compartment on the street side, just aft of the convience center, holds 20 ft.

Good info.....Thanks.

warsw · 03-30-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dhuhn

Our 313 doesn't have the compartment for sewer hose, wish it did.

Our 2013 343 RL has the square rear bumper with rubber end caps for storing the sewer hose. I never use them. I used to but I found that from just the vibration going down the road it would wear holes in the hose and about the second time I would go to use it I would have a sprinkler system rather than a hose

. I now just store it in a plastic tote I got at Wal Mart. Works much better.

Lost · 03-31-2013, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dhuhn

Lost I was wondering on your high counrty, do you have a sewer hose storage on it or did you make your own? Ours didn't come with one because we have the rounded back end with no bumper.

Our's has a sewer hose compartment right next to the main under storage just before the kitchen slide.

Dhuhn · 03-31-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by warsw

I now just store it in a plastic toat I got at Wal Mart. Works much better.

Good idea about tot much better than using a garbage bag and can be hosed out when needed..

SkiSmuggs · 04-01-2013, 06:58 AM

I have the Cougar High Country and love it. No issues with cold weather while camping in the driveway, but plumbing had been winterized. I've been using the rear bumper for sewer hose, but had to put a screw in the end caps to keep them from coming out. New end caps with little bumps won't fit as the bumper is 4" OD rather than ID. I've seen where some fasten a 4" PVC pipe across the roof of the basement and put end caps on it.

abby33 · 04-02-2013, 12:53 PM

We also have 313RE and love it. Mine has a small compartment just to the right of the street side pass thru door for sewer hose storage. Just make sure your hose has caps on the ends if you use that compartment. It's not the greatest setup in the world so I'm going to mount a hose storage tube in the pass thru this year.

Jim Dow · 06-23-2013, 01:53 PM

We have the 2011 MHC and really like it - bought it used in Jan 2013 from the original owner who wanted to upgrade to a motor home. It was in like-new condition when we bought it.

It tows really well behind a F250 - no modifications.

No problems to date.

Sparky · 06-24-2013, 08:52 AM

We also have the Montana High Country 313RE. Had a couple minor issues the dealer took care of. Tows fantastic, we have about 7k on it now. I did a mod to the service center compartment door so it would extend higher up. It now stops about 1" from touching the bedroom slide. Before the hatch wasn't even at 90 degrees to the ground when opened. I got tired of knocking the noggin. My only disappointment is the weakness in the floor next to the dinning table and recliner. We use only 2 chairs, When someone steps on the floor the table buckles down then pops back up. Talked to Keystone twice and they continue to claim this is 'normal'. I have also read many other posts regarding this issue. Looking into having a Ventastic vent (same as the kitchen unit) installed in the bedroom.

Dhuhn · 06-24-2013, 09:37 AM

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My only disappointment is the weakness in the floor next to the dinning table and recliner. We use only 2 chairs, When someone steps on the floor the table buckles down then pops back up. Talked to Keystone twice and they continue to claim this is 'normal'. I have also read many other posts regarding this issue.

Ours has a little flex there also, I think its because it is a big slide and your going to have some flex with that wide of a slide. I dont know if this would work have you looked into the support jacks for the slides Ive seen them on CW site dont know if they work or not. The little flex doesn't bother me.

Jim Dow · 07-30-2013, 07:27 PM

We have owned our 2011 (new to us) Montana High Country for 8 months and have used it about 5 or 6 weekends.

It has a small sewer hose storage compartment; so I store a longer hose in a bucket. I've been thinking about making the 4"x4" fence post storage mod; but so far I have not gotten around to doing it.

We have had only minor issues, most of which were due to lack of knowledge on my part.

We really enjoy our High Country.

ratherbecamping · 07-31-2013, 04:19 AM

We were at a dealer's yesterday (bought a Montana High Country 343RL) and were told that the floor has a "bow flex" design and will feel "rubbery" underfoot compared to other rigs. The reason for this is to prevent the vinyl from cracking during cold temperatures.

**JRTJH** · 07-31-2013, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ratherbecamping

We were at a dealer's yesterday (bought a Montana High Country 343RL) and were told that the floor has a "bow flex" design and will feel "rubbery" underfoot compared to other rigs. The reason for this is to prevent the vinyl from cracking during cold temperatures.

I would be inclined to check out several other 343RL's to compare that "bow flex" design. That dealer's explanation sounds more "rubbery" than the RV's floor..... Just sayin'

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