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Old 07-24-2015, 05:50 PM   #1
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Alpine, Big Sky, & Montana Fifth Wheels

What is the order of luxury on these? Is the Montana the top one or is the Big Sky?

Also, is the Big sky a four season trailer?
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Old 07-24-2015, 06:12 PM   #2
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They are all listed as a luxury class RV. Although they are all a Keystone product, they are independent products. What I mean by this is that it's not the same as going to by a chevy truck and choosing which trim package you want, it's more like looking at the top trim package in a chevy and then the equivalent in GMC. If you look at all three you will find little differences in each that may or may not appeal to you. Personally, I prefer the Alpine, that's why we own one. Looked at the Montana, did not look at the Big Sky. The main thing that stood out with the Alpine that the Montana did not offer was the heat pump, we absolutely love it. Another big difference maker for us was the price difference, the MSRP was basically the same, but the Montana dealer we were working with just kept selling the "best selling RV 5,000 years running" point and acting like that added gold to the bottom line. The Alpine dealer was much easier to work with and we were able to get a MUCH better price. Maybe a different dealer would have brought different results, but we were partial to the Alpine anyway so we didn't look to hard to find a different Montana dealer that may have been easier to work with.
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Old 07-25-2015, 02:44 AM   #3
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That's good info from Brent .....

We also went the Alpine route - The layout is what did it for us - The ends both raised, giving the LR a completely different feeling. We also thought the Alpine trim levels were the nicest inside.

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Old 07-30-2015, 09:03 PM   #4
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We went with the Montana 3710FL. We really love it. Very comfortable with a large front living area. The wife likes all the counter space. Like the others said it is a matter of what you like.
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Old 07-30-2015, 10:07 PM   #5
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We spent over four years looking at RV's (motor homes, trailers, 5vrs) knowing when we retired we would fulltime in what we chose! It has been two years plus and have not regretted one day for choosing Alpine!
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We went with the Alpine as well.. Heat pump was a plus factor and just liked the layout better.. Second year, minor problems, mostly cosmetic..love it


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Old 07-31-2015, 03:21 PM   #7
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The DW and chose the Alpine as well. We looked at lot different ones especially at the Hershey show and found for the money the Alpine was by far the best "bang for the buck" I am so glad we chose it.We get compliments on it wherever we go
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We went with the Montana 3710FL. We really love it. Very comfortable with a large front living area. The wife likes all the counter space. Like the others said it is a matter of what you like.
That's a great floor plan, we really liked it as well and if we had decided on a Montana, that's the one we would have bought. In the end, over $30k difference between that one and our Alpine was too much buck for not much bang.
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Old 08-03-2015, 06:43 PM   #9
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Yeah, as we do more and more research, we are leaning toward the Alpine as well.

Big Sky - appears to be discontinued after 2015 - only 3 models on the Keystone website, and they are all 2015 models. Not seeing anything new on the internet about them. Like that they mostly come with all the upgraded features, like the full body paints, suspension, etc.

Montana - We really like the front bath & 1/2 model (well spouse likes more than I do). However, it leaves us still trying to find a solution to having to use the tow vehicle as our transportation when not pulling. We have done some research into adding a motorcycle lift or tow, but each has their drawback and added cost.

Alpine - We really like the 3901 RE. We can't find many of these out there, but there are a couple. This model gives us the small garage (not a toy hauler) for the motorcycle, all electric and a good floor plan, in the length we want. Only couple of issues with base level items that we will address if we decide to buy.

The lower cost in the Alpine is reflected in some of the items that seem to be missing or base level parts, but you could certainly have them added by the dealer (for a price!). For example, the suspension upgrade to Mor/ryde 4000. Pin box upgrade to Mor/ryde. MCD shades in lieu of wood blinds. Add slide toppers.

I think we could purchase the Alpine and actually add some of these features ourselves for less money that what the dealer would charge, so that's the real reason we are leaning towards the Alpine.
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