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08-11-2014, 04:41 PM
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Cougar HC Stair Remodel Project
In case anyone's interested:
http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/sho...576#post139576
Also, if anyone with a 299RKS can get me a picture of the original stair configuration I would really appreciate a copy. I forgot to take one before I started tearing it apart!
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08-12-2014, 11:48 AM
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Nice job, that's a keeper for sure.
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08-13-2014, 06:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poppy's 5th Wheel
Also, if anyone with a 299RKS can get me a picture of the original stair configuration I would really appreciate a copy. I forgot to take one before I started tearing it apart!
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I can do that, but not while it is raining. It would have to be tomorrow evening if it can wait.
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08-14-2014, 07:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SkiSmuggs
I can do that, but not while it is raining. It would have to be tomorrow evening if it can wait.
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Thanks so much! I will be very grateful.
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2015 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS
2011 Cougar High Country 299RKS - SOLD
2007 Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison CC 4x4
2007 Corvette Z51
2009 Cadillac CTS
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08-15-2014, 05:10 AM
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Here you are!
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08-15-2014, 07:04 AM
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Thanks so much. They complete my album. It's great to see the before and after pictures. I think I'm going to add a hand rail on the bathroom side at some point.
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2015 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS
2011 Cougar High Country 299RKS - SOLD
2007 Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison CC 4x4
2007 Corvette Z51
2009 Cadillac CTS
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08-16-2014, 04:01 AM
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That looks great. My dachshund needs smaller steps like that.
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08-16-2014, 04:49 AM
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After spending a month in Galveston this past winter, modifying the steps was a necessary evil. I went about it a little differently but do like the open area under the first step. It would be a great alternative to slipping shoes under the entertainment center. Good Job Poppy !!!
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08-16-2014, 06:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
After spending a month in Galveston this past winter, modifying the steps was a necessary evil. I went about it a little differently but do like the open area under the first step. It would be a great alternative to slipping shoes under the entertainment center. Good Job Poppy !!!
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Lookin' good! I don't know why they weren't built with the additional step originally. It would have been so easy to just move the top landing in a few inches to give the extra room for but, oh well, this works.
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2011 Cougar High Country 299RKS - SOLD
2007 Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison CC 4x4
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08-16-2014, 07:18 AM
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Many of the 2015 models do have 2 or even 3 steps. I'm not sure how Keystone "got away with it" like they did, but RVIA doesn't say much about it, however the "national building code" has a 9" maximum rise for steps. Ours were upwards of 11".
I agree, it would be so much better, both in function and in looks to simply have moved the upper deck cutout forward 2 or 3 inches and installed 3 steps when building these things.
Both my DW and I really find it much easier to get up and down now. We both were having knee/hip problems in Galveston just from climbing those steps. I wouldn't think it made that much difference, but it does.
Ain't "getting old" a "pain" <sigh>
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