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03-02-2023, 07:57 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Central Minnesota
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Hello from Minnesota
Hello, permission to come aboard?
Been camping for 5+ decades. Currently we have a Jayco hybrid. We are in the market for something new. We are serious considering a Cougar 22MLE 5ver.
We're looking for something small. Ideally we want something sub 30 feet. We like to boondock and want something small to get into more remote locations.
Happy Camping 🏕
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03-02-2023, 10:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Oregon High Desert
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Hi there T-Time, permission granted! And, welcome!
Good luck in your search, and if would kindly click on the "User CP" tab in the upper left of the screen, then complete a user profile.
Again welcome, and take care!
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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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03-03-2023, 03:50 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: jackson
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Hello and welcome from NH.
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JXNBBL (Jay)
Jackson, NH
2021 Keystone 330BHS
2023 Ram 3500 6.7L diesel, 3.73 ratio
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03-03-2023, 04:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Saginaw Mn
Posts: 1,728
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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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03-03-2023, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary R.
Hi there T-Time, permission granted! And, welcome!
Good luck in your search, and if would kindly click on the "User CP" tab in the upper left of the screen, then complete a user profile.
Again welcome, and take care!
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Welcome!
And add a signature!
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Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
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03-03-2023, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Monroeville
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Welcome from Pennsylvania!
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2014 Bullet Premier 29bh in Charocal
2019 Ram 2500 HD 4x4, CC, 6.4L
2011 Passport 2510RB (Sold)
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03-03-2023, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Indiana
Posts: 2,705
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Welcome to the forums and good luck with that Cougar. Have you had opportunity to actually look at one in person? If not, hope you can do so, real soon.
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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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03-06-2023, 09:18 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchmensport
Welcome to the forums and good luck with that Cougar. Have you had opportunity to actually look at one in person? If not, hope you can do so, real soon.
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Thanks everyone
Yes, we viewed many Cougars this winter including the two in my signature. There are things that I line and don't like in both. We have two more 5vers of SOB that we want to look at before making our final decision.
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2012 Jayco X23B
2020 Ram Laramie 3500 SRW long box Air ride 50Gal fuel tank.
Equal-I-zer 4-Point Sway Control
Considering a Cougar 22MLE & 27SGS
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03-06-2023, 04:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Mico, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Time
Thanks everyone
Yes, we viewed many Cougars this winter including the two in my signature. There are things that I line and don't like in both. We have two more 5vers of SOB that we want to look at before making our final decision.
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Well, if you have been camping and owned RVs in the past, you will know that there are less compromises in 43' RVs than 23'. If you stay within a certain size your previous camping experience will tell you which basic issues you can live with and which you can't and then it comes down to druthers as most all the campers coming off all the manufacturer's lines are facing quality issues. Perhaps now that the sales boom is over they will have the workers focus on putting staples and glue in the right place and wiring things correctly; also keep in mind that many of the complaints you hear on forums are due to the high-tech junk the OEMs seem convinced will lure in the younger tech generation.
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2006 F350 CC 4WD 6.0L
2002 Keystone Cougar 278
2006 GL1800 Roadsmith Trike
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03-06-2023, 07:17 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: Central Minnesota
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We would really like a rear living room with good campsite windows. But those are much bigger than we want. We like to boondock. We use to backpack and canoe for weeks at a time when much younger. DW is not big into tent camping anymore. I still ackpack a little and tent camp maybe 15 nights a year. So a small 5ver is luxury compared to what we use to do.
Honestly, if I had my choice, I would like a low profile 5ver, a bit like a LQ horse trailer, but no one makes anything like this anymore.
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2012 Jayco X23B
2020 Ram Laramie 3500 SRW long box Air ride 50Gal fuel tank.
Equal-I-zer 4-Point Sway Control
Considering a Cougar 22MLE & 27SGS
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