Keystone Bullet Premier
We are seriously looking at buying a 31BHPR. It pretty much has everything we are looking for in a TT, the only cons we can think of with it is, it has curtains instead of solid doors for the bedroom ...
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Our first outing review! We picked up our 28RLPR last Thursday. Unfortunately the driving to the CG was under very windy conditions, ~40+ mph wind gust. That was really pushing our TT, it wasn't the best time to test how it towed, yes we do have weight distribution/sway bar thank goodness. Driving into the wind the tow was fine even with our '05 Expedition. Honestly the Expedition stats says it can tow this TT but to us it didn't seem to have enough power to keep it at highway speed going up the hills, could have been that nasty wind but probably the TV. IA does have some nice hills but nothing compared to going into the mountains, not sure the expedition would tow well in the rockies! I wouldn’t like to have a line of cars honking behind us yelling can’t that car go any faster! We both think that we'll eventually move up in our TV. To be fair the drive back to store the TT was good (no wind and we were more confident!) so we'll give it a few more outings before we jump into purchasing another TV. We'll need a new TV eventually anyway and probably make the commitment to boost up to something with more towing power. Right now for our local camping the expedition will be fine.
We spent the first few days "moving in". Since we previously were a popup camping family we only used one tote full of camping items. For us this TT seems to have tons of space!
Inside we added under the sink (yes there is room, some TT's don't have height space for them) and bathroom trash cans, over the door bathroom hooks (added felt padding to them where it touches the door), hanging bathroom shower caddy to side of glass shower wall, 3 shelf storage bins in bedroom closets (Walmart has perfect size 3 drawer shelves right now), shelf liners throughout, extension cord in bedroom, tension rods for a few cabinets, refrigerator fan, under the bed hydraulic struts, square leather storage cube (the type you can turn the top over and use it as a tray) to put feet up while relaxing in the chairs in the rear living area after a long day of fun (huge success!).
"extension cord in bedroom" - There is only one outlet in the 28RLPR model in the bedroom (other than the one on the ceiling for tv purposes), it's on the far side by the laundry chute. For a quick fix I plugged in an extension cord and fed it around the mattress for a quick outlet on the other side of the bed. We both wanted to have a way to plug in things and keep them at hands reach, like our cell phone.
“bed storage hydraulic struts” – dealer added those for me but I think it was a waste of money at this point. The mattress (firm/hard) doesn’t give much at all, maybe that’s a good thing lol plus we will definitely use a mattress topper (very much needed). The struts look to be a very sturdy size but the weight of the bed and weak plywood make it seem unstable and won’t really hold. Lesson learned, just don’t store things under there that you need daily, we agreed we will not give up the mattress topper! Time will tell what we want to use that space for.
Outside items purchased: gutter extenders (rained hard the first 2 days camping, you can definitely see the difference in the small factory ones on the TT and then after you add the extenders, a must do to these TT's), Lend-A-Hand door handles, BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks, lynx levelers, rhinoflex swivel rv sewer kit, various storage bins, popup laundry hamper and a variety of new items to have on hand (jacks, extension cords, new outside camp chairs, easy connect water hose connectors, assortment of tools, etc).
Overall comments on the 28RLPR TT, these aren’t meant to be negative, just food for thought and things that someone may want to be aware of to plan ahead. There is no perfect camper or plan but this one was an excellent choice for us.
- one outlet in bedroom
- short queen mattress size ok for us but if you're taller than 6' it could be a concern, depends on how you sleep
- mattress topper, needed one IMHO
- queen size sheets worked ok even for the short queen mattress
- room darkening shades for bedroom is a next season mod for us, the curtains close but not really room darkening IMHO
- no outlet in the hall area by the dream locker and back door, would have been useful
- I thought the "dream locker" was going to be a wasted space but wow it was very usable for us! Everyone seem to add these 3m hooks to their TT's but the hooks on the wall in the dream locker serve that purpose beautifully, from hats, jackets, umbrellas, fly swatters, whatever and a nice place to put shoes on or off by back door. At this time we’re using the cabinets above the bench as a utility cabinet, misc. items
- not enough heat gets into bathroom IMHO, no heat vent in there but it does have an cool air vent for summer
- get gutter extenders or use clothespins
- windows don't open far but air flow was surprisingly breezy enough, absolutely LOVE the huge window in the back
- Lend-A-Hand outside door handle added by dealer
- 2 step back door, bring extra step if needed
- love the large sink, I prefer to soak a few items in small tub in the sink but have the option to use the full size sink for pots/pans
- adjustable shelves in pantry is misleading if you’re not aware of what that really means. You can’t change the height of the shelves, what you can do is just take out one shelf if you want something taller in that space
- entry doors with struts are excellent, they do not open completely back to the TT outside wall but they won’t get away from you in the wind and smash those outside walls either, the struts will hold where those standard door holders break, bend or just simply won’t hold in wind, excellent add IMHO
- spice rack takes regular to smaller size spice containers, the salt/pepper grinders were to tall to fit
- love the clean out water hose connect for black tank wash
- tank labels reversed on ours (black labeled gray), seems to be the same on most all of these TT's, bad labeling, wonder when the factory will get that right!
- never thought I’d use the outside speakers, not high on my list of TT’s wants, after all we’re doing a back to nature event here. We did enjoy sitting out, watching the boats go by, bird watching, playing Sudoku AND to my surprise we really did enjoy some quiet background music to listen to, guess never say never
- does not have surround sound inside but does have extra speakers, the sound was excellent
- no complaints with the oven, made the Trailblazer chicken from the RV Cooking Show, amazingly easy and good. Being that the weather was chilly, if the oven put out extra heat into the TT it was appreciated, however we really didn’t notice a heat problem from using the oven. I used no pizza stone and it seemed to cook evenly. Time will tell on that also.
- BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks worked on the slide out side but not on the other. There is a support strap on the fender skirt which is connected right between the tires on the door side of the TT. That prevents the BAL X-Chock tire locking chock from being able to be adjusted and hit the tires correctly. We used Lynx stop ‘n chock on the door side.
We only had this short time to use the TT before we are storing it for the winter. So after “moving in” items, getting things settled as we wanted, we then “moved out” items for winter storage. We secured items as best as we could and made the trip to the storage site. We were absolutely amazed at how little things moved around inside. I had heard that the wide stance tires give a better ride, not sure that helped the stored items inside but we don’t think there was any movement at all! I did move everything into three pantry shelves, pretty light weight items and secured with a tension rod. Our TV was sure bouncing from the draft from the big rigs on I80 and we thought for sure things would be swinging from the ceiling but everything was perfect.
Overall we both discussed the pros and cons and would still rate our 28RLPR an A! We can’t wait to plan now for next years full camping season!
Hope some of these comments will help future buyers for the 28RLPR.
Happy Camping!
We spent the first few days "moving in". Since we previously were a popup camping family we only used one tote full of camping items. For us this TT seems to have tons of space!
Inside we added under the sink (yes there is room, some TT's don't have height space for them) and bathroom trash cans, over the door bathroom hooks (added felt padding to them where it touches the door), hanging bathroom shower caddy to side of glass shower wall, 3 shelf storage bins in bedroom closets (Walmart has perfect size 3 drawer shelves right now), shelf liners throughout, extension cord in bedroom, tension rods for a few cabinets, refrigerator fan, under the bed hydraulic struts, square leather storage cube (the type you can turn the top over and use it as a tray) to put feet up while relaxing in the chairs in the rear living area after a long day of fun (huge success!).
"extension cord in bedroom" - There is only one outlet in the 28RLPR model in the bedroom (other than the one on the ceiling for tv purposes), it's on the far side by the laundry chute. For a quick fix I plugged in an extension cord and fed it around the mattress for a quick outlet on the other side of the bed. We both wanted to have a way to plug in things and keep them at hands reach, like our cell phone.
“bed storage hydraulic struts” – dealer added those for me but I think it was a waste of money at this point. The mattress (firm/hard) doesn’t give much at all, maybe that’s a good thing lol plus we will definitely use a mattress topper (very much needed). The struts look to be a very sturdy size but the weight of the bed and weak plywood make it seem unstable and won’t really hold. Lesson learned, just don’t store things under there that you need daily, we agreed we will not give up the mattress topper! Time will tell what we want to use that space for.
Outside items purchased: gutter extenders (rained hard the first 2 days camping, you can definitely see the difference in the small factory ones on the TT and then after you add the extenders, a must do to these TT's), Lend-A-Hand door handles, BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks, lynx levelers, rhinoflex swivel rv sewer kit, various storage bins, popup laundry hamper and a variety of new items to have on hand (jacks, extension cords, new outside camp chairs, easy connect water hose connectors, assortment of tools, etc).
Overall comments on the 28RLPR TT, these aren’t meant to be negative, just food for thought and things that someone may want to be aware of to plan ahead. There is no perfect camper or plan but this one was an excellent choice for us.
- one outlet in bedroom
- short queen mattress size ok for us but if you're taller than 6' it could be a concern, depends on how you sleep
- mattress topper, needed one IMHO
- queen size sheets worked ok even for the short queen mattress
- room darkening shades for bedroom is a next season mod for us, the curtains close but not really room darkening IMHO
- no outlet in the hall area by the dream locker and back door, would have been useful
- I thought the "dream locker" was going to be a wasted space but wow it was very usable for us! Everyone seem to add these 3m hooks to their TT's but the hooks on the wall in the dream locker serve that purpose beautifully, from hats, jackets, umbrellas, fly swatters, whatever and a nice place to put shoes on or off by back door. At this time we’re using the cabinets above the bench as a utility cabinet, misc. items
- not enough heat gets into bathroom IMHO, no heat vent in there but it does have an cool air vent for summer
- get gutter extenders or use clothespins
- windows don't open far but air flow was surprisingly breezy enough, absolutely LOVE the huge window in the back
- Lend-A-Hand outside door handle added by dealer
- 2 step back door, bring extra step if needed
- love the large sink, I prefer to soak a few items in small tub in the sink but have the option to use the full size sink for pots/pans
- adjustable shelves in pantry is misleading if you’re not aware of what that really means. You can’t change the height of the shelves, what you can do is just take out one shelf if you want something taller in that space
- entry doors with struts are excellent, they do not open completely back to the TT outside wall but they won’t get away from you in the wind and smash those outside walls either, the struts will hold where those standard door holders break, bend or just simply won’t hold in wind, excellent add IMHO
- spice rack takes regular to smaller size spice containers, the salt/pepper grinders were to tall to fit
- love the clean out water hose connect for black tank wash
- tank labels reversed on ours (black labeled gray), seems to be the same on most all of these TT's, bad labeling, wonder when the factory will get that right!
- never thought I’d use the outside speakers, not high on my list of TT’s wants, after all we’re doing a back to nature event here. We did enjoy sitting out, watching the boats go by, bird watching, playing Sudoku AND to my surprise we really did enjoy some quiet background music to listen to, guess never say never
- does not have surround sound inside but does have extra speakers, the sound was excellent
- no complaints with the oven, made the Trailblazer chicken from the RV Cooking Show, amazingly easy and good. Being that the weather was chilly, if the oven put out extra heat into the TT it was appreciated, however we really didn’t notice a heat problem from using the oven. I used no pizza stone and it seemed to cook evenly. Time will tell on that also.
- BAL X-Chock tire locking chocks worked on the slide out side but not on the other. There is a support strap on the fender skirt which is connected right between the tires on the door side of the TT. That prevents the BAL X-Chock tire locking chock from being able to be adjusted and hit the tires correctly. We used Lynx stop ‘n chock on the door side.
We only had this short time to use the TT before we are storing it for the winter. So after “moving in” items, getting things settled as we wanted, we then “moved out” items for winter storage. We secured items as best as we could and made the trip to the storage site. We were absolutely amazed at how little things moved around inside. I had heard that the wide stance tires give a better ride, not sure that helped the stored items inside but we don’t think there was any movement at all! I did move everything into three pantry shelves, pretty light weight items and secured with a tension rod. Our TV was sure bouncing from the draft from the big rigs on I80 and we thought for sure things would be swinging from the ceiling but everything was perfect.
Overall we both discussed the pros and cons and would still rate our 28RLPR an A! We can’t wait to plan now for next years full camping season!
Hope some of these comments will help future buyers for the 28RLPR.
Happy Camping!
