Keystone TT

Daughter has a Keystone Cougar and has had no problems

We have had no issues with our Hideout.

well, we have a keystone outback, 2011, have put over 30K miles on it, put ove 100 days camping on it each year, including grandkids in the trailer.

The only issue we had with it was the clearcoat on the alloy wheels cracking for which keystone replaced the wheels, paid for balancing etc.

Daughters in-laws have a keystone cougar 2009, they have probably 20K miles on it, 60 days/year or more on it and again no problems with it everything is holding up well, both look almost new inside.

Now the in-laws trailer is stored outside w/o a cover and the decals are starting to curl. Ours is stored ouside covered whe not in use for more tha 3 weeks or so and the decals are still in great shape.

Both of us would by another keystone in a heartbeat.

BTW Thor owns airstream, and probably makes well over half the trailers sold.

am1958 wrote:
I have a 2014 Bullet Premiere 31BHPR... Love it and no issues worth mentioning.

I have the same in a 2013, same experience. From other TTs I have looked at, the Bullet is one of the better built.

handye9 wrote:
It's not unusual for many satisfied owners to not go out of their way to post good reviews.

Bad reviews, there are some folks who complain about manufacturers when their problem was actually self induced. And, there are some folks who complain about the RV manufacturer, when the real cause of their problem is a dealer or a company that makes the subsystems. IE: entertainment systems and appliances, etc

You'll see more complaints with Thor and Forest River simply because they make more units.

The big question is what percentage of owners are having problems.
Doesn't matter if they sell more or not.

FWIW, we have been really happy with ours. We bought it from the original owners who we knew. There was a leak in the roof where the fridge exhausts. I found that in 2015, it had probably been brewing for less than a year. I couldn't really fault Keystone for that. Other than that no issues at all.

We have a 2010 Outback we bought new. It had all the typical problems, underrated tires, a couple of cabinet patches that weren’t adjusted just right, but nothing I’d call major. When we first got it we would put maybe 10-15,000 miles a year on it. Last last four, since wife’s retirement it’s more like 25,000 a year. This year will probably make closer to 35,000 miles. If I ever replace it Outback would be the top runner at this point.

I've seen Keystone TTs on display at a dealer and just for fun have looked at GVWR and tire and axle capacities. Keystone will sometimes install tires and axles that are very close to their max. load ratings. No law against that unfortunately. Then an owner can end up with a blowout or bent axle and wonder why. I think a lot of them do this. I bought a forest river once that had two different sized tires on the TT. I called them and they did nothing about replacing them. I had blow outs on every camping trip. I finally went to tire store and had them put on over sized tires. went from c class to G class and never had another blow out.

Pull up the Keystone website and you will see they make a full compliment of RVs.

Not all models are created equal.

The vast majority of the RVs are owned by Thor or Forest River. Each builds models to a price point, with the same materials and work force.

Right now the industry is in their third year of record growth, building close to 500,000 units a year. I do not think you will find any company head and shoulders above the others for the same size and price point.

We purchased a Keystone Cougar H/T last season, it is a fantastic trailer.

On our search for a new one, we looked at them all. I used to sell TTs at one point in life and I was very pleased with the build quality of the Cougar. I cannot speak for other brands of Keystone, but happy with my unit! Good Luck and Happy Camping!

-GW