New to Travel Trailers
Okay guys, I have a question, but first a little background. Our family of 5 had a Coleman Pop-Up years ago and loved to camp in it, but due to poor maintenance by the previous owner, it proved too...
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We had a 2006 Keystone Springdale and had good success with it. The things you should check are the roof, make sure there are no leaks. Check the frame, make sure there are no cracks. The decals may start curling in the camper's 5th year. We just ignored that. Because it's an aluminum side with paint, in the 7th year, the paint started running off, kind of like fine baby powder, and when it rained it left white powdery stuff on the asphalt under it on the ground. The paint was thinning.
About the 6th year of the camper, expect the roof vents to start becoming brittle, and the fan blade in the vent in the bathroom may become so brittle, it may may just crumble. These are easy fixes.
In the 7th year, the floor linoleum started curling around the edges in some places. In the 8th year I put new trim on the edges to hold the curls down, and then sold the camper for our current one.
Ours had an outside shower, it had to be replaced in year 7 also.
All the appliances worked like a champ when we sold it. We sold it because the floor plan just did not work for us any more. It towed great and I had the original tires through the 6th year of the camper's life.
Look at my profile to the left, and you'll see a photo of ours. Scroll down.
Here's some stats about yours. It's not all THAT heavy, but a 1500 or 150 truck will be a bit light for it. You'll want to get a weight distribution hitch system. Yours is too long to NOT use a WD hitch and sway control of some kind. Keystones are balanced good, so you'll want to load it about equal weight near the front and the back, you should have no problem towing that way. Lean toward the front if you need to load more weight.
Hope this helps. You can go to
Year = 2011
Model = 294BHSSRWE
Shipping Weight = 6923
Carrying Capacity = 2527
Hitch = 650
Length = 32' 7"
Height = 10' 11"
Fresh Water = 60
Waste Water = 30
Gray Water = 34
LPG = 60
Tire Size = 225/75R15D
Type = Travel Trailers
Region = West Coast
Here's a YouTube video about this trailer, this was the only one I could find: Click here.
About the 6th year of the camper, expect the roof vents to start becoming brittle, and the fan blade in the vent in the bathroom may become so brittle, it may may just crumble. These are easy fixes.
In the 7th year, the floor linoleum started curling around the edges in some places. In the 8th year I put new trim on the edges to hold the curls down, and then sold the camper for our current one.
Ours had an outside shower, it had to be replaced in year 7 also.
All the appliances worked like a champ when we sold it. We sold it because the floor plan just did not work for us any more. It towed great and I had the original tires through the 6th year of the camper's life.
Look at my profile to the left, and you'll see a photo of ours. Scroll down.
Here's some stats about yours. It's not all THAT heavy, but a 1500 or 150 truck will be a bit light for it. You'll want to get a weight distribution hitch system. Yours is too long to NOT use a WD hitch and sway control of some kind. Keystones are balanced good, so you'll want to load it about equal weight near the front and the back, you should have no problem towing that way. Lean toward the front if you need to load more weight.
Hope this helps. You can go to
Year = 2011
Model = 294BHSSRWE
Shipping Weight = 6923
Carrying Capacity = 2527
Hitch = 650
Length = 32' 7"
Height = 10' 11"
Fresh Water = 60
Waste Water = 30
Gray Water = 34
LPG = 60
Tire Size = 225/75R15D
Type = Travel Trailers
Region = West Coast
Here's a YouTube video about this trailer, this was the only one I could find: Click here.
