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briggzee1
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Jul 10, 2019

Opinions on Keystone Hideout

Very interested in buying the trailer listed below. It checks all our boxes but I thought I would check in to see if there is any red flags about Keystone and this specfic year and model.

https://gregsrv.com/rvs/hideout-travel-trailer-2017-24bhs-5171/

Thanks

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  • When you google Keystone, add "quality" & "problems"...

    Met a couple in a CG who bought a new Keystone TT for their retirement years. It leaked like a sieve from day one. Dealer could not fix it and it got sent to the factory who only made it worse. He ended up repairing it himself.

    Know a couple with a Keystone. The quality of the cabinetry was atrocious. I repaired the dinette seating which was falling apart and cabinet drawers and doors for them. Below is a photo of the roller catch on one of their cabinet doors. The 2 pieces of the latch are over an inch apart! Also a photo of a bent catch and another showing a dealer repair on a catch.

    Have seen Keystone TTs at RV shows and the cabinet doors & drawers were wonky and not closing properly. Hard to imagine they put them on display like that for all to see.

    I do think though, that there is a difference in quality between the one manufactured in the east vs west. In some fairness, quality can be hit and miss and vary a lot between brands. We had a previous TT that ended up being replaced under warranty. I would either take someone with you to look at TTs that has been around them for a while or even hire an independent RV tech or at least go talk to one, on a used or even new TT. Could save a lot of grief in the end.

  • Should’ve mentioned i’m In Canada. Price converts to around 20k in US dollars. I did some google searches but I like to come to a forum like this to get some more personal answers. Thanks.
  • Ive not heard anything particularly bad about Keystone trailers. I would say, though, if this is the particular one youre looking at, it is way overpriced at 27k. A quick search shows the same model under 20k.