Keystone Cougar's the top selling 5th wheel.

We are on our 2nd Cougar and love(d) both of them. The 2006 did have some smells in the beginning but the 2013 is much better. Easy to pull, very comfortable and a great value in our estimation.

Love mine...just the basic things that are going to happen that people complain about. But hey...if you're going to own one of these you should know how to fix the simple things. Can't beat it for the value...very happy with mine.

Dayle1 wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
http://www.rvbusiness.com/2016/03/keystone-cougar-is-top-selling-fiver-in-2015/

I can see why they sell so many. Light weight, long, good floor plans, lots of amenities and priced right. Just too much OSB for me.

Light weight and too much OSB are kind of contradictory points. OSB is heavier, less resistant to water, swells when wet and sags more than plywood. I don't really know where OSB may be used in Cougars, but many brands use special OSB in the main slide out floor. That is because it is available in lengths over 10 ft while plywood is usually limited to 8 ft.

Cougars use OSB for the floors and roofs as well as for the mattress base. If OSB is heavier and Cougars are light weight for their length then where's the weight being cut from?
The featured model (326RDS) is 10,426 dry and is 37'8" long.

Rangerman40 wrote:
I can't stand the smell of the off gassing in the Cougars. I know they all do it but the Cougars are especially ripe for some reason.

Ours, a 2016, has zero odor so they must have changed.

goducks10 wrote:
http://www.rvbusiness.com/2016/03/keystone-cougar-is-top-selling-fiver-in-2015/

I can see why they sell so many. Light weight, long, good floor plans, lots of amenities and priced right. Just too much OSB for me.

Light weight and too much OSB are kind of contradictory points. OSB is heavier, less resistant to water, swells when wet and sags more than plywood. I don't really know where OSB may be used in Cougars, but many brands use special OSB in the main slide out floor. That is because it is available in lengths over 10 ft while plywood is usually limited to 8 ft.

Our 06 cougar was pretty bad for glues off gassing for the first 6 months. I'd be surprised if they still are like that. With the new carb regs most trailers are far better for that. I know our 2014 crusader had hardly any smells new.

WHAT the heck????:h that is a new complaint i have never heard of that one But anyway Cougar is the best selling 5er in it's CLASS (mid level) just like Montana has been the best selling 5er for 14 years in the Luxury class But yeah Cougars are great mid level 5er's ALOT of bang for the buck and tons of floorplans just like their Big brother Montana

Rangerman40 wrote:
I can't stand the smell of the off gassing in the Cougars. I know they all do it but the Cougars are especially ripe for some reason.

I can't stand the smell of the off gassing in the Cougars. I know they all do it but the Cougars are especially ripe for some reason.

My older cougar fiver at "only" 29 feet seems so much bigger to just about everyone that comes inside.
It has a rear living room layout with a super long slide out that
makes it like a real room in a house.
Quality is very good for the money it costs....in fact the only few
troubles were with the "standard" cheapie items used on so many other RV's such as door handles and tank level sensors.


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We love ours. I think they make a good product for the price.