Keystone Montana

[dstephens]

I would like to receive input as to the Pro's and Con's of the Keystone Montana 5th Wheel trailers. I have noticed that there are a large number of used Montana 5th wheels for sale at the Dealers. Is there a reason? Are they built well or do they not hold up well?

Thanks
Dale

[Mile_High]

yes the floor. The slide floors were kind of disappointing in our Montana. They were mush around the dining table

[cummins2014]

rmalik1 wrote:

otrfun wrote:

rmalik1 wrote:
One of the things I don't like about Montana's is they use OSB not marine grade plywood.

Got the impression Montana's were mostly aluminum construction? Where do they use the OSB? Floor, sides, and/or roof?

Floor
The exact place u want the better product!

Please explain what goes wrong with OSB flooring, have read this before, and having had two Montana fifth wheels, I'm sorry , but OSB is my last concern. After 9years between the two there were never any floor problems if that is what you are alluding to.

[rmalik1]

otrfun wrote:

rmalik1 wrote:
One of the things I don't like about Montana's is they use OSB not marine grade plywood.

Got the impression Montana's were mostly aluminum construction? Where do they use the OSB? Floor, sides, and/or roof?

Floor
The exact place u want the better product!

[ours]

Check out how they are constructed from the bottom up. I did this and researched for about 2 months and ended up purchasing a Cedar Creek Silverback. I was happier with the core construction of this brand and how everything is put together. Just sharing my research.

[otrfun]

rmalik1 wrote:
One of the things I don't like about Montana's is they use OSB not marine grade plywood.

Got the impression Montana's were mostly aluminum construction? Where do they use the OSB? Floor, sides, and/or roof?

[Mile_High]

abc40kids wrote:

Mile High wrote:

rehless wrote:
Bought a new 2012 in 2012, Montana Mountaineer. Not happy. Wood trim immediately broke of one slide out, both sides. Door on converter broke. As cheaply made as others.

Mountaineer not even in the same league as Montana - so not a fair comparison. Mountaineer is the econo line.

Mountaineer not one of Keystones lightweight fifth wheels and is actually being merged into the Montana lineup so they now have a bunkhouse. No more Mountaineer....

Hmmm, I don't recall saying it was a lightweight, rather an economy version of the Montana. They are not light, they just don't have all the features. Looks like they still show a full line on the website, but Keystone has never been real prompt about keeping it updated.

[abc40kids]

Mile High wrote:

rehless wrote:
Bought a new 2012 in 2012, Montana Mountaineer. Not happy. Wood trim immediately broke of one slide out, both sides. Door on converter broke. As cheaply made as others.

Mountaineer not even in the same league as Montana - so not a fair comparison. Mountaineer is the econo line.

Mountaineer not one of Keystones lightweight fifth wheels and is actually being merged into the Montana lineup so they now have a bunkhouse. No more Mountaineer....

[rmalik1]

One of the things I don't like about Montana's is they use OSB not marine grade plywood.

[C-Bears]

I can't really say for certain if Keystone Montana's are better than any other make/model of same price point FW's.

We started doing some research about 3 years ago when we decided to get out of boating and get into RVing. After ton's of research online, visiting numerous dealers, and attending countless RV shows, we searched and found a used 2008 Montana 3400RL.

What a great RV. We decided to go slightly bigger and newer so once again the search and research was on. Ended up with a Montana 3725RL and after almost a year of full timing in it we couldn't be happier.

Being a retired contractor/carpenter I was impressed with our cabinets and the quality of the interior material over some of the other brands mentioned that were about the same price.

All makes/models of FW's have their issues and none are perfect.

[ford_truck_guy]

2-MTnesters wrote:

BB_TX wrote:
Great job on the "repairs". :B

X2 A job well done!

X3 - - Nice work

[Cummins12V98]

The friends of ours that love their Montana are on their 3rd one. Not sure what model it is but it's long 38-39'? They custom ordered theirs. One of the things they liked about our RV was the large awning over the curb side dining/two chair slide. Last time we were with them that were seriously planing on changing out the springs, tires and brakes and wish they had done the upgrade when they ordered it. They haul a lot with them and it sounded like they were at or over the tires/springs limits.

[ReneeG]

As with any product line, marketing has a great deal to do with popularity, but even with that said, Montana's - the high end model - appear to be very popular with satisfied customers. When we were in the market to buy a fifth wheel, we looked closely at the Montana and they were quality built. For us though, we went with the Heartland Bighorn comparably built but with a few more features that we wanted. And like someone here said, most comparably priced (higher end) units will be better built, as has been the case for our Bighorn. I would suspect that the reason you see so many used is that the owners upgraded to a newer model of Montana or larger one!

[FlatBroke]

dstephens wrote:
I want to thank everyone who replied to my original post. There was some good feedback and comments along with the "not so good" feed back. After reading all the replies, I believe the Montana is a fairly good mid level unit. As we all know, among any product, there are those that have a good experience and those that have a not so good experience.

Thanks again for all the input. Lets call this one closed.
Dale

[2-MTnesters]

BB_TX wrote:
Great job on the "repairs". :B

X2 A job well done!

[BB_TX]

Great job on the "repairs". :B