2104 Keystone Hideaway 280lhs

5Cent wrote:
Hey Duke, it's been almost 2yrs, wanted to see how things are going and to share the experience with our Hideout.

Before 2014, I would have never stepped into a Keystone. It was always Jayco to start and go from there. I'm glad my wife talked me into it at the 2014 show! Overall I am very pleased with the quality of our BHS. Haven't had to tweak anything yet and only wear and tear is showing on the cheap wooden ladder to the upper bunk and the wrapped armrests throughout the unit. The corners are wearing through the fabric. My only other observation (not really a complaint because I imagine other new models are similar), is the lack of cleaning up left over construction saw dust/small pieces in hidden places. I was boon docking for 4 days and A/C drain holes plugged up with ****. Luckily there were a few ppl in the camper and they got a turkey fryer container under the unit inside. The drain tray overflows as it thaws been cycles and comes back thru the unit lol!

The towing experience has been great. No issues with tires, bearings, brakes, lighting. It was too much to handle with the 1500 we had so I went back to a 2500hd. The family is growing and more capacity was required. We have decided to go to seasonal this year and pull-out for a few big trips already planned. Baby boy #3 was born last Weds. so this will be easier to ensure lots of use this summer. I'm curious to see how the rig holds up to seasonal, will report back at end of season.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Glad to hear things are going well with your camper! Over all I have to say my experience has been just ok.. We really are enjoying the camper but I did have had a couple issues with it last summer. One was that the heating element in the fridge failed. It was known defect in that model/year fridge, and the part was covered under warranty. I did have to pay $150 labor for a guy to come out and replace it (they wouldn't send me the part directly). The second was that once of the plastic water hoses on the underside of the camper was rubbing on a bur on the frame and started leaking. I ended up having to replace a section of hose and replacing a good part of the insulation underneath. Other than that, it's been holding up ok. Towing has been just fine with my F150 Eco so far.