Keystone Bullet Premier

[CampinEarls]

We are seriously looking at buying a 31BHPR. It pretty much has everything we are looking for in a TT, the only cons we can think of with it is, it has curtains instead of solid doors for the bedroom and bunkhouse....that's about it.

Maybe because this one is so new, But i'm having a hard time finding any reviews or testimonials about them.

This is our first TT, i've rented a couple times and that makes us realize we want our own, we've been researching for months and have narrowed it down to this one.

Is there anyone out there that has any experience with the Bullet line that can give me their opinions?

Thanks!

[JT19]

FensterRV wrote:
Thanks. I'm not happy with the sound at all. Ask him how the install was. Should be just 4 screws and untwisting and retwisting some wires.

Yeah, they did it in the matter or an hour or 2.

1 of my outside speaker covers isn't lined up perferctly straight up and down though (the wording on it) because I told them not to drill new holes in the camper. So they used the existing ones.

As I told him, if someone complains about it, I have no problem telling them get off my CS LOL

[gregrc75]

In the ceiling, I replaced my speakers with the brand Scoche from Walmart. It was about 30.00 a pair for the 6.5 inch. They do sound better with a bit more bass and more treble. The nice thing is the white speaker grills in the camper fit over the new speakers so you don't see any difference in appearance.

[FensterRV]

DX

I had to have the panel replaced due to mine cracking after one of my faring braces snapping during the first year. I'm having a few more faring braces put on so it doesn't happen again. If you search all 73 pages, this too happened to Virtual Garage and his fix seemed a lot better than the cheap braces they put on at the factory. Unfortunately these braces cant be ordered either from Keystone or I would have fixed mine .

[FensterRV]

Thanks. I'm not happy with the sound at all. Ask him how the install was. Should be just 4 screws and untwisting and retwisting some wires.

[JT19]

FensterRV wrote:
JT

Glad you chimed in. Please fill me in on the speakers you bought. Not very please with the sound quality. That's next on my mod list. Also again worth mentioning, I installed the Steadyfast system and it takes 90 percent of the bounce out.

Take care guys and good luck

I will go home tonight, and get you the exact brand and model I used. My neighbor does home audio/theather/etc... I had him take care of it for me. He went with Clarion, gave me the reason why over Sony, Polk, etc... I'll call him as well and find out why he chose those as well and let you know tomorrow. Could have been price/quality as I wasn't trying to spend 1k on 4 speakers.

[DX]

I have a 31BHPR and the skirting over the wheel well on the slide out side keeps breaking off due to wind. I have been back to the dealership before and the fixed it the first time by putting some aluminum braces under there but after this last trip I noticed it was breaking again and the aluminum braces were also broken.

Anyone having this issue that has gotten it resolved thru the dealer that resulted in a permanent fix?

[FensterRV]

JT

Glad you chimed in. Please fill me in on the speakers you bought. Not very please with the sound quality. That's next on my mod list. Also again worth mentioning, I installed the Steadyfast system and it takes 90 percent of the bounce out.

Take care guys and good luck

[JT19]

clskinsfan wrote:
Fenster and Greg. Thanks for the replies! We stopped in our local RV center yesterday and looked at the Premier again. We are in love with it for sure. It's great to know that other owners are happy with their investment. We are going to buy it this weekend. We hope to meet you all in a campground some day.

Chris

If you would have posted here before the 4th, I would have said come on down to Shenandoah Crossings campground, and you could have seen 1st hand what it looks like loaded with stuff and set up. Really get a feel for storage, space inside, etc..

We've been very happy with ours. Storage does leave something to desire, but the PROs heavily out-weigh the CONs for us.

The black and grey tanks are on 30gal, so with a fam of 4 or more, get used to dumping the grey tank, I normally only have to dump the black tank once on a 3 night stay, and that is before we leave, twice on a 5 nighter.

The first thing I did when I bought mine though, being a have a 2year old with sticky fingers, I replaced all 4 speakers (2 inside, 2 out) with speakers that could handle him turning the radio/movie/cd all the way up and it not blow them. plus the sound quality is 50x's better now. Other than that, no major mods yet...

[clskinsfan]

Fenster and Greg. Thanks for the replies! We stopped in our local RV center yesterday and looked at the Premier again. We are in love with it for sure. It's great to know that other owners are happy with their investment. We are going to buy it this weekend. We hope to meet you all in a campground some day.

Chris

[baunno]

baunno wrote:
Hi all Bullet owners,
I'm attaching a picture of the air matress in our 2012 28RLPT. Notice several of the bolts have let go making to uncomfortable to sleep on. I will be calling Keystone to see if warranty will cover it. Just wondering if anybody else has had this happen?

I spoke with the Keystone rep and since its still under warrentee they told me to contact the dealership where I bought the TT so I called Dave Arborgast RV up in Ohio. I spoke with the warrentee rep and sent her a couple of pictures and now have a new matress on the way.
I think both the dealership and Keystone do a good job.

[65ShelbyCobra]

Mine has been great! I plan on selling it though because now my wife wants a fifth wheel. I'm good with that though because all of our friends have fifths. I've had minor issues with mine just like most everyone else. Really not too big of a deal.

[gregrc75]

1) There seem to be some common issues with this trailer (leaking shower base, bent rear axle and bad leveling jacks, non attached hoses from the factory to name a few). Is this common in all makes of TT's? Do they all have some issues?
I had the leaking shower base. I had the dealer recaulk it and that didn't solve the problem. I finally figured out, that in my trailer, the leak was from where the shower door meet the side panels. I have the glass shower enclosure. My axle and leveling jacks appear to be fine after almost a year of ownership. My hoses were also fine except one just had to be tightened where the city water connects to the trailer.



2) Do any of you regret buying this trailer and if so why?
No, I do not regret buying it. Of course there are always "other" trailers out there the minute you buy a new one and you may miss things about your old one. I am pretty happy with mine and do not regret it.

3) What size is the bed in this camper? 60x80 or 60x74? I am 6'3 so it is an issue for me.
I am 5'9" and I find it to be a little short at 60x74. I replaced the mattress with a tempurpedic and now I love sleeping in the camper.

4) Being new to trailer camping some basic questions: How long will it take a family of 4 to fill the gray and black water tanks? How hard is it to empty the tanks? Where does your power come from when camping out of a camp ground if you have no generator?
I usually only camp at full hook up locations so I cannot help you with this too much. My floorplan has two 30 gallon gray tanks so I have a little more wiggle room then the other Premiers. The black tank, for two people, will last a good 5 or 6 days. Sewer hook up and dumping is a breeze after doing it a couple of times.
5) How would you rate the build quality of this camper if you have owned other makes?I had a Starcraft and a Coachmen. I find the build quality to be pretty much the same and I am pleased with it. I have had no issues with build quality except one item. My back door was delaminating immediatly after I bought it. The dealer replaced it with a new door without any hassle.

[FensterRV]

1) My axle was indeed bent during the first year and covered under warranty.

2) I love my trailer. Every TT has their positives and negatives.
But I believe you will have that with any TT.

3) The bed may be an issue for you. I'm 6'2 and its tight. I was lucky enough to get the comfort package ( water filter, central vac, upgraded pillow tip) which is a much better mattress. Most stock TT mattress' are horrible.

4)The gray and black tanks are ( in my opinion) smaller and fill quicker on this TT. The gray more than the black. When there isn't full hookups it can be an issue depending on how long you stay. 90 percent of our stays have full water and sewer so its never a issue for us. Remember the BULLET PREMIER is much lighter than others because and I'm sure they had to make sacrifices to keep it under 6400 lbs or whatever the dry figure is.

This is my first TT, so I would say it is good. I had initial towing weight issues but the models I compared it against, this was built better. I would look at KZ Spree. A little heavier but well respected as a legit competitor.
The outside kitchen is plain awesome. Storage isn't great. That's it for now.
Good luck and take your time. RV Shows are your best way to compare build quality.

[clskinsfan]

Hi everyone! New to this forum. We have been a tent camping family of 4 for the past 15 years. Well after camping in this awful heat wave the wife says she is done with tents. She says its hotel rooms or a TT from now on. We have been looking at TT's the past couple of weeks and think the 31 BHPR is the perfect fit for us. (our tow vehicle, included features and so on). After reading through this entire thread we have a couple of questions for those of you who own one:

1) There seem to be some common issues with this trailer (leaking shower base, bent rear axle and bad leveling jacks, non attached hoses from the factory to name a few). Is this common in all makes of TT's? Do they all have some issues?

2) Do any of you regret buying this trailer and if so why?

3) What size is the bed in this camper? 60x80 or 60x74? I am 6'3 so it is an issue for me.

4) Being new to trailer camping some basic questions: How long will it take a family of 4 to fill the gray and black water tanks? How hard is it to empty the tanks? Where does your power come from when camping out of a camp ground if you have no generator?

5) How would you rate the build quality of this camper if you have owned other makes?

We thank you all for your input! This is going to be a major step up for us. I am perfectly comfortable in a tent but even I was miserable after this last trip. There is no fun in being miserable on vacation. We are outdoor people and I would prefer not to do the hotel room thing. We also love to travel so buying a "beach house" is not the answer. A TT is the route for us. We just need to decide which one is right for us.

Thanks!
The Lewis family.

[JT19]

I have a question, how do you grease the slides? As my old TT was easy access underneath I could spray the push tube to keep it lubed...

How does one maintain theirs on the 31bhpr's, as there is no visible tube underneath, nor ontop of the slide...