My wife and I are new owners of a little 2011 Keystone Passport 199ml. I found the unit about 4 miles from my home. It was kept in a shed and in excellent condition. New tires with a new hitch included. I go to pick it up tomorrow. Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this small unit. Seems to have most things covered construction wise.
As a returning camping veteran of 25 plus years, does anyone have a special recommendation for preventative maintenance on the rubber roof? The unit will be housed in a metal garage when not used. Just wanted some insight on the unit and rubber roof coatings.
Just to state that we are 25 year camping veterans that have taken 10 years off. We are well versed in the nuances of the campers from tags to fifth wheels to diesel pushers.
Pulled the unit home yesterday. No issues and everything works. Going to perform roof maintenance shortly.
#1 stop reading the post . you,ll just get upset, if there bad, bring the rv home and enjoy your new toy, any rv is going to have some problems ,new ones even more.
BillyBob Jim wrote: We had a 2011 Keystone Passport and it was a "walk on roof" per Keystone.
In my experience it was walk on if you weighed 95 lbs and were 4'-11 tall with women's size 4 feet. They had 8mm (5/16") plywood stapled to stamped steel rafters with smooth shank staples. If you went on it even with sheets of foam or plywood to spread the weight, the staples would still start pulling out. You could then see them through the rubber membrane.
How did you like the camper? Any issues? I know they are lightweight but that is what we wanted. Something easy for my 60 year old body to manage.
The camper itself was mostly fine. We bought it new and had some issues we had to work through Keystone with, you won't have that scenario. Dealing with Keystone is something I would like to forget, they're pricks.
BillyBob Jim wrote: We had a 2011 Keystone Passport and it was a "walk on roof" per Keystone.
In my experience it was walk on if you weighed 95 lbs and were 4'-11 tall with women's size 4 feet. They had 8mm (5/16") plywood stapled to stamped steel rafters with smooth shank staples. If you went on it even with sheets of foam or plywood to spread the weight, the staples would still start pulling out. You could then see them through the rubber membrane.
How did you like the camper? Any issues? I know they are lightweight but that is what we wanted. Something easy for my 60 year old body to manage.
We had a 2011 Keystone Passport and it was a "walk on roof" per Keystone.
In my experience it was walk on if you weighed 95 lbs and were 4'-11 tall with women's size 4 feet. They had 8mm (5/16") plywood stapled to stamped steel rafters with smooth shank staples. If you went on it even with sheets of foam or plywood to spread the weight, the staples would still start pulling out. You could then see them through the rubber membrane.
Don't know what kind of rubber roof you have but on my BIL"S Passport it is not a walk on roof. Check to make sure before you get up there. A half sheet of plywood will disburse the weight if you need to get up there.
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