Wednesday, June 22, 2022

In case Facebook cancels our profile, or takes down our post against the Biden Administration's Far Left politics...


First off, let me just say again that in 2015 I lost good friends and golf partners, simply because after years of staying mainstream as to politics (pre-2015), I chose to register to vote Republican and voted for Donald Trump in 2016 (…and posted it on FB). My radical LEFT friends, immediately told me that they (he and his wife) didn’t want to have anything more to do with me… and unfriended me on FB. Despite all the years that I had accepted their point of view, and told them that ‘while I may not agree with all you believe in, I can and do accept that your views may be different from mine, and still support your right to have your own views.’ They didn’t care. It was to be their way or the highway. Sadly, this is the way the Far Left was then and still is today (only now they’re on steroids). I hope my ex-friends are still happy with their choice for President, given what he has done to our country, to our economy… and to their retirement $$.

So, now for the main point I want to make, to be clear as to where I stand, while wondering IF or for how long FB will leave it up, or if they will just CANCEL our profile, as the left wants to CANCEL AMERICA, and as is their policy to deal with anyone who is not supporting their agenda. Just in case though, I am posting it on our website as well, in case.

Everyone is entitled to at least 1 rant in their lifetime... so here's mine. Please excuse me if you get tired of reading it, but it is important to me that I get it off my chest, and for people like my poor excuse for EX Friends (mentioned above), this is to let them (and everyone else who wants to silence the RIGHT, unless we support their rhetoric) that WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. That is our right under the 1st Amendment. So, here goes…

How much more are PATRIOTIC AMERICANS going to take from the Biden administration and the Radical Far Left he serves, before the pressure builds to the point of no return, as it did with the war against the British and the Civil War? Or are we just going to let them destroy us, to the point that we can’t ever build our country back, IF we still have a country that has not been given away to China or Russia?

BIDEN has already all but totally destroyed our country, dividing Americans against each other, and not just between Republicans and Democrats, but also within the Democrat party, itself. On his Inauguration Biden called for bipartisan UNITY, but all his actions offer only the opportunity to UNITE IF we adopt all his crazy ideas. Otherwise, like the radical Islamists, he is determined only on destroying our ideals and all the things that have made us great and a leader among the nations of the world and respected by most. WHY? For only one reason. HATE! He and the radical Left want only one thing… a complete reversal of all the good that our past president Donald Trump achieved in his short four years. With Trump our country enjoyed as secure a southern border as was possible, we achieved energy independence, a thriving economy and world respect. We truly were the nation that almost all others looked up to and respected. Where could we and the rest of the world be TODAY, if not for this disease that the Left has spread, like a political pandemic to destroy our nation. They only want our subjugation and will accept only one thing... the Unconditional Surrender of whoever has an opinion different from theirs. Isn’t it our policy to punish HATE crimes? So why is the Left radical agenda, which is based on hate for everything that does not support them, not being punished equally?

Our currently elected officials are a joke, disrespected not only by foreign dignitaries, but by over 65% of their own citizens, as well, including MANY registered Democrats, who had originally voted for Biden but have now realized that their issues and concerns (supposedly a part of his campaign promises) are only important to him, IF they coincide with his own, which he has now shown that they were all LIES. These Democrats, have in growing numbers started to vote along Republican lines, realizing their previous error of their belief in the Biden administration, as more and more among their ranks have begun swing their support to the Right, turning their previous support towards disapproval on every issue (economy, immigration, schooling, etc.) causing a growing disapproval rating of more than about 65%. and growing, as to his administration four country. They may have had a majority of votes in 2020 (the jury is still out as to whether the election was stolen or not), but clearly by the real State of our Union (not Biden’s fabricated fantasies of it) the President's administration is NOT representative of the MAJORITY of Americans today. Yet, he and his puppet, Harris, continue to be allowed to remain in power, though half the time he doesn’t even know where he is or what he was told to say (by who knows who, which pulls his strings). In the ongoing process his administration continues to take our country and our very lives further and further down the proverbial 'rabbit hole'.

With all the ongoing shootings in most states and major cities, where rampant crime runs amuck, and police officers and civilians are shot and killed, for no good reasons, Biden and the Left seek to blame GUNS, saying that that is the reason there are shootings and rampant crime. That if they outlaw all guns, there would be no more shootings or crime. WRONG!

That is just the excuse they use to justify their way to subdue the Right. IF they can take all our guns, a little at a time, there would be no way that we could defend ourselves. YES, you heard that right, and I am not inciting violence against the government, BUT I am stating that as a citizen of this nation, we do have the right to defend ourselves from ALL enemies, foreign and domestic. The right to have and bear arms (guns) are a right we have under the Constitution, and IF the government wants mine, I will gladly surrender them one bullet at a time, until they pry my guns from my dead fingers. Mr. President, if the 2nd Amendment is not absolute, as you say, then hear this, neither is your Presidency. YOU are a servant of the People and we (ALL of us) are the People, not just the Left.

When Trump was President, the Left did everything they could to be subversive against his Presidency. They accused him of every imaginable alliance with Putin and Xi (which have now been proved false/fabricated), they tried to impeach him, and when that didn’t work, did everything except try to overthrow his administration, though they came close trying to impeach him. They would call their people (supporters) to violence, incite riots, loot and pillage, and call it ‘their right to protest’. I suspect that IF he had won the 2020 election (as he should have) they might have even gone to the extreme of assassination or a Coup D’état, and chalked it up quite justifiably (in their own sick minds), to simply doing their civic duty. Today, with even half as much dissent from the Right, they complain that we are being subversive to the government and that something needs to be done to stop us. This is WHY they want to take all our guns, and control our votes, so that we don’t do to them what they might well have done to us. Yes, the use of guns to indiscriminately shoot unarmed and innocent citizens, whether White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, young or old, children or adults is definitely WRONG. However, WORSE than that is rejecting the real cause of that violence, while blaming it on something else (like GUNS), to justify their own end, to be able to take our guns. That’s WHY the violence continues and will not end and WHY rampant disorder keeps involving shootings, and stores keep getting looted. Compare the Left’s light approach and failure to enforce the law and/or prosecute criminals to see why there is so much wrongdoing and violence in those same cities and states, and how there is no such problem in states and cities where law & order is enforced and criminals are prosecuted.

IF the Left really wants to end the rampant violence that exists in our society today, they need to endorse the need for Law & Order, and reject the movements to defund the police, rather respecting and promoting the police and all law enforcement. Also, prosecutors and judges need to be forced to punish law-breakers, or be held accountable for all the wrongdoings someone they failed to prosecute did after they had the opportunity to punish them and change their criminal behavior. It’s like kids that are not taught respect while growing up and never punished for not minding their parents… they will have no respect for authority and will cause every kind of trouble, just because they think they can. If you spare the rod, you spoil the child. That’s the way I grew up and I am thankful for my parents’ authority and teaching me respect of others.

Sadly, Biden’s presidency does not just affect us, as Americans. The whole world is also suffering due to the Biden administration’s crazy turnaround of everything that former President Donald Trump did to reverse the failed administration of Barak Obama and re-build our nation to Energy independence, a strong Border and Immigration policy, a strong stock market and Prosperity with opportunity to grow and improve our lives, for ALL Americans. The world also respected and feared us due to our military strength and Trump’s strong, but just, leadership. North Korea, Russia and even China knew better than to start any trouble, because they would be held to bear, whether with sanctions or force, if it came to that… so they behaved. Even more sadly, is that all the deaths in Ukraine are partially the fault of Biden’s weak administration and liberal policies, which have emboldened Putin to do as he pleases, knowing that Biden is not strong enough to oppose him… and Biden’s actions so far have proved Putin absolutely correct; and China appears to be heading in the same direction with Taiwan. Biden is a putz.

Our so called 'President' is a bumbling and gutless fool, a puppet who can't remember what he was told to say (by no one knows who is actually pulling his strings) and continually contradicts what his own administration states; our Vice-President is also a witless idiot who can only laugh, but can't put together a coherent sentence, so she laughs (probably at herself. These are our LEADERS. Please!!

The rest of the government also functions on the premise of, 'do as I say, not as I do, but do it or suffer the consequences'. Our southern border is no longer existent and illegals are just pouring in with the government's consent and blessing, with known terrorists, rapists, drug traffickers, and human trafficking brokers… all the worst of other societies, flooding our own. Though we have energy independence, our government is choking our production capabilities, making us energy deprived, which is killing our economy with gas prices 3 to 5 times what they were just over 1 year ago, before Biden took over the leadership of this country. And Inflation is through the roof with prices and interest rates also are rising to unimaginable highs, and the stock markets are dropping to unfathomable lows. The Police departments and Border Patrol, as well as Law Enforcement of all agencies, are being disrespected more and more, with calls for their defunding, yet are expected to come to the aid of the very people who want them gone, and do their job when violence or threats present themselves. Crime is allowed to run rampant and lawlessness is no longer even prosecuted in many Blue States and cities, or charges are minimized, encouraging the bad behaviors. And on, and on.
When confronted with something Biden cannot do legally, or when even a Federal Court or the Supreme Court rules against him, he simply does it anyway, by means of ‘Executive Orders’. So even IF the House and Senate flip to majority representation by Republicans, will that be enough to hold him at bay of his crazy ideas, or will he continue to circumvent our legal processes doing as he pleases? A President that acts like that cannot be respected or supported.

Sometimes, when peaceful opposition and resistance is given every possible opportunity to effect change, yet continues to be non-productive, and worse seeks to destroy a nation by tearing it apart, then armed resistance may be the only way to resolve differences of rule or opinions to that end, before one side completely destroys the other's right of survival. Self Defense IS a Constitutional Right. This premise was clearly demonstrated when the thirteen colonies revolted in 1775 against the oppressive British rule of the King; then again with the Civil War in 1861-1865, when the ‘issue’ was whether Slavery was going to be legal or not. Thankfully, the Union won and abolished Slavery, but it served to represent what can happen when the government acts in a manner that cannot bring about UNITY, which is the foundation of our great nation.

Now, we are faced with yet another great political division in our country, one that continues to escalate and dive us further and further into a place where the majority of our citizenry does not appear to be satisfied with, given Biden’s floored approval ratings. We are at a very dangerous point and frankly I do not see a workable solution, if Biden remains in office at the helm of our nation. If we continue the way it is going, there will be nothing left of our country to salvage by the end of Biden’s term in 2025.

SO, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS (as I see it):
1. Let it go until our citizens have more than they are willing to abide by, and then who knows what will happen. At worst, civil unrest, which may end in assassinations or an uncertain civil war.
2. Some say that the President needs to resign or be impeached. But then what? We then have to deal with the VP, who cannot even speak coherently and can only laugh when she doesn’t know what to say. No, that won’t solve the problem. It’s not a matter of replacing certain key figures, because the problem is not about certain people, but by the whole administration and the will of our elected officials in the House and Senate, who fail to represent their constituent’s majority opinion. The latter I am confident will be resolved in November, when given Biden’s administration’s actions since taking over the Presidency, even many among the Left (but not the radical Left) are voting along Republican lines. However, what I find unacceptable is having to wait two more years to get rid of Biden’s administration/oppression, as that will certainly destroy our country beyond repairable means, making it much harder for the next administration to correct the damage created by this administration. By then, possibly we would be too weak and too divided to even defend ourselves against someone else taking us over… like Russia or China.
3. We can try to avoid all the above by accepting the fact that this administration has evolved into a rule that is NOT representative of the majority of its people… and only represents just a small percentage of people that use loud and aggressive behavior to appear to be bigger and more authoritative than they truly are, and in doing so, we can seek an alternate solution. One such solution could be to call for a Special Election to evaluate IF the Biden Administration still represents a majority of its citizens or not, and if not, then move toward a NEW election for either a Provisional President for the remaining 2-year term, until the 2024 elections, OR for a new 4-year term (2022 – 2026), or whatever new term is decided. IF a particular candidate (like TRUMP, per se, to the Democrats) is the issue, then each opposition can select ONE candidate that they can object to and he/she be excluded from running for the Presidency. However, the same would be true for any Democrat candidate that the Republicans object to, just like jurors can be objected to in selection of a jury. In such a case, an alternate (like DeSantis) would be a good candidate for the Right. Each Party can promote their own candidate and the winner of a fair, impartial and perhaps even independent election would complete either a 2- or 4-year term. Since it is now quite evident that the individual states cannot be trusted to manage their own elections, without someone alluding to ‘FRAUD’ when the vote does not go their way, perhaps it’s time to revamp our elections process, taking the burden from each state and contracting an outside firm with no ties or interest in our own elections, to manage and oversee our elections. Having worked for De La Rue International, for instance, they have served in managing elections for a multitude of foreign countries, with complete unbiased integrity and security, but there are others as well, such as Scytl Election Technologies S.L.U. and others.
4. OTHERWISE perhaps this nation has evolved beyond its original UNITED status of States and needs to separate into two or more countries… a Democrat (Left) union of States… and a Republican or Right-wing union of States, so that everyone’s ideologies can satisfy their needs. California is so far out there, that they may need to be a separate country of its own. The whole world is changing. Perhaps its time for us to adapt and change with it.

All I know is that I cannot abide by this continuing Radical Left philosophy, which is fueling hate and dissent to try to take over the entire nation, so they can destroy it for the rest of us. That is why we have moved to Wyoming and become Wyomingites. Here we can not only have our guns, but we can open carry and conceal carry them, even without a permit, because YES, Mr. President, the 2nd Amendment is strong here, to defend the 1st. I hate to have to say it, but THIS government is NO LONGER MY GOVERNMENT and BIDEN is NOT MY PRESIDENT anymore. He is no longer competent to serve as such and is overwhelmed by the Far Left’s control. His administration has mutated into an abhorrent form of rule, contrary to that which I swore allegiance to in 1980, and swore to defend 'against all enemies, foreign and domestic'. In our case, TODAY, the enemy is more DOMESTIC, represented NOT by the People (of any particular party) or by parents who demand to be responsible for their own children (without government interference), and as such are called ‘domestic terrorists’ by the government, BUT BY the present administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. and their continuing effort to destroy our nation by dividing it and weakening it to the point that nobody else will want it either, so they can sell it to China or whoever.

However, don't get me wrong. I am NOT INCITING (as is the favorite complaint of the Left, NOR SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT, however I am suggesting that something DIRE needs to happen, and SOON, to stop this administration’s abuse against now a majority of its citizens, as evidenced by their continuing declining approval rating. I hope we can find a solution without having to resort to violence, but the Left does not seem to be interested in ending the violence… just in getting our guns and making us weak and dependent on their power over us.

As a legally admitted alien (foreigner), Hispanic (citizen since 1980) and as a 6-yr active US Army and long-term US Coast Guard Reserve veteran, I have NEVER been ashamed of our government or country, UNTIL NOW. So, can anyone PLEASE explain to me (in a credible manner) WHY Conservative Americans are so complacent to continue to allow the Liberals to relentlessly degrade and weaken our country toward its ultimate demise? And WHY should we let them? IF Putin or Xi dropped troops on our soil with the intent on taking us over, would our citizens not take arms to try to stop them? Well, they’re here already in the form of the Far Left, so why are we not taking a stand to stop them?

I no longer follow the news because Fox News, Newsmax and Fox Nation, are some of the most conservative news media and while I respect all their on-air personalities’ commentaries, it seems to just be all talk…talk… talk, but nothing ever comes of it. Something or someone needs to effect a change, not just talk about it.

OK, I've had my say and won’t harp on it anymore, except to say that hopefully, we can find a way out of this dilemma that the Biden administration has put us in, and that the Far Left continues to push with their crazy agenda, BEFORE we either lose our country altogether, or have to resort to a breakup of our UNITED States, or worse... I want to be proud of my country and government AGAIN. I want the old America BACK… a strong and respected America… the one with Energy independence and a strong economy, the one with respect for law & order and each other. Going GREEN is just fine and a worthy change for the future, but it cannot be accomplished overnight or be pushed to that end until the infrastructure for changes is in place. What good does it do to have all EV vehicles, if we don’t have the capability of producing the energy to power them up, without overloading the grid and burning it up. But the Far Left wants to push their agendas anyway and that is just not going to work pushing it beyond its availability limits. We have started on the road to accomplish it. Ford and other manufacturers are working on the development of EV vehicle lineups. But pushing it before we are ready for it, is a sure failure.

A RE-DO election would be the best solution, but if that doesn’t work, then a clean break of the states as Red or Blue and California separately as Green. Otherwise, Civil war may come all on its own. If you don’t hear from us IF/WHEN/AFTER the **** hits the fan, we may have relocated into an off-grid encampment in the mountains… or joined the expats in Mexico or Panama.

So, I’ve had my say. Thank you for reading my thoughts, you are welcome to respond if you so desire, though I ask for constructive criticism, not obnoxious comments, if you have anything to say. There are enough assholes and rude Liberals in the world already.

Monday, May 23, 2022

Evaluation of Keystone RV, the manufacturer of our 2021 Keystone Montana 3812MS 5th Wheel.

Everything that affects Rvers, in one way or another, has a bearing on someone else. Whether it is a product or distributor, a store that caters to RVers and RVing, or an RV dealer or manufacturer, the evaluations/reviews of their products or of their own willingness to stand by their products and make things right for the consumers that have trusted them with the purchase of their products, always serve to warn or positively/negatively influence other RVers, and likewise the manufacturers and distributors. 

In our last POST we told you we would continue to UPDATE you as to our issues with KEYSTONE and their willingness to honor their warranty and 'fix' the issues that were deficient in their product.

As last stated, since bringing our new baby home, we found another issue as well as all the others identified in that post. This last issue was a water leak from the roof coming through the rear A/C and A/C vent into the living room. Given that this new problem was not going to solve itself and most likely would not wait until we could take it to Keystone Service Center in Goshen IN. So far the leak produced about 1 cup of water in a light rainstorm that lasted about 2 hours. When the heavier rainstorms of summer come, who knows what kind of leak or damage would occur. So we decided that we needed to take care of this problem right away and hopefully Keystone would agree and pay us back for our expense to do so. We used a local 28-year experienced, Certified Master RV Technician, Bob Zilka (Doctor RV in Star Valley ) 

To avoid any further damage, Bob came out right away (May 13th), while we were in Idaho Falls (Idaho) for a dentist appointment. We left the RV open for him because he is very trust-worthy. If you are in Star Valley in Wyoming (between Alpine and Afton), feel free to give him a call. We will always call back and will accommodate 'emergencies or people 'traveling through on a tight schedule'. 

When we got back from Idaho Falls, he said he fixed it none too soon as it was raining here. He used an umbrella to keep the rain from going into the RV, as he had to lift out the rear A/C, because as he stated it, it was not correctly installed by the factory. There is a hole where the A/C sits in and two hose holes (one for the intake and one for the cold air out). He said when he took the cover off, he could see into the inside of the RV because the A/C was not set into the hole correctly and the two smaller holes the gaskets were not correctly installed either. So he fixed it, installed it correctly and sealed the hoses and gaskets. We have had three other rainstorms in the past week (one a strong one)… absolutely NO LEAKS. Now, hopefully Keystone will pay us back for our necessary expense, given it was due to their factory techs screw up, but whether they do or not, we were not going to let their bad quality damage our RV further.

Not knowing that Bob would have been able to come out that soon, the day before, on May 12, 2022, we wrote to The Keystone RV Customer Service (Owner Relations) trying to see what might be the procedure to take our RV back to them in Goshen IN, since the dealer Camping World did not live up to their promises to take care of the issues with our RV before delivery. They offered for us to take it back to them 'later', but they are in Idaho Falls, ID (91 miles away from our home) which at 8mpg on our diesel F350 would cost us 23 gals of diesel at $5.95/gal now... $136.85, all because they LIED to us about having fixed it in those 3 days we gave them after buying it. One of the issues is a warped door, which would best be handled at the Keystone RV Customer Service Center in Goshen, rather than the dealer having to order one and then wait until they get it. Below ids the EMAIL we sent to them at their 'Owner Relations' email contact address they offered on their website... 

to ownerrelations@keystonerv.com

May 12, 2022

Attention Keystone Customer Service 
To whom it may concern,

We recently (03/28/2022) purchased a leftover NEW 2021 Keystone Montana 3812MS Fifth Wheel (VIN 4YDF38120M4704484) at Camping World of Idaho Falls, ID. There were several issues on it that needed fixing, which our salesman promised that they would fix them before we took delivery. So we left it with them for 3 days, until 03/31/2022, and then only until then, because they pressured us to take delivery by the end of the month, but assured us that all repairs would be done. They LIED.

On the delivery date (03/31/2022) they rushed us through the closing process and had the RV parked in their parking lot ready to just pull out with it, and the salesman said that his tech would show us how to hook up the fifth wheel (our very first one, as we have always had diesel pusher before it) so we could be on our way, while he attended to another delivery he had at the same time. Lo and behold it was not until we arrived at home with it and set it up and opened it up, that we noticed that they had fixed absolutely NOTHING of all the issues reported to them, and had NOT even detailed it, as  they said they would do inside. There was still glue or sealer stuck on the tiles, sawdust all over the wardrobe and cabinet floors, the valance still had the scratches on it, the door handles still scratched where they apparently were banging on another door's handle, and other issues, PLUS the entry door would not close securely for two reasons, 1) it is bowed (touches at the top and bottom of the doorway, but is about 1/2" separated from the doorway in the center, so the only way to close it is to slam it hard. Even so, 2) the latch striker plate was installed too low, so the door latch hit the plate outside the hole. The striker plate had to be moved higher so the latch would go into the slot. I had to take care of this myself, in order to be able to lock the door, even half-assed, as to raise the striker plate any higher would leave the screw hole exposed. However, there is still the issue of the door bowed (or warped) which requires slamming the door to close it.  The issue with the valance in the hallway across from the bathroom door is that as the door fully opens, it rubs on the valance scratching it. Also that door swings all the way fully open and the handle hits the other door (closet/cabinet), scratching it.

Now, while parked on our lot (without having moved it since bringing it home, and not having even loaded it with anything, following a rain shower, the next day we discovered a water leak coming out of the driver-side rear A/C vent (apparently coming from the rear A/C area). As we said, we haven't even tried the plumbing or shower to know if there are any other problems there. 

When I confronted the salesman about all these issues that he promised to fix before we took delivery, he said "Oh, well the tech was supposed to tell you that we had ordered a whole new bathroom door and we'll replace it when it gets here". I explained the problem is with the valance, not the door, as a smaller door would not fit right, so she said "OK so we'll order a new valance too." So I asked how it's going to be installed when it gets to them, and he said "You'll have to bring the RV back to us." It is a 100 mile trip each way , which with my F350 at 8 miles/gal, would cost us 25 gals of diesel at about $5/gal, that's $125 round-trip, all because they would not fulfill their end of our agreement. So he said to us, "OK, IF you are going to be so HARD-HEADED about it, I will take the door, valance and hardware and go to your house and install it myself." NO, that's not an option either. First I would not have anyone so rude over to my house, and as he is not a technician, he could void my warranty. I would rather take the RV to the Keystone Service Center during a trip to your area, so that way nothing has to be ordered and can be corrected by the people who know how to do it right.

We are www.RoughingItGently.com and maintain a blog of our travels with recommendations and warnings of good and bad products and services during our travels. If you go to our website, you will see the negative reviews that Camping World RV Sales earned from us, as well as a view of our purchased NEW 2021 Keystone Montana 3812MS. Despite our negative impression of Camping World, as your dealer, our impression of the Keystone Montana 3812MS RV (despite being a Thor product) is still a good one. ALL RVs have initial issues which need to be addressed, so we don't fault you for having them as well. The difference between a good and bad impression comes from the willingness of the manufacturer or dealer to fix the issues that are deficient, as agreed. In that your dealer was delinquent, whereas hopefully you will not be as well. We are no giants, but do have over 40,000 followers to our blog, internationally.

So, since we are planning a Fall (November 2022) trip up to your neck of the woods (near Elkhart-Goshen), we would rather take it to your Service Center and let you do the repairs correctly, as we have no faith in Camping World or most RV dealerships, who just have excuses telling us how bad the factory is. Would we need to arrange an appointment for that, and if so how far in advance should we call and who should we call.

QUESTION: In the meantime, we will be upgrading the RV with a Cummins-Onan LP 5500w generator (through Bill Bergstrom, Bill's Service and Repairs LLC, a Cummins Onan dealer in Loveland CO), a Traveler Dish satellite, solar panels and an Inverter with four 6V batteries, plus a Furrion Vision S 5" Monitor (3 camera wireless RV Backup System). Can you give us some recommendations as to size/capacity/rating and specs you would recommend for the solar panels and inverter for this unit?? We will do mostly campgrounds but may occasionally boondock as well.

We know and have used a Certified Master RV Technician named Bob Zilka (RV Doctor, in Thayne WY)  on previous rigs for warranty work with Fleetwood. Is he authorized to do warranty work for Keystone as well? 

While searching online, we could not find much information as to a Keystone Service Center, to fix New Warranty Issues that escaped the factory's Quality Control, though while we have never had a 5th wheel before (all were diesel pushers) we would imagine that you do have one, like all other manufacturers. So if you could direct us as to who we need to contact and their contact information, we would be glad to call them.  You can also call us to enlighten us and answer our questions.

Thanking you in advance for your assistance,

Guillermo (Bill) Garcia-Godoy
and Mary Thronson Olson
30 Last Chance Circle 7337
Star Valley Ranch, WY 83127

Cell: 352-233-0351 Bill
Cell: 321-271-7465 Mary

  

TODAY is May 23, 2022. In the last 11 days we have received NO CONTACT from KeystoneRV.com.  NOTHING... not even an acknowledgement of our contact, which does not speak very well of them. But then, they are a part of the THOR family, so everything negative we have heard and experienced of THOR Ind., must be true  perhaps we should have heeded it. On the other hand, if you are looking for a Class A (especially a diesel pusher), we can earnestly recommend Fleetwood RV. Those folks stand behind their products. Tiffin Motorhomes (Phaeton, our last diesel-pusher), once a very prominent and quality product, has also fallen by the way side, but then Bob Tiffin also sold his company to Thor Industries last year. Isn't it funny how that works? Thor keeps buying quality companies to improve their image, but no sooner they take over a quality manufacturer, the manufacturer's quality takes a dump.  

IF you are looking to buy an RV, Buyer Beware of Keystone RV. No need to ask about a Warranty because apparently they don't seem to honor it, which would explain all the 2-3 stars on their reviews as to Warranty. Even though we are willing to take the RV to them at their Service Center, they won't even take the time to respond to my communication.

We will keep trying to contact them, even if we have to go to their Main Office go to see someone starting at the bottom and asking to see the next one above that person, until we get to someone who gives a damn. Or maybe we'll have to go to a News service and taking it more PUBLIC.

In the meantime, since we have a following of over 40,000 viewers who check out our website, we'll keep reporting our experiences to our readers. We are not paid for our reviews and call them the way we experience them. A good review is good, because the product, manufacturer, warranty or whatever the issue is, just because it is. A negative review is bad for the same reasons. You are free to contact us with any questions you may have or comments as to our reviews, at roughingitgently@gmail.com 

We look forward to your visit on our next post. Happy trails!

UPDATE December 30, 2022

We have become so disillusioned with this KEYSTONE product (Montana 3812MS) that we have opted to trade out of it for another diesel pusher motor home. We had been warned that KEYSTONE is a THOR product, and from past experience with Thor we should have paid heed to them and ourselves. THOR SUCKS, as does KEYSTONE. They build a shoddy product that does not stand up to the elements and it is ieasy to understand why they won't provide their own warranty service... because if they did they would be swamped, constantly. 

IF you are considering buying a Keystone product, or ANY THOR product, don't complain when you wish you had paid attention to this warning, because it will be your own doing (and undoing). You have been warned. That is all we can do.

CONSIDERING WHERE TO REGISTER YOUR RV?

 The benefit of this lifestyle we have chosen... RV'ING, is that we are Wanderers. We are usually retired or work-at-home (or RV) and travel aimlessly, wherever we want, and as our name implies we live and travel, 'Roughing It', but 'Gently'. As such we are free to choose our residence wherever we want it to be... usually considering such factor as whether there is a State Income Tax or not, or being near our loved ones or other such reasons. In our case it was just the beauty of this area and the fact that Wyoming (the Cowboy State) represents the way of life we live for, and where most people are of the same mind set (Conservatives), as well as that every resident can Open Carry, or Concealed Carry without a license, and hunting as well as great fishing is plentiful, surrounded by beautiful scenery.    

In this crazy world that we are currently living in, and more so in this crazy environment and political climate within the United States, it would be beyond us to accept that there are many Liberals in the RV lifestyle, because no matter what type of RVing one is into... be it in large diesel pushers, small diesel pushers (Super C's), regular gasoline-powered Class A's, Class C's, Class B's, or even if it is just tent-campers, fuel is a necessary commodity that we need to use to get us to where we want to go. We cannot even fathom how those with a Bus diesel-pusher can afford to continue to enjoy our otherwise magnificent recreation. At the rate Biden-omics is going, it would not be unfathomable that Diesel #2 fuels will soon be at $8.00/gallon or higher, and Regular Unleaded will also be over the $7/gal mark. Even IF an all electric RV was developed, can you imagine how much the electric bill would be and how long it would take to 'fuel' it up electrically, for the limited distance it would travel?

Our other vehicle (the energy-efficient one) is a 2022 Ford Explorer XLT with a 2.3L Turbo (a peppy 4-cylinder) that 1) can be towed behind a motorhome (if we ever got another one); 2) can tow up to 5,300 lbs., 3) sits 4 (2 captain's chairs) with the 2 3rd-row seats folded down to allow our GSD rescue (Roxy) the full back of the car for her to sprawl out in, and 4) is supposed to have a 22mpg City and 28mpg Highway, though in our Wyoming area, we get about 26.8 average mpg. We opted to get the Explorer, as configured for several reasons, but especially because we opted to get a 5th wheel to travel (and live in when needed), which would require a diesel one-ton truck to pull it.... rather than another motorhome. 

IS IT BETTER TO REGISTER AN RV IN FLORIDA (OR ELSEWHERE) VS WYOMING.
In Wyoming, RVs (like all motor vehicles) are valued-based on their Base NEW MSRP (reduced yearly by 15%), so with a $300,000 - $400,000 Base MSRP on a diesel pusher, registrations would be through the roof. Just on our new 2021 Montana 3812MS, valued at $94,695 base MSRP, the registration was over $1,800 for just 1 year (2021-2022). In Florida our previous diesel pusher RV (MSRP $302,980) cost JUST $140 to register it in Florida for TWO YEARS. So, is it beneficial to register an RV in Florida over Wyoming? 

NOT REALLY, because of...

RV INSURANCE is a lot less expensive in Wyoming (at least in our area, which is not a dense population zip code). Actually, when you compare the differences of Vehicle Registration in Wyoming vs Florida, as well as the cost of RV Insurance in Wyoming vs Florida, the differences combined level out and make it about the same. While it would be ideal to have insurance in Wyoming and Registration in Florida, that is not a possibility. The RV's insurance has to be issued in the same State as the vehicle's registration.  Sorry!!

SO WHEN CONSIDERING WHERE TO REGISTER YOUR RV, CONSIDER ALSO THE COST OF INSURING IT AND COMPARE WHICH OPTION IS MOST BENEFICIAL TO YOU.

Everything that affects Rvers, in one way or another, has a bearing on someone else. Whether it is a product or distributor, a store that caters to RVers and RVing, or an RV dealer or manufacturer, the evaluations/reviews of their products or of their own willingness to stand by their products and make things right for the consumers that have trusted them with the purchase of their products, always serve to warn or positively/negatively influence other RVers, and likewise the manufacturers and distributors. 

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Camping World: Our Review of their Product, Sales and Service, RVs and Company Standing

We have come across Camping World several times before, in search of other RVs that we have bought over the years. Luckily we found one we liked at an affordable price elsewhere, because the Camping World company philosophy has always seemed the same. In our ever so humble opinion, their company motto should have been "Buyers Beware!".

Unfortunately, the only floorplan we have liked in a 5th Wheel is the 3812MS, and the only one in our price range is a leftover 2021, and the only one like that was at Camping World (CW) Pocatello. Well, I had been talking with Gavin James in CW Idaho Falls, and he seemed like an honest and conscientious salesman, as opposed to the salesperson BilI talked with at the Pocatello store, so we offered him the opportunity to dealer trade for it and sell it out of the Idaho Falls store (a big mistake).


 

Imagine that... a unit sale that he did not even have to earn... just a freebie that fell in his lap. Now, we were not asking for anything special, that he shouldn't have given to EVERY customer; BUT we were expecting honesty and common consideration. When they brought the unit over from Pocatello, they said that it had still not been detailed and that they would do so as soon as we did the paperwork for it. They did not budge on their asking price, not one cent... so the least we expected was at least being able to count on their cleaning it inside, and ideally getting a sewer hose and water hose, as all other dealers include in their sales. Heck, motor homes even get a full tank of gas. 

During our walk through, upon actually seeing the trailer for the first time, we pointed out several 'issues' to Gavin, that were wrong with the trailer, like a door that rubbed the valance in the hallway window, and a door handle that had been scratched by rubbing on another handle on the full opened door, and scratches and chips on the closet doors, plus others, like a lot of sawdust in the main closet, and black glue on the living room floor. In all cases Gavin  would say "Don't worry, we'll take care of that... it's not a problem", and since we were not going to take delivery of it until three days later, they would have plenty of time to take care of those issues, since according to Gavin that would all be taken care while they were 'detailing' it. We also told him that we wanted to go over the trailer before we took it to make sure that all our issues had been taken care of. 



Factory sawdust is all over the cabinets. You would think IF they had 
detailed as they promised, we would not have had to deal with this.

The headboard is completely separated from the wall on 
the LEFT side, and partially separated on the RIGHT






Sealant or Glue or whatever sticky gunk this is all over the floor tile
 (which looks like someone stepped on it and wiped their feet instead 
of cleaning it, is all over the floor tiles.










Perhaps more of the stuff on the floor is also on the leather of the Thomas Payne recliners.

The non-carpet carpeting under the stove has a small tear on it.

There are several dings on the wood edges of the slides, which is really minor but could have been corrected at the factory with a marker of the same color as the wood... or included in the RV such a marker, as it being a color/shade that is not common (like brown, this is greyish), there is nothing the buyer can fix it with.

Something that we had not even noticed when we first looked at it, because the front door was already opened... the front  door was warped (bowed in the middle), which proved to have difficulty closing fully and locking (as the video shows). It turned out that either because the door was warped or because it had been installed incorrectly, the striker plate was out of alignment with the latch, and even if the door was slammed hard the striker plate was installed about 1/8" too low, so the handle latch would not go in to the striker plate. I had to move the striker plate up 1/8", so as not too leave a screw hole showing in the door frame. It now closes and locks, but one still has to slam the door hard to get it to latch. It needs a NEW DOOR. They could have told us that too, instead of hiding it.


We had agreed that in order to help him attain his 'delivered units' for that month (March 2022) we would pick it up on March 31st, but give him those few days to fix all the issues he had promised to fix... and true to our word, WE did just that... HE didn't. He LIED and then covered it up. Unlike to him, to us a promise made needed to be kept. Unfortunately, unbeknown to us, Gavin does not hold to the same values. When we arrived to pick up our trailer (as promised) he had positioned the trailer in the parking lot, headed out at the exit of the dealership, so once we hooked it up we could just LEAVE. Later, we found out that he also had another delivery that day, which explained WHY he was so eager to get us gone, so that we would not notice that he had NOT DONE ANY of the things he had promised to get done..... NO Detail... NO Repairs... NO CLEANUP... NOTHING, which we only found out about when we got it home. That's what we get for trusting in Camping World RV Sales. 

When we got the RV home and walked through it, expecting to find that all the issues we had pointed out to Gavin had been resolved, you could not imagine the surprise and pain we felt at the betrayal of Gavin's lies. We called him to let him know that we were not happy with their lies, since the coach was not 'detailed' as promised (floors still had glue on floors, scratches were still present, door still rubbed against the valance, and door handle was still gouged, etc. His response was simply... "Oh, you mean Jesse (the tech) didn't tell you?... We did not want to just repair it so we ordered you a whole NEW door and handle." So how is that going to fix it... are you expecting us to have to take it back to you at some point in the future, at an extra expense to us of a 182 mile trip, that we have not planned for??" we asked. Gavin says Yes, we'll call you when they are here".  THE NERVE!! In all the time we were there to pick up our trailer, fulfilling our promise to him to take delivery by the end of the month, he never had the honesty to look us in the eye and tell us that he had not lived up to his end of the bargain and that he expected us to have to return the trailer in the future... because he knew that we would have said that we would not take delivery, until those issues were resolved, which would have hurt his 'delivery schedule'.        

Finally, with every other RV we have purchased: a 2013 Coachmen Encounter (used), a 2016 Thor Challenger 37LX (new), a 2015 Fleetwood Discovery 40E (new), a 2020 Tiffin Phaeton 40-IH, all motorhomes, each dealership has always included a sewer hose and a water hose as gifts to celebrate the purchase (sort of as a good-will gift). However, with this 2021 Montana 3812 MS  5th Wheel (also new), purchased at Camping World, where they sell all sorts of camping equipment and one would think that they would want a new customer to continue to buy their camping equipment there, they could have included a sewer hose and water hose (neither expensive gifts) and both of very little cost to the dealership, but NOooo, not Camping World. So we'll return the favor and will never buy anything else from that or ANY OTHER CAMPING WORLD.

We love our new 2021 Keystone Montana 3812 MS 5th Wheel, however, but we are very disappointed (even disgusted) with the Camping World organization and sales force...   We have a follower of our website, who is looking to buy a large Toy Hauler and was interested to know what Camping World RV Sales was like, as they had not heard good thing about it. We wrote them back to explain that we had not had any experience with them, but would report our experience through this purchase. They probably won't be buying there after hearing of our experience with Camping World that is.  Apparently Camping World has not learned that you get more from buyers by living up to your promises and dealing with honesty and good-will, than by lying, hiding things and making decisions for your customers and not consult it with them. We still don't think they will, but they should.  Hopefully dealing with Keystone will be more pleasing.

UPDATE
Since bringing our new baby home, we found another issue, unbeknown to us before, as it had not rained before. After a rainstorm, we found a roof water leak in our Salon (Livingroom), coming from/through the driver-side rear A/C vent, apparently from the rear A/C (see photos and video). We have a little tray to hold the water, but hope that Keystone will give us an appointment to take it to their service center, as we obviously cannot depend on the dealer, Camping World to fix anything. (See photos and Video). A further UPDATE post will be published when/if all these issues are resolved by Keystone.



 

* Thanks for following our Travels Blog. As always we love to share with you our many travel adventures and destinations. We try to evaluate new products and apprise you of their positives and negatives, and warn you of the ones that are either dangerous or not in the best interest to the RV community. We are NOT PAID for any evaluation, so you can be assured that our views are strictly based on the facts... the positives being because they work and the negatives because they don't. We call them as we see it, as things are presented to us.

We'll see you on our next post, and as always feel free to write us with any questions or comments you may have.... roughingitgently@gmail.com







Thursday, April 7, 2022

We have new TOYS and will start RVing again soon. Check it out and see all the photos at end.

It has been a while since we have been posting on our blog and we apologize for that. But that’s all going to change now.








Someone told us that we don’t let the grass grow under our feet. They are probably correct, because if we did we would probably miss something, so we love to wander and explore. The last post was when we purchased a home in Star Valley Ranch, after having sold our 2020 Tiffin Phaeton 40IH (which contrary to our highest expectations turned out to be a huge disappointment. Nothing seemed to work on it and the paintwork had over 150 issues on it, so much so that the Paint Manager of Warranty admitted that it should never had left the factory in that condition. A few months later we found out why the drop in QC at Tiffin, when it was announced that Bob Tiffin had sold his business to THOR (of all people). Apparently Thor’s reputation was so bad that they needed a high quality brand name like Tiffin to pull them up. Unfortunately that just drags Tiffin down, so Bob Tiffin never would even acknowledge us, much less agree to talk to us about all our problems. Then, since the economy had taken a turn to the point that due to Covid production of RVs, (as well as cars and everything else) had taken a nose-dive, new RVs were hard to find and thus were more expensive; so Bill researched the option of selling the Tiffin back to La Mesa RV (who we bought it from) and was able to get them to offer us $3,000 more than we had paid for it 10 months earlier. So we sold it.

Unfortunately, at that time we were still in the Tiffin Warranty Service Center in Red Bay, Alabama, and La Mesa wanted the RV badly, so much so that they sent a driver there to pick it up in Red Bay. So, then we were truly HOMELESS… no RV, no house, not even a vacant lot to pitch a tent on. So, we bought a 7 cu. ft. chest freezer at Walmart (for all the frozen food in the RV freezer) and rented a 6’ x 12’ U-Haul cargo trailer and packed it to the gills with all our stuff from the RV. 

During this time we had to look desperately for an existing house to buy in Star Valley Ranch, as we would not be able to build one that quick. There were only about 4-5 houses for sale in Star Valley Ranch, and the one we found at an acceptable price was purely from what we could see online. So we contacted our Realtor friend in SVR who went to preview the house for us and walked around it with his phone sending us video. Well, the ground was covered with snow as most of the house exterior, but given our situation we went ahead and bought it. However, closing could not take place until April 24, 2021, but at least we would have a home to go to in a month.

Then we drove from Red Bay
AL to Star Valley Ranch WY (normally a 1,695 mile trip) made longer by having to circumvent a really bad storm system coming at us. We ended up having to turn at Little Rock AR, head down to Houston, TX across to Tucson, AZ and then on to Star Valley Ranch WY… a 2,770-mile trip. Roxy had been having a spell of (the stuff that Pepto Bismol is associated with), so we didn’t dare stay at a hotel/motel, so we took turns driving ‘Edith’ (the F150) and just pulled over at a Flying J or such, to sleep in the car for the night, with the truck running to keep the heat on, because it was quite cold, but what doesn’t kill us,, makes us stronger. 

In Star Valley Ranch we were able to rent a room in a cabin at the Wolf’s Den (55 County Rd 115, Etna WY) for a very modest price for a month (even with Roxy) if we accepted housekeeping our own room during the week and provided our own linen. Having just come from an RV, we had all that and were used to doing our own housekeeping, so it worked out well for everyone. Thank you, Cory Wolfley, for accommodating us in our hour of need.

Thankfully, the day to close finally came. Unfortunately, that’s when we started seeing all the conditions that are going to need repair or updating. So, we opted to fix the house and bring it back to it’s former glory; then sell it in two years, to satisfy not having to pay Capital Gains. During this time we also discovered that Roxy was not at all fond of being on a golf course. Golfers swinging golf clubs just petrified her and she would run and hide. We can only imagine that she was abused with someone hitting her.

So, since this house is directly on a golf course, and our other vacant lot is also on a golf course, we decided to market the other lot for sale (now sold) and later in 2023 also sell our house. Fortune smiled on us when a neighbor asked if we were planning to sell our other lot, because he has a friend in California who wants to build a home in SVR. He called and asked what we wanted for the lot, and Bill said we should not take any less than $125,000 (as property values will continue to rise here. The gentleman agreed to our price… Cash sale, to close as soon as possible, as he wants to start to build a house on it, to establish Residency in Wyoming. We’re telling you, California is getting really B-A-D.   

Anyhow, that brings us close to the present. One day talking about everything, we both came to the conclusion that we are not comfortable with never RV’ing or traveling anymore. We also agreed that once our house is sold as well, we would like to look for getting a few acres in the county (outside of the many restrictions of SVR) and where there is no golf course for Roxy’s sake, and there building a Barn-dominium where we can have a small residential area and a big area for the truck, RV and all the toys. This way, while we are away traveling on an RV, what we leave behind is easily stored.

Now, that on it’s own is not that unusual, BUT… as we were telling our friends, Darren and Roz (also our General Contractor and future builder of our home) what our plans are, they said “That’s what we would like to do, as long as we find a few acres in Wyoming, so we don’t lose our hunting licenses”. So now we told our Realtor and friend, Ed Koontz, to look for 10 acres, instead of just 5. Then another friend mentioned that they too would like to sell their house (just outside of SVR and look for some acreage. We’re not sure WHY they want that since their house already has 5 acres, but IF they are, we are all for it. Imagine having a 15-acre compound of people we get along with and ALL good conservatives, where we cam all look after each other’s things, and if necessary be able to defend our homes together, from the rampant liberals. Thank goodness there aren’t a lot of these around here.  

As to an RV to travel in, we both agreed that we did not want another motorhome (gas or diesel). We have had 4 of them and the only good one was the Fleetwood Discovery 40E, which we regret having sold and they don’t make the floorplan we like anymore. So it would have to be a bumper-pull or a fifth wheel. The purpose of the RV is too be able to travel mostly during the winter months, going to AZ, or TX or FL or so, and returning in May to WY. So, a trailer pull would not be as desirable as a 5th Wheel. but a Fiver would require something bigger than a Ford F150 XLT (half-ton). So as the first step we traded our silver 2017 F150 XLT 4x4 (‘Edith2’) for a 2018 F350 Lariat (1 ton super duty) with a 6.7L diesel 4x4. We are thrilled with it, in spite of diesel being so expensive. That will change in two years when the GOP Takes America Back. Next step… finding the right 5th wheel.

We looked and looked at RV Trader, RVT, private sellers, etc. and went to view some of the ones that looked best. ALL a big BUST. It’s hard to believe that people who want to sell an RV show it in such bad shape and so dirty… BUT they do. Fed up with it all, we finally found a brand new 2021 Montana 3120RL at an excellent price in Ashland VA. Unfortunately, it would cost us $6,000 to transport it to WY. So we said NO! Instead we can get a better RV, even if for a few thousand more, but locally. We found the RV in Camping World (Pocatello, ID) but called Gavin James at the Idaho Falls ID Camping World because we go to Idaho Falls more often, so they dealer traded and sold it there. You would think that having given them a sale that they would not have otherwise had, they could at least have given us a sewer hose and/or a hose to go with our new RV... or at the very least have detailed it. They did none of that, as has been done with every other motorhome we have ever bought. 


Our salesman, Gavin James (above) is a very personable young man (younger than us anyway) and a good salesman who is not pushy but informative and a hard worker. However, like most salesmen he's more motivated by his end of month numbers than his customers' needs. For example, he wanted to deliver the our RV on the 31st of March and because he had two RVs to deliver that day, instead of taking the time to go over the RV with us to insure we were satisfied, he had it parked out in the parking lot ready to hook up and pull out, without our having a chance to check it out again and insure that the issues we had pointed out to him were taken care of. Well, they weren't. As it turned out several of the items that needed to be done... weren't, and when I called him up on it he said that the items were ordered, and expected us to take it back to him at a later date, (92 miles away, each way) AFTER his RVs were all delivered on that last day of the month. Now I know why I have never bought an RV at Camping World, and why I will never buy another one there again.  

Here are some of the 'ISSUES' that were supposed to be fixed but weren't:
* The bathroom door rubs on the valance over the window across from it. The door cannot be shortened because then it would leave a gap in the frame. The valance would have to be shortened as to its distance from the wall. A simple fix really, so we cannot imagine why Keystone would not have noticed that and fixed it in their design. We wonder how many other 3812MS units have the same issue. As many as were made no doubt. (see photos and video)
* The bathroom door handle gets scratched from rubbing against another door handle when it is fully opened. Again, Keystone should have picked up on this, as it will be an issue for every other 3812MS made. (see photos and video)
* The floor tiles are all covered in glue or adhesive, where apparently someone walked on it and spread it (at the factory, no doubt)... but past QC. We don't know what we can use to clean it without voiding the warranty on the tiles.
* Water Leak from the rear A/C down into the Livingroom, through the driver-side A/C vent, after a rain shower. (see photos and video)
* Front Door is bowed/warped. The top and bottom corners touch the frame, but the middle sticks out about 3/8"-1/2", which makes it necessary for one to slam the door. Also the striker plate is off center (or something) so that the door is very difficult if at all possible to lock. (see photos and video) 

The dilemma for the RV was that Mary wanted the larger size freezer of a French Door Refrigerator (you know how she loves to cook) but with the power flexibility of an electric/propane RV refrigerator. Nothing seemed to satisfy all needs, until we found a brand new 2021 (left over) Keystone Montana 3812MS, which is the same size as our previous motorhomes, but a 5th wheel  and has not 1… not 2… but actually 3 full-sized wardrobe closets in the bedroom (yes its’s a big bedroom). One closet is for the washer & dryer. In one of the other 2 Mary, can put our 7cu ft chest freezer in it (as it even already has a 110v outlet in it) and in the kitchen is a 12 cu ft RV electric/propane refrigerator. So now Mama is happy, because as we all know “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody gonna be happy.”  

We probably won’t start traveling in it until around July or August for short trips to get used to it, because we still have work to do on the house to prepare it for sale in 2023. In the meantime, we still have things to do to get it ready for travel. We wanted to put an Onan 5500 generator in it, but one just cannot get one ANYWHERE. The soonest one can be had is 16-24 weeks away, shipped directly from the factory. So we bought two Firman 4000w peak/3200w running and a parallel kit to get a total of 8000/6400 watts, if needed when boondocking, as mostly we will be at a campground with electric service with our Thousand Trails / Encore or Passport  memberships, but we also want to be able to boondock.

So, that’ll catch you up to where we are and what we’re up to. Below are photos of our new (to us) 2018 Ford F350 Lariat 4x4 tow truck and of our brand new 2021 Keystone Montana 3812MS 5th wheel. We hope to catch up with our friends on the road again, in the future.


The TRUCK:






The RV:






























Sewer Hose is kept below, freeing up space
 in compartments and keeping odors OUT.

We hope you enjoyed the tour of our new RV until you can see it in person.

Happy Trails!!

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