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Posted By: Dondjr79 on 03/15/11 06:44am

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Hello everybody!! First time poster. I have read all 47 pages and have become very informed, thank you.

This will be the first year we are camping as a family. Wife and 3 boys 2,4 and 5. We are renting trailers a few time this summer just to make sure everybody enjoys it before we make the investment! We have only been looking at trailers for a couple weeks and it looks like the Premier 31 has everything we want and within our weight range.

If all goes good I would like to have a trailer for the 2012 season. When is the best time to buy a unit? I live on the MA/NH line so I figure the dealers will want to clear these out by next winter. I have also thought of driving to the show in Hershey, PA in September. Not sure if I will be ready to by one then but if I can get a great deal on a leftover then I might have to bite the bullet!

Thanks for your help
Don

Posted By: VirtualGarage on 03/15/11 12:36pm

I would think that buying at the end of the season would give the best prices since dealers may not want to carry too much stock during the off-season, but also keep in mind that selection may be less at that time. I found also that very early in the year (Jan/Feb) there were some deals to be had because dealers wanted to give incentives and attract people to start the season.

2007 GMC Yukon XL Denali ~ 2010 Keystone Premier 31BHPR ~ Sold: 2009 Tango 289BH
ProPride 3P Hitch ~ RV Modifications ~ Gear & Accessories ~ Road Trip 2010

Posted By: NetAndDavid on 03/15/11 02:42pm

garysol wrote:

Comfort package or not your going to have a great time and thats all that matters. It's camping after all. In fact if I had the option I would have left one of the bigger features of the package. I hate the folding dinette table. It is just to low. Give me back the standard pedestal mount table.

After I went back and read my previous posts, I realized I sounded kind of whinny, and I sort of was. We still love the camper, and now that I heard that you dont like the stand alone table, which we loved, it's not the end of the world. We are taking her out for a shake down trip the friday and are stoked to try out everything!

2011 Bullet Premier 31BHPR
2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 HD

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Posted By: garysol on 03/15/11 04:41pm

NetAndDavid wrote:

We still love the camper, and now that I heard that you dont like the stand alone table, which we loved, it's not the end of the world. We are taking her out for a shake down trip the friday and are stoked to try out everything!

Have a great trip!! Massive jealousy here as we are still at least 2 to 3 weeks from unwinterizing. As for the dinette table I am hardly a big guy and I found I sort of had to lift the table up to scoot around u shaped seating. Maybe I can make some sort of riser....hmmmmmmmm

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Posted By: be.jammmin on 03/15/11 04:48pm

NetAndDavid wrote:

garysol wrote:

I think I would have negotiated something with the dealer considering that Keystone is still advertising this on their website and you had it on your order. Seems like false advertising. I hope my comes with the comfort package as this was a selling point compared to a couple other trailer we were looking at.

Ben

2010 F150 Platinum w/tow package and Borla Dual Exhaust
2011 Bullet Premier 31BHPR
2009 Jayco 23B (sold)

Posted By: NetAndDavid on 03/15/11 05:49pm

be.jammmin wrote:

We had it ordered, but there was no charge for it, so I guess that I can't get too angry. Besides, it was worth it to see my kids faces when they walked in it!

Posted By: TNHybrid on 03/15/11 09:56pm

My DW and I have been following this topic for the past few weeks and have found it very valuable. We had been researching new TT's to replace our 2006 R-Vision Trail Cruiser C243S Hybrid for several weeks after attending the Nashville RV show, and after much deliberation and research we ended up purchasing a Bullet Premier 31bphr. Thanks to Garsysol for helping out with some of the pricing research - we ended up buying our unit from Dave Arborgast in Troy, OH for a great price. I've noticed that several folks on this thread have lamented that Keystone is not providing the comfort package anymore - we picked up on that and decided to buy an in-stock unit with that package rather than order one to be built without it. The central vac is a real bonus as are most of the features that come with the comfort package. There are still some out there with the comfort package but most of them come with the full body paint - in fact, I think that Arbogast still has a non-painted one with Garden View interior if there are interested parties out there. Here is the link to the unit on their website:

http://www.rvandboatdepot.com/inventory/134584/New-2011-Keystone-RV-Premier-Ultra-Lite-31BHPR.aspx

We just brought her home this past weekend and have a few weeks to go until our first shakedown trip, but we'll probably experiment with a night or two in the driveway [emoticon]

The ride home was a bit spooky at first due to the 30+ mph cross winds from Troy OH until well into KY, but the new Equal-i-zer performed admirably. Our first mod will be to add rails to the bunk beds in the back - the fact that Keystone does not offer something from the factory seems like a real oversight. Otherwise, we are thrilled with it and can't wait to take her out in the real world! More posts to come on our experiences....

2011 Bullet Premier 31bhpr
Equal-i-zer Hitch
Prodigy Brake Controller
2008 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L 4x2 6 speed 3.31 w/factory air bag rear suspension
Wife and four great kids

Posted By: MartyMoose on 03/16/11 04:01am

We love our new 29REPR that we bought from Arborgast. Our unit had the comfort package which is really nice. However, we had them swap the upgraded mattress out for the standard mattress (which was too thick and made it claustrophobic) and they changed the folding table ( which was not usable) into a pedestal one. Nice change.
Hope to have our first camp out this weekend. March camping in Ohio! Yea!

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Posted By: garysol on 03/16/11 05:47am

TNHybrid wrote:

Thanks to Garsysol for helping out with some of the pricing research - we ended up buying our unit from Dave Arborgast in Troy, OH for a great price. .

Your very welcome. Glad I was able to help.

Posted By: FensterRV on 03/16/11 09:43am

I would like to see a picture of the old table to see if thats something I would want to exchange. Anyone have one?

2011 Bullet Premier 31BHPR with comfort package
Pro Pride Hitch w/ Prodigy P2.
Steadyfast Stabilizers
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