RVBusiness, September/October 2018

bunk layout said Krol We will also be introducing a new front living room and front kitchen and in the High Country series where we developed a new raised rear den The front kitchen concept isnt a new idea at Keystone the company pioneered it for the 2016 model year when the Montana 3820 FK was named the RVBusiness RV of the Year Keystone has managed to add a new twist however Weve taken our existing front kitchen improved the space in that area with an extra slideout and then weve elevated the back end giving us an attractive floorplan with increased storage underneath the bedroom said Lingerich Keystone said Krol also will offer an elevated rear area in other floorplans including the new High Country 372 and 373 An elevated rear den isnt new to the industry a lot of brands do it to increase storage capabilities he said but what weve done is to pair it with a huge patio area It will be one of the few rear den elevated floorplans where theres no obstruction on the campsite side Most brands will have a dinette slide or some kind of slide thats right dead center of your camping area This floorplan will not It will have the largest campsite or campside area under the awning of any floorplan The 42 foot 372 373 will retail for about 72000 Sprinter too will feature a fully redesigned exterior for 2019 said Product Manager Jonathan Gust Weve also upgraded our Campfire lineup with three quarter caps on the travel trailers and on the fifth wheel side added a really nice redesign two tone paint and some really cool upgrades inside like an HDMI entertainment center that gives the customer the entertainment experience theyre used to at home There is also a dedicated place for the DVD and satellite receivers in every single floorplan Among the new floorplans Gust outlined was the Sprinter 31FWMB The shortest mid bunk in the industry right now that will retail in the low 30000s and the 330KBS travel trailer with a huge master suite bedroom and bathroom with two sinks a ton of storage washer and dryer prep and a full walk in closet area Meanwhile the Sprinter 29FWBH has said Gust proved popular since its earlier debut Its a small bunkhouse model that also provides a completely private bunk room area as well as an outside convenience center those two things are pretty uncommon in a really small bunkhouse Springdale Keystones top selling travel trailer brand is likewise featuring an all new build In fact said Product Manager Dustan Tavaniere all the Springdale products are now being built the same way We used to have a separation between the Springdale and Summerland he told RVB This year weve conformed and the whole product line is being built under the Springdale brand And with that we have a new exterior look new metal new graphics package Everything features an arched vaulted ceiling a pressed For 2019 Keystone rolled the Summerland brand in with the Springdale line and is relaunching the Tailgator name as a line within Springdale said Tavaniere countertop with under mount sink Furrion glass top oven We also added Jensens new stereo system that gives a new feel in the unit with speakers pointing at you versus in the ceiling Springdale also is relaunching the Tailgator name a venerable Keystone brand that predates the Fuzion and Raptor as the companys original toy hauler in two floorplans the non slide Springdale 27TH and the 32TH with dinette slide and 12 foot garage The 19900 MSRP 27TH offers an 11 foot garage within its 32 foot length as well as a 9730 pound GVWR Keystone also plans to introduce its dealer body to a handful of new technologies including KeyTV KeyTV is the first multi source signal controller and coax cable standard ever developed specifically for the RV industry to distribute over the air cable satellite and FM signals to multiple monitors said Christy Spencer Keystones new director of marketing and communications With this initiative the Keystone engineering teams goal was to completely reinvent our technology and manufacturing processes to radically improve not only the user experience but also make it exceptionally easy for dealers to troubleshoot and repair Keystones entertainment systems As Spencer noted one of the most frustrating things for RVers is sorting through the connections cables and set top boxes that control the television monitors in their campers KeyTV she added eliminates splitters boosters multiple connections and nearly 50 of the coax cable that has been previously used in RV entertainment systems It only requires a single connection and is 100 compatible with DISH Direct TV Shaw and Bell products KeyTV senses cable and over the air connections and automatically switches the signal to the appropriate source without the customer having to mess with antennae boosters or adjusting the signal source on each set In fact KeyTV will even automatically sense if there are problems with the campgrounds cable signal and switch the feed back to the over the air antenna Open House Display Location Keystone RV Thor Display RV MH Hall of Fame Hours Mon 10am 10pm Tues Wed 9am 10pm Thurs 9am 3pm Information 574 535 2100 Product Managers Mark Krol left and Sam Lingerich said the Montana line received an extensive makeover for its 20th anniversary Product Manager Jonathon Gust said the Sprinter lines Campfire brand received new floorplans and upgrades for 2019 S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 RVBusiness 171