When we purchased our Keystone Hideout, we quickly realized that the generator that we had been using on our Jayco Swift was not going to be able to power the air conditioner. One of our friends is a die hard Honda person, and with good reason, as they are the ones to beat and have a nearly flawless implementation of their generators. So needless to say we had a lot of reason to consider a Honda. To help narrow the…
We purchased our Keystone Hideout in late 2015, so this was the first full year of camping in it. Now having a camping year and 36 nights in the Hideout, we felt it was time to reflect back on our purchase and look at some of the positives and negatives. In our post “Welcome to Our Secret Hideout” we outlined some of the main reasons we wanted to upgrade. The first of those was having dedicated beds. Our previous trailer…
Ahhh, the annual tradition of coming to grips with the reality of the season ending and getting the trailer ready for winter hibernation. The process can seem a bit daunting but it really isn’t that difficult. It also is a great time to do some annual maintenance and check things over to make sure they are ready for next season. When we start the winterization process we first drain the water heater. You will want to make sure that the…
In our first trailer we enjoyed having a winter bypass kit installed on the water pump and were sad to find that there wasn’t one in our Keystone Hideout. So I set out to rectify this situation and make the winterization process a bit easier. I chose to install the Camco 36543 Pump Converter Winterizing Kit and outline the steps for this easy modification below. I did need to purchase about $4 in extra parts at the hardware store, but…
For our last camping trip of 2016, we decided to visit Jordanelle State Park. I had been traveling all week for work and so we figured it would be a great way to spend some time together. This time of year, the campground is much quieter and tons less populated. The lake is largely un-used and the crisp mountain air makes for great sleeping. At the end of the 2015 season we purchased our new Keystone Hideout trailer and couldn’t…