[Haytundra]

Originally Posted by JoeRobbins

About two years of shopping.

I couldn't afford a new Airstream (top notch quality, high resale value), and the Keystone Outback had all the features I was looking for. One key feature was the rear slide bed. Too many I looked at had the bed inside and it seemed to take up half the trailers living space. Plus a bed area at the other end of the camper (kiddo area). I didn't want to take down the table and/or couch every night to make room to sleep.

Forrest River has a Surveyor model with the same rear slide bed, but the quality on the outback just felt better. The FR Surveyor has an electric rear slide. Keystone a manual. A nod to the FR Surveyor here. I could have been happy with this unit also.

Sealed, heated underbelly was another key feature. Airstreams have them, and both of the others do as well. Forrest River has heat pads as a factory option under all the tanks.

Both had the ducted heat and air. Heats and cools better, it seems to me. My buddys older Airstream has the ducted heat, but the air is central at the unit. Each end of the camper takes a while to cool down. Some Airstream owners pull the rear vent and put an extra A/C unit in to overcome this.

I read a lot on-line about what people liked and disliked, then looked for the features that mattered. I was all set to pull the trigger on the 210RS, but at the last minute picked the 230RS due to the toy hauler door (easier to load and unload gear) and the full size bed up front, vice the two bunks.

Thanks for the info very nice unit..........
could you post what you paid? PM if you prefer just trying to get an idea vs dealer window stickers locally

thanks