HELP -- Got Cambridge fever - Page 2 - Montana Owners Club

Montana_31 · 03-02-2005, 04:08 AM

Dave and Victoria,
When we were at the factory, they were building a 50 foot fifth. Their online brochure only says up to 45 feet. As far as cost, they are less expensive than Tetons of the same length. Depending on the options you choose, they can get expensive. We opted for the automatic leveling system. If we ever get another one, we would do that again. We have solid cherry wood cabinetry too, which was costly. My wife wouldn't give up our house unless she had that and a curio cabinet for her snowbabies. So we designed a curio cabinet, a computer desk and the floor plan. I enjoyed designing it and choosing the options. They didn't do any changes without first consulting us about it. We choose everything down to the style of handle pulls and knobs on the drawers.

Dave e Victoria · 03-02-2005, 04:17 AM

Bob & Donna
Thanks for the info. Definitely deserves a look.
BTW, I see from your signature that you solved the weight problem. I'm not at all sure I want to go that hard over. Do you use the truck "around town" when unhooked? Did you also tow with that big boy when you were in a montana?

sreigle · 03-02-2005, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the numbers, Dave. The UVW also does not include propane bottles and batteries. So there's at least another couple hundred pounds of the payload gone.

Joyce H · 03-02-2005, 02:25 PM

Just got an email from Keystone with specs on Cambridge. Posted them under "Cambridge Photos" topic

Dave e Victoria · 03-02-2005, 05:20 PM

Joyce,
Thanks for those numbers. They are close to what I had and probably differ only because of options. Also, Steve is right -- the game is to exclude everything like gas and electric cables. Everyone in the industry does this. Actually, the Cambridge numbers include some things like water filters that would fall outside the envelope in a normal Montans.
Again, thanks for the numbers.
Dave

Montana_265 · 03-03-2005, 12:25 AM

I saw one on I70 westbound just out of Wheeling WV on 2/27. Looked great!

Dave e Victoria · 03-05-2005, 04:02 AM

We are passing on the Cambridge -- at least for now. I never did get into a dealer negotiation but other outside influences hit home and we decided to back off.

But, frankly, even without the outside influences, I'm not sure we could have made it work. There were just too many negatives especially big weight and tiny payload.

Thanks to all the contributers to the discussion. This board rocks.

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