Real-World Experiences With the Montana High Country 295RL

[Cindy and Ray's Grand Tour]

I used to own a 2018 Montana 3790RD and pulled it around the country for 8 years. It started having lots of problems so I unloaded it earlier this year. I am now close to buying a 2025 High Country 295RL and would like anyone who has this model to provide me some feedback on their experience with it. I am concerned with electric slides of the size it has. How well does the auto leveling work? Any good advice on durability, axles, tires, etc would be appreciated before I sign on the dotted line.

 

[Cindy and Ray's Grand Tour]

No replies? Anyone out there know anything about 295RLs?

 

[jsb5717]

That is the model that replaced our 305RL in the lineup. We've really enjoyed our 2018 HC. The 295RL has proven to be a popular model and still a good size for towing and parking.

Many of the HC features have changed since we bought ours. The slide systems have improved. I believe that the larger slides are electric rack and pinion...still the best system IMHO. I believe that the floors are beefier as well...especially in the slides. I would do a very thorough PDI for sure but if you like the floorplan then keep after it.

As always, make sure you are working with a good, customer service focused dealer. That will make or break your overall experience. Warranty work is much easier from a dealer that actually cares about their customers.

 

[DutchmenSport]

Following this and other RV / camping forums, the 295RL MHC is one of the most popular fifth wheels going. And... (from my observations), has the lowest complaint record. Occasionally there are posts on "how to do this with my 295RL." or "how to do that." But for the most part, not as many posts about actual mechanical problems.

But, the disclaimer is .... the newer campers (all of them) are using updated electronics and computerized systems more and more. The bottom line is ... eventually, EVERYTHING on any RV / camper is subject to failure. It's just, some things begin to fail sooner than others, depending upon how, and how often the unit is being used.

Example: New tires may be needed once a year if the camper travels 50,000 miles a year because of lost tread. On the other hand, new tires may be needed in 3 years if the camper travels only 30 miles every year because of sitting dry rot. If when driving, you drive over a really, really horrible bridge transition joint and the camper jolts hard, it could jolt so hard a cabinet breaks off the wall. That's not poor workmanship, that's a result of hard use. And that can (and does) happen to any camper.

 

[flyingjack]

Dutch: amen brother. our 22 295 has had minor issues except Schwintek slide that we replaced with Vroom. AND a lot of I70 from Denver to KS was so rough we got home last year and found our kitchen light fixture laying in the sink. I think the 5er was airborne at 65 mph.

 

[ep4me]

we have a 2023 rd311 it is a sister model to the 295rl from the bathroom forward they are identical. electrical slides work fine the big slides are rack and pinion and we have swintek in the bedroom but now they went to the supposedly "new and improved" cable slide. These models use electric stabilizers which are much easier to work and can be manually moved if need. auto leveling is great I would never buy and camper without it. Not sure if they still put in 110volt refrigerators ours is a GE and its great.
Never had a issues with it, we have towed now about 25000 miles. The only very problem we have was was a roller shade broke and the tv went out, under warranty our dealer replaced it free of charge. if you can I would recommend the 440 watt solar package at a minimum.

 

[nzak]

We have had ours. For 4 years. Only problem was that the connections in the drivers side rear got water in them and shorted out a lot of the appliances in the slide out. Of course it was out of warranty. Trailer has over 10,000 miles on it. We love it and are planning a 6,000 mile trip in it this summer.

 

[clete]

No replies? Anyone out there know anything about 295RLs?

2024 mhc 295 and after 2 years one of 8 cables on bedroom slide became loose or broke and took parts and 4 Manhours and I should have noticed earlier that slide came in crooked so big bucks to fix. Ditch the China bomb tires and go lr E good us tires. Ge fridge required 3 tech visits to get it working under warranty.

 

[ruben]

We’ve owned 2 MHC 295rl’s in 3 years. A 2023 then a 2026. The 2023 was traded in for the 2026. The 2023 had too many problems with the very large bedroom slide on the Schwinteck system ( the 2026 now has the cable slide system) as well as too many other build quality issues. The 2026 after 3 months of owning has numerous build quality issues including the dining room slide motor needing replacement already. I don’t know why I still want to believe in keystone products. We owned a 2005 295 (I think) for 13 years and am kicking my self for getting rid of it. And now am considering SOB because of their perceived build quality and I understand that all manufacturers use the same components. As another has commented get a third party through inspection if he’s any good, it will save you tons of aggravation and potentially tons of money. The 2023 served its purpose for our trip from California to Washington DC and back but lost confidence in the build quality for further travels. We are not full timers but want to enjoy the RV experience/lifestyle comfortably. In closing all repairs were covered under warranty and extended warranty except for the shipping and the selling dealer is an hour drive from home. Having second thoughts about our Montana High Country.

 

[ojo123]

We have owned two 295RL trailers in the past ten years and of course there were quality control issues. My latest is a 2021 which is post covid and I expected a few flaws as they were building them faster than ever to meet demands. The only real issue we had was the cross members between the frame all broke loose as the shoddy workmanship on the welding part failed. Keystone has the 3 year structure warranty that covered the cost but it was challenging to get a reputable dealer with a welder to fix the problem. I would buy another 295 RL as the 2025's are an exact replica of my current one and the small problems I have encountered over the years are going to happen with any RV.

 

[Bill Priddy]

I used to own a 2018 Montana 3790RD and pulled it around the country for 8 years. It started having lots of problems so I unloaded it earlier this year. I am now close to buying a 2025 High Country 295RL and would like anyone who has this model to provide me some feedback on their experience with it. I am concerned with electric slides of the size it has. How well does the auto leveling work? Any good advice on durability, axles, tires, etc would be appreciated before I sign on the dotted line.

We have a 2025 295RL! We love it! We have had it for over a year and we love it! The only issue has been the backsplash behind the stove is warping because of the heat.

 

[Cindy and Ray's Grand Tour]

Thanks for all the comments. We bought the 295RL and hope for the best on repair issues.