I should note here that when the slides are closed you really don’t have use of the amenities—this trailer design needs to be opened for full use. When you do get to where you are going, the Avalanche uses a six-point hydraulic auto-leveling system to get you set up fast. The Avalanche décor is nicely coordinated (colors, shapes, and styles). But beyond this, Keystone has gone further by added small touches that give the whole palette a more upscale feel. You’ll note nice hardware, a ceiling fan, glass-paneled cabinet doors, artsy wood inlays, and some very nice light fixtures. This is also a really light, bright trailer. Windows are large and take up as much of the wall space as I suppose the structural engineer would allow. Stepping up toward the master bedroom, the full bath is on the left. It features an oversize shower with a surround that has integrated shelves and a seat, as well as glass sliding door, skylight overhead, and low step- in height. The sink is large and the mirrored medicine cabinet has plenty of shelves. The porcelain toilet is off-set in the corner between the main door and the secondary entry to the bedroom (these are both hard doors—the bedroom one a sliding door). This position keeps it off the wall and allows plenty of space around it.
The large master bedroom features the third slide-out that moves the head of the bed out. This is a 70 x 80-inch king bed. The slide has cross-draft windows and a full- wall padded headboard. The room is carpeted and across from the bed is a chest TV with a hard countertop. In the nose of the trailer, you’ll find a wall to wall wardrobe that features sliding (mirrored) doors next to a floor-to- ceiling highboy (this space is also prepped to accept a stackable washer/dryer if you prefer). And if this is a full-timers trailer, as I suggest, you need this much space. The bed also lifts for bulk storage underneath. Speaking of storage, large outside doors give access to the ample basement storage (145 cu. ft.) from either side of the trailer as well as the front. It’s also heated. The Avalanche looks good—but how does it tow? With the Ram 3500HD doing the pulling, it was smooth, hardly noticeable at all. Of course, that was mostly because of the truck, but Keystone also points out that they have added substantially to the quality of the running gear. The trailer uses Road Armor suspension that equalizes axle load to dampen shock and vibration. Tires are G-rated and the axles are rated at 7,000 lbs. each. It also had an upgraded pin box. Some other things you don’t see but are important to the overall construction and quality of the trailer are: Unified
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