RV review: Keystone Arcadia Select 24SRE—Are you seeing this?

Today’s RV is the Keystone Arcadia Select 24SRE fifth wheel, a more affordable member of Keystone’s fifth wheel family. It offers a surprising amount of storage in an unusual configuration. 

But this fifth wheel also brings up the question: What details or factors in any RV would make you turn and run? Are there aspects of some RVs that you’d completely rule it out if you were shopping? Even if the floor plan totally hit a home run with you? 

Start at the road

Here, you have a pretty basic build with a leaf spring suspension and off-brand tires. The slide room in this trailer is a cable mechanism which is a fairly standard item for Keystone and one that, when managing warranties, I really had no issues with. 

Keystone is also committed to its HyperDeck™ flooring, which is a laminate product, even though most of the RV industry has moved back to plywood decking. But Keystone also seems to have done this well enough that I haven’t heard any real complaints about this type of flooring lately. 

Storage is a highlight in the Keystone Arcadia Select 24SRE

Fifth wheels, in general, tend to be better in the storage department, and this one goes above and beyond, even though it’s a relatively compact example of the fifth wheel world. 

Inside, there is good storage in the kitchen area with overhead cabinets. But what really sets this apart is a corner of the main living space that you access by opening the wall that has the TV and fireplace on it. 

Behind this wall is a large storage area that goes from floor to ceiling with shelves and some open space as well. Something you might not expect is that there is an outside cargo door that leads to the bottom of this space, so you could get to your gear from inside or out. This would be great for griddles, propane fire pits, and that sort of thing. 

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More interior highlights

There are other highlights worth mentioning inside, including a flip-up desk or table along the back wall of this trailer. This would be a great workspace or just somewhere to enjoy a meal, although there’s also a dinette in here. 

That dinette is of the “dream dinette” variety, where the table is mounted to the wall and has a gas strut to ease the lifting and lowering of the table. Yes, I’d still rather have a free-standing table already, but this is okay. 

Kitchen in the Keystone Arcadia Select 24SRE

If you’ve looked at RVs lately, you can almost guess that there’s going to be a 21-volt fridge in here, and you’re right. There is. 

There’s a sink, some drawers, a three-burner propane stovetop and the ever-popular and continually awful 17” RV oven. I am seeing more and more RV companies just putting in no oven and including a convection air fryer microwave, and I’m good with that. 

Upstairs in the Keystone Arcadia Select 24SRE

The upstairs bedroom in this features a queen-sized bed with an interesting headboard arrangement. There’s a headboard with USB plugs in the center and then bedside nightstands on either side with household power outlets. 

For hanging storage, there is a closet in the wall at the foot of the bed, along with a number of drawers. Again, storage is a strong suit in this RV. 

Okay, Keystone, let’s talk

Normally, I would get to boondocking and travel access at this point, but we need to have a heart-to-heart discussion, Keystone. The fuse box on this fifth wheel is on the bulkhead of the main living space and if the slide room is in, you’re not getting to it. 

Further, the fuse box is in a cabinet to make absolutely darned sure that you’re not getting to it. 

I’ve seen this done in other RVs, but those RVs had through-frame rack-and-pinion slides, which are really easy to override. To do so on those, you just insert a crank handle that’s included and turn the crank. Easy. 

On a cable slide, you have to remove the fascia (trim) board on the slide to get to the motor and then use a drill motor to override the motor. 

So, because of the very unfortunate placement of the fuse box, you have to disassemble part of the interior of your RV to be able to open the slide room. That’s just stupid, and it’s bad enough that if a friend (all of you) were considering this, I would suggest you move on. 

Also, no tire pressure monitor, no anti-lock brakes, no Goodyear tires… on and on. 

When Keystone first came out with the Arcadia, I really liked them—I thought the interiors were a step above, and the details were pretty nice. Now this looks more like a Springdale or other entry-level RV. 

There are some good features in this RV, but in a competitive market where everybody buys from the same suppliers, it’s the design that an RV company puts into their rigs that makes them stand out—or be outstanding. 

My thanks to Josh at Bish’s RV for the photos and video in this article.

More about these RV reviews

These RV reviews are written based on information provided by the manufacturers along with our writer’s own research. They are based on information from a single unit and may not reflect your actual experience. Shop your RV and dealership carefully before making a buying decision. They are intended only as a brief overview of the vehicle, not a comprehensive critique, which would require a thorough inspection and/or test drive.

Tony comes to RVtravel.com having worked at an RV dealership and been a lifelong RV enthusiast. He also has written the syndicated Curbside column about cars. 

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