Heard from Cardinal owners, how about Montana owners. A friend of ours owns a 2000 Cardinal, and have lived in it for almost two years with no problems at all. Quality seems to real solid with good livability. For those of you who are concerned about weight-this is not my first rodeo. Obviously I'm not going to get something my truck is not capable of handling. Still taking comments on both Cardinal and Montana rigs.
2008 Sabre by Palimino, Model 28RBFWS
2009 GMC 2500HD CC Duramax/Allison 6 spd 3:73/1 gears
Bob-USAF (Ret) Barbara-Retired DeCA
No pets, just two beautiful granddaughters
Very happy with our 2008 Cardinal. The newest models have more and more bells and whistles.Would buy another but the Cameos have my interest as well and decision could come to price. If Cameo $$ is close to Cardinal the Cameo would win.
I have a 2007 Montana 3400RL. This seems to be a very good unit for full timing, and is in the middle of the cost of 5er's. I am not a fulltimer yet, but have watched the MOC Forum and have learned a lot about them. And there is a ton of fulltimers in this very unit. Its a beautiful unit, practical, and comfortable. I have had very little problems with mine, and recommend it to be an excellent unit.
Check out this site to find out more about Montana's. Very good info there to be had and some darn nice people there too.