2027 Keystone Arcadia Super Lite242SLMD

Keystone publishes three weights for the Arcadia Super Lite 242SLMD: a shipping weight of 8,074 lb, a carrying capacity of 1,826 lb and a hitch weight of 1,385 lb. Those are Keystone’s own terms, and this page keeps them. Keystone does not call the first figure dry or unloaded weight, does not say the hitch figure is measured dry, and publishes no GVWR for any Arcadia Super Lite floorplan, so none of the three is renamed here and no loaded rating is worked out from them. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, is the document that carries its UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR.

Tank capacities are 54 gal fresh, 60 gal gray and 30 gal waste, as Keystone lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank is roughly 448 lb on the road before anything else is loaded. The tire size Keystone lists is ST225/75R15E; a fifth wheel puts its pin load into the truck bed, so it counts against the truck’s payload rather than its tow rating.

Against the 5 Arcadia Super Lite floorplans profiled here, this one is the 1st by Keystone’s shipping weight, in a range from 8,074 lb (242SLMD) to 9,278 lb (292SLRL). Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Keystone page type for the same model year, so the comparison inside the series is like for like.

Every number on this page was read on 4 Nov 2026 from Keystone’s own floorplan page for the Arcadia Super Lite 242SLMD. That page carries no model year, so the year comes from the roster page that links it, which lists the Arcadia Super Lite floorplans under the heading “2027 Floorplans”. Keystone notes that its website reflects the most recent production run and that features and specifications change during the year.

How the 242SLMD differs from the other four Arcadia Super Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Shipping weight (Keystone’s term), 8,074 lb: lightest of five; next is the 260SLCL (8,480 lb).
• Hitch weight as Keystone lists it, 1,385 lb: lightest of five; next is the 294SLRD (1,580 lb).
• Length, 28 ft 6 in: shortest of five; next is the 260SLCL (30 ft 10 in).
• Carrying capacity (Keystone’s term), 1,826 lb: third-smallest of five, between the 294SLRD (1,808 lb) and the 308SLBH (1,871 lb).
• Hitch weight as a share of shipping weight, 17.2%: smallest of five, level with the 294SLRD; next is the 292SLRL (17.7%).
• Sleeping capacity, 5: shared with the 294SLRD; of five, one smaller and two larger, nearest the 260SLCL (4) and the 292SLRL (6).

Next to the 260SLCL, the nearest heavier floorplan by shipping weight, the 242SLMD is 406 lb lighter by shipping weight, has 694 lb less carrying capacity, has a hitch weight 270 lb lighter, is 2 ft 4 in shorter and sleeps one more; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

Keystone lists 5 Arcadia Super Lite floorplans for 2027. 5 have a complete Keystone figure set and no existing page here, and are profiled, from 8,074 lb to 9,278 lb shipping weight; the others are catalogued on this page with the reason against each. Keystone publishes shipping weight, carrying capacity and hitch weight for these trailers, and no GVWR.