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2027 KZ Connect SEC211MKSE

A 26-foot Connect SE travel trailer that KZ lists at 5,230 lb unloaded, with a 6,500 lb GVWR, for 2027.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

5,230lb
Dry Weight
6,500lb
GVWR
570lb
Hitch Weight
26ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Travel Trailer · Connect SE Built by · KZ RV Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

KZ lists the 2027 Connect SE C211MKSE at 5,230 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 6,500 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 1,270 lb and a dry hitch weight of 570 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 26' 1" long and 11' 2" high with the air conditioner, with 45 gal fresh, 38 gal grey and 38 gal black tanks. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank uses roughly 374 lb of the cargo capacity before anything else is loaded.

Among the 8 Connect SE floorplans KZ lists for 2027 with a published weight, it is number 2 by unloaded weight, in a range from 4,910 lb (C201MLSE) to 7,640 lb (C312BHKSE). Every figure in that comparison is KZ’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from KZ’s own floorplan page for the Connect SE C211MKSE, whose floorplan drawing KZ labels 2027. KZ notes that its UVW reflects a rolling average for the model and that your trailer will vary with optional equipment.

How the C211MKSE differs from the other seven Connect SE floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry weight, 5,230 lb: second-lightest of eight, between the C201MLSE (4,910 lb) and the C241BHKSE (5,600 lb).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,270 lb: second-smallest of eight, between the C271BHKSE (1,130 lb) and the C221RKSE (1,340 lb).
  • Dry tongue weight, 570 lb: second-lightest of eight, between the C201MLSE (530 lb) and the C221RKSE (670 lb).
  • Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.9%: second-smallest of eight, between the C201MLSE (10.8%) and the C312BHKSE (11.4%).
  • Length, 26 ft 1 in: second-shortest of eight, between the C201MLSE (24 ft 1 in) and the C221RKSE (27 ft).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 19.5%: fourth-largest of eight, between the C221RKSE (19.1%) and the C241BHKSE (20%).
  • GVWR, 6,500 lb: lowest of eight, level with the C201MLSE; next are the C221RKSE and C241BHKSE (7,000 lb).
  • Sleeping capacity, 4: smallest of eight, level with the C201MLSE and C221RKSE; next is the C241BHKSE (8).

Next to the C201MLSE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the C211MKSE is 320 lb heavier by dry weight, has 320 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 40 lb heavier and is 2 ft longer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the C241BHKSE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the C211MKSE is 370 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has 130 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 140 lb lighter, is 3 ft shorter and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
26' 1"
Exterior height
11' 2" (with A/C)
Exterior width
96"
Interior height
82"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
5,230 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
6,500 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,270 lb
Hitch / dry tongue weight
570 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
45 gal
Grey water
38 gal
Black water
38 gal
Propane
40 lb

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
15"

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
4
Refrigerator
10 cu ft
Awning
18'

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the C211MKSEHorizontal bar. Dry weight 5,230 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,270 pounds, against a GVWR of 6,500 pounds. Dry tongue weight 570 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 6,500 lbsDry 5,230 lbsCargo capacity 1,270 lbsDry tongue weight 570 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the C211MKSEScale outline of the C211MKSE. Overall length 26' 1", overall height 11' 2", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"26' 1" overall length11' 2"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the C211MKSEHolding tank capacities: fresh 45 gallons, grey 38 gallons, black 38 gallons.Fresh45 galGrey38 galBlack38 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed6,500 lb
Published dry tongue weight570 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb650–975 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed6,500 lb towed / 975 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.

Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (6,500 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (975 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.

Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Connect SE floorplan family

KZ lists 11 Connect SE floorplans for 2027; this site profiles every one with a published weight, from KZ’s own floorplan pages.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
C201MLSE24' 1"4Profiled
C211MKSE26' 1"4Profiled
C221RBSE27'3Catalogued · dealer stock only
C241BHKSE29' 1"8Profiled
C221RKSE27'4Profiled
C251RLSE29' 7"5Catalogued · dealer stock only
C271BHKSE32' 1"9Profiled
C281BHKSE33' 2"9Profiled
C301BHKSE35'9Profiled
C312BHKSE36' 7"9Profiled
C191RKSE25' 1"2Catalogued · KZ prints no weights on its page

KZ lists 11 Connect SE floorplans. Every 2027 plan with a published weight has a page here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What KZ does not publish for the C211MKSE

KZ’s page prints no axle count and no price against this floorplan, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, a different model year or a dealer listing.

Read the label on the trailer

Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.

05 How it compares

Lighter
Connect SE C201MLSE

4,910 lb UVW and 6,500 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 5,230 lb and 6,500 lb.

Heavier
Connect SE C241BHKSE

5,600 lb UVW and 7,000 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 5,230 lb and 6,500 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 45-gallon fresh tank is about 374 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 29% of the C211MKSE’s 1,270 lb cargo capacity, leaving 896 lb (224 lb per rated berth). Across 8 Connect SE floorplans the water share runs 18% to 33%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Connect SE C221RKSE at 28% and Connect SE C271BHKSE at 33%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Connect SE C201MLSE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 26 ft 1 in vs 24 ft 1 in; dry weight 5,230 lb vs 4,910 lb; cargo capacity 1,270 lb vs 1,590 lb; hitch weight 570 lb vs 530 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Connect SE plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)6,5001–2 of 86,500–9,000
Dry weight (lb)5,2302 of 84,910–7,640
Cargo capacity (lb)1,2702 of 81,130–2,080
Hitch weight (lb)5702 of 8530–950
Length26 ft 1 in2 of 824 ft 1 in–36 ft 7 in
Grey tank (gal)381–5 of 838–76
Black tank (gal)381–7 of 838–76
Sleeps41–3 of 84–9

Either side of it by GVWR: Connect SE C201MLSE matches it at 6,500 lb GVWR; Connect SE C221RKSE is 500 lb heavier (7,000 lb GVWR).

Nearest Connect SE siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Connect SE C211MKSE26 ft 1 in45,2306,5001,27057045
Connect SE C201MLSE24 ft 1 in44,9106,5001,59053045
Connect SE C221RKSE27 ft 0 in45,6607,0001,34067045
Connect SE C241BHKSE29 ft 1 in85,6007,0001,40071045
Connect SE C312BHKSE36 ft 7 in97,6409,0001,36087045
Connect SE C271BHKSE32 ft 1 in96,3707,5001,13088045

All 8 Connect SE floorplans: Connect SE line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
C211MKSE6,5005,230426 ft 1 in
Colt 21RBS6,5004,935424 ft 7 in
Jay Feather 21MML6,5005,085325 ft 5 in
Jay Flight 200MKS6,5004,965224 ft 7 in
Jay Flight SLX 237RBS6,5005,380226 ft 8 in
Prowler 2103MKS6,5004,935424 ft 7 in
Range Lite 211RKM6,5005,130425 ft 5 in

Against the C211MKSE: the Colt 21RBS is 2 ft shorter; the Jay Feather 21MML sleeps 1 fewer; the Jay Flight 200MKS is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer.

08 Common questions about the C211MKSE

How much does the C211MKSE weigh?

5,230 lb dry; 6,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the C211MKSE carry?

1,270 lb, 20% of its GVWR (median across 1,010 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 374 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the C211MKSE?

570 lb dry, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the C211MKSE need?

A tow rating of at least 6,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the C211MKSE sleep?

It is rated to sleep 4. 5 of the 8 Connect SE floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the C211MKSE?

Fresh 45, grey 38, black 38 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the C211MKSE?

26' 1" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the C211MKSE. Not published: slide count, axle count, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 15 recall campaigns against the Connect line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Connect line page.