2027 Keystone Cougar Half-Ton25MLE

Keystone publishes three weights for the Cougar Half-Ton 25MLE: a shipping weight of 6,970 lb, a carrying capacity of 2,675 lb and a hitch weight of 845 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 Cougar Half-Ton 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, 80 gal gray and 40 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.

Against the 11 Cougar Half-Ton floorplans profiled here, this one is the 3rd by Keystone’s shipping weight, in a range from 6,090 lb (21LBK) to 9,590 lb (30REP). 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 19 Oct 2026 from Keystone’s own floorplan page for the Cougar Half-Ton 25MLE. That page carries no model year, so the year comes from the roster page that links it, which lists the Cougar Half-Ton 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 25MLE differs from the other six Cougar Half-Ton travel trailers. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

• Shipping weight (Keystone’s term), 6,970 lb: third-lightest of seven, between the 22MLS (6,335 lb) and the 26LBW (7,250 lb).
• Carrying capacity (Keystone’s term), 2,675 lb: third-largest of seven, between the 26LBW (2,400 lb) and the 29RKE (2,740 lb).
• Hitch weight as Keystone lists it, 845 lb: third-lightest of seven, between the 21LBK (760 lb) and the 26LBW (920 lb).
• Hitch weight as a share of shipping weight, 12.1%: third-smallest of seven, between the 22MLS and 29RKE (11%) and the 21LBK and 29RLP (12.5%).
• Length, 29 ft 11 in: shared with the 25FKD; of seven, two shorter and three longer, nearest the 22MLS (26 ft 5 in) and the 26LBW (30 ft 10 in).

Next to the 22MLS, the nearest lighter floorplan by shipping weight, the 25MLE is 635 lb heavier by shipping weight, has 1,110 lb more carrying capacity, has a hitch weight 145 lb heavier, is 3 ft 6 in longer, has a grey tank 40 gal larger and sleeps two more; the two publish the same exterior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 26LBW, the nearest heavier floorplan by shipping weight, the 25MLE is 280 lb lighter by shipping weight, has 275 lb more carrying capacity, has a hitch weight 75 lb lighter and is 11 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and sleeping capacity.

Keystone lists 15 Cougar Half-Ton floorplans for 2027. 11 have a complete Keystone figure set and no existing page here, and are profiled, from 6,090 lb to 9,590 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.

Closest sibling: the Cougar Half-Ton 26LBW, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 2 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 11 in vs 30 ft 10 in; hitch weight 845 lb vs 920 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and grey tank.

All 11 Cougar Half-Ton floorplans: Cougar Half-Ton line hub.

8 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 25MLE. Not published: dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity (CCC), exterior width, interior height, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, air conditioning.

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