01 What makes it unique
The Hideout 230BH is a front-queen bunkhouse with rear double-over-double bunks, a booth dinette and a jackknife sofa — a 27-foot travel trailer aimed at families who want maximum sleeping space at the lowest dual-axle weight. It sleeps up to nine with double-over-double rear bunks, a convertible booth dinette and a jackknife sofa, while the walkaround front queen keeps the parents separate; a 10.7-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and an air-fryer convection microwave are unusual at this price.
It carries the Hideout dual-axle build — laminated filon sidewalls on a powder-coated steel frame, a walkable roof and an enclosed underbelly, on tandem axles. At 4,776 pounds dry against a 6,500-pound GVWR it leaves 1,724 pounds of cargo capacity, and the dry tongue weight is 625 pounds. A 10.7 cu ft refrigerator and 15K BTU air conditioning round out the equipment.
A figure worth stating plainly: Dry weight (4,776 lb shipping) and the carrying capacity (1,724 lb) are Keystone-published; GVWR is their sum, 6,500 lb, a round manufacturer figure, and Camping World corroborates the 4,776-lb dry. MSRP is shown dealer-quoted: Camping World lists $30,310 while other dealers list roughly $36,150 to $36,830, so no single published base price is asserted. At 4,776 pounds it is the lightest profiled dual-axle Hideout. As with every lightweight trailer, the published tongue weight is a pre-production dry estimate — once water, gear and passengers are aboard, real loaded tongue weight runs higher and lands on the tow vehicle's payload, so weigh the loaded trailer and match it to your truck honestly before relying on the brochure number. For families who want maximum sleeping space at the lowest dual-axle weight, the 230BH is a well-targeted pick within the Keystone value stack.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 27' 6"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Slide-outs
- 1
- Awnings
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 4,776 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,500 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,724 lbs
- Hitch / dry tongue weight
- 625 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 41 gal
- Grey water
- 39 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.7 cu ft
Construction
- Walls
- Laminated filon
- Roof
- Walkable 1-pc
- Underbelly
- Enclosed
- Frame
- Powder-coated steel
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper pull
- Suspension
- Leaf spring
- Stabilizers
- Power / manual
Electrical & comfort
- Air conditioning
- 15K BTU
- Service
- 30-amp
- Water heater
- Gas / DSI
- Heating
- Ducted furnace
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 9
- Layout
- Front-queen double-over-double bunkhouse, dual entry
- Slides
- 1
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch.
03 The Hideout floorplan family
Keystone's Hideout covers a dual-axle family line and a lighter single-axle line (filed by RVUSA as Hideout Mini, marketed for 2026 as Hideout Sport) for SUV towing. The plan on this page is highlighted; each profiled plan links to its own page. The full Hideout catalog runs to dozens of floorplans — the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the Hideout hub.
| Floorplan | Sub-line | Dry wt | Length | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24RBS | Hideout | 6,079 lbs* | 28' 11" | 6 | a full rear bath layout with a sofa, laundry chute, pa… |
| 25RDS | Hideout | 6,122 lbs* | 29' 5" | 6 | a U-shaped dinette layout with a walk-through bath and… |
| 262BHS | Hideout | 6,205 lbs | 30' 11" | 9 | a front-bedroom bunkhouse with a large pantry and a si… |
| 230BH | Hideout | 4,776 lbs | 27' 6" | 9 | a front-queen bunkhouse with rear double-over-double b… |
| 22MLS | Hideout | 5,477 lbs | 26' 2" | 6 | a front private king bedroom with a rear kitchen, thea… |
| 212RKS | Hideout | 5,360 lbs | 25' 6" | 3 | a front private bedroom, a rear kitchen, a mid walk-th… |
| 175BH | Hideout (single-axle) | 3,020 lbs | 20' 6" | 6 | a single-axle bunkhouse with rear corner double bunks,… |
| 178RB | Hideout (single-axle) | 3,024 lbs | 20' 11" | 4 | a single-axle front-bedroom layout with a rear bath an… |
| 176BH | Hideout (single-axle) | 3,494 lbs | 20' 11" | 6 | a single-axle bunkhouse with a front queen, rear corne… |
| 181BH | Hideout (single-axle) | 3,991 lbs | 22' 9" | 8 | a single-axle double bunkhouse with a front bedroom an… |
Figures for profiled plans are verified against RVUSA structured spec records (2026); dry weight and MSRP, where RVUSA omits them, are from Keystone factory listings and dealers, with GVWR derived as dry plus payload and flagged where the dry figure is a near-variant. Options affect final weights — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Front-queen bunkhouse
A front-queen double-over-double bunkhouse at a genuinely light dry weight: a walkaround queen up front, four bunks at the rear and a 10.7-cubic-foot fridge in under 28 feet, with the line's roomiest sleeping count.
Built for families who want maximum sleeping space at the lowest dual-axle weight
It sleeps up to nine with double-over-double rear bunks, a convertible booth dinette and a jackknife sofa, while the walkaround front queen keeps the parents separate; a 10.7-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and an air-fryer convection microwave are unusual at this price.
Verify the loaded tongue weight before you tow
Keystone publishes tongue weight as a pre-production dry estimate; real loaded tongue weight runs higher and lands on the tow vehicle's payload. Weigh the loaded trailer and check it against your truck's rating before relying on the brochure figure.
On the weight figures
Dry weight (4,776 lb shipping) and the carrying capacity (1,724 lb) are Keystone-published; GVWR is their sum, 6,500 lb, a round manufacturer figure, and Camping World corroborates the 4,776-lb dry. MSRP is shown dealer-quoted: Camping World lists $30,310 while other dealers list roughly $36,150 to $36,830, so no single published base price is asserted. At 4,776 pounds it is the lightest profiled dual-axle Hideout.
05 How it compares
The larger front-bedroom bunkhouse — a roomier layout and a bigger pantry, heavier and longer.
A steel-framed family bunkhouse — a bigger payload and a U-dinette, similar family sleeping.
An ultra-lite front-bedroom bunkhouse — comparable weight on a laminated build.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 41-gallon fresh tank is roughly 20% of the 1,724-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 230BH with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 1,724 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (41 gal × 8.34 lb) | −342 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,382 lb | 20% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 154 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 9 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry tongue weight of 625 pounds is 13% of the 4,776-pound dry weight, which sits inside the 10–15% band usually quoted for stable towing. It is still a dry figure: loading the front pass-through and the fresh tank both push it up.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 6,500-pound GVWR the 230BH is towing 1,724 pounds more than its 4,776-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 41 gallons of fresh against 39 grey and 30 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the 230BH sits 5 of 10 in the Hideout line: 6,500 pounds against a line that runs from 4,350 to 7,700 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Hideout 181BH is 1,300 pounds lighter at 5,200 lb GVWR; and Hideout 24RBS is 965 pounds heavier at 7,465 lb GVWR.
| Comparable travel trailers | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230BH | 6,500 | 4,776 | 9 | 27 ft 6 in |
| Bullet 2140BH | 6,500 | 4,335 | 8 | 25 ft 4 in |
| Jay Feather 21MML | 6,500 | 5,085 | 3 | 25 ft 5 in |
| Jay Flight 200MKS | 6,500 | 4,965 | 2 | 24 ft 7 in |
| North Trail 210MB | 6,500 | 5,100 | 4 | 25 ft 5 in |
| Prowler 2103MKS | 6,500 | 4,935 | 4 | 24 ft 7 in |
| Springdale 2300BH | 6,500 | 4,724 | 9 | 27 ft 6 in |
Against the 230BH: the Bullet 2140BH is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer; the Jay Feather 21MML is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer; the Jay Flight 200MKS is 3 ft shorter and sleeps 7 fewer. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest travel trailers from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Hideout floorplans profiled here run 3,020 to 6,205 pounds dry and 20 to 31 feet of exterior length across 10 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Hideout line hub.
08 Common questions about the 230BH
How much does the 230BH weigh?
It leaves the factory at 4,776 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 6,500 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 230BH carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 1,724 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 41-gallon fresh tank uses about 342 pounds of that.
What is the tongue weight of the 230BH?
The published dry tongue weight is 625 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 230BH need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 6,500 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 230BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep 9. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 230BH?
Fresh 41 gallons, grey 39 gallons, black 30 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 230BH?
Exterior length is 27' 6". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 15 of them for the 230BH. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: exterior width, interior height, tire specification. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (88%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Hideout line, and NHTSA holds 24 recall campaigns and 11 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 11 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (36%), equipment (27%) and electrical system (9%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Hideout line page.