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2026 Grand Design Reflection 100 Series27BH

A single-slide bunkhouse fifth wheel that sleeps ten — maximum berths at a half-ton-friendly pin and the lowest price in the Reflection line, for families who need capacity over square footage.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

8,200lb
Dry Weight
10,195lb
GVWR
1,280lb
Pin Weight
32ft
Length
Sleeps 10 Dual-axle Fifth Wheel · Half-ton bunkhouse, sleeps ten Built by · Grand Design RV Construction · Laminated aluminum · gel-coat Starting MSRP · $64,964

01 What makes it unique

The Reflection 100 Series 27BH is the maximum-capacity floorplan of the accessible 100 line — a single-slide bunkhouse that sleeps ten by combining a private front bedroom, a rear bunk area and convertible furniture. It packs the most berths in the Reflection family into a half-ton-friendly coach at the lowest price, trading open square footage for sleeping capacity. The Reflection residential build is present: gel-coat fiberglass sidewalls over laminated aluminum framing and a one-piece TPO roof.

It rides on a tandem axle with Goodyear Endurance tires and MORryde rubberized suspension, with a 10,195-pound GVWR on an 8,200-pound dry weight — leaving 1,995 pounds of payload — and a 1,280-pound dry pin weight a properly equipped half-ton can carry. A 55-gallon fresh tank and a 10 cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator support a family’s trips.

It sleeps ten in a capacity-first layout, at an MSRP near $65,000 — the lowest-priced floorplan in the Reflection line and the one for families who need the most berths. For buyers who want fifth-wheel construction and maximum sleeping capacity on a half-ton at an entry price, the bunkhouse 27BH is the capacity champion of the 100 Series.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
32' 3"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
12' 3"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
8,200 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
10,195 lbs
Net cargo / payload
1,995 lbs
Dry pin weight
1,280 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
55 gal
Grey water
78 gal
Black water
39 gal
Refrigerator
10 cu ft

Construction

Walls
Laminated aluminum-framed · gel-coat fiberglass
Roof
One-piece TPO · walk-on decking
Front cap
Painted fiberglass · Max Turn aero
Insulation
Side/rear R-9 · floor R-30* · roof R-40*

Running gear

Axles
2 (tandem)
Hitch
Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
Suspension
MORryde rubberized equalizer
Tires
Goodyear Endurance · aluminum wheels

Galley & bath

Cooktop
3-burner recessed
Refrigerator
10 cu ft
A/C
15K BTU ducted A/C
Water heater
Tankless on-demand · gas

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
10
Slides
1
Hitch type
Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
Primary bed
Front queen/king

Verified specs, drawn to scale

Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.

Loaded weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 27BHHorizontal bar. Dry weight 8,200 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,995 pounds, against a GVWR of 10,195 pounds. Dry pin weight 1,280 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 10,195 lbsDry 8,200 lbsCargo capacity 1,995 lbsDry pin weight 1,280 lbs — same scale
Drawn from this page’s published figures. The bar runs from empty to GVWR: the dark band is dry weight, the light band is everything you are allowed to add — water, propane, batteries and gear all come out of it.

Size, drawn to scale

Scale outline of the 27BHScale outline of the 27BH. Overall length 32' 3", overall height 12' 3", overall width 8' 0". 2 axles as published.end view8' 0"32' 3" overall length12' 3"
Overall length and height are drawn true to scale from the published figures, and the end view uses the same scale. Axle count is as published; axle position, wheel size and the nose profile are schematic. This is a size drawing, not a floorplan, and not a claim about body shape.

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 27BHHolding tank capacities: fresh 55 gallons, grey 78 gallons, black 39 gallons.Fresh55 galGrey78 galBlack39 gal
Published tank capacities on one scale. A full fresh tank is about 459 lbs of water — roughly 23% of this plan’s 1,995 lb cargo capacity, before you load anything else.

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.

Minimum tow rating your vehicle needs10,195 lb
Published dry pin weight1,280 lb
Loaded pin weight, typical range1,529–2,549 lb
Minimum in-bed fifth-wheel hitch capacity10,195 lb towed / 2,549 lb pin
The pin weight above is dry. It is the figure the manufacturer publishes for an empty trailer. Loaded — with water, propane, batteries and your gear — it runs higher, which is why the range row uses loaded weight. Sizing your truck off the dry number under-budgets your payload.
The arithmetic that actually binds. Open your driver’s door and read the payload figure on the yellow-and-white sticker — that number is specific to your truck as built. Subtract from it: loaded pin weight (use the range above), every passenger, everything in the bed and cab. What is left is your margin. Payload, not tow rating, is what most half-ton owners run out of first.

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 pin percentages are industry convention for fifth wheels (15–25% 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 Reflection floorplan family

Grand Design's Reflection is the brand's premium-mainstream towable family, and it spans four sub-lines across both tow types. The full-size Reflection fifth wheel is the heart of the range — a residential half-ton-to-three-quarter-ton coach with a 16 cubic-foot refrigerator and laminated aluminum construction. The Reflection travel trailer (the "...TS" plans) brings that same finish to a genuine bumper-pull, for buyers who want Reflection quality without an in-bed hitch. The Reflection 150 Series is the lightest fifth wheel — CURT Touring Coil suspension, standard solar and a 90-degree turning pin box for short-bed half-tons — and the Reflection 100 Series is the accessible short-bed fifth-wheel entry. The 27BH on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full Reflection catalogue runs to dozens of floorplans across all four; the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.

FloorplanSub-lineTypeNominalSleepsNotable
322FKTSReflection TTTT36 ft6Front-kitchen couples, rear bath, dual slide
317RSTSReflection TTTT35 ft4Rear-living dual-slide couples trailer
312BHTSReflection TTTT37 ft6Private bunkhouse + outside kitchen, triple slide
345RLTSReflection TTTT39 ft6Rear-living tri-slide, theater seating
342BHTSReflection TTTT38 ft7New 2026: rear private bunkhouse + outside kitchen, triple slide
28RLReflection 1005W31 ft4Half-ton rear-living, dual slide
27BHReflection 1005W32 ft10Half-ton bunkhouse, sleeps ten
32BHReflection 1005W36 ft7Bunkhouse flagship of the 100 Series
270BNReflection 1505W30 ft2Single-slide rear bunk, lightest range
295RLReflection 1505W33 ft4Rear-living dual-slide half-ton
303RLSReflection FW5W33 ft4Entry full-size rear-living, tri-slide
337RLSReflection FW5W36 ft4Rear-living couples full-size
320MKSReflection FW5W35 ft4Mid-kitchen + outside kitchen, desk
311BHSReflection FW5W37 ft6Private bunkhouse, quad slide
367BHSReflection FW5W41 ft8Bunk + loft full-timer flagship
324MBSReflection FW5W37 ft6Mid-bunk two-bedroom, tri-slide
360FLSReflection FW5W39 ft6Front-living flagship, five slides
362TBSReflection FW5W40 ft8Two-bedroom rear bath, sleeps eight
250MLReflection 1505W30 ft3Compact mid-living, single slide
260RDReflection 1505W30 ft4Lightest 5W, rear-living, big payload
298BHReflection 1505W35 ft8Half-ton bunkhouse, sleeps eight
22RKReflection 1005W27 ft4Smallest/cheapest 5W, biggest payload
24RLReflection 1005W30 ft4Rear-living, lightest pin, dual A/C

The Reflection 100 Series is the accessible short-bed fifth-wheel entry to the Reflection line, pairing the residential build with the lowest pin weights and prices in the range. Pin weights are factory dry figures and climb with cargo — verify your truck's payload and rear-axle rating before towing. Additional 100 Series floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.

04 What owners & reviewers report

Sleeps ten

A front bedroom, rear bunks and convertible furniture pack the most berths in the Reflection line into one coach.

Lowest price in the line

Near $65,000 MSRP — the most accessible floorplan Grand Design offers under the Reflection name.

Half-ton-friendly pin

A 1,280-lb dry pin keeps a well-equipped half-ton in play despite the high berth count.

Capacity over space

A single slide means sleeping capacity comes ahead of open square footage — walk it before buying if living space matters most.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↔ Cross-shop
Reflection 32BH

The dual-slide 100 Series bunkhouse — more open space and a king-bed master, fewer maximum berths.

↔ Cross-shop
Reflection 28RL

The rear-living 100 Series couples’ coach — open living instead of maximum bunks.

↔ Cross-shop
Keystone Cougar 29BHL

Keystone’s bunkhouse fifth wheel — a cross-brand family alternative.

06 Loading it for a trip

This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 55-gallon fresh tank is roughly 23% of the 1,995-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 27BH with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.

Weight budgetFigureWhat it means
Cargo capacity as published (CCC)1,995 lbEverything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings.
Fresh tank filled (55 gal × 8.34 lb)−459 lbWater is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first.
Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank1,536 lb23% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded.
Per sleeping position, water aboard154 lbA rough share of what is left across the 10 berths this plan sleeps.

The published dry pin weight of 1,280 pounds is 16% of this floorplan’s 8,200-pound dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin weight rides in the bed of the truck, so it comes off payload rather than off tow rating — and it rises with the trailer as you load it, not in proportion to what you put over the axles.

Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 10,195-pound GVWR the 27BH is towing 1,995 pounds more than its 8,200-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.

Tank balance is generous here: 55 gallons of fresh against 78 grey and 39 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 27BH sits 6 of 23 in the Reflection line: 10,195 pounds against a line that runs from 9,995 to 14,995 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: Reflection 270BN is 200 pounds lighter at 9,995 lb GVWR; and Reflection 28RL is 800 pounds heavier at 10,995 lb GVWR.

Comparable fifth wheelsGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
27BH10,1958,2001032 ft 3 in
Eagle 27MLC10,3008,525232 ft 10 in
Cougar 23MLE10,0757,745627 ft 11 in
Arctic Wolf 27SGS9,9957,893429 ft 11 in
Blackthorn 229RK9,9457,32428 ft 1 in
Avenue 28BH10,4958,518632 ft 11 in
Cardinal 32CHILL12,1889,68835 ft 3 in

Against the 27BH: the Eagle 27MLC is 105 lb heavier and sleeps 8 fewer; the Cougar 23MLE is 120 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer; the Arctic Wolf 27SGS is 200 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 6 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 fifth wheels 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 Reflection floorplans profiled here run 7,000 to 12,900 pounds dry and 27 to 41 feet of exterior length across 23 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 Reflection line hub.

08 Common questions about the 27BH

How much does the 27BH weigh?

It leaves the factory at 8,200 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 10,195 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 27BH carry?

Cargo carrying capacity is 1,995 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 55-gallon fresh tank uses about 459 pounds of that.

What is the pin weight of the 27BH?

The published dry pin weight is 1,280 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 27BH need?

Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 10,195 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 27BH sleep?

It is rated to sleep 10. 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 27BH?

Fresh 55 gallons, grey 78 gallons, black 39 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 27BH?

Exterior length is 32' 3". 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 16 of them for the 27BH. 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: interior height, awning, tire size (a tire description is published, a size is not). 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 (100%) 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 Reflection line, and NHTSA holds 20 recall campaigns and 153 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 153 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are service brakes (27%), structure (18%) and suspension (14%). 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 Reflection line page.