01 What makes it unique
Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 6,327 lb and a GVWR of 7,995 lb for the 2027 Transcend 265BHT, with a hitch weight of 658 lb. It does not publish a cargo carrying capacity on the floorplan page, so none is shown here, and none is worked out by subtracting one published figure from the other. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, carries its cargo capacity as built.
It is 32' 9" long, 11' high and 8' wide, with 56 gal fresh, 78 gal grey and 39 gal black tanks as Grand Design lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 465 lb before anything else is loaded.
Among the 8 Transcend floorplans profiled from Grand Design’s 2027 pages, it is number 1 of 8 by unloaded weight, in a range from 6,327 lb to 9,400 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Grand Design page type for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 4 Nov 2026 from Grand Design’s own floorplan page for the Transcend 265BHT, whose structured data names the model year 2027.
How the 265BHT differs from the other seven Transcend floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 6,327 lb: lightest of eight; next is the 245RLT (6,456 lb).
- Tongue weight, 658 lb: lightest of eight; next is the 245RLT (668 lb).
- GVWR, 7,995 lb: second-lowest of eight, between the 245RLT (7,695 lb) and the 285RKT (8,800 lb).
- Length, 32 ft 9 in: second-shortest of eight, between the 245RLT (30 ft 8 in) and the 285RKT (33 ft 11 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.4%: third-smallest of eight, between the 245RLT (10.3%) and the 295QBT (10.9%).
- Sleeping capacity, 8: fourth-largest of eight, between the 245RLT and 345DQT (6) and the 295QBT and 325BHT (10).
- Slide-out count, 1: fewest of eight, level with the 245RLT, 285RKT and 295QBT; next are the 315RKT and 325BHT (2).
Next to the 245RLT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 265BHT is 129 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 300 lb higher, has a tongue weight 10 lb lighter, is 2 ft 1 in longer and sleeps two more; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and slide-out count.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 9"
- Exterior height
- 11'
- Exterior width
- 8'
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,327 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,995 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Grand Design
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 658 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 56 gal
- Grey water
- 78 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST225/75R15 LRE
- Axles
- 2
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 8
- Slide-outs
- 1
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu. ft.
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
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 (7,995 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,199 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).
03 The Transcend floorplan family
Grand Design lists 8 Transcend floorplans for 2027. 8 without an existing page here are profiled from Grand Design’s own floorplan pages, from 6,327 lb to 9,400 lb unloaded; the others link to their existing pages. Grand Design publishes UVW, GVWR and hitch weight for these trailers, and no cargo carrying capacity.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 265BHT | 32' 9" | 8 | Profiled |
| 245RLT | 30' 8" | 6 | Profiled |
| 285RKT | 33' 11" | 2 | Profiled |
| 295QBT | 35' 11" | 10 | Profiled |
| 315RKT | 36' 10" | 4 | Profiled |
| 325BHT | 37' 3" | 10 | Profiled |
| 345DQT | 38' 11" | 6 | Profiled |
| 335BHT | 37' 3" | 12 | Profiled |
Grand Design lists 8 Transcend floorplans for 2027. 8 are profiled here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Grand Design does not publish for the Transcend
No cargo carrying capacity appears on Grand Design’s floorplan pages for this series, so that row reads as not published. 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
6,456 lb UVW and 7,695 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 6,327 lb and 7,995 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Transcend 245RLT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 32 ft 9 in vs 30 ft 8 in; sleeps 8 vs 6; dry weight 6,327 lb vs 6,456 lb; GVWR 7,995 lb vs 7,695 lb; hitch weight 658 lb vs 668 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Transcend plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,995 | 2 of 8 | 7,695–11,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,327 | 1 of 8 | 6,327–9,400 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 658 | 1 of 8 | 658–1,300 |
| Length | 32 ft 9 in | 2 of 8 | 30 ft 8 in–38 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 78 | 1–5 of 8 | 78–117 |
| Black tank (gal) | 39 | 1–7 of 8 | 39–57 |
| Sleeps | 8 | 5 of 8 | 2–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Transcend 245RLT is 300 lb lighter (7,695 lb GVWR); Transcend 285RKT is 805 lb heavier (8,800 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Transcend siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend 265BHT | 32 ft 9 in | 8 | 6,327 | 7,995 | — | 658 | 56 |
| Transcend 245RLT | 30 ft 8 in | 6 | 6,456 | 7,695 | — | 668 | 56 |
| Transcend 295QBT | 35 ft 11 in | 10 | 7,383 | 8,995 | — | 803 | 56 |
| Transcend 285RKT | 33 ft 11 in | 2 | 7,166 | 8,800 | — | 720 | 56 |
| Transcend 325BHT | 37 ft 3 in | 10 | 8,672 | 11,000 | — | 1,086 | 56 |
| Transcend 335BHT | 37 ft 3 in | 12 | 9,400 | 11,000 | — | 1,056 | 56 |
All 8 Transcend floorplans: Transcend line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265BHT | 7,995 | 6,327 | 8 | 32 ft 9 in |
| Colt 26RCS | 7,995 | 6,135 | 6 | 31 ft 1 in |
| Touring Edition 2200ETL | 7,995 | 6,135 | 8 | 27 ft 5 in |
| Jay Flight 265RLS | 7,995 | 6,310 | 6 | 31 ft 1 in |
| Lance Travel Trailer 2255 | 8,000 | 5,425 | 4 | 27 ft 10 in |
| Octane 209 | 8,000 | 5,520 | — | 25 ft 3 in |
| Sportsmen 261BHK | 8,000 | 6,300 | 9 | 31 ft 7 in |
Against the 265BHT: the Colt 26RCS is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer; the Touring Edition 2200ETL is 5 ft shorter; the Jay Flight 265RLS is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 265BHT
How much does the 265BHT weigh?
6,327 lb dry; 7,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 265BHT?
658 lb as published, 10% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 265BHT need?
A tow rating of at least 7,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 265BHT sleep?
It is rated to sleep 8. 3 of the 8 Transcend floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 265BHT?
Fresh 56, grey 78, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 265BHT?
32' 9" 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 265BHT. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: granddesignrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 9 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Transcend Xplor line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (30%), unknown or other (20%) and electrical system (10%).
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 Transcend Xplor line page.