Line photo: Keystone publishes one photo for the Hideout line, so it may show another floorplan. Windows and slides can differ from the 262BHS described here.

Keystone · Travel Trailer · 2027

Keystone Hideout 262BHS

Keystone sells this same trailer as the Springdale 2620BHS, so compare the two on dealer price. The Hideout version sleeps eight, has a walkable roof and one-piece marine-grade floor decking, and is wired lithium-ready with solar prep but no panel.

Approx. price: —
Length: 30.9 ft
Sleeps: 8

Specifications

Size

Exterior length: 30.9 ft
Exterior height: 11.1 ft
Sleeps: 8

Tanks and power

Fresh water: 41 gal
Gray water: 39 gal
Black water: 30 gal
Factory solar: None
House battery: Lithium ready Auto-Detect 12V Converter

Standard equipment named by the maker

Fully walkable roof w/ 3/8" decking
Marine-grade Dyna Span 5/8" seamless floor decking
One piece enclosed underbelly
SolarFlex™ ready solar prep
Up to 7 Inverter prepped 110V outlets
EZ-Slide metal ramp for storage bin under dinette
42K BTU tankless water heater
Lithium ready Auto-Detect 12V Converter

What owners report

Drawn from 22 owners' accounts of the Keystone Hideout, mostly 2018–2025 units. It covers the whole Keystone Hideout line, not only this floorplan. Nobody here has camped in it; this is what people who bought one say.

Roofs are where Hideout ownership goes wrong. Owners of 2022 units describe a leak over the bed in the first storm, a 27RLSWE that spent more than six months in the shop over roof leaks the dealer failed to fix the first time, and a roof failure an insurance adjuster called a factory defect that cost about $12,000 after Keystone declined the structural warranty. A 2020 owner was offered half the trade-in value once the dealer saw the roof.

Owners of the small bunk and rear-bath models, the 175BH, 178LHS and 179RB, sound content. They call them solid for the money and report seasons without trouble, and one 179RB owner says the toilet valve, water pump and water heater they broke were cheap and easy to replace themselves. A Lightning owner reports 0.7 to 1.3 miles per kWh towing a 175BH. One 2024 181BH buyer found the solar, heat ducts, lithium battery and front stabilizer jacks that 2023 units carried had been dropped.

Finish work is the steady complaint even from happy owners: sloppy caulking, cheap electronics and fixtures that get replaced in the first year.

What owners like

+Owners of the smaller 2018 to 2025 floorplans call them solid budget trailers and report one to three years with few or no problems.
+Owners of the larger single-slide and rear-bath models find them roomy, one likening theirs to a one-bedroom apartment, and a 6-foot-5 owner fits in the shower.

Common complaints

−Roof leaks on 2019 to 2022 units are the costliest problem, with months-long dealer repairs, a $12,000 factory defect Keystone would not cover and a dealer halving a trade-in over roof damage.
−Finish work is rough, with owners redoing caulking and sealant, replacing plumbing and fixtures and calling the electronics cheap.
−Air conditioners struggle: one 2020 unit could barely hold 81 degrees running nonstop, a 2022 owner is on a second unit, and a 2018 owner's AC is freezing up.
−Awnings have suddenly dropped fully open and refused to retract.
−Owners of older 24 to 33-foot units towed with half-tons describe being pushed around by wind and the truck straining at highway speed.

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,205 lb
GVWR: not published
Hitch weight, dry: 725 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 1,495 lb

What these weights mean →

Size, to scale

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Keystone Hideout 262BHS · 30.9 ft long · 11′1″ tall

Drawn to one scale from each camper's listed length and, where the maker publishes it, its exterior height. Outlines are typical for the camper type, not traced from this model. The figure is a 6 ft person. The dashed blue line is 25 ft, the length about 93% of national park campgrounds accept.