Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE vs Bigfoot 25B25RQ
The difference that matters
These 26 ft trailers take opposite routes to a couples camper. The Imagine XLS 22MLE uses laminated fiberglass sidewalls, a slide-out living area and a Murphy bed so the floor opens up by day, and it sleeps four. The Bigfoot 25B25RQ is a two-piece molded fiberglass shell with a fixed 60 by 74 in rear queen and a front dinette.
The Bigfoot is 495 lb lighter at 4,863 lb dry and has the higher GVWR, 7,500 lb against 6,995 lb. Hitch weights are close at 610 and 664 lb. It also carries 400 W of solar to the Imagine's 200 W, equal 45 gal tanks against 37/45/37, a 30,000 BTU furnace and an 8 cu ft 2-way fridge. A/C, a generator and lithium are Bigfoot options.
Each has heated, enclosed tanks for cold-weather use. The Imagine comes with a 10 cu ft 12 V fridge. The Bigfoot sits much lower, 9.2 ft against 10.8 ft.
- Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE
- Budget-minded couples who want a slide and Murphy bed for daytime space with four-season protection.
- Bigfoot 25B25RQ
- Off-grid campers who want a molded fiberglass shell, double the solar and larger fresh and black tanks.
Weights
Weights
2027 maker figures
- Dry weight (UVW)
- 5,358 lb
- GVWR
- 6,995 lb
- Hitch weight, dry
- 664 lb
- Cargo capacity (CCC)
- not published
1,637 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.
Weights
Maker figures
- Dry weight (UVW)
- 4,863 lb
- GVWR
- 7,500 lb
- Hitch weight, dry
- 610 lb
- Cargo capacity (CCC)
- not published
2,637 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.
Spec for spec
| Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE | Bigfoot 25B25RQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (UVW) | 5,358 lb | 4,863 lb |
| GVWR | 6,995 lb | 7,500 lb |
| Hitch / pin weight, dry | 664 lb | 610 lb |
| GVWR minus dry weight | 1,637 lb | 2,637 lb |
| Exterior length | 26.1 ft | 25.5 ft |
| Exterior height | 10.8 ft | 9.2 ft |
| Sleeps | 4 | — |
| Slide-outs | 1 | 0 |
| Fresh water | 37 gal | 45 gal |
| Gray water | 45 gal | 45 gal |
| Black water | 37 gal | 45 gal |
| Factory solar | 200 W | 400 W |
Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
To scale
- Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE · 26.1 ft long · 10′10″ tall
- Bigfoot 25B25RQ · 25.5 ft long · 9′2″ tall
Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE
Full spec sheet, sources and what owners report →
Bigfoot 25B25RQ
Full spec sheet, sources →