Keystone Bullet Classic 28QBC vs Grand Design Transcend 265BHT

Keystone · Travel Trailer

The difference that matters

Head count is the Bullet Classic's argument. The 28QBC sleeps ten in a 32.8 ft trailer, against eight for the Transcend 265BHT of the same length, and it weighs 5,816 lb dry against 6,327. It also carries 3,629 lb of cargo capacity, generous for a family loading bikes, coolers and water.

The Transcend puts its weight into the shell and the tanks. It has R-9 residential-insulated walls, an insulated floor and an enclosed R-11 underbelly, a 12V refrigerator and prep for a 2,000 W inverter. Its tanks hold 56 gal fresh, 78 gray and 39 black, against the Bullet's 45, 68 and 34.

Hitch weights are close, 700 lb on the Keystone and 658 on the Grand Design, so the same weight-distributing setup will handle either.

Keystone Bullet Classic 28QBC: Big families or groups who need ten berths and plenty of cargo room on a lighter trailer
Grand Design Transcend 265BHT: A family of up to eight who camps into cooler weather and wants bigger tanks

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 5,816 lb
GVWR: not published
Hitch weight, dry: 700 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 3,629 lb

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,327 lb
GVWR: 7,995 lb
Hitch weight, dry: 658 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): not published

1,668 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

	Keystone Bullet Classic 28QBC	Grand Design Transcend 265BHT
Dry weight (UVW)	5,816 lb	6,327 lb
GVWR	—	7,995 lb
Hitch / pin weight, dry	700 lb	658 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC / OCCC)	3,629 lb	—
GVWR minus dry weight	—	1,668 lb
Exterior length	32.8 ft	32.8 ft
Exterior height	10.8 ft	11 ft
Sleeps	10	8
Fresh water	45 gal	56 gal
Gray water	68 gal	78 gal
Black water	34 gal	39 gal
Factory solar	None	—

Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.

To scale

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Keystone Bullet Classic 28QBC · 32.8 ft long · 10′10″ tall
Grand Design Transcend 265BHT · 32.8 ft long · 11′ 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.

Keystone Bullet Classic 28QBC

Full spec sheet, sources →

Grand Design Transcend 265BHT

Full spec sheet, sources and what owners report →