Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE vs Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL

Keystone · Fifth Wheel

Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE

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33′10″ long, drawn to scale · no maker photo

Grand Design · Fifth Wheel

Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL

~$85,242

The difference that matters

Kitchen or living room at the back: that is the first split. The Cougar 26RKE is a rear-kitchen plan that sleeps six and is 3 ft shorter at 30.8 ft. The Reflection 295RL is a rear-living couples coach on two slides that sleeps four and carries a four-season package.

Weights land close. The Cougar is 9,062 lb dry with a 1,715 lb pin and 1,938 lb of cargo capacity; the Reflection is 9,577 lb with a lower 1,570 lb pin and a 10,995 lb GVWR. Each is pitched at half-ton pickups.

The Cougar comes with a ducted 18K BTU heat-pump air conditioner, a 30K BTU ducted furnace, an electric fireplace, dual-heated holding tanks and four-point auto-leveling. The Reflection answers with ABS brakes, 180 W of solar and bigger gray and black tanks, 78 and 39 gal against 60 and 30.

Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE: Families of up to six with a half-ton who cook a lot and want auto-leveling
Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL: Cold-month couples who want rear living, solar and ABS on the trailer.

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 9,062 lb
GVWR: not published
Pin weight, dry: 1,715 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 1,938 lb

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 9,577 lb
GVWR: 10,995 lb
Pin weight, dry: 1,570 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): not published

1,418 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 Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE	Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL
Dry weight (UVW)	9,062 lb	9,577 lb
GVWR	—	10,995 lb
Hitch / pin weight, dry	1,715 lb	1,570 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC / OCCC)	1,938 lb	—
GVWR minus dry weight	—	1,418 lb
Exterior length	30.8 ft	33.8 ft
Exterior height	12.6 ft	12.8 ft
Sleeps	6	4
Slide-outs	—	2
Fresh water	54 gal	55 gal
Gray water	60 gal	78 gal
Black water	30 gal	39 gal
Factory solar	None	180 W

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

To scale

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Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE · 30.8 ft long · 12′7″ tall
Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL · 33.8 ft long · 12′10″ 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 Cougar Half-Ton 26RKE

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Grand Design Reflection 150 Series 295RL

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