Palomino Puma 25BHS vs KZ Connect C261RB

Palomino · Travel Trailer

Palomino Puma 25BHS

~$36,099

30′4″ long, drawn to scale · no maker photo

KZ · Travel Trailer

The difference that matters

Kids or no kids decides this one. The Puma 25BHS puts double bunks at the rear and a queen bedroom up front, with a slide holding a jack-knife sofa and a walk-in pantry, and a rear bath with a large shower. It sleeps six. The Connect C261RB is a couples layout with a front king bedroom and rear bath, sleeping five, under an 82 in ceiling.

The Puma is the lighter trailer at 6,028 lb dry with a 650 lb hitch, against 6,675 and 850 for the KZ. The Connect's 8,300 lb GVWR is higher than the Puma's 7,528, but the cargo margins end up close, 1,625 lb against 1,500.

Each is about 30 ft 4 in long with one slide and a tankless water heater. The KZ adds 50-amp service, a 10 cu ft 12V fridge and a 30K BTU furnace; the Puma adds electric stabilizer jacks and an enclosed underbelly.

Palomino Puma 25BHS: Young families who want a bunk room, a pantry and the lighter hitch of the pair
KZ Connect C261RB: Run-everything-at-once power from 50-amp service, plus a king bed and taller interior, for couples.

Weights

2026 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,028 lb
GVWR: 7,528 lb
Hitch weight, dry: 650 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 1,500 lb

1,500 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

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,675 lb
GVWR: 8,300 lb
Hitch weight, dry: 850 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 1,625 lb

1,625 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

	Palomino Puma 25BHS	KZ Connect C261RB
Dry weight (UVW)	6,028 lb	6,675 lb
GVWR	7,528 lb	8,300 lb
Hitch / pin weight, dry	650 lb	850 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC / OCCC)	1,500 lb	1,625 lb
GVWR minus dry weight	1,500 lb	1,625 lb
Exterior length	30.42 ft	30.33 ft
Exterior height	11.08 ft	11.17 ft
Sleeps	6	5
Slide-outs	1	1
Fresh water	43 gal	45 gal
Gray water	70 gal	76 gal
Black water	35 gal	38 gal
Factory solar	None	None

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

To scale

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Palomino Puma 25BHS · 30.42 ft long · 11′1″ tall
KZ Connect C261RB · 30.33 ft long · 11′2″ 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.

Palomino Puma 25BHS

Full spec sheet, sources →

KZ Connect C261RB

Full spec sheet, sources and what owners report →