Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 23MLE
The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap. Treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.
dry weight 7,864 lb + fresh water (54 gal, full) 450 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 23MLE's published weights held steady.
The 60it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~2,184 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~2,184 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,644 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,554 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,874 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~1,284 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,064 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~744 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~474 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,074 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~114 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,514 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~2,364 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,364 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,904 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~2,364 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,554 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,964 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~2,184 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,634 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,534 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,634 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~249 lb loaded
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~114 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,964 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,164 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,734 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,734 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~929 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,914 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~2,364 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,464 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,464 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,679 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,714 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~329 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,894 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~2,184 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,964 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,964 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,714 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,714 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~544 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,964 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,264 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,994 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,614 lb loaded
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
- 1× Bedroom king bed option w/ underbed storage(Permanent)70×80
Keystone (Mixed tier): Keystone's half-ton-towable spinoff of the Cougar nameplate, offered as both travel trailers and premium fifth wheels (fifth-wheel floorplans under the Premium Fifth Wheels subline) built light enough for 1/2-ton trucks.
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Keystone is a volume manufacturer; only one model year; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
GVWR derived (Shipping Weight + Carrying Capacity). Collected from a census gap: this line had no catalogue record at all. tier, bn and mat are the collecting pass's editorial read, not inherited from siblings. Slide-out count added by a later pass: SpecsTable row Slides=1
Live listings for the 23MLE on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Cougar Half-Ton line ↗
These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.
See where it ranks for you →Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-09.