Keystone Cougar Western Elevation 26LBWE
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $38,400.
dry weight 7,280 lb + fresh water (81 gal, full) 676 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 26LBWE's published weights held steady.
The 56it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~1,826 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~1,826 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,286 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,196 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,516 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~926 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,706 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~386 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~116 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,716 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,156 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~2,006 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,006 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,546 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~2,006 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,196 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,606 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~1,826 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,276 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,176 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,276 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,606 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,806 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,376 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,376 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~571 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,556 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~2,006 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,106 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,106 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,321 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,356 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,536 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~1,826 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,606 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,606 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,356 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,256 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,356 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~186 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,606 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,906 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,636 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,256 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× King bed (front bedroom)(Permanent)—
Keystone (Better tier): Keystone's off-road-styled trim of the Cougar half-ton line, marketed as a premium travel trailer with HyperDeck flooring, off-road-ready tires, dual 30 lb propane bottles and a king-bed suite standard; GVWR is not published directly and is derived here from dry weight plus the manufacturer's stated cargo capacity.
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.
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: SpecLabelContainer table: Slides 1, raw HTML
Live listings for the 26LBWE 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 Western Elevation 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.