Palomino Puma 28BHSS
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $30,600.
dry weight 7,513 lb + fresh water (43 gal, full) 359 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 28BHSS's published weights held steady.
The 56it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~1,742 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~1,742 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,202 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,112 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,432 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~842 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,622 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~32 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~302 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,632 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,072 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,922 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,922 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,462 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,922 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,112 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,522 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~1,742 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,192 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,092 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,192 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,522 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,722 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,292 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,292 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~487 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,472 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,922 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,022 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,022 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,237 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,272 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,452 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~1,742 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,522 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,522 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,272 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,172 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,272 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~102 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,522 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,822 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,552 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,172 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× Front bedroom queen(Permanent)60×80
- 2× Rear bunks(Permanent)—
- 1× Sofa bed(Convertible)—
- 1× Dinette bed(Convertible)—
Palomino (Mixed tier): Wood-framed, aluminum-skinned budget construction offset by a powder-coated steel I-beam frame with a 25-year warranty and an AlphaPly roof membrane with a limited lifetime warranty.
- 2019Earliest documented year
- 2022A second 28BHSS2 variant runs alongside it
Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: Palomino is a volume manufacturer; 8-year production run; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
37-ft bunkhouse at 7,513 lb dry - the value family Puma.
Live listings for the 28BHSS on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Puma 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 manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.