RV review: 2025 Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS—nicely updated

Today’s RV review is of the 2025 Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS and 260RBSWE travel trailers. Essentially, these are the same unit but built by Keystone in two different plants— the RBS is built in Indiana and the RBSWE is built in Oregon. The Oregon build carries the additional WE designation because it’s the “Western Edition”. 

There are a number of RV companies that build RVs both in Indiana and somewhere on the West Coast (most likely in Oregon). This makes sense as shipping costs have skyrocketed and so it’s more cost-effective to build units closer to where they will be bought, and the West Coast buys a lot of RVs.  

Sometimes these Western-built models are virtually identical, but other times there are differences. For example, it used to be more common for Western-built RVs to have propane-electric refrigerators versus the 12-volt models for Midwest builds, only because people on the West Coast are perceived to be more likely to go camping off the grid. 

From the ground up with the Bullet 260RBS

Beginning at the road, Keystone switched to Goodyear Endurance tires last year for the Bullet line. They also moved to a torsion axle suspension—which really surprised me, quite honestly. 

I like the torsion axle suspension quite a bit as it provides a better ride for the RV. And the smoother the ride, the less harsh the towing experience can be and the less shaking. The less shaking, the fewer things breaking. 

The Bullet line had been a more price-focused brand, so kudos to Keystone for stepping up in this important area. 

Another thing to note is that this trailer is built an a BAL^® huck-bolted frame using high-strength steel. 

This rig also uses a Norco (BAL) Accu-Slide™ cable slide mechanism. This is the older design where you are not supposed to occupy the slide while it’s retracted. The Exact Slide^® (BAL) is the newer design that does allow you to occupy the slide while it’s in. 

I just had a reader write and ask about this. Most towable RV slide rooms are not intended to be occupied while the slide is in. This is a surprise to many owners, including some who have occupied the slides while in for years. While motorized RV slides are tested for occupancy while retracted—many of those have seats with seatbelts, for example—that’s not true of towable RVs. 

Hey, it’s your RV. You do what you think is right. But I’ll be here to tell you what I know from inside the RV industry. 

Lastly, there are two sewer connection points here, as there are two gray tanks—one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom. 

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What’s inside the Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS

Without a doubt, this is a couple’s trailer with a queen-sized bed at the front, the main living space with a theater seat and dinette on the road side, and a kitchen on the camp side. The bathroom takes up the entire width of the back of the trailer. 

Having sold a lot of these when I worked at the RV dealership, it is very, very clear that Keystone has been paying attention and listening to customers. The upgrades and changes to this rig, which was already a very popular model, are significant. 

The thing that caught my eye first and foremost was the interior style of this trailer. While it’s been a few years, the Bullet models that we sold had this drab gray cabinetry and it was so obvious where it was all stapled together. I thought it looked terrible. 

Not that it was a bad build, but it just didn’t look nice to my eye. 

As you walk into the door of this trailer, there’s a very large pantry/closet/place for your skeletons right at the door. This is pretty darned deep and may be large enough to hide in to scare your spouse. Not that that’s a recommendation.

This model is much nicer with two cabinet colors to give the interior more depth. There are also some nice wood-looking trim pieces to further set off the interior. Another thing they’ve done is move the furnace vents up into the cabinet off the floor, with one exception in the bedroom. Hooray!

The kitchen in the Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS

But more than appearance, the kitchen countertop features a flip-up extension that is flush with the countertop, which is a nice touch. 

The kitchen sink features a new faucet that is really odd-looking until you realize that it has a rain head that pulls out of the base. On the side is a regular sprayer head. It’s kinda neat. 

The stove is a three-burner propane cooktop with a small 17” oven, but the microwave is a convection model, so I’m good with this solution. 

Looking at Keystone’s options list it, does seem that you might still be able to get the propane-electric gas absorption-style RV refrigerator, but the 12-volt compressor fridge is standard. 

In addition to the indoor kitchen in this rig, there’s also a nice outdoor kitchen with a larger bar-sized fridge. It has an actual, genuine plumbed sink with hot and cold water. This has become less and less common, so it’s nice to see it. 

I like the theater seat option in this as you can use it as just a couch or fold down the armrest and have two individual reclining seats. 

The table for the dinette is freestanding, which I also like. You could bring it over to the theater seats and use it there. 

You could choose a table with freestanding chairs and replace the theater seats with a jackknife sofa, if you like. 

Sleeping in the Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS

For all those who desire a proper queen-sized bed, this one has that. There are wardrobes on either side that have space behind them for your noisy gadgets, and a power outlet that is wired to be ready for an inverter, if that’s your thing. 

As an example of Keystone making improvements, the overhead cabinets in this rig all have spring struts to keep the doors up—so it’s no longer a two-handed fight just to get a pair of socks out of there. 

Bathroom in the Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS

On the opposite end of the trailer is the bathroom, which spans most of the width of the trailer. There is a lot of space in here, but the big surprise is the amount of storage in the bathroom. There’s a large linen closet on the road side and a very deep cabinet on the camp side. 

This bathroom isn’t just good for people—but for all of our stuff too. 

Boondocking and travel access

Since there is one entry door in this, something had to give—and that’s the access to the bathroom when the slide is in. You can just fuhgeddaboudit, as they say on TV.

Otherwise, you can access the rest of the trailer with the slide in.

As for off-grid camping, Keystone was at the forefront of offering solar in their trailers. This one continues with a single 220-watt solar panel but with a 30-amp Victron charge controller. Nice. You can also option a second 220-watt panel from the factory. This is prewired so that, should you want to install an inverter to run the outlets off the grid, you can easily do so.

Conclusions about the Keystone Bullet Crossfire 260RBS

In just a few years I have seen tremendous changes in this model. There are a lot of points of detail that show that Keystone has been listening to customers. 

One of the interesting things they’ve changed is the lighting—both inside and out. On the inside Keystone has moved to bands of lighting across the ceiling of the RV that incorporate a dimmer. I’m still not sold on these because I like the old puck lights that you could turn on and off individually, and I take full advantage of this in my RV. 

Outside there are new bands of lights inserted into the channels on either side of the nose cap that are almost headlight-bright. I can see these helping with setup at night. But I also can see people leaving these on all night long—and they are bright. 

So, if you have outdoor lighting on your RV, and most of us do, please turn it off before you turn in. There is no reason for you to leave the lights on—it only causes every other person in the campground to think very unkind thoughts about you. 

I used to see this as a decent entry-level couple’s camper. But I would say the suspension, chassis, and interior have really elevated it from the status of being entry-level to more of a unit you might seek out. 

Overall, a lot of little changes really add up to a big deal. Nicely done, Keystone. 

My thanks to Josh from Bish’s RV for the video and photos in this article.

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These RV reviews are written based on information provided by the manufacturers along with our writer’s own research. They are based on information from a single unit and may not reflect your actual experience. Shop your RV and dealership carefully before making a buying decision. We receive no money or other financial benefits from these reviews. They are intended only as a brief overview of the vehicle, not a comprehensive critique, which would require a thorough inspection and/or test drive.

Tony comes to RVtravel.com having worked at an RV dealership and been a life long RV enthusiast. He also has written the syndicated Curbside column about cars. He also works closely with a number of RV manufacturers to get an inside look at how things are done and is a brand ambassador for Rockwood Mini Lite with his wife, Peggy.

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