Today’s RV review is of the 2026 Keystone Cougar Sport 2700BH. What we’re looking at is one of the more affordable fifth wheel offerings in Keystone’s Cougar line. It has a triple-decker bunk in the back that is capable of sleeping six.
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This trailer has a lot to offer at a really fair price, with a couple of exceptions and a couple of fails on Keystone’s part. However, they’re not ones that are super major. This is also available either in a traditional RV finish with the usual exterior look or a full body paint that’s a matte gray called Shadow Gray that I absolutely love. Maybe because I look at RVs all day, or maybe this is just really impressive. However, it should be, as the price tag on this appearance package is almost $10,000. But paint’s expensive nowadays.
Keystone’s Cougar line extends to travel trailers and fifth wheels. In the fifth wheel world, there’s the Sport, Half Ton (don’t get me started), and the Premium lines.
Start at the road with the Keystone Cougar Sport 2700BH
Being one of the more affordable offerings in Keystone’s Cougar fifth wheel world, this rides on an imported brand of tire. However, they did include an anti-lock braking system that also incorporates some sway mitigation and the ability to track the trailer’s mileage.
There are also two holding tank connections and, come on guys, they’re both under the slide room with manual valves. I don’t know about you, but I’m no gymnast. So seeing my flabtastic self squeeze under a slide and, hopefully, avoid making a bad dump decision isn’t how most families want to spend their getaways.
The slide mechanism in this rig is a cable slide, and I know some of you don’t like these. I don’t really have an issue with them, but you do need to stay on top of the cable tension and all will be fine.
The walls in these trailers are completely human-made components with human-made substrates in the laminate, along with fiberglass exterior panels and aluminum studs. That’s also similar to how the floor is made, so none of these structural elements is really susceptible to normal water damage. Nice.
I do like how Keystone consistently wires their trailers. Also, there are a number of other things their Innovation Lab has done to make things easier or better.
Step inside the Keystone Cougar Sport 2700BH
Whether you get the Shadow Gray exterior or not, the interior is the same—and that’s not a bad thing. There’s a very long countertop on the camp side of this trailer with a lot of drawers and cabinets. Storage is definitely a strong suit, as it should be if you’re able to sleep 10 people.
The big flaw in this kitchen is that there’s a minuscule 17” (vertical) propane oven under the three-burner propane stove. This makes no sense normally, and even less if you’re accommodating the entire Brady Bunch. Well, Alice wouldn’t have a place to sleep, but all the kids and parents would.
Otherwise, there’s also a U-shaped dinette and a couch. Of course, both of these can transform into beds. Wait, maybe Alice could come along after all…
The big news is the double-over-double bunks in the back that are three levels. One is essentially a cushion on the floor and then two additional bunks above that. Naturally, you could use the space that is the lowest bunk for storage, depending on how many of the bunch want to camp with you.
There’s also more storage in the back with the option for two hanging closets. However, I could see putting some sort of storage organizer whatsamathingy in there and just making this into shelves.
Fuse box in bunk room
I criticized that small oven already, but one of the biggest head scratchers is that the fuse box is back here in the bunk room. Depending on how old your travelers are, this could be an overwhelming temptation as there’s that nifty door that the wee ones can kick open.
Bonus on this? When you close the slide, that closes off this fuse box altogether, which is absolutely dumb. If you pop a fuse on that slide room and the slide is closed, you are simply out of luck. How is it some dork in an RV can figure this out, but nobody at Keystone cares enough to move it to a better place?
The upstairs bedroom features an RV king-sized bed with good storage above and on the sides. There’s also a closet and some drawers at the foot of the bed. So, again, storage isn’t a challenge here.
The bathroom is fine, other than 10 campers are going to have to have some sort of lottery system. But if you have that many people in your camping circle, I’m sure you’ve already figured out the bathroom schedule. Plus, there’s always the camp outhouse.
Boondocking and travel access in the Keystone Cougar Sport 2700BH
I mentioned that the slide room blocks the fuse box, and it also closes off the rear bedroom. But the kitchen and bathroom are still fully usable, so this is well-suited for mid-journey stops.
Keystone was at the forefront of factory solar installations, and I like the way they’ve handled that on here. It’s solar-prepped, but there are also two factory optional solar systems. Not everybody needs a solar system, but it’s nice that Keystone has made a decent system available for those who do.
Final thoughts on the Keystone Cougar Sport 2700BH
Overall, I like this rig. The interior has a nice, spacious feel with good counterspace and storage galore. The price of these is pretty affordable. There are good features, including build components and decisions, throughout—for the most part.
But then there’s that fuse box blocked by the slide and placed in a room that is intended to be occupied by kids. I was a kid once, and flashing lights and secret compartments, especially ones that turned off power, would be absolutely overwhelming to me. And it would go downhill from there. There absolutely has to be a better place to put this, although, quite honestly, I can’t imagine a worse place for it.
It’s a shame, because the rest of this RV is really nicely designed and equipped and, for the money, really offers a lot.
My thanks to Josh from Bish’s RV for the video and photos in this article.
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Yeah, I really want a matt-gray RV on a 110-degree, July day in Arizona! That skin will be 140 degrees and the interior a balmy 120, perfect for a good night’s sleep.
What are RV designers thinking? Don’t they understand that every RVing Mom and Dad want to take their kids on a summer vacation to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone? I hope the other exterior color scheme offered by Keystone has a lot of white skin showing!
They made some video about their black Montana and the interior temperatures being fine, fine, fine. I don’t think this will be that bad but who knows?
But I don’t see why we can’t have these matte colors in something more akin to nature like a light green or blue or tan or something. Oh, right, the RV industry decision makers sit in their steel offices all day and never ever not ever go camping.