01 What makes it unique
Airstream lists the 2025 Pottery Barn 28RB at 6,825 lb unit base weight (with LP and batteries), a GVWR of 7,600 lb, a net carrying capacity of 775 lb and a tongue weight of 925 lb. Its unit base weight plus its net carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 28 ft. 2 in. long and 9 ft. 7 in. high. Airstream prints its tanks as 37 gal fresh, 34 gal grey, 34 gal black.
It is the only floorplan in Airstream’s 2025 Pottery Barn Special Edition brochure, so there is no other plan in the edition to rank it against.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Airstream’s 2025 Pottery Barn Special Edition brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28 ft. 2 in.
- Exterior height
- 9 ft. 7 in.
- Exterior width
- 8 ft. 5.5 in.
- Interior height
- 6 ft. 7 in.
Weights
- Unit base weight (with LP and batteries)
- 6,825 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 775 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 925 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 37 gal
- Grey water
- 34 gal
- Black water
- 34 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Airstream
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 5
- Spec note (as printed)
- "Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. All capacities are approximate and dimensions are nominal." Airstream labels its weight “Unit Base Weight (with LP & Batteries)”.
- Interior Width
- 8 ft. 1 in.
- Bedroom Configurations (as printed)
- Queen 60" x 75" / Twin* 34" x 80" (*Replaces Queen)
- Convertible Dinette to Additional Sleeping
- 42" x 74"
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (7,600 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,140 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.
03 The Pottery Barn Special Edition floorplan family
Airstream’s 2025 Pottery Barn Special Edition brochure lists 1 Pottery Barn Special Edition floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery Barn 28RB | 28 ft. 2 in. | Up to 5 | Profiled |
Airstream’s 2025 Pottery Barn Special Edition brochure lists 1 Pottery Barn Special Edition floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Airstream does not publish for the Pottery Barn 28RB
Airstream prints no tire size for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 37-gallon fresh tank is about 307 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 40% of the Pottery Barn 28RB’s 775 lb cargo capacity, leaving 468 lb (94 lb per rated berth). Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery Barn 28RB | 7,600 | 6,825 | 5 | 28 ft 0 in |
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB | 7,600 | 6,396 | — | 28 ft 0 in |
| Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV | 7,600 | 5,772 | 4 | 28 ft 10 in |
| Campsite Ultra 19KB | 7,600 | 5,158 | — | 22 ft 4 in |
| Classic Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian LE 28RB | 7,600 | 6,800 | 4 | 28 ft 2 in |
| Colt 26DBS | 7,600 | 5,815 | 10 | 30 ft 4 in |
| Flying Cloud 27FB | 7,600 | 5,950 | 6 | 28 ft 2 in |
Against the Pottery Barn 28RB: the Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV sleeps 1 fewer; the Campsite Ultra 19KB is 6 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Pottery Barn 28RB
How much does the Pottery Barn 28RB weigh?
6,825 lb unit base weight, with LP and batteries; 7,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Pottery Barn 28RB carry?
775 lb, 10% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 307 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Pottery Barn 28RB?
925 lb as published, 14% of the unit base weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Pottery Barn 28RB need?
A tow rating of at least 7,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Pottery Barn 28RB sleep?
It is rated to sleep up to 5.
What are the tank capacities on the Pottery Barn 28RB?
Fresh 37, grey 34, black 34 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Pottery Barn 28RB?
28 ft. 2 in. overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Pottery Barn 28RB. Not published: slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: airstream.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 3 recall campaigns against the Pottery Barn line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Pottery Barn line page.