01 What makes it unique
Airstream lists the 2019 Tommy Bahama 19CB at 4,200 lb unit base weight (with LP and batteries), a GVWR of 5,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 800 lb and a tongue weight of 550 lb. Its unit base weight plus its net carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 19' 2" long and 9' 9" high. Airstream prints its tanks as 23 gal fresh, 21 gal grey, 18 gal black.
Among the 2 Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplans Airstream’s 2019 Tommy Bahama Special Edition brochure lists with a published unit base weight, it is number 1 from the lightest by unit base weight, in a range from 4,200 lb (Tommy Bahama 19CB) to 6,396 lb (Tommy Bahama 27FB). Every figure in that comparison is Airstream’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Airstream’s 2019 Tommy Bahama Special Edition brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2019.
How the 19CB differs from the other Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplan. How these ranks are worked out.
Next to the 27FB, the nearest heavier floorplan by unit base weight, the 19CB is 2,196 lb lighter by unit base weight, has a GVWR 2,600 lb lower, has 404 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 379 lb lighter, is 8 ft 10 in shorter, has a fresh tank 16 gal smaller, has a grey tank 16 gal smaller and has a black tank 21 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 19' 2"
- Exterior height
- 9' 9"
- Exterior width
- 8'
- Interior height
- 6' 7.5"
Weights
- Unit base weight (with LP and batteries)
- 4,200 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 800 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 550 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 23 gal
- Grey water
- 21 gal
- Black water
- 18 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Airstream
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Airstream
- 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
- 7' 7"
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 (5,000 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (750 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 Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplan family
Airstream’s 2019 Tommy Bahama Special Edition brochure lists 2 Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bahama 19CB | 19' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Tommy Bahama 27FB | 28' | — | Profiled |
Airstream’s 2019 Tommy Bahama Special Edition brochure lists 2 Tommy Bahama 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 Tommy Bahama 19CB
Airstream prints no tire size, sleeping capacity 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
6,396 lb unit base weight and 7,600 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,200 lb and 5,000 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 23-gallon fresh tank is about 191 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 24% of the Tommy Bahama 19CB’s 800 lb cargo capacity, leaving 609 lb. 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
Closest sibling: the Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 8 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 19 ft 2 in vs 28 ft 0 in; unit base weight 4,200 lb vs 6,396 lb; GVWR 5,000 lb vs 7,600 lb; cargo capacity 800 lb vs 1,204 lb; hitch weight 550 lb vs 929 lb; fresh tank 23 gal vs 39 gal; grey tank 21 gal vs 37 gal; black tank 18 gal vs 39 gal.
Either side of it by GVWR: Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB is 2,600 lb heavier (7,600 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Tommy Bahama Special Edition siblings | Length | Sleeps | Base (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB | 19 ft 2 in | — | 4,200 | 5,000 | 800 | 550 | 23 |
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB | 28 ft 0 in | — | 6,396 | 7,600 | 1,204 | 929 | 39 |
All 2 Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplans: Tommy Bahama Special Edition line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bahama 19CB | 5,000 | 4,200 | — | 19 ft 2 in |
| Bambi 20FB | 5,000 | 3,900 | 4 | 20 ft 7 in |
| Bean Trailer Bean Squared | 5,000 | 3,500 | 3 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Caravel 20FB | 5,000 | 4,100 | 4 | 21 ft 0 in |
| Coyote 22CT | 5,000 | 3,918 | — | 23 ft 11 in |
| Escape E211RB | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4 | 25 ft 2 in |
| SylvanSport VIRE | 5,000 | 3,670 | 2 | 19 ft 6 in |
Against the Tommy Bahama 19CB: the Bambi 20FB is 1 ft longer; the Bean Trailer Bean Squared is 3 ft shorter; the Caravel 20FB is 2 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Tommy Bahama 19CB
How much does the Tommy Bahama 19CB weigh?
4,200 lb unit base weight, with LP and batteries; 5,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Tommy Bahama 19CB carry?
800 lb, 16% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 191 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Tommy Bahama 19CB?
550 lb as published, 13% of the unit base weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Tommy Bahama 19CB need?
A tow rating of at least 5,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Tommy Bahama 19CB?
Fresh 23, grey 21, black 18 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Tommy Bahama 19CB?
19' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Tommy Bahama 19CB. Not published: sleeps, 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 2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Tommy Bahama line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers visibility/wiper.
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 Tommy Bahama line page.