01 What makes it unique
Airstream lists the 2019 Tommy Bahama 27FB at 6,396 lb unit base weight (with LP and batteries), a GVWR of 7,600 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,204 lb and a tongue weight of 929 lb. Its unit base weight plus its net carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 28' long and 9' 9" high. Airstream prints its tanks as 39 gal fresh, 37 gal grey, 39 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 2 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 27FB differs from the other Tommy Bahama Special Edition floorplan. How these ranks are worked out.
Next to the 19CB, the nearest lighter floorplan by unit base weight, the 27FB is 2,196 lb heavier by unit base weight, has a GVWR 2,600 lb higher, has 404 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 379 lb heavier, is 8 ft 10 in longer, has a fresh tank 16 gal larger, has a grey tank 16 gal larger and has a black tank 21 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28'
- Exterior height
- 9' 9"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5.5"
- Interior height
- 6' 7.5"
Weights
- Unit base weight (with LP and batteries)
- 6,396 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,204 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 929 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 39 gal
- Grey water
- 37 gal
- Black water
- 39 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
- 8' 1"
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 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 27FB
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
4,200 lb unit base weight and 5,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,396 lb and 7,600 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 39-gallon fresh tank is about 324 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 27% of the Tommy Bahama 27FB’s 1,204 lb cargo capacity, leaving 880 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 19CB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 8 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 0 in vs 19 ft 2 in; unit base weight 6,396 lb vs 4,200 lb; GVWR 7,600 lb vs 5,000 lb; cargo capacity 1,204 lb vs 800 lb; hitch weight 929 lb vs 550 lb; fresh tank 39 gal vs 23 gal; grey tank 37 gal vs 21 gal; black tank 39 gal vs 18 gal.
Either side of it by GVWR: Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB is 2,600 lb lighter (5,000 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 27FB | 28 ft 0 in | — | 6,396 | 7,600 | 1,204 | 929 | 39 |
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB | 19 ft 2 in | — | 4,200 | 5,000 | 800 | 550 | 23 |
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 27FB | 7,600 | 6,396 | — | 28 ft 0 in |
| Pottery Barn Special Edition Pottery Barn 28RB | 7,600 | 6,825 | 5 | 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 Tommy Bahama 27FB: the Campsite Ultra 19KB is 6 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Tommy Bahama 27FB
How much does the Tommy Bahama 27FB weigh?
6,396 lb unit base weight, with LP and batteries; 7,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Tommy Bahama 27FB carry?
1,204 lb, 16% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 324 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Tommy Bahama 27FB?
929 lb as published, 15% of the unit base weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Tommy Bahama 27FB need?
A tow rating of at least 7,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Tommy Bahama 27FB?
Fresh 39, grey 37, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Tommy Bahama 27FB?
28' 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 27FB. 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.