01 What makes it unique
The 27DBH is the base Aurora most buyers actually meet: a rear bunk room with double-over-double berths and its own entry door, a U-dinette riding the single street-side slide, a walk-around front queen and a camp-side outside kitchen under the 21-foot awning. Two entries mean sandy kids go straight to the bunk room, and the 74-gallon grey tank — among the largest in the family — keeps a full crew showering for a long weekend.
The build is the standard wide-body Aurora package: Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis, metal siding under the seamless lifetime-warranty roof membrane, enclosed sealed underbelly, power tongue jack, solid-surface counters, the 15,000-BTU GE ducted heat-pump air conditioner, 35,000-BTU furnace, GE tankless water heater and the 10.7-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator. The factory prints a 9,186-pound GVWR and the published 7,186 UVW plus 2,000 CCC equals it exactly.
At 7,186 pounds dry with an 876-pound tongue this is still half-ton work, but it is honest half-ton work: load eight sleepers, water and gear and the 2,000-pound cargo margin is spoken for quickly. Families who outgrow it move to the 29TQS triple-queen or the 34BHTS flagship; the catalogued 28BHS and 29QBS on the hub bracket it in size.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33' 4"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Interior height
- 6' 9" (RVUSA)
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,186 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,186 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,000 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 876 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 38 gal
- Grey water
- 74 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.7 cu ft GE (12V)
Construction
- Chassis
- Norco electromagnetic powder-coated
- Exterior
- Metal siding
- Roof
- Seamless membrane · limited lifetime warranty
- Counters
- Solid surface
Running gear
- Axle class
- Tandem (RVUSA record)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 876 lb
- Spare tire
- Included, with carrier
- LP
- Two 20-lb bottles
Galley & systems
- Cooktop
- 3-burner
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU GE ducted heat pump
- Water heater
- GE 60K BTU tankless
- Furnace
- 35,000 BTU
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 8 (RVUSA)
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Rear double-over-double bunk room with second entry, U-dinette in the slide, front queen bedroom, camp-side outside kitchen
- Awnings & entries
- 21′ power awning · 2 entries
03 Aurora floorplan family
Forest River's Aurora line — the 96-inch wide-body tier of the value family: twelve 2026 tandem-axle floorplans from a 29-foot-9 rear-bath couples plan to a 37-foot-10 triple-slide flagship bunkhouse, every one on the Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis with a 15,000-BTU GE ducted heat-pump air conditioner, solid-surface counters and a GE 60,000-BTU tankless water heater standard. Six plans are profiled in depth; the full roster including catalogued plans lives on the Aurora hub with verified weights.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24RBS | 30 ft | 3 | Entry rear bath — couples plan, 21-ft awning, outside kitchen |
| 26FKDS | 29 ft | 3 | Front-kitchen dual-entry couples plan — catalogued on the hub |
| 28BHS | 32 ft | 8 | Dual-entry bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub |
| 27DBH | 33 ft | 8 | Double-bunk family plan — dual entry, the volume seller |
| 29QBS | 34 ft | 7 | Bunkhouse with bunkroom sofa — catalogued on the hub |
| 32RLTS | 36 ft | 3 | Rear-lounge entertainer — triple slide, power theater standard |
| 29TQS | 36 ft | 8 | Triple-queen sleeper — three full-size beds, sleeps 8 |
| 32BDS | 36 ft | 8 | Dual-entry bunkhouse, full camp kitchen — catalogued on the hub |
| 31KDS | 36 ft | 3 | Rear-kitchen dual-slide, 10,000-lb GVWR — catalogued on the hub |
| 32MAZE | 37 ft | 4 | Adaptable triple-slide — rear island kitchen, dual awnings |
| 34BHTS | 38 ft | 6 | Flagship bunkhouse — triple slide, full camp kitchen; 2-Queen variant |
Every base Aurora is a tandem-axle 96-inch wide-body on the Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis. This is a published-GVWR-clean line: on every plan the factory detail page prints a GVWR, and the published UVW plus CCC sums to it exactly, with no derivation. Forest River publishes no per-plan axle ratings and no MSRP for the line; sleeps counts are RVUSA catalog fields, and RVUSA's weight records lag the current factory figures on several plans — a logged conflict, resolved to the factory detail pages throughout. Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The family workhorse
On the 10 Jul 2026 RVUSA probe the 27DBH appeared in more live Aurora listings than any other floorplan — the de facto volume plan of the family.
RVUSA agrees exactly here
Unlike several siblings, the RVUSA catalog record for the 27DBH matches the factory detail page to the pound — 7,186 dry, 9,186 GVWR, 876 hitch.
Watch the payload with eight aboard
Eight berths against 2,000 pounds of cargo margin means water, gear and hitch accessories need weighing — a full fresh tank alone claims about 315 pounds.
No published MSRP
Forest River publishes no MSRP for the family; live 27DBH asking prices on the probe day clustered in the high $20,000s to mid $30,000s. Confirm with a dealer.
05 How it compares
The flagship — triple slides, a full camp kitchen and a private bunk room 4 feet 6 longer, for about 2,000 pounds more dry weight.
The lightweight bunkhouse-with-slide — 1,400 pounds lighter dry with the 13.5K air conditioner and thermofoil trim as the trade.
The in-house value-bunkhouse rivals — the Aurora counter is the tankless water heater, heat-pump A/C and the second entry door.