01 What makes it unique
The 22EPIC trades berth count for living: a front bedroom, a mid kitchen and an open rear living area in the full-width, full-height body — the tall 6-foot-9 interior the compacts give up — under the longest awning of the slide-free roster at 18 feet. Three berths, no slide mechanisms to maintain, and a layout aimed at two people who want space rather than sleepers.
The build is the family standard: Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis, seamless lifetime-warranty roof membrane, 13,500-BTU GE ducted heat pump, GE tankless water heater, 10.7-cubic-foot GE 12-volt refrigerator, tandem axles with two LP bottles per the tandem equipment set. The factory prints a 6,806-pound GVWR; 4,806 plus 2,000 equals it exactly.
At a 594-pound tongue this is comfortable mid-size-truck work, and the 2,000-pound margin swallows a filled fresh tank with room for real gear. Couples who want a slide and a walk-through bath should read the 23MKS; a dealer-stock rear-bed sibling, the 22MLS, is catalogued on the hub.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25' 11"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Interior height
- 6' 9" (RVUSA)
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 4,806 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,806 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,000 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 594 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 38 gal
- Grey water
- 44 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
- Value-line laminate
Running gear
- Axle class
- Tandem (RVUSA record)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 594 lb
- Spare tire
- Included, with carrier
- LP
- Two 20-lb bottles
Galley & systems
- Cooktop
- 3-burner
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU GE ducted heat pump
- Water heater
- GE 60K BTU tankless
- Furnace
- Ducted (rating not published) *
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 3 (RVUSA)
- Primary bed
- Front bed
- Layout
- Open rear living, mid kitchen, front bedroom, 18-ft awning — slide-free couples layout
- Awnings & entries
- 18′ power awning · 1 entry
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch.
03 Aurora Light floorplan family
Forest River's Aurora Light line — the lightweight tier of the Aurora family: a 2026 roster that runs from 16-foot single-axle X-series compacts a mid-size SUV can pull to a 36-foot-2 quad-bunk family flagship, on the same Norco electromagnetic powder-coated chassis with a 13,500-BTU GE ducted heat-pump air conditioner, a GE tankless water heater and a seamless roof membrane standard. Eight plans are profiled in depth; the full roster including catalogued, deferred and dealer-stock-only plans lives on the Aurora Light hub with verified weights.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13BHX | 16 ft | 4 | Micro bunkhouse X — catalogued on the hub |
| 13RDX | 16 ft | 2 | Micro rear-dinette X — catalogued on the hub |
| 13RKX | 16 ft | 3 | Micro rear-kitchen X — catalogued on the hub |
| 15RBX | 20 ft | 2 | Murphy-bed rear-bath X — catalogued on the hub |
| 15RDX | 20 ft | 3 | U-dinette couples X — catalogued on the hub |
| 16BHX | 20 ft | 5 | X-series family compact — bunks in 19 ft 6, SUV-towable |
| 18BHS | 23 ft | 7 | Dealer-stock-only bunkhouse sibling — catalogued on the hub |
| 18BHSX | 23 ft | 7 | Single-axle bunkhouse with a slide — outside kitchen, sleeps 7 |
| 18RBS | 24 ft | 2 | Dealer-stock-only Murphy rear-bath — catalogued on the hub |
| 19RBS | TBD | 3 | Deferred — factory has not published weights |
| 21BH | 26 ft | 7 | Full-width slide-free bunkhouse — 2,000-lb payload |
| 22EPIC | 26 ft | 3 | Slide-free couples plan — 18-ft awning, 6-ft-9 interior |
| 22MLS | 26 ft | 2 | Dealer-stock-only mid-living slide — catalogued on the hub |
| 23MKS | 28 ft | 3 | Mid-kitchen slide couples plan — pass-through bath |
| 23BHS | 28 ft | 7 | Bunkhouse with slide — catalogued on the hub |
| 26BH | 29 ft | 7 | Big slide-free bunkhouse — no slide upkeep |
| 26BHS | 30 ft | 8 | Volume bunkhouse with slide — outside kitchen, 50A option |
| 27BHS | 33 ft | 8 | Off current factory roster — RVUSA-catalogued on the hub |
| 28QBUNK | 36 ft | 9 | Quad-bunk flagship — sleeps 9, camp-kitchen option |
The Aurora Light roster splits into two build classes: 90-inch single-axle X-series compacts (6-foot-6 interiors, one 20-lb LP bottle, a 3.3-cu-ft refrigerator on the 13/15/16-series) and 96-inch tandem-axle full-size plans (6-foot-9 interiors, two bottles, the 10.7-cu-ft GE fridge). This is a published-GVWR-clean line: on every plan with published weights the factory GVWR equals UVW plus CCC exactly. Forest River does not print per-plan axle counts — the class shown is the RVUSA catalog record, flagged where it is the sole source (as on the full-width 21BH). Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The tall slide-free couples plan
Full 96-inch width and the 6-ft-9 interior without a slide — the airy feel of the tandem class with none of the slide upkeep.
RVUSA weight record stale
RVUSA shows 4,689 dry / 6,189 GVWR; the factory prints 4,806 / 6,806. Factory used, logged.
No published MSRP
Forest River publishes no MSRP for the family; confirm live pricing with a dealer.
05 How it compares
The slide plan — a U-dinette slide and a pass-through bath at 5,654 dry.
The single-axle couples compact — 3,183 dry with a U-dinette, catalogued on the hub.
The value slide-free couples field — the 22EPIC counter is interior height and the heat-pump A/C.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 38-gallon fresh tank is roughly 16% of the 2,000-pound cargo capacity, leaving the Aurora Light 22EPIC with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 2,000 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (38 gal × 8.34 lb) | −317 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,683 lb | 16% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 561 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 3 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry tongue weight of 594 pounds is 12% of the 4,806-pound dry weight, which sits inside the 10–15% band usually quoted for stable towing. It is still a dry figure: loading the front pass-through and the fresh tank both push it up.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 6,806-pound GVWR the Aurora Light 22EPIC is towing 2,000 pounds more than its 4,806-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 38 gallons of fresh against 44 grey and 29 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the Aurora Light 22EPIC sits 5 of 8 in the Aurora Light line: 6,806 pounds against a line that runs from 4,454 to 8,874 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Aurora Light 21BH is 231 pounds lighter at 6,575 lb GVWR; and Aurora Light 23MKS is 348 pounds heavier at 7,154 lb GVWR.
| Comparable travel trailers | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Light 22EPIC | 6,806 | 4,806 | 3 | 25 ft 11 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 221EPIC | 6,810 | 4,810 | 4 | 25 ft 11 in |
| Jay Feather 25RLSL | 6,800 | 5,310 | 6 | 30 ft 1 in |
| Jay Flight 260BHW | 6,800 | 4,905 | 10 | 29 ft 5 in |
| Rockwood & Flagstaff Mini Lite 2205S | 6,794 | 5,132 | 2 | 23 ft 10 in |
| Prowler 2201MDS | 6,900 | 5,340 | 4 | 27 ft 1 in |
| Puma Tracks 2420RBS | 6,903 | 5,328 | — | 27 ft 11 in |
Against the Aurora Light 22EPIC: the Coachmen Catalina 221EPIC is 4 lb heavier and sleeps 1 more; the Jay Feather 25RLSL is 6 lb lighter and 4 ft longer and sleeps 3 more; the Jay Flight 260BHW is 6 lb lighter and 4 ft longer and sleeps 7 more. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest travel trailers from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Aurora Light floorplans profiled here run 3,109 to 7,374 pounds dry and 20 to 36 feet of exterior length across 8 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Aurora Light line hub.
08 Common questions about the Aurora Light 22EPIC
How much does the Aurora Light 22EPIC weigh?
It leaves the factory at 4,806 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 6,806 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the Aurora Light 22EPIC carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 2,000 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 38-gallon fresh tank uses about 317 pounds of that.
What is the tongue weight of the Aurora Light 22EPIC?
The published dry tongue weight is 594 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the Aurora Light 22EPIC need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 6,806 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the Aurora Light 22EPIC sleep?
It is rated to sleep 3. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the Aurora Light 22EPIC?
Fresh 38 gallons, grey 44 gallons, black 29 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the Aurora Light 22EPIC?
Exterior length is 25' 11". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 15 of them for the Aurora Light 22EPIC. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: slide count, tire specification, awning. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (94%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Aurora Light. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Aurora.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Aurora line page.