01 What makes it unique
The 28BH is the entry point to Alliance’s mid-profile Avenue fifth wheel and the lightest plan in the line. It is a ‘BH’ bunkhouse with two entry doors, sleeping six on a single slide-out in a 32-foot-11 body — the layout for a family that wants a separate bunk space and a second door without stepping up to the heavier, longer Avenues. It sits on Alliance’s lighter Avenue chassis tier: a 10,495-pound GVWR against an 8,518-pound dry weight, the only profiled Avenue with a 10-cubic-foot refrigerator (the bigger plans carry 16) and a 12-foot-2 exterior height rather than the 13-foot-4 of the tall plans.
Every Avenue is 101-inch wide-body construction with Azdel composite sidewalls inside and out, a PVC roof with a lifetime warranty, the Performance Running Gear package and an OTG solar package with a 400-watt panel and a 40-amp MPPT controller; a single 13,500-BTU air conditioner is standard with a second and third available. Alliance publishes the 10,495-pound GVWR against the 8,518-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,977-pound cargo capacity and a 1,450-pound dry pin — the lightest pin in the line. At a starting MSRP around $75,000, with street pricing below placard, the 28BH is the family bunkhouse for buyers who want fifth-wheel space and a second bedroom door at the lightest weight Avenue offers, towable behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton truck.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 11"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5" (101" wide-body)
- Exterior height
- 12' 2"
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,518 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,495 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,977 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 1,450 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 48 gal
- Grey water
- 53 gal
- Black water
- 53 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body
- Walls
- Azdel composite sidewalls, inside and out
- Roof
- PVC membrane · lifetime warranty
- Windows
- Dual-pane (standard on Avenue, N/A on All-Access)
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Running gear
- Performance Running Gear package
- Solar
- OTG 400W panel · 40A MPPT · inverter prep
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12-volt
- A/C
- 1 unit · 13,500 BTU A/C
- Cooling capacity
- Up to three 13,500-BTU units
- Solar / electrical
- OTG 400W · 40A MPPT · inverter prep
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 2
- Awnings
- 1
- Primary bed
- King (regular trim)
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
Loaded range: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Avenue floorplan family
Avenue is Alliance RV's mid-profile fifth wheel — the residential fifth-wheel idea from the luxury Paradigm a step down in height, weight and price, and a cross-shop against Grand Design's Reflection, Keystone's Cougar and Jayco's Eagle. The 2026 line runs to nine floorplans; the six profiled in full are linked below and the three catalogued plans are shown muted. The 28BH on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28BH | 32 ft | 6 | Bunkhouse, dual entry, lightest in line |
| 298RL | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living (lighter tier) |
| 33RKS | 34 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, biggest cargo of its pair |
| 32RLS | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living, three slides |
| 35RKS | 36 ft | 6 | Rear kitchen, sleeps six |
| 332RL | 37 ft | 4 | Rear living (lighter tier) |
| 333BH | 38 ft | 4 | Bunkhouse (lighter tier) |
| 38DBL | 41 ft | 5 | Double/bunk, dual entry, sleeps five |
| 39MBR | 41 ft | 5 | Mid-bedroom, four slides, heaviest |
Avenue is Alliance RV's mid-profile fifth wheel — the residential fifth-wheel idea from the luxury Paradigm a step down in height, weight and price. The 2026 line runs to nine floorplans; the six broadest-appeal layouts are profiled here in full and the remaining three are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Avenue is 101-inch wide-body construction with Azdel composite sidewalls inside and out, a PVC roof with a lifetime warranty, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator (the lighter 28BH carries a 10-cubic-foot unit), Alliance's industry-leading tank sizes, the Performance Running Gear package and an OTG solar package with a 400-watt panel and a 40-amp MPPT controller; a second and third 13,500-BTU air conditioner and a king bed are standard on the regular trim, and a lighter Avenue All-Access value trim (single air conditioner, 200-watt solar, no standard king) is offered alongside it. Hitch weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Dual-entry bunkhouse
A ‘BH’ bunkhouse with two doors and a dedicated bunk space, sleeping six — the family layout in the lightest Avenue body.
Lightest, shortest Avenue
At 32 feet 11 inches, an 8,518-pound dry weight and the line’s lightest 1,450-pound pin, it is the most maneuverable and truck-friendly plan in the range.
The lighter Avenue chassis tier
A 10,495-pound GVWR, the 10-cubic-foot refrigerator and the lower 12-foot-2 height place it on Avenue’s lighter tier rather than the tall 13-foot-4 plans.
Match a three-quarter-ton+ truck
A 10,495-pound-GVWR fifth wheel with a 1,450-pound pin — confirm a properly rated three-quarter-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.
05 How it compares
Grand Design’s mid-profile Reflection — the direct half-ton-friendly fifth-wheel cross-shop.
Keystone’s mainstream Cougar — a mid-profile fifth wheel with comparable bunkhouse layouts.
The rear-living 32RLS — taller, heavier, three slides and a couples great room instead of a bunkhouse.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 48-gallon fresh tank is about 400 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 20% of the 28BH’s 1,977 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,577 lb (263 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Avenue floorplans the water share runs 20% to 31%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Avenue 33RKS at 22%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Avenue 35RKS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 32 ft 11 in vs 36 ft 10 in; dry weight 8,518 lb vs 11,300 lb; GVWR 10,495 lb vs 14,995 lb; cargo capacity 1,977 lb vs 3,695 lb; dry hitch weight 1,450 lb vs 2,400 lb; fresh tank 48 gal vs 98 gal; grey tank 53 gal vs 106 gal. They match on sleeps and black tank.
| Avenue plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 10,495 | 1 of 6 | 10,495–15,995 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,518 | 1 of 6 | 8,518–13,400 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,977 | 1 of 6 | 1,977–3,795 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 1,450 | 1 of 6 | 1,450–2,486 |
| Length | 32 ft 11 in | 1 of 6 | 32 ft 11 in–41 ft 11 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 48 | 1 of 6 | 48–98 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 53 | 1 of 6 | 53–106 |
| Black tank (gal) | 53 | 1–5 of 6 | 53–106 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 5–6 of 6 | 4–6 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Avenue 32RLS is 3,500 lb heavier (13,995 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Avenue siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue 28BH | 32 ft 11 in | 6 | 8,518 | 10,495 | 1,977 | 1,450 | 48 |
| Avenue 35RKS | 36 ft 10 in | 6 | 11,300 | 14,995 | 3,695 | 2,400 | 98 |
| Avenue 32RLS | 34 ft 11 in | 4 | 10,500 | 13,995 | 3,495 | 2,000 | 98 |
| Avenue 33RKS | 34 ft 5 in | 4 | 10,200 | 13,995 | 3,795 | 2,180 | 98 |
| Avenue 39MBR | 41 ft 11 in | 5 | 13,400 | 15,995 | 2,595 | 2,486 | 98 |
| Avenue 38DBL | 41 ft 11 in | 5 | 12,400 | 15,995 | 3,595 | 2,400 | 98 |
All 6 Avenue floorplans: Avenue line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28BH | 10,495 | 8,518 | 6 | 32 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 29.5FBDS | 10,500 | 8,640 | — | 33 ft 8 in |
| Roamer 27RKSS | 10,400 | 8,555 | — | 32 ft 9 in |
| Reflection 27BH | 10,195 | 8,200 | 10 | 32 ft 3 in |
| Cougar 23MLE | 10,075 | 7,745 | 6 | 27 ft 11 in |
| Blackthorn 229RK | 9,945 | 7,324 | — | 28 ft 1 in |
| Cardinal 32CHILL | 12,188 | 9,688 | — | 35 ft 3 in |
Against the 28BH: the Eagle 29.5FBDS is 5 lb heavier; the Roamer 27RKSS is 95 lb lighter; the Reflection 27BH is 300 lb lighter and sleeps 4 more.
08 Common questions about the 28BH
How much does the 28BH weigh?
8,518 lb dry; 10,495 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 28BH carry?
1,977 lb, 19% of its GVWR (median across 307 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 400 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 28BH?
1,450 lb dry, 17% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the 28BH need?
A tow rating of at least 10,495 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 28BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. No other Avenue floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 28BH?
Fresh 48, grey 53, black 53 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 28BH?
32' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 28BH. Not published: interior height, tire specification.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: alliancerv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 6 recall campaigns and 4 owner complaints against the Avenue line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
Too few reports to show a pattern. 4 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover equipment, parking brake, structure and suspension.
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 Avenue line page.