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2024 HeartlandBig Country 3200RLK

A 36-foot fifth wheel that Heartland lists at 12,140 lb dry, with a 16,000 lb GVWR, for 2024.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2024

12,140lb
Dry Weight
16,000lb
GVWR
2,505lb
Hitch Weight
36ft
Length
Sleeps 3-4 Fifth wheel · Heartland Built by · Heartland Model year · 2024

01 What makes it unique

Heartland lists the 2024 Big Country 3200RLK at 12,140 lb dry, a GVWR of 16,000 lb and a pin weight of 2,505 lb. Heartland prints no cargo carrying capacity for it, so none is given here; the federal label inside the trailer carries one.

It is 36' 5" long and 13' 3" high. Heartland prints no tank capacity for it.

Among the 6 Big Country floorplans Heartland’s 2024 Big Country brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 12,140 lb (Big Country 3200RLK) to 13,885 lb (Big Country 3900MO). Every figure in that comparison is Heartland’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Heartland’s 2024 Big Country brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2024.

How the 3200RLK differs from the other five Big Country floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry weight, 12,140 lb: lightest of six; next are the 3502RKI and 3705FB (13,020 lb).
  • GVWR, 16,000 lb: lowest of six; next are the 3500SS, 3502RKI and three others (16,500 lb).
  • Pin weight, 2,505 lb: lightest of six; next is the 3500SS (2,710 lb).
  • Length, 36 ft 5 in: shortest of six; next is the 3500SS (39 ft 7 in).
  • Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 20.6%: second-smallest of six, between the 3500SS (20.5%) and the 3900MO (20.8%).

Next to the 3502RKI, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 3200RLK is 880 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has a pin weight 690 lb lighter and is 7 ft 8 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
36' 5"
Exterior height
13' 3"
Exterior width
Not published by Heartland
Interior height
Not published by Heartland

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
12,140 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
16,000 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
Not published by Heartland
Hitch / pin weight
2,505 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
Not published by Heartland
Grey water
Not published by Heartland
Black water
Not published by Heartland

Running gear

Hitch type
Fifth wheel (pin box)
Tire size
Not published by Heartland

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
3-4

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: fifth wheel pin weight and payload; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Towing it

Tow rating needed16,000 lb
Published pin weight2,505 lb
Loaded pin weight, rule of thumb2,505–4,000 lb
In-bed fifth-wheel hitch rating needed16,000 lb towed / 4,000 lb pin
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger and the bed and cab load from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (16,000 lb) and the upper loaded pin estimate (4,000 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.

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). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Big Country floorplan family

Heartland’s 2024 Big Country brochure lists 6 Big Country floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Big Country 3200RLK36' 5"3-4Profiled
Big Country 3502RKI44' 1/2"3-4Profiled
Big Country 3705FB44' 1/2"3-4Profiled
Big Country 3500SS39' 7"3-4Profiled
Big Country 3905FL43' 3"3-4Profiled
Big Country 3900MO43' 9 7/8"7-8Profiled

Heartland’s 2024 Big Country brochure lists 6 Big Country floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Heartland does not publish for the Big Country 3200RLK

Heartland prints no cargo carrying capacity, tire size, interior height, grey-tank, black-tank 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

Heavier
Heartland Big Country 3502RKI

13,020 lb dry and 16,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 12,140 lb and 16,000 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Big Country 3500SS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 36 ft 5 in vs 39 ft 7 in; dry weight 12,140 lb vs 13,216 lb; GVWR 16,000 lb vs 16,500 lb; hitch weight 2,505 lb vs 2,710 lb. They match on sleeps.

Big Country plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)16,0001 of 616,000–16,500
Dry weight (lb)12,1401 of 612,140–13,885
Hitch weight (lb)2,5051 of 62,505–3,470
Length36 ft 5 in1 of 636 ft 5 in–44 ft 1 in
Sleeps41–5 of 64–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Big Country 3500SS is 500 lb heavier (16,500 lb GVWR).

Nearest Big Country siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Big Country 3200RLK36 ft 5 in412,14016,000—2,505—
Big Country 3500SS39 ft 7 in413,21616,500—2,710—
Big Country 3502RKI44 ft 1 in413,02016,500—3,195—
Big Country 3705FB44 ft 1 in413,02016,500—3,195—
Big Country 3905FL43 ft 3 in413,50516,500—3,470—
Big Country 3900MO43 ft 9 in813,88516,500—2,890—

All 6 Big Country floorplans: Big Country line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Big Country 3200RLK16,00012,140436 ft 5 in
Bighorn 31RL16,00013,060436 ft 0 in
ElkRidge 32RLS16,00010,788436 ft 2 in
North Point 310RLTS16,00013,375436 ft 0 in
Paradigm 295MK16,00013,193—33 ft 3 in
Talon 313T16,00010,800838 ft 4 in
Avenue 38DBL15,99512,890—41 ft 11 in

08 Common questions about the Big Country 3200RLK

How much does the Big Country 3200RLK weigh?

12,140 lb dry; 16,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

What is the pin weight of the Big Country 3200RLK?

2,505 lb as published, 21% of the dry weight (median across 540 fifth wheels here: 19%).

What size tow vehicle does the Big Country 3200RLK need?

A tow rating of at least 16,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Big Country 3200RLK sleep?

Its published sleeping capacity is 3–4. 1 of the 6 Big Country floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

How long is the Big Country 3200RLK?

36' 5" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

6 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Big Country 3200RLK. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), exterior width, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.