BrinkleyModel Z

The Brinkley Model Z is a mid-size luxury fifth wheel — full residential interiors and luxury-grade construction in a coach a tier lighter and shorter than the full-size flagships. It is built by Brinkley RV, an independent manufacturer founded by a team of RV-industry veterans, which makes it one of the few luxury fifth wheels in the catalog that is not part of Thor, Forest River or Winnebago. The pitch is "no compromise": an automotive exterior wrapped around a residential interior, at a mid-size weight.

Every Model Z is built on a monotube, triple-powder-coated chassis with 7,000-pound tandem axles on 8,000-pound leaf springs, riding on Load Range H 16-ply tires and 17.5-inch aluminum wheels. The running gear is a CURT Touring Coil Suspension with anti-lock brakes and sway control and a Helux king pin, under a fully enclosed, heated underbelly. The body is laminated Azdel with a high-gloss gel-coat fiberglass skin, an automotive-style painted front cap and an industry-best insulation package — R40 roof, R11 walls and R40 floor. Inside, the headline is a class-leading 79.5-inch ceiling height in the bedroom and bath, unusual for a mid-profile coach.

The standard-equipment list is the other half of the story. Every Model Z ships with a 370-watt solar package (740-watt ready) and a 50-amp MPPT controller with inverter and lithium prep, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a tankless on-demand water heater, brass plumbing fittings (an industry first), washer/dryer and dishwasher prep, and a 350-plus-point pre-delivery inspection that includes an off-road-simulation test. For 2026 the line spans twelve floorplans from a 30-foot, sub-10,700-pound rear-living entry to a 42-foot, four-slide, sleeps-ten flagship; eleven of the twelve are profiled in depth below and one more is catalogued.

Eleven of the twelve 2026 floorplans are profiled in full with RVUSA-verified specifications, covering the breadth of the line: the light rear-living entry, a remote-work plan with a dedicated rear office, a dual-entry bunkhouse, two triple-slide rear-living plans, a triple-slide family bunkhouse with a private bunk room, three rear-kitchen plans (one with the line's biggest fresh tank, two with an outdoor kitchen and a drop-down rear patio), a rear-office work-and-live plan, and the four-slide bonus-room flagship.

One more 2026 floorplan rounds out the line and is catalogued here. The rear-living 3600 shares the same chassis, running gear and standard equipment as the profiled plans, but RVUSA does not publish its dry weight, GVWR, payload or pin in its structured record (it is currently a dealer-stock-only plan), so it is not profiled in depth; a full page will be added if those weights are published.

The Model Z line sorts cleanly by length and how you use the coach. For the easiest tow and the lightest coach, the rear-living 2670 is the entry — under 10,700 pounds dry with an 1,891-pound pin, the widest truck compatibility in the line. The 2680 takes the same short shell and swaps the rear lounge for a dedicated rear office, the plan for a remote-working couple. For a family on a budget, the single-slide 2810 adds a real dual-entry bunkhouse while staying under 12,000 pounds dry.

For a couple who wants three slides of living space, the rear-living 2900 and the longer 3100 both pair a rear lounge and a fireplace with a center kitchen island — the 3100 adds a king bedroom and more length. For a family that wants a private bunk room, the triple-slide 3110 puts a dedicated bunkhouse with 54-by-74-inch bunks behind a center-island kitchen and sleeps up to eight. For a cook who stays put, the rear-kitchen plans diverge: the 3300 carries the line's largest fresh tank (150 gallons), a dual-entry center bath and the most payload, while the 3400 and its longer redesign the 3420 open to an outdoor kitchen and a drop-down rear patio. For a remote worker or full-timer, the 3515 trades the rear patio for a multipurpose rear office — office, butler's pantry, laundry or mudroom — with the line's second-biggest payload. And for the biggest family, the four-slide 3610 flagship adds a flexible mid-coach bonus room, a third air conditioner and capacity to sleep up to ten.

Across all of them the build is the same: the monotube tandem-axle chassis, the Helux king pin, the heated underbelly, the 370-watt solar, the brass plumbing and the 79.5-inch bed and bath height. The decision is layout, length and weight, not equipment level — and against the full-size Montana and Solitude, the Model Z trades some length and tank capacity for a coach a 250- or 350-class truck can tow more comfortably.