01 What makes it unique
Coachmen lists the 2025 Brookstone 290RL at 11,472 lb dry, a GVWR of 14,500 lb, a net carrying capacity of 3,028 lb and a pin weight of 2,466 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 36' 4" long and 13' 2" high. Coachmen prints its tanks as 60 gal fresh, 90 gal grey, 45 gal black.
Among the 5 Brookstone floorplans Coachmen’s 2025 Brookstone brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 11,472 lb (Brookstone 290RL) to 13,155 lb (Brookstone 398MBL). Every figure in that comparison is Coachmen’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Coachmen’s 2025 Brookstone brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
How the 290RL differs from the other four Brookstone floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 11,472 lb: lightest of five; next is the 370RLLO (12,730 lb).
- GVWR, 14,500 lb: lowest of five; next are the 344FL and 370RLLO (15,000 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 3,028 lb: largest of five; next is the 374RK (2,480 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20.9%: largest of five; next is the 374RK (16%).
- Length, 36 ft 4 in: shortest of five; next is the 370RLLO (41 ft 4 in).
- Pin weight, 2,466 lb: second-heaviest of five, between the 398MBL (2,239 lb) and the 344FL (2,823 lb).
- Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 21.5%: second-largest of five, between the 374RK and 398MBL (17%) and the 344FL (22.1%).
Next to the 370RLLO, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 290RL is 1,258 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has 758 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 322 lb heavier, is 5 ft shorter and has a grey tank 5 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 36' 4"
- Exterior height
- 13' 2"
- Exterior width
- Not published by Coachmen
- Interior height
- Printed in the brochure, not transcribed here
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 11,472 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 14,500 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,028 lb
- Hitch / pin weight
- 2,466 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 60 gal
- Grey water
- 90 gal
- Black water
- 45 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Fifth wheel (pin box)
- Tire size
- 16" G
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Coachmen
- Awning
- 17'
- Wheel size
- 16"
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.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size (no width published)
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 (14,500 lb) and the upper loaded pin estimate (3,625 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.
03 The Brookstone floorplan family
Coachmen’s 2025 Brookstone brochure lists 6 Brookstone floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookstone 290RL | 36' 4\" | — | Profiled |
| Brookstone 370RLLO | 41' 4\" | — | Profiled |
| Brookstone 344FL | 42' 2\" | — | Profiled |
| Brookstone 374RK | 42' 2\" | — | Profiled |
| Brookstone 398MBL | 42' 2\" | — | Profiled |
| Brookstone 318RLL | 42' 2\" | — | Catalogued · Coachmen prints its weights as TBD |
Coachmen’s 2025 Brookstone brochure lists 6 Brookstone floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Coachmen does not publish for the Brookstone 290RL
Coachmen prints no sleeping capacity 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
12,730 lb dry and 15,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 11,472 lb and 14,500 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 60-gallon fresh tank is about 498 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 16% of the Brookstone 290RL’s 3,028 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,530 lb. Across 5 Brookstone floorplans the water share runs 16% to 23%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Brookstone 374RK at 20%. 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 Brookstone 374RK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 36 ft 4 in vs 42 ft 2 in; dry weight 11,472 lb vs 13,020 lb; GVWR 14,500 lb vs 15,500 lb; cargo capacity 3,028 lb vs 2,480 lb; hitch weight 2,466 lb vs 2,212 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Brookstone plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 14,500 | 1 of 5 | 14,500–15,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 11,472 | 1 of 5 | 11,472–13,155 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 3,028 | 5 of 5 | 2,211–3,028 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 2,466 | 4 of 5 | 2,144–2,823 |
| Length | 36 ft 4 in | 1 of 5 | 36 ft 4 in–42 ft 2 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 90 | 3–5 of 5 | 85–90 |
| Black tank (gal) | 45 | 1–4 of 5 | 45–90 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Brookstone 344FL is 500 lb heavier (15,000 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Brookstone siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookstone 290RL | 36 ft 4 in | — | 11,472 | 14,500 | 3,028 | 2,466 | 60 |
| Brookstone 374RK | 42 ft 2 in | — | 13,020 | 15,500 | 2,480 | 2,212 | 60 |
| Brookstone 370RLLO | 41 ft 4 in | — | 12,730 | 15,000 | 2,270 | 2,144 | 60 |
| Brookstone 398MBL | 42 ft 2 in | — | 13,155 | 15,500 | 2,345 | 2,239 | 60 |
| Brookstone 344FL | 42 ft 2 in | — | 12,789 | 15,000 | 2,211 | 2,823 | 60 |
All 5 Brookstone floorplans: Brookstone line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookstone 290RL | 14,500 | 11,472 | — | 36 ft 4 in |
| Chaparral 355FBX | 14,500 | 11,542 | — | 42 ft 7 in |
| Shasta Phoenix 370BAF | 14,500 | 12,421 | — | 42 ft 6 in |
| Ridgeway 36MBL | 14,495 | 12,200 | 8 | 41 ft 0 in |
| Wolf Pack 290PACK13 | 14,470 | 11,173 | — | 39 ft 5 in |
| Cedar Creek 311RL | 14,435 | 11,244 | — | 37 ft 0 in |
| Sierra 3480RL | 14,609 | 11,509 | — | 38 ft 6 in |
Against the Brookstone 290RL: the Chaparral 355FBX is 6 ft longer; the Shasta Phoenix 370BAF is 6 ft longer; the Ridgeway 36MBL is 5 lb lighter and 5 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Brookstone 290RL
How much does the Brookstone 290RL weigh?
11,472 lb dry; 14,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Brookstone 290RL carry?
3,028 lb, 21% of its GVWR (median across 334 fifth wheels here: 18%). A full fresh tank uses 498 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the Brookstone 290RL?
2,466 lb as published, 21% of the dry weight (median across 540 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the Brookstone 290RL need?
A tow rating of at least 14,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Brookstone 290RL?
Fresh 60, grey 90, black 45 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Brookstone 290RL?
36' 4" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Brookstone 290RL. Not published: exterior width, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.