01 What makes it unique
Casita lists the 17′ Independence at 2,260 lb dry and a GVWR of 3,500 lb. It prints no tongue weight for it. Casita prints no cargo carrying capacity for it, so none is given here; the federal label inside the trailer carries one.
It is 17' long and 8'11" high. Casita prints no tank capacity for it.
Among the 7 Casita floorplans Casita’s model pages on casitatraveltrailers.com (no model year stated on the spec tables) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 3 from the lightest, in a range from 2,000 lb (15′ Patriot) to 4,300 lb (24′ Discovery LC). Every figure in that comparison is Casita’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Casita’s own model pages on casitatraveltrailers.com (no model year stated on the spec tables) for the 17′ Independence, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 17'
- Exterior height
- 8'11"
- Exterior width
- 6'8"
- Interior height
- 6'2"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,260 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,500 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Casita
- Hitch / tongue weight
- Not published by Casita
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by Casita
- Grey water
- Not published by Casita
- Black water
- Not published by Casita
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Casita
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Casita
- Sleeps (Model Specs)
- 2-4
- Page banner: SLEEPS UP TO
- 6 PEOPLE
- Page banner: GVWR
- 3,500LBS
- Page banner: STARTING WEIGHT
- 2,260LBS
- Footnote (as printed)
- Dry Weights are the starting weight and Do Not Include options.
- Models
- Available in Standard or Deluxe Models
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Size, with end view
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Casita floorplan family
Casita’s model pages on casitatraveltrailers.com (no model year stated on the spec tables) lists 7 Casita floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15′ Patriot | 15' | — | Profiled |
| 17′ Heritage | 17' | — | Profiled |
| 17′ Independence | 17' | — | Profiled |
| 17′ Liberty | 17' | — | Profiled |
| 17′ Spirit | 17' | — | Profiled |
| 24′ Discovery FM | 24'3" (Tongue to Bumper) | — | Profiled |
| 24′ Discovery LC | 24'3" (Tongue to Bumper) | — | Profiled |
Casita’s model pages on casitatraveltrailers.com (no model year stated on the spec tables) lists 7 Casita floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Casita does not publish for the 17′ Independence
Casita prints no cargo carrying capacity, tongue weight, tire size, grey-tank, black-tank, 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
2,260 lb dry and 3,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,260 lb and 3,500 lb.
2,260 lb dry and 3,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,260 lb and 3,500 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
No source publishes a tongue weight for the 17′ Independence, so its hitch load has to come from a scale ticket taken with the trailer hitched.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Casita 17′ Heritage. The two publish identical figures on all 3 fields both carry (length, dry weight, GVWR), so the published record does not tell them apart; what separates them is the floorplan itself.
| Casita plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 3,500 | 1–5 of 7 | 3,500–6,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,260 | 2–5 of 7 | 2,000–4,300 |
| Length | 17 ft 0 in | 2–5 of 7 | 15 ft 0 in–24 ft 3 in |
Either side of it by GVWR: Casita 17′ Heritage matches it at 3,500 lb GVWR; Casita 17′ Liberty matches it at 3,500 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Casita siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casita 17′ Independence | 17 ft 0 in | — | 2,260 | 3,500 | — | — | — |
| Casita 17′ Heritage | 17 ft 0 in | — | 2,260 | 3,500 | — | — | — |
| Casita 17′ Liberty | 17 ft 0 in | — | 2,260 | 3,500 | — | — | — |
| Casita 17′ Spirit | 17 ft 0 in | — | 2,260 | 3,500 | — | — | — |
| Casita 15′ Patriot | 15 ft 0 in | — | 2,000 | 3,500 | — | — | — |
| Casita 24′ Discovery FM | 24 ft 3 in | — | 4,300 | 6,000 | — | — | 45 |
All 7 Casita floorplans: Casita line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17′ Independence | 3,500 | 2,260 | — | 17 ft 0 in |
| Sport 16RB | 3,500 | 2,860 | 4 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Bambi 16RB | 3,500 | 3,150 | 4 | 16 ft 3 in |
| Basecamp 16X | 3,500 | 2,700 | 2 | 16 ft 2 in |
| Bean Trailer Bean Stock X | 3,500 | 1,600 | 2 | 14 ft 0 in |
| Colt 13RD | 3,500 | 2,550 | 4 | 16 ft 1 in |
| Coyote 15C | 3,500 | 2,890 | — | 17 ft 10 in |
Against the 17′ Independence: the Sport 16RB is 1 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the 17′ Independence
How much does the 17′ Independence weigh?
2,260 lb dry; 3,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What size tow vehicle does the 17′ Independence need?
A tow rating of at least 3,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How long is the 17′ Independence?
17' 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 17′ Independence. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), hitch weight, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: casitatraveltrailers.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Casita line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 Casita line page.