01 What makes it unique
Coachmen lists the 2025 Chaparral 298RLS at 9,575 lb dry, a GVWR of 12,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,425 lb and a pin weight of 1,935 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 34' 8" long and 12' 10" high. Coachmen prints its tanks as 48 gal fresh, 90 gal grey, 45 gal black.
Among the 19 Chaparral floorplans Coachmen’s 2025 fifth-wheel brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 8 from the lightest, in a range from 6,950 lb (Chaparral Lite 235RK) to 13,080 lb (Chaparral 393MBX). 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 fifth-wheel brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
How the 298RLS differs from the other eighteen Chaparral floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 20.2%: second-largest of nineteen, between the 368TBH (20%) and the 334FL (21.8%).
- Length, 34 ft 8 in: sixth-shortest of nineteen, between the 284RL and 30RLS (34 ft 2 in) and the 274BH (35 ft 11 in).
- Dry weight, 9,575 lb: eighth-lightest of nineteen, between the 30BHS (9,535 lb) and the 368TBH (9,850 lb).
- GVWR, 12,000 lb: eighth-lowest of nineteen, between the 284RL and 30BHS (11,500 lb) and the 368TBH (12,500 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 2,425 lb: ninth-largest of nineteen, between the 393MBX (2,420 lb) and the 25RE (2,527 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20.2%: ninth-largest of eighteen, between the 30RLS (18.4%) and the 355FBX (20.4%).
- Pin weight, 1,935 lb: ninth-lightest of nineteen, between the 336TSIK (1,880 lb) and the 368TBH (1,974 lb).
- Grey tank, 90 gal: shared with the 336TSIK and 360IBL; of nineteen, nine smaller and seven larger, nearest the 334FL and 393MBX (85 gal) and the 368TBH (99 gal).
- Exterior height, 12 ft 10 in: shared with the 336TSIK and 360IBL; of nineteen, eight lower and eight taller, nearest the 368TBH (12 ft 2 in) and the 334FL, 355FBX and six others (13 ft).
- Black tank, 45 gal: shared with the 334FL, 336TSIK and three others; of nineteen, seven smaller and six larger, nearest the 235RK, 254RLS and five others (33 gal) and the 368TBH (66 gal).
Next to the 30BHS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 298RLS is 40 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb higher, has 460 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 382 lb heavier, is 2 ft 4 in shorter, stands 10 in taller, has a fresh tank 8 gal larger, has a grey tank 24 gal larger and has a black tank 12 gal larger.
Next to the 368TBH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 298RLS is 275 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has 225 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 39 lb lighter, is 7 ft 4 in shorter, stands 8 in taller, has a fresh tank 8 gal larger, has a grey tank 9 gal smaller and has a black tank 21 gal smaller.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 34' 8"
- Exterior height
- 12' 10"
- Exterior width
- Not published by Coachmen
- Interior height
- Printed in the brochure, not transcribed here
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 9,575 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 12,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,425 lb
- Hitch / pin weight
- 1,935 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 48 gal
- Grey water
- 90 gal
- Black water
- 45 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Fifth wheel (pin box)
- Tire size
- 15" E
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Coachmen
- Awning
- 15'
- Wheel size
- 15"
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 (12,000 lb) and the upper loaded pin estimate (3,000 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.
03 The Chaparral floorplan family
Coachmen’s 2025 fifth-wheel brochure lists 19 Chaparral floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral Lite 235RK | 27' 3\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 25RE | 29' 10\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 254RLS | 30' 9\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 274BH | 35' 11\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 284RL | 34' 2\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 30RLS | 34' 2\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 30BHS | 37' | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 298RLS | 34' 8\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral Lite 368TBH | 42' | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 336TSIK | 37' | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 360IBL | 39' 9\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 355FBX | 42' 7\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 381DBL | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 367BH | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 334FL | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 375BAF | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 389DEK | 42' 4\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 373MBRB | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
| Chaparral 393MBX | 42' 6\" | — | Profiled |
Coachmen’s 2025 fifth-wheel brochure lists 19 Chaparral floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Coachmen does not publish for the Chaparral 298RLS
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
9,535 lb dry and 11,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 9,575 lb and 12,000 lb.
9,850 lb dry and 12,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 9,575 lb and 12,000 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 48-gallon fresh tank is about 398 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 16% of the Chaparral 298RLS’s 2,425 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,027 lb. Across 19 Chaparral floorplans the water share runs 13% to 22%, and 8 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Chaparral 360IBL at 16% and Chaparral Lite 30RLS at 16%. 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 Chaparral 336TSIK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 34 ft 8 in vs 37 ft 0 in; dry weight 9,575 lb vs 10,520 lb; GVWR 12,000 lb vs 13,500 lb; cargo capacity 2,425 lb vs 2,980 lb; hitch weight 1,935 lb vs 1,880 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Chaparral plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 12,000 | 8 of 19 | 8,900–15,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 9,575 | 8 of 19 | 6,950–13,080 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,425 | 11 of 19 | 1,779–3,172 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,935 | 9 of 19 | 1,115–2,708 |
| Length | 34 ft 8 in | 6 of 19 | 27 ft 3 in–42 ft 7 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 48 | 9–19 of 19 | 40–48 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 90 | 10–12 of 19 | 33–135 |
| Black tank (gal) | 45 | 8–13 of 19 | 33–90 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Chaparral Lite 30BHS is 500 lb lighter (11,500 lb GVWR); Chaparral Lite 368TBH is 500 lb heavier (12,500 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Chaparral siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral 298RLS | 34 ft 8 in | — | 9,575 | 12,000 | 2,425 | 1,935 | 48 |
| Chaparral 336TSIK | 37 ft 0 in | — | 10,520 | 13,500 | 2,980 | 1,880 | 48 |
| Chaparral 360IBL | 39 ft 9 in | — | 11,450 | 14,000 | 2,550 | 2,100 | 48 |
| Chaparral Lite 368TBH | 42 ft 0 in | — | 9,850 | 12,500 | 2,650 | 1,974 | 40 |
| Chaparral 393MBX | 42 ft 6 in | — | 13,080 | 15,500 | 2,420 | 2,498 | 48 |
| Chaparral 334FL | 42 ft 6 in | — | 12,400 | 15,000 | 2,600 | 2,708 | 48 |
All 19 Chaparral floorplans: Chaparral line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral 298RLS | 12,000 | 9,575 | — | 34 ft 8 in |
| Shasta Phoenix 298RLS | 12,000 | 9,574 | — | 34 ft 8 in |
| Avenue 30BH | 11,995 | 10,150 | — | 34 ft 9 in |
| Durango Half-Ton D290RLT | 11,995 | 9,850 | 6 | 34 ft 5 in |
| Arctic Wolf 289PANO | 11,970 | 9,348 | — | 34 ft 9 in |
| Eagle 30.5MBOK | 11,950 | 9,970 | 8 | 36 ft 2 in |
| Cardinal 32CHILL | 12,188 | 9,688 | — | 35 ft 3 in |
Against the Chaparral 298RLS: the Avenue 30BH is 5 lb lighter; the Durango Half-Ton D290RLT is 5 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Chaparral 298RLS
How much does the Chaparral 298RLS weigh?
9,575 lb dry; 12,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Chaparral 298RLS carry?
2,425 lb, 20% of its GVWR (median across 334 fifth wheels here: 18%). A full fresh tank uses 398 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the Chaparral 298RLS?
1,935 lb as published, 20% of the dry weight (median across 540 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the Chaparral 298RLS need?
A tow rating of at least 12,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Chaparral 298RLS?
Fresh 48, grey 90, black 45 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Chaparral 298RLS?
34' 8" 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 Chaparral 298RLS. 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.