01 What makes it unique
Cruiser RV lists the 2025 Essence E28RL at 9,373 lb dry, a GVWR of 11,856 lb and a hitch weight of 1,656 lb. Cruiser RV prints no cargo carrying capacity for it, so none is given here; the federal label inside the trailer carries one.
It is 32-9½" long and 13'6" high. Cruiser RV prints no tank capacity for it.
Among the 3 Essence floorplans Cruiser RV’s 2025 Essence brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 3 from the lightest, in a range from 7,808 lb (Essence E25RK) to 9,373 lb (Essence E28RL). Every figure in that comparison is Cruiser RV’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Cruiser RV’s 2025 Essence brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
How the E28RL differs from the other two Essence floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 9,373 lb: heaviest of three; next is the E28DB (8,746 lb).
- GVWR, 11,856 lb: highest of three; next is the E28DB (10,995 lb).
Next to the E28DB, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the E28RL is 627 lb heavier by dry weight and has a GVWR 861 lb higher; the two publish the same length and exterior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32-9½"
- Exterior height
- 13'6"
- Exterior width
- Not published by Cruiser RV
- Interior height
- Not published by Cruiser RV
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 9,373 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 11,856 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Cruiser RV
- Hitch weight
- 1,656 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by Cruiser RV
- Grey water
- Not published by Cruiser RV
- Black water
- Not published by Cruiser RV
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Not stated per floorplan by Cruiser RV
- Tire size
- Not published by Cruiser RV
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Cruiser RV
- Model year (as printed)
- brochure cover, page 1: "2025" printed as the first line of the cover, above the Essence line title
- Spec block (as printed)
- Length: 32-9/c" Height: 13'6" Dry Weight: 9,373 LBS Hitch Weight: 1,656 LBS GVWR: 11,856 LBS Sleeps: 5-6
- Length glyph note
- text layer reads "32-9/c""; the rendered page prints the fraction as ½ (checked visually on page 3)
- Length note
- printed without a foot mark, copied as printed
- Hitch equipment (as printed, features list)
- Curt Roto-Flex 16k Pin Box
- Sleeps (as printed)
- 5-6
- Weight basis (as printed)
- Dry Weight; brochure: "Cruiser RV has listed the approximate base weight of the trailer without the optional equipment included. Optional equipment will impact the weight of the trailer."
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 (no width published)
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Essence floorplan family
Cruiser RV’s 2025 Essence brochure lists 3 Essence floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essence E25RK | 28-9½" | — | Profiled |
| Essence E28DB | 32-9½" | — | Profiled |
| Essence E28RL | 32-9½" | — | Profiled |
Cruiser RV’s 2025 Essence brochure lists 3 Essence floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Cruiser RV does not publish for the Essence E28RL
Cruiser RV prints no cargo carrying capacity, tire size, interior height, 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
8,746 lb dry and 10,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 9,373 lb and 11,856 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
No source publishes a tongue weight for the Essence E28RL, so its hitch load has to come from a scale ticket taken with the trailer hitched.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Essence E28DB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 2 of the 3 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 9,373 lb vs 8,746 lb; GVWR 11,856 lb vs 10,995 lb. They match on length.
| Essence plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 11,856 | 3 of 3 | 10,400–11,856 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 9,373 | 3 of 3 | 7,808–9,373 |
| Length | 32 ft 0 in | 2–3 of 3 | 28 ft 0 in–32 ft 0 in |
Either side of it by GVWR: Essence E28DB is 861 lb lighter (10,995 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Essence siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essence E28RL | 32 ft 0 in | — | 9,373 | 11,856 | — | — | — |
| Essence E28DB | 32 ft 0 in | — | 8,746 | 10,995 | — | — | — |
| Essence E25RK | 28 ft 0 in | — | 7,808 | 10,400 | — | — | — |
All 3 Essence floorplans: Essence line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essence E28RL | 11,856 | 9,373 | — | 32 ft 0 in |
| Aurora Destination Series 39FLTS | 11,823 | 10,323 | — | 42 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 325BROK | 11,800 | 9,655 | 8 | 38 ft 1 in |
| Cherokee Timberwolf 27MDK | 11,924 | 10,124 | — | 35 ft 11 in |
| Avenue 332RL | 11,950 | 10,100 | — | 37 ft 11 in |
| Puma Vista 37PFL | 11,749 | 9,749 | — | 40 ft 0 in |
| Open Range Travel Trailer 335RBS | 11,995 | 10,260 | 6 | 39 ft 6 in |
Against the Essence E28RL: the Aurora Destination Series 39FLTS is 33 lb lighter and 11 ft longer; the Eagle 325BROK is 56 lb lighter and 6 ft longer; the Cherokee Timberwolf 27MDK is 68 lb heavier and 4 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Essence E28RL
How much does the Essence E28RL weigh?
9,373 lb dry; 11,856 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What size tow vehicle does the Essence E28RL need?
A tow rating of at least 11,856 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How long is the Essence E28RL?
32-9½" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
4 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Essence E28RL. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), hitch weight, exterior width, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 1 recall campaign against the Essence line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
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 Essence line page.