01 What makes it unique
The Eagle 321RSTS is the rear-living centerpiece of the full-size Eagle line. Triple slides open a wide rear living and kitchen area, a king-bed slide gives the private front bedroom a real walk-around, and two power awnings stretch the outdoor living space. This is a step up in both size and content from the Eagle HT fifth wheels — a residential coach aimed at couples who spend weeks at a time aboard.
It carries the full Eagle build: Stronghold VBL™ laminated walls, 5-Star Handling, and the industry-exclusive HELIX cooling system with two 15,000-BTU Whisper Quiet air conditioners. A 13,200-pound GVWR on an 11,145-pound dry weight leaves 2,130 pounds of payload, with a 2,055-pound dry pin weight that calls for a three-quarter-ton or larger truck. An 81-gallon fresh tank, 87-gallon gray and a 16 cubic-foot 12-volt residential refrigerator support extended off-grid-capable stays.
It sleeps four in a layout built for comfort and entertaining rather than berth count, at an MSRP near $78,000. For couples who want a full-size, feature-rich fifth wheel without stepping into the luxury North Point or Pinnacle range, the rear-living 321RSTS is the heart of the Eagle line.
Specifications by model year
This floorplan has a verified factory record for 7 model years here, 2021 to 2027, and the specification does not hold still. Across those years GVWR ranges from 12,700 lb in 2021 to 13,200 lb in 2026, a spread of 500 lb; dry weight ranges from 10,580 lb in 2022 to 11,145 lb in 2026, a spread of 565 lb; dry pin weight ranges from 1,965 lb in 2021 to 2,270 lb in 2026, a spread of 305 lb. The factory tire size changes over the run (ST235/80R16'H' then ST235/85R16'E'), and the load-range letter in that code is part of the axle rating. Even the published sleeping capacity moves (4 and 46 and 6). That is why each model year has its own page below, carrying only its own published figures. Nothing on a year page is copied across from a neighbouring year.
| Model year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Cargo (CCC) | Dry pin | Sleeps | Tire size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,870 | 12,700 | Not published | 1,965 | 46 | Not published |
| 2022 | 10,580 | 12,700 | 2,120 | 1,995 | 46 | Not published |
| 2023 | 10,740 | 12,900 | 2,160 | 1,980 | 6 | ST235/85R16'E' |
| 2024 | 10,835 | 12,900 | 2,065 | 2,065 | 6 | ST235/85R16'E' |
| 2025 | 10,770 | 12,900 | 2,130 | 2,155 | 6 | ST235/85R16'E' |
| 2026 | 11,145 | 13,200 | 2,130 | 2,270 | 4 | ST235/80R16'H' |
| 2027 | 10,845 | 13,200 | 2,355 | 2,080 | 4 | ST235/80R16'H' |
Every row is that model year’s own record from Jayco’s model page for that year. The figures in the tow-critical placard at the top of this page are the 2027 record from the source this catalogue originally profiled. On the weights, overall length and tire size, that record and Jayco’s own 2027 model page agree on every field both of them publish. Exterior height is not compared: Jayco publishes a bare height, a with-A/C height and a with-2nd-A/C height, and the single height row carried here cannot be matched to one of them, so no claim is made either way.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 36' 7"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Exterior height
- 12' 8"
- Interior height
- 8' 8"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 11,145 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 13,200 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,130 lbs
- Dry pin weight
- 2,055 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 81 gal
- Grey water
- 87 gal
- Black water
- 50 gal
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Stronghold VBL™ laminated
- Walls
- Vacuum-bonded laminate · Azdel
- Roof
- Magnum Truss™ · 1-pc seamless
- Underbelly
- Climate Shield zero-degree · heated
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Handling
- 5-Star · MORryde suspension
- Cooling
- HELIX dual 15K · 50A
- Tires
- ST235/80R16'H'
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft
- A/C
- HELIX dual 15K BTU "Whisper Quiet"
- Water heater
- Tankless on-demand · gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 3
- Hitch type
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Primary bed
- Front king/queen
Source conflict on pin weight, shown not resolved
Jayco’s own factory page for this floorplan publishes a dry pin weight of 2,270 lbs. The figure in the table above, 2,055 lbs, is the one our verified record carries from its original source. We publish both and do not pick a winner. This is not an isolated discrepancy: across the 21 Jayco plans where we hold both figures, all 16 travel trailers agree to the pound and all 5 fifth wheels disagree, with the factory figure higher every time. A split that clean by body type is a difference in how the two publishers measure fifth-wheel pin weight, not a data fault. Weigh the loaded trailer before matching it to a truck, and budget against the higher number.
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded pin percentages are industry convention for fifth wheels (15–25% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch. On this plan the convention band’s low end fell below the published dry figure, so the range starts at the published dry weight instead — loaded is never lighter than dry.
03 The Eagle floorplan family
Jayco's Eagle is the brand's premium towable family, and it splits three ways. The full-size Eagle is the flagship fifth wheel — Stronghold VBL™ laminated walls, 5-Star Handling, the HELIX dual-15,000-BTU cooling system and a 16 cubic-foot residential refrigerator. The Eagle HT ("half-ton") line is engineered to be towable by a properly equipped half-ton truck, and Jayco offers it as both a fifth wheel and a travel trailer — lighter, 4-Star Handling with Goodyear Endurance tires, and lower pin or tongue weights. The 321RSTS on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full Eagle catalogue runs to dozens of floorplans across all three; the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Family | Type | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265FKDS | Eagle HT | TT | 32 ft | 2 | Front-kitchen couples, dual slide |
| 294CKBS | Eagle HT | TT | 38 ft | 4 | Center-kitchen triple-slide, rear bath |
| 312BHOK | Eagle HT | TT | 39 ft | 8 | Bunkhouse + outside kitchen, triple slide |
| 27MLC | Eagle HT | 5W | 33 ft | 2 | Shortest half-ton 5W, mid-living |
| 29RLC | Eagle HT | 5W | 34 ft | 4 | Rear-living dual-slide half-ton 5W |
| 321RSTS | Eagle | 5W | 37 ft | 4 | Rear-living king triple-slide flagship |
| 355MBQS | Eagle | 5W | 42 ft | 10 | Mid-bunk/den + loft, quad slide |
| 370FBTS | Eagle | 5W | 41 ft | 4 | Front-bath bath-and-a-half full-timer |
| 325MKTS | Eagle | 5W | 34 ft | 2 | 34' 8" · 8' 8" interior · sleeps 2 |
| 360DBOK | Eagle | 5W | 43 ft | 6 | 43' 1" · 8' 7" interior · sleeps 6 |
| 365UKTS | Eagle | 5W | 37 ft | 6 | 37' 2" · 6' 6" interior · sleeps 6 |
| 367TBTS | Eagle | 5W | 41 ft | 5 | 41' 7" · 6' 7" interior · sleeps 5 |
| 25RUC | Eagle HT | 5W | 29 ft | 4 | 29' 9" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 26REC | Eagle HT | 5W | 29 ft | 2 | 29' 2" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 2 |
| 28CRT | Eagle HT | 5W | 32 ft | 4 | 32' 10" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 29DDB | Eagle HT | 5W | 34 ft | 6 | 34' 6" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 6 |
| 30CRT | Eagle HT | 5W | 34 ft | 4 | 34' 0" · 8' 6" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 31QCD | Eagle HT | 5W | 36 ft | 7 | 36' 6" · 6' 2" interior · sleeps 7 |
| 24MLE | Eagle SLE | 5W | 29 ft | 4 | 29' 3" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 28RKS | Eagle SLE | 5W | 30 ft | 4 | 30' 9" · 6' 3" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 30RLT | Eagle SLE | 5W | 33 ft | 4 | 33' 9" · 8' 5" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 230MLCS | Eagle HT | TT | 27 ft | 3 | 27' 7" · 7' 0" interior · sleeps 3 |
| 275RBCS | Eagle HT | TT | 30 ft | 4 | 30' 1" · 7' 0" interior · sleeps 4 |
| 320MKTS | Eagle HT | TT | 36 ft | 4 | 36' 8" · 7' 0" interior · sleeps 4 |
The full-size Eagle is offered only as a fifth wheel. Above it sit Jayco's luxury North Point and Pinnacle fifth wheels; below it, the half-ton Eagle HT line in both fifth-wheel and travel-trailer form. Eagle fifth-wheel pin weights are factory dry figures from Jayco's 2026 brochure and climb with cargo — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm your truck's payload, rear-axle and hitch ratings. Additional Eagle floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Residential rear living
Triple slides, a king-bed slide and two awnings make it a long-stay coach for two — the flagship Eagle layout.
HELIX dual cooling
Two 15,000-BTU Whisper Quiet units on the HELIX system keep a large fifth wheel comfortable in real heat.
Big tanks, big fridge
An 81-gallon fresh, 87-gallon gray and 16 cu ft residential refrigerator suit extended stays.
Needs a 3/4-ton truck
A 2,055-lb dry pin and 13,200-lb GVWR put it beyond half-ton territory — plan on a 3/4-ton or larger.
05 How it compares
The half-ton rear-living fifth wheel — lighter and lower-pin, if a 3/4-ton truck isn’t available.
A front-bath, bath-and-a-half full-timer layout — more living and bath space for extended use.
Keystone’s iconic rear-living full-size fifth wheel — the direct cross-brand rival.
06 Loading it for a trip
Fresh water is the single biggest line in this floorplan’s load plan. A full 81-gallon tank is about 32% of the 2,130-pound cargo capacity — enough that whether you tow with water aboard is a real decision on the 321RSTS rather than a detail.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 2,130 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (81 gal × 8.34 lb) | −676 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,454 lb | 32% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 364 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 4 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry pin weight of 2,055 pounds is 18% of this floorplan’s 11,145-pound dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin weight rides in the bed of the truck, so it comes off payload rather than off tow rating — and it rises with the trailer as you load it, not in proportion to what you put over the axles.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 13,200-pound GVWR the 321RSTS is towing 2,055 pounds more than its 11,145-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 81 gallons of fresh against 87 grey and 50 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the 321RSTS sits 28 of 37 in the Eagle line: 13,200 pounds against a line that runs from 8,400 to 15,200 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Eagle 317RLOK matches it exactly at 13,200 lb GVWR; and Eagle 319MLOK is 100 pounds heavier at 13,300 lb GVWR.
1 other Eagle plan shares this floorplan’s 13,200 lb GVWR, so the ranking above separates plans that tow to the same ceiling. On a shared chassis the figure that actually differs between them is cargo capacity and where the weight sits, not the rating.
| Comparable fifth wheels | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321RSTS | 13,200 | 11,145 | 4 | 36 ft 7 in |
| Cougar 316RLS | 12,900 | 10,792 | 6 | 35 ft 8 in |
| Wildcat 32LIVE | 13,500 | 10,363 | 4 | 36 ft 5 in |
| Sabre 32GKS | 13,508 | 10,658 | 4 | 34 ft 6 in |
| Cardinal 33CHEF | 13,885 | 10,558 | — | 38 ft 3 in |
| Avenue 32RLS | 13,995 | 10,500 | 4 | 34 ft 11 in |
| Model Z 2670 | 13,995 | 10,691 | 7 | 29 ft 11 in |
Against the 321RSTS: the Cougar 316RLS is 300 lb lighter and sleeps 2 more; the Wildcat 32LIVE is 300 lb heavier; the Sabre 32GKS is 308 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest fifth wheels from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Eagle floorplans profiled here run 6,560 to 12,830 pounds dry and 28 to 43 feet of exterior length across 37 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Eagle line hub.
08 Common questions about the 321RSTS
How much does the 321RSTS weigh?
It leaves the factory at 11,145 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 13,200 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 321RSTS carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 2,130 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 81-gallon fresh tank uses about 676 pounds of that.
What is the pin weight of the 321RSTS?
The published dry pin weight is 2,055 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 321RSTS need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 13,200 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 321RSTS sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 321RSTS?
Fresh 81 gallons, grey 87 gallons, black 50 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 321RSTS?
Exterior length is 36' 7". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 17 of them for the 321RSTS. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: awning. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (97%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Eagle line, and NHTSA holds 44 recall campaigns and 114 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 114 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (23%), structure (18%) and equipment (13%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Eagle line page.