01 What makes it unique
The Flagstaff E-Pro E171BLE is a lightweight, affordable bunkhouse that sleeps a family without sacrificing the composite construction the line is known for. A front bed measuring 58 by 80 inches with overhead and wardrobe storage gives the parents their own space, two 32-by-74-inch bunks with trunk-door access to the lower bunk give the kids theirs, a 32-inch dinette offers flexible seating or another berth, and a kitchen with a two-burner cooktop, a convection microwave and a black sink handles meals. A rear bathroom with a rectangular shower and a porcelain toilet completes a simple, functional family layout. With no slide, the floor plan is fixed parked or under tow. Nominal capacity is five — a genuine family trailer in a body that stays light and easy to tow.
At 2,819 pounds unloaded and 20 feet, the E171BLE is an easy tow for mid-size SUVs and even capable crossovers — remarkably light for a bunkhouse that sleeps five; its 1,026-pound cargo capacity is workable for a family, though worth watching with full water and gear. Forest River does not print a GVWR on the factory detail page, so it is derived as unloaded weight plus cargo capacity, landing at 3,845 pounds. As an LE plan it ships the cost-friendly LE Package: Dexter leaf-spring E-Z Lube axles, a single battery and a single 20-pound LP tank, a 10K roof A/C, a power awning, a 20,000-BTU furnace, a 6-gallon water heater, framed windows and a roof-solar prep with a side port. Tanks are a balanced 31-gallon fresh, 27-gallon grey and 27-gallon black.
Construction is the E-Pro laminate recipe — complete composite Azdel walls over a 6-sided full-aluminum cage, a vacuum-laminated fiberglass roof and aluminum floor joists — the same construction tier as Forest River’s r·pod and No Boundaries and a step above the metal-sided value lines. E-Pro is badge-engineered with the Rockwood Geo Pro. For a family that wants real bunks and a dry bath in the lightest, most affordable composite trailer that still sleeps five — light enough to tow behind an SUV rather than a truck — the E171BLE is the value family plan in the line.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 20' 0"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 10' 0"
- Slide-outs
- 0
Weights
- Unloaded vehicle weight
- 2,819 lbs*
- GVWR (derived)
- 3,845 lbs*
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,026 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 345 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 31 gal
- Grey water
- 27 gal
- Black water
- 27 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12V
Construction
- Frame
- 6-sided full-aluminum
- Walls
- Laminated Azdel composite
- Roof
- Vacuum-laminated fiberglass
- Underbelly
- Heated w/ radiant foil (N/A LE)
Running gear
- Axles
- 1 (single, leaf-spring)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Tires
- Nitrogen-filled off-road
- Front cap
- Fiberglass
Galley & bath
- Refrigerator
- 12V
- Cooktop
- 2-burner + convection microwave
- A/C
- 10,000 BTU
- Furnace
- 20,000 BTU
- Solar
- Roof-solar prep + side port
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 5
- Primary bed
- Front 58x80 bed
- Layout
- Front bed, two 32x74 bunks (trunk access), 32" dinette, rear dry bath
- Awning
- 13' (power)
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 tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% 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. The GVWR marked * is derived from published dry weight plus published cargo capacity, not printed as a single figure by the source.
03 Flagstaff E-Pro floorplan family
Forest River’s Flagstaff E-Pro (badge-engineered as the Rockwood Geo Pro) is an off-grid, ultra-light travel-trailer line built “incredibly lightweight” to tow behind fuel-efficient crossovers and smaller SUVs. The E171BLE on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning floorplans — from the sub-1,800-pound LE micro-trailer to the dual-axle family bunkhouse — with the rest of the roster catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order. Every E-Pro plan is built on a 6-sided aluminum cage with Azdel composite walls and a vacuum-laminated roof, rides on bigger off-road tires, and ships with a standard roof-solar prep, a 12V refrigerator and a 20,000-BTU furnace for boondocking-ready, extended-season camping.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| E11LE | 14' 11" | 4 | Smallest/lightest LE — convertible U-dinette, two bunks, rear outdoor kitchen, no indoor bath |
| E151TLE | 15' 7" | 2 | LE rear twin-to-king dinette, front kitchen, wet bath — no slide, value entry |
| E131DLE | 16' 0" | 2 | LE front-bedroom compact — indoor kitchen w/ microwave, dry bath, no slide |
| E171BLE | 20' 0" | 5 | LE family bunkhouse — front bed, two bunks, rear dry bath, no slide |
| E171SLE | 20' 0" | 2 | LE couples coach — front queen, jackknife sofa slide, rear dry bath (only LE with a slide) |
| E191FDT | 20' 0" | 3 | Front Murphy bed, dinette, full-width rear bath — no slide |
| E191SFD | 20' 0" | 3 | Front Murphy bed, kitchen slide, full-length rear bath — biggest bath in the line |
| E191RLS | 20' 8" | 2 | Rear-living couples coach w/ theater seating, front bedroom |
| E201SFB | 21' 0" | 3 | Front walk-around queen, rear bath, 72" rotating sofa — single slide |
| E201SBH | 21' 2" | 5 | Murphy bed + rear bunks, slide dinette — dual-axle family bunkhouse |
| E201RBS | 21' 2" | 2 | Rear bedroom on a bed slide, two 10K A/Cs — first E-Pro with a bed slide |
| E201SFK | 21' 2" | 4 | Front kitchen, rear bedroom, outside kitchen — dual-axle, heaviest profiled |
Every Flagstaff E-Pro plan uses complete composite (Azdel) wall construction over a 6-sided full-aluminum frame, with a vacuum-laminated fiberglass roof, aluminum floor joists and a high-gloss fiberglass cap — the same construction tier as Forest River’s r·pod and No Boundaries, a step above the metal-sided stick-and-tin value lines. The identity is off-grid and overlanding-focused: bigger nitrogen-filled off-road tires with TPMS, MORryde solid supported steps, Dexter Torflex torsion axles (the LE plans use leaf-spring axles), a Climate Protection Package with 12V heated tanks and radiant-foil insulation, and a standard roof-solar prep with a solar side port. A 12V refrigerator, a convection microwave, a 20,000-BTU furnace and a 13,500-BTU A/C are standard on the full-feature plans; the cost-friendly LE plans ship a leaf-spring chassis, a single battery and LP tank and a 10K A/C. An optional Power Package adds 600 watts of solar and a 3,000-watt inverter, and a Sunset Seeker Package adds an 1,800-watt inverter, frameless windows and the AIR 360+ antenna. E-Pro is badge-engineered with the Rockwood Geo Pro (the same trailers under two nameplates); the 2027 rosters are mechanically identical plan-for-plan, differing only in the code naming scheme (E-Pro’s longer E1xx/E2xx codes versus Geo Pro’s G-codes), so each plan cross-shops the matching Geo Pro code as the identical trailer. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit’s own weight sticker. Additional E-Pro floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
A family bunkhouse that tows behind an SUV
A front bed, two bunks and a convertible dinette sleep five in a 20-foot body at just 2,819 lb unloaded — remarkably light for a bunkhouse, towable by a mid-size SUV rather than a truck.
Real bunks with under-bunk storage access
The two 32-by-74-inch bunks include trunk-door access to the lower bunk, so gear can load from outside — a practical touch for a family trailer.
Composite construction at the LE price
Even as a value bunkhouse it keeps the Azdel composite walls, 6-sided aluminum cage and vacuum-laminated roof of the full line — durable laminate build with the cost-friendly LE chassis.
LE trims the chassis and equipment
The LE Package uses leaf-spring axles instead of the line’s Torflex torsion axles, a single battery and LP tank, a 10K A/C and no Climate Protection heated-tank package — the trade for the lower price and weight.
Tighter cargo margin with a family aboard
A 1,026-lb cargo capacity is workable but not generous for five people’s water and gear — worth watching total load, especially with a full fresh tank.
Selling price runs below the placard
Dealer MSRP placards run into the low-$40,000s while selling prices commonly land near $29,000–$32,000; the figure shown is dealer-typical selling and is flagged.
05 How it compares
The identical trailer under the Rockwood Geo Pro nameplate — same weights, tanks and layout, differing only in the model code; cross-shop on dealer stock, badging and price.
A lighter, cheaper 16-foot LE couples’ plan — a front bedroom and dry bath sleeping two, for buyers who don’t need bunks.
A dual-axle family bunkhouse with a Murphy bed, rear bunks and a slide — more space and stability at a higher weight and price, on the full-feature chassis.
A near-equivalent Forest River laminate family plan — a Murphy queen and rear double bunks, in the aerodynamic r·pod shell instead of the boxier E-Pro body.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 31-gallon fresh tank is roughly 25% of the 1,026-pound cargo capacity, leaving the E171BLE with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 1,026 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (31 gal × 8.34 lb) | −259 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 767 lb | 25% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 153 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 5 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry tongue weight of 345 pounds is 12% of the 2,819-pound dry weight, which sits inside the 10–15% band usually quoted for stable towing. It is still a dry figure: loading the front pass-through and the fresh tank both push it up.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 3,845-pound GVWR the E171BLE is towing 1,026 pounds more than its 2,819-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 31 gallons of fresh against 27 grey and 27 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 E171BLE sits 4 of 12 in the Flagstaff E-Pro line: 3,845 pounds against a line that runs from 2,749 to 5,498 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: Flagstaff E-Pro E151TLE is 5 pounds lighter at 3,840 lb GVWR; and Flagstaff E-Pro E171SLE is 500 pounds heavier at 4,345 lb GVWR.
| Comparable travel trailers | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E171BLE | 3,845 | 2,819 | 5 | 20 ft 0 in |
| Rockwood Geo Pro G17BLE | 3,845 | 2,819 | 5 | 20 ft 0 in |
| Jay Flight 170FQ | 3,850 | 3,060 | 4 | 21 ft 5 in |
| Puma Camping Edition 121RKCE | 3,840 | 2,664 | — | 16 ft 0 in |
| Viking 17FQ | 3,850 | 3,084 | — | 20 ft 5 in |
| Ozark 1610FBLE | 3,860 | 3,014 | — | 20 ft 1 in |
| Airelume 162 | 3,825 | 2,824 | — | 20 ft 3 in |
Against the E171BLE: the Jay Flight 170FQ is 5 lb heavier and 1 ft longer and sleeps 1 fewer; the Puma Camping Edition 121RKCE is 5 lb lighter and 4 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 travel trailers 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 Flagstaff E-Pro floorplans profiled here run 1,779 to 4,213 pounds dry and 15 to 21 feet of exterior length across 12 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 Flagstaff E-Pro line hub.
08 Common questions about the E171BLE
How much does the E171BLE weigh?
It leaves the factory at 2,819 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 3,845 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 E171BLE carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 1,026 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 31-gallon fresh tank uses about 259 pounds of that.
What is the tongue weight of the E171BLE?
The published dry tongue weight is 345 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 E171BLE need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 3,845 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 E171BLE sleep?
It is rated to sleep 5. 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 E171BLE?
Fresh 31 gallons, grey 27 gallons, black 27 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 E171BLE?
Exterior length is 20' 0". 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 E171BLE. 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: interior height, tire size (a tire description is published, a size is not). 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 (94%) 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.
Values on this page carrying an asterisk were derived by arithmetic from published figures, or come from a single source, rather than being printed directly by the manufacturer. The flag travels with the number into the downloadable spec sheet.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Flagstaff E-Pro. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Rockwood & Flagstaff.
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 Rockwood & Flagstaff line page.