01 What makes it unique
Gulf Stream lists the Ameri-Lite 240RK at 5,250 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 2,400 lb and a tongue weight of 650 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 26' 3" long and 11' 1" high. Gulf Stream prints its tanks as 35 gal fresh, 34 gal grey, 34 gal black.
Among the 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 28 from the lightest, in a range from 2,630 lb (Ameri-Lite 134BH) to 6,320 lb (Ameri-Lite 292RBH). Every figure in that comparison is Gulf Stream’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Gulf Stream’s own Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) for the Ameri-Lite 240RK, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 240RK differs from the other 33 Ameri-Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 5,250 lb: seventh-heaviest of 34, between the 268BH (5,177 lb) and the 269BH (5,460 lb).
- Tongue weight, 650 lb: ninth-heaviest of 34, between the 238RK (640 lb) and the 268BH (660 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 2,400 lb: twelfth-largest of 34, between the 269BH (2,210 lb) and the 268BH (2,483 lb).
- Length, 26 ft 3 in: fifteenth-longest of 34, between the 22RSD (25 ft 8 in) and the 248BH (26 ft 7 in).
- Exterior height, 11 ft 1 in: shared with the 238RK, 24RLS and seven others; of 34, 22 lower and two taller, nearest the 15TH, 16RD and 22RSD (10 ft 9 in) and the 20RBS (11 ft 2 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.4%: sixteenth-largest of 34, between the 178RB and 269BH (12.3%) and the 268BH (12.7%).
Next to the 268BH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 240RK is 73 lb heavier by dry weight, has 83 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 10 lb lighter and is 3 ft 3 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height and interior height.
Next to the 269BH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 240RK is 210 lb lighter by dry weight, has 190 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 20 lb lighter and is 3 ft 8 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 26' 3"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Exterior width
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Interior height
- 80"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,250 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,400 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 650 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 35 gal
- Grey water
- 34 gal
- Black water
- 34 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Gulf Stream
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Factory grouping (as printed)
- Ameri-Lite (Light Weight Trailers)
- Width (as printed)
- 8"
- Furnace
- 20,000 BTU
- Water Heater
- Tankless
- LP Tank
- 2 Ea @ 20 LBS
- Weight basis (as printed)
- Gulf Stream prints "Dry Weight", "Hitch Weight" and "Net Carrying Capacity" on this page with no unit on the figures (its own line listing states weights in lbs.; tank figures carry no unit). No GVWR is printed, so nothing is checked against one. Page footnote: "Specifications are approximate and subject to change. Check the label in your unit for actual weights and capacities."
- Model year
- Not stated by Gulf Stream; figures as published on Gulf Stream's site (https://www.gulfstreamcoach.com/products/light-weight/amerilite/model/240rk), read 6 Nov 2026
- Also sold as
- Conquest Lite, Innsbruck Lite, Kingsport Lite, Trailmaster Lite: identical floorplan codes and figures on Gulf Stream's site
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)
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Ameri-Lite floorplan family
Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 134BH | 16' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 134RD | 16' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 14RE | 15' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 177BH | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 15TH | 16' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 18QB | 20' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 178RB | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 16RD | 16' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 189DD | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 199DD | 20' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 16RBT | 19' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 199RK | 22' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 19RD | 23' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 197BH | 22' 2" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 248BH | 26' 7" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 192DS | 22' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 241RB | 27' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 22RSD | 25' 8" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 20RBS | 22' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 228SB | 23' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 221RK | 25' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 238RK | 28' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 26BHG | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 24RLS | 28' 10" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 275FBG | 30' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 236RL | 28' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 268BH | 29' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 240RK | 26' 3" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 269BH | 29' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 251RE | 30' | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 257RB | 28' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 279BH | 32' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 274QB | 32' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Ameri-Lite 292RBH | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
Gulf Stream’s Ameri-Lite model pages on gulfstreamcoach.com (no model year stated) lists 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Gulf Stream does not publish for the Ameri-Lite 240RK
Gulf Stream prints no GVWR, tire size, 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
5,177 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 5,250 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
5,460 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 5,250 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 35-gallon fresh tank is about 290 lb of water, 12% of the Ameri-Lite 240RK’s 2,400 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,110 lb. Across 3 Ameri-Lite floorplans the water share runs 12% to 22%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Ameri-Lite 292RBH at 18%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Ameri-Lite 268BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 4 fields both publish (this plan first): length 26 ft 3 in vs 29 ft 6 in; dry weight 5,250 lb vs 5,177 lb; cargo capacity 2,400 lb vs 2,483 lb; hitch weight 650 lb vs 660 lb.
| Ameri-Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,250 | 28 of 34 | 2,630–6,320 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,400 | 23 of 34 | 610–4,330 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 650 | 26 of 34 | 300–930 |
| Length | 26 ft 3 in | 20 of 34 | 15 ft 10 in–33 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 34 | 2–3 of 3 | 33–34 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Ameri-Lite 268BH is 73 lb lighter (5,177 lb dry); Ameri-Lite 269BH is 210 lb heavier (5,460 lb dry).
| Nearest Ameri-Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 240RK | 26 ft 3 in | — | 5,250 | — | 2,400 | 650 | 35 |
| Ameri-Lite 268BH | 29 ft 6 in | — | 5,177 | — | 2,483 | 660 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 269BH | 29 ft 11 in | — | 5,460 | — | 2,210 | 670 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 275FBG | 30 ft 0 in | — | 5,100 | — | 2,610 | 710 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 238RK | 28 ft 6 in | — | 4,815 | — | 2,865 | 640 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 26BHG | 29 ft 11 in | — | 4,930 | — | 2,660 | 590 | — |
All 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans: Ameri-Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 240RK | — | 5,250 | — | 26 ft 3 in |
| Transcend Xplor 20MKX | 6,995 | 5,250 | 4 | 24 ft 11 in |
| Wildcat 220BATH | 7,664 | 5,252 | — | 25 ft 10 in |
| Prime Time Avenger 20RBS | — | 5,253 | — | 25 ft 11 in |
| Cherokee Grey Wolf Black Label 18RRBL | 7,720 | 5,247 | — | 24 ft 1 in |
| Frontier 2803P-F | 7,000 | 5,260 | — | 29 ft 0 in |
| Jay Flight 265TH | 8,500 | 5,260 | 4 | 30 ft 4 in |
Against the Ameri-Lite 240RK: the Transcend Xplor 20MKX is 1 ft shorter; the Wildcat 220BATH is 2 lb heavier; the Prime Time Avenger 20RBS is 3 lb heavier.
08 Common questions about the Ameri-Lite 240RK
How much can the Ameri-Lite 240RK carry?
2,400 lb. A full fresh tank uses 290 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Ameri-Lite 240RK?
650 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What are the tank capacities on the Ameri-Lite 240RK?
Fresh 35, grey 34, black 34 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Ameri-Lite 240RK?
26' 3" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
9 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Ameri-Lite 240RK. Not published: GVWR, exterior width, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: gulfstreamcoach.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 8 recall campaigns and 5 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Ameri-Lite line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 5 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover latches/locks/linkages, structure, suspension and wheels.
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 Ameri-Lite line page.