01 What makes it unique
Gulf Stream lists the Ameri-Lite 24RLS at 5,050 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 4,330 lb and a tongue weight of 580 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 28' 10" long and 11' 1" high. Gulf Stream prints no tank capacity for it.
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 24 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 24RLS, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 24RLS differs from the other 33 Ameri-Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 4,330 lb: largest of 34; next is the 248BH (3,601 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.5%: eighth-smallest of 34, between the 18QB (11.1%) and the 199DD (11.6%).
- Length, 28 ft 10 in: ninth-longest of 34, between the 238RK (28 ft 6 in) and the 268BH (29 ft 6 in).
- Dry weight, 5,050 lb: eleventh-heaviest of 34, between the 26BHG (4,930 lb) and the 275FBG (5,100 lb).
- Tongue weight, 580 lb: thirteenth-heaviest of 34, between the 221RK (560 lb) and the 26BHG (590 lb).
- Exterior height, 11 ft 1 in: shared with the 238RK, 240RK 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).
Next to the 26BHG, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 24RLS is 120 lb heavier by dry weight, has 1,670 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 10 lb lighter, is 1 ft 1 in shorter and stands 8 in taller; the two publish the same interior height.
Next to the 275FBG, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 24RLS is 50 lb lighter by dry weight, has 1,720 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 130 lb lighter, is 1 ft 2 in shorter and stands 8 in taller; the two publish the same interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28' 10"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Exterior width
- 8'
- Interior height
- 6' 8"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,050 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 4,330 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 580 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Grey water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
- Black water
- Not published by Gulf Stream
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)
- Furnace
- 20,000 BTU
- Water Heater
- Tankless
- LP Tank
- 2 x 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/24rls), read 6 Nov 2026
- Also sold as
- Conquest Lite, Innsbruck Lite, Kingsport Lite: identical floorplan codes and figures on Gulf Stream's site
- Same code under other names, figures differ
- Trailmaster Lite (Fresh Water, Grey Tank, Black Tank differ): Gulf Stream's pages for these print different figures; they are not merged here
- Fresh water (as printed, no unit)
- 35
- Grey tank (as printed, no unit)
- 33
- Black tank (as printed, no unit)
- 33
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, with end view
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 24RLS
Gulf Stream prints no GVWR, tire size, 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
4,930 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 5,050 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
5,100 lb dry and Not published by Gulf Stream GVWR, against this model’s 5,050 lb and Not published by Gulf Stream.
06 Loading it for a trip
Cargo capacity on the Ameri-Lite 24RLS is 4,330 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Ameri-Lite 26BHG, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 4 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 10 in vs 29 ft 11 in; dry weight 5,050 lb vs 4,930 lb; cargo capacity 4,330 lb vs 2,660 lb; hitch weight 580 lb vs 590 lb.
| Ameri-Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,050 | 24 of 34 | 2,630–6,320 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 4,330 | 34 of 34 | 610–4,330 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 580 | 22 of 34 | 300–930 |
| Length | 28 ft 10 in | 26 of 34 | 15 ft 10 in–33 ft 11 in |
Either side of it by dry weight: Ameri-Lite 26BHG is 120 lb lighter (4,930 lb dry); Ameri-Lite 275FBG is 50 lb heavier (5,100 lb dry).
| Nearest Ameri-Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 24RLS | 28 ft 10 in | — | 5,050 | — | 4,330 | 580 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 26BHG | 29 ft 11 in | — | 4,930 | — | 2,660 | 590 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 238RK | 28 ft 6 in | — | 4,815 | — | 2,865 | 640 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 221RK | 25 ft 6 in | — | 4,620 | — | 2,940 | 560 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 268BH | 29 ft 6 in | — | 5,177 | — | 2,483 | 660 | — |
| Ameri-Lite 248BH | 26 ft 7 in | — | 3,899 | — | 3,601 | 500 | — |
All 34 Ameri-Lite floorplans: Ameri-Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameri-Lite 24RLS | — | 5,050 | — | 28 ft 10 in |
| Viking 25QBH | 7,630 | 5,048 | — | 30 ft 5 in |
| Forest River No Boundaries NB19.0 | — | 5,043 | — | 24 ft 11 in |
| Ozark 2300RBLE | 7,575 | 5,058 | — | 28 ft 7 in |
| Envision 25CBQ | — | 5,060 | — | 26 ft 3 in |
| Jay Flight 236TH | 7,500 | 5,060 | 4 | 28 ft 4 in |
| Heritage Glen Travel Trailers Wildwood Heritage Glen / Salem Hemisphere 19RBHL | — | 5,038 | — | 24 ft 3 in |
Against the Ameri-Lite 24RLS: the Viking 25QBH is 2 lb lighter and 2 ft longer; the Forest River No Boundaries NB19.0 is 7 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter; the Ozark 2300RBLE is 8 lb heavier.
08 Common questions about the Ameri-Lite 24RLS
How much can the Ameri-Lite 24RLS carry?
4,330 lb.
What is the tongue weight of the Ameri-Lite 24RLS?
580 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
How long is the Ameri-Lite 24RLS?
28' 10" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
7 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Ameri-Lite 24RLS. Not published: GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, 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.