01 What makes it unique
The Imagine 2800BH is the flagship family bunkhouse and one of the most capable family trailers in the line. A private front bedroom gives the parents their own room, bunks at the rear sleep the kids, and the trailer sleeps ten in total. What sets it apart on paper is payload: a 10,195-pound GVWR against a 7,215-pound dry weight leaves 2,980 pounds of cargo capacity — the most of any plan profiled here, and a huge margin for a fully-loaded family.
It carries the full flagship build — laminated aluminum-framed walls over a gel-coated fiberglass exterior with foam insulation, a one-piece roof membrane, a heated and enclosed underbelly, MorRyde CRE-3000 rubber suspension and insulated slam-latch baggage doors. Ducted 15,000-BTU air conditioning, a 45-gallon fresh tank and an 82-gallon grey tank make it genuinely suited to extended family stays in varied weather.
Sleeping ten at nearly 3,000 pounds of payload, in a 32-foot trailer with Grand Design's residential finish, is a strong combination — and at an MSRP in the low-$60,000s it undercuts the larger 3210BH while covering most families' needs. For a family that wants the flagship Imagine experience and real bunkhouse capacity without stepping up to a 37-foot trailer, the 2800BH is arguably the sweet spot of the upper line.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 0"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 11' 2"
- Interior height
- 6' 9"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 7,215 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,195 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,980 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 729 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 82 gal
- Black water
- 45 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Laminated aluminum-framed · R-7
- Roof
- One-piece membrane · ltd lifetime
- Underbelly
- Heated & enclosed · suspended tanks
- Body
- Gel-coated fiberglass · laminated
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Suspension
- MorRyde CRE-3000 rubber
- Baggage
- Insulated slam-latch doors
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU ducted
- Water heater
- Tankless / gas-electric
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 10
- Primary bed
- Front walk-around queen
- Layout
- Front bedroom, rear bunks, 1 slide
- Awnings
- 1
03 Imagine floorplan family
Grand Design's Imagine family — the premium-mainstream volume leader and the industry's perennial owner-satisfaction front-runner. It spans three sub-lines: the lightweight Imagine AIM, the medium-duty Imagine XLS (standard rooftop solar), and the residential flagship Imagine. The 2800BH on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full family runs more than thirty floorplans; the highest-demand layouts across XLS and the flagship line are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Line | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17MKE | XLS | 22 ft | 4 | Compact Murphy-bed couples coach |
| 22RBE | XLS | 26 ft | 4 | Rear-bath private-bedroom couples |
| 25RLE | XLS | 30 ft | 3 | Rear-living couples coach, two doors |
| 25DBE | XLS | 30 ft | 7 | Double-bunkhouse family |
| 2500RL | Imagine | 30 ft | 6 | Flagship rear-living couples |
| 2670MK | Imagine | 32 ft | 6 | Rear mid-kitchen, dual slide |
| 2800BH | Imagine | 32 ft | 10 | Flagship bunkhouse, sleeps 10 |
| 3210BH | Imagine | 37 ft | 8 | Quad-bunk family flagship |
Imagine XLS floorplans carry a standard 200-watt rooftop solar package, a 30-amp charge controller and a 10-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator; the flagship Imagine line adds MorRyde CRE-3000 rubber suspension and larger holding tanks. Lengths, weights and equipment can change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Additional XLS, flagship and AIM floorplans are documented on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Sleeps ten with huge payload
A private front bedroom plus rear bunks sleeps ten, and 2,980 lb of payload — the most here — carries everything a big family needs.
The flagship family sweet spot
Full residential finish and bunkhouse capacity in 32 feet, priced below the larger 3210BH — covers most families without the extra length.
Four-season-capable chassis
MorRyde suspension, ducted A/C and the heated enclosed underbelly make it suited to extended stays in varied weather.
A real truck when loaded
A 10,195-lb GVWR loaded means a well-rated half-ton-plus or three-quarter-ton — verify your tow vehicle's capacity.
05 How it compares
The XLS bunkhouse — lighter, cheaper and standard-solar, sleeps seven instead of ten, with a basic chassis.
The quad-bunk family flagship at ~37 ft — even more room and dual slides, longer and pricier.
The value big-family bunkhouse — much cheaper and lighter, with less finish and no MorRyde ride.