01 What makes it unique
Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 8,076 lb and a GVWR of 10,195 lb for the 2027 Imagine 3100RD, with a hitch weight of 879 lb. It does not publish a cargo carrying capacity on the floorplan page, so none is shown here, and none is worked out by subtracting one published figure from the other. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, carries its cargo capacity as built.
It is 35' 11" long, 11' 3" high and 8' wide, with 45 gal fresh, 90 gal grey and 45 gal black tanks as Grand Design lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 374 lb before anything else is loaded.
Among the 7 Imagine floorplans profiled from Grand Design’s 2027 pages, it is number 7 of 7 by unloaded weight, in a range from 6,218 lb to 8,076 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Grand Design page type for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 19 Oct 2026 from Grand Design’s own floorplan page for the Imagine 3100RD, whose structured data names the model year 2027. Grand Design marks this floorplan as dealer stock.
How the 3100RD differs from the other fourteen Imagine floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out. Not every one of these pages covers the same model years as this one (2027); each figure is the one its own page prints, so a rank compares pages, not one model year.
- Dry weight, 8,076 lb: second-heaviest of fifteen, between the 2970RL (7,810 lb) and the 3210BH (8,725 lb).
- Tongue weight, 879 lb: second-heaviest of fifteen, between the 2970RL (830 lb) and the 3210BH (991 lb).
- Length, 35 ft 11 in: second-longest of fifteen, between the 2970RL (34 ft 2 in) and the 3210BH (36 ft 11 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.9%: sixth-largest of fifteen, between the 2300MK (10.8%) and the 2470BH (11.2%).
- Exterior height, 11 ft 3 in: tallest of fifteen, level with the 2970RL and 3210BH; next are the 2300MK, 2470BH and six others (11 ft 2 in).
- Grey tank, 90 gal: largest of fifteen, level with the 2700BS, 2970RL and 3210BH; next are the 22RBE, 2300MK and seven others (82 gal).
- GVWR, 10,195 lb: highest of fifteen, level with the 2670MK, 2700BS and four others; next are the 25DBE and 25RLE (7,995 lb).
- Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 2470BH, 2500RL and three others; of fifteen, six smaller and three larger, nearest the 2810BH (5) and the 25DBE (7).
Next to the 2970RL, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 3100RD is 266 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 49 lb heavier and is 1 ft 9 in longer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, sleeping capacity and slide-out count.
Next to the 3210BH (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 3100RD is 649 lb lighter by dry weight, has a tongue weight 112 lb lighter, is 1 ft shorter and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 35' 11"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Exterior width
- 8'
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,076 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,195 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Grand Design
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 879 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 90 gal
- Black water
- 45 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST225/75R15 LRE
- Axles
- 2
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Slide-outs
- 2
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu. ft.
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
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (10,195 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,529 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Imagine floorplan family
Grand Design lists 11 Imagine floorplans for 2027. 7 without an existing page here are profiled from Grand Design’s own floorplan pages, from 6,218 lb to 8,076 lb unloaded; the others link to their existing pages. Grand Design publishes UVW, GVWR and hitch weight for these trailers, and no cargo carrying capacity.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2300MK | 26' 6" | 4 | Profiled |
| 2600RB | 29' 8" | 6 | Profiled |
| 2500RL | 29' 10" | 6 | Catalogued · has its own MY2026 page; Grand Design’s MY2027 figures for it are not merged into that page |
| 2470BH | 29' | 6 | Profiled |
| 2700BS | 31' 8" | 2 | Profiled |
| 2800BH | 32' | 10 | Catalogued · has its own MY2026 page; Grand Design’s MY2027 figures for it are not merged into that page |
| 2670MK | 32' 3" | 6 | Catalogued · has its own MY2026 page; Grand Design’s MY2027 figures for it are not merged into that page |
| 2810BH | 32' 3" | 5 | Profiled |
| 2970RL | 34' 2" | 6 | Profiled |
| 3100RD | 35' 11" | 6 | Profiled |
| 3210BH | 36' 11" | 8 | Catalogued · has its own MY2026 page; Grand Design’s MY2027 figures for it are not merged into that page |
Grand Design lists 11 Imagine floorplans for 2027. 7 are profiled here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Grand Design does not publish for the Imagine
No cargo carrying capacity appears on Grand Design’s floorplan pages for this series, so that row reads as not published. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, 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
7,810 lb UVW and 10,195 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 8,076 lb and 10,195 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Imagine 2970RL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 35 ft 11 in vs 34 ft 2 in; dry weight 8,076 lb vs 7,810 lb; hitch weight 879 lb vs 830 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Imagine plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 10,195 | 9–15 of 15 | 6,395–10,195 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,076 | 14 of 15 | 4,921–8,725 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 879 | 14 of 15 | 517–991 |
| Length | 35 ft 11 in | 14 of 15 | 21 ft 11 in–36 ft 11 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 45 | 5–15 of 15 | 37–45 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 90 | 12–15 of 15 | 45–90 |
| Black tank (gal) | 45 | 5–15 of 15 | 37–45 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 7–12 of 15 | 2–10 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Imagine 2970RL matches it at 10,195 lb GVWR; Imagine 3210BH matches it at 10,195 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Imagine siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine 3100RD | 35 ft 11 in | 6 | 8,076 | 10,195 | — | 879 | 45 |
| Imagine 2970RL | 34 ft 2 in | 6 | 7,810 | 10,195 | — | 830 | 45 |
| Imagine 2670MK | 32 ft 3 in | 6 | 7,487 | 10,195 | 2,708 | 776 | 45 |
| Imagine 3210BH | 36 ft 11 in | 8 | 8,725 | 10,195 | 1,470 | 991 | 45 |
| Imagine 2810BH | 32 ft 3 in | 5 | 7,510 | 10,195 | — | 771 | 45 |
| Imagine 2600RB | 29 ft 8 in | 6 | 6,533 | 7,850 | — | 754 | 45 |
All 15 Imagine floorplans: Imagine line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3100RD | 10,195 | 8,076 | 6 | 35 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 295RUCD | 10,250 | 8,200 | 6 | 33 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight 31QBDS | 10,250 | 7,625 | 10 | 35 ft 10 in |
| Puma Tracks 3380RLBT | 10,260 | 8,298 | — | 37 ft 8 in |
| Aurora 32RLTS | 10,342 | 8,842 | 3 | 35 ft 10 in |
| Classic 30RB | 10,000 | 7,725 | 5 | 31 ft 5 in |
| Campsite Reserve 29TJ | 9,995 | 7,353 | — | 36 ft 11 in |
Against the 3100RD: the Eagle 295RUCD is 55 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Jay Flight 31QBDS is 55 lb heavier and sleeps 4 more; the Puma Tracks 3380RLBT is 65 lb heavier and 2 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the 3100RD
How much does the 3100RD weigh?
8,076 lb dry; 10,195 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 3100RD?
879 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,116 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 3100RD need?
A tow rating of at least 10,195 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 3100RD sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. 3 of the 15 Imagine floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 3100RD?
Fresh 45, grey 90, black 45 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 3100RD?
35' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 3100RD. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: granddesignrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 15 recall campaigns and 65 owner complaints against the Imagine line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 65 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (20%), suspension (18%) and structure (17%).
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 Imagine line page.