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2026 Grand Design Influence3704BH

A family bunkhouse full-profile fifth wheel with a private rear bunk room, a front private bedroom and quad slides — the widebody family plan, sleeping eight.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

14,798lb
Dry Weight
16,800lb
GVWR
2,728lb
Pin Weight
40ft
Length
Sleeps 8 Full-Profile Fifth Wheel · Private bunk room, quad slides, family Built by · Grand Design Construction · 101″ wide-body · welded-aluminum cage Starting MSRP · $119,459

01 What makes it unique

The 3704BH is the Influence family bunkhouse: a private rear bunk room, a front private bedroom and four slide-outs in a widebody layout, sleeping eight — the most berths short of the 3904BH. The rear bunk room and front bedroom bracket a wide main level, with dual entries into the coach. At about 40 feet on quad slides it is the largest three-bedroom-capable plan in the line short of the dual-master 3804DS. The equipment is the standard Influence package — a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, gel-coat sidewalls and the 330-watt Influence Solar Package — on the 101-inch wide-body platform inside a five-sided welded-aluminum cage, under a walk-on Thermal Roof, with a fully enclosed, heated underbelly.

Grand Design publishes a 16,800-pound GVWR against the 14,798-pound dry weight, leaving a 2,002-pound cargo capacity — the tightest in the line — and a 2,728-pound dry pin. A single 15,000-BTU air conditioner and 81/106/106-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks — with a larger 106-gallon black tank for family use — are standard, with six-point auto-leveling available. At a starting MSRP around $119,459, with street pricing below placard, the 3704BH is the Influence for families who want a private bunk room and a front bedroom in a widebody coach, towed with a one-ton truck — load it carefully against its tight cargo margin.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
40' 4"
Exterior width
8' 5" (101″ wide-body)
Exterior height
13' 5"
Chassis
101″ wide-body · welded-aluminum five-sided cage

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
14,798 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
16,800 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,002 lbs
Dry pin (hitch) weight
2,728 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
81 gal
Grey water
106 gal
Black water
106 gal
Refrigerator
16 cu ft 12V

Construction

Body cage
Five-sided welded-aluminum cage
Roof
Walk-on · Thermal Roof R-40 (fiberglass + radiant foil, vented attic)
Walls
Fully laminated R-11 · welded-aluminum framed, rigid foam
Main floor
Triple-insulated R-45 (radiant foil + fiberglass)
Underbelly
Fully enclosed & heated (all-weather) · heated tanks
Exterior
Gel-coat sidewalls

Running gear

Axles
2 (tandem)
Hitch
Fifth-wheel (in-bed) pin box
Solar
Influence Solar Package · 330W panel, controller, inverter prep
Leveling
6-point hydraulic auto-leveling (optional)

Galley & systems

Refrigerator
16 cu ft 12-volt residential
Air conditioning
15,000 BTU
Solar / electrical
Influence Solar Package · 330W · inverter prep
Water heater
Gas / electric

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
8
Slides
4
Entries
2
Awnings
2
Primary bed
Queen (king optional)

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 3704BHHorizontal bar. Dry weight 14,798 pounds, then cargo capacity 2,002 pounds, against a GVWR of 16,800 pounds. Dry pin weight 2,728 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 16,800 lbsDry 14,798 lbsCargo capacity 2,002 lbsDry pin weight 2,728 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 3704BHScale outline of the 3704BH. Overall length 40' 4", overall height 13' 5", overall width 8' 5". 2 axles as published.end view8' 5"40' 4" overall length13' 5"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 3704BHHolding tank capacities: fresh 81 gallons, grey 106 gallons, black 106 gallons.Fresh81 galGrey106 galBlack106 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed16,800 lb
Published dry pin weight2,728 lb
Loaded pin weight, rule of thumb2,728–4,200 lb
In-bed fifth-wheel hitch rating needed16,800 lb towed / 4,200 lb pin
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger and the bed and cab load from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

Loaded range: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433). The range starts at the published dry figure, because loaded is never lighter than dry.

03 The Influence floorplan family

Influence is Grand Design's residential-style full-profile fifth wheel on the 101-inch wide-body platform that underpins the flagship Solitude, offered at a lower entry point — a cross-shop against Keystone's Cougar and Montana, Jayco's Eagle and North Point, with the Grand Design Reflection a step below. The 2026 line runs to seven floorplans, all profiled in full and linked below. The 3704BH on this page is highlighted.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
2903RL34 ft4Rear living, kitchen island, front master
3003RL34 ft4Rear living, kitchen island, big payload
3203GK35 ft3Rear galley kitchen, private front bedroom
3503GK38 ft4Rear galley kitchen, stretched living space
3704BH40 ft8Private bunk room, quad slides, family
3804DS42 ft6Two masters, two full baths, loft
3904BH42 ft9Bunkhouse, outdoor kitchen, bath-and-a-half

Influence is Grand Design's residential-style full-profile fifth wheel — the 101-inch wide-body platform that underpins the flagship Solitude, offered at a lower entry point. The 2026 line runs to seven floorplans, all profiled here in full. Every Influence rides the 101-inch wide-body platform inside a five-sided welded-aluminum cage, under a walk-on Thermal Roof (R-40, fiberglass and radiant foil over a vented attic), with fully laminated R-11 walls, a triple-insulated R-45 main floor and a fully enclosed, heated all-weather underbelly with heated tanks. The Influence Solar Package — a 330-watt panel with controller and inverter prep — a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and gel-coat sidewalls are standard, with six-point hydraulic auto-leveling and a third air conditioner with heat pump available. Dry weight, GVWR, CCC and pin are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.

04 Notes on this floorplan

Private rear bunk room

A dedicated rear bunk room and a front private bedroom on quad slides — a widebody family layout sleeping eight.

Larger 106-gallon black tank

Grey and black tanks are both 106 gallons — extra holding capacity for family stays.

Tightest cargo in the line

Its 2,002-pound CCC is the smallest Influence payload — watch loaded weight closely if you carry a lot of gear, water and passengers.

Wants a one-ton truck

A 16,800-pound-GVWR widebody fifth wheel with dual entries — confirm a properly rated one-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.

05 How it compares

↔ Cross-shop
Keystone Montana (bunkhouse)

Keystone’s luxury Montana bunkhouse — a comparable family full-profile fifth wheel.

↔ Cross-shop
Jayco North Point (bunkhouse)

Jayco’s North Point — a full-profile family fifth wheel on a wide-body platform.

↑ Step up
Influence 3904BH

The 3904BH — a longer bunkhouse with an outdoor kitchen, a bath-and-a-half and more payload.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 81-gallon fresh tank is about 676 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 34% of the 3704BH’s 2,002 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,326 lb (166 lb per rated berth). Across 7 Influence floorplans the water share runs 13% to 34%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Influence 3904BH at 23%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Influence 3904BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 40 ft 4 in vs 42 ft 8 in; sleeps 8 vs 9; dry weight 14,798 lb vs 16,000 lb; GVWR 16,800 lb vs 19,000 lb; cargo capacity 2,002 lb vs 3,000 lb; dry hitch weight 2,728 lb vs 2,700 lb; fresh tank 81 gal vs 83 gal. They match on grey tank and black tank.

Influence plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)16,8002–4 of 715,000–19,000
Dry weight (lb)14,7986 of 711,800–16,000
Cargo capacity (lb)2,0021 of 72,002–5,500
Dry hitch weight (lb)2,7286 of 72,190–2,911
Length40 ft 4 in5 of 734 ft 5 in–42 ft 8 in
Fresh tank (gal)811–4 of 781–83
Black tank (gal)1065–7 of 753–106
Sleeps86 of 73–9

Either side of it by GVWR: Influence 3503GK matches it at 16,800 lb GVWR; Influence 3003RL is 1,200 lb heavier (18,000 lb GVWR).

Nearest Influence siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Influence 3704BH40 ft 4 in814,79816,8002,0022,72881
Influence 3904BH42 ft 8 in916,00019,0003,0002,70083
Influence 3804DS42 ft 6 in614,60319,0004,3972,91183
Influence 3503GK38 ft 3 in413,86816,8002,9322,67081
Influence 3203GK35 ft 11 in312,71216,8004,0882,47181
Influence 2903RL34 ft 5 in411,80015,0003,2002,19081

All 7 Influence floorplans: Influence line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
3704BH16,80014,798840 ft 4 in
Nightfall 350N16,79012,319—40 ft 6 in
Cedar Creek 380DB16,81515,0241043 ft 5 in
Columbus 379MBL16,78514,664—42 ft 7 in
Puma Mesa 379MBL16,78514,664—42 ft 7 in
Montana High Country 373RD16,78013,399841 ft 4 in
Wolf Pack 352PACK1516,74512,768—45 ft 0 in

Against the 3704BH: the Nightfall 350N is 10 lb lighter; the Cedar Creek 380DB is 15 lb heavier and 3 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Columbus 379MBL is 15 lb lighter and 2 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the 3704BH

How much does the 3704BH weigh?

14,798 lb dry; 16,800 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 3704BH carry?

2,002 lb, 12% of its GVWR (median across 307 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 676 lb of it.

What is the pin weight of the 3704BH?

2,728 lb dry, 18% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).

What size tow vehicle does the 3704BH need?

A tow rating of at least 16,800 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the 3704BH sleep?

It is rated to sleep 8. 1 of the 7 Influence floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the 3704BH?

Fresh 81, grey 106, black 106 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 3704BH?

40' 4" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 3704BH. Not published: interior height, tire specification.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Influence line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.

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 Influence line page.