01 What makes it unique
The Jay Feather 26RL is built around its rear lounge. Instead of bunks or a back bath, the entire rear wall is given to a living area — sofas and seating with the big windows that a rear-living plan allows — while a private queen sits up front. It is a layout for couples who spend their evenings inside and want a real living room rather than a convertible dinette, in a 31-foot single-slide trailer.
The build is full Jay Feather — Norco® Z-frame, Stronghold VBL™ laminated walls, Magnum Truss™ roof, and an 11 cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator. A 7,600-pound GVWR on a 6,300-pound dry weight leaves 1,300 pounds of payload, the tightest of the profiled Feathers, so couples travelling with a lot of gear should watch the scale. The 55-gallon fresh tank supports the longer stays a couples’ coach is built for.
It nominally sleeps four but is really a two-person trailer with room for occasional guests, near an MSRP of $46,000. For a couple who view the trailer as a place to relax rather than just sleep, and who want the rear-living layout in Jayco’s mid trailer rather than a premium line, the 26RL is the lounge-first plan of the Jay Feather range.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 31' 4"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Interior height
- 6' 6"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 6,300 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 1,300 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 630 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 55 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Norco® Z-frame · integrated A-frame
- Walls
- Stronghold VBL™ vacuum-bonded laminate
- Roof
- Magnum Truss™ · PVC membrane
- Underbelly
- Enclosed · Climate Shield option
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Wheel wells
- Galvanized · impact-resistant
- Brakes
- Electric self-adjusting
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU roof-mounted Quiet Series A/C
- Water heater
- Tankless on-demand · gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 1
- Awnings
- 1
- Primary bed
- Front queen (king opt.)
03 Jay Feather floorplan family
Jay Feather is Jayco's lightweight step-up travel trailer — a notch above the value Jay Flight SLX, built on an American-made Norco® Z-frame with vacuum-bonded laminated walls, an 11 cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and residential touches. The 2026 line runs nineteen floorplans from compact Murphy-bed couples' trailers up to 36-foot family bunkhouses. The 26RL on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page, and the rest of the line is catalogued on the hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19MRK | 23 ft | 2 | Compact Murphy bed + rear kitchen, couples |
| 21MML | 25 ft | 3 | Murphy bed + single bunk, flexible compact |
| 24FK | 27 ft | 2 | Front cook’s kitchen, rear bedroom, couples |
| 23RK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen couples coach, dual entry |
| 25RB | 30 ft | 6 | Rear-bath family, walk-around queen |
| 26RL | 31 ft | 4 | Rear-living couples coach, front queen |
| 27BH | 32 ft | 10 | Double-bunk family bunkhouse, dual entry |
| 27MK | 33 ft | 6 | Rear island-kitchen coach, twin slides |
| 26FK | 34 ft | 4 | Front slide-out kitchen, rear queen, twin slides |
| 29BHB | 34 ft | 10 | Big-family bunkhouse, outside kitchen |
| 29QBH | 36 ft | 10 | Quad-bunk family bunkhouse, rear bath + outside kitchen |
| 30RKB | 36 ft | 4 | Rear island-kitchen coach, twin slides, front bedroom |
| 32RL | 36 ft | 6 | Rear-living coach, kitchen island, twin slides |
| 32QBH | 38 ft | 10 | Quad-bunk bunkhouse, twin slides, line flagship |
Most Jay Feather floorplans carry a single slide and an optional king bed in place of the standard 60×80 queen; several add an outdoor camp kitchen. Jay Feather replaced the discontinued White Hawk in Jayco's range for 2025, absorbing its more-featured positioning. Additional floorplans (front-kitchen, rear-living, and bunk layouts) are documented on the line hub. Always confirm equipment and weights against the unit's own weight sticker.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Rear living, front queen
A full rear lounge with big windows and a private front bedroom — the 26RL’s reason for being, built for couples who relax inside.
Couples’ coach, not a family rig
Sleeping four is nominal — this is a two-person trailer with guest capacity, prioritizing living space over berths.
Step-up Jay Feather finish
Laminated walls, an 11 cu ft 12V fridge and residential cabinetry lift it above the value rear-living trailers.
Tightest payload of the line
1,300 lb of payload is the lowest of the profiled Feathers — mind the load on longer trips with gear.
05 How it compares
Shorter, with a front kitchen and a defined rear bedroom — the couples’ pick if a rear lounge isn’t the priority.
A rear-bath family layout sleeping six — more berths and a back bathroom for similar length.
A premium-mainstream rear-living couples’ trailer — more finish at a higher price than the Feather.