Jayco Jay Feather Air · 2025–202716RB

The Jayco Jay Feather Air 16RB is a 20' 2" travel trailer in the MY2027 Jay Feather Air roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 3,840 pounds against a 4,995-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,155-pound cargo carrying capacity — 3,840 + 1,155 = 4,995. That arithmetic is checked on every plan in this catalogue, and a plan whose own figures disagree is catalogued without a page rather than quietly reconciled.

The dry tongue weight is 440 pounds, or 11% of the dry weight. Tongue load transfers to the hitch and the rear axle, and a weight-distributing hitch redistributes it rather than removing it. Payload is 1,155 pounds, 23% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 55 gallons is about 457 pounds when full.

Tanks are 55 gallons fresh, 38 grey and 30.5 black. Interior height is 6' 6" and the exterior measures 8' 0" wide. Jayco publishes two exterior heights for this floorplan: 9' 9" at the roofline and 10' 5" with the air conditioner. Both are printed above, neither is derived from the other, and it is the taller figure that has to clear your garage. This page covers the MY2027 16RB only. Jayco’s figures move between model years — measured on one Jayco floorplan across five consecutive years, 20 of 28 published fields changed, including a 290-pound swing in dry hitch weight — so nothing here is carried over from a neighbouring year, and no year is shown that Jayco has not published for this code.

How the 16RB differs from the other 46 Jay Feather floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2025–2027). How these ranks are worked out.

• Length, 20 ft 2 in: shared with the 15MRB and 171BH; of 47, three shorter and 41 longer, nearest the 166FBS and 16FBS (19 ft 7 in) and the 173MRB and 183FBS (20 ft 10 in).
• Dry weight, 3,840 lb: shared with the 173MRB; of 47, six lighter and 39 heavier, nearest the 16FBS (3,810 lb) and the 18FBS (3,880 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,155 lb: shared with the 173MRB; of 47, six smaller and 39 larger, nearest the 18FBS (1,115 lb) and the 30QB (1,235 lb).
• Dry tongue weight, 440 lb: shared with the 18FBS; of 47, six lighter and 39 heavier, nearest the 16FBS (430 lb) and the 171BH (445 lb).
• GVWR, 4,995 lb: shared with the 15MRB, 166FBS and four others; of 47, three lower and 37 higher, nearest the 17BHSL and 17RBSL (3,750 lb) and the 16FBS (5,150 lb).
• Exterior height, 9 ft 9 in: shared with the 173MRB; of 47, eight lower and 37 taller, nearest the 15MRB and 19MBS (9 ft 8 in) and the 171BH, 183FBS and five others (9 ft 10 in).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.1%: shared with the 173MRB and 17FK; of 47, 34 smaller and ten larger, nearest the 18MBH (22.9%) and the 17BHSL (23.2%).
• Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 15MRB, 166FBS and eleven others; of 47, eight smaller and 25 larger, nearest the 173MRB, 183FBS and three others (3) and the 171BH (5).
• Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.5%: shared with the 23RK; of 47, 23 smaller and 22 larger, nearest the 19MRK, 22RB and two others (11.4%) and the 30QB (11.6%).
• Grey tank, 38 gal: shared with the 15MRB, 16DB and seven others; of 47, fourteen smaller and 23 larger, nearest the 18FBS, 21MBH and two others (30.5 gal) and the 17FK (40 gal).
• Black tank, 30.5 gal: shared with the 15MRB, 18FBS and fifteen others; of 47, eleven smaller and eighteen larger, nearest the 15TBSL, 166FBS and eight others (30 gal) and the 30QB (31 gal).

Next to the 16FBS (2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 16RB is 30 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 155 lb lower, has 185 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 10 lb heavier, is 7 in longer, stands 2 in lower and has a black tank 7.5 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 173MRB (2022–2025 page), the floorplan with the same dry weight, the 16RB has a dry tongue weight 50 lb lighter, is 8 in shorter, has a grey tank 8 gal larger, has a black tank 0.5 gal larger and sleeps one more; the two publish the same dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity, exterior height, interior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 18FBS (2026–2027 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 16RB is 40 lb lighter by dry weight, has 40 lb more cargo capacity, is 1 ft 2 in shorter, stands 3 in taller, has a grey tank 7.5 gal larger and sleeps one more; the two publish the same GVWR, dry tongue weight, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

This floorplan has a published factory record for 3 model years here, 2025 to 2027. The specification does not hold still: dry weight runs from 3,775 lb (2026) to 3,915 lb (2025); dry tongue weight runs from 400 lb (2025) to 440 lb (2027). The published tire size changes over the run (ST225/75R15E, then ST225/75R'15'E). Each year’s complete record is printed separately below, carrying only that year’s own published figures and source. Nothing is copied across from a neighbouring year.

Jay Feather Air is the lightest end of the Jay Feather range — Jayco's own floorplan index titles it lightweight travel trailers for easy towing. It is a factory sub-roster of Jay Feather, so it is catalogued under the Jay Feather line hub rather than given a hub of its own. The 16RB on this page is highlighted; every other profiled plan links to its own page.

A full 55-gallon fresh tank is about 457 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 40% of the 16RB’s 1,155 lb cargo capacity, leaving 698 lb (175 lb per rated berth). Across 47 Jay Feather floorplans the water share runs 23% to 43%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Feather 173MRB at 40% and Jay Feather 18FBS at 41%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).