2027 Jayco Jay Feather Air17FK

The Jayco Jay Feather Air 17FK is a 22' 0" travel trailer in the MY2027 Jay Feather Air roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 4,225 pounds against a 5,495-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,270-pound cargo carrying capacity — 4,225 + 1,270 = 5,495. 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 640 pounds, or 15% 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 1,270 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, 40 grey and 38 black. Interior height is 6' 6" and the exterior measures 8' 0" wide. Jayco publishes two exterior heights for this floorplan: 9' 6" at the roofline and 10' 4" 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 17FK 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 17FK differs from the other 46 Jay Feather 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 tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 15.1%: largest of 47; next is the 199MBS (14.1%).
• Exterior height, 9 ft 6 in: shared with the 18FBS; of 47, four lower and 41 taller, nearest the 15TBSL and 16DB (9 ft 5 in) and the 15MRB and 19MBS (9 ft 8 in).
• GVWR, 5,495 lb: twelfth-lowest of 47, between the 16FBS (5,150 lb) and the 16DB (5,500 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,270 lb: twelfth-smallest of 47, between the 171BH and 199MBS (1,245 lb) and the 18MBH (1,305 lb).
• Length, 22 ft: twelfth-shortest of 47, between the 17RBSL (21 ft 7 in) and the 16DB (22 ft 11 in).
• Dry weight, 4,225 lb: thirteenth-lightest of 47, between the 16DB (4,055 lb) and the 19MBS (4,325 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.1%: shared with the 16RB and 173MRB; of 47, 34 smaller and ten larger, nearest the 18MBH (22.9%) and the 17BHSL (23.2%).
• Black tank, 38 gal: shared with the 16DB, 16FBS and ten others; of 47, 31 smaller and three larger, nearest the 22RB (34 gal) and the 23MBD and 29RL (40 gal).
• Dry tongue weight, 640 lb: 23rd-heaviest of 47, between the 199MBS and 22RB (635 lb) and the 23MBD (660 lb).
• Grey tank, 40 gal: 23rd-largest of 47, between the 15MRB, 16DB and eight others (38 gal) and the 32QBH (57 gal).
• 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).

Next to the 16DB (2026–2027 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 17FK is 170 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 5 lb lower, has 175 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 120 lb heavier, is 11 in shorter, stands 1 in taller, has a grey tank 2 gal larger and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 19MBS (2026–2027 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 17FK is 100 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 305 lb lower, has 205 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 60 lb heavier, is 1 ft 1 in shorter, stands 2 in lower, has a grey tank 2 gal larger and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

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 17FK 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), 36% of the 17FK’s 1,270 lb cargo capacity, leaving 814 lb (203 lb per rated berth). Across 47 Jay Feather floorplans the water share runs 23% to 43%, and 8 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Feather 18MBH at 35% and Jay Feather 171BH at 37%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Jay Feather 18MBH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 22 ft 0 in vs 23 ft 0 in; dry weight 4,225 lb vs 4,395 lb; GVWR 5,495 lb vs 5,700 lb; cargo capacity 1,270 lb vs 1,305 lb; hitch weight 640 lb vs 595 lb; grey tank 40 gal vs 38 gal. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Jay Feather 16FBS is 345 lb lighter (5,150 lb GVWR); Jay Feather 16DB is 5 lb heavier (5,500 lb GVWR).

All 47 Jay Feather floorplans: Jay Feather line hub.

Against the 17FK: the Jay Flight 212QB is 5 lb heavier and 4 ft longer and sleeps 1 more; the Jay Flight SLX 212QB is 5 lb heavier and 4 ft longer; the Micro Minnie 1720FB is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer.

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 17FK. Not published: slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

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