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2027 JaycoJay Flight 290RLS

A rear-living floorplan at the heavy end of the MY2027 Jay Flight range: 7,575 lbs dry, 9,600 lbs GVWR, 34' 9" of exterior length, sleeping 6, from $52,943.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

7,575lb
Dry Weight
9,600lb
GVWR
2,025lb
Payload
34ft
Length
Sleeps 6 Rear-living, twin slide 52 gal fresh From $52,943

01 What makes it unique

The Jay Flight 290RLS is the 51st-lightest of the 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries from Jayco’s own 2027 model pages, with 50 plans below it and 5 above. Its 7,575 lbs dry and 9,600 lbs GVWR leave 2,025 lbs of cargo capacity — 21% of the loaded rating, which is the figure that actually decides what you can put in it.

Fresh water is the load most owners forget to count. The 52 gallon fresh tank weighs about 432 lbs full, which is 21% of this plan's 2,025 lbs of cargo capacity before a single bag goes in. Grey and black hold 39 and 39 gallons. Travelling with full fresh and empty waste tanks is the arrangement that leaves the most room for everything else.

It runs two axles, as Jayco's own factory page for this floorplan reports.

How the 290RLS differs from the other 122 Jay Flight floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2027). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 9.4%: shared with the 175FQ; of 122, four smaller and 116 larger, nearest the 32TSBH (9.3%) and the 170FQW (9.5%).
  • Exterior height, 11 ft 2 in: shared with the 200MKS, 262RLSW and four others; of 109, 86 lower and sixteen taller, nearest the 261BHS (11 ft 1 in) and the 295TBS, 330TBS and 333BTS (11 ft 3 in).
  • Dry weight, 7,575 lb: 28th-heaviest of 123, between the 330TBS (7,280 lb) and the 31QBDS (7,625 lb).
  • GVWR, 9,600 lb: shared with the 324BDS; of 123, 95 lower and 26 higher, nearest the 29RKS (9,500 lb) and the 321BDS (9,800 lb).
  • Length, 34 ft 9 in: 32nd-longest of 123, between the 280BHK (34 ft 7 in) and the 294QBS (35 ft 7 in).
  • Cargo capacity, 2,025 lb: shared with the 40LOFT; of 123, 90 smaller and 31 larger, nearest the 330TBS (2,020 lb) and the 211MBW (2,035 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 21.1%: shared with the 265RLS; of 123, 38 smaller and 83 larger, nearest the 265RLSW and 34RLOK (21%) and the 212QB and 32TSBH (21.2%).
  • Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 170BH, 172DB and sixteen others; of 110, 37 smaller and 54 larger, nearest the 174BH, 212QB and four others (5) and the 38BHDS, 402DLFT and 40DLFT (7).
  • Dry tongue weight, 710 lb: 61st-lightest of 122, between the 28RLS (705 lb) and the 240RBSW (715 lb).
  • Grey tank, 39 gal: shared with the 140TB, 172DB and 48 others; of 118, 27 smaller and 40 larger, nearest the 21QB (33 gal) and the 130RDW, 172DBW and seventeen others (40 gal).
  • Fresh tank, 52 gal: shared with the 200MKS, 210QB and 47 others; of 123, 31 smaller and 42 larger, nearest the 40LOFT (51 gal) and the 40FKDS (53 gal).

Next to the 330TBS (2026–2027 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 290RLS is 295 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 300 lb higher, has 5 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 170 lb lighter, is 2 ft 10 in shorter, stands 1 in lower, has a grey tank 39 gal smaller, has a black tank 39 gal smaller and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same interior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 31QBDS (2018 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 290RLS is 50 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 650 lb lower, has 600 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 190 lb lighter, is 1 ft 1 in shorter and has a fresh tank 28 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
34' 9"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
11' 2"
Interior height
6' 9"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
7,575 lbs
GVWR (published)
9,600 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,025 lbs
Dry tongue weight
710 lbs
Hitch type
Bumper Pull

Capacities

Fresh water
52 gal
Grey water
39 gal
Black water
39 gal
Refrigerator
Not published

Layout & systems

Sleeps
6
Layout
Rear-living, twin slide
Slides
Not published
Axles
2
Awnings
12′
Doors
Not published
A/C
Not published
Tires
ST225/75R15'E'

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.

Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST225/75R15 in 2 tire recalls: 14T015000 (Dynamic Tire Corp., 2014; make TOWMAX STR; model ST); 17T014000 (Triangle Tire USA, 2017; make TRIANGLE; model TR643). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).

* Marked rows are not published by the source for this floorplan, or the sources disagree. They are left blank rather than estimated from a sibling plan. Figures are base-unit as published for the 2027 model year; options change them. Confirm against the unit's own weight sticker before towing.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the Jay Flight 290RLSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 7,575 pounds, then cargo capacity 2,025 pounds, against a GVWR of 9,600 pounds. Dry tongue weight 710 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 9,600 lbsDry 7,575 lbsCargo capacity 2,025 lbsDry tongue weight 710 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Jay Flight 290RLSScale outline of the Jay Flight 290RLS. Overall length 34' 9", overall height 11' 2", overall width 8' 0". 2 axles as published.end view8' 0"34' 9" overall length11' 2"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Jay Flight 290RLSHolding tank capacities: fresh 52 gallons, grey 39 gallons, black 39 gallons.Fresh52 galGrey39 galBlack39 gal

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed9,600 lb
Published dry tongue weight710 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb960–1,440 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed9,600 lb towed / 1,440 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (9,600 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,440 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).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 Jay Flight floorplan family

All 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries, ordered lightest to heaviest by published dry weight. Jayco markets 2027 as the line's 25th-anniversary year. Floorplans whose code ends in W are built at Jayco's western plant and carry their own published figures — they are not duplicates of the eastern build.

FloorplanLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)Cargo (lb)
130BHW16' 1"42,4503,5001,050
130BH16' 1"42,4603,5001,040
130RDW16' 1"42,5303,500970
140TBW17' 6"22,5653,500935
170BHW21' 3"42,8803,750870
170FQW21' 5"42,9403,850910
170BH21' 3"63,0003,750750
170FQ21' 5"43,0603,850790
172DBW22' 5"63,1803,995815
175FQW22' 1"43,1904,5001,310
175BHW22' 3"63,2604,6001,340
175FQ22' 1"43,2604,5001,240
172DB22' 5"63,2703,995725
175BH22' 3"63,2854,6001,315
180LK22' 9"43,5554,8001,245
178DBSW23' 7"83,6154,8001,185
180LKW22' 9"43,6454,9501,305
178DBS23' 7"83,7304,8001,070
197MBW23' 7"83,9005,1501,250
197MB23' 7"83,9654,9951,030
250BHW27' 7"104,1006,0001,900
250BH27' 7"104,2006,0001,800
211MBW24' 6"84,2656,3002,035
210QB25' 8"64,2756,0001,725
210QBW25' 8"64,4206,2001,780
260BH29' 5"84,7506,5001,750
200MKSW24' 7"24,8406,5001,660
260BHW29' 5"104,9056,8001,895
200MKS24' 7"24,9656,5001,535
225MLSW27' 1"65,2206,9951,775
265TH30' 4"45,2608,5003,240
230FBS25' 10"45,2657,0001,735
225MLS27' 1"45,2806,9001,620
270BHSW31' 10"105,3807,0001,620
245BHSW28' 7"65,4607,0001,540
245BHS28' 7"85,5557,2001,645
270BHS31' 10"105,5907,0001,410
261BHSW30' 3"105,7657,6001,835
265MWS29' 10"65,7707,7001,930
261BHS30' 4"105,9757,6001,625
262RLS31' 1"66,2057,9001,695
263BHSW32' 7"106,2508,2001,950
262RLSW31' 1"66,2908,1001,810
280BHSW34' 1"106,3108,5002,190
263BHS32' 6"106,3358,2001,865
280BHS34' 1"106,5158,5001,985
335BHS37' 7"106,9259,0002,075
295TBS36' 10"97,1809,3002,120
270MKS33' 4"47,2609,3002,040
330TBS37' 7"107,2809,3002,020
290RLS34' 9"67,5759,6002,025
321BDS36' 4"117,8109,8001,990
333BTS37' 10"118,37510,5002,125
380DQS40' 4"88,43010,5002,070
325BHT38' 4"118,47510,6002,125
334RTS37' 10"88,65510,6001,945

Layout descriptions are decoded from Jayco's own floorplan-code suffixes (BH bunkhouse, MB Murphy bed, RLS rear living, QB queen bed, TBS two-bedroom slide, and so on). They describe the code, not a measured interior: this site publishes no interior dimensions for this line and therefore no floorplan diagrams.

04 Reading these numbers

Cargo capacity in context

GVWR minus dry weight is 2,025 lbs on this plan, 21% of the loaded rating. Across the 56 MY2027 Jay Flight floorplans this site carries, the same figure runs from 18% to 38%. Dry weight is a base-unit number: options, batteries and a full propane bottle all come out of the cargo figure, not the dry one.

What this page does not publish

Every figure on this page is from Jayco’s own 2027 model page for this floorplan, tongue weight, tire size and axle count included. Jayco publishes no room-by-room interior dimensions, which is why this page carries no floorplan diagram.

Sources: Jayco’s own same-year floorplan pages, against which the weights, tanks, sleeping capacity, tire size, length and height were checked on 2 Nov 2026 where one is on file; Jayco’s product copy for the fresh-tank and axle rule.

05 How it compares

↓ Step down
Jay Flight 330TBS

7,280 lbs dry against this plan's 7,575, 37' 7" of length, sleeps 10, from $41,393. The nearest lighter floorplan in the MY2027 line.

↑ Step up
Jay Flight 321BDS

7,810 lbs dry, 9,800 lbs GVWR, sleeps 11, from $49,493. The nearest heavier floorplan — 235 lbs more trailer than this one.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 21% of the Jay Flight 290RLS’s 2,025 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,593 lb (266 lb per rated berth). Across 123 Jay Flight floorplans the water share runs 13% to 47%, and 100 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Flight 270MKS at 21% and Jay Flight 330TBS at 21%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Jay Flight 295TBS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 34 ft 9 in vs 36 ft 10 in; sleeps 6 vs 9; dry weight 7,575 lb vs 7,180 lb; GVWR 9,600 lb vs 9,300 lb; cargo capacity 2,025 lb vs 2,120 lb; hitch weight 710 lb vs 840 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Jay Flight plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)9,60096–97 of 1233,500–14,500
Dry weight (lb)7,57596 of 1232,450–12,430
Cargo capacity (lb)2,02591–92 of 123725–3,240
Hitch weight (lb)71061 of 123220–10,105
Length34 ft 9 in92 of 12316 ft 1 in–42 ft 0 in
Fresh tank (gal)5232–81 of 12320–90
Grey tank (gal)3928–78 of 12319–117
Black tank (gal)3920–100 of 12319.9–78
Sleeps641–61 of 1232–14

Either side of it by GVWR: Jay Flight 29RKS is 100 lb lighter (9,500 lb GVWR); Jay Flight 324BDS matches it at 9,600 lb GVWR.

Nearest Jay Flight siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Jay Flight 290RLS34 ft 9 in67,5759,6002,02571052
Jay Flight 295TBS36 ft 10 in97,1809,3002,12084052
Jay Flight 280RKS33 ft 10 in66,5258,1501,62585052
Jay Flight 265RLS31 ft 1 in66,3107,9951,68582552
Jay Flight 262RLS31 ft 1 in66,2057,9001,69581552
Jay Flight 280BHS34 ft 1 in106,5158,5001,98577552

All 123 Jay Flight floorplans: Jay Flight line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Jay Flight 290RLS9,6007,575634 ft 9 in
Colt 32DSB9,6007,7201236 ft 4 in
Jay Feather 31BH9,6008,0101037 ft 2 in
Puma 30RKQS9,6007,974—36 ft 1 in
Wildcat 271CHEF9,6026,774—34 ft 5 in
Surveyor Legend 296QBLE9,6046,806—35 ft 1 in
EVO 2920VB9,6157,433—34 ft 11 in

Against the Jay Flight 290RLS: the Colt 32DSB is 2 ft longer and sleeps 6 more; the Jay Feather 31BH is 2 ft longer and sleeps 4 more; the Puma 30RKQS is 1 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the Jay Flight 290RLS

How much does the Jay Flight 290RLS weigh?

7,575 lb dry; 9,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Jay Flight 290RLS carry?

2,025 lb, 21% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 432 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Jay Flight 290RLS?

710 lb dry, 9% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the Jay Flight 290RLS need?

A tow rating of at least 9,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Jay Flight 290RLS sleep?

It is rated to sleep 6. 62 of the 123 Jay Flight floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the Jay Flight 290RLS?

Fresh 52, grey 39, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the Jay Flight 290RLS?

34' 9" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

15 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Jay Flight 290RLS. Not published: slide count, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

10 Manuals & documents

Sources: jayco.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 25 recall campaigns and 75 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Jay Flight line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

What to look at on a used one. Across the 75 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (43%), unknown or other (13%) and electrical system (11%).

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 Jay Flight line page.