01 What makes it unique
Lance lists the 2026 Travel Trailer 2285 at 5,285 lb dry, a GVWR of 8,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,715 lb and a tongue weight of 760 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 27'-6" long and 10'-3" high. Lance prints its tanks as 45 gal fresh, 40 gal black.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Lance’s 2026 travel-trailer brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2026.
How the 2285 differs from the other Travel Trailer. How these ranks are worked out.
Next to the 2445, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 2285 is 830 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 700 lb lower, has 130 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 180 lb heavier and is 2 ft shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 27'-6"
- Exterior height
- 10'-3"
- Exterior width
- 96 3/8"
- Interior height
- 80"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,285 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,715 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 760 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Lance
- Black water
- 40 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Lance
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Lance
- Model year (as printed)
- cover "2026 | TRAVEL TRAILERS"; p.2 "we're proud to introduce the 2026 Lance premium travel trailer lineup"
- Brochure page
- 9
- Gray Tank (Gal) (as printed)
- 2/40 (split figure; not reduced to one number)
- Floor Length
- 22'-6"
- Axle Weight
- 4525
- Cargo Capacity (Available on Axle)
- 3275
- GAWR (Per Axle)
- 3900
- Sleeping Capacity (Min./Opt. Max.) (as printed)
- 6*
- Sleeping capacity footnote
- "* 2285 Model Reduces to 4 W/Swivel Chairs"
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.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 (8,000 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,200 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).
03 The Travel Trailers floorplan family
The Travel Trailers floorplans below were added from Lance’s 2026 travel-trailer brochure; every Travel Trailers floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Travel Trailers hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Trailer 2285 | 27'-6" | — | Profiled |
| Travel Trailer 2445 | 29'-10" | — | Profiled |
The Travel Trailers floorplans below were added from Lance’s 2026 travel-trailer brochure; every Travel Trailers floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Travel Trailers hub.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Lance does not publish for the Travel Trailer 2285
Lance prints no tire size, grey-tank, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
6,115 lb dry and 8,700 lb GVWR, against this model’s 5,285 lb and 8,000 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 45-gallon fresh tank is about 374 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 14% of the Travel Trailer 2285’s 2,715 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,342 lb. 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 Travel Trailers Travel Trailer 2445, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 27 ft 0 in vs 29 ft 0 in; dry weight 5,285 lb vs 6,115 lb; GVWR 8,000 lb vs 8,700 lb; cargo capacity 2,715 lb vs 2,585 lb; hitch weight 760 lb vs 580 lb. They match on fresh tank and black tank.
Either side of it by GVWR: Travel Trailers Travel Trailer 2445 is 700 lb heavier (8,700 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Travel Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Trailers Travel Trailer 2285 | 27 ft 0 in | — | 5,285 | 8,000 | 2,715 | 760 | 45 |
| Travel Trailers Travel Trailer 2445 | 29 ft 0 in | — | 6,115 | 8,700 | 2,585 | 580 | 45 |
All 2 Travel Trailers floorplans: Travel Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Trailer 2285 | 8,000 | 5,285 | — | 27 ft 0 in |
| Jay Flight 236THW | 8,000 | 5,230 | 6 | 28 ft 4 in |
| Octane 209 | 8,000 | 5,520 | — | 25 ft 3 in |
| Sportsmen Show Stopper LE S314BHKSS | 8,000 | 6,240 | — | 32 ft 10 in |
| Sportsmen Show Stopper S314BHKSS | 8,000 | 6,210 | — | 32 ft 10 in |
| Sportsmen 261BHK | 8,000 | 6,300 | 9 | 31 ft 7 in |
| Sportsmen LE 281BHKLE | 8,000 | 6,390 | 9 | 32 ft 1 in |
Against the Travel Trailer 2285: the Jay Flight 236THW is 1 ft longer; the Octane 209 is 2 ft shorter; the Sportsmen Show Stopper LE S314BHKSS is 6 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Travel Trailer 2285
How much does the Travel Trailer 2285 weigh?
5,285 lb dry; 8,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Travel Trailer 2285 carry?
2,715 lb, 34% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 374 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Travel Trailer 2285?
760 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Travel Trailer 2285 need?
A tow rating of at least 8,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Travel Trailer 2285?
Fresh 45, black 40 gallons.
How long is the Travel Trailer 2285?
27'-6" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Travel Trailer 2285. Not published: grey tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: lance-camper.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 9 recall campaigns and 17 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Lance Travel Trailer line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 17 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (35%), electrical system (18%) and service brakes (12%).
Reports that name the 2285
4 of those records name this floorplan specifically rather than the line as a whole.
| Type | Date | Reference | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recall | 14 Feb 2018 | 18V109000 | If the jack retracts or extends unintentionally, it can increase the risk of injury to those within the trailer or increase the risk of a crash if the jack moves while the trailer is being… |
| Recall | 7 Oct 2020 | 20V619000 | A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire. |
| Recall | 1 Nov 2010 | 10V531000 | A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and/or explosion causing property damage and/or personal injury. |
| Complaint | 10 Sep 2019 | ODI 11254475 | Tl* the contact owns a 2020 (na) Lance camper 2285 travel trailer. While the trailer was being towed, the system switched from electric to propane operation and the contact noticed an odor… |
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 Lance Travel Trailer line page.