01 What makes it unique
Highland Ridge lists the 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS at 7,965 lb dry, a GVWR of 9,735 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,770 lb and a tongue weight of 1,025 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 37' 1" long and 11' 3" high. Highland Ridge prints its tanks as 51 gal fresh, 76 gal grey, 29 gal black.
Among the 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists with a published dry weight, it is number 5 from the lightest, in a range from 6,180 lb (Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS) to 7,965 lb (Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS). Every figure in that comparison is Highland Ridge’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2021.
How the MR312BHS differs from the other four Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 7,965 lb: heaviest of five; next is the MR331BHS (7,955 lb).
- GVWR, 9,735 lb: highest of five; next is the MR331BHS (9,500 lb).
- Tongue weight, 1,025 lb: heaviest of five; next is the MR275RLS (920 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.9%: largest of five; next is the MR275RLS (12.8%).
- Grey tank, 76 gal: largest of five; next are the MR275RLS, MR313RLS and MR331BHS (58 gal).
- Cargo capacity, 1,770 lb: second-largest of five, between the MR331BHS (1,545 lb) and the MR275RLS (1,785 lb).
- Length, 37 ft 1 in: second-longest of five, between the MR313RLS (36 ft 11 in) and the MR331BHS (37 ft 5 in).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.2%: third-smallest of five, between the MR331BHS (16.3%) and the MR260RLS (18.7%).
Next to the MR331BHS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the MR312BHS is 10 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 235 lb higher, has 225 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 125 lb heavier, is 4 in shorter, stands 1 in lower, has a grey tank 18 gal larger and has a black tank 29 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height and fresh tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 37' 1"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- 6' 9"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,965 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,735 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,770 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,025 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 51 gal
- Grey water
- 76 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 15"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Highland Ridge
- Fresh water note
- Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater
- Exterior width (slides out) as printed
- 14' 2"
- LP capacity (lbs.) as printed
- 60
- Awning
- 11', 9'
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
Holding tanks
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 (9,735 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,460 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). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.
03 The Mesa Ridge Limited floorplan family
Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists 6 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS | 31' 5" | — | Profiled |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS | 36' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS | 37' 5" | — | Profiled |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS | 37' 1" | — | Profiled |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR290RLS | — | — | Catalogued · Highland Ridge prints its weights as TBD |
Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists 6 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Highland Ridge does not publish for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS
Highland Ridge prints no 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
7,955 lb dry and 9,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 7,965 lb and 9,735 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 51-gallon fresh tank is about 423 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 24% of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS’s 1,770 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,347 lb. Across 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans the water share runs 24% to 30%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS at 24% and Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS at 27%. 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 Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 37 ft 1 in vs 33 ft 11 in; dry weight 7,965 lb vs 7,210 lb; GVWR 9,735 lb vs 8,995 lb; cargo capacity 1,770 lb vs 1,785 lb; hitch weight 1,025 lb vs 920 lb; grey tank 76 gal vs 58 gal. They match on fresh tank and black tank.
| Mesa Ridge Limited plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 9,735 | 5 of 5 | 7,600–9,735 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,965 | 5 of 5 | 6,180–7,965 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,770 | 4 of 5 | 1,420–1,785 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,025 | 5 of 5 | 715–1,025 |
| Length | 37 ft 1 in | 4 of 5 | 31 ft 5 in–37 ft 5 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 76 | 5 of 5 | 57–76 |
| Black tank (gal) | 29 | 1–4 of 5 | 29–58 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS is 235 lb lighter (9,500 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Mesa Ridge Limited siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS | 37 ft 1 in | — | 7,965 | 9,735 | 1,770 | 1,025 | 51 |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS | 33 ft 11 in | — | 7,210 | 8,995 | 1,785 | 920 | 51 |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS | 36 ft 11 in | — | 7,810 | 9,250 | 1,440 | 810 | 51 |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS | 37 ft 5 in | — | 7,955 | 9,500 | 1,545 | 900 | 51 |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS | 31 ft 5 in | — | 6,180 | 7,600 | 1,420 | 715 | 51 |
All 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans: Mesa Ridge Limited line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS | 9,735 | 7,965 | — | 37 ft 1 in |
| Adrenaline 21 LT | 9,735 | 6,098 | — | 27 ft 0 in |
| Ozark 2500THK | 9,735 | 5,493 | — | 28 ft 11 in |
| Work and Play 21LT | 9,735 | 6,098 | — | 27 ft 5 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 303RKDS | 9,734 | 8,234 | 4 | 36 ft 5 in |
| Avenir 32BH | 9,736 | 7,192 | — | 36 ft 4 in |
| Viking 282DORM | 9,730 | 7,208 | — | 36 ft 11 in |
Against the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS: the Adrenaline 21 LT is 10 ft shorter; the Ozark 2500THK is 8 ft shorter; the Work and Play 21LT is 10 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS
How much does the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS weigh?
7,965 lb dry; 9,735 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS carry?
1,770 lb, 18% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 423 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS?
1,025 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS need?
A tow rating of at least 9,735 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS?
Fresh 51, grey 76, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS?
37' 1" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS. Not published: sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: highlandridgerv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
Owner’s manuals
The maker’s own owner’s manual for each model year on this page, linked where the maker publishes it. Each link goes to the maker’s file, labelled as the maker labels it; a year with no manual of its own is not filled from another year.
| Model year | Manual |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type) |
| 2020 | 2020 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type) |
| 2019 | 2019 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type) |
Earlier model years
The record at the top of this page is the MR312BHS from 2021. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the MR312BHS, and those 2 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2019 to 2020. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.
Full record for each earlier model year
2020 MR312BHS 7,910 lb dry · 9,735 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,910 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,735 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,825 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 1,038 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 15"
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2020
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 69 gal
- Grey water
- 58 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
- Awning
- 9',11'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Square Feet (as printed)
- 346
- Exterior Length (Pin to Rear) (as printed)
- 37' 1"
- Exterior Width (Slides Out) (as printed)
- 14' 2"
- LP Capacity (lbs.) (as printed)
- 60
- Interior Height (Upper Deck) (as printed)
- -
- Interior Height (Overall) (as printed)
- 6' 9"
- Fresh water note
- Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater
Changed from 2019 to 2020 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 7,745 → 7,910 lb (+165); Cargo capacity 1,990 → 1,825 lb (−165); Dry hitch weight 935 → 1,038 lb (+103); Fresh tank 51 → 69 gal (+18); Grey tank 70 → 58 gal (−12). Unchanged: GVWR, Black tank, Tire size.
Source for 2020. Printed in Highland Ridge’s Mesa Ridge Limited brochure (www.highlandridgerv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Highland Ridge files it under 2020 on its own brochure page. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (7,910 + 1,825 = 9,735 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2019 MR312BHS 7,745 lb dry · 9,735 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published
- Exterior width
- 97"
- Exterior height
- 131"
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,745 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,735 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,990 lbs
- Dry hitch weight
- 935 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 15"
- Hitch type
- Not stated in this brochure
- Model year of record
- 2019
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 51 gal
- Grey water
- 70 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
- Awning
- 9',11'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Square Feet (as printed)
- 342
- Length (Pin to Rear) (as printed)
- 36' 11"
- Ext. Width (Slides Out) (as printed)
- 169"
- LP Capacity (lbs.) (as printed)
- 60
- Interior Height (Upper Deck) (as printed)
- -
- Interior Height (Overall) (as printed)
- 82"
Source for 2019. Printed in Highland Ridge’s Mesa Ridge Limited brochure (www.highlandridgerv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Highland Ridge files it under 2019 on its own brochure page. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (7,745 + 1,990 = 9,735 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.