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2021 Highland RidgeMesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS

A 37-foot travel trailer that Highland Ridge lists at 7,965 lb dry, with a 9,735 lb GVWR, for 2021.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2021

7,965lb
Dry Weight
9,735lb
GVWR
1,025lb
Hitch Weight
37ft
Length
Travel trailer · Highland Ridge Built by · Highland Ridge Model year · 2021

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

Loaded weight budget for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 7,965 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,770 pounds, against a GVWR of 9,735 pounds. Tongue weight 1,025 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 9,735 lbsDry 7,965 lbsCargo capacity 1,770 lbsTongue weight 1,025 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHSScale outline of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS. Overall length 37' 1", overall height 11' 3", overall width 8' 1".end view8' 1"37' 1" overall length11' 3"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHSHolding tank capacities: fresh 51 gallons, grey 76 gallons, black 29 gallons.Fresh51 galGrey76 galBlack29 gal

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed9,735 lb
Published tongue weight1,025 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb1,025–1,460 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed9,735 lb towed / 1,460 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 (9,735 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.

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

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.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS31' 5"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS33' 11"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS36' 11"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS37' 5"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS37' 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

Lighter
Highland Ridge Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS

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 plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)9,7355 of 57,600–9,735
Dry weight (lb)7,9655 of 56,180–7,965
Cargo capacity (lb)1,7704 of 51,420–1,785
Hitch weight (lb)1,0255 of 5715–1,025
Length37 ft 1 in4 of 531 ft 5 in–37 ft 5 in
Grey tank (gal)765 of 557–76
Black tank (gal)291–4 of 529–58

Either side of it by GVWR: Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS is 235 lb lighter (9,500 lb GVWR).

Nearest Mesa Ridge Limited siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS37 ft 1 in—7,9659,7351,7701,02551
Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS33 ft 11 in—7,2108,9951,78592051
Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS36 ft 11 in—7,8109,2501,44081051
Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS37 ft 5 in—7,9559,5001,54590051
Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS31 ft 5 in—6,1807,6001,42071551

All 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans: Mesa Ridge Limited line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS9,7357,965—37 ft 1 in
Adrenaline 21 LT9,7356,098—27 ft 0 in
Ozark 2500THK9,7355,493—28 ft 11 in
Work and Play 21LT9,7356,098—27 ft 5 in
Coachmen Catalina 303RKDS9,7348,234436 ft 5 in
Avenir 32BH9,7367,192—36 ft 4 in
Viking 282DORM9,7307,208—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.

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 yearManual
20212021 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type)
20202020 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type)
20192019 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.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry hitchLengthSleeps
20207,9109,7351,8251,038Not publishedNot published
20197,7459,7351,990935Not publishedNot published

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.