01 What makes it unique
The 260MK makes the rare honest choice of rating a 31-footer for two: the factory sleep figure is “up to 2,” and the floor plan spends the space accordingly — a front bedroom, a mid kitchen and two opposing slides opening the main room into a genuine living area, under a 20-foot awning with the standard fireplace inside.
The build is the shared laminated package: CoreShield 2-inch vacuum-bonded walls and floor with Azdel composite on both faces, Norco Z-frame with integrated A-frame, TrussXL truss under the limited-lifetime PVC roof, ThermaShield zero-to-one-hundred package, the 13,500-BTU Quiet Series ducted air conditioner, 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, 11-cubic-foot Invision 12-volt refrigerator, 200 watts of PowerUp solar, TPMS and a power tongue jack, with two 30-pound LP bottles. The printed 7,600-pound GVWR equals 6,040 dry plus 1,560 cargo exactly.
Dual opposing slides usually cost tongue weight; here the balance lands at 620 pounds — the lightest tongue in the profiled set despite two slides. The 55/61/30.5 tank group covers hookup travel easily. Couples who want the desk-and-office execution of the same idea — and dual awnings — should read the 270CK; a note in its record: RVUSA lists one entry door on this plan while a dealer roster labels it two, so door count is left unasserted here.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 31' 4"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 9' 10"
- Interior height
- 6' 6"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 6,040 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,560 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 620 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 55 gal
- Grey water
- 61 gal
- Black water
- 30.5 gal
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft 12V Invision
Construction
- Sidewalls & floor
- CoreShield 2″ vacuum-bonded · Azdel both faces
- Frame
- Norco Z-frame · integrated A-frame
- Roof
- TrussXL 4,500-lb truss · PVC (limited lifetime)
- Insulation
- ThermaShield 0–100° package
Running gear
- Axles (factory)
- 2 x 3,500
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 620 lb
- Tires
- Not published
- LP
- Two 30-lb bottles
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft 12V Invision
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU Quiet Series (2nd A/C select plans)
- Water heater
- 60,000 BTU tankless
- Furnace
- Not reliably published *
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 2 (factory)
- Primary bed
- Queen bed (60x80)
- Layout
- Dual-slide couples plan — front bedroom, mid kitchen, two opposing slides opening the main room, 20-foot awning
- Awnings & entries
- 1 · 20′ · 1 entry (RVUSA)
03 North Trail floorplan family
Heartland's North Trail line — the laminated half-ton tier of the Jayco-era relaunch: nine 2026 floorplans built on CoreShield 2-inch vacuum-bonded sidewalls and floors with Azdel composite on both faces, a Norco Z-frame with an integrated A-frame, the ThermaShield zero-to-one-hundred-degree package, a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, an 11-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, 200 watts of rooftop solar and a 55-gallon fresh tank standard line-wide. Six plans are profiled in depth; the full roster lives on the North Trail hub with verified weights.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14UL | 19 ft | 3 | Ultra-light single-axle compact (no Z-frame integrated A-frame) — catalogued on the hub |
| 190MB | 23 ft | 4 | Entry Murphy-bed slide — catalogued on the hub |
| 210MB | 25 ft | 4 | Murphy-bed laminated compact — second-most-listed plan |
| 220MB | 27 ft | 4 | Murphy plan with bike door and outdoor griddle — catalogued on the hub |
| 240RK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen dual-entry — the most-listed North Trail |
| 250CK | 30 ft | 4 | Center-kitchen rear-bath — the balanced couples pick |
| 260MK | 31 ft | 2 | Dual-slide couples plan — factory-rated for two |
| 260DB | 33 ft | 8 | Double-bunk family plan with kayak door |
| 270CK | 33 ft | 4 | Line flagship — dual slides, desk workspace, dual awnings |
Every North Trail is a CoreShield vacuum-bonded laminate on the Norco Z-frame (the 14UL compact skips the integrated A-frame). This is a published-GVWR-clean line: on every profiled plan the factory page prints a GVWR and dry weight plus cargo capacity sums to it exactly. Non-Murphy plans carry a 72-by-80 residential king; Murphy plans a 60-by-76 queen. One factory field is unreliable: the spec table repeats the air-conditioner rating in the furnace slot on every plan, so the furnace rating is left unpublished here (logged). RVUSA MSRPs run about $750 below current factory Base MSRP, and the 250CK black tank is a logged factory-versus-brochure conflict (30.5 vs 38 gallons; factory favored). Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Rated for two, drawn for two
No convertible-bunk arithmetic — the factory prints “up to 2” and gives the length to the living room instead.
The lightest profiled tongue
620 pounds on the ball under a 31-foot dual-slide body — unusually friendly for the format.
Door count unasserted
RVUSA records one entry; a dealer roster labels the plan “two entry.” Neither is asserted here — check the physical unit.
05 How it compares
The flagship — the same dual-slide couples idea with a front private suite, desk and dual awnings for $5,250 more.
The single-slide version — $2,250 less and 115 pounds lighter, with one slide and the 19-foot awning.
The laminated couples field — the 260MK counter is standard solar, TPMS and the two-person honesty of the layout.