01 What makes it unique
Northwood lists the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX at 8,125 lb dry, a GVWR of 12,800 lb, a net carrying capacity of 4,675 lb and a tongue weight of 1,000 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 31’2″ long and 12’0″ high. Northwood prints its tanks as 100 gal fresh, 55 gal grey, 55 gal black.
Among the 12 Arctic Fox NXT floorplans Northwood’s Arctic Fox NXT model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 6 from the lightest, in a range from 5,910 lb (Arctic Fox NXT 22GT) to 14,505 lb (Arctic Fox NXT 365VS). Every figure in that comparison is Northwood’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Northwood’s own Arctic Fox NXT model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated) for the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 27SX differs from the other six Arctic Fox NXT travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 8,125 lb: second-heaviest of seven, between the 26KX (8,105 lb) and the 27RK (8,975 lb).
- Length, 31 ft 2 in: second-longest of seven, between the 26MK (30 ft 7 in) and the 27RK (32 ft 3 in).
- Grey tank, 55 gal: second-largest of five, between the 24SK (54 gal) and the 27RK (75 gal).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 36.5%: third-smallest of seven, between the 25RB (34.6%) and the 26KX (36.7%).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.3%: third-largest of seven, between the 25RB (11.8%) and the 24SK and 26MK (12.5%).
- Cargo capacity, 4,675 lb: fourth-smallest of seven, between the 22GT (4,490 lb) and the 26KX (4,695 lb).
- Tongue weight, 1,000 lb: shared with the 24SK; of seven, four lighter and one heavier, nearest the 26KX (915 lb) and the 26MK (1,005 lb).
- Black tank, 55 gal: largest of seven, level with the 26KX and 26MK; next are the 24SK and 27RK (42 gal).
Next to the 26KX, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 27SX is 20 lb heavier by dry weight, has 20 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 85 lb heavier and is 1 ft 5 in longer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.
Next to the 27RK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 27SX is 850 lb lighter by dry weight, has 850 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 100 lb heavier, is 1 ft 1 in shorter, has a grey tank 20 gal smaller, has a black tank 13 gal larger and sleeps two more; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height and fresh tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 31’2″
- Exterior height
- 12’0″
- Exterior width
- 8’6″
- Interior height
- Not published by Northwood
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,125 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 12,800 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 4,675 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,000 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- 55 gal
- Black water
- 55 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST235/85R16
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Model year
- Not stated by Northwood; figures as published on Northwood's site (https://northwoodmfg.com/arctic-fox-nxt-27sx/), read 6 Nov 2026
- Body type basis (as printed)
- listed under Travel Trailers menu ("Arctic Fox NXT")
- Dry Axle Weight (approx. Lbs.)
- 7125
- Load Range
- E
- LPG Capacity (approx. lbs)
- 60
- CSA – Canadian Dealers Only
- YES
- Auto Ignition Furnace (1,000 BTUs)
- 30
- Weight basis (as printed)
- "Gross Dry Weight (approx. Lbs.)"; Northwood prints dry, hitch and dimension figures as approximate.
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 ST235/85R16 in one tire recall: 21T018000 (Sailun Tire Americas, Inc., 2021; make SAILUN; models BLACKHAWK, BLACKLION, IRONHEAD, ROADX, SAILUN). 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).
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 (12,800 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,920 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 Arctic Fox NXT floorplan family
Northwood’s Arctic Fox NXT model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated) lists 12 Arctic Fox NXT floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Fox NXT 22GT | 23’10” | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 25RB | 27’3″ | 3 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 24SK | 28’11” | 2 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 26MK | 30’7″ | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 26KX | 29’9″ | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 27SX | 31’2″ | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 27RK | 32’3″ | 2 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 275LE | 29’9″ | 2 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 295RL | 34’7″ | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 295RK | 33’10” | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 325MK | 36’10” | 4 | Profiled |
| Arctic Fox NXT 365VS | 39’8″ | 4 | Profiled |
Northwood’s Arctic Fox NXT model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated) lists 12 Arctic Fox NXT floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Northwood does not publish for the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX
Northwood prints no interior height 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
8,105 lb dry and 12,800 lb GVWR, against this model’s 8,125 lb and 12,800 lb.
8,975 lb dry and 12,800 lb GVWR, against this model’s 8,125 lb and 12,800 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 100-gallon fresh tank is about 830 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 18% of the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX’s 4,675 lb cargo capacity, leaving 3,845 lb (961 lb per rated berth). Across 7 Arctic Fox NXT travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 16% to 23%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Arctic Fox NXT 26KX at 18% and Arctic Fox NXT 22GT at 18%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Arctic Fox NXT 26MK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 31 ft 2 in vs 30 ft 7 in; dry weight 8,125 lb vs 8,040 lb; cargo capacity 4,675 lb vs 4,760 lb; hitch weight 1,000 lb vs 1,005 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.
| Arctic Fox NXT travel-trailer plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 12,800 | 3–7 of 7 | 10,400–12,800 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,125 | 6 of 7 | 5,910–8,975 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 4,675 | 4 of 7 | 3,665–4,775 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,000 | 5–6 of 7 | 675–1,005 |
| Length | 31 ft 2 in | 6 of 7 | 23 ft 10 in–32 ft 3 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 100 | 2–7 of 7 | 90–100 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 55 | 4 of 5 | 42–75 |
| Black tank (gal) | 55 | 5–7 of 7 | 35–55 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 4–7 of 7 | 2–4 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Arctic Fox NXT 27RK matches it at 12,800 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Arctic Fox NXT travel-trailer siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Fox NXT 27SX | 31 ft 2 in | 4 | 8,125 | 12,800 | 4,675 | 1,000 | 100 |
| Arctic Fox NXT 26MK | 30 ft 7 in | 4 | 8,040 | 12,800 | 4,760 | 1,005 | 100 |
| Arctic Fox NXT 26KX | 29 ft 9 in | 4 | 8,105 | 12,800 | 4,695 | 915 | 100 |
| Arctic Fox NXT 24SK | 28 ft 11 in | 2 | 8,025 | 12,800 | 4,775 | 1,000 | 90 |
| Arctic Fox NXT 27RK | 32 ft 3 in | 2 | 8,975 | 12,800 | 3,825 | 900 | 100 |
| Arctic Fox NXT 25RB | 27 ft 3 in | 3 | 6,935 | 10,600 | 3,665 | 815 | 100 |
All 12 Arctic Fox NXT floorplans: Arctic Fox NXT line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Fox NXT 27SX | 12,800 | 8,125 | 4 | 31 ft 2 in |
| Arctic Fox Edge 24SK | 12,800 | 8,530 | 2 | 28 ft 11 in |
| Seismic 286 | 12,800 | 8,190 | 6 | — |
| Stryker ST 2614 | 12,800 | 7,810 | 6 | 31 ft 9 in |
| Stealth 2500SLS | 12,798 | 7,798 | — | 31 ft 3 in |
| Sportster X 26X | 12,750 | 8,530 | 6 | 32 ft 1 in |
| Puma Vista 39BHK | 12,739 | 10,989 | — | 42 ft 10 in |
Against the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX: the Arctic Fox Edge 24SK is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer; the Seismic 286 sleeps 2 more; the Stryker ST 2614 sleeps 2 more.
08 Common questions about the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX
How much does the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX weigh?
8,125 lb dry; 12,800 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX carry?
4,675 lb, 37% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 830 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX?
1,000 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX need?
A tow rating of at least 12,800 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. No other Arctic Fox NXT travel-trailer floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX?
Fresh 100, grey 55, black 55 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Arctic Fox NXT 27SX?
31’2″ 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 Arctic Fox NXT 27SX. Not published: interior height, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: northwoodmfg.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Arctic Fox NXT line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 Arctic Fox NXT line page.