01 What makes it unique
Northwood lists the 2023 Fox Mountain 265RDS at 9,215 lb dry, a GVWR of 12,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,785 lb and a pin weight of 2,330 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 29'10" long and 12'10" high. Northwood prints its tanks as 54 gal fresh, 40 gal grey, 35 gal black.
Among the 2 Fox Mountain floorplans Northwood’s Fox Mountain brochure (listed as the 2023 brochure in Northwood’s own brochure archive; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 2 from the lightest, in a range from 8,761 lb (Fox Mountain 235RLS) to 9,215 lb (Fox Mountain 265RDS). Every figure in that comparison is Northwood’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Northwood’s Fox Mountain brochure (listed as the 2023 brochure in Northwood’s own brochure archive; the brochure prints no year); model year 2023 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 265RDS differs from the other Fox Mountain floorplan. How these ranks are worked out.
Next to the 235RLS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 265RDS is 454 lb heavier by dry weight, has 454 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 400 lb heavier, is 2 ft longer, stands 1 in taller, has a fresh tank 5 gal smaller, has a grey tank 2 gal smaller and has a black tank 1 gal smaller; the two publish the same GVWR.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29'10"
- Exterior height
- 12'10"
- Exterior width
- 8'0"
- Interior height
- Not published by Northwood
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 9,215 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 12,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,785 lb
- Hitch / pin weight
- 2,330 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 54 gal
- Grey water
- 40 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Fifth wheel (pin box)
- Tire size
- ST235/80R16
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Northwood
- Model year source
- The brochure itself prints no model year; Northwood files it under "2023 Fox Mountain Brochure" on its own Brochure Archive page (northwoodmfg.com/brochure-archive/), file name Fox-Mountain-2023.pdf.
- Transcription
- Image-only PDF; p8 table read from a 200 dpi render, labels and both columns checked by eye.
- Body type source
- Brochure text (OCR): "Fox Mountain Fifth Wheels"; p8 heading "...FIFTH WHEELS"
- Spec note (as printed, OCR)
- "All weights above are average approximations and may vary. Weights are calculated before adding options."
- Dry Axle Weight (approx. Lbs.)
- 6885
- Load Range
- E
- LPG Capacity (approx. gallons)
- 14
- Auto Ignition Furnace (1,000 BTU's)
- 30
- Tire Size (as printed, two lines)
- ST235 / 80R16
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: fifth wheel pin weight and payload; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST235/80R16 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 (12,000 lb) and the upper loaded pin estimate (3,000 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, 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 Fox Mountain floorplan family
Northwood’s Fox Mountain brochure (listed as the 2023 brochure in Northwood’s own brochure archive; the brochure prints no year) lists 2 Fox Mountain floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mountain 235RLS | 27'10" | — | Profiled |
| Fox Mountain 265RDS | 29'10" | — | Profiled |
Northwood’s Fox Mountain brochure (listed as the 2023 brochure in Northwood’s own brochure archive; the brochure prints no year) lists 2 Fox Mountain floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Northwood does not publish for the Fox Mountain 265RDS
Northwood prints no interior height, 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
8,761 lb dry and 12,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 9,215 lb and 12,000 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 54-gallon fresh tank is about 448 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 16% of the Fox Mountain 265RDS’s 2,785 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,337 lb. 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 Fox Mountain 235RLS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 10 in vs 27 ft 10 in; dry weight 9,215 lb vs 8,761 lb; cargo capacity 2,785 lb vs 3,239 lb; hitch weight 2,330 lb vs 1,930 lb; fresh tank 54 gal vs 59 gal; grey tank 40 gal vs 42 gal; black tank 35 gal vs 36 gal. They match on GVWR.
Either side of it by GVWR: Fox Mountain 235RLS matches it at 12,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Fox Mountain siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mountain 265RDS | 29 ft 10 in | — | 9,215 | 12,000 | 2,785 | 2,330 | 54 |
| Fox Mountain 235RLS | 27 ft 10 in | — | 8,761 | 12,000 | 3,239 | 1,930 | 59 |
All 2 Fox Mountain floorplans: Fox Mountain line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mountain 265RDS | 12,000 | 9,215 | — | 29 ft 10 in |
| Chaparral 298RLS | 12,000 | 9,575 | — | 34 ft 8 in |
| Arctic Fox Rapid 225RBS | 12,000 | 8,710 | 2 | 27 ft 10 in |
| Shasta Phoenix 298RLS | 12,000 | 9,574 | — | 34 ft 8 in |
| Silverstar XLT 294RLS | 12,000 | 9,870 | — | 34 ft 5 in |
| Avenue 30BH | 11,995 | 10,150 | — | 34 ft 9 in |
| Durango Half-Ton D290RLT | 11,995 | 9,850 | 6 | 34 ft 5 in |
Against the Fox Mountain 265RDS: the Chaparral 298RLS is 5 ft longer; the Arctic Fox Rapid 225RBS is 2 ft shorter; the Shasta Phoenix 298RLS is 5 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Fox Mountain 265RDS
How much does the Fox Mountain 265RDS weigh?
9,215 lb dry; 12,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Fox Mountain 265RDS carry?
2,785 lb, 23% of its GVWR (median across 442 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 448 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the Fox Mountain 265RDS?
2,330 lb as published, 25% of the dry weight (median across 686 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the Fox Mountain 265RDS need?
A tow rating of at least 12,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Fox Mountain 265RDS?
Fresh 54, grey 40, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Fox Mountain 265RDS?
29'10" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Fox Mountain 265RDS. Not published: interior height, sleeps, 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
NHTSA holds 2 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Fox Mountain line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers tires.
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 Fox Mountain line page.