01 What makes it unique
Highland Ridge lists the 2025 Open Range Light 290RLS at 7,320 lb dry, a GVWR of 8,900 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,580 lb and a tongue weight of 960 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 33' 5" long and 11' 2" high. Highland Ridge prints its tanks as 51 gal fresh, 58 gal grey, 29 gal black.
Among the 4 Open Range Light floorplans Highland Ridge’s 2025 Open Range Light brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 7,320 lb (Open Range Light 290RLS) to 8,655 lb (Open Range Light 321BHS). Every figure in that comparison is Highland Ridge’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Highland Ridge’s 2025 Open Range Light brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2025.
How the 290RLS differs from the other three Open Range Light floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 7,320 lb: lightest of four; next is the 275RLS (7,350 lb).
- Tongue weight, 960 lb: lightest of four; next is the 275RLS (985 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,580 lb: second-largest of four, between the 263KBS (1,540 lb) and the 275RLS (1,645 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 17.8%: second-largest of four, between the 263KBS (17.3%) and the 275RLS (18.3%).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.1%: second-smallest of four, between the 321BHS (12.4%) and the 275RLS (13.4%).
- Length, 33 ft 5 in: second-shortest of four, between the 263KBS (32 ft 4 in) and the 275RLS (33 ft 11 in).
- Exterior height, 11 ft 2 in: second-tallest of four, between the 321BHS (10 ft 9 in) and the 275RLS (11 ft 3 in).
- GVWR, 8,900 lb: lowest of four, level with the 263KBS; next is the 275RLS (8,995 lb).
Next to the 275RLS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 290RLS is 30 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 95 lb lower, has 65 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 25 lb lighter, is 6 in shorter and stands 1 in lower; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33' 5"
- Exterior height
- 11' 2"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- 6' 9"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,320 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,900 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,580 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 960 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 51 gal
- Grey water
- 58 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 15"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Highland Ridge
- Model year (as printed)
- page 1 "2025 TRAVEL TRAILERS"; floorplan caption "2025 Light 290RLS"; maker brochure index (highlandridgerv.com/brochures/, Model Year 2025) title "2025 Light Travel Trailer"
- Exterior Width (Slides Out)
- 13' 2"
- LP Capacity (lbs.)
- 60
- Awning
- 11', 10'
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 (8,900 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,335 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 Open Range Light floorplan family
Highland Ridge’s 2025 Open Range Light brochure lists 4 Open Range Light floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Light 290RLS | 33' 5" | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Light 275RLS | 33' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Light 263KBS | 32' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Light 321BHS | 37' 10" | — | Profiled |
Highland Ridge’s 2025 Open Range Light brochure lists 4 Open Range Light floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Highland Ridge does not publish for the Open Range Light 290RLS
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
7,350 lb dry and 8,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 7,320 lb and 8,900 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), 27% of the Open Range Light 290RLS’s 1,580 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,157 lb. Across 4 Open Range Light floorplans the water share runs 26% to 32%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Open Range Light 275RLS at 26% and Open Range Light 263KBS 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 Open Range Light 263KBS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 5 in vs 32 ft 4 in; dry weight 7,320 lb vs 7,360 lb; cargo capacity 1,580 lb vs 1,540 lb; hitch weight 960 lb vs 990 lb. They match on GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Open Range Light plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 8,900 | 1–2 of 4 | 8,900–9,995 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,320 | 1 of 4 | 7,320–8,655 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,580 | 3 of 4 | 1,340–1,645 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 960 | 1 of 4 | 960–1,075 |
| Length | 33 ft 5 in | 2 of 4 | 32 ft 4 in–37 ft 10 in |
Either side of it by GVWR: Open Range Light 263KBS matches it at 8,900 lb GVWR; Open Range Light 275RLS is 95 lb heavier (8,995 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Open Range Light siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Light 290RLS | 33 ft 5 in | — | 7,320 | 8,900 | 1,580 | 960 | 51 |
| Open Range Light 263KBS | 32 ft 4 in | — | 7,360 | 8,900 | 1,540 | 990 | 51 |
| Open Range Light 275RLS | 33 ft 11 in | — | 7,350 | 8,995 | 1,645 | 985 | 51 |
| Open Range Light 321BHS | 37 ft 10 in | — | 8,655 | 9,995 | 1,340 | 1,075 | 51 |
All 4 Open Range Light floorplans: Open Range Light line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Light 290RLS | 8,900 | 7,320 | — | 33 ft 5 in |
| Lance Travel Trailer 2465 | 8,900 | 6,400 | 5 | 29 ft 10 in |
| Pause 19.4 | 8,900 | 6,643 | — | 24 ft 0 in |
| GSL Travel Trailer 290RLS | 8,900 | 7,320 | 6 | 33 ft 5 in |
| Westbrook Luxury 285BHLC | 8,908 | 6,908 | — | 32 ft 7 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 281QBUNK | 8,890 | 7,390 | 10 | 36 ft 2 in |
| Aurora Light 28QBUNK | 8,874 | 7,374 | — | 36 ft 2 in |
Against the Open Range Light 290RLS: the Lance Travel Trailer 2465 is 4 ft shorter; the Pause 19.4 is 9 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Open Range Light 290RLS
How much does the Open Range Light 290RLS weigh?
7,320 lb dry; 8,900 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Open Range Light 290RLS carry?
1,580 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 Open Range Light 290RLS?
960 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Open Range Light 290RLS need?
A tow rating of at least 8,900 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Open Range Light 290RLS?
Fresh 51, grey 58, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Open Range Light 290RLS?
33' 5" 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 Open Range Light 290RLS. 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.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 6 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Open Range Light 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 unknown or other.
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 Open Range Light line page.