01 What makes it unique
Highland Ridge lists the 2020 Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL at 6,035 lb dry, a GVWR of 7,400 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,365 lb and a tongue weight of 760 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 11' 1" high. Highland Ridge prints its tanks as 51 gal fresh, 58 gal grey, 29 gal black.
Among the 7 Open Range Ultra Lite floorplans Highland Ridge’s Open Range Ultra Lite brochure (filed under 2020 on its own site; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 4 from the lightest, in a range from 5,465 lb (Open Range Ultra Lite UT2410RL) to 6,815 lb (Open Range Ultra Lite UT2910RL). 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 Open Range Ultra Lite brochure (filed under 2020 on its own site; the brochure prints no year); model year 2020 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the UT2602RL differs from the other six Open Range Ultra Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.4%: second-smallest of seven, between the UT2802BH (16.7%) and the UT2402BH (18.7%).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.6%: second-largest of seven, between the UT2910RL (12.5%) and the UT2402BH (13.7%).
- Cargo capacity, 1,365 lb: third-smallest of seven, between the UT2402BH (1,355 lb) and the UT2102RB and UT2804RK (1,440 lb).
- Tongue weight, 760 lb: third-heaviest of seven, between the UT2804RK (700 lb) and the UT2402BH (805 lb).
- Dry weight, 6,035 lb: fourth-lightest of seven, between the UT2402BH (5,895 lb) and the UT2804RK (6,160 lb).
- GVWR, 7,400 lb: shared with the UT2410RL; of seven, two lower and three higher, nearest the UT2402BH (7,250 lb) and the UT2802BH (7,450 lb).
Next to the UT2402BH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the UT2602RL is 140 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 150 lb higher, has 10 lb more cargo capacity and has a tongue weight 45 lb lighter; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the UT2804RK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the UT2602RL is 125 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 200 lb lower, has 75 lb less cargo capacity and has a tongue weight 60 lb heavier; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published by Highland Ridge
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- 6' 9"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,035 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,400 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,365 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 760 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
- Fresh water note
- Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater
- Exterior length (pin to rear) as printed
- 31' 3"
- Exterior width (slides out) as printed
- 11' 4"
- LP capacity (lbs.) as printed
- 60
- Square feet as printed
- 260
- Model year source
- The brochure itself prints no model year; Highland Ridge files it under 2020 on its own brochure page (highlandridgerv.com).
- Awning
- 21'
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
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 (7,400 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,110 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 Ultra Lite floorplan family
Highland Ridge’s Open Range Ultra Lite brochure (filed under 2020 on its own site; the brochure prints no year) lists 7 Open Range Ultra Lite floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2410RL | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2102RB | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2402BH | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2804RK | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2802BH | — | — | Profiled |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2910RL | — | — | Profiled |
Highland Ridge’s Open Range Ultra Lite brochure (filed under 2020 on its own site; the brochure prints no year) lists 7 Open Range Ultra Lite 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 Ultra Lite UT2602RL
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
5,895 lb dry and 7,250 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,035 lb and 7,400 lb.
6,160 lb dry and 7,600 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,035 lb and 7,400 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), 31% of the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL’s 1,365 lb cargo capacity, leaving 942 lb. Across 7 Open Range Ultra Lite floorplans the water share runs 21% to 34%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Open Range Ultra Lite UT2102RB at 29% and Open Range Ultra Lite UT2402BH at 31%. 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 Ultra Lite UT2402BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 6,035 lb vs 5,895 lb; GVWR 7,400 lb vs 7,250 lb; cargo capacity 1,365 lb vs 1,355 lb; hitch weight 760 lb vs 805 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Open Range Ultra Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,400 | 3–4 of 7 | 7,000–8,800 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,035 | 4 of 7 | 5,465–6,815 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,365 | 3 of 7 | 1,245–1,985 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 760 | 5 of 7 | 500–855 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 58 | 2–7 of 7 | 29–58 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Open Range Ultra Lite UT2410RL matches it at 7,400 lb GVWR; Open Range Ultra Lite UT2802BH is 50 lb heavier (7,450 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Open Range Ultra Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL | — | — | 6,035 | 7,400 | 1,365 | 760 | 51 |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2402BH | — | — | 5,895 | 7,250 | 1,355 | 805 | 51 |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2804RK | — | — | 6,160 | 7,600 | 1,440 | 700 | 51 |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2802BH | — | — | 6,205 | 7,450 | 1,245 | 520 | 51 |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2102RB | — | — | 5,560 | 7,000 | 1,440 | 505 | 51 |
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2910RL | — | — | 6,815 | 8,800 | 1,985 | 855 | 51 |
All 7 Open Range Ultra Lite floorplans: Open Range Ultra Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL | 7,400 | 6,035 | — | — |
| Jay Feather 23RK | 7,400 | 5,780 | 4 | 28 ft 7 in |
| Mesa Ridge Lite MR2410RL | 7,400 | 5,465 | — | — |
| Mesa Ridge S-Lite 241BH | 7,400 | 5,685 | — | 29 ft 8 in |
| North Trail 240RK | 7,400 | 5,790 | 4 | 28 ft 7 in |
| Nash 17K | 7,400 | 4,766 | 4 | 22 ft 4 in |
| Nash Camp 17K | 7,400 | 4,760 | 4 | — |
08 Common questions about the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL
How much does the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL weigh?
6,035 lb dry; 7,400 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL carry?
1,365 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 Ultra Lite UT2602RL?
760 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL need?
A tow rating of at least 7,400 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL?
Fresh 51, grey 58, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
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 Open Range Ultra Lite UT2602RL. Not published: exterior length, 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 3 recall campaigns against the Open Range Ultra Lite line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
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 Ultra Lite line page.
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 year | Manual |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type) |