01 What makes it unique
Outdoors RV lists the Back Country 23BCS at 7,150 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 2,845 lb and a tongue weight of 900 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 28'0" long and 11'7" w/AC high. Outdoors RV prints its tanks as 100 gal fresh, 50 gal grey, 40 gal black.
Among the 9 Back Country floorplans Outdoors RV’s Back Country model pages on outdoorsrvmfg.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 4 from the lightest, in a range from 6,250 lb (Back Country 21BD) to 9,550 lb (Back Country 26RPS). Every figure in that comparison is Outdoors RV’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Outdoors RV’s own Back Country model pages on outdoorsrvmfg.com (no model year stated) for the Back Country 23BCS, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 23BCS differs from the other eight Back Country floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 2,845 lb: third-smallest of nine, between the 28DBS (2,800 lb) and the 21RWS (3,195 lb).
- Dry weight, 7,150 lb: fourth-lightest of nine, between the 21RWS (6,800 lb) and the 24KRS (7,430 lb).
- Length, 28 ft: fourth-shortest of nine, between the 21RWS (26 ft 6 in) and the 24KRS (28 ft 11 in).
- Tongue weight, 900 lb: shared with the 21RWS; of nine, two lighter and five heavier, nearest the 21BD (755 lb) and the 25DVS and 26RPS (950 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.6%: shared with the 25DVS; of nine, five smaller and two larger, nearest the 21BD and 28DBS (12.1%) and the 24KRS (13%).
Next to the 21RWS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 23BCS is 350 lb heavier by dry weight, has 350 lb less cargo capacity and is 1 ft 6 in longer; the two publish the same tongue weight, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 24KRS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 23BCS is 280 lb lighter by dry weight, has 280 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 65 lb lighter and is 11 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28'0"
- Exterior height
- 11'7" w/AC
- Exterior width
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- Interior height
- 6'11"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,150 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,845 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 900 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- 50 gal
- Black water
- 40 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST235/80/16E
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- Model year
- Not stated by Outdoors RV; figures as published on Outdoors RV's site (https://outdoorsrvmfg.com/back-country-series-23bcs/), read 6 Nov 2026
- Body type basis (as printed)
- listed under Travel Trailers menu ("Back Country Class - Travel Trailer")
- Titanium FF Dry Weight - Lbs.
- 7630
- Water Heater Capacity (approx. gal)
- 10
- Load Range
- E
- Heavy Duty 5 Lug Axles (lbs)
- 5200(2)
- Climate Designed Furnace
- 35K
- LPG Capacity (approx. pounds)
- 80
- Maximum Trailer Weight - Lbs.
- 9995
- Weight basis (as printed)
- "Full Feature Dry Weight" (Mountain Series) used as dry weight; Titanium FF dry weight shown separately. "Maximum Trailer Weight" is printed as its own figure; the page does not call it GVWR.
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
Size (no width published)
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Back Country floorplan family
Outdoors RV’s Back Country model pages on outdoorsrvmfg.com (no model year stated) lists 9 Back Country floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country 21BD | 26'1" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 20MKS | 25'1" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 21RWS | 26'6" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 23BCS | 28'0" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 24KRS | 28'11" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 25DVS | 31'3" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 28DBS | 33'4" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 27SPS | 33'2" | — | Profiled |
| Back Country 26RPS | 31'11" | — | Profiled |
Outdoors RV’s Back Country model pages on outdoorsrvmfg.com (no model year stated) lists 9 Back Country floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Outdoors RV does not publish for the Back Country 23BCS
Outdoors RV prints no GVWR, 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
6,800 lb dry and Not published by Outdoors RV GVWR, against this model’s 7,150 lb and Not published by Outdoors RV.
7,430 lb dry and Not published by Outdoors RV GVWR, against this model’s 7,150 lb and Not published by Outdoors RV.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 100-gallon fresh tank is about 830 lb of water, 29% of the Back Country 23BCS’s 2,845 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,015 lb. Across 9 Back Country floorplans the water share runs 21% to 32%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Back Country 21RWS at 26% and Back Country 28DBS at 30%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Back Country 21RWS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 0 in vs 26 ft 6 in; dry weight 7,150 lb vs 6,800 lb; cargo capacity 2,845 lb vs 3,195 lb. They match on hitch weight, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Back Country plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,150 | 4 of 9 | 6,250–9,550 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,845 | 3 of 9 | 2,565–3,895 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 900 | 3–4 of 9 | 750–995 |
| Length | 28 ft 0 in | 4 of 9 | 25 ft 1 in–33 ft 4 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 50 | 2–5 of 7 | 40–67 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Back Country 21RWS is 350 lb lighter (6,800 lb dry); Back Country 24KRS is 280 lb heavier (7,430 lb dry).
| Nearest Back Country siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country 23BCS | 28 ft 0 in | — | 7,150 | — | 2,845 | 900 | 100 |
| Back Country 21RWS | 26 ft 6 in | — | 6,800 | — | 3,195 | 900 | 100 |
| Back Country 24KRS | 28 ft 11 in | — | 7,430 | — | 2,565 | 965 | 100 |
| Back Country 25DVS | 31 ft 3 in | — | 7,550 | — | 3,450 | 950 | 100 |
| Back Country 28DBS | 33 ft 4 in | — | 8,200 | — | 2,800 | 995 | 100 |
| Back Country 20MKS | 25 ft 1 in | — | 6,700 | — | 3,295 | 750 | 100 |
All 9 Back Country floorplans: Back Country line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country 23BCS | — | 7,150 | — | 28 ft 0 in |
| Connect SE C301BHKSE | 8,800 | 7,150 | 9 | 35 ft 0 in |
| Spree S312BHK | 8,300 | 7,150 | — | 35 ft 6 in |
| Access 30BH | 8,800 | 7,146 | 7 | 33 ft 2 in |
| Eagle 250RLCS | 9,000 | 7,155 | — | 30 ft 5 in |
| Avenir 32DQ | 9,768 | 7,142 | — | 36 ft 4 in |
| Nightfall 27N | 11,455 | 7,163 | — | 32 ft 8 in |
Against the Back Country 23BCS: the Connect SE C301BHKSE is 7 ft longer; the Spree S312BHK is 8 ft longer; the Access 30BH is 4 lb lighter and 5 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Back Country 23BCS
How much can the Back Country 23BCS carry?
2,845 lb. A full fresh tank uses 830 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Back Country 23BCS?
900 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What are the tank capacities on the Back Country 23BCS?
Fresh 100, grey 50, black 40 gallons. Off hookups, the waste tanks fill first.
How long is the Back Country 23BCS?
28'0" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
9 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Back Country 23BCS. Not published: GVWR, exterior width, sleeps, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: outdoorsrvmfg.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 2 recall campaigns against the Back Country line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Reports that name the 23BCS
1 of those record name this floorplan specifically rather than the line as a whole.
| Type | Date | Reference | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recall | 31 Oct 2024 | 24V813000 | An inverted cooktop flame increases the risk of injury or fire. |
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 Back Country line page.