01 What makes it unique
Outdoors RV lists the Back Country 28DBS at 8,200 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 2,800 lb and a tongue weight of 995 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 33'4" long and 11'7" w/AC high. Outdoors RV prints its tanks as 100 gal fresh, 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 7 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 28DBS, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 28DBS differs from the other eight Back Country floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight, 995 lb: heaviest of nine; next is the 24KRS (965 lb).
- Length, 33 ft 4 in: longest of nine; next is the 27SPS (33 ft 2 in).
- Cargo capacity, 2,800 lb: second-smallest of nine, between the 24KRS (2,565 lb) and the 23BCS (2,845 lb).
- Dry weight, 8,200 lb: third-heaviest of nine, between the 25DVS (7,550 lb) and the 27SPS (9,100 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.1%: shared with the 21BD; of nine, three smaller and four larger, nearest the 20MKS (11.2%) and the 23BCS and 25DVS (12.6%).
Next to the 25DVS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 28DBS is 650 lb heavier by dry weight, has 650 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 45 lb heavier and is 2 ft 1 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the 27SPS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 28DBS is 900 lb lighter by dry weight, has 1,095 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 35 lb heavier, is 2 in longer, stands 1 ft 7 in lower and has 1 ft 4 in less interior height; the two publish the same fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33'4"
- Exterior height
- 11'7" w/AC
- Exterior width
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- Interior height
- 6'11"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,200 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,800 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 995 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 100 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Outdoors RV
- 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-28dbs/), read 6 Nov 2026
- Body type basis (as printed)
- listed under Travel Trailers menu ("Back Country Class - Travel Trailer")
- Titanium FF Dry Weight - Lbs.
- 8680
- 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
- Grey Water Tank (approx. gallons)
- 40/40
- Maximum Trailer Weight - Lbs.
- 11000
- 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)
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 28DBS
Outdoors RV prints no GVWR, grey-tank, 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
7,550 lb dry and Not published by Outdoors RV GVWR, against this model’s 8,200 lb and Not published by Outdoors RV.
9,100 lb dry and Not published by Outdoors RV GVWR, against this model’s 8,200 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, 30% of the Back Country 28DBS’s 2,800 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,970 lb. Across 9 Back Country floorplans the water share runs 21% to 32%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Back Country 23BCS at 29% and Back Country 24KRS at 32%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Back Country 24KRS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 4 in vs 28 ft 11 in; dry weight 8,200 lb vs 7,430 lb; cargo capacity 2,800 lb vs 2,565 lb; hitch weight 995 lb vs 965 lb. They match on fresh tank and black tank.
| Back Country plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,200 | 7 of 9 | 6,250–9,550 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,800 | 2 of 9 | 2,565–3,895 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 995 | 9 of 9 | 750–995 |
| Length | 33 ft 4 in | 9 of 9 | 25 ft 1 in–33 ft 4 in |
Either side of it by dry weight: Back Country 25DVS is 650 lb lighter (7,550 lb dry); Back Country 27SPS is 900 lb heavier (9,100 lb dry).
| Nearest Back Country siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country 28DBS | 33 ft 4 in | — | 8,200 | — | 2,800 | 995 | 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 23BCS | 28 ft 0 in | — | 7,150 | — | 2,845 | 900 | 100 |
| Back Country 26RPS | 31 ft 11 in | — | 9,550 | — | 3,445 | 950 | 100 |
| Back Country 27SPS | 33 ft 2 in | — | 9,100 | — | 3,895 | 960 | 100 |
All 9 Back Country floorplans: Back Country line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country 28DBS | — | 8,200 | — | 33 ft 4 in |
| Eagle 295RUCD | 10,250 | 8,200 | 6 | 33 ft 10 in |
| White Hawk 32QBH | 9,750 | 8,200 | 10 | 38 ft 0 in |
| Salem / Wildwood 32BHDS | — | 8,198 | — | 36 ft 5 in |
| Zinger 331BH | — | 8,195 | 12 | 37 ft 6 in |
| Black Stone 280RKS | — | 8,210 | — | 35 ft 1 in |
| Seismic 286 | 12,800 | 8,190 | 6 | — |
Against the Back Country 28DBS: the White Hawk 32QBH is 5 ft longer; the Salem / Wildwood 32BHDS is 2 lb lighter and 3 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Back Country 28DBS
How much can the Back Country 28DBS carry?
2,800 lb. A full fresh tank uses 830 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Back Country 28DBS?
995 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What are the tank capacities on the Back Country 28DBS?
Fresh 100, black 40 gallons.
How long is the Back Country 28DBS?
33'4" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
8 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Back Country 28DBS. Not published: GVWR, exterior width, grey tank, 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).
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.