01 What makes it unique
The 295MK is the shortest and lightest way into Alliance’s luxury Paradigm line, and the one built around a mid-ship ‘MK’ kitchen. The galley sits amidships between a rear living area and the front bedroom, a layout that keeps the coach to 33 feet 3 inches while still carrying the full Paradigm equipment list: a Lusso range with a 12,000-BTU burner and a 3.73-cubic-foot oven, a 19-cubic-foot 12-volt residential refrigerator, a king bed and three slide-outs. It rides the same Benchmark 101-inch wide-body drop-frame chassis as every Paradigm, on Curt 8,000-pound axles with self-adjusting brakes, six-point hydraulic leveling and an enclosed, heated underbelly.
Alliance publishes a 16,000-pound GVWR against the 12,567-pound dry weight, which leaves a 3,433-pound cargo capacity and a 2,350-pound dry pin — the lightest pin in the line. Three roof air conditioners totalling 40,500 BTU, a 40,000-BTU furnace, a 12-gallon gas/electric water heater, a walkable PVC roof and 98/106/53-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard. At a starting MSRP just under $113,000 — street pricing runs well below placard — the 295MK is the Paradigm for buyers who want the luxury chassis and equipment in the shortest, most maneuverable full-profile body, towable behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton or one-ton truck.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33' 3"
- Exterior width
- 101" (wide-body chassis)
- Exterior height
- 13' 5"
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body drop-frame
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 12,567 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 16,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,433 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 2,350 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 98 gal
- Grey water
- 106 gal
- Black water
- 53 gal
- Refrigerator
- 19 cu ft
Construction
- Chassis
- Benchmark 101" wide-body drop-frame
- Suspension
- TCS Touring Coil Suspension · MorRyde 8K independent disc available
- Walls
- Azdel-backed high-gloss fiberglass · insulated laminated rear wall
- Roof
- Walkable PVC membrane · roof ladder · access ports
- Underbelly
- Enclosed & heated tanks · heated low-point drains
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (Curt 8,000 lb)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · Helux coil-spring pin box · 2" accessory receiver
- Brakes
- Self-adjusting · MorRyde 8K independent disc option
- Tires
- H-rated · Counteract balancing beads · 16" spare
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- Lusso range · 12,000-BTU burner · 3.73 cu ft oven
- Refrigerator
- 19 cu ft
- A/C
- 3 units · 40,500 BTU of forced air
- Water heater
- 12-gal gas / electric
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 3
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 2
- Primary bed
- King
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
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).
03 The Paradigm floorplan family
Paradigm is Alliance RV's luxury full-profile fifth wheel — the company's flagship since 2019 and a cross-shop against Grand Design's Solitude, Keystone's Montana and Jayco's Pinnacle. The 2026 line runs to ten floorplans; the six profiled in full are linked below and the four catalogued plans are shown muted. The 295MK on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 295MK | 33 ft | 4 | Mid kitchen, rear living, shortest in line |
| 310RL | 34 ft | 4 | Rear living great room, walk-around island |
| 312RK | 34 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen |
| 340RL | 37 ft | 4 | Rear living |
| 370FB | 40 ft | 4 | Front bath |
| 388SP | 40 ft | 4 | Side patio, new for 2026, flagship |
| 385FL | 41 ft | 6 | Front living, loft, sleeps six |
| 382RK | 41 ft | 6 | Rear kitchen, sleeps six |
| 375RD | 41 ft | 5 | Rear den, five slides (namesake plan) |
| 395DS | 42 ft | 7 | Sleeps 7 (largest catalogued) |
Paradigm has been Alliance RV's luxury full-profile fifth wheel and its flagship since the company's founding in 2019. The 2026 line runs to ten floorplans; the six broadest-appeal layouts are profiled here in full and the remaining four are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Paradigm rides the Benchmark 101-inch wide-body drop-frame chassis on Curt 8,000-pound axles with self-adjusting brakes, H-rated tires and a Helux coil-spring pin box, with six-point hydraulic leveling, an enclosed and heated underbelly, a walkable PVC roof, a 19-cubic-foot 12-volt residential refrigerator, three roof air conditioners totalling 40,500 BTU, a 40,000-BTU furnace, a 12-gallon gas/electric water heater and a Lusso range as standard; a MorRyde 8K independent suspension with disc brakes is available. Hitch weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Mid-ship kitchen
The galley sits amidships between the rear living area and the front bedroom — the layout that keeps the 295MK the shortest Paradigm.
Shortest, lightest Paradigm
At 33 feet 3 inches and a 12,567-pound dry weight, it is the most maneuverable coach in the line with the lightest 2,350-pound pin.
Full luxury equipment
Carries the complete Paradigm standard list — Lusso range, 19-cu-ft 12V fridge, king bed, six-point leveling — on the shortest body.
Wants a three-quarter-ton+ truck
A 16,000-pound-GVWR full-profile fifth wheel — confirm a properly rated three-quarter-ton or one-ton truck’s payload and rear-axle rating.
05 How it compares
Grand Design’s luxury rear-kitchen Solitude — the direct full-profile luxury-5W cross-shop.
Keystone’s luxury Montana — a mainstream-luxury full-profile fifth wheel in the same tier.
The five-slide rear-den Paradigm — longer, heavier and the line’s namesake layout.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 98-gallon fresh tank is about 817 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 24% of the 295MK’s 3,433 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,616 lb (654 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Paradigm floorplans the water share runs 23% to 27%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Paradigm 388SP at 24% and Paradigm 382RK at 24%. 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 Paradigm 310RL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 3 in vs 34 ft 11 in; dry weight 12,567 lb vs 12,992 lb; cargo capacity 3,433 lb vs 3,008 lb; dry hitch weight 2,350 lb vs 2,530 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Paradigm plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 16,000 | 1–2 of 6 | 16,000–19,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 12,567 | 1 of 6 | 12,567–15,528 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 3,433 | 4 of 6 | 3,008–3,513 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 2,350 | 1 of 6 | 2,350–3,112 |
| Length | 33 ft 3 in | 1 of 6 | 33 ft 3 in–41 ft 9 in |
| Black tank (gal) | 53 | 1–5 of 6 | 53–106 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 1–3 of 6 | 4–6 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Paradigm 310RL matches it at 16,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Paradigm siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradigm 295MK | 33 ft 3 in | 4 | 12,567 | 16,000 | 3,433 | 2,350 | 98 |
| Paradigm 310RL | 34 ft 11 in | 4 | 12,992 | 16,000 | 3,008 | 2,530 | 98 |
| Paradigm 388SP | 40 ft 11 in | 4 | 15,528 | 19,000 | 3,472 | 3,112 | 98 |
| Paradigm 375RD | 41 ft 9 in | 5 | 14,771 | 18,000 | 3,229 | 2,875 | 98 |
| Paradigm 385FL | 41 ft 4 in | 6 | 15,487 | 19,000 | 3,513 | 2,957 | 98 |
| Paradigm 382RK | 41 ft 6 in | 6 | 14,577 | 18,000 | 3,423 | 2,951 | 98 |
All 6 Paradigm floorplans: Paradigm line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295MK | 16,000 | 12,567 | 4 | 33 ft 3 in |
| Bighorn 31RL | 16,000 | 13,060 | 4 | 36 ft 0 in |
| North Point 310RLTS | 16,000 | 13,375 | 4 | 36 ft 0 in |
| Seismic 313T | 16,000 | 10,800 | — | 38 ft 4 in |
| Avenue 38DBL | 15,995 | 12,400 | 5 | 41 ft 11 in |
| Sandpiper 3900HBLR | 16,085 | 13,284 | 4 | 42 ft 9 in |
| Sierra 3900HBLR | 16,085 | 13,284 | — | 42 ft 9 in |
Against the 295MK: the Bighorn 31RL is 3 ft longer; the North Point 310RLTS is 3 ft longer; the Seismic 313T is 5 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the 295MK
How much does the 295MK weigh?
12,567 lb dry; 16,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 295MK carry?
3,433 lb, 21% of its GVWR (median across 307 fifth wheels here: 19%). A full fresh tank uses 817 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 295MK?
2,350 lb dry, 19% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the 295MK need?
A tow rating of at least 16,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 295MK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. 3 of the 6 Paradigm floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 295MK?
Fresh 98, grey 106, black 53 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 295MK?
33' 3" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
17 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 295MK. Not published: interior height, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: alliancerv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 10 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints against the Paradigm line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are wheels (30%), equipment (20%) and structure (20%).
Reports that name the 295MK
6 of those records name this floorplan specifically rather than the line as a whole.
| Type | Date | Reference | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recall | 23 Apr 2024 | 24V286000 | A freshwater tank that detaches from a vehicle can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Recall | 22 Apr 2022 | 22V270000 | A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. |
| Recall | 12 Sep 2024 | 24V675000 | Brakes that fail to engage when a tow vehicle detaches increases the risk of a crash. |
| Recall | 10 Aug 2023 | 23V569000 | Incorrect wiring may prevent the emergency trailer brake from engaging when the trailer becomes detached, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Recall | 2 Jun 2025 | 25V318000 | A freshwater tank that detaches from a vehicle can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Complaint | 26 Sep 2023 | ODI 11546736 | After finalizing the purchase of a 2022 Alliance RV Paradigm 295MK trailer at Giant RV dealership in Colton California we started our drive home. After driving 2 hours and 80 miles, I was… |
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 Paradigm line page.