01 What makes it unique
The 1700BH is the plan that anchors the whole Prowler pitch: a genuine factory bunkhouse — sleeping up to five per the factory page — at a Base MSRP of $16,718, the lowest figure in the relaunched Heartland catalog. It rides a single 3,700-pound axle with an 8,000-BTU wall-mounted air conditioner (the single-axle equipment set), a 19,000-BTU furnace, a 10-foot awning and 30/20/20-gallon tanks, and wears the Lynx Edition badge the light end of the roster carries.
The build is the shared Prowler package: an integrated A-frame chassis under the TrussXL roof truss system rated to 4,500 pounds, a PVC roof membrane with a limited lifetime warranty, MORryde StepAbove entry steps, the 8-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a tankless water heater and solar prep. The factory page prints a 3,950-pound GVWR, and the published 3,010-pound dry weight plus 940-pound cargo capacity equals it exactly.
The arithmetic to respect is the 940-pound cargo margin — five sleepers, a filled 30-gallon fresh tank (about 250 pounds) and gear will spend it fast, so weigh the loaded unit. Families who outgrow it should read the tandem-axle 2100QB or 2600BH; couples who want a slide at single-axle weight should read the 1802MBS.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 9' 6"
- Interior height
- 6' 6"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 3,010 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,950 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 940 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 310 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 30 gal
- Grey water
- 20 gal
- Black water
- 20 gal
- Refrigerator
- 8 cu ft (12V)
Construction
- A-frame
- Integrated into the chassis
- Roof
- TrussXL 4,500-lb truss · PVC membrane (limited lifetime)
- Steps
- MORryde StepAbove
- Solar
- PowerUp prep (200W option on tandem plans)
Running gear
- Axles (factory)
- 1 x 3700
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 310 lb
- Tires
- Not published
- LP
- One 20-lb bottle
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 8 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 8,000 BTU wall unit
- Water heater
- Tankless
- Furnace
- 19,000 BTU
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Up to 5 (factory)
- Primary bed
- Bunks + front bed
- Layout
- Single-axle Lynx-badged bunkhouse compact — factory bunks, full galley and wet bath in a 17-foot-6 box, wall-mount air conditioner, one entry
- Awnings & entries
- 1 · 10′ · 1 entry (RVUSA)
03 Prowler floorplan family
Heartland's Prowler line — the value family of the fall-2025 Heartland relaunch under Jayco: twenty-one 2026 floorplans from a 16-foot micro bunk to a 37-foot-10 triple-slide rear-living flagship, every one on an integrated A-frame chassis with a TrussXL 4,500-pound roof truss under a limited-lifetime PVC membrane, a tankless water heater, an 8-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and MORryde StepAbove steps standard, with the light single-axle plans wearing the Lynx Edition badge. Eight plans are profiled in depth; the full roster including catalogued plans lives on the Prowler hub with verified weights.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300BH | 17 ft | 3 | Micro Lynx bunk compact — catalogued on the hub (weight pattern flagged) |
| 1700BH | 21 ft | 5 | Lynx single-axle bunkhouse — the $16,718 price headline |
| 1700DB | 21 ft | 5 | Lynx single-axle double-bed compact — catalogued on the hub |
| 1700RB | 21 ft | 3 | Lynx single-axle rear-bath couples compact — catalogued on the hub |
| 1702DBS | 23 ft | 6 | Lynx single-axle double-bed slide — catalogued on the hub |
| 1800BH | 22 ft | 5 | Single-axle bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub |
| 1800QB | 22 ft | 5 | Single-axle queen-bed plan — catalogued on the hub (CCC misprint flagged) |
| 1802MBS | 24 ft | 6 | Murphy-bed slide compact — the only single-axle slide |
| 2000MB | 24 ft | 4 | Wide-body Murphy compact — catalogued on the hub |
| 2100QB | 26 ft | 8 | No-slide eight-sleeper — tandem value without slide upkeep |
| 2103MKS | 25 ft | 4 | Mid-kitchen slide couples plan — the compact-tandem sweet spot |
| 2201MDS | 27 ft | 4 | Tandem Murphy-bed slide plan — premium compact couples pick |
| 2500BH | 28 ft | 8 | Tandem bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub |
| 2600BH | 29 ft | 8 | Big slide-free bunkhouse — eight berths, no slide upkeep |
| 2601RLS | 31 ft | 6 | Rear-living slide, dual entry — published weights flagged |
| 2602BHS | 31 ft | 10 | Volume bunkhouse with outdoor kitchen — the most-listed Prowler |
| 2702BHS | 33 ft | 10 | Bunkhouse slide with outdoor kitchen — catalogued on the hub |
| 2801RLD | 33 ft | 6 | Rear-living dual-entry — catalogued (weights flagged, no MSRP) |
| 2802BHS | 33 ft | 10 | Bunkhouse slide — catalogued on the hub |
| 3202DSB | 36 ft | 10 | Dual-entry bunkhouse with outdoor kitchen — catalogued on the hub |
| 3301RLT | 38 ft | 6 | Triple-slide rear-living flagship — catalogued on the hub |
The Prowler roster splits into two build classes: single-axle compacts (the 1300–1800-series plus the 1802MBS — an 8,000-BTU wall air conditioner, one 20-lb LP bottle) and tandem-axle full-size plans (13,500-BTU roof air, two bottles, with 15,000-BTU and second-A/C-plus-50-amp options). The light plans wear Heartland's Lynx Edition badge — a trim identity, not a separate line. This is a published-GVWR-clean line on the factory pages for every profiled plan except the 2601RLS, whose published set does not sum and is flagged on its page. RVUSA's MSRPs run roughly $375–$525 below the current factory Base MSRP (stale records, logged; the 3301RLT gap is $9,525) and West-edition twins are excluded. Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The catalog price floor
A $16,718 factory Base MSRP is the lowest published figure in the relaunched Heartland lineup — and dealer street pricing typically runs below MSRP. Confirm with a dealer.
Single-axle equipment set
The light Prowlers swap the roof air conditioner for an 8,000-BTU wall-mount unit and carry one 20-lb LP bottle — sized to the trailer, but worth knowing in hot climates.
940 pounds of margin
Five berths against a 940-pound cargo capacity means water and gear need discipline; the fresh tank alone claims about a quarter of it.
Lynx badging, same trailer
RVUSA catalogs the light plans under a separate Prowler Lynx index; the factory builds them as one roster with Lynx Edition trim. One trailer, two listing names.
05 How it compares
The tandem move — eight berths, the 13,500-BTU roof air and a 1,570-pound margin for about $9,400 more at Base MSRP.
The value single-axle bunk field — the 1700BH counter is the tankless water heater, the TrussXL lifetime-warranty roof and the published price.
The sister-company value compacts — compare tongue weight, cargo margin and what ships standard.