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2026 HeartlandProwler 2600BH

The big slide-free family Prowler — 29 feet 5 of tandem bunkhouse rated for up to eight, at 4,805 pounds dry on a 525-pound tongue: more berths per pound than anything else in the roster.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

4,805lb
Dry Weight
6,500lb
GVWR
1,695lb
Payload
29ft
Length
Sleeps up to 8 Slide-free · Queen bed + bunks Built by · Heartland RV (Jayco) Construction · TrussXL roof · integrated A-frame Base MSRP · $26,393

01 What makes it unique

The 2600BH stretches the no-slide formula to its family maximum: factory bunks, a genuine mid living-and-galley area and a front bed in a 25-foot-6 box, rated by the factory for up to eight sleepers. Because nothing slides, the dry weight stays at 4,805 pounds — lighter than the 24-foot 2103MKS — on a 525-pound tongue.

Equipment is the standard tandem set: 13,500-BTU roof air conditioner, 30,000-BTU furnace, two LP bottles, the 52/39/39-gallon tank group, tankless water heater, 8-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, TrussXL 4,500-pound roof truss under the lifetime-warranty PVC membrane, MORryde StepAbove steps, tandem 3,500-pound axles. The printed 6,500-pound GVWR equals the 4,805-pound dry weight plus 1,695-pound cargo capacity exactly — the second-best margin in the profiled set.

The trade is width at camp — slide plans feel bigger parked — and one entry door serving eight people. Families who want the open floor and the outdoor kitchen should read the 2602BHS one step up; the 2100QB is the same philosophy four feet shorter.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
29' 5"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
9' 10"
Interior height
6' 9"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
4,805 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
6,500 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,695 lbs
Dry tongue weight
525 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
52 gal
Grey water
39 gal
Black water
39 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)
2 x 3500
Hitch
Bumper Pull · dry tongue 525 lb
Tires
Not published
LP
Two 20-lb bottles

Galley & systems

Refrigerator
8 cu ft 12V
A/C
13,500 BTU roof (15K & 2nd A/C options)
Water heater
Tankless
Furnace
30,000 BTU

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Up to 8 (factory)
Primary bed
Queen bed + bunks
Layout
Slide-free family bunkhouse — rear bunks, mid galley and living, front bed, 16-foot awning, one entry
Awnings & entries
1 · 16′ · 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.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
1300BH17 ft3Micro Lynx bunk compact — catalogued on the hub (weight pattern flagged)
1700BH21 ft5Lynx single-axle bunkhouse — the $16,718 price headline
1700DB21 ft5Lynx single-axle double-bed compact — catalogued on the hub
1700RB21 ft3Lynx single-axle rear-bath couples compact — catalogued on the hub
1702DBS23 ft6Lynx single-axle double-bed slide — catalogued on the hub
1800BH22 ft5Single-axle bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub
1800QB22 ft5Single-axle queen-bed plan — catalogued on the hub (CCC misprint flagged)
1802MBS24 ft6Murphy-bed slide compact — the only single-axle slide
2000MB24 ft4Wide-body Murphy compact — catalogued on the hub
2100QB26 ft8No-slide eight-sleeper — tandem value without slide upkeep
2103MKS25 ft4Mid-kitchen slide couples plan — the compact-tandem sweet spot
2201MDS27 ft4Tandem Murphy-bed slide plan — premium compact couples pick
2500BH28 ft8Tandem bunkhouse — catalogued on the hub
2600BH29 ft8Big slide-free bunkhouse — eight berths, no slide upkeep
2601RLS31 ft6Rear-living slide, dual entry — published weights flagged
2602BHS31 ft10Volume bunkhouse with outdoor kitchen — the most-listed Prowler
2702BHS33 ft10Bunkhouse slide with outdoor kitchen — catalogued on the hub
2801RLD33 ft6Rear-living dual-entry — catalogued (weights flagged, no MSRP)
2802BHS33 ft10Bunkhouse slide — catalogued on the hub
3202DSB36 ft10Dual-entry bunkhouse with outdoor kitchen — catalogued on the hub
3301RLT38 ft6Triple-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

Berths per pound

Eight factory-rated berths at 4,805 pounds dry — the lightest path to a full family count in the roster, towable by a well-equipped mid-size truck.

Slide-free is the feature

No slide seals, motors, toppers or winter prep — the maintenance argument the no-slide plans make.

One door, eight people

A single entry serves the whole crew — the dual-entry 2602BHS and 2601RLS solve the traffic jam.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↑ Step up
Prowler 2602BHS

The open-floor family move — a slide, an outdoor kitchen and a ten-berth rating for 1,010 pounds more dry weight.

↓ Step down
Prowler 2100QB

The same slide-free idea four feet shorter — 375 pounds lighter with the identical eight-berth rating.

↔ Cross-shop
Grey Wolf 26-foot slide-free bunk plans

The value slide-free family field — the 2600BH counter is the tankless water heater and the printed factory price.