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2026 HeartlandProwler 2602BHS

The plan the market votes for — the most-listed Prowler in the country on the probe day: a 30-foot-6 bunkhouse with a living slide, an outdoor kitchen and a factory rating of up to ten sleepers, at 5,815 pounds dry with a clean 7,600-pound GVWR.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

5,815lb
Dry Weight
7,600lb
GVWR
1,785lb
Payload
30ft
Length
Sleeps up to 10 1-slide · Queen bed + bunks Built by · Heartland RV (Jayco) Construction · TrussXL roof · integrated A-frame Base MSRP · $32,393

01 What makes it unique

The 2602BHS is the volume seller of the relaunched line: rear bunks, a single living slide, a front bed and a camp-side outdoor kitchen, with the factory printing a berth rating of up to ten — the highest in the Prowler roster. On the 10 July 2026 RVUSA probe it showed more live listings than any other Prowler floorplan.

Equipment is the full tandem set — 13,500-BTU roof air conditioner with the 15,000-BTU and second-A/C-plus-50-amp options available, a 30,000-BTU furnace, two LP bottles, the 52/39/39-gallon tank group, tankless water heater, the 8-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, TrussXL 4,500-pound roof truss under the limited-lifetime PVC membrane and MORryde steps — on tandem 3,500-pound axles with 14-inch Load Range D tires. The printed 7,600-pound GVWR equals the 5,815-pound dry weight plus 1,785-pound cargo capacity exactly, the best margin in the profiled set.

At 5,815 pounds dry on a 680-pound tongue, this is comfortable half-ton work. Ten berths against 1,785 pounds of margin is the arithmetic to respect — a filled fresh tank alone claims about 430 pounds. The one modest fitment is the 10-foot awning; buyers who live outside should note the shorter shade line.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
30' 6"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
10' 5"
Interior height
6' 9"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight
5,815 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
7,600 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,785 lbs
Dry tongue weight
680 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 680 lb
Tires
ST205/75R14'D'
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 10 (factory)
Primary bed
Queen bed + bunks
Layout
Bunkhouse with slide and outdoor kitchen — rear bunks, single living slide, front bed, camp-side outdoor kitchen, 10-foot awning
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.

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

The most-listed Prowler

On the 10 Jul 2026 RVUSA probe the 2602BHS led the roster in live listings — the de facto volume plan of the relaunch.

Ten berths is the headline

The highest factory sleep rating in the line — and the best profiled cargo margin (1,785 pounds) to carry the crew’s gear.

The 10-foot awning

Short for a 30-footer with an outdoor kitchen — the one place the spec sheet trims.

Option-sheet decisions

The 15,000-BTU air, second-A/C-with-50-amp prep and the Platinum Package (fiberglass walls, fireplace, aluminum rims) are the boxes hot-climate and resale-minded buyers should price.

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

05 How it compares

↓ Step down
Prowler 2600BH

The slide-free version of the family idea — 1,010 pounds lighter, eight berths, no outdoor kitchen.

↔ Cross-shop
Prowler 2601RLS

The rear-living alternative at the same length class — couples-first, dual entry, with its flagged weight sheet.

↔ Cross-shop
Grey Wolf 26BRB / Coleman 28-foot bunkhouses

The volume value-bunkhouse field — the 2602BHS counter is the ten-berth rating, tankless water heater and clean printed GVWR.