2027 Highland Ridge Range Lite215MKU

The Range Lite 215MKU leaves Highland Ridge's factory at 5,745 lbs dry, with a published GVWR of 7,400 lbs and 1,655 lbs of cargo capacity between the two. Cargo capacity is 22% of the loaded rating, and Highland Ridge's own definition is worth reading before you plan against it: cargo capacity is what remains for fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory. Fresh water alone is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling this trailer's 55-gallon fresh tank spends 457 lbs of that 1,655 lbs before anything else is loaded.

Dry tongue weight is 664 lbs, or 12% of the dry weight. Ten to fifteen percent is the conventional band for a bumper-pull trailer, and this plan sits inside it as published. Tongue weight is not fixed: it moves with how the trailer is loaded, and weight added ahead of the axles raises it. A weight-distribution hitch is the normal fitment at this tongue load, and the tow vehicle's tongue-weight limit is a separate number from its trailer-weight limit.

Tank capacities are 55 gallons fresh, 76 grey and 38 black, 114 gallons of waste capacity against 55 gallons of supply. The ratio is what governs how long the trailer can sit off hookups: waste capacity exceeds fresh, so the fresh tank is the binding constraint and refilling extends the stay. Highland Ridge publishes these three figures per floorplan, and they are the factory's numbers rather than a segment average.

Against the rest of the Range Lite roster this is the 5th of 12 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 4,935 lbs to 6,960 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight. Comparing floorplans inside one line is more reliable than comparing across brands, because every figure here comes from the same factory channel on the same day.

A useful way to read the pair of weights is to stop planning against the dry figure. Nobody tows a trailer at 5,745 lbs: that is the weight before water, batteries, propane, bedding, food, tools and anything the dealer bolted on. Load half the published cargo capacity, which is modest for a family trip, and this plan is already near 6,573 lbs on the road. Compare that number against the tow vehicle, not the dry weight, and leave margin on top of it - the published GVWR of 7,400 lbs is a limit rather than a target.

Every number above was read from Highland Ridge's own factory page for this floorplan. It was read once, from that page only, so there is no second factory listing to check it against. Dry weight plus cargo capacity also equals the published GVWR exactly, which is the arithmetic check this site runs on every profiled floorplan. Where a figure is missing from this page it is because Highland Ridge does not publish it in this channel, not because it was hard to find - and the row says so rather than being quietly dropped.

Highland Ridge publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 215MKU is a Range Lite designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 215MKU differs from the other eleven Range Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out. Not every one of these pages covers the same model years as this one (2027); each figure is the one its own page prints, so a rank compares pages, not one model year.

• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 22.4%: third-largest of twelve, between the 280MKI (21.4%) and the 230MKD (22.6%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,655 lb: fourth-largest of twelve, between the 270DBL (1,650 lb) and the 230MKD (1,675 lb).
• Dry weight, 5,745 lb: fifth-lightest of twelve, between the 230MKD (5,725 lb) and the 250RBL (5,915 lb).
• Sleeping capacity, 2: smallest of four, level with the 260RKB; next is the 225BSM (7).
• Tongue weight, 664 lb: sixth-heaviest of twelve, between the 225BSM and 230MKD (660 lb) and the 240DBH (665 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.6%: sixth-smallest of twelve, between the 230MKD (11.5%) and the 220DBM (11.8%).
• Length, 28 ft 9 in: sixth-shortest of twelve, between the 230MKD (28 ft 7 in) and the 240DBH (29 ft 8 in).
• GVWR, 7,400 lb: shared with the 230MKD; of twelve, three lower and seven higher, nearest the 220DBM (6,995 lb) and the 225BSM and 250RBL (7,500 lb).
• Grey tank, 76 gal: shared with the 225BSM, 240DBH and 270DBL; of twelve, seven smaller and one larger, nearest the 230MKD, 260RLL and 280MKI (71 gal) and the 260RKB (106 gal).
• Black tank, 38 gal: shared with the 240DBH, 250RBL and 270DBL; of twelve, seven smaller and one larger, nearest the 200MLM, 211RKM and four others (30.5 gal) and the 225BSM (40 gal).
• Exterior height, 9 ft 11 in: shared with the 211RKM, 220DBM and two others; of twelve, three lower and four taller, nearest the 200MLM and 260RLL (9 ft 10 in) and the 225BSM (10 ft 2 in).

Next to the 230MKD (2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 215MKU is 20 lb heavier by dry weight, has 20 lb less cargo capacity, is 2 in longer, has a grey tank 5 gal larger and has a black tank 7.5 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 250RBL (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 215MKU is 170 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 100 lb lower, has 70 lb more cargo capacity, is 1 ft 4 in shorter, stands 2 in taller and has a grey tank 15 gal larger; the two publish the same fresh tank and black tank.

Eleven Range Lite floorplans with a full factory record for 2027. They run 4,885 lb to 7,090 lb dry across 23' 4" to 33' 2" of exterior length, with cargo capacity of 1,400 lb to 1,760 lb and tongue weights of 555 lb to 860 lb. Every one publishes a GVWR, 6,400 lb to 8,850 lb, and dry weight plus cargo capacity equals it exactly.

A full 55-gallon fresh tank is about 457 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 28% of the 215MKU’s 1,655 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,198 lb (599 lb per rated berth). Across 12 Range Lite floorplans the water share runs 24% to 33%, and 8 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Range Lite 230MKD at 27% and Range Lite 270DBL at 28%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Range Lite 230MKD, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 9 in vs 28 ft 7 in; dry weight 5,745 lb vs 5,725 lb; cargo capacity 1,655 lb vs 1,675 lb; hitch weight 664 lb vs 660 lb; grey tank 76 gal vs 71 gal; black tank 38 gal vs 30.5 gal. They match on GVWR and fresh tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Range Lite 220DBM is 405 lb lighter (6,995 lb GVWR); Range Lite 230MKD matches it at 7,400 lb GVWR.

All 12 Range Lite floorplans: Range Lite line hub.

Against the 215MKU: the Jay Feather 23RK sleeps 2 more; the North Trail 240RK sleeps 2 more; the Puma Tracks / Solaire 303BHTB is 34 lb heavier and 5 ft longer.

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 215MKU. Not published: interior height, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

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