2027 Highland Ridge Range Lite260RKB

The Range Lite 260RKB leaves Highland Ridge's factory at 6,790 lbs dry, with a published GVWR of 8,500 lbs and 1,710 lbs of cargo capacity between the two. Cargo capacity is 20% 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 1,710 lbs before anything else is loaded.

Dry tongue weight is 810 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, 106 grey and 30 black, 136 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 11th of 12 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 4,935 lbs to 6,960 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line. 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 6,790 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 7,645 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 8,500 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. 260RKB is a Range Lite designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 260RKB 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.

• Grey tank, 106 gal: largest of twelve; next are the 215MKU, 225BSM and two others (76 gal).
• Black tank, 30 gal: smallest of twelve; next are the 200MLM, 211RKM and four others (30.5 gal).
• Dry weight, 6,790 lb: second-heaviest of twelve, between the 270DBL (6,550 lb) and the 280MKI (6,960 lb).
• GVWR, 8,500 lb: second-highest of twelve, between the 270DBL (8,200 lb) and the 280MKI (8,850 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,710 lb: second-largest of twelve, between the 230MKD (1,675 lb) and the 280MKI (1,890 lb).
• Tongue weight, 810 lb: second-heaviest of twelve, between the 280MKI (720 lb) and the 270DBL (845 lb).
• Length, 31 ft 11 in: third-longest of twelve, between the 260RLL (31 ft 4 in) and the 270DBL (32 ft 3 in).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 5 in: tallest of twelve, level with the 280MKI; next is the 270DBL (10 ft 3 in).
• Sleeping capacity, 2: smallest of four, level with the 215MKU; next is the 225BSM (7).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20.1%: shared with the 270DBL; of twelve, two smaller and eight larger, nearest the 260RLL (19.8%) and the 220DBM (20.7%).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.9%: shared with the 211RKM; of twelve, seven smaller and three larger, nearest the 220DBM (11.8%) and the 250RBL (12.1%).

Next to the 270DBL (2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 260RKB is 240 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 300 lb higher, has 60 lb more cargo capacity, is 4 in shorter, stands 2 in taller, has a grey tank 30 gal larger and has a black tank 8 gal smaller; the two publish the same fresh tank.

Next to the 280MKI (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 260RKB is 170 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 350 lb lower, has 180 lb less cargo capacity, is 1 ft 3 in shorter, has a grey tank 35 gal larger and has a black tank 0.5 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height and fresh 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), 27% of the 260RKB’s 1,710 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,254 lb (627 lb per rated berth). Across 12 Range Lite floorplans the water share runs 24% to 33%, and 10 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Range Lite 280MKI at 24% and Range Lite 230MKD at 27%. 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 270DBL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 31 ft 11 in vs 32 ft 3 in; dry weight 6,790 lb vs 6,550 lb; GVWR 8,500 lb vs 8,200 lb; cargo capacity 1,710 lb vs 1,650 lb; hitch weight 810 lb vs 845 lb; grey tank 106 gal vs 76 gal; black tank 30 gal vs 38 gal. They match on fresh tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Range Lite 270DBL is 300 lb lighter (8,200 lb GVWR); Range Lite 280MKI is 350 lb heavier (8,850 lb GVWR).

All 12 Range Lite floorplans: Range Lite line hub.

Against the 260RKB: the Jay Feather 29BHB is 2 ft longer and sleeps 8 more; the Jay Flight 265TH is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 more; the Jay Flight SLX 286BHSW is 1 ft longer and sleeps 6 more.

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 260RKB. Not published: interior height, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.