01 What makes it unique
The Reflection 100 Series 22RK is the smallest, lightest and least expensive fifth wheel in the entire Reflection line — the accessible entry point to a Reflection 5W. A single slide and a rear-kitchen layout (the “RK”) put the galley across the back of the coach, with a private front bedroom in the raised nose, in a coach under 27 feet that a half-ton truck can comfortably tow. The Reflection residential build is present at the entry price: gel-coat fiberglass sidewalls over laminated aluminum framing and a one-piece TPO roof.
It rides on a tandem axle with Goodyear Endurance tires and MORryde rubberized suspension, with a 9,995-pound GVWR on a 7,000-pound dry weight — leaving the largest payload in the Reflection family at 2,995 pounds — and a 1,130-pound dry pin weight that a properly equipped half-ton can easily carry. A 55-gallon fresh tank and a 10 cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator support couples’ trips.
It sleeps four in a couples-first layout, at an MSRP near $62,100 — the lowest entry price in the Reflection line. For buyers who want a genuine Reflection fifth wheel at the smallest size, the lowest price and with class-leading cargo capacity, the single-slide rear-kitchen 22RK is the entry to the 100 Series and the most half-ton-friendly coach in the family.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 26' 11"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 12' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 7,000 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,995 lbs
- Dry pin weight
- 1,130 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 55 gal
- Grey water
- 78 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft
Construction
- Walls
- Laminated aluminum-framed · gel-coat fiberglass
- Roof
- One-piece TPO · walk-on decking
- Front cap
- Painted fiberglass · Max Turn aero
- Insulation
- Side/rear R-9 · floor R-30* · roof R-40*
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Suspension
- MORryde rubberized equalizer
- Tires
- Goodyear Endurance · aluminum wheels
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft
- A/C
- 15K BTU ducted A/C
- Water heater
- Tankless on-demand · gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 1
- Hitch type
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Primary bed
- Front queen/king
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded pin percentages are industry convention for fifth wheels (15–25% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch.
03 The Reflection floorplan family
Grand Design's Reflection is the brand's premium-mainstream towable family, and it spans four sub-lines across both tow types. The full-size Reflection fifth wheel is the heart of the range — a residential half-ton-to-three-quarter-ton coach with a 16 cubic-foot refrigerator and laminated aluminum construction. The Reflection travel trailer (the "...TS" plans) brings that same finish to a genuine bumper-pull, for buyers who want Reflection quality without an in-bed hitch. The Reflection 150 Series is the lightest fifth wheel — CURT Touring Coil suspension, standard solar and a 90-degree turning pin box for short-bed half-tons — and the Reflection 100 Series is the accessible short-bed fifth-wheel entry. The 22RK on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full Reflection catalogue runs to dozens of floorplans across all four; the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Sub-line | Type | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322FKTS | Reflection TT | TT | 36 ft | 6 | Front-kitchen couples, rear bath, dual slide |
| 317RSTS | Reflection TT | TT | 35 ft | 4 | Rear-living dual-slide couples trailer |
| 312BHTS | Reflection TT | TT | 37 ft | 6 | Private bunkhouse + outside kitchen, triple slide |
| 345RLTS | Reflection TT | TT | 39 ft | 6 | Rear-living tri-slide, theater seating |
| 342BHTS | Reflection TT | TT | 38 ft | 7 | New 2026: rear private bunkhouse + outside kitchen, triple slide |
| 28RL | Reflection 100 | 5W | 31 ft | 4 | Half-ton rear-living, dual slide |
| 27BH | Reflection 100 | 5W | 32 ft | 10 | Half-ton bunkhouse, sleeps ten |
| 32BH | Reflection 100 | 5W | 36 ft | 7 | Bunkhouse flagship of the 100 Series |
| 270BN | Reflection 150 | 5W | 30 ft | 2 | Single-slide rear bunk, lightest range |
| 295RL | Reflection 150 | 5W | 33 ft | 4 | Rear-living dual-slide half-ton |
| 303RLS | Reflection FW | 5W | 33 ft | 4 | Entry full-size rear-living, tri-slide |
| 337RLS | Reflection FW | 5W | 36 ft | 4 | Rear-living couples full-size |
| 320MKS | Reflection FW | 5W | 35 ft | 4 | Mid-kitchen + outside kitchen, desk |
| 311BHS | Reflection FW | 5W | 37 ft | 6 | Private bunkhouse, quad slide |
| 367BHS | Reflection FW | 5W | 41 ft | 8 | Bunk + loft full-timer flagship |
| 324MBS | Reflection FW | 5W | 37 ft | 6 | Mid-bunk two-bedroom, tri-slide |
| 360FLS | Reflection FW | 5W | 39 ft | 6 | Front-living flagship, five slides |
| 362TBS | Reflection FW | 5W | 40 ft | 8 | Two-bedroom rear bath, sleeps eight |
| 250ML | Reflection 150 | 5W | 30 ft | 3 | Compact mid-living, single slide |
| 260RD | Reflection 150 | 5W | 30 ft | 4 | Lightest 5W, rear-living, big payload |
| 298BH | Reflection 150 | 5W | 35 ft | 8 | Half-ton bunkhouse, sleeps eight |
| 22RK | Reflection 100 | 5W | 27 ft | 4 | Smallest/cheapest 5W, biggest payload |
| 24RL | Reflection 100 | 5W | 30 ft | 4 | Rear-living, lightest pin, dual A/C |
The Reflection 100 Series is the accessible short-bed fifth-wheel entry to the Reflection line, pairing the residential build with the lowest pin weights and prices in the range. Pin weights are factory dry figures and climb with cargo — verify your truck's payload and rear-axle rating before towing. Additional 100 Series floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Smallest, lowest-priced Reflection 5W
Under 27 feet at the lowest entry price in the line — the accessible way into a Reflection fifth wheel.
Biggest payload in the line
2,995 lb of payload on a 9,995-lb GVWR is the largest cargo capacity in the Reflection family.
Easy half-ton pin
A 1,130-lb dry pin and 7,000-lb dry weight make it among the easiest Reflections for a half-ton to tow.
Confirm the loaded pin
A 1,130-lb dry pin climbs with cargo — weigh loaded and check your truck’s payload and rear-axle rating before towing.
05 How it compares
A rear-living 100 Series at 30 feet — an open back living area and dual A/C, slightly heavier.
The compact 150 Series — similar size with CURT coil suspension and standard solar at a higher price.
The 100 Series rear-living best-seller — dual slides and more space for a couple.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 55-gallon fresh tank is roughly 15% of the 2,995-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 22RK with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 2,995 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (55 gal × 8.34 lb) | −459 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 2,536 lb | 15% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 634 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 4 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry pin weight of 1,130 pounds is 16% of this floorplan’s 7,000-pound dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin weight rides in the bed of the truck, so it comes off payload rather than off tow rating — and it rises with the trailer as you load it, not in proportion to what you put over the axles.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 9,995-pound GVWR the 22RK is towing 2,995 pounds more than its 7,000-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 55 gallons of fresh against 78 grey and 39 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Of the 23 Reflection floorplans profiled here, the 22RK is the lightest by GVWR at 9,995 pounds — the entry point to the line and the one most likely to suit a vehicle already at its limit.
Either side of it in the same line: Reflection 24RL matches it exactly at 9,995 lb GVWR.
4 other Reflection plans share this floorplan’s 9,995 lb GVWR, so the ranking above separates plans that tow to the same ceiling. On a shared chassis the figure that actually differs between them is cargo capacity and where the weight sits, not the rating.
| Comparable fifth wheels | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22RK | 9,995 | 7,000 | 4 | 26 ft 11 in |
| Arctic Wolf 27SGS | 9,995 | 7,893 | 4 | 29 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 26REC | 9,995 | 8,355 | 2 | 29 ft 2 in |
| Blackthorn 229RK | 9,945 | 7,324 | — | 28 ft 1 in |
| Cougar 23MLE | 10,075 | 7,745 | 6 | 27 ft 11 in |
| Avenue 28BH | 10,495 | 8,518 | 6 | 32 ft 11 in |
| Cardinal 32CHILL | 12,188 | 9,688 | — | 35 ft 3 in |
Against the 22RK: the Arctic Wolf 27SGS is 3 ft longer; the Eagle 26REC is 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 fewer; the Blackthorn 229RK is 50 lb lighter and 1 ft longer. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest fifth wheels from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Reflection floorplans profiled here run 7,000 to 12,900 pounds dry and 27 to 41 feet of exterior length across 23 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Reflection line hub.
08 Common questions about the 22RK
How much does the 22RK weigh?
It leaves the factory at 7,000 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 9,995 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 22RK carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 2,995 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 55-gallon fresh tank uses about 459 pounds of that.
What is the pin weight of the 22RK?
The published dry pin weight is 1,130 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 22RK need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 9,995 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 22RK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 22RK?
Fresh 55 gallons, grey 78 gallons, black 39 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 22RK?
Exterior length is 26' 11". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 16 of them for the 22RK. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: interior height, awning, tire size (a tire description is published, a size is not). If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (100%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Reflection line, and NHTSA holds 20 recall campaigns and 153 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 153 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are service brakes (27%), structure (18%) and suspension (14%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Reflection line page.