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2027 Highland Ridge Roamer Travel Trailer31TBTS

a 38-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 9,745 lbs dry and is rated to carry 2,250 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

9,745lb
Dry Weight
11,995lb
GVWR
1,070lb
Tongue Weight
38ft
Length
2,250 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Travel Trailers Built by · Highland Ridge Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

The Roamer Travel Trailer 31TBTS leaves Highland Ridge's factory at 9,745 lbs dry, with a published GVWR of 11,995 lbs and 2,250 lbs of cargo capacity between the two. Cargo capacity is 19% 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 52-gallon fresh tank spends 432 lbs of that 2,250 lbs before anything else is loaded.

Dry tongue weight is 1,070 lbs, or 11% 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 52 gallons fresh, 74 grey and 37 black, 111 gallons of waste capacity against 52 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 Roamer Travel Trailer roster this is the 3rd of 3 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 8,110 lbs to 9,745 lbs. It is the heaviest plan in the line, so the tow vehicle should be settled before the floorplan is. 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 9,745 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 10,870 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 11,995 lbs is a limit rather than a target.

Every number above was captured twice from Highland Ridge and checked against itself before it was published. The line roster block and the individual floorplan page are two separate factory renderings of the same trailer, and this plan's 0 shared figures agree could not be compared on both. 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. 31TBTS is a Roamer Travel Trailer designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
38' 8"
Exterior height
11' 2"
Exterior width
8' 1"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
9,745 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
11,995 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,250 lbs
Dry tongue (hitch) weight
1,070 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
52 gal
Grey water
74 gal
Black water
37 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull (weight-distribution recommended)
Axles
Not published by Highland Ridge
Tires
Not published by Highland Ridge

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Highland Ridge
Awnings
21' 0"

Verified specs, drawn to scale

Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.

Loaded weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 31TBTSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 9,745 pounds, then cargo capacity 2,250 pounds, against a GVWR of 11,995 pounds. Dry tongue weight 1,070 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 11,995 lbsDry 9,745 lbsCargo capacity 2,250 lbsDry tongue weight 1,070 lbs — same scale
Drawn from this page’s published figures. The bar runs from empty to GVWR: the dark band is dry weight, the light band is everything you are allowed to add — water, propane, batteries and gear all come out of it.

Size, drawn to scale

Scale outline of the 31TBTSScale outline of the 31TBTS. Overall length 38' 8", overall height 11' 2", overall width 8' 1".end view8' 1"38' 8" overall length11' 2"
Overall length and height are drawn true to scale from the published figures, and the end view uses the same scale. Axle count is as published; axle position, wheel size and the nose profile are schematic. This is a size drawing, not a floorplan, and not a claim about body shape.

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 31TBTSHolding tank capacities: fresh 52 gallons, grey 74 gallons, black 37 gallons.Fresh52 galGrey74 galBlack37 gal
Published tank capacities on one scale. A full fresh tank is about 434 lbs of water — roughly 19% of this plan’s 2,250 lb cargo capacity, before you load anything else.

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.

Minimum tow rating your vehicle needs11,995 lb
Published dry tongue weight1,070 lb
Loaded tongue weight, typical range1,200–1,799 lb
Minimum receiver hitch capacity11,995 lb towed / 1,799 lb tongue
The tongue weight above is dry. It is the figure the manufacturer publishes for an empty trailer. Loaded — with water, propane, batteries and your gear — it runs higher, which is why the range row uses loaded weight. Sizing your truck off the dry number under-budgets your payload.
The arithmetic that actually binds. Open your driver’s door and read the payload figure on the yellow-and-white sticker — that number is specific to your truck as built. Subtract from it: loaded tongue weight (use the range above), every passenger, everything in the bed and cab, and the weight-distributing hitch itself where one is used. What is left is your margin. Payload, not tow rating, is what most half-ton owners run out of first.

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 tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% 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 Roamer Travel Trailer floorplan family

Roamer Travel Trailer is the bumper-pull roster Highland Ridge splits out of Roamer. Three floorplans are published for 2027 and all three are profiled, from 8,110 lb dry on a 31-foot 7-inch to 9,745 lb on a 38-foot 8-inch, with dry tongue weights of 1,070 to 1,205 lb. These are large travel trailers with fifth-wheel-sized floorplans and tongue weights to match, so the weight-distributing hitch and the rear-axle figure matter more here than the tow rating. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly on all three.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
27FKDS31' 7"8,1109,800Travel Trailers
29RLTS37' 11"9,48511,700Travel Trailers
31TBTS38' 8"9,74511,995Travel Trailers

Two of these three floorplans, 29RLTS and 31TBTS, were published inside the Roamer Light Duty fifth-wheel roster for 2026 and moved to their own travel-trailer roster for 2027. This page carries the 2027 record, which is the current filing.

04 What owners & reviewers report

What Highland Ridge does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are absent from Highland Ridge's specification channel for Roamer Travel Trailer, so they are absent here. They are not estimated from the segment, not carried over from a sibling floorplan, and not taken from a dealer listing quoting itself. A tire size in particular is a safety-relevant number that differs between two codes a digit apart, and this site does not guess one.

Weigh it before you tow it

Every figure on this page is a factory publication for a standard build. Highland Ridge's own footnote on unloaded weight calls it an estimated average based on a standard build with optional equipment, and options, dealer-installed accessories and the previous owner's additions all move it. The only weight that governs your towing decision is the one under your own trailer on a scale, loaded the way you actually travel.

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

05 How it compares

Lighter
Roamer Travel Trailer 29RLTS

9,485 lbs dry against this plan's 9,745 lbs, a difference of 260 lbs. Same line, same factory channel, same model year - so the gap is a real one rather than a difference in how two brands measure.

06 Loading it for a trip

This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 52-gallon fresh tank is roughly 19% of the 2,250-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 31TBTS with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.

Weight budgetFigureWhat it means
Cargo capacity as published (CCC)2,250 lbEverything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings.
Fresh tank filled (52 gal × 8.34 lb)−434 lbWater is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first.
Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank1,816 lb19% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded.

The published dry tongue weight of 1,070 pounds is 11% of the 9,745-pound dry weight, which sits inside the 10–15% band usually quoted for stable towing. It is still a dry figure: loading the front pass-through and the fresh tank both push it up.

Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 11,995-pound GVWR the 31TBTS is towing 2,250 pounds more than its 9,745-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.

Tank balance is generous here: 52 gallons of fresh against 74 grey and 37 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 3 Roamer Travel Trailer floorplans profiled here, the 31TBTS carries the highest GVWR at 11,995 pounds. It is the top of the line by weight, which makes tow-vehicle capability the first thing to settle rather than the last.

Either side of it in the same line: Roamer Travel Trailer 29RLTS is 295 pounds lighter at 11,700 lb GVWR.

Comparable travel trailersGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
31TBTS11,9959,745—38 ft 8 in
Eagle 312BHOK11,99510,015838 ft 8 in
Open Range Travel Trailer 335RBS11,99510,260—39 ft 6 in
Reflection 345RLTS11,99510,275638 ft 10 in
Jay Flight 401FLTS12,00010,355440 ft 4 in
Puma Vista 39DBT12,00010,162—42 ft 4 in
Cherokee Timberwolf 27MDK11,92410,124—35 ft 11 in

Those are the nearest travel trailers 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 Roamer Travel Trailer floorplans profiled here run 8,110 to 9,745 pounds dry and 32 to 39 feet of exterior length across 3 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 Roamer Travel Trailer line hub.

08 Common questions about the 31TBTS

How much does the 31TBTS weigh?

It leaves the factory at 9,745 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 11,995 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 31TBTS carry?

Cargo carrying capacity is 2,250 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 52-gallon fresh tank uses about 434 pounds of that.

What is the tongue weight of the 31TBTS?

The published dry tongue weight is 1,070 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 31TBTS need?

Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 11,995 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.

What are the tank capacities on the 31TBTS?

Fresh 52 gallons, grey 74 gallons, black 37 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 31TBTS?

Exterior length is 38' 8". 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 11 of them for the 31TBTS. 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, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning. 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.