01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2025 Rockwood Freedom 2280FT at 2,498 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 1,307 lb and a tongue weight of 305 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 18' 7" long. Forest River prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year); model year 2025 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 2280FT differs from the other 53 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2025). How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 1,307 lb: eighth-largest of 54, between the A101RB (1,304 lb) and the 2270FT (1,322 lb).
- Tongue weight, 305 lb: shared with the A213HS and A213HWOR; of 54, 36 lighter and fifteen heavier, nearest the A213HWESP (302 lb) and the A123RG (310 lb).
- Dry weight, 2,498 lb: 25th-heaviest of 54, between the 2270FT (2,478 lb) and the 2380FT (2,518 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.2%: 25th-largest of 54, between the 2270FT (12.1%) and the 16OTG, A122TH and A212HW (12.3%).
- Length, 18 ft 7 in: shared with the 2270FT, 2280BHESP and 2318ESP; of 54, 27 shorter and 23 longer, nearest the A216HS (18 ft 5 in) and the 2317G, 2514G and 2516G (18 ft 10 in).
- Fresh tank, 20 gal: shared with the 1640ESP, 1910ESP and 21 others; of 52, sixteen smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 1640FT, 1920FT and eleven others (18 gal) and the 1950, 2280 and ten others (26 gal).
Next to the 2270FT (2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 2280FT is 20 lb heavier by dry weight, has 15 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 5 lb heavier and has a fresh tank 2 gal larger; the two publish the same length.
Next to the 2380FT (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 2280FT is 20 lb lighter by dry weight, has 535 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 15 lb heavier, is 1 ft 9 in longer and has a fresh tank 2 gal larger.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 18' 7"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Forest River
- Exterior width
- Not published by Forest River
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,498 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,307 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 305 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Forest River
- Black water
- Not published by Forest River
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Also sold as (identical figures)
- Forest River Flagstaff 228MT — the 2025 Flagstaff brochure prints the same UVW, cargo capacity, hitch weight and length
- Length as printed (CLOSED LENGTH:)
- 18' 7"
- AXLE:
- 2155
- BOX SIZE:
- 12'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 20' 5"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 5' 1"
- Weight basis (as printed)
- UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) and CCC as printed; no GVWR is printed per plan, so UVW + CCC cannot be checked against a GVWR
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
03 The Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplan family
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT
Forest River prints no GVWR, tire size, interior height, grey-tank, black-tank, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
2,478 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,498 lb and Not published by Forest River.
2,518 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,498 lb and Not published by Forest River.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water, 13% of the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT’s 1,307 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,141 lb. Across 52 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 7% to 50%, and 43 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier Hardside A101LE at 12% and Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier Hardside A122S at 13%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2270FT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 2,498 lb vs 2,478 lb; cargo capacity 1,307 lb vs 1,322 lb; hitch weight 305 lb vs 300 lb; fresh tank 20 gal vs 18 gal. They match on length.
| Rockwood Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,498 | 30 of 54 | 1,299–3,562 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,307 | 47 of 54 | 431–1,844 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 305 | 37–39 of 54 | 162–400 |
| Length | 18 ft 7 in | 28–31 of 54 | 11 ft 9 in–26 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 20 | 17–40 of 52 | 10–26 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2270FT is 20 lb lighter (2,478 lb dry); Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2380FT is 20 lb heavier (2,518 lb dry).
| Nearest Rockwood Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2280FT | 18 ft 7 in | — | 2,498 | — | 1,307 | 305 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2270FT | 18 ft 7 in | — | 2,478 | — | 1,322 | 300 | 18 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 2280BHESP | 18 ft 7 in | — | 2,578 | — | 1,260 | 338 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A122TH | 22 ft 3 in | — | 2,408 | — | 1,387 | 295 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A213HWOR | 21 ft 2 in | — | 2,698 | — | 1,107 | 305 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1980 | 15 ft 7 in | — | 2,041 | — | 1,255 | 296 | 20 |
All 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans: Rockwood Camping Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Freedom 2280FT | — | 2,498 | — | 18 ft 7 in |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO | 3,840 | 2,493 | 3 | 17 ft 0 in |
| Aliner Evolution 15 Twin Bed | 3,500 | 2,400 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO is 5 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter; the Aliner Evolution 15 Twin Bed is 98 lb lighter; the SylvanSport GO is 1,658 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT
How much can the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT carry?
1,307 lb. A full fresh tank uses 166 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT?
305 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
How long is the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT?
18' 7" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
5 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Rockwood Freedom 2280FT. Not published: GVWR, exterior height, exterior width, interior height, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Rockwood Camping Trailers. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Rockwood & Flagstaff.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Rockwood & Flagstaff line page.