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2026 East to West Silver Lake1610BHLE

a 22-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 3,878 lbs dry and is rated to carry 1,062 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

3,878lb
Dry Weight
1,062lb
Cargo Capacity
540lb
Tongue Weight
22ft
Length
1,062 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Silver Lake LE Single Axle Travel Trailers Built by · East to West Model year · 2026

01 What makes it unique

The Silver Lake 1610BHLE leaves East to West's factory at 3,878 lbs dry with 1,062 lbs of cargo capacity. East to West publishes no GVWR for this line, so the loaded rating is not quoted on this page and is not computed from the other two figures. What the cargo number covers is defined by the factory: fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory come out of it. Fresh water is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling the 40-gallon fresh tank spends 332 lbs of the 1,062 lbs before anything else goes in.

Tongue weight is 540 lbs, 14% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 60 gallons of grey and black capacity against 40 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Silver Lake roster this is the 4th of 13 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,149 lbs to 7,518 lbs. It sits in the lighter third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 3,878 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 4,409 lbs. East to West publishes no loaded rating for this line, so the ceiling is the one on the trailer’s own weight label (how to read trailer weights).

East to West’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. No GVWR is published for this line, so dry plus cargo has no rating to check against. A missing row means East to West does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

East to West 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. 1610BHLE is a Silver Lake designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 1610BHLE differs from the other twelve Silver Lake floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity, 1,062 lb: second-smallest of thirteen, between the 19SBHS (961 lb) and the 2700BH (1,267 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.9%: second-largest of thirteen, between the 1600RBLE (13.4%) and the 15SRB (14.8%).
  • Dry weight, 3,878 lb: fourth-lightest of thirteen, between the 1600RBLE (3,548 lb) and the 19SBHS (3,939 lb).
  • Length, 22 ft 5 in: fourth-shortest of thirteen, between the 15SRB (21 ft 7 in) and the 1700BHLE (22 ft 10 in).
  • Tongue weight, 540 lb: fifth-lightest of thirteen, between the 19SBHS (500 lb) and the 1700BHLE (550 lb).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 3 in: lowest of thirteen, level with the 15SRB, 1600RBLE and 1700BHLE; next are the 19SBH and 19SBHS (10 ft 4 in).

Next to the 1600RBLE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 1610BHLE is 330 lb heavier by dry weight, has 265 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 65 lb heavier and is 1 ft 2 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 19SBHS (2027 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 1610BHLE is 61 lb lighter by dry weight, has 101 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 40 lb heavier, is 10 in shorter, stands 1 in lower and has a fresh tank 1 gal smaller; the two publish the same grey tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 5"
Exterior height
10' 3"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,878 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
Not published by East to West for this line
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,062 lbs
Hitch / tongue weight
540 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
40 gal
Grey water
30 gal
Black water
30 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Axles
Not published by East to West
Tires
Not published by East to West

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by East to West
Awnings
14'

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.

Drawn to scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 1610BHLEScale outline of the 1610BHLE. Overall length 22' 5", overall height 10' 3", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"22' 5" overall length10' 3"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 1610BHLEHolding tank capacities: fresh 40 gallons, grey 30 gallons, black 30 gallons.Fresh40 galGrey30 galBlack30 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

03 The Silver Lake floorplan family

Silver Lake is the lightest complete roster on this site from any East to West line, and it is organised around a single split. Three LE plans are single-axle trailers from 3,548 lb dry with 475 to 550 lb on the tongue; the other seven are tandem-axle and run to 7,518 lb dry with 565 to 780 lb on the tongue. Every one of the ten is a bumper pull. The practical read is that the tow rating that matters is the one on your own door sticker, against the loaded weight rather than the dry figure. Cargo capacity runs 1,062 to 3,462 lb.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)Cargo, CCC (lb)Notable
1600RBLE21' 3"3,5481,327Silver Lake LE Single Axle Travel Trailers
1610BHLE22' 5"3,8781,062Silver Lake LE Single Axle Travel Trailers
1700BHLE22' 10"4,3331,317Silver Lake LE Single Axle Travel Trailers
2400BH28' 7"4,7232,852Silver Lake Travel Trailers
2300RD27' 10"4,9532,612Silver Lake Travel Trailers
1800RB24' 11"5,1932,397Silver Lake Travel Trailers
2500RD29' 10"5,9131,722Silver Lake Travel Trailers
2600RB30' 6"6,1581,562Silver Lake Travel Trailers
2700BH31' 8"6,4031,267Silver Lake Travel Trailers
3250QB37' 8"7,5183,462Silver Lake Travel Trailers

Silver Lake is published by East to West across ten floorplans for 2026 in two groupings: LE single-axle travel trailers and Silver Lake travel trailers. East to West publishes dry weight, cargo capacity, hitch weight, all three exterior dimensions and all three tank capacities for all ten. It publishes no GVWR for any of them, so the loaded rating reads not published throughout and is never derived by adding dry weight to cargo capacity. No plan on this roster is dealer-stock-only and none is missing a published field, so all ten are eligible. One honest note on scope: when the factory pages were saved, Silver Lake was not linked from East to West's own travel-trailer category page, although the factory was publishing a complete 2026 roster for it at a live URL. East to West is a Forest River company; Silver Lake is not a Forest River-badged trailer.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What East to West does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are absent from East to West's specification channel for Silver Lake, 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.

There is no factory GVWR for this trailer

East to West publishes dry weight, cargo capacity and tongue weight for every Silver Lake floorplan and publishes no GVWR for any of them. The factory's own glossary defines cargo capacity as GVWR minus UVW, which means the rating can be worked out - and a figure you worked out is not a figure the manufacturer published, so this page does not print one. Use the weight label on the trailer itself, which every East to West unit carries.

Weigh it before you tow it

East to West calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).

05 How it compares

Lighter
Silver Lake 1600RBLE

3,548 lbs dry against this plan's 3,878 lbs, a difference of 330 lbs.

Heavier
Silver Lake 1700BHLE

4,333 lbs dry, 455 lbs more than this plan, and 1,317 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 1,062 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Silver Lake 3250QB

3,462 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 13 Silver Lake floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water, 31% of the 1610BHLE’s 1,062 lb cargo capacity, leaving 730 lb. Across 13 Silver Lake floorplans the water share runs 10% to 35%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Silver Lake 2700BH at 26% and Silver Lake 19SBHS at 35%.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Silver Lake 19SBHS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 22 ft 5 in vs 23 ft 3 in; dry weight 3,878 lb vs 3,939 lb; cargo capacity 1,062 lb vs 961 lb; hitch weight 540 lb vs 500 lb; fresh tank 40 gal vs 41 gal. They match on grey tank and black tank.

Silver Lake plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
Dry weight (lb)3,8784 of 133,149–7,518
Cargo capacity (lb)1,0622 of 13961–3,462
Hitch weight (lb)5405 of 13415–780
Length22 ft 5 in4 of 1320 ft 4 in–37 ft 8 in
Fresh tank (gal)401–10 of 1340–41
Grey tank (gal)301–9 of 1330–60

Either side of it by dry weight: Silver Lake 1600RBLE is 330 lb lighter (3,548 lb dry); Silver Lake 19SBHS is 61 lb heavier (3,939 lb dry).

Nearest Silver Lake siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Silver Lake 1610BHLE22 ft 5 in—3,878—1,06254040
Silver Lake 19SBHS23 ft 3 in—3,939—96150041
Silver Lake 1700BHLE22 ft 10 in—4,333—1,31755040
Silver Lake 1600RBLE21 ft 3 in—3,548—1,32747540
Silver Lake 15SRB21 ft 7 in—3,279—1,60648541
Silver Lake 19SBH20 ft 4 in—3,149—1,66641541

All 13 Silver Lake floorplans: Silver Lake line hub.

Other lines, nearest by weightGVWR (lb)Dry or base (lb)SleepsLength
1610BHLE—3,878—22 ft 5 in
Cherokee Wolf Pup 18RJBW5,7553,879422 ft 8 in
Jay Feather 18FBS4,9953,880321 ft 4 in
Salem FSX / Wildwood FSX 230RDLE—3,864—24 ft 8 in
Access 18RK5,1003,900422 ft 6 in
Bambi 20FB5,0003,900420 ft 7 in
Jay Flight 197MBW5,1503,900823 ft 7 in

Against the 1610BHLE: the Cherokee Wolf Pup 18RJBW is 1 lb heavier; the Jay Feather 18FBS is 2 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter; the Salem FSX / Wildwood FSX 230RDLE is 14 lb lighter and 2 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the 1610BHLE

How much can the 1610BHLE carry?

1,062 lb. A full fresh tank uses 332 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the 1610BHLE?

540 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What are the tank capacities on the 1610BHLE?

Fresh 40, grey 30, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 1610BHLE?

22' 5" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 1610BHLE. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

10 Manuals & documents

Sources: stated in the source note at the foot of the page; the spec sheet below is this site’s export of those figures.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 10 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Silver Lake line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers equipment.

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 Silver Lake line page.