2027 KZ Sportsmen Classic171BH

KZ lists the 2027 Sportsmen Classic 171BH at 3,810 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 4,800 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 990 lb and a dry hitch weight of 530 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 22' 10" long and 123" high with the air conditioner, with 20 gal fresh, 26 gal grey and 26 gal black tanks. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank uses roughly 166 lb of the cargo capacity before anything else is loaded.

Among the 10 Sportsmen Classic floorplans KZ lists for 2027 with a published weight, it is number 8 by unloaded weight, in a range from 2,640 lb (130BH) to 4,120 lb (240BH). Every figure in that comparison is KZ’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from KZ’s own floorplan page for the Sportsmen Classic 171BH, whose floorplan drawing KZ labels 2027. KZ notes that its UVW reflects a rolling average for the model and that your trailer will vary with optional equipment.

How the 171BH differs from the other nine Sportsmen Classic floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry tongue weight, 530 lb: heaviest of ten; next is the 170MB (460 lb).
• Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.9%: largest of ten; next is the 170MB (13.8%).
• Sleeping capacity, 8: second-largest of ten, between the 180BH, 181BH and 191BHK (6) and the 240BH (9).
• Dry weight, 3,810 lb: third-heaviest of ten, between the 191BHK (3,740 lb) and the 230RB (4,110 lb).
• Length, 22 ft 10 in: third-longest of ten, between the 191BHK (21 ft 10 in) and the 230RB (26 ft 8 in).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20.6%: fourth-smallest of ten, between the 181BH (19.1%) and the 191BHK (22.1%).
• Cargo capacity, 990 lb: fifth-largest of ten, between the 130BH (860 lb) and the 170MB and 191BHK (1,060 lb).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 3 in: tallest of ten, level with the 170MB and 181BH; next are the 130BH, 130RD and five others (9 ft 10 in).
• GVWR, 4,800 lb: shared with the 191BHK; of ten, six lower and two higher, nearest the 170MB and 181BH (4,400 lb) and the 230RB and 240BH (5,600 lb).

Next to the 191BHK, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 171BH is 70 lb heavier by dry weight, has 70 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 90 lb heavier, is 1 ft longer, stands 5 in taller and sleeps two more; the two publish the same GVWR, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 230RB, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 171BH is 300 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 800 lb lower, has 500 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 110 lb heavier, is 3 ft 10 in shorter, stands 5 in taller, has a fresh tank 16 gal smaller, has a grey tank 6 gal smaller, has a black tank 6 gal smaller and sleeps three more; the two publish the same interior height.

KZ lists 10 Sportsmen Classic floorplans for 2027; this site profiles every one with a published weight, from KZ’s own floorplan pages.

A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 17% of the 171BH’s 990 lb cargo capacity, leaving 824 lb (103 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Sportsmen Classic floorplans the water share runs 16% to 28%, and 7 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Sportsmen Classic 170MB at 16% and Sportsmen Classic 130BH at 19%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).