2027 KZ Sportsmen Classic181BH

KZ lists the 2027 Sportsmen Classic 181BH at 3,560 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 4,400 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 840 lb and a dry hitch weight of 350 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 21' 4" 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 6 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 181BH, 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 181BH differs from the other nine Sportsmen Classic floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 9.8%: second-smallest of ten, between the 180BH (9.5%) and the 130RD (10%).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 19.1%: third-smallest of ten, between the 160QB (17.9%) and the 171BH (20.6%).
• Cargo capacity, 840 lb: fourth-smallest of ten, between the 130RD (810 lb) and the 130BH (860 lb).
• Dry tongue weight, 350 lb: fourth-lightest of ten, between the 180BH (300 lb) and the 160QB (390 lb).
• Dry weight, 3,560 lb: fifth-heaviest of ten, between the 170MB (3,340 lb) and the 191BHK (3,740 lb).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 3 in: tallest of ten, level with the 170MB and 171BH; next are the 130BH, 130RD and five others (9 ft 10 in).
• Length, 21 ft 4 in: shared with the 180BH; of ten, two shorter and six longer, nearest the 130BH and 130RD (16 ft 9 in) and the 160QB and 170MB (21 ft 8 in).
• Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 180BH and 191BHK; of ten, five smaller and two larger, nearest the 230RB (5) and the 171BH (8).
• GVWR, 4,400 lb: shared with the 170MB; of ten, four lower and four higher, nearest the 160QB (3,850 lb) and the 171BH and 191BHK (4,800 lb).

Next to the 170MB, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 181BH is 220 lb heavier by dry weight, has 220 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 110 lb lighter, is 4 in shorter and sleeps two more; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 191BHK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 181BH is 180 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 400 lb lower, has 220 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 90 lb lighter, is 6 in shorter and stands 5 in taller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

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), 20% of the 181BH’s 840 lb cargo capacity, leaving 674 lb (112 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Sportsmen Classic floorplans the water share runs 16% to 28%, and 5 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Sportsmen Classic 130BH at 19% and Sportsmen Classic 230RB at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).