2016 KZSpree Escape E196S

KZ lists the 2016 Spree Escape E196S at 2,915 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,500 lb, a net carrying capacity of 585 lb and a tongue weight of 340 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 22' 1 ½" long and 109" high. KZ prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh, 32 gal grey, 32 gal black.

Among the 12 Spree Escape floorplans KZ’s Spree Escape brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 8 from the lightest, in a range from 2,202 lb (Spree Escape E14RB) to 3,760 lb (Spree Escape E250S). Every figure in that comparison is KZ’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from KZ’s Spree Escape brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year); model year 2016 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.

How the E196S differs from the other eleven Spree Escape floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.7%: third-smallest of twelve, between the E200RBS (10.5%) and the E16RBT (12.2%).
• Cargo capacity, 585 lb: fourth-smallest of twelve, between the E14RBT (580 lb) and the E14RB (598 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 16.7%: fourth-smallest of twelve, between the E250S (16.4%) and the E190 (18.3%).
• Tongue weight, 340 lb: fourth-lightest of twelve, between the E16RBT (293 lb) and the E18RBT (350 lb).
• Dry weight, 2,915 lb: fifth-heaviest of twelve, between the E190 (2,860 lb) and the E200S (2,960 lb).
• Black tank, 32 gal: largest of twelve, level with the E170S and E190; next is the E200RBS (31 gal).
• Length, 22 ft 1 in: shared with the E190; of twelve, eight shorter and two longer, nearest the E200S (22 ft) and the E200RBS (23 ft 10 in).
• Grey tank, 32 gal: largest of twelve, level with the E170S, E18RBT and two others; next are the E200RBS and E250S (31 gal).
• Exterior height, 9 ft 1 in: shared with the E170S and E200S; of twelve, six lower and three taller, nearest the E14RB, E14RBT and four others (8 ft 8 in) and the E200RBS, E20RBT and E250S (9 ft 8 in).
• GVWR, 3,500 lb: shared with the E170S, E17FKTH and three others; of twelve, three lower and three higher, nearest the E14RB, E14RBT and E16RBT (2,800 lb) and the E200RBS, E20RBT and E250S (4,500 lb).

Next to the E190, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the E196S is 55 lb heavier by dry weight, has 55 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 80 lb lighter and stands 5 in taller; the two publish the same GVWR, length, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the E200S, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the E196S is 45 lb lighter by dry weight, has 45 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 90 lb heavier, is 1 in longer and has a black tank 6 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

KZ’s Spree Escape brochure (filed in KZ’s 2016 brochure folder; the brochure prints no year) lists 12 Spree Escape floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 28% of the Spree Escape E196S’s 585 lb cargo capacity, leaving 419 lb. Across 12 Spree Escape floorplans the water share runs 13% to 41%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Spree Escape E17FKTH at 28% and Spree Escape E14RBT at 29%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).