01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2025 Autumn Ridge 263TH at 5,290 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 7,600 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 2,310 lb and a hitch weight of 920 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 30' 4" long and 10' 6" high with the air conditioner, with 42 gal fresh, 39 gal grey, 39 gal black. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank uses roughly 349 lb of the cargo capacity before anything else is loaded.
Among the 18 Autumn Ridge floorplans Starcraft lists for 2025 with a published weight, it is number 13 by unloaded weight, in a range from 3,135 lb (173MD) to 6,330 lb (28BHS). Every figure in that comparison is Starcraft’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Starcraft’s own floorplan page for the Autumn Ridge 263TH, whose title names the model year 2025.
How the 263TH differs from the other sixteen Autumn Ridge floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight, 920 lb: heaviest of seventeen; next is the 25TH (875 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 17.4%: largest of seventeen; next is the 25TH (15.6%).
- Cargo capacity, 2,310 lb: second-largest of seventeen, between the 26BHS (2,080 lb) and the 25TH (3,240 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 30.4%: second-largest of sixteen, between the 231BH (29.9%) and the 25TH (36.6%).
- Length, 30 ft 4 in: fourth-longest of seventeen, between the 26RLS (30 ft 1 in) and the 27BH (30 ft 7 in).
- Dry weight, 5,290 lb: fifth-heaviest of seventeen, between the 22MLS (5,265 lb) and the 25TH (5,610 lb).
- GVWR, 7,600 lb: shared with the 26RLS; of seventeen, thirteen lower and two higher, nearest the 26BHS (7,500 lb) and the 28BHS (7,900 lb).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 6 in: shared with the 182RB, 26BH and 27BH; of seventeen, three lower and ten taller, nearest the 231BH (10 ft 5 in) and the 180BHS, 188BHS and two others (10 ft 7 in).
- Grey tank, 39 gal: shared with the 20FBS, 20MB and four others; of sixteen, seven smaller and two larger, nearest the 26BH and 26BHS (32.5 gal) and the 22MLS and 25TH (40 gal).
- Black tank, 39 gal: shared with the 20FBS, 20MB and four others; of sixteen, seven smaller and two larger, nearest the 26BH and 26BHS (32.5 gal) and the 22MLS and 25TH (40 gal).
- Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 177BH, 180BHS and two others; of seventeen, five smaller and seven larger, nearest the 173MD, 182RB and three others (4) and the 188BHS and 20MB (8).
Next to the 22MLS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 263TH is 25 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 900 lb higher, has 875 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 420 lb heavier, is 2 ft 11 in longer, stands 8 in lower, has a grey tank 1 gal smaller, has a black tank 1 gal smaller and sleeps two more; the two publish the same fresh tank.
Next to the 25TH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 263TH is 320 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,250 lb lower, has 930 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 45 lb heavier, is 5 in longer, stands 2 ft 6 in lower, has a fresh tank 42 gal smaller, has a grey tank 1 gal smaller, has a black tank 1 gal smaller and sleeps two more.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 30' 4"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Interior height
- Not published by Starcraft
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,290 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,310 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 920 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 39 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
- Propane
- Not published by Starcraft
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST205/75R14'D'
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- up to 6
- Awning
- 16' 0"
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
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (7,600 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,140 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.
03 The Autumn Ridge floorplan family
Starcraft lists 18 Autumn Ridge floorplans for 2025; this site profiles every one with a published weight, from Starcraft’s own floorplan pages.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 173MD | 21' 3" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 177BH | 21' 3" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 19BH | 22' 4" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 182RB | 22' 11" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 180BHS | 22' 2" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 188BHS | 23' 10" | up to 8 | Profiled |
| 231BH | 27' 1" | up to 10 | Profiled |
| 20MB | 24' 6" | up to 8 | Profiled |
| 20FBS | 23' 8" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 26BH | 29' 6" | up to 10 | Profiled |
| 27BH | 30' 7" | up to 12 | Profiled |
| 22MLS | 27' 5" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 263TH | 30' 4" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 25TH | 29' 11" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 26BHS | 30' 8" | up to 10 | Profiled |
| 26RLS | 30' 1" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 27BHP | 32' 1" | up to 10 | Catalogued · Starcraft prints no GVWR on its page |
| 28BHS | 33' 9" | up to 10 | Profiled |
Starcraft lists 18 Autumn Ridge floorplans. Every 2025 plan with a published weight has a page here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Starcraft does not publish for the 263TH
Starcraft’s page prints no axle count and no interior height against this floorplan, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, 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
5,265 lb UVW and 6,700 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 5,290 lb and 7,600 lb.
5,610 lb UVW and 8,850 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 5,290 lb and 7,600 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 42-gallon fresh tank is about 349 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 15% of the 263TH’s 2,310 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,961 lb (327 lb per rated berth). Across 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans the water share runs 11% to 39%, and 13 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Autumn Ridge 180BHS at 14% and Autumn Ridge 182RB at 16%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Autumn Ridge 26RLS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 30 ft 4 in vs 30 ft 1 in; dry weight 5,290 lb vs 5,890 lb; cargo capacity 2,310 lb vs 1,710 lb; hitch weight 920 lb vs 750 lb. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Autumn Ridge plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,600 | 14–15 of 17 | 3,895–8,850 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,290 | 13 of 17 | 3,135–6,330 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,310 | 16 of 17 | 760–3,240 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 920 | 17 of 17 | 285–920 |
| Length | 30 ft 4 in | 14 of 17 | 21 ft 3 in–33 ft 9 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 42 | 7–15 of 17 | 20–84 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 39 | 8–14 of 16 | 20–40 |
| Black tank (gal) | 39 | 8–14 of 16 | 20–40 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 6–10 of 17 | 4–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Autumn Ridge 26BHS is 100 lb lighter (7,500 lb GVWR); Autumn Ridge 26RLS matches it at 7,600 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Autumn Ridge siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Ridge 263TH | 30 ft 4 in | 6 | 5,290 | 7,600 | 2,310 | 920 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 26RLS | 30 ft 1 in | 6 | 5,890 | 7,600 | 1,710 | 750 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 26BHS | 30 ft 8 in | 10 | 5,820 | 7,500 | 2,080 | 730 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 28BHS | 33 ft 9 in | 10 | 6,330 | 7,900 | 1,570 | 760 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 26BH | 29 ft 6 in | 10 | 4,875 | 6,850 | 1,975 | 645 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 25TH | 29 ft 11 in | 4 | 5,610 | 8,850 | 3,240 | 875 | 84 |
All 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans: Autumn Ridge line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263TH | 7,600 | 5,290 | 6 | 30 ft 4 in |
| Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV | 7,600 | 5,772 | 4 | 28 ft 10 in |
| Campsite Ultra 19KB | 7,600 | 5,158 | — | 22 ft 4 in |
| Classic Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian LE 28RB | 7,600 | 6,800 | 4 | 28 ft 2 in |
| Colt 26DBS | 7,600 | 5,815 | 10 | 30 ft 4 in |
| Flying Cloud 27FB | 7,600 | 5,950 | 6 | 28 ft 2 in |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 22MLS | 7,600 | 5,602 | 4 | 26 ft 10 in |
Against the 263TH: the Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer; the Campsite Ultra 19KB is 8 ft shorter; the Classic Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian LE 28RB is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 263TH
How much does the 263TH weigh?
5,290 lb dry; 7,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 263TH carry?
2,310 lb, 30% of its GVWR (median across 1,010 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 349 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 263TH?
920 lb as published, 17% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 263TH need?
A tow rating of at least 7,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 263TH sleep?
It is rated to sleep up to 6. 7 of the 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 263TH?
Fresh 42, grey 39, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 263TH?
30' 4" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
13 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 263TH. Not published: interior height, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: starcraftrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 18 recall campaigns and 14 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Autumn Ridge line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 14 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (36%), electrical system (14%) and latches/locks/linkages (14%).
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 Autumn Ridge line page.