01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2025 Autumn Ridge 26BH at 4,875 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 6,850 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 1,975 lb and a hitch weight of 645 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 29' 6" long and 10' 6" high with the air conditioner, with 42 gal fresh, 32.5 gal grey, 32.5 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 10 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 26BH, whose title names the model year 2025.
How the 26BH differs from the other sixteen Autumn Ridge floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.2%: third-largest of seventeen, between the 188BHS and 27BH (12.9%) and the 25TH (15.6%).
- Cargo capacity, 1,975 lb: fourth-largest of seventeen, between the 231BH (1,795 lb) and the 26BHS (2,080 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 28.8%: fifth-largest of sixteen, between the 20MB (28.1%) and the 19BH (29.1%).
- GVWR, 6,850 lb: seventh-highest of seventeen, between the 22MLS (6,700 lb) and the 27BH (7,000 lb).
- Tongue weight, 645 lb: seventh-heaviest of seventeen, between the 188BHS (535 lb) and the 27BH (670 lb).
- Length, 29 ft 6 in: seventh-longest of seventeen, between the 22MLS (27 ft 5 in) and the 25TH (29 ft 11 in).
- Dry weight, 4,875 lb: eighth-heaviest of seventeen, between the 20FBS (4,615 lb) and the 27BH (5,210 lb).
- Sleeping capacity, 10: shared with the 231BH, 26BHS and 28BHS; of seventeen, twelve smaller and one larger, nearest the 188BHS and 20MB (8) and the 27BH (12).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 6 in: shared with the 182RB, 263TH 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, 32.5 gal: shared with the 26BHS; of sixteen, five smaller and nine larger, nearest the 173MD, 177BH and three others (20 gal) and the 20FBS, 20MB and five others (39 gal).
- Black tank, 32.5 gal: shared with the 26BHS; of sixteen, five smaller and nine larger, nearest the 173MD, 177BH and three others (20 gal) and the 20FBS, 20MB and five others (39 gal).
Next to the 20FBS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26BH is 260 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 600 lb higher, has 340 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 165 lb heavier, is 5 ft 10 in longer, stands 8 in lower, has a grey tank 6.5 gal smaller, has a black tank 6.5 gal smaller and sleeps six more; the two publish the same fresh tank.
Next to the 27BH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 26BH is 335 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 150 lb lower, has 185 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 25 lb lighter, is 1 ft 1 in shorter, has a fresh tank 42 gal smaller, has a grey tank 6.5 gal smaller, has a black tank 6.5 gal smaller and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same exterior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 6"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Interior height
- Not published by Starcraft
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 4,875 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,850 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,975 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 645 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 32.5 gal
- Black water
- 32.5 gal
- Propane
- Not published by Starcraft
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST205/75R14'D'
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- up to 10
- Awning
- 18' 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 (6,850 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,028 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).
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 26BH
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
4,615 lb UVW and 6,250 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 4,875 lb and 6,850 lb.
5,210 lb UVW and 7,000 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 4,875 lb and 6,850 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), 18% of the 26BH’s 1,975 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,626 lb (163 lb per rated berth). Across 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans the water share runs 11% to 39%, and 10 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Autumn Ridge 26BHS at 17% and Autumn Ridge 231BH at 19%. 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 26BHS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 6 in vs 30 ft 8 in; dry weight 4,875 lb vs 5,820 lb; GVWR 6,850 lb vs 7,500 lb; cargo capacity 1,975 lb vs 2,080 lb; hitch weight 645 lb vs 730 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Autumn Ridge plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 6,850 | 11 of 17 | 3,895–8,850 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 4,875 | 10 of 17 | 3,135–6,330 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,975 | 14 of 17 | 760–3,240 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 645 | 11 of 17 | 285–920 |
| Length | 29 ft 6 in | 11 of 17 | 21 ft 3 in–33 ft 9 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 42 | 7–15 of 17 | 20–84 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 32.5 | 6–7 of 16 | 20–40 |
| Black tank (gal) | 32.5 | 6–7 of 16 | 20–40 |
| Sleeps | 10 | 13–16 of 17 | 4–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Autumn Ridge 22MLS is 150 lb lighter (6,700 lb GVWR); Autumn Ridge 27BH is 150 lb heavier (7,000 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Autumn Ridge siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Ridge 26BH | 29 ft 6 in | 10 | 4,875 | 6,850 | 1,975 | 645 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 26BHS | 30 ft 8 in | 10 | 5,820 | 7,500 | 2,080 | 730 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 231BH | 27 ft 1 in | 10 | 4,200 | 5,995 | 1,795 | 425 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 28BHS | 33 ft 9 in | 10 | 6,330 | 7,900 | 1,570 | 760 | 42 |
| Autumn Ridge 27BH | 30 ft 7 in | 12 | 5,210 | 7,000 | 1,790 | 670 | 84 |
| Autumn Ridge 20MB | 24 ft 6 in | 8 | 4,315 | 6,000 | 1,685 | 530 | 42 |
All 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans: Autumn Ridge line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26BH | 6,850 | 4,875 | 10 | 29 ft 6 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 221EPIC | 6,810 | 4,810 | 4 | 25 ft 11 in |
| Aurora Light 22EPIC | 6,806 | 4,806 | — | 25 ft 11 in |
| Colt 22MDS | 6,900 | 5,340 | 6 | 27 ft 1 in |
| Jay Feather 25RLSL | 6,800 | 5,310 | 6 | 30 ft 1 in |
| Jay Flight 225MLS | 6,900 | 5,280 | 4 | 27 ft 1 in |
| Lance Travel Trailer 2075 | 6,800 | 4,425 | 4 | 25 ft 1 in |
Against the 26BH: the Coachmen Catalina 221EPIC is 40 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer; the Aurora Light 22EPIC is 44 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter; the Colt 22MDS is 50 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 26BH
How much does the 26BH weigh?
4,875 lb dry; 6,850 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 26BH carry?
1,975 lb, 29% 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 26BH?
645 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 26BH need?
A tow rating of at least 6,850 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 26BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep up to 10. 1 of the 17 Autumn Ridge floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 26BH?
Fresh 42, grey 32.5, black 32.5 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 26BH?
29' 6" 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 26BH. 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.