01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2025 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 304BHS at 8,825 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 10,600 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 1,775 lb and a pin weight of 1,540 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 33' 7" long and 13' 2" high with the air conditioner, with 55 gal fresh, 60 gal grey, 30 gal black. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank uses roughly 457 lb of the cargo capacity before anything else is loaded.
Among the 3 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplans Starcraft lists for 2025 with a published weight, it is number 3 by unloaded weight, in a range from 7,700 lb (274BHS) to 8,825 lb (304BHS). 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 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 304BHS, whose title names the model year 2025.
How the 304BHS differs from the other two GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 8,825 lb: heaviest of three; next is the 244RLS (7,750 lb).
- GVWR, 10,600 lb: highest of three; next is the 244RLS (9,600 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,775 lb: smallest of three; next is the 274BHS (1,800 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 16.7%: smallest of three; next is the 274BHS (18.9%).
- Pin weight, 1,540 lb: heaviest of three; next is the 274BHS (1,470 lb).
- Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 17.5%: smallest of three; next is the 244RLS (17.9%).
- Length, 33 ft 7 in: longest of three; next is the 274BHS (30 ft 7 in).
Next to the 244RLS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 304BHS is 1,075 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,000 lb higher, has 75 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 150 lb heavier, is 5 ft longer and sleeps four more; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33' 7"
- Exterior height
- 13' 2" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- 8' 4"
- Interior height
- Not published by Starcraft
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,825 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,600 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,775 lb
- Hitch / pin weight
- 1,540 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 55 gal
- Grey water
- 60 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Propane
- Not published by Starcraft
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Fifth wheel (pin box)
- Tire size
- ST235/80R16'E'
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- up to 8
- Awning
- 13' 0"
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: fifth wheel pin weight and payload; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names ST235/80R16 in one tire recall: 21T018000 (Sailun Tire Americas, Inc., 2021; make SAILUN; models BLACKHAWK, BLACKLION, IRONHEAD, ROADX, SAILUN). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).
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 (10,600 lb) and the upper loaded pin estimate (2,650 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 15–25% of GVWR on the pin, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplan family
Starcraft lists 3 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplans for 2025; this site profiles every one with a published weight, from Starcraft’s own floorplan pages.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 274BHS | 30' 7" | up to 8 | Profiled |
| 244RLS | 28' 7" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 304BHS | 33' 7" | up to 8 | Profiled |
Starcraft lists 3 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 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 304BHS
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
7,750 lb UVW and 9,600 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 8,825 lb and 10,600 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 55-gallon fresh tank is about 457 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 26% of the 304BHS’s 1,775 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,318 lb (165 lb per rated berth). Across 3 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplans the water share runs 25% to 26%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 274BHS at 25%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 274BHS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 7 in vs 30 ft 7 in; dry weight 8,825 lb vs 7,700 lb; GVWR 10,600 lb vs 9,500 lb; cargo capacity 1,775 lb vs 1,800 lb; hitch weight 1,540 lb vs 1,470 lb; grey tank 60 gal vs 30 gal. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and black tank.
| GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 10,600 | 3 of 3 | 9,500–10,600 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,825 | 3 of 3 | 7,700–8,825 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,775 | 1 of 3 | 1,775–1,850 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,540 | 3 of 3 | 1,390–1,540 |
| Length | 33 ft 7 in | 3 of 3 | 28 ft 7 in–33 ft 7 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 60 | 2–3 of 3 | 30–60 |
| Sleeps | 8 | 2–3 of 3 | 4–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 244RLS is 1,000 lb lighter (9,600 lb GVWR).
| Nearest GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 304BHS | 33 ft 7 in | 8 | 8,825 | 10,600 | 1,775 | 1,540 | 55 |
| GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 274BHS | 30 ft 7 in | 8 | 7,700 | 9,500 | 1,800 | 1,470 | 55 |
| GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel 244RLS | 28 ft 7 in | 4 | 7,750 | 9,600 | 1,850 | 1,390 | 55 |
All 3 GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplans: GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304BHS | 10,600 | 8,825 | 8 | 33 ft 7 in |
| Roamer Light Duty 304BHS | 10,600 | 8,790 | 8 | 33 ft 7 in |
| Cherokee Arctic Wolf 285OPT | 10,645 | 8,638 | — | 34 ft 11 in |
| Durango Half-Ton D230RDD | 10,500 | 8,485 | 5 | 29 ft 0 in |
| Eagle 29.5FBDS | 10,500 | 8,640 | 10 | 33 ft 8 in |
| Ridgeway R24ML | 10,500 | 7,900 | 3 | 28 ft 9 in |
| Sundance Fifth Wheel 27MLOK | 10,400 | 8,555 | 2 | 32 ft 9 in |
Against the 304BHS: the Cherokee Arctic Wolf 285OPT is 45 lb heavier and 1 ft longer; the Durango Half-Ton D230RDD is 100 lb lighter and 5 ft shorter and sleeps 3 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 304BHS
How much does the 304BHS weigh?
8,825 lb dry; 10,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 304BHS carry?
1,775 lb, 17% of its GVWR (median across 334 fifth wheels here: 18%). A full fresh tank uses 457 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 304BHS?
1,540 lb as published, 17% of the dry weight (median across 540 fifth wheels here: 19%).
What size tow vehicle does the 304BHS need?
A tow rating of at least 10,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded pin weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 304BHS sleep?
It is rated to sleep up to 8. No other GSL Light Duty Fifth Wheel floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 304BHS?
Fresh 55, grey 60, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 304BHS?
33' 7" 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 304BHS. 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 1 recall campaign and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the GSL line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers electrical system.
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 GSL line page.