01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2025 Super Lite 261BH at 6,050 lb unloaded (UVW), with a GVWR of 7,600 lb, a cargo carrying capacity of 1,550 lb and a hitch weight of 800 lb. Its UVW plus its cargo capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 30' 6" long and 11' 0" high with the air conditioner, with 45 gal fresh, 29 gal grey, 29 gal black. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank uses roughly 374 lb of the cargo capacity before anything else is loaded.
Among the 7 Super Lite floorplans Starcraft lists for 2025 with a published weight, it is number 6 by unloaded weight, in a range from 4,840 lb (212FB) to 6,215 lb (252RB). 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 Super Lite 261BH, whose title names the model year 2025.
How the 261BH differs from the other six Super Lite floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight, 800 lb: heaviest of seven; next is the 252RB (705 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.2%: largest of seven; next is the 252RB (11.3%).
- Sleeping capacity, 10: largest of seven; next is the 241BH (8).
- Dry weight, 6,050 lb: second-heaviest of seven, between the 241BH (5,930 lb) and the 252RB (6,215 lb).
- Length, 30 ft 6 in: second-longest of seven, between the 241BH (29 ft 8 in) and the 252RB (30 ft 9 in).
- Cargo capacity, 1,550 lb: third-largest of seven, between the 225CK (1,480 lb) and the 212FB (1,560 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20.4%: third-smallest of six, between the 233ML (18.9%) and the 225CK (22.4%).
- GVWR, 7,600 lb: highest of seven, level with the 252RB; next is the 241BH (7,500 lb).
Next to the 241BH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 261BH is 120 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 100 lb higher, has 120 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 175 lb heavier, is 10 in longer, has a grey tank 29 gal smaller and sleeps two more; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the 252RB, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 261BH is 165 lb lighter by dry weight, has 165 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 95 lb heavier, is 3 in shorter, stands 1 in lower, has a grey tank 29 gal smaller and sleeps four more; the two publish the same GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 30' 6"
- Exterior height
- 11' 0" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- Not published by Starcraft
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,050 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,600 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,550 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 800 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 29 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
- Propane
- Not published by Starcraft
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST205/75R14'D'
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- up to 10
- Awning
- 20' 6"
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 Super Lite floorplan family
Starcraft lists 7 Super Lite floorplans for 2025; this site profiles every one with a published weight, from Starcraft’s own floorplan pages.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212FB | 23' 3" | up to 4 | Profiled |
| 189RG | 25' 2" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 225CK | 27' 4" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 233ML | 29' 7" | up to 6 | Profiled |
| 241BH | 29' 8" | up to 8 | Profiled |
| 261BH | 30' 6" | up to 10 | Profiled |
| 252RB | 30' 9" | up to 6 | Profiled |
Starcraft lists 7 Super Lite 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 261BH
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
5,930 lb UVW and 7,500 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 6,050 lb and 7,600 lb.
6,215 lb UVW and 7,600 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 6,050 lb and 7,600 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 45-gallon fresh tank is about 374 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 24% of the 261BH’s 1,550 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,176 lb (118 lb per rated berth). Across 7 Super Lite floorplans the water share runs 22% to 27%, and 4 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Super Lite 212FB at 24% and Super Lite 225CK at 25%. 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 Super Lite 241BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 30 ft 6 in vs 29 ft 8 in; sleeps 10 vs 8; dry weight 6,050 lb vs 5,930 lb; GVWR 7,600 lb vs 7,500 lb; cargo capacity 1,550 lb vs 1,670 lb; hitch weight 800 lb vs 625 lb; grey tank 29 gal vs 58 gal. They match on fresh tank and black tank.
| Super Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,600 | 6–7 of 7 | 6,400–7,600 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,050 | 6 of 7 | 4,840–6,215 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,550 | 5 of 7 | 1,370–1,670 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 800 | 7 of 7 | 480–800 |
| Length | 30 ft 6 in | 6 of 7 | 23 ft 3 in–30 ft 9 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 29 | 1–4 of 7 | 29–58 |
| Sleeps | 10 | 7 of 7 | 4–10 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Super Lite 252RB matches it at 7,600 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Super Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Lite 261BH | 30 ft 6 in | 10 | 6,050 | 7,600 | 1,550 | 800 | 45 |
| Super Lite 241BH | 29 ft 8 in | 8 | 5,930 | 7,500 | 1,670 | 625 | 45 |
| Super Lite 252RB | 30 ft 9 in | 6 | 6,215 | 7,600 | 1,385 | 705 | 45 |
| Super Lite 225CK | 27 ft 4 in | 6 | 5,120 | 6,600 | 1,480 | 485 | 45 |
| Super Lite 189RG | 25 ft 2 in | 6 | 5,035 | 6,500 | 1,465 | 515 | 45 |
| Super Lite 233ML | 29 ft 7 in | 6 | 5,880 | 7,250 | 1,370 | 570 | 45 |
All 7 Super Lite floorplans: Super Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261BH | 7,600 | 6,050 | 10 | 30 ft 6 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 261BH: the Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer; the Campsite Ultra 19KB is 8 ft shorter; the Classic Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian LE 28RB is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 261BH
How much does the 261BH weigh?
6,050 lb dry; 7,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 261BH carry?
1,550 lb, 20% of its GVWR (median across 1,010 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 374 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 261BH?
800 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 261BH 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 261BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep up to 10. No other Super Lite floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 261BH?
Fresh 45, grey 29, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 261BH?
30' 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 261BH. 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 4 recall campaigns against the Super Lite line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
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 Super Lite line page.