01 What makes it unique
SylvanSport lists the GOAT at 1,200 lb dry, a GVWR of 2,150 lb, a net carrying capacity of 950 lb and a tongue weight of 240 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
SylvanSport prints no tank capacity for it.
Among the 3 SylvanSport floorplans SylvanSport’s SylvanSport model pages on sylvansport.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 2 from the lightest, in a range from 840 lb (GO) to 3,670 lb (VIRE). Every figure in that comparison is SylvanSport’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from SylvanSport’s own SylvanSport model pages on sylvansport.com (no model year stated) for the GOAT, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the GOAT differs from the other two SylvanSport floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 20%: largest of three; next is the GO (10.1%).
- Dry weight, 1,200 lb: second-lightest of three, between the GO (840 lb) and the VIRE (3,670 lb).
- GVWR, 2,150 lb: second-lowest of three, between the GO (1,650 lb) and the VIRE (5,000 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 950 lb: second-smallest of three, between the GO (810 lb) and the VIRE (1,330 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 44.2%: second-smallest of three, between the VIRE (26.6%) and the GO (49.1%).
Next to the GO, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the GOAT is 360 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb higher, has 140 lb more cargo capacity and has a tongue weight 155 lb heavier.
Next to the VIRE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the GOAT is 2,470 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 2,850 lb lower and has 380 lb less cargo capacity; the two publish the same tongue weight.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Exterior height
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Exterior width
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Interior height
- Not published by SylvanSport
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 1,200 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 2,150 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 950 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 240 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Grey water
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Black water
- Not published by SylvanSport
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- All-Terrain Tires 235/75-15
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by SylvanSport
- Weight – Dry (as printed)
- 1,200 lbs | 544 kg
- GVWR (as printed)
- 2,150 lbs | 975 kg
- Carrying Capacity – Overall
- 950 lbs | 431 kg
- Carrying Capacity – Rack System (dynamic)
- 200 lbs | 90 kg
- Ground Clearance
- 18 in | 45 cm
- Departure Angle
- 42 degrees
- Axle
- Timbren Industries Axleless Suspension, 2000lb axles with 3500lb hubs *
- Tongue Weight – Dry (as printed)
- 240 lbs | 109 kg
- Ball Height
- 19″
- Tongue Length
- 49″
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
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 (2,150 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (322 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 SylvanSport floorplan family
SylvanSport’s SylvanSport model pages on sylvansport.com (no model year stated) lists 4 SylvanSport floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO | — | — | Profiled |
| GOAT | — | — | Profiled |
| VIRE | 19′ 6″ | 233″ | 2 | Profiled |
| VAST | 21' 7" | — | Catalogued · SylvanSport publishes only headline figures for it; too few to make a page of its own here |
SylvanSport’s SylvanSport model pages on sylvansport.com (no model year stated) lists 4 SylvanSport floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What SylvanSport does not publish for the GOAT
SylvanSport prints no interior height, grey-tank, black-tank, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, 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
840 lb dry and 1,650 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,200 lb and 2,150 lb.
3,670 lb dry and 5,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,200 lb and 2,150 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
Cargo capacity on the GOAT is 950 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the SylvanSport GO, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 4 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 1,200 lb vs 840 lb; GVWR 2,150 lb vs 1,650 lb; cargo capacity 950 lb vs 810 lb; hitch weight 240 lb vs 85 lb.
| SylvanSport plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 2,150 | 2 of 3 | 1,650–5,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 1,200 | 2 of 3 | 840–3,670 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 950 | 2 of 3 | 810–1,330 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 240 | 2–3 of 3 | 85–240 |
Either side of it by GVWR: SylvanSport GO is 500 lb lighter (1,650 lb GVWR); SylvanSport VIRE is 2,850 lb heavier (5,000 lb GVWR).
| Nearest SylvanSport siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SylvanSport GOAT | — | — | 1,200 | 2,150 | 950 | 240 | — |
| SylvanSport GO | — | — | 840 | 1,650 | 810 | 85 | — |
| SylvanSport VIRE | 19 ft 6 in | 2 | 3,670 | 5,000 | 1,330 | 240 | 40 |
All 3 SylvanSport floorplans: SylvanSport line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOAT | 2,150 | 1,200 | — | — |
| inTech Flyer Chase | 2,200 | — | 4 | 12 ft 5 in |
| Scamp 13' | 2,200 | 1,600 | — | 13 ft 0 in |
| Scamp Lite Lite 13' | 2,200 | 1,250 | — | 13 ft 0 in |
| Bean Trailer Bean Stock 2.0 | 2,000 | 1,200 | 2 | 14 ft 0 in |
| Hummingbird 10RK | 2,000 | 1,545 | 2 | 13 ft 0 in |
| Compact 10HD | 2,340 | 1,500 | 2 | 13 ft 2 in |
Against the GOAT: the inTech Flyer Chase is 50 lb heavier; the Scamp 13' is 50 lb heavier; the Scamp Lite Lite 13' is 50 lb heavier.
08 Common questions about the GOAT
How much does the GOAT weigh?
1,200 lb dry; 2,150 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the GOAT carry?
950 lb, 44% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%).
What is the tongue weight of the GOAT?
240 lb as published, 20% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the GOAT need?
A tow rating of at least 2,150 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
4 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the GOAT. Not published: exterior length, exterior height, exterior width, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: sylvansport.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the SylvanSport line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 SylvanSport line page.