01 What makes it unique
The 275BH is Tracer's mid-size family bunkhouse. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as two entries and one slide out, with a metal exterior and a 19-foot awning, and an interior of bunk beds and a front bedroom — sleeping up to eight in about 32 feet. It is the metal-sided exception in the Tracer line: a corrugated-aluminum exterior rather than the laminated fiberglass of the other plans, on the same welded-aluminum frame. The second entry door serves the bunk end, and eight berths under a 7,785-pound GVWR is a rare combination. Inside it carries the Tracer Touring systems: a fully enclosed drop-frame underbelly, an installed 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a 12-volt glass refrigerator and an on-demand tankless water heater.
Prime Time publishes a 7,785-pound GVWR against the 6,338-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,447-pound cargo capacity and a 785-pound dry tongue. A fully ducted 15,000-BTU air conditioner and 42/102/34-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard, the 102-gallon grey being well above the line norm and welcome with a full crew aboard. Prime Time and Forest River publish no MSRP for the line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 275BH is the Tracer for families who want eight berths and dual entry in a still-half-ton-friendly trailer — and its 1,447-pound cargo margin means water, gear and passengers need weighing carefully.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 1"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,338 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,785 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,447 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 785 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 102 gal
- Black water
- 34 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12-volt glass refrigerator
Construction
- Framing
- Welded aluminum · pinch-rolled laminated
- Structure
- Eternabond · 2″ walls · foam-block insulation
- Roof
- Tufflex PVC, lifetime warranty · 3/8″ OSB decking
- Trusses
- 5″ wood trusses with steel plates
- Exterior
- Corrugated aluminum (metal-sided)
- Underbelly
- Fully enclosed · drop-frame pass-through
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Jack
- Power tongue jack · power stabilizer jacks
- Tires
- D-rated radial · aluminum wheels · spare with carrier
- Solar
- 200W panel · 40A controller · solar disconnect (installed)
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 12-volt glass refrigerator
- A/C
- 1 unit · 15,000 BTU ducted
- Water heater
- On-demand tankless
- Cooktop
- Cooktop with air fryer
- Furnace
- 30,000 BTU
- Bed
- Camp King
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 8
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 2
- Awnings
- 1
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded tongue percentages are industry convention for travel trailers (10–15% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch. On this plan the convention band’s low end fell below the published dry figure, so the range starts at the published dry weight instead — loaded is never lighter than dry.
03 The Tracer floorplan family
Tracer is Prime Time's value / mid touring travel trailer — laminated, welded-aluminum-framed half-ton towables and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Aurora and Salem / Wildwood, Jayco's Jay Flight SLX and Grand Design's Transcend Xplor, with the metal-sided Prime Time Avenger as its value sibling. Six floorplans are profiled in full and linked below; the remaining plans are catalogued and shown muted. The 275BH on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195RB | 23 ft | 3 | Front bedroom and rear bathroom |
| 220RS | 26 ft | 3 | Front bedroom and rear living area |
| 235RK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, front bedroom, pass-through bath · dual entry |
| 250BH | 29 ft | 6 | Published specifications only |
| 255DS | 29 ft | 2 | Front bedroom |
| 248RE | 30 ft | 3 | Rear kitchen, U-dinette and front bedroom |
| 275BH | 32 ft | 8 | Bunk beds and front bedroom · dual entry · metal |
| 286RL | 34 ft | 4 | Front bedroom and rear living area · dual slide |
| 295DB | 37 ft | 8 | Bunk beds and front bedroom · dual entry · dual slide |
| 308BH | 37 ft | 8 | Published specifications only |
Tracer is Prime Time's value / mid touring travel trailer — the laminated, welded-aluminum-framed "Touring Edition" half-ton line, a construction step above the metal-sided value bracket and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Aurora and Salem / Wildwood, Jayco's Jay Flight SLX, Keystone's Passport and Grand Design's Transcend Xplor. Its metal-sided value sibling is the Prime Time Avenger. RVUSA files ten 2026 Tracer plans; six floorplans are profiled here in full and the remaining four are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Tracer rides a bumper-pull tandem-axle chassis with welded aluminum framing and a pinch-rolled laminated Eternabond structure, 2-inch walls with foam-block insulation, a Tufflex PVC lifetime-warranty roof, a fully enclosed drop-frame underbelly with a huge pass-through, a Camp King bed, an installed 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a 12-volt glass refrigerator, an on-demand tankless water heater and D-rated radial tires. Tongue weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded tongue weights run higher — always weigh the loaded trailer and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating and payload.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Eight berths and two entries
The factory floorplan lists bunk beds and a front bedroom with two entries, sleeping up to eight — a full family bunkhouse under a 7,785-pound GVWR.
The metal-sided Tracer
The factory lists a metal exterior for the 275BH, where the rest of the profiled line is fiberglass — the value-priced skin in the Touring lineup, on the same welded-aluminum frame.
Large grey tank for families
A 102-gallon grey capacity is well above the line norm — more shower and sink capacity for a full crew.
Watch the cargo margin with eight aboard
A 1,447-pound cargo capacity is modest for eight berths — load water, gear and passengers carefully and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
Forest River's own Aurora — a wide-body value family cross-shop from the sister division.
The Avenger 26DBS — bunk beds and a front bedroom in Prime Time's metal-sided value line.
The 295DB — the flagship family plan on dual slides with dual entry.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 42-gallon fresh tank is roughly 24% of the 1,447-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 275BH with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 1,447 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (42 gal × 8.34 lb) | −350 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,097 lb | 24% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 137 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 8 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry tongue weight of 785 pounds is 12% of the 6,338-pound dry weight, which sits inside the 10–15% band usually quoted for stable towing. It is still a dry figure: loading the front pass-through and the fresh tank both push it up.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 7,785-pound GVWR the 275BH is towing 1,447 pounds more than its 6,338-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 42 gallons of fresh against 102 grey and 34 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Ranked by GVWR, the 275BH sits 4 of 6 in the Tracer line: 7,785 pounds against a line that runs from 7,585 to 9,850 pounds. That position is the useful thing to know, because the plans immediately either side of it are the real alternatives.
Either side of it in the same line: Tracer 235RK is 80 pounds lighter at 7,705 lb GVWR; and Tracer 286RL is 1,835 pounds heavier at 9,620 lb GVWR.
| Comparable travel trailers | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275BH | 7,785 | 6,338 | 8 | 32 ft 1 in |
| Airelume 255 | 7,785 | 5,813 | — | 29 ft 11 in |
| EVO 26ICE | 7,785 | 6,288 | — | 32 ft 9 in |
| Salem & Wildwood 26ICE | 7,785 | 6,288 | 8 | 32 ft 9 in |
| Avenger 25MKO | 7,775 | 5,983 | 3 | 29 ft 7 in |
| Campsite Ultra 21DF | 7,795 | 5,688 | — | 25 ft 10 in |
| Cascade 23MSC | 7,775 | 5,948 | — | 29 ft 2 in |
Against the 275BH: the Airelume 255 is 2 ft shorter. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest travel trailers from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Tracer floorplans profiled here run 5,013 to 7,828 pounds dry and 23 to 38 feet of exterior length across 6 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Tracer line hub.
08 Common questions about the 275BH
How much does the 275BH weigh?
It leaves the factory at 6,338 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 7,785 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 275BH carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 1,447 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 42-gallon fresh tank uses about 350 pounds of that.
What is the tongue weight of the 275BH?
The published dry tongue weight is 785 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 275BH need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 7,785 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 275BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep 8. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 275BH?
Fresh 42 gallons, grey 102 gallons, black 34 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 275BH?
Exterior length is 32' 1". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 17 of them for the 275BH. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: interior height, tire size (a tire description is published, a size is not). If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (96%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Tracer line, and NHTSA holds 11 recall campaigns and 6 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
Too few reports to show a pattern. 6 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover unknown or other, electrical system, fuel/propulsion system, power train and suspension.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Tracer line page.