01 What makes it unique
The Voyage 3438RK brings a fifth-wheel idea to a bumper pull: the kitchen takes the entire rear of the trailer, counter wrapping to a breakfast nook, while one of the three slides carries a genuine slide-out workspace — a desk for the remote-work crowd, with an optional sofa for buyers who would rather lounge than log on. Theater seating faces the TV and fireplace amid the living area, a full bath sits ahead of it, and the front bedroom keeps generous storage. New for 2026, it is the line's answer to working from anywhere.
It rides the heavy end of the shared platform — NXG engineered steel frame, 2-inch FILON MAX fiberglass with Azdel Onboard composite, gel-coat front cap, walkable TPO roof, enclosed insulated underbelly, tandem 5,200-pound axles — on the 11,000-pound GVWR, with two power awnings (10 and 12 feet) covering the camp side. Dry weight plus payload equals the GVWR exactly; the published axle ratings sum to 10,400 pounds, the balance of the rating riding the tongue per standard convention for a chassis rated above its axle pair.
The 3438RK asks the most of the tow vehicle: a 1,200-pound dry tongue — the heaviest in the line — puts real demand on the truck's payload placard before passengers and hitch hardware, and at 8,996 pounds dry the trailer leaves 2,004 pounds of cargo margin. For a couple who cook seriously, work remotely, and drive a three-quarter-ton or a stout half-ton with the payload to prove it, no other Voyage is drawn around this life.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 38' 6"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 11' 5"
- Interior height
- 7' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 8,996 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 11,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,004 lbs
- Axle count
- 2 (tandem)
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 60 gal
- Grey water
- 98 gal (49 + 49)
- Black water
- 49 gal
- Refrigerator
- 15 cu ft (12V)
Construction
- Frame
- NXG engineered steel
- Body
- 2″ FILON MAX fiberglass · Azdel
- Front cap
- Painted gel coat · LED accents
- Roof
- One-piece TPO · walkable
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem) · 5,200 lb each
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull · dry tongue 1,200 lb · 2″ accessory receiver
- Tires
- Goodyear Endurance 225/75R15E
- Wheels
- Aluminum · EZ-lube hubs
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner recessed w/oven
- Refrigerator
- 15 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU True Trax ducted
- Water heater
- 10-gal gas/electric
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Primary bed
- Front queen (opt king)
- Layout
- Rear kitchen with breakfast nook, slide-out workspace (or optional sofa), theater seating opposite TV and fireplace, full bath, front bedroom with generous storage
- Awnings
- 2 · 10′ + 12′
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
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 dry figure, because loaded is never lighter than dry.
03 Voyage floorplan family
Winnebago's Voyage line — eight 2026 half-ton family travel trailers on the laminated FILON MAX / Azdel build, from a 27-foot-11 rear-bath entry to a 38-foot-11 triple-slide flagship bunkhouse, rated to 10,400 pounds on the five lighter plans and 11,000 on the three heaviest. The 3438RK on this page is highlighted; every 2026 plan links to its own profiled page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2427RB | 27 ft | 4 | Entry rear bath; lightest, biggest payload, walk-in pantry |
| 2730RL | 31 ft | 4 | Dual-slide rear living; theater standard, single grey tank |
| 2831RB | 31 ft | 5 | Five-berth rear bath; dinette slide, two entry doors |
| 3033BH | 34 ft | 7 | Family bunkhouse; sleeps 7, outdoor griddle kitchen |
| 3235FK | 35 ft | 5 | Rear master (queen/king); front L-kitchen, 11,000-lb chassis |
| 3235RL | 36 ft | 4 | Rear-living entertainer; island galley, dining-table option |
| 3438RK | 38 ft | 6 | Rear kitchen + workspace slide; heaviest tongue, 11,000-lb chassis |
| 3538BR | 38 ft | 7 | Flagship bunkhouse; bunk-room slide, tightest payload (1,418 lb) |
Every Voyage rides tandem 5,200-pound axles on Goodyear Endurance Load Range E tires, with a 60-gallon fresh tank, a 15-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a 15,000-BTU True Trax ducted air conditioner, a 30,000-BTU furnace, a fireplace and 200 watts of rooftop solar standard on every plan. GVWR is 10,400 pounds on the five lighter plans — a figure the published axle ratings sum to exactly — and 11,000 on the three heaviest (3235FK, 3438RK, 3538BR), where the balance above the axle pair is carried on the tongue. On every plan the published dry weight plus payload equals the GVWR exactly. Figures are RVUSA structured records cross-checked against Winnebago's factory specification table AND the factory brochure, which agree exactly; tongue weights, awning lengths, axle ratings and second-grey-tank capacities are factory figures. Always confirm against the unit's weight sticker before towing.
04 Notes on this floorplan
A rear kitchen with a nook
The full-width rear galley and breakfast nook give counter run and a morning-coffee corner no mid-trailer kitchen matches — a fifth-wheel layout on a ball hitch.
A dedicated workspace slide
The slide-out desk is factory-drawn for remote work — and an optional sofa replaces it for buyers who want the lounge instead.
The line's heaviest tongue
1,200 lb dry on the ball — before the battery, propane and hitch hardware — wants a tow vehicle chosen by payload placard, not brochure tow rating.
Two awnings, tight-ish margin
Dual power awnings (10 and 12 ft) shade the whole camp side; 2,004 lb of payload asks for disciplined loading on a trailer this size.
05 How it compares
The other new 11,000-lb plan — the kitchen goes forward and the master aft, a foot shorter and 164 lb friendlier at the tongue.
The flagship bunkhouse — the same chassis spent on berths and a bunk-room slide rather than the rear kitchen and desk.
The laminated rivals' rear-kitchen plans — compare counter run, tongue weight and payload.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 60-gallon fresh tank is about 500 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 25% of the Voyage 3438RK’s 2,004 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,504 lb (251 lb per rated berth). Across 8 Voyage floorplans the water share runs 13% to 35%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Voyage 3235RL at 25% and Voyage 3538BR at 35%. 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 Voyage 3538BR, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 38 ft 6 in vs 38 ft 11 in; sleeps 6 vs 7; dry weight 8,996 lb vs 9,582 lb; cargo capacity 2,004 lb vs 1,418 lb; dry hitch weight 1,200 lb vs 1,018 lb. They match on GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Voyage plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 11,000 | 6–8 of 8 | 10,400–11,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,996 | 7 of 8 | 6,629–9,582 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,004 | 2 of 8 | 1,418–3,771 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 1,200 | 8 of 8 | 674–1,200 |
| Length | 38 ft 6 in | 7 of 8 | 27 ft 11 in–38 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 98 | 3–8 of 8 | 49–98 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 6 of 8 | 4–7 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Voyage 3235FK matches it at 11,000 lb GVWR; Voyage 3538BR matches it at 11,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Voyage siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage 3438RK | 38 ft 6 in | 6 | 8,996 | 11,000 | 2,004 | 1,200 | 60 |
| Voyage 3538BR | 38 ft 11 in | 7 | 9,582 | 11,000 | 1,418 | 1,018 | 60 |
| Voyage 3235RL | 36 ft 4 in | 4 | 8,386 | 10,400 | 2,014 | 914 | 60 |
| Voyage 3235FK | 35 ft 3 in | 5 | 8,052 | 11,000 | 2,948 | 1,036 | 60 |
| Voyage 3033BH | 34 ft 3 in | 7 | 7,726 | 10,400 | 2,674 | 832 | 60 |
| Voyage 2831RB | 31 ft 8 in | 5 | 7,444 | 10,400 | 2,956 | 840 | 60 |
All 8 Voyage floorplans: Voyage line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage 3438RK | 11,000 | 8,996 | 6 | 38 ft 6 in |
| Eagle 320FBOK | 11,000 | 9,085 | 6 | 38 ft 0 in |
| Momentum 21G | 11,000 | 7,280 | 6 | 26 ft 11 in |
| Outback 340BH | 11,000 | 8,930 | 10 | 38 ft 6 in |
| Pause 22.4 | 11,000 | 8,904 | — | 26 ft 10 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 313RLTS | 10,999 | 8,968 | 4 | 36 ft 0 in |
| Wildcat 305MBX | 10,998 | 7,850 | — | 35 ft 6 in |
Against the Voyage 3438RK: the Momentum 21G is 12 ft shorter; the Outback 340BH sleeps 4 more.
08 Common questions about the Voyage 3438RK
How much does the Voyage 3438RK weigh?
8,996 lb dry; 11,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Voyage 3438RK carry?
2,004 lb, 18% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 500 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Voyage 3438RK?
1,200 lb dry, 13% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Voyage 3438RK need?
A tow rating of at least 11,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Voyage 3438RK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. 2 of the 8 Voyage floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the Voyage 3438RK?
Fresh 60, grey 98, black 49 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Voyage 3438RK?
38' 6" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
17 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Voyage 3438RK. Not published: slide count.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: winnebago.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 19 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints against the Voyage line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (20%), visibility (20%) and electrical system (10%).
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 Voyage line page.