01 What makes it unique
The 280RB is the cheapest and shortest plan on the 2026 Zinger roster, and it is the only one that runs a single slide. CrossRoads publishes it at about 32 feet with six berths, one entry and a 16-foot awning. CrossRoads publishes no floorplan description for this plan anywhere on its site, so no layout claim is made here — the interior arrangement below is not described because it is not published. The slide count, entry count, berth count and every dimension and weight on this page are published figures.
The numbers are the reason to look at it. CrossRoads publishes a 9,500-pound GVWR against a 6,822-pound dry weight, which leaves 2,678 pounds of cargo capacity — the largest margin on the Zinger roster and more than a thousand pounds clear of the 331BH, a plan that costs thirteen thousand dollars more and rates the same six-figure GVWR class. The 794-pound dry tongue is also the lightest of the nine. The tank set is 45/84/42 gallons fresh/grey/black, with the larger 84-gallon grey tank. The 2025 published standards for the line list a Super Flex Alpha roof under a limited lifetime warranty, a heated and enclosed underbelly, front diamond plate, pass-through storage, a tankless water heater and an electric awning.
One thing to know before you shop: the factory marks the 280RB dealer-stock only, so it is ordered through existing lot inventory rather than built to order.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 8"
- Exterior height
- 11' 4"
- Exterior width
- Not published by source
- Interior height
- Not reliably published by source*
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,822 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,500 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,678 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 794 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 84 gal
- Black water
- 42 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft
Construction
- Chassis
- Tandem-axle bumper-pull
- Roof
- Super Flex Alpha — limited lifetime warranty (2025 published standard)
- Front
- Front diamond plate (2025 published standard)
- Underbelly
- Heated and enclosed (2025 published standard)
- Wheel wells
- Galvanized steel, varies by model (2025 published standard)
- Storage
- Pass-through (2025 published standard)
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Axle rating
- Not published by source*
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Jacks
- Electric tongue jack · electric stabilizer jacks (2025 published standard)
- Tires
- Radial (size and rating not published*)
- Solar
- The 2025 standards list carries both a solar prep bullet and a 100-watt solar panel bullet; both are published, neither is resolved*
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12-volt refrigerator
- A/C
- 1 unit · 13,500 BTU roof-mount
- Water heater
- Tankless, on-demand (2025 published standard)
- Cooktop
- 3-burner with glass top · 17″ oven (2025 published standard)
- Microwave
- Standard (2025 published standard)
- Heat
- 30,000 BTU furnace (2025 published standard)
- Fireplace
- 30″ (2025 published standard)
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 1
- Awning
- 1 · 16 ft electric
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size (no width published)
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).
03 The Zinger floorplan family
The Zinger is CrossRoads' full-size value travel trailer. It is one of three separate rosters in the Zinger family — the lighter Zinger Lite and the single-axle Zinger Lite Mini carry their own floorplan codes and their own weights, and nothing is shared between them. All nine 2026 Zinger plans are profiled in full and linked below. The 280RB on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 280RB | 32 ft | 6 | One slide, sleeps 6 - layout not published by source |
| 290KB | 33 ft | 11 | Two bunks and a queen bedroom |
| 292RE | 33 ft | 6 | Queen bed, recliners and a fireplace |
| 320FB | 36 ft | 10 | Two slides, sleeps 10 - layout not published by source |
| 328SB | 36 ft | 12 | Two slides, sleeps 12 - layout not published by source |
| 331BH | 37 ft | 12 | Queen bed and a bunkhouse with a flip-up bunk |
| 340BH | 38 ft | 12 | Three slides, sleeps 12 - layout not published by source |
| 340LR | 38 ft | 6 | Two slides, sleeps 6 - layout not published by source |
| 390DB | 43 ft | 8 | King bed, queen bed and a 50-inch TV centre |
Zinger is a cross-shop against Forest River's Salem / Wildwood and Aurora, Prime Time's Avenger, Keystone's Springdale, Coachmen's Catalina and Palomino's Puma. The family runs three separate rosters that share no floorplan codes: this full-size Zinger, the lighter tandem-axle Zinger Lite and the single-axle Zinger Lite Mini. The 2026 factory roster carries nine travel-trailer plans and all nine are profiled here in full. Dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity and dry tongue weight are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus cargo capacity equals its GVWR exactly, so the weights below are shown unflagged with no derivation. 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 Notes on this floorplan
The biggest cargo margin on the roster
At 2,678 pounds the published cargo capacity is the largest of the nine 2026 Zinger plans — about 1,140 pounds more than the 331BH.
The lightest tongue of the nine
The 794-pound dry tongue is the lightest on the roster, and the only Zinger tongue under 800 pounds.
Dealer stock only
CrossRoads marks the 280RB dealer-stock only, so it is not a build-to-order plan — availability depends on lot inventory.
Layout not published
CrossRoads publishes no floorplan description for the 280RB, so no interior arrangement is described on this page. The published slide, entry, berth, dimension and weight figures are all shown.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 794-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 290KB — a second slide and five more berths for about 1,700 dollars more, at 240 pounds heavier dry.
Forest River's Salem / Wildwood — the volume value cross-shop in the same length and price bracket.
The Zinger Lite 290QB — a longer body at 170 pounds less dry weight, from the family's lighter tandem roster.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 45-gallon fresh tank is about 375 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 14% of the 280RB’s 2,678 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,303 lb (384 lb per rated berth). Across 9 Zinger floorplans the water share runs 14% to 29%, and 7 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Zinger 390DB at 14% and Zinger 290KB at 15%. 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 Zinger 340LR, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 32 ft 8 in vs 38 ft 2 in; dry weight 6,822 lb vs 8,673 lb; GVWR 9,500 lb vs 11,200 lb; cargo capacity 2,678 lb vs 2,527 lb; dry hitch weight 794 lb vs 1,124 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Zinger plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 9,500 | 1 of 9 | 9,500–13,200 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,822 | 1 of 9 | 6,822–10,517 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,678 | 8 of 9 | 1,540–2,683 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 794 | 1 of 9 | 794–1,296 |
| Length | 32 ft 8 in | 1 of 9 | 32 ft 8 in–43 ft 1 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 45 | 1–8 of 9 | 45–54 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 84 | 6–9 of 9 | 39–84 |
| Black tank (gal) | 42 | 2–7 of 9 | 39–84 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 1–3 of 9 | 6–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger 290KB is 100 lb heavier (9,600 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Zinger siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinger 280RB | 32 ft 8 in | 6 | 6,822 | 9,500 | 2,678 | 794 | 45 |
| Zinger 340LR | 38 ft 2 in | 6 | 8,673 | 11,200 | 2,527 | 1,124 | 45 |
| Zinger 292RE | 33 ft 8 in | 6 | 7,550 | 9,600 | 2,050 | 802 | 45 |
| Zinger 290KB | 33 ft 8 in | 11 | 7,062 | 9,600 | 2,538 | 842 | 45 |
| Zinger 320FB | 36 ft 1 in | 10 | 7,695 | 9,800 | 2,105 | 1,000 | 45 |
| Zinger 340BH | 38 ft 2 in | 12 | 9,252 | 11,450 | 2,198 | 1,296 | 45 |
All 9 Zinger floorplans: Zinger line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280RB | 9,500 | 6,822 | 6 | 32 ft 8 in |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 292BHDS | 9,500 | 6,772 | 8 | 33 ft 4 in |
| Jay Flight 280FKS | 9,500 | 7,465 | 3 | 33 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 280FKS | 9,500 | 7,465 | 3 | 33 ft 10 in |
| White Hawk 32BH | 9,500 | 8,140 | 9 | 38 ft 0 in |
| Wildcat 249RKX | 9,512 | 6,632 | — | 30 ft 11 in |
| Ozark 1900THK | 9,540 | 5,228 | — | 23 ft 4 in |
Against the 280RB: the Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 292BHDS sleeps 2 more; the Jay Flight 280FKS is 1 ft longer and sleeps 3 fewer; the Jay Flight SLX 280FKS is 1 ft longer and sleeps 3 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 280RB
How much does the 280RB weigh?
6,822 lb dry; 9,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 280RB carry?
2,678 lb, 28% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 375 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 280RB?
794 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 280RB need?
A tow rating of at least 9,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 280RB sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. 6 of the 9 Zinger floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 280RB?
Fresh 45, grey 84, black 42 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 280RB?
32' 8" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 280RB. Not published: exterior width, interior height, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: crossroadsrv.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 16 recall campaigns and 14 owner complaints against the Zinger 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 14 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are equipment (21%), structure (21%) and suspension (21%).
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 Zinger line page.