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2026 CrossRoads Zinger340BH

Twelve berths on an 11,450-pound GVWR — three slides, two entries and the heaviest tongue on the roster.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

9,252lb
Dry Weight
11,450lb
GVWR
1,296lb
Tongue Weight
38ft
Length
Sleeps 12 Travel Trailer · Three slides, sleeps 12 - layout not published by source MSRP from · $55,267 Built by · CrossRoads RV (Thor Industries)

01 What makes it unique

The 340BH is the 331BH's problem solved with a bigger chassis. CrossRoads rates both at twelve berths, but where the 331BH runs a 9,735-pound GVWR the 340BH runs 11,450 — and that extra rating turns 1,540 pounds of cargo capacity into 2,198. It is about 38 feet on three slides and two entries with a 20-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 cost is at the hitch. The 1,296-pound dry tongue is the heaviest on the 2026 Zinger roster, 131 pounds above the 331BH's and 52 above the 43-foot 390DB's. At that figure the 340BH is asking for a well-rated three-quarter-ton rather than a half-ton, and the payload arithmetic on the tow vehicle deserves checking before the trailer does. The tank set is 45/84/42 gallons fresh/grey/black. 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.

The factory roster card rates the 340BH at twelve berths and the RVUSA record rates it at six. The factory figure is used here and both are stated.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
38' 2"
Exterior height
11' 8"
Exterior width
Not published by source
Interior height
Not reliably published by source*

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
9,252 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
11,450 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,198 lbs
Dry tongue (hitch) weight
1,296 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
12
Slides
3
Entries
2
Awning
1 · 20 ft electric

Verified specs, drawn to scale

Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.

Loaded weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 340BHHorizontal bar. Dry weight 9,252 pounds, then cargo capacity 2,198 pounds, against a GVWR of 11,450 pounds. Dry tongue weight 1,296 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 11,450 lbsDry 9,252 lbsCargo capacity 2,198 lbsDry tongue weight 1,296 lbs — same scale
Drawn from this page’s published figures. The bar runs from empty to GVWR: the dark band is dry weight, the light band is everything you are allowed to add — water, propane, batteries and gear all come out of it.

Size, drawn to scale

Scale outline of the 340BHScale outline of the 340BH. Overall length 38' 2", overall height 11' 8". 2 axles as published.38' 2" overall length11' 8"
Overall length and height are drawn true to scale from the published figures, no exterior width is published for this plan, so no end view is drawn. Axle count is as published; axle position, wheel size and the nose profile are schematic. This is a size drawing, not a floorplan, and not a claim about body shape.

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 340BHHolding tank capacities: fresh 45 gallons, grey 84 gallons, black 42 gallons.Fresh45 galGrey84 galBlack42 gal
Published tank capacities on one scale. A full fresh tank is about 375 lbs of water — roughly 17% of this plan’s 2,198 lb cargo capacity, before you load anything else.

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.

Minimum tow rating your vehicle needs11,450 lb
Published dry tongue weight1,296 lb
Loaded tongue weight, typical range1,296–1,718 lb
Minimum receiver hitch capacity11,450 lb towed / 1,718 lb tongue
The tongue weight above is dry. It is the figure the manufacturer publishes for an empty trailer. Loaded — with water, propane, batteries and your gear — it runs higher, which is why the range row uses loaded weight. Sizing your truck off the dry number under-budgets your payload.
The arithmetic that actually binds. Open your driver’s door and read the payload figure on the yellow-and-white sticker — that number is specific to your truck as built. Subtract from it: loaded tongue weight (use the range above), every passenger, everything in the bed and cab, and the weight-distributing hitch itself where one is used. What is left is your margin. Payload, not tow rating, is what most half-ton owners run out of first.

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 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 340BH on this page is highlighted.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
280RB32 ft6One slide, sleeps 6 - layout not published by source
290KB33 ft11Two bunks and a queen bedroom
292RE33 ft6Queen bed, recliners and a fireplace
320FB36 ft10Two slides, sleeps 10 - layout not published by source
328SB36 ft12Two slides, sleeps 12 - layout not published by source
331BH37 ft12Queen bed and a bunkhouse with a flip-up bunk
340BH38 ft12Three slides, sleeps 12 - layout not published by source
340LR38 ft6Two slides, sleeps 6 - layout not published by source
390DB43 ft8King 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 What owners & reviewers report

The heaviest tongue on the roster

At 1,296 pounds the dry tongue is the heaviest of the nine 2026 Zinger plans — heavier than the 43-foot 390DB's. Check it against your vehicle's payload, not just its tow rating.

The GVWR that buys the cargo back

The 11,450-pound GVWR against a 9,252-pound dry weight leaves 2,198 pounds of cargo capacity — 658 pounds more than the 331BH on the same twelve-berth rating.

Sleeps disagreement, factory used

The factory roster card rates the 340BH at twelve berths and the RVUSA record rates it at six. The factory figure is rendered and both are stated.

Layout not published

CrossRoads publishes no floorplan description for the 340BH, so no interior arrangement is described here.

Weigh the loaded trailer

Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 1,296-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↔ Same length
Zinger 340LR

The 340LR — the same 38-foot body rated for six instead of twelve, 579 pounds lighter dry and about 2,100 dollars less.

← Lighter
Zinger 331BH

The 331BH — the same twelve berths on a 9,735-pound GVWR, 1,057 pounds lighter dry but 658 pounds tighter on cargo.

↔ Cross-shop
Palomino Puma

Palomino's Puma — the metal-sided value cross-shop with a comparable bunkhouse roster.

06 Loading it for a trip

This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 45-gallon fresh tank is roughly 17% of the 2,198-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 340BH with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.

Weight budgetFigureWhat it means
Cargo capacity as published (CCC)2,198 lbEverything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings.
Fresh tank filled (45 gal × 8.34 lb)−375 lbWater is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first.
Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank1,823 lb17% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded.
Per sleeping position, water aboard152 lbA rough share of what is left across the 12 berths this plan sleeps.

The published dry tongue weight of 1,296 pounds is 14% of the 9,252-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 11,450-pound GVWR the 340BH is towing 2,198 pounds more than its 9,252-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.

Tank balance is generous here: 45 gallons of fresh against 84 grey and 42 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 340BH sits 8 of 9 in the Zinger line: 11,450 pounds against a line that runs from 9,500 to 13,200 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: Zinger 340LR is 250 pounds lighter at 11,200 lb GVWR; and Zinger 390DB is 1,750 pounds heavier at 13,200 lb GVWR.

Comparable travel trailersGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
340BH11,4509,2521238 ft 2 in
Salem Hemisphere & Heritage Glen 310BHI11,4459,333738 ft 1 in
Coachmen Catalina 333DORM11,4588,958637 ft 11 in
Eagle 320MKTS11,5009,280436 ft 8 in
Nightfall 24N11,4007,32830 ft 0 in
Outback 370BH11,5009,4501041 ft 2 in
Sandstorm 251311,4007,62930 ft 0 in

Against the 340BH: the Salem Hemisphere & Heritage Glen 310BHI is 5 lb lighter and sleeps 5 fewer; the Coachmen Catalina 333DORM is 8 lb heavier and sleeps 6 fewer; the Eagle 320MKTS is 50 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 8 fewer. 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 Zinger floorplans profiled here run 6,822 to 10,517 pounds dry and 33 to 43 feet of exterior length across 9 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 Zinger line hub.

08 Common questions about the 340BH

How much does the 340BH weigh?

It leaves the factory at 9,252 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 11,450 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 340BH carry?

Cargo carrying capacity is 2,198 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 45-gallon fresh tank uses about 375 pounds of that.

What is the tongue weight of the 340BH?

The published dry tongue weight is 1,296 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 340BH need?

Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 11,450 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 340BH sleep?

It is rated to sleep 12. 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 340BH?

Fresh 45 gallons, grey 84 gallons, black 42 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 340BH?

Exterior length is 38' 2". 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 16 of them for the 340BH. 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: exterior width, 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 (92%) 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.

Values on this page carrying an asterisk were derived by arithmetic from published figures, or come from a single source, rather than being printed directly by the manufacturer. The flag travels with the number into the downloadable spec sheet.

How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.

11 NHTSA safety record

This floorplan belongs to the Zinger line, and NHTSA holds 16 recall campaigns and 14 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.

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%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.

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 Zinger line page.