01 What makes it unique
The 390DB is the top of the roster and the only Zinger over 40 feet. CrossRoads describes a luxurious king bed, a cozy queen bed and a living area with a 50-inch TV centre and a fireplace, plus a well-equipped kitchen and a bathroom with a large shower, sleeping eight on three slides and two entries. It is also the only plan on the roster with an 84-gallon black tank — every other Zinger runs 39, 42 or 60 gallons. 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.
CrossRoads publishes a 13,200-pound GVWR against a 10,517-pound dry weight, leaving 2,683 pounds of cargo capacity — the largest margin on the roster. The dry tongue is 1,244 pounds, which is 52 pounds lighter than the 340BH's despite five extra feet of body. At 10,517 pounds dry and 13,200 loaded this is a three-quarter-ton trailer at minimum and comfortably a one-ton tow.
One quirk from the 2025 published standards worth knowing: the line's electric stabilizer jacks are listed as standard on every plan except the 390DB, which the brochure marks as manual. It is the only plan on the 2026 roster carrying that exception.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 43' 1"
- Exterior height
- 11' 8"
- Exterior width
- Not published by source
- Interior height
- Not reliably published by source*
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 10,517 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 13,200 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,683 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 1,244 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 84 gal
- Black water
- 84 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
- 8
- Slides
- 3
- Entries
- 2
- Awning
- 1 · 18 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 390DB 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 only 84-gallon black tank on the roster
Every other 2026 Zinger runs a 39, 42 or 60-gallon black tank. Paired with the 84-gallon grey, the 390DB has the longest waste range in the line.
Manual stabilizer jacks, per the 2025 standards
The 2025 published standards list electric stabilizer jacks across the line but mark the 390DB as manual — the only exception on the 2026 roster. This is a 2025 published figure, so confirm it on the unit.
The largest cargo margin on the roster
At 2,683 pounds the cargo capacity is the largest of the nine plans, five pounds ahead of the entry-level 280RB.
A lighter tongue than the 340BH
At 1,244 pounds the dry tongue is 52 pounds lighter than the 38-foot 340BH's despite five more feet of trailer.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 1,244-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 340BH — five feet shorter, 1,265 pounds lighter dry, rated for twelve instead of eight, with a heavier tongue.
The 340LR — the roster's other lounge-led big plan, 1,844 pounds lighter dry and about 8,800 dollars less.
Forest River's Salem / Wildwood — the volume value cross-shop with comparable 40-foot plans.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 45-gallon fresh tank is about 375 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 14% of the 390DB’s 2,683 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,308 lb (288 lb per rated berth). Across 9 Zinger floorplans the water share runs 14% to 29%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Zinger 280RB at 14%. 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 Zinger 340LR, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 43 ft 1 in vs 38 ft 2 in; sleeps 8 vs 6; dry weight 10,517 lb vs 8,673 lb; GVWR 13,200 lb vs 11,200 lb; cargo capacity 2,683 lb vs 2,527 lb; dry hitch weight 1,244 lb vs 1,124 lb; black tank 84 gal vs 42 gal. They match on fresh tank and grey tank.
| Zinger plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 13,200 | 9 of 9 | 9,500–13,200 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 10,517 | 9 of 9 | 6,822–10,517 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,683 | 9 of 9 | 1,540–2,683 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 1,244 | 8 of 9 | 794–1,296 |
| Length | 43 ft 1 in | 9 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) | 84 | 9 of 9 | 39–84 |
| Sleeps | 8 | 4 of 9 | 6–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger 340BH is 1,750 lb lighter (11,450 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Zinger siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinger 390DB | 43 ft 1 in | 8 | 10,517 | 13,200 | 2,683 | 1,244 | 45 |
| Zinger 340LR | 38 ft 2 in | 6 | 8,673 | 11,200 | 2,527 | 1,124 | 45 |
| Zinger 340BH | 38 ft 2 in | 12 | 9,252 | 11,450 | 2,198 | 1,296 | 45 |
| Zinger 280RB | 32 ft 8 in | 6 | 6,822 | 9,500 | 2,678 | 794 | 45 |
| Zinger 331BH | 37 ft 6 in | 12 | 8,195 | 9,735 | 1,540 | 1,165 | 54 |
| Zinger 320FB | 36 ft 1 in | 10 | 7,695 | 9,800 | 2,105 | 1,000 | 45 |
All 9 Zinger floorplans: Zinger line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390DB | 13,200 | 10,517 | 8 | 43 ft 1 in |
| Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 39DLBL | 13,191 | 11,040 | — | 42 ft 8 in |
| Puma Vista 38VFL | 13,214 | 11,414 | — | 40 ft 3 in |
| Cyclone 2615 | 13,250 | 8,640 | 4 | 34 ft 8 in |
| Seismic 265 | 13,250 | 8,640 | 6 | — |
| Campsite Reserve 39GB | 13,255 | 8,919 | — | 40 ft 7 in |
| Cascade 39TNC | 13,140 | 8,885 | — | 40 ft 7 in |
Against the 390DB: the Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 39DLBL is 9 lb lighter; the Puma Vista 38VFL is 14 lb heavier and 3 ft shorter; the Cyclone 2615 is 50 lb heavier and 8 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 390DB
How much does the 390DB weigh?
10,517 lb dry; 13,200 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 390DB carry?
2,683 lb, 20% 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 390DB?
1,244 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 390DB need?
A tow rating of at least 13,200 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 390DB sleep?
It is rated to sleep 8. 5 of the 9 Zinger floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 390DB?
Fresh 45, grey 84, black 84 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 390DB?
43' 1" 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 390DB. 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.