01 What makes it unique
The 260RL is the same 31-foot body as the 260BH pointed at couples instead of families, and it is the plan where the Zinger Lite roster steps up a chassis class. CrossRoads describes a spacious queen bed, a cozy booth dinette and a well-equipped kitchen with a microwave and pantry, plus a living area with a fireplace, sleeping four on one slide with two entries. The 2025 published standards for the tandem-axle Zinger Lite list the same Super Flex Alpha roof under a limited lifetime warranty, a heated and enclosed underbelly, a tankless water heater, a 3-burner range with a 17-inch oven and an electric awning.
CrossRoads publishes an 8,800-pound GVWR against a 6,366-pound dry weight, leaving 2,434 pounds of cargo capacity — 978 pounds more than the 260BH on a body of near-identical length, because the GVWR steps from 7,600 to 8,800 while the dry weight only rises 222 pounds. That is the single clearest illustration of what the rating buys you on this roster. The dry tongue is 860 pounds and the tank set is 45/42/42 gallons fresh/grey/black.
The 260RL and the 290QB are the only two Zinger Lite plans on the 8,800-pound chassis.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 30' 11"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Exterior width
- Not published by source
- Interior height
- Not reliably published by source*
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,366 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,800 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,434 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 860 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 45 gal
- Grey water
- 42 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
- Furnace, size varies by model (2025 published standard)
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 2
- Awning
- 1 · 16 ft electric
03 The Zinger Lite floorplan family
The Zinger Lite is the lighter tandem-axle roster in the Zinger family — a separate floorplan set from the full-size Zinger and from the single-axle Zinger Lite Mini, not a trim of either. Five plans are profiled in full and linked below; the 295BH is catalogued and shown muted because CrossRoads publishes no hitch weight, cargo capacity or GVWR for it. The 260RL on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190RB | 25 ft | 4 | Booth dinette and a queen bed |
| 252BH | 28 ft | 10 | Queen bed and a set of bunk beds |
| 260RL | 30 ft | 4 | Queen bed, booth dinette and a fireplace |
| 260BH | 31 ft | 10 | Queen bed, two bunks and a dinette |
| 290QB | 33 ft | 11 | Two bunks, a queen bed and an 80-inch dinette |
| 295BH | 33 ft | 8 | 41 x 70 in bunks and a queen bed |
Zinger Lite is a cross-shop against Jayco's Jay Flight SLX, Forest River's Aurora Light and Salem / Wildwood, Keystone's Passport and Grand Design's Transcend Xplor. The family runs three separate rosters that share no floorplan codes: the full-size Zinger, this tandem-axle Zinger Lite and the single-axle Zinger Lite Mini. The 2026 factory roster carries six travel-trailer plans; five are profiled here in full and the 295BH is catalogued from published specifications because CrossRoads publishes N/A for its hitch weight, cargo capacity, height and tanks and RVUSA carries no GVWR for it. 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
978 more pounds of cargo than the 260BH
The 8,800-pound GVWR against a 6,366-pound dry weight leaves 2,434 pounds — against the 260BH's 1,456, on a body 1 inch shorter and 222 pounds heavier dry.
Two entries on a four-berth plan
The factory publishes two entries on the 260RL — unusual for a four-berth couples plan and one of only two Zinger Lite plans with a second door.
A queen bed, booth dinette and fireplace
The factory describes a queen bed, a cozy booth dinette, a kitchen with a microwave and pantry, and a living area with a fireplace.
The step-up chassis
The 260RL and the 290QB are the only Zinger Lite plans on the 8,800-pound GVWR; the other three profiled plans run 7,500 to 7,600.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 860-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 260BH — the same 31-foot body rated for ten instead of four, on a 7,600-pound GVWR with 978 pounds less cargo capacity.
The 290QB — the same 8,800-pound chassis stretched to 33 feet and rated for eleven.
The full-size Zinger 292RE — the family's other couples-and-fireplace plan, 1,184 pounds heavier dry.