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
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 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 Notes on this floorplan
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.
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), 15% of the 260RL’s 2,434 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,059 lb (515 lb per rated berth). Across 5 Zinger Lite floorplans the water share runs 10% to 26%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Zinger Lite 252BH at 12% and Zinger Lite 290QB at 17%. 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 Lite 290QB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 30 ft 11 in vs 33 ft 5 in; sleeps 4 vs 11; dry weight 6,366 lb vs 6,652 lb; cargo capacity 2,434 lb vs 2,148 lb; dry hitch weight 860 lb vs 830 lb. They match on GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Zinger Lite plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 8,800 | 4–5 of 5 | 7,500–8,800 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,366 | 4 of 5 | 4,544–6,652 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,434 | 3 of 5 | 1,456–2,956 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 860 | 5 of 5 | 562–860 |
| Length | 30 ft 11 in | 3 of 5 | 25 ft 1 in–33 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 45 | 3–5 of 5 | 37–45 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 1–2 of 5 | 4–11 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger Lite 260BH is 1,200 lb lighter (7,600 lb GVWR); Zinger Lite 290QB matches it at 8,800 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Zinger Lite siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinger Lite 260RL | 30 ft 11 in | 4 | 6,366 | 8,800 | 2,434 | 860 | 45 |
| Zinger Lite 290QB | 33 ft 5 in | 11 | 6,652 | 8,800 | 2,148 | 830 | 45 |
| Zinger Lite 260BH | 31 ft 0 in | 10 | 6,144 | 7,600 | 1,456 | 800 | 45 |
| Zinger Lite 190RB | 25 ft 1 in | 4 | 4,544 | 7,500 | 2,956 | 562 | 37 |
| Zinger Lite 252BH | 28 ft 10 in | 10 | 4,908 | 7,550 | 2,642 | 572 | 37 |
All 5 Zinger Lite floorplans: Zinger Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260RL | 8,800 | 6,366 | 4 | 30 ft 11 in |
| Access 24RB | 8,800 | 6,592 | 4 | 29 ft 11 in |
| Classic 28RB | 8,800 | 7,650 | 5 | 28 ft 10 in |
| Flying Cloud 30FB Bunk | 8,800 | 6,700 | 8 | 31 ft 2 in |
| Globetrotter 30RB | 8,800 | 6,990 | 6 | 31 ft 2 in |
| International 30RB | 8,800 | 6,600 | 6 | 31 ft 2 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 28RLS | 8,800 | 6,390 | — | 32 ft 5 in |
Against the 260RL: the Access 24RB is 1 ft shorter; the Classic 28RB is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 1 more; the Flying Cloud 30FB Bunk sleeps 4 more.
08 Common questions about the 260RL
How much does the 260RL weigh?
6,366 lb dry; 8,800 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 260RL carry?
2,434 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 260RL?
860 lb dry, 14% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 260RL need?
A tow rating of at least 8,800 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 260RL sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. 3 of the 5 Zinger Lite floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 260RL?
Fresh 45, grey 42, black 42 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 260RL?
30' 11" 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 260RL. 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 files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Zinger Lite. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Zinger.
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.