01 What makes it unique
The 290QB is the top of the Zinger Lite roster and the only profiled plan on it rated for double-digit berths on the 8,800-pound chassis. CrossRoads describes versatile sleeping with two bunks and a queen bed, an open layout with a spacious kitchen and a living area built around an 80-inch dinette, plus a modern bathroom and ample storage, sleeping eleven in about 33 and a half feet on one slide. 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 6,652-pound dry weight, leaving 2,148 pounds of cargo capacity and an 830-pound dry tongue. The published cargo capacity is 2,148 pounds and the plan is rated to sleep 11. Occupants count against cargo capacity, so a full crew plus gear will use most of it — load to the weight sticker, not to the berth count. The tank set is 45/42/42 gallons fresh/grey/black.
Worth a direct comparison with the full-size roster: the 290QB sleeps eleven at 6,652 pounds dry and about 40,600 dollars, and the Zinger 290KB sleeps eleven at 7,062 pounds dry and about 43,400. The Lite is 410 pounds lighter, about 2,800 dollars cheaper and gives up the Zinger's fireplace, 17-inch oven and stainless sink from the 2025 standards lists.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 33' 5"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3"
- Exterior width
- Not published by source
- Interior height
- Not reliably published by source*
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,652 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,800 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,148 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 830 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
- 11
- 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 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 290QB 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
Eleven berths on the Lite roster
At eleven berths the 290QB matches the full-size Zinger 290KB's rating at 410 pounds less dry weight and about 2,800 dollars less.
Cargo capacity against the berth count
The published cargo capacity is 2,148 pounds and the plan is rated to sleep 11. Occupants count against cargo capacity, so a full crew plus gear will use most of it — load to the weight sticker, not to the berth count.
An 80-inch dinette
The factory describes an open layout built around an 80-inch dinette, with two bunks and a queen bed.
What the Lite gives up
The 2025 standards list the Zinger's 30-inch fireplace, stainless sink and glass-top range with LED knobs; the tandem Zinger Lite list carries a plastic sink and a furnace whose size varies by model. These are 2025 published figures.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 830-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 260RL — the same 8,800-pound chassis rated for four instead of eleven, 286 pounds lighter dry with 286 pounds more cargo.
The full-size Zinger 290KB — the same eleven-berth rating, 410 pounds heavier dry, with the Zinger standards list.
Grand Design's Transcend Xplor — the lightweight cross-shop in the same length and price bracket.
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), 17% of the 290QB’s 2,148 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,773 lb (161 lb per rated berth). Across 5 Zinger Lite floorplans the water share runs 10% to 26%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Zinger Lite 260RL at 15% and Zinger Lite 260BH at 26%. 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 260BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 5 in vs 31 ft 0 in; sleeps 11 vs 10; dry weight 6,652 lb vs 6,144 lb; GVWR 8,800 lb vs 7,600 lb; cargo capacity 2,148 lb vs 1,456 lb; dry hitch weight 830 lb vs 800 lb. They match on 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) | 6,652 | 5 of 5 | 4,544–6,652 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,148 | 2 of 5 | 1,456–2,956 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 830 | 4 of 5 | 562–860 |
| Length | 33 ft 5 in | 5 of 5 | 25 ft 1 in–33 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 45 | 3–5 of 5 | 37–45 |
| Sleeps | 11 | 5 of 5 | 4–11 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger Lite 260RL 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 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 260RL | 30 ft 11 in | 4 | 6,366 | 8,800 | 2,434 | 860 | 45 |
| Zinger Lite 252BH | 28 ft 10 in | 10 | 4,908 | 7,550 | 2,642 | 572 | 37 |
| Zinger Lite 190RB | 25 ft 1 in | 4 | 4,544 | 7,500 | 2,956 | 562 | 37 |
All 5 Zinger Lite floorplans: Zinger Lite line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290QB | 8,800 | 6,652 | 11 | 33 ft 5 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 290QB: the Access 24RB is 4 ft shorter and sleeps 7 fewer; the Classic 28RB is 5 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer; the Flying Cloud 30FB Bunk is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 3 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 290QB
How much does the 290QB weigh?
6,652 lb dry; 8,800 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 290QB carry?
2,148 lb, 24% 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 290QB?
830 lb dry, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 290QB 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 290QB sleep?
It is rated to sleep 11. No other Zinger Lite floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 290QB?
Fresh 45, grey 42, black 42 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 290QB?
33' 5" 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 290QB. 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.