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TRAVEL-TRAILER RECORD · 2027

Rockwood Mini Lite 2109S

The lightest Rockwood Mini Lite, with the lowest published hitch weight and the lowest roof in the line. It also has the smallest cargo capacity of the 13 plans, and that is the figure to plan around.

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Rockwood Mini Lite 2109S scale drawing: 22 ft 4 in long, 10 ft 3 in tall Side elevation drawn to scale from the published exterior length of 22 ft 4 in and exterior height of 10 ft 3 in, on a generic travel-trailer outline. Roof sits 3 ft 3 in under a 13 ft 6 in limit. 13 FT 6 IN CLEARANCE 10 ft 3 in 22 ft 4 in overall Roof: 3 ft 3 in under a 13 ft 6 in limit SCALE DRAWING FROM PUBLISHED DIMENSIONS

Drawn to scale from the published 22 ft 4 in length and 10 ft 3 in height, on a generic outline: 3 ft 3 in under a 13 ft 6 in roof limit.

Manufacturer floor plan

Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite 2109S floor plan layout published by Forest River
Forest River's published floor plan for the 2109S.

4,472 lb and 557 lb: the 2109S at the light end

Every weight figure below is the lowest or close to it in the family, except the one that measures what the trailer can carry.

Dry weight1 of 13 lightest4,472 lb; the 2108RB is 296 lb heavier
Hitch weight1 of 13 lightest557 lb, which is 12.5% of dry weight
GVWR1 of 5 lowest5,837 lb, from RVUSA
Exterior height10 ft 3 inLowest in the line; eleven plans stand at 10 ft 11 in
Length2 of 13 shortest22 ft 4 in, 2 in longer than the 2108RB
Cargo carrying capacity13 of 131,365 lb, the smallest in the line
Sleeping capacityUp to 3A figure the 2523MBR and 2524FBT share

The 2109S tradeoff is 1,365 lb of cargo capacity

Light and short usually arrive together, and on the 2109S they bring the smallest carrying figure in the family. GVWR minus dry weight is 1,365 lb, the same number Forest River publishes as cargo capacity, and it ranks 5 of 5 among the Mini Lites with a GVWR on record. Every other plan publishes more: the 2108RB, 2 in shorter, lists 256 lb more, and the 2509S lists 772 lb more. That is arithmetic from the published figures, and because Forest River marks both UVW and CCC as estimated averages, the label on the actual unit settles it. Choosing between the two shortest plans comes down to 296 lb less trailer here or 256 lb more capacity on the 2108RB.

The layout asks for the load to be planned too. Forest River's drawing puts a 60 by 74 inch queen across the front with a wardrobe on each side, overhead cabinets on the front wall, and flip-up storage printed along the foot of the bed. The slide holds a 72-inch sofa with a 30 by 15 inch table, so meals happen at the sofa. The kitchen runs down the door side (TV, sink under overhead cabinets, microwave under the cooktop), the fridge and a wardrobe labeled Ward sit at the rear beside the entry, and a bath with a curved corner shower fills the off-door rear corner. Water in the 53 gal fresh tank, gear under the bed, and food in the kitchen all draw on the same 1,365 lb.

Forest River's 2027 2109S page and drawing →

2109S checks: sofa table, flip-up queen, rear entry

  • Lift the 60 by 74 inch queen on its flip-up storage and check what fits underneath and how the lift stays open.
  • Set up the 30 by 15 inch table in front of the 72-inch sofa and seat three. With no dinette on the drawing, that table is where meals and laptops go.
  • Stand at the rear entry with the fridge open. The fridge, the Ward cabinet, and the bath door share that end of the trailer, so check that they can all be opened in turn without trapping anyone.
  • If a garage or carport depends on the 10 ft 3 in figure, ask for the actual unit's height with its roof equipment. It is 2 in under the 2108RB and 8 in under the other eleven plans.

Forest River and RVUSA figures for the 2109S

Length22 ft 4 in
Exterior height10 ft 3 in
Exterior width8 ft
Dry weight4,472 lb
GVWR5,837 lb
Hitch weight557 lb
Cargo carrying capacity1,365 lb
Sleeping capacityUp to 3
Slides1
Fresh water53 gal
Gray water29 gal
Black water29 gal
Awning length14 ft

If the 2109S is too tight on cargo

Each of these gives up some of the 2109S's light weight for something it lacks. Differences are computed from the published figures.

Two inches shorter, 256 lb more cargoRockwood Mini Lite 2108RB

2 in shorter but 296 lb heavier, with 83 lb more hitch weight and a GVWR 552 lb higher. Cargo capacity rises to 1,621 lb. It sleeps one fewer, swaps the queen for a 60 by 74 inch Murphy bed over a dinette, and moves the bath across the full rear wall.

Open record →Same plan shape, longer queenRockwood Mini Lite 2205S

1 ft 5 in longer, 731 lb heavier, GVWR 957 lb higher, hitch 43 lb more. The queen grows to 60 by 80 inches, the slide holds a 67-inch theater seat with a booth dinette or hide-a-bed as options, and a fireplace appears by the bed. It sleeps one fewer and carries 226 lb more.

Open record →Longer, almost the same hitch weightRockwood Mini Lite 2524FBT

3 ft 5 in longer and 676 lb heavier, yet its published hitch weight is only 8 lb more, and its cargo capacity is 442 lb higher. It sleeps the same three.

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Sources and model year

2109S sources, read 2026-09-26

Forest River's 2027 page for the 2109S supplies length, exterior height, dry weight (its UVW), hitch weight, cargo capacity (its CCC), tank sizes, and the 14 ft awning, and the rooms described here are labels on Forest River's 2027 drawing. Forest River describes UVW and CCC as estimated averages based on standard build optional equipment. RVUSA's 2027 spec guide supplies GVWR, sleeping capacity, and slide count; its 5,837 lb GVWR is exactly UVW plus CCC.