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KZ Ridgeway 36MB

Fifth wheelbuilt 2025– (in production)Mixed build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$100,100MSRP today

Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $59,000.

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~13,164 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 11,730 lb + fresh water (76 gal, full) 634 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.

You want a tow rating around14,630 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)13,995 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~2,536 lb (19%)
Cargo capacity2,265 lb
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 19 OF 95

Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 36MB's published weights changed mid-run. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-2318,510 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-1918,100 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-1918,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-1616,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-1621,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-2620,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-1817,980 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
The 76it doesn't fit

These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS
Length41.0 ft
Height (incl. A/C)12.9 ft
Width8.0 ft
GVWR13,995 lb
Dry weight11,730 lb
Dry tongue weight2,260 lb
Cargo capacity2,265 lb
Sleeps7
Slide-outs4
Axles2
Fresh water76 gal
Grey water50 gal
Black water50 gal
Air conditioning27,000 BTU
Awning20 ft

A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Front king bed(Permanent)70×80
  • 1× Mid-room loft bunk over the sofa(Permanent)—
  • 1× Sofa under the loft bunk(Convertible)—
  • 1× Rear theater seating(Convertible)—
  • 1× Legless table with four chairs(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT: 5/5
WallsAzdel composite
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed

KZ (Mixed tier): Ridgeway is KZ's newest fifth wheel (Thor Industries), launched for 2025 to sit above Durango. The spec sheet is genuinely upper-tier — aluminum-framed laminated sidewalls over Azdel composite on a powder-coated steel I-beam chassis, a walk-on Tufflex PVC roof with a lifetime warranty, heated and enclosed underbelly with in-floor heated PEX, dual 13.5K A/Cs standard and KZ's two-year hitch-to-bumper warranty. It is too new to have an owner track record, and KZ's history of uneven assembly is the reason it sits in the middle rather than at the top.

YEAR BY YEAR: WHAT CHANGED
YEARSGVWRDRYMSRP
202513,995 lb12,020 lb$100,050
2026–13,995 lb11,730 lb$100,050
  • 2025Introduced at 40'11"
  • 2026Length 41'; UVW 12,020 to 11,730 lb
FINDING ONE

Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: KZ is a volume manufacturer; only 2 model years; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

Four-slide mid-bunk layout with a desk/entertainment centre and a rear lounge — the flagship until the 36MBL arrived.

OTHER RIDGEWAY FLOORPLANS
27RK · 11,500 lb · sleeps 431RL · 12,995 lb · sleeps 432ML · 12,995 lb · sleeps 435BH · 13,595 lb · sleeps 736MBL · 14,495 lb · sleeps 8R27RS · 11,000 lb · sleeps 4R28BH · 11,000 lb · sleeps 10the whole line →
Find one for sale

Live listings for the 36MB on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:

RV Trader ↗Camping World ↗FB Marketplace ↗Google ↗

Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Ridgeway line ↗

Is the 36MB your #1, or just a spec sheet?

These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.

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Data compiled from manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.