Starcraft GSL 296BHS
dry weight 7,175 lb + fresh water (45 gal, full) 375 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 296BHS's published weights held steady.
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- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~1,420 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~1,420 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~880 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~790 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,110 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~520 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,300 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,310 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,750 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,600 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,600 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,140 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,600 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~790 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,200 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~1,420 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,870 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,770 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,870 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,200 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,400 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~970 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~970 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~165 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,150 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,600 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~700 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~700 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,915 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,950 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,130 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~1,420 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,200 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,200 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,950 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,950 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,200 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,500 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,230 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
- 1× Front king bed(Permanent)72×80
- 2× Rear bunk beds(Permanent)—
- 1× Sofa(Convertible)—
- 1× Booth dinette(Convertible)—
Starcraft (Mixed tier): Jayco, Inc. (Thor Industries)
- 2023Introduced
- 2024Final model year
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Starcraft is a volume manufacturer; only 2 model years. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Short-lived bunkhouse that sat between the 290RLS and 321BHS; dropped after 2024 in favour of the 321BHS. Slide count not published.
Live listings for the 296BHS on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole GSL line ↗
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.
See where it ranks for you →Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.