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Airstream RV Basecamp
Type/Class
Travel Trailer
Sleeps
2 - 4
Weight
3,500 - 4,300 lbs.
Length
16 - 20 ft. Long
Floorpans
4 options

The Airstream RV Basecamp is a compact and adventure-ready travel trailer designed for outdoor enthusiasts. This lightweight RV offers a streamlined design that maximizes interior space and storage, making it ideal for solo travelers or couples who love to explore off-the-beaten-path destinations. The Airstream RV Basecamp comes in two main models: the 16-foot Basecamp 16 and the 20-foot Basecamp 20, both available with the optional X-Package for enhanced off-road capabilities.

The bottom line: The Airstream RV Basecamp is a well-crafted, versatile travel trailer that caters to adventurers seeking a comfortable and efficient base camp for their outdoor pursuits.

Try Before You Buy

With a starting price of approximately $48,900, the Airstream RV Basecamp represents a significant investment for many potential buyers. By renting one through RVshare for around $180 per night, you can thoroughly experience the RV's unique features, layout, and towing characteristics before committing to a purchase.

Additionally, you can evaluate the towing requirements and handling of the Airstream RV Basecamp with your current vehicle to ensure a comfortable and safe towing experience. For those who may be hesitant about towing a travel trailer, RVshare offers the convenience of RV delivery, allowing you to have the Airstream RV Basecamp delivered directly to your campsite or destination.

Pros and Cons of an Airstream RV Basecamp

Pros
  • Lightweight and easy to tow, making it accessible for a wider range of vehicles

  • Compact size allows for nimble maneuverability on narrow roads and bridges

  • Efficient use of interior space with convertible rear area and smart storage solutions

  • Large rear hatch facilitates easy loading and unloading of gear like kayaks and bicycles

Cons
  • Higher price point compared to many other travel trailers of similar size

  • Limited interior living space due to the compact design and lack of slide-outs

  • Despite its lightweight design, the RV's hitch weight can still impact the towing capacity of smaller vehicles

Model Specifications: Airstream RV Basecamp

Sanctuary Transit 19LT
Sanctuary Transit 19PT
Shockwave 18FS
Shockwave 21RQMX
Shockwave 24FS
Shockwave 24QSGMX
Shockwave 24RQMX
Shockwave 25RQMX
Shockwave 26QSGDX
Shockwave 27RQGDX
Shockwave 27RQMX
Shockwave 28FWGDX
Shockwave 29KSGDX
Shockwave 29RQMX
Shockwave 30DSGDX
Shockwave 30FKGDX
Shockwave 30FWGDX
Shockwave 31KSGDX
Shockwave 32FWGDX
Shockwave 33FWGDX
Shockwave 34FWGDX
Timberwolf 39CA
Timberwolf 39DL
Timberwolf 39LB
Timberwolf 39NA
Timberwolf 39SR
Timberwolf 39TN
Sandstorm Sport Series 186
Sandstorm Sport Series 241
Cherokee Wolf Pack Gold 22GOLD13
Cherokee Wolf Pack Gold 23GOLD15
Cherokee Wolf Pack Gold 24GOLD14
Cherokee 233MB
Cherokee 234DC
Cherokee 243TR
Cherokee 251RK
Cherokee 263GDK
Cherokee 264DBH
Cherokee 264RL
Cherokee 274AK
Cherokee 274BRB
Cherokee 274RK
Cherokee 274VFK
Cherokee 274WK
Cherokee 284DBH
Cherokee 294BH
Cherokee 294GEBG
Cherokee 294KM
Cherokee 294RR
Cherokee 304BH
Cherokee 304RK
Cherokee 306MM
Cherokee 324TS
Aurora Sky Series 180BHS
Aurora Sky Series 280BHS
Aurora Sky Series 310KDS
Aurora Sky Series 320BDS
Aurora Sky Series 340BHTS
Sunseeker LE 2150SLE Chevy
Sunseeker LE 2150SLE Ford
Sunseeker LE 2250SLE Chevy
Sunseeker LE 2250SLE Ford
Sunseeker LE 2350SLE Chevy
Sunseeker LE 2350SLE Ford
Sunseeker LE 2550DSLE Ford
Sunseeker LE 2850SLE Ford
Sunseeker LE 2950LE
Sunseeker LE 3250DSLE Ford
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 17RBHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 19RBHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 20BHHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 22RBHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 22RKHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 23BHHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 24RLHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 25RBHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 26BHHL
Salem Hemisphere Hyper-Lyte 29XBHL
Gemini AWD 23TE
Gemini AWD 23TW
Gemini AWD 24KB
Basecamp 16
Basecamp 16X
Basecamp 20
Basecamp 20X
Gross Weight
9,070 lbs.
9,070 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
10,995 lbs.
10,995 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
14,210 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,385 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
13,630 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
13,230 lbs.
13,095 lbs.
13,335 lbs.
n/a
13,650 lbs.
n/a
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
11,160 lbs.
11,352 lbs.
11,312 lbs.
7,710 lbs.
7,645 lbs.
10,985 lbs.
7,761 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
8,485 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,980 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
10,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
11,380 lbs.
11,215 lbs.
11,305 lbs.
11,100 lbs.
11,365 lbs.
5,500 lbs.
9,400 lbs.
11,242 lbs.
9,588 lbs.
11,416 lbs.
12,300 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,300 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,300 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
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11,000 lbs.
11,000 lbs.
11,000 lbs.
3,500 lbs.
3,500 lbs.
4,300 lbs.
4,300 lbs.
Dry Weight
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5,850 lbs.
6,611 lbs.
6,251 lbs.
7,274 lbs.
7,242 lbs.
7,499 lbs.
8,318 lbs.
7,874 lbs.
7,750 lbs.
9,640 lbs.
9,108 lbs.
8,957 lbs.
9,905 lbs.
9,819 lbs.
10,894 lbs.
9,883 lbs.
11,032 lbs.
9,954 lbs.
11,016 lbs.
10,523 lbs.
10,778 lbs.
10,688 lbs.
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11,361 lbs.
n/a
5,850 lbs.
6,251 lbs.
5,808 lbs.
6,806 lbs.
6,372 lbs.
6,048 lbs.
5,788 lbs.
6,043 lbs.
6,217 lbs.
6,043 lbs.
6,760 lbs.
6,308 lbs.
7,027 lbs.
6,383 lbs.
6,742 lbs.
7,047 lbs.
7,143 lbs.
7,123 lbs.
7,929 lbs.
6,978 lbs.
8,052 lbs.
6,879 lbs.
8,688 lbs.
7,998 lbs.
8,578 lbs.
8,603 lbs.
4,202 lbs.
6,662 lbs.
7,916 lbs.
7,762 lbs.
8,753 lbs.
10,050 lbs.
10,280 lbs.
10,590 lbs.
9,769 lbs.
10,130 lbs.
10,050 lbs.
11,443 lbs.
11,742 lbs.
n/a
12,580 lbs.
4,903 lbs.
4,788 lbs.
5,593 lbs.
5,413 lbs.
5,198 lbs.
6,063 lbs.
5,883 lbs.
6,038 lbs.
6,688 lbs.
7,173 lbs.
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n/a
n/a
2,650 lbs.
2,700 lbs.
3,400 lbs.
3,500 lbs.
Cargo Weight
n/a
n/a
4,149 lbs.
3,388 lbs.
3,748 lbs.
2,725 lbs.
2,757 lbs.
2,500 lbs.
2,677 lbs.
3,121 lbs.
2,249 lbs.
4,570 lbs.
3,892 lbs.
4,043 lbs.
3,095 lbs.
3,566 lbs.
4,105 lbs.
3,747 lbs.
3,967 lbs.
5,045 lbs.
3,983 lbs.
2,707 lbs.
2,317 lbs.
2,647 lbs.
n/a
2,289 lbs.
n/a
4,149 lbs.
3,748 lbs.
5,352 lbs.
4,546 lbs.
4,940 lbs.
1,662 lbs.
1,857 lbs.
4,942 lbs.
1,544 lbs.
3,942 lbs.
1,725 lbs.
3,677 lbs.
2,958 lbs.
3,602 lbs.
3,238 lbs.
2,938 lbs.
2,842 lbs.
2,862 lbs.
2,056 lbs.
4,007 lbs.
1,933 lbs.
4,501 lbs.
2,527 lbs.
3,307 lbs.
2,522 lbs.
2,762 lbs.
1,298 lbs.
2,738 lbs.
3,326 lbs.
1,926 lbs.
2,663 lbs.
3,748 lbs.
2,327 lbs.
3,610 lbs.
2,695 lbs.
4,070 lbs.
2,656 lbs.
3,057 lbs.
2,758 lbs.
n/a
1,920 lbs.
2,642 lbs.
2,732 lbs.
2,187 lbs.
2,157 lbs.
2,332 lbs.
1,537 lbs.
1,927 lbs.
1,602 lbs.
3,002 lbs.
2,592 lbs.
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n/a
n/a
850 lbs.
800 lbs.
900 lbs.
800 lbs.
Height
10 ft.
10 ft.
12 ft.
12 ft.
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11 ft.
11 ft.
9 ft.
9 ft.
9 ft.
9 ft.
Sleeps
2
2
3
3
3
6
4
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
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10
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8
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8
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4
10
10
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
Bunks
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Slide Outs
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
1
n/a
n/a
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
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1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
n/a
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2
1
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
n/a
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Fuel Type
Gasoline
Gas
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Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gas
Gas
Gas
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Towing Capacity
3,500 lbs.
3,500 lbs.
760 lbs.
913 lbs.
871 lbs.
1,080 lbs.
1,018 lbs.
1,055 lbs.
1,270 lbs.
1,092 lbs.
1,092 lbs.
2,210 lbs.
1,360 lbs.
1,341 lbs.
1,555 lbs.
1,385 lbs.
2,416 lbs.
1,655 lbs.
2,616 lbs.
2,458 lbs.
2,604 lbs.
1,230 lbs.
1,095 lbs.
1,335 lbs.
n/a
1,650 lbs.
n/a
760 lbs.
871 lbs.
960 lbs.
1,152 lbs.
1,112 lbs.
710 lbs.
645 lbs.
785 lbs.
761 lbs.
845 lbs.
884 lbs.
800 lbs.
1,007 lbs.
720 lbs.
860 lbs.
985 lbs.
895 lbs.
997 lbs.
953 lbs.
785 lbs.
945 lbs.
1,180 lbs.
1,015 lbs.
1,105 lbs.
900 lbs.
1,165 lbs.
492 lbs.
730 lbs.
1,042 lbs.
888 lbs.
1,216 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
545 lbs.
520 lbs.
780 lbs.
570 lbs.
530 lbs.
725 lbs.
810 lbs.
640 lbs.
890 lbs.
965 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
410 lbs.
450 lbs.
500 lbs.
535 lbs.
Electrical Service
30-amp
30-amp
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n/a
n/a
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n/a
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50-amp
50-amp
n/a
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
n/a
50-amp
50-amp
n/a
50-amp
n/a
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp

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