Airstream Basecamp

Basecamp 20X The way to get Airstream build quality and room for four without the weight of Airstream's bigger trailers. Airstream lists the 20-foot Basecamp at a 3,500-pound base weight, a 535-pound hitch weight and a 4,300-pound GVWR, leaving 800 pounds of carrying capacity, and it sleeps up to four. That hitch weight is where a midsize SUV feels it: add four people and their gear and many SUVs reach their payload limit long before their tow rating, so check the door-jamb sticker first. Couples shopping used can look for the shorter 16X, which Airstream no longer lists; for 2026 it was rated at about 2,650 pounds dry with a 410-pound hitch weight and a 3,500-pound GVWR.