Lance 2465 vs Brinkley Model Ix 25x

Lance · Travel Trailer

Lance 2465

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29′11″ long, drawn to scale · no maker photo

Brinkley · Travel Trailer

The difference that matters

Two 30-foot couples trailers with mirror-image layouts. The Lance 2465 puts a J-lounge and a large front window up front and a California King suite at the rear, using two slides. The Brinkley Model Ix 25x puts rear living with theater seating in its single slide, a front queen bedroom and a walk-through bath with a 30 by 36 inch shower.

The Lance is about 490 lb lighter at 6,400 lb dry against 6,888, and its 8,900 lb GVWR leaves 2,500 lb of cargo. Its hitch is heavier at 905 lb against 671. The Brinkley carries more waste capacity, 74 gallons gray and 44 black against 40 each, and adds 200 W of solar with a Victron controller, tandem 4,400 lb axles on load-range E tires and a 17-foot power awning. The Lance includes an electric fireplace, a 35K furnace and a tankless water heater.

Deciding comes down to where you want to sit in the evening: facing the front window or at the rear in theater seats.

Lance 2465: Big-window front living with a California King at the rear, for a couple.
Brinkley Model Ix 25x: Rear theater seating, a front queen bedroom and factory solar, for a couple.

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,400 lb
GVWR: 8,900 lb
Hitch weight, dry: 905 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): 2,500 lb

2,500 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight (UVW): 6,888 lb
GVWR: 8,495 lb
Hitch weight, dry: 671 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC): not published

1,607 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.

Spec for spec

	Lance 2465	Brinkley Model Ix 25x
Dry weight (UVW)	6,400 lb	6,888 lb
GVWR	8,900 lb	8,495 lb
Hitch / pin weight, dry	905 lb	671 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC / OCCC)	2,500 lb	—
GVWR minus dry weight	2,500 lb	1,607 lb
Exterior length	29.8 ft	29.92 ft
Exterior height	10.4 ft	11.08 ft
Sleeps	5	4
Slide-outs	2	1
Fresh water	45 gal	46 gal
Gray water	40 gal	74 gal
Black water	40 gal	44 gal
Factory solar	None	200 W

Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.

To scale

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Lance 2465 · 29.8 ft long · 10′5″ tall
Brinkley Model Ix 25x · 29.92 ft long · 11′1″ tall

Drawn to one scale from each camper's listed length and, where the maker publishes it, its exterior height. Outlines are typical for the camper type, not traced from this model. The figure is a 6 ft person. The dashed blue line is 25 ft, the length about 93% of national park campgrounds accept.

Lance 2465

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Brinkley Model Ix 25x

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