I bought a Jayco HT 26.5 RLS in 2012 to make sure my truck, at the time, would tow it comfortably. When looking at the various FWs, I wanted one that was no longer than 30' and pretty light. I think the previous poster was pretty right-on, most of the "lite" FWs are usually shorter. I think the construction is pretty much the same as far as floor thickness, wall thickness and insulation factors, the roofs seem to be about the same construction. However, one of the things the owners' manual said was that the HT line was not suitable for full-timing. We did spend 20 nights in our FW on a trip this spring and don't quite understand why they said that. We did get the "arctic" package but not double pane windows but otherwise the "R" factors are the same as on heavier, bigger FWs. We have two slides, but the bedroom slide is a smaller, wardrobe, slide with four cabinets so it would certainly be lighter than a bed slide, I would think. As far as carrying cargo, one of the other posters said 3,000 lbs for the lite ones and mine says about the same, but my delivered weight was around 7,200 lbs so I only get about 2,750 lbs of cargo capacity. Don't know how in the heck I would ever get than much stuff in the FW. When we bought it the manual said they would void the warranty if we put a hitch on but now they sell them with a hitch. We went ahead and had one fabricated and it has worked fine when towing our boat behind the FW. Now that we are out of warranty anyway, it doesn't make a bit of difference. The biggest thing might be the lower framing. The I-beams that are used in the LIte brands might be a bit less robust than are the ones used in the heavier ones. Don't know that for sure, but when we got our hitch put on, the welder reinforced our framing about four to six feet from the rear towards the axle.
