Rear kitchen.

I have a 2011 Jayflight 24RKS it is similar to the Whitehawk that was mentioned previously. A little heavier (5200 dry weight and 7000 max), but I do pull with an 2010 F150 5.4 with tow package. It has an amazing amount of storage. Even carrying clothes for 2 females, plus cat litter and food for 10 days, I had room to store everything and space left over.

Take a look at the Winnebago One 26RK. This is a very nice unit with a lot of features. It would be very close, if not over, your 4.6 towing capacity, but you'll have to figure that out. We looked at one when we bought our current TT, and the price was right. Local dealer had a new one for $26.5K at that time, MSRP is over $40K. You might have a hard time finding one.

The OP is towing with and F150 4.6. The Rockwood noted above is considerably over his limits. IMHO he's going to have to find something in the 25' - 26' range and even some of those are too weighty.

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The one in my sig has a rear kitchen. Skyline Nomad Joey 260. I pulled it for a year and a half with a 4.6L F150. Decided this past fall I wanted more truck. The 4.6L did OK west of East TN, but we drive around in the NC mountains a lot so we upgraded a bit.

We purchased a Jayco 266RKS and I love the rear kitchen. I think it frees up so much space in the trailer. Our pantry is long and skinny and is the 2 cupboards the full height of the TT. The doors open from the right and with the hinge next to the door - no problem except that there is a pelmet/hard valance over the top of the door and it prevents the doors from opening completely, but I get all the things into the pantry that I need to. I didn't think I would like a rear kitchen but now love it. We tow this with a 2011 Ford F150 with special towing package.

To answer your question,Jayco makes a Whitehawk 24RKS that your vehicle set up right could tow with ease.

Weights & Measures
Weights
Unloaded Vehicle Weight (lbs) 4,745
Dry Hitch Weight (lbs) 530
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (lbs) 6,250
Cargo Carrying Capacity (lbs) 1,505
Measurements
Exterior Length 27' 11"
Exterior Width 96"
Exterior Height with A/C 128-1/2"
Interior Height 78"
Queen Bed 60 x 74
J-Steel Convertible Sofa 42 x 60
Wheel Base 228"
Tank Capacities
Fresh Water Capacity (gals) includes water heater 48
Gray Waste Water Capacity (gals) 45
Black Waste Water Capacity (gals) 30.5

ScottG wrote:
Been discussed here many times. The General agreement is that rear kitchens work great and dont result in stuff bouncing around or falling over in the fridge anymore than any other floor plan.
With out own TT we see no difference over the last TT we had with a mid-kitchen.

Most RKs are probably just fine, but some are definitely a problem.

In our RKS, we've had the pantry door and upper cabinet doors fly open, the stove grate come off, things bounce out of the sink and even the rod on the mini-blinds jump off it's hook. And this has happened after only a 20 mile or so trip to our CG on good roads. We installed shocks which really helped, but would have installed them anyway.

It can be pretty annoying to get to the CG only to find coffee and broken dishes on the floor. BTDT.

I've read about some having issues with bounce in their RKs, but it depends on a number of factors like overall length, GVW, axle/spring rating, frame strength and how stiff the suspension is in the TV. Some TTs have a fabricated frame made from 3 pieces of mild steel welded together and these have a lot more flex in them which causes more vertical movement at the tail of a TT.

Lynnmor wrote:
Some things to consider before buying a rear kitchen model.
The rear of any trailer takes the biggest bounce when traveling.
More weight at the very end of the trailer, versus centered over the axle, will affect the handling and stress the frame more.
If the refrigerator was installed in a slide, it may be shorter than one installed elsewhere. Also, a refrigerator in a slide will have less cooling so fans might be installed, reducing battery life. Side vents may interfere with a slide topper if you want one.

We owned a rear kitchen, 2006 Keystone Cougar 243RKS, for 7 years with none of these issues. We loved the roominess of the rear kitchen, having two exits from the TT and the amazing amount of light from all the windows. If you want to really know about a particular type of RV ask the person who owned one.

Been discussed here many times. The General agreement is that rear kitchens work great and dont result in stuff bouncing around or falling over in the fridge anymore than any other floor plan.
With out own TT we see no difference over the last TT we had with a mid-kitchen.