Airstream Explorer

2025 MODEL YEAR

Bambi 16RB

2025 Airstream Bambi 16RB

Sleeps up to 4, Rear Primary Bed, Space-Saving Wet Bath, Convertible Booth Style Dinette, Efficient Mid-Ship Galley

Specifications

Length
16' 3"
Dry weight
3,150 lb
GVWR
3,500 lb
Cargo capacity (CCC)
350 lb
Hitch weight
475 lb
Sleeps
4
Fresh / gray / black
23 / — / 30
Solar
100 W (standard)
Battery
2.5 kWh
Off-grid score
39 / 100
MSRP
$68,900

Gray and black are a single combined waste tank on this model; the black figure is the combined capacity.

Recommended minimum tow rating

4,500 lbor more

Sized so this floorplan's fully-loaded GVWR of 3,500 lb sits at a comfortable ~80% of your tow vehicle's limit. Hitch weight is 475 lb (~14% of GVWR). Match it to your vehicle →

How long off-grid?

Boondocking endurance for this floorplan — modeled from its real 2.5 kWh battery, 100 W solar, and 23 gal fresh / — gal gray / 30 gal black tanks.

0.8 nights Battery-limited

House battery runs down first under these assumptions.

Battery0.8 days
Fresh water2 days
Waste tanks14+ days
How this is calculated

Power: usable battery = nameplate kWh × 0.8 (blended depth-of-discharge). Daily load presets — light ≈ 1,500, moderate ≈ 2,800, heavy ≈ 5,000 Wh/day — from published boondocking power budgets, excluding air conditioning (no trailer battery runs rooftop AC for long). Solar harvest = panel watts × peak-sun-hours (summer 5.5, spring/fall 4.0, winter 2.5) × 0.7 system derate. Water: per-person daily use (light 3 / moderate 5 / heavy 8 gal fresh; gray ≈ 80% of fresh; black from toilet use) against the real tank sizes. Endurance is whichever runs out first. Estimates for planning — your real usage varies.

Floor plan

Bambi 16RB floor plan diagram
Official Airstream 16RB floor plan

Strengths

  • Easy to tow, fits small sites
  • Classic Airstream fit & finish
  • Sleeps 4

Trade-offs

  • Compact storage