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Airstream Basecamp

4 floorplansTravel trailer2017 (in production)Better build tier

Airstream (Better tier): Thor Industries

What one actually costs today: $42,200$69,900 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.

THE FLOORPLANS — 4
MODELYEARSLENGTHGVWRSLEEPSPRICE TODAYFINDING ONE
162017–2516.2 ft3,500 lb2$42,200used est.Findable
16X2019–16.2 ft3,500 lb2$55,900Findable
202021–2520.2 ft4,300 lb4$49,700used est.Patient search
20X2021–20.2 ft4,300 lb4$69,900Findable
THE LINE, YEAR BY YEAR

Assembled from eight-plus model years of brochures, floorplan by floorplan. This is the part a spec sheet can't tell you: which years changed, and which year is the buy.

  • 2017Basecamp relaunched after the 2007-2009 original
  • 2019X Package introduced as the Basecamp X
  • 2021Fresh tank 21 gal, combo waste 24 gal, base weight 2,650 lb
  • 2021Formally named Basecamp 16X when the 20 arrived
  • 2021Introduced with the new 20 ft Basecamp body
  • 2022REI Co-op Special Edition offered on the 16
  • 2023Furnace changed to 12,000 BTU; 12V compressor fridge
  • 2023A/C option upgraded to 13,500 BTU; furnace to 19,000 BTU
  • 2023A/C upgraded to 13,500 BTU option; furnace to 19,000 BTU
  • 2024REI Co-op Special Edition offered on the 20X
  • 2026Dropped; lineup reduced to 16X and 20X
  • 2027Still in the lineup alongside the 20X
  • 202711,000 BTU A/C with heat pump standard
Which Basecamp is the right one — if any?

A line this size hides real differences behind similar names. Set what you care about — weight, bunks, build, budget — as sliders, and watch every floorplan here get ranked against the whole market, not just against each other.

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