Actually, trailers are measured differently than most things. In the case of a travel trailer (not a TM) you measure from the very back to the very front. In other words from the spare tire (if there is one) to the tip of the hitch coupler. This makes a 17ft TT about 13 feet of useable, habitable, space. When TM says the 2619 is the same as a 26 foot TT, they are taking into consideration that the TT would have about 23 ft of useable space - which coincidentally is about what it turns out to be w/o the tongue since part of the TM extends over the tongue. The 2619 isn't 19 ft when it's down either, more like 19'6" so the whole thing is confusing, but it all stems from how trailers are measured for the state license. Surprisingly the states all agreed on this "stupid" (IMHO) way of measuring trailers. I guess it becomes less stupid when you think of a utility trailer or boat trailer. The RV industry took advantage of this confusion and tell you you're getting a lot more living space than you actually are. The only ones that come out very close are 5th wheels because they don't have the tongue sticking out the front.
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