Forest River Airelume 285
The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap. Treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.
dry weight 7,233 lb + fresh water (40 gal, full) 334 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 285's published weights held steady.
The 53it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~1,437 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~1,437 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~897 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~807 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,127 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~537 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,317 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,327 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,767 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,617 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,617 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,157 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,617 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~807 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,217 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~1,437 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,887 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,787 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,887 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,217 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,417 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~987 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~987 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~182 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,167 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,617 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~717 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~717 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,932 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,967 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,147 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~1,437 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,217 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,217 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,967 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,967 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,217 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,517 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,247 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
- 1× Front bedroom queen(Permanent)60×80
- 1× Bunkhouse bunks(Permanent)—
Forest River (Mixed tier): A new-for-2027 Forest River family-trailer line on a powder-coated I-beam frame with 5/8-inch tongue-and-groove plywood decking, pitched as thoughtful mid-range design (Coffee Nook, LumaLounge) rather than luxury materials.
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; only one model year; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Sleeps count not published — omitted. Sleeping data added by a later pass: RVingPlanet dealer spec field 'Sleeps'; a separate autoevolution editorial claimed 'as many as nine' but that is not a formal published spec field so the dealer figure was preferred Collected from a census gap: this line had no catalogue record at all. tier, bn and mat are the collecting pass's editorial read, not inherited from siblings. Slide-out count added by a later pass: Image alt text in raw HTML: 'The Airelume 285 floorplan has two entries and one slide out.'
Live listings for the 285 on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
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These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.
See where it ranks for you →Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-09.