Forest River Cedar Creek 381MUD
Fifth wheelbuilt 2026– (in production)Better build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$129,000MSRP today
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $76,100.
WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~16,855 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people
dry weight 15,429 lb + fresh water (75 gal, full) 626 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
You want a tow rating around18,730 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)18,000 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~2,720 lb (16%)
Cargo capacity2,571 lb
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 14 OF 95
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 381MUD's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.
The 81it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~9,925 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~9,925 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-26: over by ~7,585 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-23: over by ~195 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-19: over by ~565 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-18: over by ~6,415 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-26: over by ~5,605 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-26: over by ~7,135 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-20: over by ~6,145 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-23: over by ~4,255 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-14: over by ~6,685 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~7,855 lb loaded
- Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-19: over by ~655 lb loaded
- Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-16: over by ~1,915 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~13,255 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~10,105 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~10,105 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~10,105 lb loaded
- GMC Sierra EV '24-26: over by ~6,055 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~12,355 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~12,355 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~9,925 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~10,420 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~8,070 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-19: over by ~5,415 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-26: over by ~6,405 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-24: over by ~5,380 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-18: over by ~7,295 lb loaded
- Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-18: over by ~675 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Rivian R1S '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Rivian R1T '22-26: over by ~6,955 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Tesla Cybertruck '24-26: over by ~6,955 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~11,005 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~10,735 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21: over by ~7,675 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~6,055 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
THE SPECS
Length43.4 ft
Height (incl. A/C)13.2 ft
Width8.4 ft
GVWR18,000 lb
Dry weight15,429 lb
Dry tongue weight2,490 lb
Cargo capacity2,571 lb
Sleeps6
Slide-outs4
Axles2
Fresh water75 gal
Grey water82 gal
Black water82 gal
Air conditioning30,000 BTU
Solar (standard)200 W
Awning18 ft
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
- 1× Front king(Permanent)—
- 1× Sofa(Convertible)—
- 1× Dinette(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT: 4/5
WallsLaminated fiberglass
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed
Forest River (Better tier): Cedar Creek
YEAR BY YEAR: WHAT CHANGED
- 2026Introduced
FINDING ONE
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.
OUR TAKE
Wide-body mudroom plan, two black tanks.
OTHER CEDAR CREEK FLOORPLANS
290RL · 16,095 lb · sleeps 429RL · 16,375 lb · sleeps 4360RL · 16,525 lb · sleeps 4361RL · 16,625 lb · sleeps 4370FL · 16,685 lb · sleeps 4371FL · 16,615 lb · sleeps 6375BHO · 16,430 lb · sleeps 8377BH · 16,135 lb · sleeps 6380DB · 16,815 lb · sleeps 8380MUD · 18,000 lb · sleeps 6380RL · 18,000 lb · sleeps 4383FB · 18,000 lb · sleeps 4385RK · 18,000 lb · sleeps 4385TH · 18,000 lb · sleeps 6the whole line →
Find one for sale
Live listings for the 381MUD on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Cedar Creek line ↗
Is the 381MUD your #1, or just a spec sheet?
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 2026-07.