Forest River R-Pod RP-185
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $23,000.
dry weight 4,089 lb + fresh water (30 gal, full) 250 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb (capped at its own rating). 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 RP-185's published weights held steady.
The 23it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~1,760 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~950 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,400 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~1,850 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~1,850 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~50 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~1,850 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~1,850 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~500 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~1,850 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~500 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× Dinette converts to sleeping space(Convertible)—
- 1× Front bed(Permanent)—
Forest River (Mixed tier): r•pod
- 2026Introduced; dealer special order
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.
Roomy rear bath and a bar top with flip-up window; only 911 lb of cargo capacity.
Live listings for the RP-185 on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole R-Pod line ↗
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 manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.