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Forest River RIVERSTONE Fifth Wheels 442MC

Fifth wheelbuilt 2027–27Better build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
price not published

The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap. Treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~20,050 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 18,591 lb + fresh water (79 gal, full) 659 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 around22,280 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)23,845 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~3,068 lb (15%)
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 12 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 442MC's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
The 83it doesn't fit

These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS
Length43.8 ft
Height (incl. A/C)13.4 ft
Width8.5 ft
GVWR23,845 lb
Dry weight18,591 lb
Dry tongue weight2,845 lb
Sleeps6
Slide-outs6
Fresh water79 gal
Grey water80 gal
Black water80 gal

A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • Front primary bedroom bed(Permanent)72×80
HOW IT'S BUILT: 2/5
WallsLaminated fiberglass
FrameWood
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyOpen

Forest River (Better tier): Forest River's upper-tier luxury fifth wheel line: 3-inch hung-glass gel-coat fiberglass sidewalls, hydraulic slides, MORryde suspension and residential French-door refrigerators across a 38-45 foot range.

FINDING ONE

Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; only one model year. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

Sleeping data added by a later pass: Best RV Center dealer listing, "Sleeps 6" 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: floorplan alt text: has one entry and six slide outs

OTHER RIVERSTONE FIFTH WHEELS FLOORPLANS
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Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-09.