Forest River Salem Cruise Lite 25ICE
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $24,100.
dry weight 6,178 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 25ICE's published weights held steady.
The 44it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~382 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~382 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,072 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,262 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,272 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,712 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~562 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~562 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,102 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~562 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,162 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~382 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~832 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,732 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~832 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,162 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,362 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~112 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~562 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~877 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,912 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,092 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~382 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,162 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,162 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~1,912 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,812 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~1,912 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,162 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,462 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,192 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~2,812 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 bed(Permanent)—
- 2× Dinette and sofa(Convertible)—
Forest River (Caution tier): Lightweight Salem spin-off on the same stick-and-tin construction — wood framing, corrugated metal siding standard (fiberglass only in the Platinum package) — generous content for the money, thin durability.
- 2025Introduced
- 2026Hitch weight revised to 700 lb
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; only 2 model years; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Cold-weather couples plan; the ICE package is not compatible with the fiberglass Platinum option.
Live listings for the 25ICE on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Salem Cruise Lite 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 dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.