Forest River Salem Cruise Lite 28ICE
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $25,700.
dry weight 6,708 lb + fresh water (44 gal, full) 367 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 28ICE's published weights held steady.
The 51it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~840 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~840 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~300 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~210 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,530 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,720 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,730 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,170 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,020 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,020 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,560 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,020 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~210 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,620 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~840 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,290 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,190 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,290 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,620 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,820 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~390 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~390 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~570 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,020 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~120 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~120 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,335 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,370 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,550 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~840 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,620 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,620 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,370 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,370 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,620 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,920 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,650 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,270 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× Rear bunks(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.
- 2026Introduced
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.
Largest ICE cold-weather bunkhouse, new for 2026.
Live listings for the 28ICE 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.