Forest River Salem 26RBS
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $27,100.
dry weight 6,721 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 26RBS's published weights held steady.
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- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~925 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~925 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~385 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~295 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,615 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~25 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,805 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,815 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,255 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,105 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,105 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,645 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,105 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~295 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,705 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~925 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,375 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,275 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,375 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,705 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,905 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~475 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~475 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~655 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,105 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~205 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~205 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,420 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,455 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,635 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~925 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,705 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,705 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,455 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,355 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,455 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,705 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,005 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,735 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,355 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 bedroom king(Permanent)—
- 1× Dinette converts(Convertible)—
- 1× Sofa converts(Convertible)—
Forest River (Mixed tier): Forest River's volume full-size travel trailer - wood-framed and cheap to buy, but with a heated enclosed underbelly, a walk-on roof and the genuinely clever Versa furniture system.
- 2023Introduced
Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Rear-bath couples plan with 3,000 lb of cargo capacity. No published MSRP found.
Live listings for the 26RBS 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 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.