Forest River Salem 32BHDS
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $23,700.
dry weight 7,993 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 32BHDS's published weights held steady.
The 60it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~2,197 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~2,197 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,657 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,567 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,887 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~1,297 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,077 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~487 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~757 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,087 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~127 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,527 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~2,377 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,377 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,917 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~2,377 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,567 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,977 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~2,197 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,647 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,547 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,647 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~262 lb loaded
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~127 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,977 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,177 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,747 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,747 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~942 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,927 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~2,377 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,477 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,477 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,692 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,727 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~342 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,907 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~2,197 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,977 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,977 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,727 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,627 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,727 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~557 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,977 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,277 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~3,007 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,627 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)—
- 2× Rear double bunks(Permanent)—
- 2× U-dinette and Versa-Lounge convert(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.
- 2012Introduced
- 2026UVW 7,993 lb, CCC 1,826 lb
Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; 15-year production run; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Two-slide bunkhouse with an outside kitchen; fourteen model years and counting. No published MSRP found.
Live listings for the 32BHDS 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.