Forest River Work and Play 30GS
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $43,800.
dry weight 9,033 lb + fresh water (98 gal, full) 817 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 30GS's published weights held steady.
The 66it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~3,720 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~3,720 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~3,180 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~3,090 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~7,410 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~2,820 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~6,600 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~2,010 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~2,280 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~5,610 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-14: over by ~480 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~1,650 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~7,050 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~3,900 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,900 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~4,440 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~3,900 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~3,090 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~7,500 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~3,720 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~4,170 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,070 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~4,170 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~1,785 lb loaded
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~1,650 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~7,500 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~5,700 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~3,270 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,465 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~3,450 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~3,900 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~3,000 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~3,000 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,215 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,250 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,865 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-26: over by ~200 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-18: over by ~1,090 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~4,430 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~3,720 lb loaded
- Rivian R1T '22-26: over by ~750 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~7,500 lb loaded
- Tesla Cybertruck '24-26: over by ~750 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~7,500 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~5,250 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~6,150 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~5,250 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~2,080 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~7,500 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,800 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~4,530 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21: over by ~1,470 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~6,150 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 queen bedroom(Permanent)—
- 1× Drop-down garage bunk(Stow-away)—
- 2× Fold-down garage sofas(Convertible)—
- 1× Dinette(Convertible)—
Forest River (Mixed tier): Work and Play
- 2024Introduced
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.
Largest Work and Play; 65 gal grey for longer stays.
Live listings for the 30GS on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Work and Play 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.