01 What makes it unique
The 380DB is the family Cedar Creek. A loft and a double bunk give it the most sleeping capacity in the line — up to ten — and a dual-entry layout with two full baths keeps a full household moving, a rare configuration in a luxury fifth wheel. A central kitchen, a main-room lounge and a private front bedroom with a king bed complete a plan built around children and guests. The full Cedar Creek build carries through across four slide-outs: the 101-inch widebody Z-frame, 3M-bonded fiberglass sidewalls and the Rhino Box hitch.
Packing that much family layout into the coach uses up the payload. Forest River lists a published 16,815-pound GVWR against the 15,024-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,791-pound payload — the tightest in the line — and a 2,815-pound dry pin. An 82-gallon black tank serves the two baths. Dual Coleman MACH 8 15,000-BTU air conditioners, a 20-cubic-foot stainless refrigerator and a 200-watt solar package are standard; with the tightest payload of any plan, careful loading and a weight-conscious approach to water and gear matter most here.
At a starting MSRP around $133,000 it is the line’s dedicated bunk coach, and dealers discount it well below the placard. For a family that needs ten berths, two full baths and dual entries in a luxury fifth wheel — and that loads carefully against the tight payload — the 380DB is the family Cedar Creek.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 43' 5"
- Exterior width
- 8' 5"
- Exterior height
- 13' 1"
- Interior height
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 15,024 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 16,815 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,791 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 2,815 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 75 gal
- Grey water
- 82 gal
- Black water
- 82 gal
- Refrigerator
- 20 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Z-frame · 101" widebody
- Walls
- All-aluminum superstructure on 16" centers · 3M bonded fiberglass
- Roof
- AlphaPly™ TPO · limited-lifetime warranty
- Underbelly
- Heated front storage · 12V tank pads · ABS panels
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (7,000 lb tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · 21,000-lb Rhino Box
- Suspension
- Road Armor™ · wet bolts · ABS brakes
- Tires
- Goodyear™ on 7K axles
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 4-burner gas oven · pull-out pan drawer
- Refrigerator
- 20 cu ft
- A/C
- 30,000 BTU (dual Coleman MACH 8 15K)
- Water heater
- Suburban ST-60 · 60,000 BTU tankless
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 10
- Slides
- 4
- Entries
- 2
- Awnings
- 1 (15')
- Primary bed
- King
03 The Cedar Creek floorplan family
Cedar Creek is Forest River's flagship full-size luxury fifth wheel and the first Forest River fifth wheel in this catalog — a direct rival to Keystone's Montana and Grand Design's Solitude. The 2027 fifth-wheel line runs to eight floorplans, and all eight are profiled here in full. The 380DB on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 290RL | 35 ft | 4 | Rear-living entry, lightest, biggest payload |
| 361RL | 40 ft | 4 | Rear-living couples, swivel recliners |
| 385RK | 42 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, bath-and-a-half, outside TV |
| 383FB | 42 ft | 4 | Rear living + front bath suite |
| 390RKB | 43 ft | 8 | Rear kitchen + loft/bunk, family |
| 398FL | 43 ft | 4 | Front living, 5 slides, 65" TV |
| 380DB | 43 ft | 10 | Double bunk, dual entry, two full baths |
| 381MUD | 43 ft | 8 | Murphy bed + loft, bath-and-a-half |
Cedar Creek is Forest River's flagship full-size luxury fifth wheel and the natural Montana and Solitude cross-shop. The 2027 line runs to eight floorplans, all profiled here. Every plan rides on the same 101-inch widebody Z-frame chassis with an all-aluminum superstructure on 16-inch centers, 3M bonded fiberglass sidewalls, a 21,000-pound Rhino Box hitch, Road Armor suspension and a heated, enclosed front storage compartment, and ships with two 15,000-BTU Coleman MACH 8 air conditioners, a 20-cubic-foot stainless refrigerator, a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a residential kitchen island, 200-watt solar with a 1,000-watt inverter and a 72-by-80-inch king bed as standard. The lighter, sub-17,000-pound-GVWR plans run 7,000-pound axles; the four 18,000-pound-GVWR plans run 8,000-pound axles. Hitch weight, GVWR, UVW and CCC are published per plan on the Forest River factory pages, and each plan's UVW plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Sleeps up to ten
A loft plus a double bunk — the most sleeping capacity in the line, built for larger families.
Two full baths + dual entry
Two full bathrooms and two exterior doors — a rare household-friendly configuration in a luxury fifth wheel.
Tightest payload in the line
A 1,791-lb payload — the least of any plan — means careful loading and a weight-conscious approach to water and gear.
Big black tank for two baths
An 82-gallon black tank serves the two full baths — holding capacity scaled to a full household.
05 How it compares
The rear-kitchen family plan — a loft and bunk with a rear galley, a roomier payload and one bath.
The Murphy-bed plan — a front-living, bath-and-a-half coach on the heaviest chassis with a roomier payload.
Keystone’s bunkhouse luxury plan — the direct full-size-luxury-FW family cross-shop.