01 What makes it unique
The Rockwood Geo Pro G17SLE is the only LE plan with a slide-out, which makes it one of the lightest slide-equipped trailers anywhere. Inside, a true front queen bed with overhead storage and wardrobes gives a proper bedroom, a jackknife sofa with a 30-by-15 swing table on the slide widens the living space at camp, and a kitchen with a two-burner cooktop, a convection microwave and a functional sink handles meals. A rear bathroom with a spacious rectangular shower and a porcelain toilet completes the layout — a genuine dry bath. Nominal capacity is two — a true couples’ coach that adds slide-out living space without giving up the easy tow weight of the LE line.
At 2,949 pounds unloaded and 20 feet, the G17SLE is an easy tow for mid-size SUVs and capable crossovers — strikingly light for a trailer with both a real queen bed and a slide; its 1,396-pound cargo capacity is generous, giving a couple real loading margin. Forest River does not print a GVWR on the factory detail page, so it is derived as unloaded weight plus cargo capacity, landing at 4,345 pounds. As an LE plan it ships the cost-friendly LE Package: Dexter leaf-spring E-Z Lube axles, a single battery and a single 20-pound LP tank, a 10K roof A/C, a power awning, a 20,000-BTU furnace, a 6-gallon water heater, framed windows and a roof-solar prep with a side port. Tanks are a balanced 31-gallon fresh, 27-gallon grey and 27-gallon black.
Construction is the Geo Pro laminate recipe — complete composite Azdel walls over a 6-sided full-aluminum cage, a vacuum-laminated fiberglass roof and aluminum floor joists — the same construction tier as Forest River’s r·pod and No Boundaries and a step above the metal-sided value lines. Geo Pro is badge-engineered with the Flagstaff E-Pro. For a couple who wants a real front queen bed and slide-out living space — not a convertible dinette — in the lightest, most affordable composite trailer that offers both, the G17SLE is the value couples’ plan with a slide.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 20' 0"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 10' 0"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Unloaded vehicle weight
- 2,949 lbs*
- GVWR (derived)
- 4,345 lbs*
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,396 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 345 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 31 gal
- Grey water
- 27 gal
- Black water
- 27 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12V
Construction
- Frame
- 6-sided full-aluminum
- Walls
- Laminated Azdel composite
- Roof
- Vacuum-laminated fiberglass
- Underbelly
- Heated w/ radiant foil (N/A LE)
Running gear
- Axles
- 1 (single, leaf-spring)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Tires
- Nitrogen-filled off-road
- Front cap
- Fiberglass
Galley & bath
- Refrigerator
- 12V
- Cooktop
- 2-burner + convection microwave
- A/C
- 10,000 BTU
- Furnace
- 20,000 BTU
- Solar
- Roof-solar prep + side port
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 2
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front queen bedroom, jackknife sofa slide, mid-galley, rear dry bath
- Awning
- 13' (power)
03 Rockwood Geo Pro floorplan family
Forest River’s Rockwood Geo Pro (badge-engineered as the Flagstaff E-Pro) is an off-grid, ultra-light travel-trailer line built “incredibly lightweight” to tow behind fuel-efficient crossovers and smaller SUVs. The G17SLE on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning floorplans — from the sub-1,800-pound LE micro-trailer to the dual-axle family bunkhouse — with the rest of the roster catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order. Every Geo Pro plan is built on a 6-sided aluminum cage with Azdel composite walls and a vacuum-laminated roof, rides on bigger off-road tires, and ships with a standard roof-solar prep, a 12V refrigerator and a 20,000-BTU furnace for boondocking-ready, extended-season camping.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| G11LE | 14' 11" | 4 | Smallest/lightest LE — convertible U-dinette, two bunks, rear outdoor kitchen, no indoor bath |
| G15TLE | 15' 7" | 2 | LE rear twin-to-king dinette, front kitchen, wet bath — no slide, value entry |
| G13DLE | 16' 0" | 2 | LE front-bedroom compact — indoor kitchen w/ microwave, dry bath, no slide |
| G17BLE | 20' 0" | 5 | LE family bunkhouse — front bed, two bunks, rear dry bath, no slide |
| G17SLE | 20' 0" | 2 | LE couples coach — front queen, jackknife sofa slide, rear dry bath (only LE with a slide) |
| G19FDT | 20' 0" | 3 | Front Murphy bed, dinette, full-width rear bath — no slide |
| G19SFD | 20' 0" | 3 | Front Murphy bed, kitchen slide, full-length rear bath — biggest bath in the line |
| G19RLS | 20' 8" | 2 | Rear-living couples coach w/ theater seating, front bedroom |
| G20SFB | 21' 0" | 3 | Front walk-around queen, rear bath, 72" rotating sofa — single slide |
| G20SBH | 21' 2" | 5 | Murphy bed + rear bunks, slide dinette — dual-axle family bunkhouse |
| G20RBS | 21' 2" | 2 | Rear bedroom on a bed slide, two 10K A/Cs — first Geo Pro with a bed slide |
| G20SFK | 21' 2" | 4 | Front kitchen, rear bedroom, outside kitchen — dual-axle, heaviest profiled |
Every Rockwood Geo Pro plan uses complete composite (Azdel) wall construction over a 6-sided full-aluminum frame, with a vacuum-laminated fiberglass roof, aluminum floor joists and a high-gloss fiberglass cap — the same construction tier as Forest River’s r·pod and No Boundaries, a step above the metal-sided stick-and-tin value lines. The identity is off-grid and overlanding-focused: bigger nitrogen-filled off-road tires with TPMS, MORryde solid supported steps, Dexter Torflex torsion axles (the LE plans use leaf-spring axles), a Climate Protection Package with 12V heated tanks and radiant-foil insulation, and a standard roof-solar prep with a solar side port. A 12V refrigerator, a convection microwave, a 20,000-BTU furnace and a 13,500-BTU A/C are standard on the full-feature plans; the cost-friendly LE plans ship a leaf-spring chassis, a single battery and LP tank and a 10K A/C. An optional Power Package adds 600 watts of solar and a 3,000-watt inverter, and a Sunset Seeker Package adds an 1,800-watt inverter, frameless windows and the AIR 360+ antenna. Geo Pro is badge-engineered with the Flagstaff E-Pro (the same trailers under two nameplates), though the 2027 Geo Pro and E-Pro floorplan codes have diverged, so the twin is noted at the line level rather than plan-for-plan. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit’s own weight sticker. Additional Geo Pro floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The only LE plan with a slide
The G17SLE adds slide-out living space — a jackknife sofa on the slide — while staying on the value LE chassis, making it one of the lightest slide-equipped trailers available.
A true front queen, not a convertible bed
Unlike the Murphy-bed and dinette plans, the G17SLE has a real fixed front queen bed with wardrobes — a proper bedroom that needs no daily setup.
Generous cargo capacity for the size
A 1,396-lb cargo capacity over a 2,949-lb unloaded weight gives a couple a comfortable margin for full water and gear — among the healthiest payload ratios in the LE series.
LE trims the chassis and equipment
The LE Package uses leaf-spring axles instead of the line’s Torflex torsion axles, a single battery and LP tank, a 10K A/C and no Climate Protection heated-tank package — the trade for the lower price.
A slide adds a maintenance point
The slide-out adds living space but also seals, a mechanism and a topper to maintain — something the no-slide LE plans avoid entirely.
Selling price runs below the placard
Dealer MSRP placards run into the low-$30,000s while selling prices commonly land near $27,000–$29,000; the figure shown is dealer-typical selling and is flagged.
05 How it compares
A no-slide LE bunkhouse on the same 20-foot body — family bunks sleeping five instead of a queen-and-slide couples’ layout.
A full-feature single-slide couples’ plan with theater seating and the Torflex torsion chassis — more comfort and capability, trading the LE price.
A small Forest River laminate plan with a side-facing queen and a slide — a different compact slide layout in the aerodynamic r·pod shell.