2026 Forest River IBEX26BRE

The IBEX 26BRE has 1,500 lbs of cargo capacity between 6,733 lbs dry and its 8,233 lbs GVWR, 18% of that rating; filling its 40-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 332 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 760 lbs, 11% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 90 gallons of grey and black capacity against 40 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the IBEX roster this is the 16th of 16 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,778 lbs to 6,733 lbs. It is the heaviest plan in the line, so the tow vehicle should be settled before the floorplan is.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 6,733 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 7,483 lbs, and the published GVWR of 8,233 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “The 26BRE features an innovative layout with a front queen bedroom with dual wardrobes, and provides ample storage space. The central kitchen includes modern appliances, including a large refrigerator and air fryer microwave, while the Bar 2 Table feature converts from a bar into a four-person dining table. The 26BRE includes an enclosed underbelly with forced heat, radiant foil insulation, and 12V heating pads on…” That is the factory's marketing copy rather than a specification, and nothing in it is treated as a verified field on this page - layout descriptions, sleeping arrangements and feature claims in factory copy are not carried into the spec table unless the factory also publishes them as specifications.

How the 26BRE differs from the other fifteen IBEX floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 6,733 lb: heaviest of sixteen; next is the 25MLB (6,473 lb).
• GVWR, 8,233 lb: highest of sixteen; next is the 25MLB (7,973 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.2%: second-smallest of sixteen, between the 19QRB (15.2%) and the 16MKS (18.5%).
• Length, 32 ft 6 in: second-longest of sixteen, between the 25MLB (29 ft 9 in) and the 25RBH (32 ft 11 in).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.3%: third-smallest of sixteen, between the 20MKB (11.2%) and the 16MBJ (11.9%).
• Tongue weight, 760 lb: fourth-heaviest of sixteen, between the 23MBH (750 lb) and the 20FKDS (800 lb).
• Grey tank, 60 gal: largest of sixteen, level with the 20FKDS and 25MLB; next are the 16MKS, 20MDS and three others (40 gal).

Next to the 25MLB, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26BRE is 260 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 260 lb higher, has a tongue weight 115 lb heavier and is 2 ft 9 in longer; the two publish the same cargo capacity, exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

IBEX is Forest River's lightweight four-season travel trailer, built at the company's Outdoors RV-adjacent end of the travel-trailer range rather than in the value tier. The roster runs from a 16-foot single-axle at under 4,100 lb dry to a tandem-axle 26-footer. Forest River publishes a full weight and capacity block for every floorplan, which is why this line could be catalogued completely rather than partially.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 22% of the 26BRE’s 1,500 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,168 lb. Across 16 IBEX floorplans the water share runs 14% to 36%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: IBEX 20FKDS at 22% and IBEX 23MBH at 22%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).