2026 Forest River Ozark26KB

The Ozark 26KB has 1,447 lbs of cargo capacity between 6,398 lbs dry and its 7,845 lbs GVWR, 18% of that rating; filling its 54-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 448 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 845 lbs, 13% 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: 120 gallons of grey and black capacity against 54 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Ozark roster this is the 11th of 13 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 2,504 lbs to 7,648 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 6,398 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 7,122 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,845 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 publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 26KB is a Ozark designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 26KB differs from the other twelve Ozark floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 6,398 lb: third-heaviest of thirteen, between the 25CP (6,288 lb) and the 2690BHK (6,578 lb).
• Tongue weight, 845 lb: third-heaviest of thirteen, between the 2430RBK (755 lb) and the 2500THK (935 lb).
• Length, 29 ft 11 in: third-longest of thirteen, between the 25CP (29 ft 7 in) and the 2690BHK (32 ft 10 in).
• GVWR, 7,845 lb: fourth-highest of thirteen, between the 2430RBK (7,755 lb) and the 1900THK (9,540 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.4%: shared with the 1620DBLE; of thirteen, one smaller and ten larger, nearest the 2690BHK (14.7%) and the 25CP (18.5%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,447 lb: seventh-smallest of thirteen, between the 25CP (1,432 lb) and the 1670RB (1,486 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.2%: seventh-smallest of thirteen, between the 1680BSK (13%) and the 2430RBK (13.4%).
• Grey tank, 80 gal: largest of thirteen, level with the 2430RBK, 25CP and 2900THK; next are the 1900THK, 2300RBLE and two others (40 gal).
• Exterior height, 11 ft 2 in: shared with the 1900THK, 2430RBK and 2500THK; of thirteen, seven lower and two taller, nearest the 2300RBLE and 2690BHK (11 ft) and the 25CP (11 ft 3 in).

Next to the 25CP, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26KB is 110 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 125 lb higher, has 15 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 125 lb heavier, is 4 in longer and stands 1 in lower; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 2690BHK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 26KB is 180 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 130 lb higher, has 310 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 130 lb heavier, is 2 ft 11 in shorter, stands 2 in taller and has a grey tank 40 gal larger; the two publish the same fresh tank and black tank.

Ozark is Forest River's entry-weight travel trailer, and the roster is unusual for how far down the scale it reaches: the smallest plan leaves the factory at just over 2,500 lb dry. The line splits four ways on the factory roster - single-axle, tandem-axle, limited-edition and toy hauler - and the toy haulers sit at the top of the weight range.

A full 54-gallon fresh tank is about 448 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 31% of the 26KB’s 1,447 lb cargo capacity, leaving 999 lb. Across 13 Ozark floorplans the water share runs 10% to 45%, and 4 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Ozark 13RD at 25% and Ozark 25CP at 31%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).