2026 Forest RiverShasta Phoenix 27BAR

Forest River lists the 2026 Shasta Phoenix 27BAR at 8,507 lb dry, a GVWR of 11,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,493 lb and a pin weight of 1,521 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 34' 2" long and 12' high. Forest River prints its tanks as 40 gal fresh, 33 gal grey, 33 gal black.

Among the 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans Forest River lists for 2026 with a published dry weight, it is number 3 from the lightest, in a range from 7,365 lb (Shasta Phoenix 218SE) to 13,030 lb (Shasta Phoenix 373MBRB). Every figure in that comparison is Forest River’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s 2026 Shasta Phoenix sheet, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2026.

How the 27BAR differs from the other sixteen Shasta Phoenix floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 22.7%: second-largest of seventeen, between the 336RL (22.1%) and the 254RLS (23.4%).
• Dry weight, 8,507 lb: third-lightest of seventeen, between the 254RLS (7,511 lb) and the 31BH (8,802 lb).
• Pin weight, 1,521 lb: fourth-lightest of seventeen, between the 30RLS (1,445 lb) and the 30BHS (1,553 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 2,493 lb: sixth-largest of seventeen, between the 298RLS (2,426 lb) and the 360BH (2,551 lb).
• Grey tank, 33 gal: smallest of seventeen, level with the 218SE and 254RLS; next are the 30BHS, 30RLS and 31BH (66 gal).
• Length, 34 ft 2 in: shared with the 30RLS; of seventeen, two shorter and thirteen longer, nearest the 254RLS (30 ft 9 in) and the 298RLS (34 ft 8 in).
• Exterior height, 12 ft: lowest of sixteen, level with the 254RLS, 30BHS and 30RLS; next are the 31BH and 368TBH (12 ft 2 in).
• GVWR, 11,000 lb: shared with the 30RLS and 31BH; of seventeen, two lower and twelve higher, nearest the 254RLS (9,800 lb) and the 30BHS (11,500 lb).
• Black tank, 33 gal: smallest of seventeen, level with the 218SE, 254RLS and three others; next are the 298RLS, 334FL and four others (45 gal).
• Fresh tank, 40 gal: smallest of seventeen, level with the 218SE, 254RLS and four others; next are the 298RLS, 334FL and eight others (48 gal).
• Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 17.9%: shared with the 336RL; of seventeen, seven smaller and eight larger, nearest the 367BH (17.8%) and the 391MBH (18%).

Next to the 254RLS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 27BAR is 996 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,200 lb higher, has 204 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 133 lb heavier and is 3 ft 5 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 31BH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 27BAR is 295 lb lighter by dry weight, has 295 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 106 lb lighter, is 3 ft 1 in shorter, stands 2 in lower and has a grey tank 33 gal smaller; the two publish the same GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.

Forest River lists 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans for 2026; this site profiles every one with a printed weight, from Forest River’s own 2026 Shasta Phoenix sheet.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 13% of the Shasta Phoenix 27BAR’s 2,493 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,161 lb. Across 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans the water share runs 13% to 29%, and 14 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Shasta Phoenix 367BH at 13% and Shasta Phoenix 336RL at 13%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).