2026 Forest RiverShasta Phoenix 30RLS

Forest River lists the 2026 Shasta Phoenix 30RLS at 8,980 lb dry, a GVWR of 11,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,020 lb and a pin weight of 1,445 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, 66 gal grey, 33 gal black.

Among the 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans Forest River lists for 2026 with a published dry weight, it is number 5 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 30RLS differs from the other sixteen Shasta Phoenix floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 16.1%: second-smallest of seventeen, between the 218SE (15.5%) and the 30BHS (16.3%).
• Pin weight, 1,445 lb: third-lightest of seventeen, between the 254RLS (1,388 lb) and the 27BAR (1,521 lb).
• Dry weight, 8,980 lb: fifth-lightest of seventeen, between the 31BH (8,802 lb) and the 30BHS (9,535 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 2,020 lb: fifth-smallest of seventeen, between the 373MBRB (1,970 lb) and the 391MBH (2,055 lb).
• Length, 34 ft 2 in: shared with the 27BAR; 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, 27BAR and 30BHS; next are the 31BH and 368TBH (12 ft 2 in).
• GVWR, 11,000 lb: shared with the 27BAR and 31BH; of seventeen, two lower and twelve higher, nearest the 254RLS (9,800 lb) and the 30BHS (11,500 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.4%: eighth-largest of seventeen, between the 360BH (18.2%) and the 31BH (20%).
• Grey tank, 66 gal: shared with the 30BHS and 31BH; of seventeen, three smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 218SE, 254RLS and 27BAR (33 gal) and the 334FL and 391MBH (85 gal).
• 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).

Next to the 31BH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 30RLS is 178 lb heavier by dry weight, has 178 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 182 lb lighter, is 3 ft 1 in shorter and stands 2 in lower; the two publish the same GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 30BHS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 30RLS is 555 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has 55 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 108 lb lighter and is 2 ft 10 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey 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), 16% of the Shasta Phoenix 30RLS’s 2,020 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,688 lb. Across 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans the water share runs 13% to 29%, and 7 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Shasta Phoenix 298RLS at 16% and Shasta Phoenix 30BHS at 17%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).