2026 Forest RiverShasta Phoenix 31BH

Forest River lists the 2026 Shasta Phoenix 31BH at 8,802 lb dry, a GVWR of 11,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,198 lb and a pin weight of 1,627 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 37' 3" long and 12' 2" 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 4 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 31BH differs from the other sixteen Shasta Phoenix floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 8,802 lb: fourth-lightest of seventeen, between the 27BAR (8,507 lb) and the 30RLS (8,980 lb).
• Pin weight, 1,627 lb: sixth-lightest of seventeen, between the 30BHS (1,553 lb) and the 336RL (1,880 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20%: seventh-largest of seventeen, between the 30RLS (18.4%) and the 298RLS (20.2%).
• GVWR, 11,000 lb: shared with the 27BAR and 30RLS; of seventeen, two lower and twelve higher, nearest the 254RLS (9,800 lb) and the 30BHS (11,500 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 2,198 lb: eighth-smallest of seventeen, between the 370BAF (2,079 lb) and the 254RLS (2,289 lb).
• Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 18.5%: shared with the 254RLS; of seventeen, twelve smaller and three larger, nearest the 360BH (18.3%) and the 368TBH (20%).
• Length, 37 ft 3 in: eighth-shortest of seventeen, between the 30BHS and 336RL (37 ft) and the 360BH (39 ft 9 in).
• Exterior height, 12 ft 2 in: shared with the 368TBH; of sixteen, four lower and ten taller, nearest the 254RLS, 27BAR and two others (12 ft) and the 298RLS, 336RL and 360BH (12 ft 10 in).
• Grey tank, 66 gal: shared with the 30BHS and 30RLS; 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 27BAR, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 31BH is 295 lb heavier by dry weight, has 295 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 106 lb heavier, is 3 ft 1 in longer, stands 2 in taller and has a grey tank 33 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 30RLS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 31BH is 178 lb lighter by dry weight, has 178 lb more cargo capacity, has a pin weight 182 lb heavier, is 3 ft 1 in longer and stands 2 in taller; the two publish the same GVWR, 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), 15% of the Shasta Phoenix 31BH’s 2,198 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,866 lb. Across 17 Shasta Phoenix floorplans the water share runs 13% to 29%, and 11 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Shasta Phoenix 254RLS at 15% and Shasta Phoenix 334FL at 15%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).