01 What makes it unique
The 30RKQS puts the galley across the back. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as one entry and two slide outs, with a metal exterior and a 21-foot awning, and an interior of a rear kitchen and a front bedroom — sleeping four in about 36 feet. A rear galley spans the full width of the trailer, which is the most counter and cabinet space a plan this size can offer, and it puts the cooking at the opposite end from the bedroom. It shares its 36-foot body with the 31RLQS but comes in about 830 pounds lighter dry, because it trades the third slide and the rear lounge for the galley. It carries the standard Puma build: a powder-coated steel I-beam frame with steel crossmembers under .024/.030-gauge aluminum skin, an AlphaPly roof membrane under a limited lifetime warranty, R-7 fiberglass insulation cut and glued between sidewall studs on 16-inch centres, a 5/8-inch Araucoply plywood floor under a 25-year limited warranty, an enclosed Darco-wrapped underbelly with enclosed water tanks, a tankless water heater and an 11 cu ft 12-volt refrigerator. Solar is roof and side-mount prep only — no panel is installed from the factory.
Palomino publishes a 9,600-pound GVWR against the 7,974-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,626-pound cargo capacity and a 1,085-pound dry tongue — heavy for the weight, so check it against your payload. The tank set is 43/70/35 gallons fresh/grey/black, the larger-grey pattern, which suits a galley-focused plan. Palomino and Forest River publish no MSRP for the Puma line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 30RKQS is the Puma for a couple who cooks and wants the counter space, and it is the lighter way into a 36-foot Puma.
Forest River lists all four Puma packages as required, but the Value Shopper Package specifies a 13,500 BTU ducted air conditioner and the Limited Edition Package specifies a 15,000 BTU unit in place of it — the two required packages contradict each other, so confirm the air conditioner on the actual unit.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 36' 1"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,974 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,600 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,626 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 1,085 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 43 gal
- Grey water
- 70 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Powder-coated steel I-beam · steel crossmembers
- Exterior
- .024 / .030-gauge aluminum skin (metal-sided)
- Roof
- AlphaPly membrane, limited lifetime warranty · 3/8″ decking
- Rafters
- 4½″ crowned truss roof rafters
- Insulation
- R-7 fiberglass, cut and glued between sidewall studs · studs 16″ on centre
- Floor
- 5/8″ Araucoply plywood decking (25-year limited warranty)
- Underbelly
- Enclosed Darco-wrapped · enclosed water tanks
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Axle rating
- Not published by source*
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Jack
- 3,500 lb electric tongue jack · 4 electric stabilizer jacks
- Wheels
- Aluminum · spare tire (tire rating not published*)
- Solar
- Roof and side-mount PREP only — no panel installed*
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft 12-volt black-glass refrigerator
- A/C
- 1 unit · 13,500 BTU ducted low-profile with heat pump*
- Water heater
- Tankless (on-demand)
- Cooktop
- 21″ stainless oven and range hood · glass range cover
- Microwave
- 1.3 cu ft stainless
- Heat
- Floor-ducted
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 2
- Entries
- 1
- Awning
- 1 · 21'
03 The Puma floorplan family
Puma is Palomino's metal-sided value travel trailer — bumper-pull towables on a powder-coated steel I-beam frame, and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Salem / Wildwood and Aurora, Prime Time's Avenger, Keystone's Springdale and Jayco's Jay Flight SLX. Eight floorplans are profiled in full and linked below; the remaining plans are catalogued and shown muted. The 30RKQS on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220FK | 25 ft | — | Front kitchen and rear bathroom |
| 227RK | 26 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, front bedroom and pass through bathroom |
| 229RB | 26 ft | 3 | Front bedroom and rear bathroom |
| 25BHS | 30 ft | 9 | Bunk beds and front bedroom |
| 26FKDS | 30 ft | 5 | Front kitchen and rear bedroom |
| 27RBDS | 33 ft | 4 | Front bedroom and rear bathroom |
| 290RL | 34 ft | — | Kitchen island, front bedroom and rear living |
| 310RK | 35 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen |
| 30RKQS | 36 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen and front bedroom |
| 31RLQS | 36 ft | 4 | Kitchen island, front bedroom and rear living |
| 32RBFQ | 36 ft | 11 | Bunk beds, u-dinette and front bedroom |
| 32RBFQ2 | 36 ft | 7 | U-dinette, front bedroom, rear bedroom and two bedrooms |
| 337BH | 37 ft | 8 | Bunk beds, loft, front bedroom and pass through bathroom |
| 345BHL | 37 ft | 8 | Loft and front bedroom |
| 31QBBH | 37 ft | 9 | Bunk beds, u-dinette and front bedroom |
| 31FKRK | 37 ft | 4 | Front kitchen and rear bedroom |
| 32BH2B | 38 ft | 11 | Bunk beds, kitchen island, front bedroom and two full bathrooms |
| 340DB | 38 ft | — | Bunk beds, front bedroom, rear bedroom, two bedrooms and two full bathrooms |
| 32BHFS | 38 ft | 11 | Bunk beds, kitchen island and front bedroom |
| 32BHQS | 38 ft | 11 | Bunk beds, front bedroom and bathroom and a half |
Puma is Palomino's metal-sided value travel trailer — a powder-coated steel I-beam frame under .024/.030-gauge aluminum skin, and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Salem / Wildwood and Aurora, Prime Time's Avenger, Keystone's Springdale and Passport, Jayco's Jay Flight SLX and Coachmen's Catalina. The 2026 factory roster carries twenty travel-trailer plans; the eight highest-demand floorplans are profiled here in full and the remaining twelve are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Puma rides a bumper-pull tandem-axle chassis with an AlphaPly roof under a limited lifetime warranty, R-7 fiberglass sidewall insulation, an enclosed Darco-wrapped underbelly, a tankless water heater and an 11 cu ft 12-volt refrigerator, and every plan carries a 43-gallon fresh tank. Solar is prep only. Tongue weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded tongue weights run higher — always weigh the loaded trailer and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating and payload.
04 What owners & reviewers report
A full-width rear galley
The factory floorplan lists a rear kitchen and a front bedroom — the galley spans the back wall, the most counter space at this length.
The lighter 36-foot Puma
About 830 pounds lighter dry than the 31RLQS in the same length — the trade is the third slide and the rear lounge.
A heavy tongue for the weight
The 1,085-pound dry tongue is heavier than that of the 1,700-pound-heavier 31RLQS — check it against your vehicle's payload.
Confirm the air conditioner
The Value Shopper Package lists a 13,500 BTU ducted A/C and the Limited Edition Package lists a 15,000 BTU unit in place of it; Forest River marks both required, so confirm the size on the unit.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 1,085-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 31RLQS — the same 36-foot body with a rear lounge and an island on three slides, about 830 pounds heavier dry.
The 310RK — also a rear kitchen, about six inches shorter and on a markedly lighter tongue.
Keystone's Springdale — the value-bracket cross-shop from the other volume builder.