2026 Palomino Puma31FKRK

The 31FKRK is the 26FKDS idea stretched. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as two entries and two slide outs, with a metal exterior and a 21-foot awning, and an interior of a front kitchen and a rear bedroom — sleeping four in about 38 feet, one of the longest plans on the roster. The extra seven feet over the 26FKDS goes into the living space between the front galley and the rear bedroom rather than into berths, so it stays a four-sleeper: this is a couples trailer with a full-size kitchen, not a family bunkhouse. 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 9,930-pound GVWR against the 8,333-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,597-pound cargo capacity and a 1,130-pound dry tongue — the heaviest tongue of the eight profiled plans, again the signature of a front galley on a long body. The tank set is 43/65/30 gallons fresh/grey/black, and the 30-gallon black tank is the smallest on the whole Puma roster, which is worth knowing if you dry-camp for more than a long weekend. Palomino and Forest River publish no MSRP for the Puma line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 31FKRK wants a well-rated half-ton at minimum and is happier behind a three-quarter-ton.

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.

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 31FKRK on this page is highlighted.

A full 43-gallon fresh tank is about 359 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 22% of the 31FKRK’s 1,597 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,238 lb (310 lb per rated berth). Across 24 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 4 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma 30RKQS at 22% and Puma 26FKDS at 24%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Puma 30RKQS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 7 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 37 ft 11 in vs 36 ft 1 in; dry weight 8,333 lb vs 7,974 lb; GVWR 9,930 lb vs 9,600 lb; cargo capacity 1,597 lb vs 1,626 lb; dry hitch weight 1,130 lb vs 1,085 lb; grey tank 65 gal vs 70 gal; black tank 30 gal vs 35 gal. They match on sleeps and fresh tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Puma 30RKQS is 330 lb lighter (9,600 lb GVWR); Puma Ambush 27TH is 65 lb heavier (9,995 lb GVWR).

All 33 Puma floorplans: Puma line hub.

Against the 31FKRK: the Westbrook Luxury 305DBLC is 5 lb lighter; the Eagle 306RKDS is 20 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Momentum 17MAV is 20 lb heavier and 15 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer.

16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 31FKRK. Not published: interior height, tire specification.

Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.

Sourcing rules: methodology.