2026 Palomino Puma31RLQS

The 31RLQS is the Puma that turns up on dealer lots more than any other, and it is a couples plan rather than a family one. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as one entry and three slide outs, with a metal exterior and a 13-foot awning, and an interior of a kitchen island, a front bedroom and a rear living area — sleeping four in about 36 feet. Three slides on a single-entry rear-living plan buys an unusually open main room for the money, and the kitchen island is the piece that separates it from the rear-living plans in the value bracket that make do with a galley along one wall. 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 10,500-pound GVWR against the 8,808-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,692-pound cargo capacity and a 975-pound dry tongue. The tank set is 43/35/35 gallons fresh/grey/black — the smaller grey tank of the two Puma patterns, which suits a couple better than a crowd. One quirk worth knowing before you plan a patio: the factory lists a 13-foot awning, the shortest on the roster and eight feet shorter than most of the 30-foot-plus Pumas, on a body that is among the longest. Palomino and Forest River publish no MSRP for the Puma line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 31RLQS is the Puma for a couple who wants an open rear lounge and an island galley, and it needs a well-rated half-ton or better.

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 31RLQS on this page is highlighted.