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2026 Palomino Puma337BH

The loft bunkhouse — bunk beds, a loft, a front bedroom and a pass-through bath on a single slide in about 37 feet, sleeping eight on the lightest tongue of the profiled plans.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

7,463lb
Dry Weight
9,263lb
GVWR
770lb
Tongue Weight
37ft
Length
Sleeps 8 Travel Trailer · Bunk beds, loft, front bedroom and pass through bathroom Built by · Palomino (Forest River) Construction · Steel I-beam frame · aluminum skin · solar prep

01 What makes it unique

The 337BH is the most interesting plan on the Puma roster. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as two entries and one slide out, with a metal exterior and a 19-foot awning, and an interior of bunk beds, a loft, a front bedroom and a pass-through bathroom — sleeping eight in about 37 feet on a single slide. The loft is what makes it work: berths stacked in the roof space rather than spread across the floor, which is how a 37-foot trailer sleeps eight while staying more than 2,100 pounds lighter than the 39-foot 32BHFS. The pass-through bath links the bunk end to the front bedroom, and the second entry serves the bunks. 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.

The weights are the argument for this plan. Palomino publishes a 9,263-pound GVWR against a 7,463-pound dry weight, leaving an 1,800-pound cargo capacity — the largest of the eight profiled Pumas — on a 770-pound dry tongue, which is the lightest of the eight by a clear margin and lighter than that of the 31-foot 26FKDS. Eight berths, the best cargo margin on this list and the lightest tongue is a genuinely unusual combination in a 37-foot trailer. The tank set is 43/35/35 gallons fresh/grey/black, the smaller-grey pattern, which is the one real compromise: 35 gallons of grey with eight aboard fills quickly. Palomino and Forest River publish no MSRP for the Puma line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 337BH is the family Puma to look at first if payload is your constraint.

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
37' 1"
Exterior height
11' 1"
Exterior width
8' 0"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
7,463 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
9,263 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,800 lbs
Dry tongue (hitch) weight
770 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
43 gal
Grey water
35 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
8
Slides
1
Entries
2
Awning
1 · 19'

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 337BH on this page is highlighted.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
220FK25 ftFront kitchen and rear bathroom
227RK26 ft4Rear kitchen, front bedroom and pass through bathroom
229RB26 ft3Front bedroom and rear bathroom
25BHS30 ft9Bunk beds and front bedroom
26FKDS30 ft5Front kitchen and rear bedroom
27RBDS33 ft4Front bedroom and rear bathroom
290RL34 ftKitchen island, front bedroom and rear living
310RK35 ft4Rear kitchen
30RKQS36 ft4Rear kitchen and front bedroom
31RLQS36 ft4Kitchen island, front bedroom and rear living
32RBFQ36 ft11Bunk beds, u-dinette and front bedroom
32RBFQ236 ft7U-dinette, front bedroom, rear bedroom and two bedrooms
337BH37 ft8Bunk beds, loft, front bedroom and pass through bathroom
345BHL37 ft8Loft and front bedroom
31QBBH37 ft9Bunk beds, u-dinette and front bedroom
31FKRK37 ft4Front kitchen and rear bedroom
32BH2B38 ft11Bunk beds, kitchen island, front bedroom and two full bathrooms
340DB38 ftBunk beds, front bedroom, rear bedroom, two bedrooms and two full bathrooms
32BHFS38 ft11Bunk beds, kitchen island and front bedroom
32BHQS38 ft11Bunk 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 loft, not a bigger floor

The factory floorplan lists bunk beds, a loft, a front bedroom and a pass-through bathroom — the loft stacks berths in the roof space, which is how it sleeps eight on one slide.

The lightest tongue and the biggest cargo margin

A 770-pound dry tongue and an 1,800-pound cargo capacity are both best-in-class among the eight profiled plans — and the tongue is lighter than the 31-foot 26FKDS's.

A 35-gallon grey tank for eight berths

The smaller-grey tank pattern with eight aboard is the real compromise in this plan — expect to dump grey often on a full trip.

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 770-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↑ Step up
Puma 32BHQS

The 32BHQS — eleven berths, three slides and a second half bath, about 1,600 pounds heavier dry.

↔ Cross-shop
Salem / Wildwood

Forest River's own Salem / Wildwood — the in-house metal-sided value family cross-shop.

↔ Cross-shop
Jayco Jay Flight SLX

Jayco's Jay Flight SLX — the value-bracket family cross-shop.