01 What makes it unique
The 25TH is the plan whose factory sentence explains the whole sub-line: “This Toy Hauler is a Travel Trailer that will grant you a vast majority of the layout to be optional cargo area. With 11' of cargo space in the garage, make sure to bring all the toys.” That is the factory's own body-type call and the only garage figure Palomino publishes anywhere on the Ambush roster — eleven feet of it, on the shortest plan of the three.
The published weights carry the argument. Palomino lists an 8,873-pound GVWR against a 6,173-pound dry weight, leaving 2,700 pounds of cargo carrying capacity on an 845-pound tongue — the lightest tongue of the sub-line. That 2,700 pounds is the whole toy budget: fuel, gear, water and the machine itself all come out of it, and the 43 / 35 / 35-gallon tank set fills part of it whenever you travel wet. At 12 feet 2 inches the Ambush stands a full foot taller than the core Puma line's 11-foot-1 norm, so measure the garage door and the overhangs before the first trip home.
What the factory publishes for the sub-line's equipment, it publishes as two named packages on the Ambush detail pages themselves: the Value Leader Package (a tankless water heater, Super Lube axles, LED lighting, WiFi prep) and the Elite Package (an electric awning — 17 feet on this plan — a 13,500 BTU low-profile air conditioner with heat pump, an 11-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, an AlphaPly TPO roof membrane with a lifetime warranty, a spare tire and front diamond plate). Package inclusion on a given unit is not asserted here, and no MSRP is published — confirm delivered equipment and current pricing with a dealer.
How the 25TH differs from the other 25 Puma travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 6,173 lb: lightest of 26; next is the 27TH (6,738 lb).
- Length, 29 ft 9 in: shortest of 26; next is the 26FKDS (30 ft 10 in).
- GVWR, 8,873 lb: second-lowest of 25, between the 26FKDS (8,553 lb) and the 310RK and 337BH (9,263 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 30.4%: second-largest of 24, between the 29TH (28.9%) and the 27TH (32.6%).
- Tongue weight, 845 lb: third-lightest of 26, between the 310RK (840 lb) and the 31RLQS (975 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 2,700 lb: fourth-largest of 26, between the 38RLB (2,451 lb) and the 39FKL (2,731 lb).
- Grey tank, 35 gal: smallest of 26, level with the 27TH, 29TH and six others; next are the 31FKRK, 38RLB and two others (65 gal).
- Exterior height, 12 ft 2 in: shared with the 27TH and 29TH; of 26, fourteen lower and nine taller, nearest the 37PFL, 38DEN and four others (11 ft 9 in) and the 38VFL, 401RLFT and seven others (13 ft 4 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.7%: shared with the 37PFL; of 26, thirteen smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 30RKQS and 31FKRK (13.6%) and the 38VFL (14.1%).
Next to the 27TH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 25TH is 565 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,122 lb lower, has 557 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 390 lb lighter and is 4 ft 4 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 9"
- Exterior height
- 12' 2"
- Exterior width
- 96"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,173 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 8,873 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,700 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 845 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 43 gal
- Grey water
- 35 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
Toy-hauler garage
- Garage cargo space
- 11 ft — the factory floorplan sentence, verbatim-derived
- Garage length (spec table)
- Not published by source*
Running gear
- Hitch
- Bumper pull
- Axles
- Count not published · “Super Lube Axles” published in the Value Leader Package
- Axle rating
- Not published by source*
- Wheels & tires
- Spare tire published (Elite Package) · tire size not published*
Systems — factory packages, verbatim-derived
- Water heater
- Tankless — Value Leader Package
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU low profile w/ heat pump — Elite Package
- Refrigerator
- 11 cu ft 12-volt residential-style — Elite Package
- Roof
- AlphaPly TPO membrane w/ lifetime warranty — Elite Package
- Galley
- 21″ oven & range hood · 1.3 cu ft convection microwave w/ air fryer — Elite Package
- Awning
- Electric (Elite Package) · 17'
Layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by source*
- Slides
- Not published by source*
- Entries
- Not published by source*
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (8,873 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,331 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Puma Ambush roster
Puma Ambush is the toy-hauler tier of Palomino's Puma family — three plans on a bumper-pull travel-trailer chassis, sold under the parent Puma line and rostered on the Puma hub's Ambush section. The factory's own floorplan sentence for the 25TH opens “This Toy Hauler is a Travel Trailer” — the body-type call is the factory's, not this site's. Tongue weight climbs 845 → 1,235 → 1,440 lbs across the three lengths, and every plan carries the 43 / 35 / 35-gallon tank set. The cross-shops are Forest River's own value travel-trailer toy haulers: XLR Boost and the Cherokee Wolf Pack family.
04 Notes on this floorplan
The only published garage figure on the roster
Eleven feet of garage cargo space is stated in the 25TH's factory sentence — neither the 27TH nor the 29TH publishes a garage length at all.
CCC is the toy budget
The 2,700-pound cargo capacity has to cover the machine, fuel, gear and any water aboard — weigh the loaded combination before assuming the quad fits.
A foot taller than the core line
At 12 feet 2 inches every Ambush stands a full foot above the core Puma's 11-foot-1 norm — check garage doors, carports and low branches.
Sleeps and slides are not published
Palomino publishes no sleeping capacity, slide count or entry count for this sub-line — confirm the layout on the unit itself.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and the 845-pound tongue is the unloaded figure — garage cargo sits behind the axles and changes tongue load; weigh loaded and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 27TH — four more feet, 557 pounds more cargo capacity and a 390-pound-heavier tongue.
Forest River's XLR Boost — the in-house value travel-trailer toy hauler cross-shop.
The Wolf Pack family — Forest River's other travel-trailer toy-hauler roster.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 43-gallon fresh tank is about 357 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 13% of the Ambush 25TH’s 2,700 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,343 lb. Across 26 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 22 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma Vista 39FKL at 13% and Puma Vista 38RLB at 15%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Puma Ambush 27TH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 9 in vs 34 ft 1 in; dry weight 6,173 lb vs 6,738 lb; GVWR 8,873 lb vs 9,995 lb; cargo capacity 2,700 lb vs 3,257 lb; hitch weight 845 lb vs 1,235 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Puma travel-trailer plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 8,873 | 2 of 25 | 8,553–15,299 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,173 | 1 of 26 | 6,173–13,499 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,700 | 23 of 26 | 1,261–3,257 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 845 | 3 of 26 | 770–1,990 |
| Length | 29 ft 9 in | 1 of 26 | 29 ft 9 in–43 ft 1 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 35 | 1–9 of 26 | 35–105 |
| Black tank (gal) | 35 | 2–19 of 26 | 30–70 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Puma 26FKDS is 320 lb lighter (8,553 lb GVWR); Puma 310RK is 390 lb heavier (9,263 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Puma travel-trailer siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puma Ambush 25TH | 29 ft 9 in | — | 6,173 | 8,873 | 2,700 | 845 | 43 |
| Puma Ambush 27TH | 34 ft 1 in | — | 6,738 | 9,995 | 3,257 | 1,235 | 43 |
| Puma 337BH | 37 ft 1 in | — | 7,463 | 9,263 | 1,800 | 770 | 43 |
| Puma 31RLQS | 36 ft 1 in | — | 8,808 | 10,500 | 1,692 | 975 | 43 |
| Puma Ambush 29TH | 37 ft 6 in | — | 7,813 | 10,995 | 3,182 | 1,440 | 43 |
| Puma 26FKDS | 30 ft 10 in | — | 7,053 | 8,553 | 1,500 | 1,035 | 43 |
All 29 Puma floorplans: Puma line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambush 25TH | 8,873 | 6,173 | — | 29 ft 9 in |
| Aurora Light 28QBUNK | 8,874 | 7,374 | — | 36 ft 2 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 281QBUNK | 8,890 | 7,390 | 10 | 36 ft 2 in |
| Delta 281BH | 8,850 | 6,882 | — | 31 ft 11 in |
| Jay Feather 27MK | 8,850 | 6,925 | 6 | 33 ft 2 in |
| North Trail 270CK | 8,850 | 6,965 | 4 | 33 ft 2 in |
| Range Lite 280MKI | 8,850 | 6,960 | 6 | 33 ft 2 in |
Against the Ambush 25TH: the Aurora Light 28QBUNK is 1 lb heavier and 6 ft longer; the Coachmen Catalina 281QBUNK is 17 lb heavier and 6 ft longer; the Delta 281BH is 23 lb lighter and 2 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Ambush 25TH
How much does the Ambush 25TH weigh?
6,173 lb dry; 8,873 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Ambush 25TH carry?
2,700 lb, 30% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 357 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Ambush 25TH?
845 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Ambush 25TH need?
A tow rating of at least 8,873 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Ambush 25TH?
Fresh 43, grey 35, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Ambush 25TH?
29' 9" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
13 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Ambush 25TH. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, 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.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 21 recall campaigns and 38 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Puma line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 38 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (26%), structure (21%) and equipment (16%).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Puma line page.