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2026 Forest River Puma Camping Edition211FKCE

a 26-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 4,988 lbs dry and is rated to carry 1,500 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

4,988lb
Dry Weight
6,488lb
GVWR
720lb
Tongue Weight
26ft
Length
1,500 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Camping Edition Travel Trailers Built by · Forest River Model year · 2026

01 What makes it unique

The Puma Camping Edition 211FKCE has 1,500 lbs of cargo capacity between 4,988 lbs dry and its 6,488 lbs GVWR, 23% of that rating; filling its 43-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 357 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 720 lbs, 14% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 100 gallons of grey and black capacity against 43 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Puma Camping Edition roster this is the 20th of 30 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 2,295 lbs to 7,018 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 4,988 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 5,738 lbs, and the published GVWR of 6,488 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 211FKCE is a Puma Camping Edition designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 211FKCE differs from the other 29 Puma Camping Edition floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.4%: third-largest of 30, between the 122BHCE (14.3%) and the 17BUNK (14.5%).
  • Tongue weight, 720 lb: seventh-heaviest of 30, between the 250RBCE (715 lb) and the 283BHCE (730 lb).
  • Dry weight, 4,988 lb: eleventh-heaviest of 30, between the 260BHCE (4,560 lb) and the 23BHCE (5,153 lb).
  • GVWR, 6,488 lb: eleventh-highest of 30, between the 260BHCE (6,060 lb) and the 23BHCE (6,653 lb).
  • Grey tank, 65 gal: shared with the 303BHCE; of 30, 22 smaller and six larger, nearest the 20BHCE, 20RLCE and five others (35 gal) and the 23BHCE, 250RBCE and four others (70 gal).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.1%: twelfth-smallest of 27, between the 23BHCE (22.5%) and the 260BHCE (24.8%).
  • Length, 26 ft 7 in: twelfth-longest of 30, between the 210RKCE (25 ft 10 in) and the 260BHCE (28 ft 5 in).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 11 in: shared with the 23BHCE, 250RBCE and seven others; of 30, nineteen lower and one taller, nearest the 141THCE (10 ft 7 in) and the 275BHCE (11 ft).
  • Fresh tank, 43 gal: largest of 30, level with the 20BHCE, 20RLCE and twelve others; next are the 120RKCE, 121RKCE and thirteen others (34 gal).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,500 lb: shared with the 141THCE, 20BHCE and twelve others; of 30, thirteen smaller and two larger, nearest the 131RBCE (1,475 lb) and the 16DSCE (1,501 lb).

Next to the 260BHCE (2027 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 211FKCE is 428 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 428 lb higher, has a tongue weight 205 lb heavier, is 1 ft 10 in shorter, stands 5 in taller and has a grey tank 5 gal smaller; the two publish the same cargo capacity, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 23BHCE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 211FKCE is 165 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 165 lb lower, has a tongue weight 55 lb heavier, is 3 ft 1 in shorter and has a grey tank 5 gal smaller; the two publish the same cargo capacity, exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
26' 7"
Exterior height
10' 11"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
4,988 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
6,488 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,500 lbs
Hitch / tongue weight
720 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
43 gal
Grey water
65 gal
Black water
35 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Axles
Not published by Forest River
Tires
Not published by Forest River

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Forest River
Awnings
Not published by Forest River

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

Loaded weight budget for the 211FKCEHorizontal bar. Dry weight 4,988 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,500 pounds, against a GVWR of 6,488 pounds. Tongue weight 720 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 6,488 lbsDry 4,988 lbsCargo capacity 1,500 lbsTongue weight 720 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 211FKCEScale outline of the 211FKCE. Overall length 26' 7", overall height 10' 11", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"26' 7" overall length10' 11"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 211FKCEHolding tank capacities: fresh 43 gallons, grey 65 gallons, black 35 gallons.Fresh43 galGrey65 galBlack35 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed6,488 lb
Published tongue weight720 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb720–973 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed6,488 lb towed / 973 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (6,488 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (973 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). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Puma Camping Edition floorplan family

Camping Edition is where Puma starts, and the range is wide enough that the badge on the side tells you very little on its own. The lightest plans here are single-axle trailers under 2,700 lbs dry; the heaviest are past 7,000 lbs dry. Cargo capacity runs 671 to 1,592 lbs and does not track length in the way buyers expect, so the plan that fits the family may not be the plan that carries their gear. Forest River publishes a GVWR for every plan in this class, which is the number to tow against.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)GVWR (lb)Notable
120RKCE16' 0"2,6143,860Camping Edition Travel Trailers
121RKCE16' 0"2,6643,840Camping Edition Travel Trailers
122BHCE16' 0"2,6643,865Published with conflict · figures do not reconcile
123RDCE16' 0"2,6843,865Published with conflict · figures do not reconcile
12FBCE18' 6"2,8693,855Camping Edition Travel Trailers
16QBCE20' 10"3,0043,885Published with conflict · figures do not reconcile
141THCE16' 3"3,0894,589Camping Edition Travel Trailers
16BHCE20' 0"3,1643,835Camping Edition Travel Trailers
16DSCE22' 0"3,6295,130Camping Edition Travel Trailers
18BHCE23' 1"4,1595,615Camping Edition Travel Trailers
20RLCE24' 8"4,1885,688Camping Edition Travel Trailers
20BHCE25' 0"4,2235,723Camping Edition Travel Trailers
210RKCE25' 10"4,3585,858Camping Edition Travel Trailers
211FKCE26' 7"4,9886,488Camping Edition Travel Trailers
23BHCE29' 8"5,1536,653Camping Edition Travel Trailers
250RBCE28' 11"5,6237,123Camping Edition Travel Trailers
284BHCE - DSO30' 9"5,9337,433Dealer stock only
283BHCE30' 9"6,0087,600Camping Edition Travel Trailers
263BHCE32' 0"6,1037,603Camping Edition Travel Trailers
304BHCE33' 5"6,5238,023Camping Edition Travel Trailers
303BHCE33' 4"6,5488,048Camping Edition Travel Trailers
305BHCE33' 5"7,0188,518Camping Edition Travel Trailers

Camping Edition is the entry class of the Puma family and the widest spread in it: the factory publishes twenty-two floorplans under a single grouping, from a 2,614 lb single-axle at sixteen feet up to a 7,018 lb twin-axle at thirty-three feet. Eighteen are profiled here. Three — 122BHCE, 123RDCE and 16QBCE — publish an unloaded weight and a cargo capacity that add up to one pound less than their own published GVWR, so each is published on its own page with that conflict shown rather than profiled with the rest. One more, 284BHCE, is dealer-stock-only and the factory publishes no detail page for it at all.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Forest River does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not in Forest River’s specification channel for Puma Camping Edition, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).

Awning size is not published for this floorplan

Forest River publishes an awning size for some Puma Camping Edition floorplans and not for this one. The row reads as unpublished rather than being filled from a neighbouring plan in the same roster.

Weigh it before you tow it

Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).

05 How it compares

Lighter
Puma Camping Edition 210RKCE

4,358 lbs dry against this plan's 4,988 lbs, a difference of 630 lbs.

Heavier
Puma Camping Edition 23BHCE

5,153 lbs dry, 165 lbs more than this plan, and 1,500 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 1,500 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Puma Camping Edition 283BHCE

1,592 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 30 Puma Camping Edition floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.

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), 24% of the 211FKCE’s 1,500 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,143 lb. Across 30 Puma Camping Edition floorplans the water share runs 19% to 42%, and 6 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma Camping Edition 20BHCE at 24% and Puma Camping Edition 123RDCE at 24%. 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 Camping Edition 23BHCE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 26 ft 7 in vs 29 ft 8 in; dry weight 4,988 lb vs 5,153 lb; GVWR 6,488 lb vs 6,653 lb; hitch weight 720 lb vs 665 lb; grey tank 65 gal vs 70 gal. They match on cargo capacity, fresh tank and black tank.

Puma Camping Edition plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)6,48820 of 303,760–8,518
Dry weight (lb)4,98820 of 302,295–7,018
Cargo capacity (lb)1,50014–28 of 30671–1,592
Hitch weight (lb)72024 of 30260–860
Length26 ft 7 in19 of 3016 ft 0 in–34 ft 6 in
Fresh tank (gal)4316–30 of 3034–43
Grey tank (gal)6523–24 of 3030–70
Black tank (gal)3515–30 of 3030–35

Either side of it by GVWR: Puma Camping Edition 260BHCE is 428 lb lighter (6,060 lb GVWR); Puma Camping Edition 23BHCE is 165 lb heavier (6,653 lb GVWR).

Nearest Puma Camping Edition siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Puma Camping Edition 211FKCE26 ft 7 in—4,9886,4881,50072043
Puma Camping Edition 23BHCE29 ft 8 in—5,1536,6531,50066543
Puma Camping Edition 250RBCE28 ft 11 in—5,6237,1231,50071543
Puma Camping Edition 261BHCE30 ft 6 in—5,5087,0081,50069543
Puma Camping Edition 275BHCE30 ft 10 in—5,7987,2981,50073543
Puma Camping Edition 260BHCE28 ft 5 in—4,5606,0601,50051543

All 30 Puma Camping Edition floorplans: Puma Camping Edition line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
211FKCE6,4884,988—26 ft 7 in
Colt 21RBS6,5004,935424 ft 7 in
Jay Feather 21MML6,5005,085325 ft 5 in
Jay Flight 200MKS6,5004,965224 ft 7 in
Jay Flight SLX 237RBS6,5005,380226 ft 8 in
Prowler 2103MKS6,5004,935424 ft 7 in
Range Lite 211RKM6,5005,130425 ft 5 in

Against the 211FKCE: the Colt 21RBS is 12 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Jay Feather 21MML is 12 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter; the Jay Flight 200MKS is 12 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the 211FKCE

How much does the 211FKCE weigh?

4,988 lb dry; 6,488 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 211FKCE carry?

1,500 lb, 23% 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 211FKCE?

720 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 211FKCE need?

A tow rating of at least 6,488 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

What are the tank capacities on the 211FKCE?

Fresh 43, grey 65, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 211FKCE?

26' 7" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 211FKCE. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

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.