2026 PalominoPuma Vista 401RLFT

Forest River publishes a 13,900-pound GVWR for the Puma Vista 401RLFT against a 12,604-pound unloaded weight, and the 1,296 pounds of cargo carrying capacity that leaves is ranked 12 of 13 on the 13-plan destination trailer roster. Dry weight plus CCC equals the published GVWR exactly, so the three figures are internally consistent rather than rounded against each other. The published tongue weight is 1,895 pounds.

The 401RLFT measures 42' 10" long, 13' 4" tall and 96" wide, and carries a 43 / 35 / 35-gallon fresh, grey and black tank set with a 21' awning. Height is the number to check first on a trailer this size — measure garage doors, carports and low branches against the published 13' 4" before the first trip. The factory files this plan under “Destination Trailers w/Loft” — one of three groupings it uses inside the Vista roster. Against its neighbours on the roster, the shorter 429LFT runs 490 pounds lighter dry and the longer 402LFT runs 755 pounds lighter dry.

Equipment for this plan is published as 2 named packages on its factory floorplan record — the “Vista LFT Value Shopper Package” and the “Vista LFT Loft Package”, listing 22 items and 11 items respectively. The first package opens with (3) AC's, Smart TV, Tankless water heater and Washer/Dryer Prep. Package inclusion on any given unit is not asserted here and Forest River publishes no MSRP for this tier, so confirm delivered equipment and current pricing with a dealer.

How the 401RLFT differs from the other 25 Puma travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity, 1,296 lb: second-smallest of 26, between the 403LFT (1,261 lb) and the 26FKDS and 310RK (1,500 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 9.3%: second-smallest of 24, between the 403LFT (9.1%) and the 421LFT (11.8%).
• Tongue weight, 1,895 lb: second-heaviest of 26, between the 420LFT (1,890 lb) and the 421LFT (1,990 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 15%: third-largest of 26, between the 26FKDS and 421LFT (14.7%) and the 27TH (18.3%).
• Dry weight, 12,604 lb: fifth-heaviest of 26, between the 423LFT (12,234 lb) and the 403LFT (12,639 lb).
• GVWR, 13,900 lb: shared with the 402LFT, 403LFT and 429LFT; of 25, eighteen lower and three higher, nearest the 39FKL (13,440 lb) and the 422LFT (14,689 lb).
• Length, 42 ft 10 in: shared with the 39BHK, 402LFT and three others; of 26, eighteen shorter and two longer, nearest the 429LFT (42 ft 8 in) and the 423LFT (43 ft).
• Exterior height, 13 ft 4 in: tallest of 26, level with the 38VFL, 402LFT and six others; next are the 25TH, 27TH and 29TH (12 ft 2 in).
• Grey tank, 35 gal: smallest of 26, level with the 25TH, 27TH and six others; next are the 31FKRK, 38RLB and two others (65 gal).

Next to the 423LFT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 401RLFT is 370 lb heavier by dry weight, has 504 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 105 lb heavier, is 2 in shorter and has a grey tank 65 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 403LFT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 401RLFT is 35 lb lighter by dry weight, has 35 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 220 lb heavier and has a grey tank 35 gal smaller; the two publish the same GVWR, length, exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Puma Vista is the destination trailer tier of Palomino’s Puma family — 15 floorplans filed by the factory under “Destination Trailers”, sold under the parent Puma line and rostered on the Puma hub’s Puma Vista section. Per this site’s family policy a factory sub-roster lives under its parent hub rather than taking a hub of its own. Two plans are published with the conflict shown rather than profiled with the rest: on 39BHK, 423LFT the factory’s own published GVWR does not equal its published dry weight plus CCC, and this site publishes that conflict rather than resolving it. Of those, the 39BHK misses by 50 lb, and all three of its figures are published in full and flagged (†), with the trailer’s weight label governing; the 423LFT misses by 3,000 lb, so its printed GVWR is shown as disputed and is not given as a rating (†).

A full 43-gallon fresh tank is about 357 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 28% of the Puma Vista 401RLFT’s 1,296 lb cargo capacity, leaving 939 lb. Across 26 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma 26FKDS at 24% and Puma Vista 403LFT at 28%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).