2026 PalominoPuma Vista 420LFT

Forest River publishes a 14,825-pound GVWR for the Puma Vista 420LFT against a 13,024-pound unloaded weight, and the 1,801 pounds of cargo carrying capacity that leaves is ranked 7 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 1,890 pounds.

The 420LFT measures 42' 10" long, 13' 4" tall and 96" wide, and carries a 43 / 70 / 35-gallon fresh, grey and black tank set; the factory lists its awning size as TBD. 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 403LFT runs 385 pounds lighter dry and the longer 421LFT runs 475 pounds heavier 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 420LFT differs from the other 25 Puma travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 13,024 lb: second-heaviest of 26, between the 422LFT (12,889 lb) and the 421LFT (13,499 lb).
• GVWR, 14,825 lb: second-highest of 25, between the 422LFT (14,689 lb) and the 421LFT (15,299 lb).
• Tongue weight, 1,890 lb: third-heaviest of 26, between the 423LFT (1,790 lb) and the 401RLFT (1,895 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 12.1%: fourth-smallest of 24, between the 421LFT (11.8%) and the 422LFT (12.3%).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.5%: seventh-largest of 26, between the 402LFT and 429LFT (14.3%) and the 423LFT (14.6%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,801 lb: tenth-largest of 26, between the 337BH, 38VFL and four others (1,800 lb) and the 39DBT (1,838 lb).
• Length, 42 ft 10 in: shared with the 39BHK, 401RLFT 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, 401RLFT and six others; next are the 25TH, 27TH and 29TH (12 ft 2 in).
• Grey tank, 70 gal: shared with the 26FKDS, 30RKQS and seven others; of 26, thirteen smaller and three larger, nearest the 31FKRK, 38RLB and two others (65 gal) and the 39BHK and 423LFT (100 gal).

Next to the 422LFT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 420LFT is 135 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 136 lb higher, has 1 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 465 lb heavier, is 3 in shorter and has a black tank 35 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

Next to the 421LFT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 420LFT is 475 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 474 lb lower, has 1 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 100 lb lighter and has a black tank 35 gal smaller; the two publish the same length, exterior height, fresh tank and grey 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), 20% of the Puma Vista 420LFT’s 1,801 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,444 lb. Across 26 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 16 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma Vista 39DBT at 19% and Puma 337BH at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).