2026 PalominoPuma Vista 422LFT

Forest River publishes a 14,689-pound GVWR for the Puma Vista 422LFT against a 12,889-pound unloaded weight, and the 1,800 pounds of cargo carrying capacity that leaves is ranked 10 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 1,425 pounds.

The 422LFT measures 43' 1" long, 13' 4" tall and 96" wide, and carries a 43 / 70 / 70-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 421LFT runs 610 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 422LFT differs from the other 25 Puma travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Length, 43 ft 1 in: longest of 26; next is the 423LFT (43 ft).
• Dry weight, 12,889 lb: third-heaviest of 26, between the 403LFT (12,639 lb) and the 420LFT (13,024 lb).
• GVWR, 14,689 lb: third-highest of 25, between the 401RLFT, 402LFT and two others (13,900 lb) and the 420LFT (14,825 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 12.3%: fifth-smallest of 24, between the 420LFT (12.1%) and the 429LFT (12.8%).
• Black tank, 70 gal: largest of 26, level with the 38VFL and 421LFT; next are the 32BHQS, 39BHK and two others (65 gal).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.1%: shared with the 31RLQS; of 26, two smaller and 22 larger, nearest the 310RK (10.8%) and the 32BHQS (11.5%).
• 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).
• Tongue weight, 1,425 lb: thirteenth-heaviest of 26, between the 37PFL (1,335 lb) and the 39DBT (1,439 lb).
• 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).
• Cargo capacity, 1,800 lb: shared with the 337BH, 38VFL and three others; of 26, ten smaller and ten larger, nearest the 429LFT (1,786 lb) and the 420LFT (1,801 lb).

Next to the 403LFT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 422LFT is 250 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 789 lb higher, has 539 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 250 lb lighter, is 3 in longer and has a black tank 35 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

Next to the 420LFT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 422LFT is 135 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 136 lb lower, has 1 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 465 lb lighter, is 3 in longer and has a black tank 35 gal larger; the two publish the same 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 422LFT’s 1,800 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,443 lb. Across 26 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 10 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma 337BH at 20% and Puma Vista 429LFT at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).