2026 PalominoPuma Vista 429LFT

Forest River publishes a 13,900-pound GVWR for the Puma Vista 429LFT against a 12,114-pound unloaded weight, and the 1,786 pounds of cargo carrying capacity that leaves is ranked 11 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 1,730 pounds.

The 429LFT measures 42' 8" long, 13' 4" tall and 96" wide, and carries a 43 / 65 / 65-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 39FKL runs 1,405 pounds lighter dry and the longer 401RLFT runs 490 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 429LFT differs from the other 25 Puma travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Tongue weight, 1,730 lb: fifth-heaviest of 26, between the 402LFT (1,695 lb) and the 423LFT (1,790 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 12.8%: sixth-smallest of 24, between the 422LFT (12.3%) and the 38VFL (13.6%).
• Dry weight, 12,114 lb: seventh-heaviest of 26, between the 402LFT (11,849 lb) and the 423LFT (12,234 lb).
• Length, 42 ft 8 in: ninth-longest of 26, between the 39FKL (42 ft 7 in) and the 39BHK, 401RLFT and four others (42 ft 10 in).
• GVWR, 13,900 lb: shared with the 401RLFT, 402LFT and 403LFT; of 25, eighteen lower and three higher, nearest the 39FKL (13,440 lb) and the 422LFT (14,689 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,786 lb: tenth-smallest of 26, between the 32BHQS (1,728 lb) and the 337BH, 38VFL and four others (1,800 lb).
• Black tank, 65 gal: shared with the 32BHQS, 39BHK and 39DBT; of 26, nineteen smaller and three larger, nearest the 25TH, 26FKDS and sixteen others (35 gal) and the 38VFL, 421LFT and 422LFT (70 gal).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.3%: shared with the 402LFT; of 26, seventeen smaller and seven larger, nearest the 39DBT (14.2%) and the 420LFT (14.5%).
• 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).
• Grey tank, 65 gal: shared with the 31FKRK, 38RLB and 39FKL; of 26, nine smaller and thirteen larger, nearest the 25TH, 27TH and seven others (35 gal) and the 26FKDS, 30RKQS and eight others (70 gal).

Next to the 402LFT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 429LFT is 265 lb heavier by dry weight, has 265 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 35 lb heavier, is 2 in shorter, has a grey tank 30 gal larger and has a black tank 30 gal larger; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 423LFT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 429LFT is 120 lb lighter by dry weight, has 14 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 60 lb lighter, is 4 in shorter, has a grey tank 35 gal smaller and has a black tank 30 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height and fresh 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 429LFT’s 1,786 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,429 lb. Across 26 Puma travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 11% to 28%, and 9 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Puma 337BH at 20% and Puma 32BHQS at 21%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).