01 What makes it unique
The 43BFC is Riverstone’s most decorated plan: RV News 2026 RV of the Year in the luxury-fifth-wheel category. It is pitched as a residential retreat — a high-end rear kitchen with a large pantry, ample counter space and the standard 18-cubic-foot French-door refrigerator, a large sectional sofa in the living area, a standard desk, a bath-and-a-half, and a primary bedroom suite up front with a dresser and dedicated shoe storage. At 44 feet 10 inches it is the longest Riverstone fifth wheel. It rides the full Riverstone build: a 102-inch-wide fully-welded frame, tandem 8,000-pound axles and an automatic six-point hydraulic level-up system.
Forest River lists a published 23,900-pound GVWR against the 18,971-pound dry weight, leaving a 4,929-pound payload and a 2,900-pound dry pin. Its holding tanks are sized for long stays — a 100-gallon grey tank and a 100-gallon black tank, the largest black capacity in the line. Two 15,000-BTU heat-pump air conditioners, a Truma AquaGo tankless water heater, a Splendide stackable washer and dryer, a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher and 200-watt solar with a 2,000-watt inverter are standard, with preparation for a four-camera observation system.
At a starting MSRP around $200,000, with US street pricing well below the placard (often in the $140,000s–$160,000s), it is the award-winning residential Riverstone. For a full-timer or a couple who wants the line’s most acclaimed rear-kitchen layout, a sectional, a desk and a second half bath — and who tows with a one-ton truck — the 43BFC is the residential flagship.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 44' 10"
- Exterior width
- 8' 6"
- Exterior height
- 13' 5"
- Interior height
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 18,971 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 23,900 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 4,929 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 2,900 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 79 gal
- Grey water
- 100 gal
- Black water
- 100 gal
- Refrigerator
- 18 cu ft
Construction
- Frame
- Fully-welded frame · 102" widebody · riveted skirt metal
- Walls
- 3" hung-glass exterior walls · high-gloss gel coat · batten insulation
- Roof
- Fiberglass roof · 3/8" decking
- Underbelly
- 12V heated full docking station · 12V heated holding tanks
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (8,000 lb tandem)
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · 2" bike-rack receiver
- Suspension
- LCI Road Armour™ · MORryde independent susp. optional
- Tires
- 17.5" H-rated on aluminum rims
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 4-burner gas oven · 30" convection microwave
- Refrigerator
- 18 cu ft
- A/C
- 30,000 BTU (dual 15K heat pump)
- Water heater
- Truma AquaGo Comfort · tankless on-demand
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 4
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 2 (13'6" & 20')
- Primary bed
- King
03 The Riverstone floorplan family
Riverstone is Forest River's top-luxury full-profile fifth wheel — a step above Cedar Creek and a cross-shop against the upper trims of Keystone's Montana and Grand Design's Solitude. The 2026 fifth-wheel line runs to seven floorplans, and all seven are profiled here in full. The 43BFC on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39RKFB | 42 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, bath-and-a-half, lightest + shortest |
| 442MC | 44 ft | 6 | Mid-coach den, kitchen island, six slides |
| 421FK | 44 ft | 4 | Front kitchen + island, rear bed, biggest grey |
| 44DBL | 44 ft | 6 | Two full baths + murphy, dual entry, heaviest |
| 425FO | 45 ft | 6 | Front living, hidden front office, six slides |
| 420RE | 45 ft | 4 | Rear living + entertainment, biggest payload |
| 43BFC | 45 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, bath-and-a-half, RV of the Year |
Riverstone is Forest River's top-luxury full-profile fifth wheel — a step above the Cedar Creek line and a cross-shop against the upper trims of Keystone's Montana and Grand Design's Solitude. The 2026 fifth-wheel line runs to seven floorplans, all profiled here. Every plan rides on a 102-inch-wide, fully-welded frame with tandem 8,000-pound axles, 17.5-inch H-rated tires, LCI Road Armour suspension, an automatic six-point hydraulic level-up system and a 12V heated full docking station, and ships with an 18-cubic-foot French-door refrigerator, two 15,000-BTU heat-pump air conditioners, a Truma AquaGo tankless water heater, a Splendide stackable washer and dryer, a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher, 200-watt solar with a 2,000-watt inverter and a 72-by-80-inch king bed as standard. Hitch weight, GVWR, UVW and CCC are published per plan on the Forest River factory pages, and each plan's UVW plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. The published GVWR (up to 24,000 pounds) is rated by the full chassis, with the balance over the 8,000-pound tandem axles carried on the king pin; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings. An eighth Riverstone plan, the 42FSKG, is a toy hauler and is not catalogued here.
04 What owners & reviewers report
2026 RV of the Year
RV News named it the 2026 RV of the Year in the luxury-fifth-wheel category — the line’s most decorated plan.
Residential rear kitchen
A high-end rear galley with a large pantry, a sectional sofa and a desk — a residential-retreat layout.
Longest plan + big black tank
At 44′ 10″ it is the longest Riverstone, with a 100-gallon black tank — the largest in the line — for long stays.
Detail page bot-blocked
Its factory detail page was bot-blocked; tanks, height and awning were verified against the Forest River print mirror.
05 How it compares
The other rear-kitchen plan — the lightest in the line, a tow-friendlier alternative.
The rear-living plan — a rear lounge and the line’s biggest payload instead of a rear kitchen.
Keystone’s rear-kitchen luxury plan — the direct full-size-luxury-FW cross-shop.