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2027 Forest River Rockwood Signature Fifth WheelsR372RL

a 36-foot fifth wheel that leaves the factory at 10,844 lbs dry and is rated to carry 1,461 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

10,844lb
Dry Weight
1,461lb
Cargo Capacity
1,905lb
Pin Weight
36ft
Length
1,461 lb cargo Fifth Wheel · Signature Fifth Wheels Built by · Forest River Model year · 2027

01 What makes it unique

The Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R372RL leaves Forest River's factory at 10,844 lbs dry with 1,461 lbs of cargo capacity. Forest River publishes no GVWR for this line, so the loaded rating is not quoted on this page and is not computed from the other two figures. What the cargo number covers is defined by the factory: fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory come out of it. Fresh water is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling the 54-gallon fresh tank spends 448 lbs of the 1,461 lbs before anything else goes in.

Pin weight is 1,905 lbs, 18% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and comes off the truck’s payload, not its towing rating, so check it against the payload on your own door sticker (pin weight and payload).

Off hookups: 136 gallons of grey and black capacity against 54 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels roster this is the 15th of 19 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 7,523 lbs to 12,824 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 10,844 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 11,574 lbs. Forest River publishes no loaded rating for this line, so the ceiling is the one on the trailer’s own weight label (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. No GVWR is published for this line, so dry plus cargo has no rating to check against. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “This island kitchen fifth wheel with an enormous rear window gives you a great vista of the back of your camper. The outside camp kitchen features a fridge and stove top for those who like to cook in nature. With a theater seat and hide-a-bed sofa you can have guests spend the night and enjoy comfortable seating. The large dinette is perfect for sharing a meal. The corner walk-in pantry stores everything that you…” That is the factory's marketing copy rather than a specification, and nothing in it is treated as a verified field on this page - layout descriptions, sleeping arrangements and feature claims in factory copy are not carried into the spec table unless the factory also publishes them as specifications.

How the R372RL differs from the other eighteen Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2027). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity, 1,461 lb: smallest of nineteen; next is the 8291RK (1,701 lb).
  • Dry weight, 10,844 lb: fifth-heaviest of nineteen, between the 8288SB (10,686 lb) and the 401SFB (11,460 lb).
  • Pin weight, 1,905 lb: seventh-heaviest of nineteen, between the 8291RK (1,820 lb) and the R361RLS (1,931 lb).
  • Pin weight as a share of dry weight, 17.6%: eighth-largest of nineteen, between the 301SRK and 8291RK (17.3%) and the 402SFL (17.9%).
  • Exterior height, 13 ft 4 in: shared with the 401SFB, 404SRK and three others; of nineteen, eleven lower and two taller, nearest the 290SFK (13 ft 3 in) and the 402SFL and 403SDB (13 ft 5 in).
  • Black tank, 53 gal: shared with the 402SFL, 404SRK and three others; of nineteen, eleven smaller and two larger, nearest the 8288SB, 8291RK and three others (50 gal) and the 401SFB and 403SDB (92 gal).
  • Grey tank, 83 gal: shared with the 401SFB; of nineteen, seven smaller and ten larger, nearest the 8288SB and 8294BS (80 gal) and the 8291RK, 8298KS and 8299SB (90 gal).
  • Length, 36 ft 10 in: shared with the R361RLS, R371RK and R374DBH; of nineteen, eight shorter and seven longer, nearest the 339SBH (36 ft 7 in) and the 8288SB and 8291RK (37 ft).

Next to the 8288SB (2022 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the R372RL is 158 lb heavier by dry weight, has 352 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 206 lb heavier, is 2 in shorter, stands 2 in taller, has a grey tank 3 gal larger and has a black tank 3 gal larger; the two publish the same fresh tank.

Next to the 401SFB, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the R372RL is 616 lb lighter by dry weight, has 575 lb less cargo capacity, has a pin weight 174 lb lighter, is 3 ft 2 in shorter and has a black tank 39 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and grey tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
36' 10"
Exterior height
13' 4"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
10,844 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
Not published by Forest River for this line
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,461 lbs
Hitch / pin weight
1,905 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
54 gal
Grey water
83 gal
Black water
53 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Fifth wheel (pin box)
Axles
Not published by Forest River
Tires
Not published by Forest River

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Forest River
Awnings
10' & 18'

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: fifth wheel pin weight and payload; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the R372RLScale outline of the R372RL. Overall length 36' 10", overall height 13' 4", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"36' 10" overall length13' 4"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the R372RLHolding tank capacities: fresh 54 gallons, grey 83 gallons, black 53 gallons.Fresh54 galGrey83 galBlack53 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

03 The Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels floorplan family

Signature is where Rockwood stops being a bumper-pull range. Across the fourteen plans profiled here dry weight runs 7,523 to 12,824 lb and pin weight runs 1,280 to 2,205 lb, which is a payload question before it is a towing one -- pin weight lands on the truck's rear axle, and the heavier plans ask for more of it once passengers and a hitch are in. Pin sits in a band of 15.4 to 19.3 percent of dry weight across the whole roster, so the grouping scales predictably rather than hiding a nose-heavy outlier. Cargo capacity runs 1,461 to 2,674 lb and does not track size: the heaviest plan carries the most, but the second-least accommodating plan is a mid-weight one, so the spread is worth reading per plan rather than by length. Fresh water is 53 or 54 gallons on every plan in the roster; grey runs 78 to 131 gallons and black 39 to 92, so waste capacity is the variable that separates these plans off-grid, not fresh.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)Cargo, CCC (lb)Notable
301SRK31' 8"7,5232,440Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels
281SRK29' 4"7,7332,142Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels
339SBH36' 7"8,7572,092Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels
290SFK29' 10"8,7642,134Signature Fifth Wheels
332SRL35' 0"8,9432,046Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels
R374DBH36' 10"9,6612,084Signature Fifth Wheels
329SRK33' 6"9,7621,742Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels
R371RK36' 10"10,3502,051Signature Fifth Wheels
R361RLS36' 10"10,6012,197Signature Fifth Wheels
R372RL36' 10"10,8441,461Signature Fifth Wheels
401SFB40' 0"11,4602,036Signature Fifth Wheels
404SRK41' 5"11,8042,401Signature Fifth Wheels
402SFL40' 0"11,9892,156Signature Fifth Wheels
403SDB41' 5"12,8242,674Signature Fifth Wheels

Signature is the only Rockwood grouping built as a fifth wheel, and Forest River publishes fourteen floorplans for 2027 under two headings: nine as Signature Fifth Wheels and five as Signature Traveler Series Fifth Wheels, the lighter group at 7,523 to 9,762 lb dry against 8,764 to 12,824 lb. Every plan in the roster publishes dry weight, cargo capacity, pin weight, all three exterior dimensions and all three tank capacities, and thirteen of the fourteen carry a factory floorplan description. No plan publishes a GVWR, so loaded rating is shown as not published throughout and is never derived from dry weight plus cargo capacity. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not published in this channel either, and are absent rather than estimated. Two cargo figures changed on Forest River's own floorplan pages between this site's readings of 31 Jul and 21 Oct 2026: the 301SRK's moved from 7,523 lb, the same figure to the pound as its dry weight, to 2,440 lb, and the R361RLS's from 1,730 lb to 2,197 lb. Both plans are profiled from the revised figures, and the earlier ones are not used.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Forest River does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are absent from Forest River's specification channel for Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels, so they are absent here. They are not estimated from the segment, not carried over from a sibling floorplan, and not taken from a dealer listing quoting itself. A tire size in particular is a safety-relevant number that differs between two codes a digit apart, and this site does not guess one.

There is no factory GVWR for this trailer

Forest River publishes dry weight, cargo capacity and pin weight for every Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels floorplan and publishes no GVWR for any of them. The factory's own glossary defines cargo capacity as GVWR minus UVW, which means the rating can be worked out - and a figure you worked out is not a figure the manufacturer published, so this page does not print one. Use the weight label on the trailer itself, which every Forest River unit carries.

Weigh it before you tow it

Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).

05 How it compares

Lighter
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R361RLS

10,601 lbs dry against this plan's 10,844 lbs, a difference of 243 lbs.

Heavier
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 401SFB

11,460 lbs dry, 616 lbs more than this plan, and 2,036 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 1,461 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 403SDB

2,674 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 19 Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 54-gallon fresh tank is about 448 lb of water, 31% of the R372RL’s 1,461 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,013 lb. Across 19 Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels floorplans the water share runs 17% to 31%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8291RK at 26%.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8291RK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 36 ft 10 in vs 37 ft 0 in; dry weight 10,844 lb vs 10,519 lb; cargo capacity 1,461 lb vs 1,701 lb; hitch weight 1,905 lb vs 1,820 lb; grey tank 83 gal vs 90 gal; black tank 53 gal vs 50 gal. They match on fresh tank.

Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
Dry weight (lb)10,84415 of 197,523–12,824
Cargo capacity (lb)1,4611 of 191,461–2,674
Hitch weight (lb)1,90513 of 191,280–2,205
Length36 ft 10 in9–12 of 1929 ft 4 in–41 ft 5 in
Fresh tank (gal)543–19 of 1953–54
Grey tank (gal)838–9 of 1978–131
Black tank (gal)5312–17 of 1939–92

Either side of it by dry weight: Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8288SB is 158 lb lighter (10,686 lb dry); Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 401SFB is 616 lb heavier (11,460 lb dry).

Nearest Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R372RL36 ft 10 in—10,844—1,4611,90554
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8291RK37 ft 0 in—10,519—1,7011,82054
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8288SB37 ft 0 in—10,686—1,8131,69954
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R361RLS36 ft 10 in—10,601—2,1971,93154
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels R371RK36 ft 10 in—10,350—2,0512,00154
Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels 8294BS36 ft 2 in—10,209—1,7661,57554

All 19 Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels floorplans: Rockwood Signature Fifth Wheels line hub.

Other lines, nearest by dry weightGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
R372RL—10,844—36 ft 10 in
Eagle 321RSTS13,20010,8454—
Arctic Wolf 3660SUITE—10,828—43 ft 3 in
Blackthorn 2990MK14,18010,864—35 ft 0 in
Sierra 3100RD13,96910,869—34 ft 9 in
Wildcat 37PUB14,05010,873—42 ft 9 in
Sandstorm 330016,55510,879—36 ft 10 in

Against the R372RL: the Eagle 321RSTS is 1 lb heavier; the Arctic Wolf 3660SUITE is 16 lb lighter and 6 ft longer; the Blackthorn 2990MK is 20 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the R372RL

How much can the R372RL carry?

1,461 lb. A full fresh tank uses 448 lb of it.

What is the pin weight of the R372RL?

1,905 lb as published, 18% of the dry weight (median across 406 fifth wheels here: 19%).

What are the tank capacities on the R372RL?

Fresh 54, grey 83, black 53 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the R372RL?

36' 10" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the R372RL. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 35 recall campaigns and 173 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Rockwood & Flagstaff line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

What to look at on a used one. Across the 173 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (22%), structure (17%) and wheels (17%).

Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Rockwood & Flagstaff line page.