2026 r·pod RP-180

The r·pod RP-180 packs a slide-out and a full bath into a 20-foot body. The interior runs front to back as a side-facing queen bed, an off-door-side slideout carrying the refrigerator and a kitchen counter with a convection microwave, a cooktop and a sink, a door-side dinette with a TV and the central vacuum, and a rear full bathroom with a linen closet. The slide pushes the galley out at camp to open the living space, and the dinette converts for a child, so nominal capacity is three — a couples’ coach with a real bathroom in a still-tiny package.

At 2,974 pounds unloaded and 20 feet, the RP-180 is an easy SUV or half-ton tow, and it carries the most generous payload ratio of the profiled plans: a derived 4,785-pound GVWR over a 2,974-pound unloaded weight leaves about 1,811 pounds of cargo capacity, well above the line’s typical 1,500. Standard equipment is the mandatory R-Pod Camp-Ready package: a 12V black-glass refrigerator, an air-fryer convection microwave, a 15,000-BTU air conditioner, an on-demand tankless water heater, a large roof solar panel with a 30-amp controller and inverter prep, a power tongue jack and a sealed, heated underbelly, plus an 8-foot awning and 30/30/30-gallon tanks.

Construction is the r·pod laminate recipe — a smooth fiberglass exterior over Azdel composite panels, a block-foam insulation core and an all-aluminum frame — a clear tier above the metal-sided value lines. The bulbous, aerodynamic shell keeps frontal area and tow weight low. For a couple who wants a slide-out and a full bath at the lowest practical tow weight, the RP-180 is one of the most sensible small floorplans in the line.

Forest River’s r·pod is the iconic ultra-light, aerodynamic travel trailer marketed as “affordable luxury at the lowest tow weight in its class.” The RP-180 on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning floorplans — from the sub-2,600-pound rear-queen lightweight to the 25-foot front-queen flagship with a theater-seat slide — with the rest of the roster catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order. Every r·pod ships with the mandatory Camp-Ready package: a 12V fridge, a 15,000-BTU air conditioner, a tankless water heater, a roof solar panel and a sealed, heated underbelly.