2026 r·pod RP-197

The r·pod RP-197 scales the Murphy-bed idea up with a front Murphy queen flanked by wardrobes and end tables that converts to a sofa for daytime living. The interior runs front to back as that Murphy queen with the central vacuum, an off-door-side kitchen counter with a convection microwave, a cooktop, a sink and a refrigerator, a door-side living area with a bar top, a flip-up window, seats, a TV and a pantry, and a rear full bathroom with a linen closet. The bar top with its flip-up window lets you serve or relax facing the outdoors, and the dinette-style seats convert, so nominal capacity is three.

At 4,054 pounds unloaded and 23 feet, the RP-197 is a comfortable half-ton tow, and it restores the line’s 1,500-pound cargo capacity (a derived 5,554-pound GVWR over a 4,054-pound unloaded weight) for healthier loading than the tighter RP-192. It also steps up the fresh and grey tanks to 40 gallons each, useful for longer stretches between hookups. 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 roof solar panel with a 30-amp controller and inverter prep, a power tongue jack, a central vacuum and a sealed, heated underbelly, plus a 12-foot awning.

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. For a couple who wants the Murphy-bed living-space trick with a bar-top kitchen, a real fresh-water reserve and a full rear bath in a still-light body, the RP-197 is the most flexible mid-size plan 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-197 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.