2026 r·pod RP-198

The r·pod RP-198 is a slide-out couples’ coach built around a private front queen bedroom and a pass-through bath that is accessible from both the bedroom and the main living area — a layout that gives the sleeper its own walk-in bathroom door while keeping the bath reachable from the living space. A single slide opens the kitchen-and-dinette living area, the galley handles meals with a convection microwave and a 12V refrigerator, and the dinette converts for a third sleeper, so nominal capacity is three. It is a couples’ plan with a genuine separate bedroom in a still-light, towable body.

At 4,594 pounds unloaded and 25 feet 6 inches, the RP-198 is a comfortable half-ton tow, with a derived 6,094-pound GVWR leaving about 1,500 pounds of cargo capacity — a sensible margin for a couple loading water and gear. 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, a central vacuum and a sealed, heated underbelly, plus a 13-foot power awning and 30/30/30-gallon tanks. The optional tri-fold sofa can replace the theater seating if more sleeping flexibility is wanted.

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 a private, walk-in bedroom and a pass-through bath with the convenience of a slide-out living area at ultra-light tow weight, the RP-198 is one of the most livable 25-foot couples’ plans 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-198 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.