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2026 Forest River Sabre38RVHUNTER

The RV Hunter co-branded plan and the heaviest, longest coach in the line — a bunk-and-bath-and-a-half coach with an island kitchen, a side-by-side refrigerator, washer/dryer prep, a fireplace, a desk with a fold-up bunk and a rear living area.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

13,838lb
Dry Weight
16,390lb
GVWR
2,390lb
Pin Weight
44ft
Length
Sleeps 7 Full-Size Fifth Wheel · RV Hunter co-brand, bath-and-a-half, heaviest and longest Built by · Forest River Construction · Lippert M-19 chassis · twin 15K A/C

01 What makes it unique

The 38RVHUNTER is Sabre’s outdoors-themed co-brand, developed with RV Hunter, and the heaviest, longest coach in the line. It pairs a private front bedroom with bunk beds, a bath-and-a-half, an island kitchen with a side-by-side refrigerator and washer/dryer prep, an electric fireplace, a desk with a fold-up bunk and a sleeper sofa, and a rear living area with oversized windows, under four slide-outs, sleeping seven. At 44 feet it is the longest Sabre, and at about 13,838 pounds dry it is the heaviest. It rides the full Sabre build: the Lippert M-19 welded I-beam chassis, vacuum-bond laminated sidewalls, a high-gloss gelcoat front cap and an electric auto-level system.

Forest River publishes a 13,838-pound UVW and a 2,552-pound CCC, which derive a 16,390-pound GVWR (the manufacturer’s own definition is that CCC equals GVWR minus UVW), against a 2,390-pound dry pin. Twin 15,000-BTU ducted air conditioners (prepped for a third), a tankless water heater, a 12-volt refrigerator, real wood lumbercore cabinetry, solid-surface countertops and smart projectors in the primary bedroom are standard. (The awning size for this plan is listed as to-be-determined on the factory page and is not yet confirmed.)

Published MSRP runs to roughly $126,000 with US street pricing far below placard (units have advertised near $73,000 to $74,500). It is the outdoors-co-branded, big-family Sabre. For a family that wants bunk beds, a bath-and-a-half, a side-by-side refrigerator, a desk with a fold-up bunk and a rear living area in the longest, most-equipped coach of the line — towed behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton or larger truck — the 38RVHUNTER is the line’s flagship.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
44' 0"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
13' 6"
Interior height
7' 0"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
13,838 lbs
GVWR (max loaded, derived)
16,390 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,552 lbs
Dry pin (hitch) weight
2,390 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
49 gal
Grey water
76 gal
Black water
38 gal
Refrigerator
12V

Construction

Frame
Lippert M-19 welded I-beam · 50,000 psi steel · shot-blasted + powder-coated
Walls
Vacuum-bond laminated sidewalls & slide-outs · high-gloss gelcoat front cap
Roof
PVC roof membrane · thermal foil barrier in roof & front cap · attic fan
Underbelly
Heated forced-air underbelly · enclosed gate valves · universal docking station

Running gear

Axles
2 (tandem) · Lippert M-19 chassis · per-axle GAWR not separately published *
Hitch
Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · 4-camera prep · inverter prep
Brakes
Electric · EZ-lube hubs · TPMS (tire pressure safety sensors)
Tires
Aluminum wheels · EZ-lube hubs · TPMS

Galley & bath

Cooktop
3-burner gas range · 30" microwave · workstation farm sink
Refrigerator
12V
A/C
30,000 BTU (twin 15K, prepped for 3rd)
Water heater
Tankless · on-demand

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
7
Slides
4
Entries
1
Awnings
TBD *
Primary bed
Camper King

03 The Sabre floorplan family

Sabre is Forest River's affordable-luxury full-size fifth wheel — a half-step above the brand's own up-trim sibling Sandpiper toward the Cedar Creek luxury line, and a cross-shop against Grand Design's Reflection and Keystone's Cougar from just above. Six of the most distinct 2026 retail floorplans are profiled here in full. The 38RVHUNTER on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
32GKS35 ft4Rear living, lightest and shortest, three slides
33RLP40 ft4Sundeck retractable patio deck, rear living
36FLX41 ft10Flex room + loft, outside kitchen, longest awning
37RVMILES43 ft7RV Miles co-brand, rear living + desk, side patio
36DBB43 ft8Two bedrooms + drop-frame loft, two full baths, five slides
38RVHUNTER44 ft7RV Hunter co-brand, bath-and-a-half, heaviest and longest

Sabre is Forest River's affordable-luxury full-size fifth wheel — a half-step above the brand's own up-trim sibling Sandpiper toward the Cedar Creek luxury line, and a cross-shop against Grand Design's Reflection and Keystone's Cougar from just above. Six of the most distinct 2026 retail floorplans are profiled here in full; the remaining catalogued retail plans (the 36EST rear kitchen and the 37FLH) and two Dealer Stock Only plans (the 36ML and the two-bath 38DBL) are listed on the hub but not profiled. Every plan is built on the Lippert M-19 welded I-beam tandem-axle chassis with a heated forced-air underbelly, vacuum-bond laminated sidewalls and a high-gloss gelcoat front cap, an electric auto-level system, a 50-amp marine power cord, a tankless water heater, twin 15,000-BTU ducted air conditioners (prepped for a third), real wood lumbercore cabinetry, solid-surface countertops and smart projectors in the primary bedrooms as standard. Hitch weight, UVW and CCC are published per plan on the Forest River factory pages; GVWR is derived as UVW plus CCC per the manufacturer's own definition. The numeric per-axle GAWR is not separately published for Sabre. UVW is a factory estimated average; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.

04 What owners & reviewers report

RV Hunter outdoors co-brand

Developed with RV Hunter — a bunk-and-bath-and-a-half family coach aimed at the hunting and outdoors community, the heaviest and longest Sabre.

Bath-and-a-half + side-by-side fridge

A bath-and-a-half with bunk beds and a residential side-by-side refrigerator with washer/dryer prep — a long-stay family galley and laundry.

Desk with fold-up bunk

A desk that converts with a fold-up bunk plus a sleeper sofa — flexible workspace and extra sleeping in the rear living area.

Heaviest and longest in the line

At about 13,838 lb dry and 44 feet it is the heaviest and longest Sabre, with the tightest payload (2,552-lb CCC) — load carefully and match the truck honestly.

Awning size not yet confirmed

Forest River lists the awning size as to-be-determined on the factory page for this plan; it is flagged here pending confirmation.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↔ Cross-shop
Sabre 36DBB

The other big plan — two full baths and two bedrooms with five slides instead of a bath-and-a-half bunk layout.

↔ Cross-shop
Grand Design Reflection 320MKS

Grand Design’s big mid-kitchen Reflection — the mainstream-luxury-FW cross-shop a tier across.

↑ Step up
Cedar Creek 372FBH

Forest River’s luxury bunkhouse fifth wheel — a tier above, heavier and far pricier.