2027 Forest River Salem / Wildwood26DBHD

The Salem / Wildwood 26DBHD leaves Forest River's factory at 6,708 lbs dry with 2,000 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 40-gallon fresh tank spends 332 lbs of the 2,000 lbs before anything else goes in.

Tongue weight is 880 lbs, or 13% of the dry weight. Ten to fifteen percent is the conventional band for a bumper-pull trailer, and this plan sits inside it as published. Tongue weight is not fixed: it moves with how the trailer is loaded, and weight added ahead of the axles raises it. A weight-distribution hitch is the normal fitment at this tongue load, and the tow vehicle's tongue-weight limit is a separate number from its trailer-weight limit.

Tank capacities are 40 gallons fresh, 60 grey and 30 black, 90 gallons of waste capacity against 40 gallons of supply. The ratio is what governs how long the trailer can sit off hookups: waste capacity exceeds fresh, so the fresh tank is the binding constraint and refilling extends the stay. Forest River publishes these three figures per floorplan, and they are the factory's numbers rather than a segment average.

Against the rest of the Salem / Wildwood roster this is the 2nd of 7 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 5,803 lbs to 8,573 lbs. It sits in the lighter third of the line. Comparing floorplans inside one line is more reliable than comparing across brands, because every figure here comes from the same factory channel on the same day.

A useful way to read these figures is to stop planning against the dry weight. Nobody tows a trailer at 6,708 lbs: that is the weight before water, batteries, propane, bedding, food, tools and anything the dealer bolted on. Load half the published cargo capacity and this plan is already near 7,708 lbs on the road. Because Forest River publishes no loaded rating for this line, the ceiling has to come from the trailer's own weight label rather than from this page, and the comparison you make against the tow vehicle should use the loaded figure.

Every number above was captured twice from Forest River and checked against itself before it was published. The line listing and the individual floorplan page are two separate factory renderings of the same trailer, and this plan's 4 shared figures agree exactly on both. There is no published GVWR on this line, so the usual arithmetic check - dry plus cargo equals the rating - has nothing to test against here. Where a figure is missing from this page it is because Forest River does not publish it in this channel, not because it was hard to find - and the row says so rather than being quietly dropped.

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “The 26DBHD is made for family weekends that start early and end around the campfire. Double bunks give the kids their own space, while parents can retreat to a private bedroom when the day winds down. Two entry doors keep everyone coming and going with ease, while Campfire-View Panoramic Picture Windows bring the campground into the space where the family comes together.” 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 26DBHD differs from the other six Salem / Wildwood floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

• Dry weight, 6,708 lb: second-lightest of seven, between the 26TBUD (5,803 lb) and the 27RK (6,863 lb).
• Tongue weight, 880 lb: second-lightest of seven, between the 26TBUD (805 lb) and the 31KQBTS (905 lb).
• Length, 32 ft 11 in: second-shortest of seven, between the 26TBUD (29 ft 3 in) and the 27RK (33 ft 6 in).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.1%: fourth-smallest of seven, between the 27RLHD (12.3%) and the 36VBDS (13.5%).
• Grey tank, 60 gal: largest of seven, level with the 27RLHD; next is the 32BHDS (57 gal).
• Cargo capacity, 2,000 lb: shared with the 26TBUD and 27RLHD; of seven, three smaller and one larger, nearest the 32BHDS (1,621 lb) and the 27RK (2,892 lb).
• Exterior height, 11 ft 3 in: shared with the 27RK; of seven, two lower and three taller, nearest the 27RLHD (11 ft 2 in) and the 31KQBTS, 32BHDS and 36VBDS (11 ft 5 in).

Next to the 26TBUD, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26DBHD is 905 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 75 lb heavier, is 3 ft 8 in longer, stands 3 in taller and has a grey tank 30 gal larger; the two publish the same cargo capacity, fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 27RK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 26DBHD is 155 lb lighter by dry weight, has 892 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 75 lb lighter, is 7 in shorter and has a grey tank 6 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Seven 2027 Salem / Wildwood floorplans with a full factory record, read from Forest River on 22 Oct 2026. They run 5,803 to 8,573 lb dry on lengths of 29 feet 3 inches to 38 feet 11 inches, with hitch weights of 805 to 1,155 lb and cargo capacities of 1,292 to 2,892 lb. Forest River publishes no GVWR for these plans in this channel, so none is shown and none is computed.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water, 17% of the 26DBHD’s 2,000 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,668 lb. Across 7 Salem / Wildwood floorplans the water share runs 11% to 25%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Salem / Wildwood 26TBUD at 17% and Salem / Wildwood 32BHDS at 20%.

Closest sibling: the Salem / Wildwood 27RLHD, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 32 ft 11 in vs 33 ft 8 in; dry weight 6,708 lb vs 7,958 lb; hitch weight 880 lb vs 975 lb. They match on cargo capacity, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by dry weight: Salem / Wildwood 26TBUD is 905 lb lighter (5,803 lb dry); Salem / Wildwood 27RK is 155 lb heavier (6,863 lb dry).

All 7 Salem / Wildwood floorplans: Salem / Wildwood line hub.

Against the 26DBHD: the Prowler 2601RLS is 7 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Flying Cloud 30FB Bunk is 8 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter; the Imagine 2470BH is 19 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter.

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 26DBHD. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.