2027 Forest River Salem / Wildwood27RLHD

The Salem / Wildwood 27RLHD leaves Forest River's factory at 7,958 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 975 lbs, or 12% 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 4th of 7 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 5,803 lbs to 8,573 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight. 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 7,958 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 8,958 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 27RLHD is made for couples who want to slow down and get comfortable at the campground. The rear living room creates a relaxing place to kick back, while the kitchen island becomes the heart of the space for morning coffee, dinner prep, and conversation. Campfire-View Panoramic Picture Windows keep the campsite connected to the experience inside.” 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 27RLHD 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.

• Tongue weight, 975 lb: second-heaviest of seven, between the 32BHDS (960 lb) and the 36VBDS (1,155 lb).
• Exterior height, 11 ft 2 in: second-lowest of seven, between the 26TBUD (11 ft) and the 26DBHD and 27RK (11 ft 3 in).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.3%: third-smallest of seven, between the 32BHDS (11.7%) and the 26DBHD (13.1%).
• Dry weight, 7,958 lb: fourth-lightest of seven, between the 27RK (6,863 lb) and the 32BHDS (8,198 lb).
• Length, 33 ft 8 in: fourth-shortest of seven, between the 27RK (33 ft 6 in) and the 32BHDS (36 ft 5 in).
• Grey tank, 60 gal: largest of seven, level with the 26DBHD; next is the 32BHDS (57 gal).
• Cargo capacity, 2,000 lb: shared with the 26DBHD and 26TBUD; of seven, three smaller and one larger, nearest the 32BHDS (1,621 lb) and the 27RK (2,892 lb).

Next to the 27RK, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 27RLHD is 1,095 lb heavier by dry weight, has 892 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 20 lb heavier, is 2 in longer, stands 1 in lower and has a grey tank 6 gal larger; the two publish the same fresh tank and black tank.

Next to the 32BHDS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 27RLHD is 240 lb lighter by dry weight, has 379 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 15 lb heavier, is 2 ft 9 in shorter, stands 3 in lower and has a grey tank 3 gal larger; the two publish the same 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 27RLHD’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 26DBHD at 17% and Salem / Wildwood 32BHDS at 20%.

Closest sibling: the Salem / Wildwood 26DBHD, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 33 ft 8 in vs 32 ft 11 in; dry weight 7,958 lb vs 6,708 lb; hitch weight 975 lb vs 880 lb. They match on cargo capacity, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by dry weight: Salem / Wildwood 27RK is 1,095 lb lighter (6,863 lb dry); Salem / Wildwood 32BHDS is 240 lb heavier (8,198 lb dry).

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

Against the 27RLHD: the Cherokee Grey Wolf Black Label 29NMBL is 3 lb lighter and 4 ft longer; the Palomino Puma 311RL is 5 lb lighter and 1 ft longer; the Eagle 265FKDS is 38 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter.

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 27RLHD. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.