2026 Forest River Surveyor Legend205RKLE

The Surveyor Legend 205RKLE has 1,812 lbs of cargo capacity between 5,843 lbs dry and its 7,655 lbs GVWR, 24% of that rating; filling its 40-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 332 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 655 lbs, 11% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 70 gallons of grey and black capacity against 40 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Surveyor Legend roster this is the 8th of 14 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,777 lbs to 7,743 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 5,843 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 6,749 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,655 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “This 27' travel trailer features a rear kitchen with a 10 cu. ft. 12V refrigerator and stovetop. The front private bedroom includes a queen bed with dual wardrobes and overhead storage. The living area offers a tri-fold sofa and a versatile Bar 2 Table feature. Exterior amenities include an 18' power awning with LED lights, TrailGate outdoor bar, and pass-through storage.” 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 205RKLE differs from the other thirteen Surveyor Legend floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026). How these ranks are worked out.

• GVWR, 7,655 lb: sixth-highest of fourteen, between the 230MDLE (7,588 lb) and the 242RDLE (7,663 lb).
• Dry weight, 5,843 lb: seventh-heaviest of fourteen, between the 260BHLE (5,778 lb) and the 252RBLE (6,033 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,812 lb: seventh-largest of fourteen, between the 19RBLE (1,732 lb) and the 19BHLE (1,831 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.7%: seventh-smallest of fourteen, between the 252RBLE (22%) and the 260BHLE (25.3%).
• Tongue weight, 655 lb: seventh-heaviest of fourteen, between the 261RKLE (640 lb) and the 242RDLE (680 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.2%: seventh-smallest of fourteen, between the 303BHLE (11.1%) and the 19RBLE (11.5%).
• Length, 27 ft: shared with the 204MKLE; of fourteen, five shorter and seven longer, nearest the 202RBLE (25 ft 1 in) and the 252RBLE (29 ft 7 in).
• Grey tank, 40 gal: shared with the 202RBLE, 230MDLE and three others; of fourteen, six smaller and two larger, nearest the 19BHLE, 19MDBLE and four others (30 gal) and the 261RKLE and 303BHLE (60 gal).

Next to the 260BHLE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 205RKLE is 65 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 85 lb lower, has 150 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 85 lb lighter and is 2 ft 11 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 252RBLE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 205RKLE is 190 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 80 lb lower, has 110 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 80 lb lighter and is 2 ft 7 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Surveyor Legend is the lightest-hitching line in this group by a clear margin: tongue weight runs 408 to 860 lb across fifteen published floorplans, on trailers from 23 feet 7 inches to 37 feet 11 inches. Dry weight runs 3,777 to 7,743 lb with 1,497 to 2,798 lb of cargo capacity, and every plan on the roster ties out exactly - dry weight plus cargo equals the published GVWR on all fifteen. Forest River publishes a floorplan description for thirteen of the fifteen, which is unusually complete for this channel.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 18% of the 205RKLE’s 1,812 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,480 lb. Across 14 Surveyor Legend floorplans the water share runs 12% to 30%, and 5 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Surveyor Legend 303BHLE at 17% and Surveyor Legend 252RBLE at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).