01 What makes it unique
The 235RK is built around a rear kitchen. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as two entries and one slide out, with a fiberglass exterior and a 16-foot awning, and an interior of a rear kitchen, a front bedroom and a pass-through bathroom — sleeping four in about 29 feet. The galley sits across the back, the bedroom up front, and the pass-through bathroom links the two; the second entry door is a genuine convenience, giving a separate way in without crossing the living space. It carries the full Tracer Touring build: welded aluminum framing and a pinch-rolled laminated Eternabond structure, 2-inch foam-block-insulated walls, a Tufflex PVC roof under a lifetime warranty, a fully enclosed drop-frame underbelly, an installed 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a 12-volt glass refrigerator and an on-demand tankless water heater.
Prime Time publishes a 7,705-pound GVWR against the 5,923-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,782-pound cargo capacity and a 705-pound dry tongue. A fully ducted 15,000-BTU air conditioner and 42/68/34-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard. Prime Time and Forest River publish no MSRP for the line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 235RK is the Tracer for a couple who cooks and wants a laminated, solar-equipped trailer with dual entry that a well-rated half-ton can pull.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 2"
- Exterior height
- 10' 7"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,923 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,705 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,782 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 705 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 68 gal
- Black water
- 34 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12-volt glass refrigerator
Construction
- Framing
- Welded aluminum · pinch-rolled laminated
- Structure
- Eternabond · 2″ walls · foam-block insulation
- Roof
- Tufflex PVC, lifetime warranty · 3/8″ OSB decking
- Trusses
- 5″ wood trusses with steel plates
- Exterior
- Laminated fiberglass
- Underbelly
- Fully enclosed · drop-frame pass-through
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Jack
- Power tongue jack · power stabilizer jacks
- Tires
- D-rated radial · aluminum wheels · spare with carrier
- Solar
- 200W panel · 40A controller · solar disconnect (installed)
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 12-volt glass refrigerator
- A/C
- 1 unit · 15,000 BTU ducted
- Water heater
- On-demand tankless
- Cooktop
- Cooktop with air fryer
- Furnace
- 30,000 BTU
- Bed
- Camp King
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 2
- Awnings
- 1
03 The Tracer floorplan family
Tracer is Prime Time's value / mid touring travel trailer — laminated, welded-aluminum-framed half-ton towables and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Aurora and Salem / Wildwood, Jayco's Jay Flight SLX and Grand Design's Transcend Xplor, with the metal-sided Prime Time Avenger as its value sibling. Six floorplans are profiled in full and linked below; the remaining plans are catalogued and shown muted. The 235RK on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195RB | 23 ft | 3 | Front bedroom and rear bathroom |
| 220RS | 26 ft | 3 | Front bedroom and rear living area |
| 235RK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen, front bedroom, pass-through bath · dual entry |
| 250BH | 29 ft | 6 | Published specifications only |
| 255DS | 29 ft | 2 | Front bedroom |
| 248RE | 30 ft | 3 | Rear kitchen, U-dinette and front bedroom |
| 275BH | 32 ft | 8 | Bunk beds and front bedroom · dual entry · metal |
| 286RL | 34 ft | 4 | Front bedroom and rear living area · dual slide |
| 295DB | 37 ft | 8 | Bunk beds and front bedroom · dual entry · dual slide |
| 308BH | 37 ft | 8 | Published specifications only |
Tracer is Prime Time's value / mid touring travel trailer — the laminated, welded-aluminum-framed "Touring Edition" half-ton line, a construction step above the metal-sided value bracket and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Aurora and Salem / Wildwood, Jayco's Jay Flight SLX, Keystone's Passport and Grand Design's Transcend Xplor. Its metal-sided value sibling is the Prime Time Avenger. RVUSA files ten 2026 Tracer plans; six floorplans are profiled here in full and the remaining four are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Tracer rides a bumper-pull tandem-axle chassis with welded aluminum framing and a pinch-rolled laminated Eternabond structure, 2-inch walls with foam-block insulation, a Tufflex PVC lifetime-warranty roof, a fully enclosed drop-frame underbelly with a huge pass-through, a Camp King bed, an installed 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a 12-volt glass refrigerator, an on-demand tankless water heater and D-rated radial tires. Tongue weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded tongue weights run higher — always weigh the loaded trailer and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating and payload.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Rear kitchen with a pass-through bath
The factory floorplan puts the galley across the back and the bedroom up front, linked by a pass-through bathroom — a layout built around cooking.
Two entry doors
The factory lists two entries — a second way in and out, and a useful separation between the galley and the bedroom end.
Laminated build with installed solar
The full Touring Edition build — welded aluminum framing, a laminated Eternabond structure, a lifetime-warranty PVC roof and an installed 200-watt solar panel.
Weigh the loaded trailer
Dry weight is a factory estimate and real loaded tongue weights run above the 705-pound base — weigh the loaded trailer and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
Grand Design's Transcend Xplor — the Winnebago laminated-value cross-shop.
Forest River's own Aurora — a wide-body value cross-shop from the sister division.
The 286RL — a rear living area on dual slides in a longer body.