01 What makes it unique
The 295DB is the top of the Tracer line. The Forest River factory describes the floorplan as two entries and two slide outs, with a fiberglass exterior and a 19-foot awning, and an interior of bunk beds and a front bedroom — sleeping up to eight in about 38 feet, the heaviest and longest Tracer. Two slides widen the living space, and the second entry door serves the bunk end. It carries the full Tracer Touring build in laminated fiberglass: 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 9,850-pound GVWR against the 7,828-pound dry weight — the highest GVWR and heaviest dry weight in the line — leaving a 2,022-pound cargo capacity and a 1,050-pound dry tongue, the heaviest tongue in the line. A fully ducted 15,000-BTU air conditioner and 42/102/34-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard, the 102-gallon grey being well above the line norm for family use. Prime Time and Forest River publish no MSRP for the line, so confirm street pricing with a dealer. The 295DB is the Tracer for families who want the biggest plan in the line — but its 9,850-pound GVWR and 1,050-pound tongue want an honestly rated half-ton or a small three-quarter-ton, so match the tow vehicle carefully.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 37' 11"
- Exterior height
- 10' 10"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,828 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,850 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,022 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 1,050 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 102 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
- 8
- Slides
- 2
- 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 295DB 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
The most family-capable Tracer
The factory floorplan lists bunk beds and a front bedroom with two entries and two slides, sleeping up to eight — the largest layout in the line.
The biggest, heaviest Tracer
At 7,828 pounds dry, a 9,850-pound GVWR and a 1,050-pound tongue across about 38 feet, it is the flagship of the line.
Highest GVWR and tongue — match the tow vehicle
Its 9,850-pound GVWR and 1,050-pound base tongue want an honestly rated half-ton or a small three-quarter-ton; the tow vehicle's payload has to carry the tongue plus passengers and gear.
Weigh the loaded trailer
With the biggest chassis in the line, load it to a real scale weight and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating, payload and a proper weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
The 275BH — a lighter, metal-sided family bunkhouse on a single slide and lower GVWR.
The Avenger 30PO — the metal-sided triple-slide family flagship in Prime Time's value line.
Forest River's own Aurora — a wide-body value family cross-shop from the sister division.