01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2026 Work and Play 27LT at 6,790 lb dry, a GVWR of 10,500 lb and a net carrying capacity of 3,710 lb. It prints no tongue weight for it. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 32' 11" long and 11' 3" (with A/C) high. Forest River prints its tanks as 98 gal fresh, 35 gal grey, 35 gal black.
Among the 6 Work and Play floorplans Forest River lists for 2026 with a published dry weight, it is number 3 from the lightest, in a range from 5,270 lb (Work and Play 18LT) to 9,033 lb (Work and Play 30GS). Every figure in that comparison is Forest River’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s 2026 Work and Play brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2026.
How the 27LT differs from the other five Work and Play floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 35.3%: second-largest of four, between the 27KB (31.9%) and the 21LT (37.4%).
- Dry weight, 6,790 lb: third-lightest of six, between the 21LT (6,098 lb) and the 27KB (7,488 lb).
- GVWR, 10,500 lb: third-lowest of six, between the 21LT (9,735 lb) and the 27KB (11,000 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 3,710 lb: third-largest of six, between the 21LT (3,637 lb) and the 29SS (3,858 lb).
- Exterior height, 11 ft 3 in: lowest of six, level with the 18LT; next is the 21LT (11 ft 5 in).
- Interior height, 7 ft 1 in: lowest of six, level with the 18LT and 21LT; next are the 27KB, 29SS and 30GS (7 ft 7 in).
- Grey tank, 35 gal: smallest of six, level with the 18LT and 27KB; next is the 29SS (50 gal).
- Length, 32 ft 11 in: shared with the 27KB; of six, two shorter and two longer, nearest the 21LT (27 ft 5 in) and the 29SS (36 ft 4 in).
Next to the 21LT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 27LT is 692 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 765 lb higher, has 73 lb more cargo capacity, is 5 ft 6 in longer, stands 2 in lower and has a grey tank 35 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the 27KB, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 27LT is 698 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 500 lb lower, has 198 lb more cargo capacity, stands 9 in lower and has 6 in less interior height; the two publish the same length, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 11"
- Exterior height
- 11' 3" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- Not published by Forest River
- Interior height
- 85"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,790 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 10,500 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,710 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- Not published by Forest River
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 98 gal
- Grey water
- 35 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Shipping weight
- 6,730 lb
- Garage length
- 15'-9"
- Awning
- 20'
- Printed under “Hitch Height”
- 1,072 (as printed; no unit given)
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size (no width published)
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Work and Play floorplan family
Forest River lists 6 Work and Play floorplans for 2026; this site profiles every one with a printed weight, from Forest River’s own 2026 Work and Play brochure.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Play 18LT | 24' 6" | — | Profiled |
| Work and Play 21LT | 27' 5" | — | Profiled |
| Work and Play 27LT | 32' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Work and Play 27KB | 32' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Work and Play 29SS | 36' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Work and Play 30GS | 37' 6" | — | Profiled |
Forest River lists 6 Work and Play floorplans for 2026. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Work and Play 27LT
Forest River prints no tongue weight, tire size, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
6,098 lb dry and 9,735 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,790 lb and 10,500 lb.
7,488 lb dry and 11,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,790 lb and 10,500 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 98-gallon fresh tank is about 813 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 22% of the Work and Play 27LT’s 3,710 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,897 lb. Across 6 Work and Play floorplans the water share runs 20% to 23%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Work and Play 29SS at 21% and Work and Play 21LT at 22%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
No source publishes a tongue weight for the Work and Play 27LT, so its hitch load has to come from a scale ticket taken with the trailer hitched.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Work and Play 27KB, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 6,790 lb vs 7,488 lb; GVWR 10,500 lb vs 11,000 lb; cargo capacity 3,710 lb vs 3,512 lb. They match on length, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Work and Play plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 10,500 | 3 of 6 | 9,192–12,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,790 | 3 of 6 | 5,270–9,033 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 3,710 | 4 of 6 | 3,466–3,982 |
| Length | 32 ft 11 in | 3–4 of 6 | 24 ft 6 in–37 ft 6 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 35 | 1–3 of 6 | 35–70 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Work and Play 21LT is 765 lb lighter (9,735 lb GVWR); Work and Play 27KB is 500 lb heavier (11,000 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Work and Play siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Play 27LT | 32 ft 11 in | — | 6,790 | 10,500 | 3,710 | — | 98 |
| Work and Play 27KB | 32 ft 11 in | — | 7,488 | 11,000 | 3,512 | — | 98 |
| Work and Play 18LT | 24 ft 6 in | — | 5,270 | 9,192 | 3,982 | — | 98 |
| Work and Play 29SS | 36 ft 4 in | — | 8,642 | 12,500 | 3,858 | — | 98 |
| Work and Play 21LT | 27 ft 5 in | — | 6,098 | 9,735 | 3,637 | — | 98 |
| Work and Play 30GS | 37 ft 6 in | — | 9,033 | 12,500 | 3,466 | — | 98 |
All 6 Work and Play floorplans: Work and Play line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Play 27LT | 10,500 | 6,790 | — | 32 ft 11 in |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 320BHDS | 10,500 | 7,734 | 8 | 36 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight 333BTS | 10,500 | 8,375 | 11 | 37 ft 10 in |
| Octane 265 | 10,500 | 6,550 | 8 | 31 ft 6 in |
| Puma 31RLQS | 10,500 | 8,808 | — | 36 ft 1 in |
| Alliance RV Delta Delta X 2713 | 10,450 | 6,462 | — | 31 ft 11 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 343BHTS | 10,436 | 8,936 | 10 | 38 ft 1 in |
Against the Work and Play 27LT: the Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 320BHDS is 4 ft longer; the Jay Flight 333BTS is 5 ft longer; the Octane 265 is 1 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Work and Play 27LT
How much does the Work and Play 27LT weigh?
6,790 lb dry; 10,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Work and Play 27LT carry?
3,710 lb, 35% of its GVWR (median across 1,010 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 813 lb of it.
What size tow vehicle does the Work and Play 27LT need?
A tow rating of at least 10,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Work and Play 27LT?
Fresh 98, grey 35, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, the waste tanks fill first.
How long is the Work and Play 27LT?
32' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Work and Play 27LT. Not published: hitch weight, exterior width, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 14 recall campaigns and 7 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Work and Play line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 7 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover suspension, tires, latches/locks/linkages, unknown or other and wheels.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Work and Play line page.