Forest River Salem
22 floorplansTravel trailer2011– (in production)Mixed build tier
Forest River (Mixed tier): Forest River's volume full-size travel trailer - wood-framed and cheap to buy, but with a heated enclosed underbelly, a walk-on roof and the genuinely clever Versa furniture system.
What one actually costs today: $48,500–$69,300 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.
THE FLOORPLANS — 22
| MODEL | YEARS | LENGTH | GVWR | SLEEPS | PRICE TODAY | FINDING ONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22ERAS | 2024– | 28.2 ft | 7,664 lb | 2 | — | Common |
| 22RBS | 2020– | 26.9 ft | 7,765 lb | 4 | — | Common |
| 25RKS | 2019–23 | 29.1 ft | 7,578 lb | 6 | — | Common |
| 26DBUD | 2019– | 33.3 ft | 9,595 lb | 8 | $50,500 | Common |
| 26RBS | 2023– | 31.0 ft | 9,723 lb | 6 | — | Common |
| 26TBUD | 2011–19 | 29.1 ft | 7,853 lb | 9 | — | Common |
| 27RE | 2019– | 33.7 ft | 11,155 lb | 4 | $48,500 | Common |
| 27RK | 2021– | 33.5 ft | 9,755 lb | 6 | $55,000 | Common |
| 27RKSS | 2012–20 | 33.5 ft | 9,660 lb | 6 | — | Common |
| 27TDSS | 2019–23 | 32.3 ft | 9,999 lb | 9 | — | Common |
| 28DBUD | 2024– | 29.9 ft | 7,805 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 29BDB | 2023– | 36.4 ft | 9,850 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 29VBUD | 2020– | 36.2 ft | 9,710 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 30QBSS | 2012–24 | 34.2 ft | 9,999 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 31KQBTS | 2014– | 36.6 ft | 9,865 lb | 11 | — | Common |
| 32BHDS | 2012– | 36.4 ft | 9,819 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 32VERANDA | 2025– | 37.8 ft | 11,220 lb | 4 | $60,700 | Findable |
| 33TS | 2019– | 38.8 ft | 11,288 lb | 10 | $69,300 | Common |
| 34VERANDA | 2025– | 39.0 ft | 11,385 lb | 6 | $61,700 | Findable |
| 36VBDS | 2020– | 38.9 ft | 10,115 lb | 10 | — | Common |
| 280ZEN | 2026– | 34.7 ft | 11,265 lb | 4 | — | Findable |
| 290ZEN | 2026– | 34.8 ft | 9,810 lb | 6 | — | Findable |
THE LINE, YEAR BY YEAR
Assembled from eight-plus model years of brochures, floorplan by floorplan. This is the part a spec sheet can't tell you: which years changed, and which year is the buy.
- 2011Introduced (also sold as T26TBUD)
- 2012Introduced
- 2014Introduced
- 2019Introduced
- 2019Introduced — UVW 6,885 lb, GVWR 9,557 lb
- 2019Final model year
- 2019Introduced (replaces the earlier 27REI) — UVW 7,545 lb, GVWR 9,877 lb
- 2020Introduced
- 2020Final model year
- 2021Mid-cycle weight bump: UVW 6,988 lb, GVWR 9,624 lb
- 2021UVW 7,583 lb, GVWR 9,915 lb
- 2021Introduced
- 2023Final model year
- 2023Introduced
- 2024Introduced
- 2024Final model year
- 2024GVWR to 11,288 lb
- 2025Settles at UVW 6,923 lb / GVWR 9,595 lb; Versa furniture and Stow N Go storage standard
- 2025GVWR raised to 11,155 lb — cargo capacity jumps to 3,572 lb
- 2025Introduced
- 2026Retro/Metal exterior redesign, JBL audio, Versa-Flex furniture; moved to Dealer Stock Only (being phased out)
- 2026Retro/Metal exterior redesign; moved to Dealer Stock Only (being phased out). Versa-Range not offered on this plan
- 2026UVW 8,573 lb leaves only 1,292 lb of cargo capacity
- 2026UVW 7,993 lb, CCC 1,826 lb
- 2026Introduced with the ZEN sub-series
- 2026Introduced
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