Forest River Wildwood X-Lite
18 floorplansTravel trailer2014– (in production)Budget build tier
Forest River (Budget tier): Western twin of Salem Cruise Lite — same wood-framed, corrugated-metal-sided lightweight build, same middling Forest River service reputation.
What one actually costs today: $31,900–$51,200 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.
THE FLOORPLANS — 18
| MODEL | YEARS | LENGTH | GVWR | SLEEPS | PRICE TODAY | FINDING ONE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19DBXL | 2019– | 24.7 ft | 7,520 lb | 6 | $33,100 | Common |
| 22VERANDA | 2025– | 34.6 ft | 9,765 lb | 5 | $50,800 | Findable |
| 23ZEN | 2026– | 31.1 ft | 7,830 lb | 3 | $51,200 | Findable |
| 24RLXL | 2020– | 28.9 ft | 7,550 lb | 4 | $38,500 | Common |
| 24VIEW | 2024–25 | 29.9 ft | 7,640 lb | 6 | — | Findable |
| 24ZEN | 2025– | 29.9 ft | 7,640 lb | 6 | $47,700 | Findable |
| 25ICE | 2025– | 29.8 ft | 7,735 lb | 6 | $45,600 | Findable |
| 26ICE | 2025– | 32.8 ft | 7,785 lb | 10 | $40,200 | Findable |
| 28ICE | 2026– | 32.9 ft | 7,770 lb | 7 | $48,700 | Findable |
| 28VBXL | 2021– | 33.6 ft | 7,790 lb | 10 | $41,700 | Common |
| 171RBXL | 2018– | 22.7 ft | 7,521 lb | 5 | $31,900 | Common |
| 210RBXL | 2018– | 25.5 ft | 7,543 lb | 4 | — | Common |
| 240BHXL | 2020– | 28.8 ft | 7,570 lb | 9 | $39,200 | Common |
| 241BHXL | 2025– | 28.9 ft | 7,610 lb | 7 | — | Findable |
| 261BHXL | 2014– | 28.7 ft | 7,545 lb | 8 | $34,600 | Common |
| 263BHXL | 2018– | 31.8 ft | 7,682 lb | 7 | $41,000 | Common |
| 265RTXL | 2025– | 32.2 ft | 11,150 lb | 5 | — | Findable |
| 273QBXL | 2018– | 33.3 ft | 7,680 lb | 10 | $41,000 | Common |
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.
- 2014Introduced
- 2016Sold as 261BH without the XL suffix
- 2018Introduced under the XL naming (171RB from 2016)
- 2018Introduced
- 2018XL naming restored
- 2018Introduced on the Wildwood X-Lite (western) side, two years after the Cruise Lite version
- 2018Introduced under the XL naming (273QB from 2016)
- 2019Introduced
- 2020Introduced — UVW 5,063 lb, GVWR 7,550 lb, 550 lb tongue
- 2020Offered again after a one-year gap
- 2020Introduced
- 2020Heavier build listed at 5,885 lb UVW / 7,736 lb GVWR
- 2021Introduced
- 2021Back to 5,854 lb UVW / 7,682 lb GVWR
- 2023Absent from the Salem Cruise Lite (eastern) catalogue for 2023; stayed in the Wildwood X-Lite lineup
- 2024Introduced
- 2025Introduced
- 2025Final model year - renamed 24ZEN
- 2025Introduced, replacing the 24VIEW
- 2025Returned as a west-coast dealer-stock plan
- 2025Introduced as a regional dealer-stock plan
- 2025Introduced as a west-coast dealer-stock plan
- 2026Introduced
- 2026Retro/Metal redesign, Versa furniture; weights unchanged since launch
- 2026Hitch weight 700 lb
- 2026Retro/Metal redesign, Versa furniture, JBL audio
Which Wildwood X-Lite is the right one — if any?
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