Forest River 5th Wheel reviews

This unit looks good, the floor plan is great, but the quality of this unit is sorry. I bought it in brand new November 2022, it literally fell apart two weeks later in December 2022. This is March 2023.. it has been in the shop since 5 January 2023. Yesterday I was told they found something else wrong with it. I wouldn't recommend this unit to my worse enemy. I only used this unit for two weeks. I can't give it back and my attorneys say the lemon law doesn't apply...yet. A very bad unit!! The manufacturer is of no help. I've contacted the BBB and found the seller has a F rating as well. Show less

Had this rv for 18 months. Overall a nice unit. Tows really straight. We've had trouble with the Schwintek slide system on tge Kitchen slide (7' x 24" small slide) I'm having it repaired at my expense. We have an appointment to replace the system with a Vroom System. Would never buy an RV with a Schwintek slide system again. Moved the charge converter out from under the bathroom sink to the front battery compartment. Placing a 110 volt 55 amp electrical component under the sink ... not wise. I've owned half a dozen RVs over the years, and none are perfect. Forest River is definitely a better quality unit in my experience. Show less

while I was told this is a 4 season rv ,,forget it,,,it eats propane in the winter and both a/c struggle in the summer,,,propane lines leak,,,roof leaked 1st year,,outside weatherstripping fell apart and fell off,,,stitching on awning fell apart,,awning works when it decides it wants too,,bed fell apart,,,fresh water tank fills up on its own,,and there is not way this is a four season rv,,,oh and recliner seats fell apart in 2nd year,,and only used by 1 lightweight senior dude,,,and either nails or fasteners used under the flooring keep popping up ,,have to hammer them done on monthly time,,,Forest River left a very bad taste in quality on their products Show less

I like that toy hauler usablility. Haul your toys and doubles for sleeping, gathering and a place for the grandkids to play when necessary. I was sold on the fact that is was four season ready. It is no way near four season ready. Air gaps and floor penietrations are not guaranteed to be sealed. I found that the bathroom wall was bowed about 1 inch. This makes closing the door harder. Closet door was bowed so bad it popped the screws out of the hinge. Screw popping through the flooring. Screws put in really crooked. Most of the ressponses are that is just the way it is. Many other things that I tried to get them to fix before posting this review. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. Show less

I’ve been staying in my fifth wheel camper in Tennessee for a year now. I’ve never seen such cheap material used for such an expensive camper. The leather couches, or should I say fake leather, peeled apart within the first two weeks. I was a general contractor for 21 years and I’ve never seen such cheap material used in my life. For a $70,000 camper, need to raise your standards or get out of the business. Would not recommend it to anybody Show less

Had damage to counter top from refrigerator door when slide goes in. Trim falling off, shower leaking. Kitchen sink leaking. Drawers falling apart and poor fit. Don't see how it got out of factory in this shape. In one year, it's been in warranty work 5 half months, causing me to cancel three prepaid camping trips. Tows good but quality of workmanship poor. Show less

PROS: awesome TV viewing set up, awesome kitchen island, can Watch TV while I am doing dishes and cooking, rv is perfect for 2 pppl, spacious without being too gigantic, the heater and AC work wonderfully, love the food pantry, stove works great, the fireplace is able to heat entire camper, hi def tv is awesome, i looooove the storage behind TV and i loooooove its in a corner of the slide, overhead lighting all work great and keep rv brightly lit at night, love the pretty kitchen table set up like in a real home as opposed to a dinette, the theater sofa is sooooooo comfie and i can easily fall asleep on it and do! Love how both sofas face the TV as opposed to having to turn sideways to watch TV, bathroom set up is nice; bedroom closet is great, bedside tables are great, nice big mirror on the closet, mattress is super comfie, ample storage above bed and all over this RV! Love all the outside lighting options, LED lights outside too, nice living room ceiling fan. CONS: Dumb kitchen table the post holding it up prevents the 4 chairs from being pushed all the way in to save floor space, i dont like the pleated blinds they are very difficult to open and close i wish they were the rolling shade style, my unit doesnt have a catch to hold the main door all the way open - i must use a rope to keep it open when windy, i dont know what area of this rv is Zone 1 or Zone 2; so i can not set the campers heater correct, the bedroom gets overheated as a result- is that Zone 1? We HATED the dark brown wood finish in here. We painted everything bright white as the dark wood was making us depressed, dont like some windows only open a couple inches, freezer is too tiny, fridge is pretty small too, shower faucets are impossible to get to correct temperature and super slow/low pressure, lastly the microwave died on our first trip. We cant Speak about towing this RV because we don’t and we pay somebody to tow it for us back-and-forth to our annual campground we go to every year. Show less

We bought this fifth wheel used after it was 6 months old. My only issue with Forest River is they do not transfer the warranty. We were lucky and we did not have any issues the first year. We been to Florida twice and out west which was 10,000 miles that one trip. Also to MO and many more shorter trips. The only problem we have had was a blowout and it ruined the wiring to the refrigerator, TV and fireplace. We should of put new tires before we went out west. I would recommend any one buying an RV to change out the tires to American made and a high ply. It will save you the possible damage when you have a blowout. We have lived in the trailer for 9 months with all of our long trips and a few more months on our short trips. Show less

Do. Not. Buy. This. RV. We've been dealing with the same electrical problem for about a year now, and no one seems to know how to fix it. The main problem is that it is designed to have 15 outlets all on the same circuit, and it takes the entire RV with it when it inevitably trips. It was built to fail, a complete lemon that costs me well over $100,000 with interest included. Show less