Forest River RV - Forester Classic
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Type/Class
Class C Motor Home
Sleeps
5 - 7
Weight
14,500 lbs.
Length
27 - 32 ft. Long
Floorpans
5 options
The Forest River RV Forester Classic is a feature-packed Class C motorhome that offers a comfortable and spacious home away from home. This family-friendly RV is available in multiple models, each built on a reliable Ford chassis. With lengths ranging from 27 to 32 ft and sleeping capacities of 5 to 7 people, the Forester Classic caters to various group sizes.
The bottom line: The Forest River RV Forester Classic provides a range of floorplans and amenities to suit different family camping needs, albeit with a higher price tag and size considerations.
Try Before You Buy
Investing in a Forest River RV Forester Classic is a significant decision. By renting one through RVshare for around $230 per night, you can thoroughly experience the RV's features, layout, and drivability before committing to a purchase. This allows you to assess how the Forester Classic's spacious interior, well-equipped kitchen, and sleeping accommodations work for your family's needs. For those hesitant about driving a larger RV, RVshare's delivery option provides a convenient solution, bringing the Forester Classic right to your desired campsite.
Pros and Cons of a Forest River RV Forester Classic
Pros
Spacious layout with multiple slide-out options for extra living space.
Family and group-friendly, sleeping 5 to 7 people depending on the model.
Cons
Large size may pose challenges in tight camping spots or narrow roads.
Fewer amenities than a Class A motorhome.
Model Specifications: Forest River RV Forester Classic
Sportscoach RD 402TS
Sportscoach RD 403QS
Sportscoach RD 411TS
Nash 17K
Nash 18FM
Nash 23D
Nash 24B
Nash 24M
Nash 25DS
Nash 26N
Nash 29S
Valencia 35MB
Valencia 36SB
Valencia 38BB
Valencia 38RB
Valencia 38RW
Shockwave 18FS
Shockwave 21RQMX
Shockwave 24FS
Shockwave 24QSGMX
Shockwave 24RQMX
Shockwave 25RQMX
Shockwave 26QSGDX
Shockwave 27RQGDX
Shockwave 27RQMX
Shockwave 28FWGDX
Shockwave 29KSGDX
Shockwave 29RQMX
Shockwave 30DSGDX
Shockwave 30FKGDX
Shockwave 30FWGDX
Shockwave 31KSGDX
Shockwave 32FWGDX
Shockwave 33FWGDX
Shockwave 34FWGDX
Paradigm 295MK
Paradigm 310RL
Paradigm 340RL
Paradigm 36BRM
Paradigm 370FB
Paradigm 372RK
Paradigm 382RK
Paradigm 385FL
Paradigm 390MP
Paradigm 395DS
Cherokee 233MB
Cherokee 234DC
Cherokee 243TR
Cherokee 251RK
Cherokee 263GDK
Cherokee 264DBH
Cherokee 264RL
Cherokee 274AK
Cherokee 274BRB
Cherokee 274RK
Cherokee 274VFK
Cherokee 274WK
Cherokee 284DBH
Cherokee 294BH
Cherokee 294GEBG
Cherokee 294KM
Cherokee 294RR
Cherokee 304BH
Cherokee 304RK
Cherokee 306MM
Cherokee 324TS
Bay Star 3014
Bay Star 3020
Bay Star 3124
Bay Star 3225
Bay Star 3401
Bay Star 3408
Bay Star 3609
Bay Star 3616
Bay Star 3626
Bay Star 3629
Bay Star 3811
DX3 34KD
DX3 37BD
DX3 37RB
DX3 37TS
Iconic Wide Body 3218BW
Iconic Wide Body 3422RS
Iconic Wide Body 3515IKG
Iconic Wide Body 3518IKG
Iconic Wide Body 3821GL
Iconic Wide Body 3928RS
Iconic Wide Body 4028CL
HE3 Series HE3C
HE3 Series HE3S
Navion 24D
Navion 24J
Navion 24V
Conquest Class C 6220LE
Conquest Class C 6237
Conquest Class C 6237LE
Conquest Class C 6238
Conquest Class C 6245
Conquest Class C 6250
Conquest Class C 6280LE
Conquest Class C 6310
Conquest Class C 63111
Conquest Class C 6314
Conquest Class C 6316
Conquest Class C 6317
Conquest Class C 6320
Sandpiper 3330BH
Sandpiper 3370RLS
Sandpiper 3440BH
Sandpiper 3550BH
Sandpiper 3660MB
Sandpiper 3990FL
Sandpiper 4002FB
Micro Minnie 1700BH
Micro Minnie 1708FB
Micro Minnie 1720FB
Micro Minnie 1800BH
Micro Minnie 1808FBS
Micro Minnie 2100BH
Micro Minnie 2108DS
Micro Minnie 2108FBS
Micro Minnie 2108TB
Micro Minnie 2225RL
Micro Minnie 2306BHS
Forester Classic 2441DS Ford
Forester Classic 2501TS Ford
Forester Classic 2861DS Ford
Forester Classic 3011DS Ford
Forester Classic 3051S Ford
Gross Weight
32,000 lbs.
32,000 lbs.
32,000 lbs.
7,400 lbs.
7,400 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
9,200 lbs.
9,200 lbs.
9,200 lbs.
9,200 lbs.
10,700 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
10,995 lbs.
10,995 lbs.
9,999 lbs.
14,210 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
13,385 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
13,630 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
14,999 lbs.
15,000 lbs.
15,000 lbs.
16,500 lbs.
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16,500 lbs.
16,800 lbs.
16,800 lbs.
16,800 lbs.
16,800 lbs.
16,800 lbs.
7,710 lbs.
7,645 lbs.
10,985 lbs.
7,761 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
8,485 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,980 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
10,985 lbs.
9,985 lbs.
11,380 lbs.
11,215 lbs.
11,305 lbs.
11,100 lbs.
11,365 lbs.
24,000 lbs.
24,000 lbs.
24,000 lbs.
24,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
26,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
18,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
19,000 lbs.
1,400 lbs.
1,400 lbs.
11,030 lbs.
11,030 lbs.
11,030 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
13,769 lbs.
13,560 lbs.
14,075 lbs.
15,500 lbs.
14,115 lbs.
15,375 lbs.
15,500 lbs.
4,200 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
n/a
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,500 lbs.
5,500 lbs.
5,500 lbs.
5,500 lbs.
6,000 lbs.
6,000 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
Dry Weight
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4,766 lbs.
5,662 lbs.
5,740 lbs.
6,460 lbs.
6,023 lbs.
6,845 lbs.
6,552 lbs.
7,360 lbs.
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5,850 lbs.
6,611 lbs.
6,251 lbs.
7,274 lbs.
7,242 lbs.
7,499 lbs.
8,318 lbs.
7,874 lbs.
7,750 lbs.
9,640 lbs.
9,108 lbs.
8,957 lbs.
9,905 lbs.
9,819 lbs.
10,894 lbs.
9,883 lbs.
11,032 lbs.
9,954 lbs.
11,016 lbs.
11,666 lbs.
12,243 lbs.
12,782 lbs.
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13,687 lbs.
13,249 lbs.
13,343 lbs.
14,517 lbs.
13,546 lbs.
13,920 lbs.
6,048 lbs.
5,788 lbs.
6,043 lbs.
6,217 lbs.
6,043 lbs.
6,760 lbs.
6,308 lbs.
7,027 lbs.
6,383 lbs.
6,742 lbs.
7,047 lbs.
7,143 lbs.
7,123 lbs.
7,929 lbs.
6,978 lbs.
8,052 lbs.
6,879 lbs.
8,688 lbs.
7,998 lbs.
8,578 lbs.
8,603 lbs.
20,200 lbs.
20,200 lbs.
20,450 lbs.
21,300 lbs.
21,200 lbs.
22,050 lbs.
31,200 lbs.
22,050 lbs.
22,750 lbs.
22,700 lbs.
22,750 lbs.
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12,570 lbs.
12,970 lbs.
12,920 lbs.
13,360 lbs.
13,500 lbs.
14,060 lbs.
13,927 lbs.
605 lbs.
456 lbs.
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10,769 lbs.
10,319 lbs.
11,129 lbs.
12,044 lbs.
11,659 lbs.
12,439 lbs.
12,889 lbs.
3,354 lbs.
3,360 lbs.
3,710 lbs.
3,864 lbs.
3,914 lbs.
4,036 lbs.
4,270 lbs.
4,106 lbs.
4,040 lbs.
4,664 lbs.
4,672 lbs.
11,690 lbs.
11,873 lbs.
12,500 lbs.
12,780 lbs.
12,910 lbs.
Cargo Weight
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2,634 lbs.
1,738 lbs.
1,760 lbs.
2,740 lbs.
3,177 lbs.
2,355 lbs.
2,648 lbs.
3,340 lbs.
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4,149 lbs.
3,388 lbs.
3,748 lbs.
2,725 lbs.
2,757 lbs.
2,500 lbs.
2,677 lbs.
3,121 lbs.
2,249 lbs.
4,570 lbs.
3,892 lbs.
4,043 lbs.
3,095 lbs.
3,566 lbs.
4,105 lbs.
3,747 lbs.
3,967 lbs.
5,045 lbs.
3,983 lbs.
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1,662 lbs.
1,857 lbs.
4,942 lbs.
1,544 lbs.
3,942 lbs.
1,725 lbs.
3,677 lbs.
2,958 lbs.
3,602 lbs.
3,238 lbs.
2,938 lbs.
2,842 lbs.
2,862 lbs.
2,056 lbs.
4,007 lbs.
1,933 lbs.
4,501 lbs.
2,527 lbs.
3,307 lbs.
2,522 lbs.
2,762 lbs.
3,800 lbs.
3,800 lbs.
3,550 lbs.
2,700 lbs.
4,800 lbs.
3,950 lbs.
4,700 lbs.
3,950 lbs.
250 lbs.
3,300 lbs.
3,250 lbs.
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3,000 lbs.
3,241 lbs.
2,946 lbs.
3,456 lbs.
2,456 lbs.
2,936 lbs.
2,611 lbs.
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2,810 lbs.
2,627 lbs.
2,000 lbs.
1,720 lbs.
1,590 lbs.
Height
13 ft.
13 ft.
13 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
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11 ft.
11 ft.
13 ft.
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11 ft.
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5 ft.
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11 ft.
11 ft.
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13 ft.
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10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
5 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
11 ft.
Sleeps
7
5
5
3
4
4
7
5
5
5
10
7
7
9
7
7
3
3
3
6
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9
9
4
5
3
3
5
3
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
Bunks
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Slide Outs
3
4
3
n/a
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
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1
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1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
4
1
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1
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1
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1
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
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2
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
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3
3
3
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2
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3
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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2
2
1
Fuel Type
Diesel
Diesel
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Diesel
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Diesel
Diesel
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Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
n/a
n/a
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Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline
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Gas
Gas
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Towing Capacity
10,000 lbs.
10,000 lbs.
10,000 lbs.
589 lbs.
556 lbs.
606 lbs.
758 lbs.
595 lbs.
755 lbs.
743 lbs.
796 lbs.
12,000 lbs.
12,000 lbs.
12,000 lbs.
12,000 lbs.
12,000 lbs.
760 lbs.
913 lbs.
871 lbs.
1,080 lbs.
1,018 lbs.
1,055 lbs.
1,270 lbs.
1,092 lbs.
1,092 lbs.
2,210 lbs.
1,360 lbs.
1,341 lbs.
1,555 lbs.
1,385 lbs.
2,416 lbs.
1,655 lbs.
2,616 lbs.
2,458 lbs.
2,604 lbs.
2,350 lbs.
2,530 lbs.
2,728 lbs.
n/a
2,623 lbs.
2,666 lbs.
2,900 lbs.
2,875 lbs.
2,744 lbs.
2,904 lbs.
710 lbs.
645 lbs.
785 lbs.
761 lbs.
845 lbs.
884 lbs.
800 lbs.
1,007 lbs.
720 lbs.
860 lbs.
985 lbs.
895 lbs.
997 lbs.
953 lbs.
785 lbs.
945 lbs.
1,180 lbs.
1,015 lbs.
1,105 lbs.
900 lbs.
1,165 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
20,000 lbs.
20,000 lbs.
20,000 lbs.
20,000 lbs.
3,210 lbs.
2,660 lbs.
2,960 lbs.
3,100 lbs.
3,000 lbs.
3,400 lbs.
3,327 lbs.
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5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
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1,920 lbs.
1,560 lbs.
2,075 lbs.
2,380 lbs.
2,115 lbs.
2,825 lbs.
2,340 lbs.
414 lbs.
340 lbs.
426 lbs.
374 lbs.
336 lbs.
448 lbs.
736 lbs.
404 lbs.
435 lbs.
588 lbs.
588 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
7,500 lbs.
Electrical Service
50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
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50-amp
50-amp
50-amp
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
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30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
30-amp
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30-amp
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