Today’s RV review is of the 2025 Forest River Wildwood 27RK travel trailer. While I will typically put a link to the RV here, I don’t want to do that as the website reflects the 2024 model of this rig. To be very clear, the 2025 model is an absolutely different animal. While the layout isn’t tremendously different, the way it “feels” inside couldn’t be more so.
Oh, there are a few material differences, as well, including ones that, I believe, will make a big difference in how useful this trailer is.
Differences in the Forest River Wildwood 27RK for 2025
If you’ve ever watched those home improvement shows where someone takes some drab place from the 1970s and transforms it into something that could be in a magazine today, you’ll appreciate what has happened to the interior of this trailer. In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb and state that this is one of the nicest-looking trailer interiors I have seen anywhere—and this is a more affordable stick-and-tin (wood framed, aluminum-skinned) trailer.
The most significant material difference for 2025 is the table and chair system. That system incorporates a flat table mounted to the road-side slide wall of the trailer. There’s a “T” extension on this that can be moved along the length of the mounted table and then an extension for the “T”. So you can use this as a desk, breakfast bar, dining table, and more.
In some ways this is very similar to the table arrangement that I marveled at on the Brinkley RVs but in a much more affordable and easy-towing package.
Wildwood Versa Lounge
The 27RK already had what Wildwood calls the Versa Lounge, which is a lounge where it can be an L-shaped affair, or one that can be a couch. You can use it to sleep on, and there’s space underneath with storage totes.
You could sit on the ottoman-like section of the Versa Lounge and use the flexible table for dining or working. So now the two unique pieces of interior design are working together to offer a tremendous amount of seating and working and dining options.
Another unusual change to the interior is over the three-burner stove, where there’s an enclosure around the microwave that flips up like the hatchback of a car. When it’s closed it almost looks like it came out of a restaurant kitchen. But flip up the door and you’ll find the microwave and some storage.
The objective of this piece is to simply make the interior look better and to hide the microwave.
Beautiful interior in the Wildwood 27RK
In fact, while I don’t often comment on the appearance of an RV’s interior, I will say this is possibly the best travel trailer interior I have seen. The inside of the Wildwood 27RK is just beautiful, in my eyes.
What makes it so is a recurring theme of curved walls and features with many of those housing strip lights. I think this will age well, and it’s just nice looking. In fact, I bet if someone is shopping RVs at a dealership and comes across this model, these interior touches, colors and materials will make the customer stop and ask where to sign. I’m not kidding.
They’ve also changed the pull-down shades from the black industrial look to something that appears woven. And, on top of that—both literally and figuratively—there are curtains. I love this because nothing is easier to change than the curtains if you don’t like them, especially if you know your way around a sewing machine.
Other things I like are the free-floating recliners on the camp side and the huge windows that are also over there.
More interior pieces
While the bathroom is much unchanged, there is a new shower enclosure that’s curved at the top and has a flexible curtain. This is a nice touch.
The bedroom features a short RV queen, but that queen sits on what Wildwood calls the Versa Tilt mechanism, where the head of the bed lifts via a power lift mechanism.
Interestingly, there’s only a hanging closet on the road side of this camper, although that space has two closet doors. There’s also space behind the closet with power outlets for those noisy toys.
The bottom door of the closet reveals a mesh laundry bag. This is good thinking.
On the back wall of the bedroom there’s a pretty large closet which features plumbing for a stackable washer-dryer. Not something you’ll often see in a travel trailer.
But the camp side of the bedroom is really different. That side not only has a nightstand but also has a set of steps—so a smaller dog or smaller human or even a full-sized human can get into the bed more easily.
There’s also more storage at the front of the bed with baskets provided.
Single solid door on cabinets
Something Wildwood did that’s interesting on the cabinet builds is to use a single solid door, rather than the typical multi-piece door. Then they implemented a handle that wraps behind the door so, essentially, you’re pulling on the back of the door when opening the cabinet. Many RVers have complained that RV cabinet doors come apart over time. These likely won’t since they’re a single piece. I like the look and I’m curious what your feelings are about these.
On the subject of cabinets, there’s a clever tip-out trash bin holder under the sink. So, not only did Wildwood think about a trash can, but they did a good job of accommodating one in a space that might otherwise go to waste. Nice.
More style in the Wildwood 27RK
This RV is one of many newer models where there are light strips that span the width of the ceiling. These replace the more traditional puck-style lighting that has been common for years.
These strips of light feature a dimming function. I suggested to the supplier that they put a switch at each fixture and they actually thought that was a really good idea.
As mentioned, there are also those half-round shapes throughout the camper, some of which have lighting to accentuate the shape.
There are also light strips on the outside more at eye level rather than way up high, which would facilitate using the space at night.
Another nifty thing is that the inside of the baggage door is actually a dry-erase board.
What I would change in the Forest River Wildwood 27RK
Of course, this has the worthless 17” RV oven, which is a bummer because so much of the rest of the interior showed some real and different thinking. Bleh. Another bummer is the plastic toilet—these just create a symphony of squawks in the bathroom as you sit there and make your own special sounds so, in an RV, you’ve got this entire cacophony of noises coming from the bathroom.
Conclusions
Since this is an advanced look at this trailer, some details may change. But I have to say I love this new look. To think that they’re doing it in a more affordable stick-and-tin model is even more of a surprise.
Know that you can get this with either the corrugated aluminum skin or a fiberglass skin. But the fiberglass skin is only that fiberglass skin laminated to a wood board. Many fiberglass-skinned trailers actually have their fiberglass walls laminated to something like an Azdel substrate with aluminum studs, where the whole wall build is one laminated piece. This is a wood-framed trailer with just the fiberglass glued to a wood substrate.
That flexible table and seating arrangement along with a few other practical items just makes this trailer a huge winner in my book.
Now, do know that this uses a very low-end leaf spring suspension. Also, there is no tire pressure monitoring system included, and this rides on import tires. Those factors would make me think twice if I were wanting to do a lot of towing. Perhaps something with a better build might be more appropriate, or an upgrade to these components if you’re really into this trailer.
One last thing: Despite the significant upgrades to the interior and exterior of this rig, the MSRP remains the same for 2025 as it was for 2024. Another thing to note is that there are both traditional aluminum-skinned versions of this trailer and fiberglass-skinned versions. Further, Forest River’s Salem and Wildwood brands are identical campers except for the stickers on the outside. So, if your local dealership has Salem instead of Wildwood, it’s the exact same product.
My thanks to Josh from Bish’s RV for the photos and video in this article.
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A lot of unique thinking went into this Wildwood, including the “no swoops” exterior color scheme. But the short bed, small oven, plastic toilet, Model T-vintage suspension, unsafe tires, and hung fiberglass walls would definitely make it a no-sale for me. Unique design is not a substitute for good engineering and quality construction!
I totally agree and thank you for the comment. What I hope this spurs is more really exceptional design and flexibility in other trailers. I am fully convinced that, if someone walks into an RV dealership and walks through a bunch of trailers, when they get to this one they’re going to want to write the check.
I’ve noticed Brinkley doing some similar things with newer models so, perhaps, this is a positive trend in the industry.
Thank you, Tony! 🙂 So sad that this RV is so unevenly made. That is that it has great features and poor, low-end, cost-saving features. Still, very pleased to read of all the enhancements that the 2025 model has relative to the 2024 model. Thanks again, have a great day, safe travels, and safe stays! 🙂
I smell a trend between the features in this and the ones in some of the Brinkley units I’ve seen and I like it quite a bit. Always good to read your comments, Neal, and happy travels to you as well!
You are welcome, Tony! My perspective for towables is improvong, but still has a long ways to go. 🙂 Thank you, Tony! Will do! 🙂