Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the Forest River Grand Surveyor 290RLDS, answered from the RVs listed on US RV Connection right now.
Right now US RV Connection shows 5 priced Grand Surveyor 290RLDS listings asking between $46,873 and $52,999, with a median asking price of $52,977. Those are asking prices, not what anyone actually paid. Worth noting: every unit listed is a 2026 or 2027 model year, so there is no true older used inventory here to price against. All 5 have photos.
The listings on US RV Connection cover model years 2026 and 2027 only. That is the full range in the current 5-unit group, so if you are hunting an older Grand Surveyor 290RLDS, it is not represented right now. The 2027 description calls it a dual-slide travel trailer built to feel like a residential fifth wheel in a half-ton towable package.
The 290RLDS is one floorplan, and the name spells it out: Rear Living Double Slide. Descriptions all point to dual opposing slides in the main living area, a kitchen flowing from the living space with a high-top dinette, pantry and overhead storage, a fireplace, and a front private bedroom. One listing specifies a front private king bedroom. All 5 units are travel trailers.
Since these are 2026 and 2027 units, you are mostly checking build quality and transit damage rather than wear. Run both slides fully in and out and inspect the seals, since this floorplan lives or dies on its dual opposing slides. Test the fireplace, the 12V refrigerator and, on the unit that lists three air conditioners, every roof unit. Check roof and seam sealant, tires and dates, and that all appliances run on both shore power and battery.
Across the listings the recurring highlights are dual opposing slides in the main living area, a high-top dinette that gives the space a more residential feel, a fireplace, and a front private bedroom, described as a king bedroom on one unit. The kitchen flows from the living area with a pantry and overhead storage plus a 12V black glass refrigerator, listed at 10 cu. ft. on some units and 11 cu. ft. on another. One listing notes three air conditioners.
One dealer description directly describes the 290RLDS as engineered to deliver residential fifth-wheel comfort in a balanced, half-ton towable configuration. That is the seller's claim, and none of the listings here state weights or hitch numbers, so confirm the actual dry and gross weights on the unit's sticker against your truck's payload and tow ratings before you commit. With dual slides and three air conditioners on one unit, options add weight.
The 5 listings on US RV Connection are spread across four cities: two in West Point, Virginia, one in Haltom City, Texas, one in Kyle, Texas, and one in Toledo, Ohio. So Texas buyers have two choices in-state, and the Virginia and Ohio units cover the East. All 5 are travel trailers with photos posted.
On price, the 290RLDS sits in the middle. Cherokee Grey Wolf has 8 listings from $23,988 to $35,988, median $31,950, model years 2026 to 2027, so it is the cheaper way into a Forest River trailer. The Puma Vista 403LFT runs higher: 7 listings, $61,888 to $64,995, median $64,985, same year range. We do not have floorplan or feature details for those siblings here, only prices, counts and years.
Answers are written from approved, priced listings on US RV Connection— asking prices, not sale prices — and from what the dealers' own descriptions say. Figures in the strip above are live; the answers refresh as inventory changes.
Forest River Grand Surveyor 290RLDS listed now
DealerWest Point, VA
Travel trailer · Excellent condition
Scenic View RV
Nationwide Delivery Available
$52,999
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DealerToledo, OH
Travel trailer · Excellent condition
Reineke RV
Nationwide Delivery Available
$49,482
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DealerWest Point, VA
Travel trailer · Excellent condition
Scenic View RV
Nationwide Delivery Available
$52,999
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DealerKyle, TX
Travel trailer · Excellent condition
RV Land
Nationwide Delivery Available
$46,873
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DealerHaltom City, TX
Travel trailer · Excellent condition
United RV Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$52,977
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