The Cardinal 3000RL puts the living room at the back, which opens up a surprisingly airy lounge anchored by La-Z-Boy high-back recliners and a booth dinette, all riding on flush-floor hydraulic slide-outs that eliminate the lip most rigs make you step over. Oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, glazed raised-panel cherry or maple cabinet doors, and a Sky View window keep the interior feeling polished rather than plasticky. The bedroom holds a Queen bed on a Serta innerspring mattress with a bed lifter underneath for storage, and the 36-inch neo-angle shower with a built-in seat makes the bath more livable than most trailers in this class. Heated enclosed holding tanks and double-insulated roof panels mean the Forest River Cardinal 3000RL handles shoulder-season camping better than its price point might suggest.
