New 2025 Forest River RV Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43 Fifth Wheel

Today’s RV review might be of the largest RV I’ve ever seen—the 2025 Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43. This is a category-busting model that does fit in with some other classifications of RV. But it’s so different, in some ways, that it’s absolutely worth a look. What you have here is the marriage between a destination trailer and a fifth wheel, resulting in a floor plan that has more than 500 square feet of interior space. This is a huge, heavy beast with three slides, all of which have slide topper awnings as standard. In fact, a lot of things that some might consider reasonable options are standard in this trailer. Unusual features in the Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43. While this is a fifth wheel in configuration, there are a lot of things that are done unusually. Those include the wet bay, which takes the entire space behind the road-side compartment door. To compensate for this, there’s a slide-out tray on the camp side that’s rated to hold up to 800 pounds, similar to what you’d find in some motorhomes. The only entry door into this RV is a sliding glass door. That makes sense in that many, many of these are going to be permanently placed and someone’s going to build a patio deck. In fact, this is how the prototype was displayed—with a patio deck built alongside it. The roof of this fifth wheel is a single height and is angled just slightly to the off-camp side. There are three air conditioners up here but, otherwise, it’s pretty flat. If you did have a property where you wanted to put a bunch of solar, you could certainly put a bunch of solar up here. Main living space in the Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43. Quite honestly, I think this rig is nicer than my house. Walking in, there’s a huge feel with high ceilings in the main kitchen/dining area. The visual centerpiece here is an island that extends out with five bar-height seats. The sink in the island incorporates one of those new sink designs that has multiple bowls that slot into it plus a glass washer. Toward the back of this space is an L-shaped couch. Wildwood even includes a coffee table, which is pretty unusual. A real visual centerpiece, even though it’s at the back of the space, is a spiral staircase up to the loft that’s above the living room. Unlike in some RVs that have lofts, the ceiling in the living room still offers plenty of height. Main bathroom in the Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43. The bathroom deserves its own story here, as it is huuuuuuge and is right off the main living space. Over on the camp side are a washer and dryer. Above those is a drop-down shelf for folding laundry or whatever.  I’m sure the family chef wouldn’t want Nerf bullets in the chili, although you could arrange some sort of spice delivery system where the cook could say, “More salt, please,” and the shooter from their position could so bless the meal. Front bedroom in the Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43.  I mentioned the spiral staircase at the back of the main living space in this trailer. Also, there’s sort of a half spiral staircase at the front of the space. That leads you to the loft above the bathroom but then, down the hall, you’ll find the main bedroom. Conclusions about the Wildwood Heritage Glen ROOST43If I had some beautiful mountain property or something along a lake or whatever and needed a cabin or house there lickety-split, this would be a fantastic way to accomplish that, assuming local ordinances allow me to use this in such a manner. I also think they struck the right balance between RV-focused pieces (12-volt fridge, on-demand water heater) and destination trailer design. Certainly, not everybody could have a place for something of this size but, given the right context, I like it.