2026 Cherokee Alpha Wolf26DBH

The 26DBH is the Alpha Wolf bunkhouse, and it is the plan Forest River documents most thoroughly. The factory floorplan record describes one slideout and two entries, with a 20-foot awning, SolidStep entries, outside storage, a rear accessory hitch, and an outside kitchen carrying both an ice maker and a refrigerator. Its interior is documented front to back: a foot-facing queen bed with an overhead cabinet and wardrobes on each side plus a door-side closet; an entertainment center with a fireplace below along the inner wall and a hidden pantry behind it; an off-door-side slideout with a jack-knife sofa and u-dinette; a door-side entry with kitchen counter, sink and cooktop, overhead cabinet with microwave, 12-volt refrigerator and pantry; a rear door-side full bathroom with a porcelain stool, medicine cabinet and second entry door; and rear off-door-side double-stacked bunks.

The second entry door into the rear bathroom is the detail that matters on a family plan. It means wet kids and muddy boots reach the bath without crossing the living space, and it means the bathroom can be reached at night without walking the length of the trailer. Forest River's own copy frames the plan as the lightweight, affordable family option.

At 32 feet 8 inches and 6,625 pounds dry with a published 7,955-pound GVWR, cargo capacity is 1,330 pounds and the tongue is 955. That is a real constraint for a plan built to carry four or more people: family gear, water and passengers all draw on the same 1,330 pounds. The build underneath is line-standard laminated fiberglass over block foam on a drop frame, with the Super Truss roof, lifetime PVC membrane, armored heated underbelly, tankless water heater, Juice Pack solar and 81/35/35 tanks.

How the 26DBH differs from the other six Alpha Wolf floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 16.7%: smallest of six; next is the 25RB (16.8%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,330 lb: second-smallest of seven, between the 25RB (1,329 lb) and the 22SW (2,222 lb).
• Dry weight, 6,625 lb: third-lightest of seven, between the 25RB (6,581 lb) and the 26RL (7,258 lb).
• GVWR, 7,955 lb: third-lowest of six, between the 25RB (7,910 lb) and the 26RL (9,750 lb).
• Tongue weight, 955 lb: third-lightest of seven, between the 25RB (910 lb) and the 26RL (1,080 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.4%: third-largest of seven, between the 33BH (14.1%) and the 26RL and 29DCB (14.9%).
• Length, 32 ft 8 in: third-shortest of seven, between the 25RB (31 ft 1 in) and the 26RL (34 ft 6 in).
• Grey tank, 35 gal: smallest of six, level with the 25RB; next are the 26RL, 29DCB and two others (70 gal).
• Exterior height, 11 ft: lowest of six, level with the 25RB and 29DCB; next are the 26RL and 33BH (11 ft 2 in).
• Slide-out count, 1: fewest of six, level with the 25RB and 29DCB; next is the 26RL (2).

Next to the 25RB, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26DBH is 44 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 45 lb higher, has 1 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 45 lb heavier and is 1 ft 7 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and slide-out count.

Next to the 26RL, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 26DBH is 633 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,795 lb lower, has 1,162 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 125 lb lighter, is 1 ft 10 in shorter, stands 2 in lower, has a grey tank 35 gal smaller and has one fewer slide-out; the two publish the same fresh tank and black tank.

Alpha Wolf is the laminated-fiberglass tier of Forest River's Cherokee travel-trailer family — a construction step above the metal-sided Grey Wolf and Wolf Den on the same drop-frame bumper-pull architecture, and a cross-shop against Forest River's own Salem / Wildwood, Jayco's Jay Flight, Keystone's Passport and Coachmen's Catalina. Eleven floorplans are published for 2026.

A full 81-gallon fresh tank is about 672 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 51% of the 26DBH’s 1,330 lb cargo capacity, leaving 658 lb. Across 7 Alpha Wolf floorplans the water share runs 26% to 51%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Alpha Wolf 22SW at 30% and Alpha Wolf 25RB at 51%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).