2027 Forest River Cherokee Alpha Wolf27BHX

The Cherokee Alpha Wolf 27BHX leaves Forest River's factory at 6,483 lbs dry, with a published GVWR of 7,800 lbs and 1,317 lbs of cargo capacity between the two. Cargo capacity is 17% of the loaded rating, and Forest River's own definition is worth reading before you plan against it: cargo capacity is what remains for fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory. Fresh water alone is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling this trailer's 52-gallon fresh tank spends 432 lbs of that 1,317 lbs before anything else is loaded.

Tongue weight is 835 lbs, or 13% of the dry weight. Ten to fifteen percent is the conventional band for a bumper-pull trailer, and this plan sits inside it as published. Tongue weight is not fixed: it moves with how the trailer is loaded, and weight added ahead of the axles raises it. A weight-distribution hitch is the normal fitment at this tongue load, and the tow vehicle's tongue-weight limit is a separate number from its trailer-weight limit.

Tank capacities are 52 gallons fresh, 70 grey and 35 black, 105 gallons of waste capacity against 52 gallons of supply. The ratio is what governs how long the trailer can sit off hookups: waste capacity exceeds fresh, so the fresh tank is the binding constraint and refilling extends the stay. Forest River publishes these three figures per floorplan, and they are the factory's numbers rather than a segment average.

Against the rest of the Cherokee Alpha Wolf roster this is the 4th of 8 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 5,468 lbs to 8,463 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight. Comparing floorplans inside one line is more reliable than comparing across brands, because every figure here comes from the same factory channel on the same day.

A useful way to read the pair of weights is to stop planning against the dry figure. Nobody tows a trailer at 6,483 lbs: that is the weight before water, batteries, propane, bedding, food, tools and anything the dealer bolted on. Load half the published cargo capacity, which is modest for a family trip, and this plan is already near 7,141 lbs on the road. Compare that number against the tow vehicle, not the dry weight, and leave margin on top of it - the published GVWR of 7,800 lbs is a limit rather than a target.

Every number above was captured twice from Forest River and checked against itself before it was published. The line listing and the individual floorplan page are two separate factory renderings of the same trailer, and this plan's 4 shared figures agree exactly on both. Dry weight plus cargo capacity also equals the published GVWR exactly, which is the arithmetic check this site runs on every profiled floorplan. Where a figure is missing from this page it is because Forest River does not publish it in this channel, not because it was hard to find - and the row says so rather than being quietly dropped.

Forest River publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 27BHX is a Cherokee Alpha Wolf designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 27BHX differs from the other seven Cherokee Alpha Wolf floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

• Cargo capacity, 1,317 lb: smallest of eight; next is the 25RDX (1,762 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 16.9%: smallest of eight; next is the 32BHX (20.8%).
• Tongue weight, 835 lb: second-heaviest of eight, between the 25FKX (805 lb) and the 32BHX (930 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.9%: second-largest of eight, between the 25RKX (11.2%) and the 25FKX (13.6%).
• GVWR, 7,800 lb: third-lowest of eight, between the 25RDX (7,650 lb) and the 25FKX (7,805 lb).
• Dry weight, 6,483 lb: fourth-lightest of eight, between the 25FKX (5,898 lb) and the 28QBX (6,518 lb).
• Length, 31 ft 9 in: fourth-shortest of eight, between the 25RDX (29 ft 11 in) and the 28QBX (34 ft).
• Grey tank, 70 gal: largest of eight, level with the 25FKX, 28RLX and 32BHX; next is the 25RDX (38 gal).

Next to the 25FKX, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 27BHX is 585 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 5 lb lower, has 590 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 30 lb heavier, is 5 ft 2 in longer and stands 2 in taller; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 28QBX, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 27BHX is 35 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 745 lb lower, has 710 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 135 lb heavier, is 2 ft 3 in shorter and has a grey tank 35 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

Eight 2027 Cherokee Alpha Wolf floorplans with a full factory record, read from Forest River on 22 Oct 2026. They run 5,468 to 8,463 lb dry on lengths of 26 feet 7 inches to 38 feet 2 inches, with hitch weights of 610 to 930 lb and cargo capacities of 1,317 to 2,220 lb. Forest River publishes a GVWR for all eight, from 7,610 to 10,683 lb, and dry weight plus cargo capacity equals it exactly on every one.

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 33% of the 27BHX’s 1,317 lb cargo capacity, leaving 885 lb. Across 8 Cherokee Alpha Wolf floorplans the water share runs 19% to 33%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RDX at 24%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25FKX, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 31 ft 9 in vs 26 ft 7 in; dry weight 6,483 lb vs 5,898 lb; GVWR 7,800 lb vs 7,805 lb; cargo capacity 1,317 lb vs 1,907 lb; hitch weight 835 lb vs 805 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RDX is 150 lb lighter (7,650 lb GVWR); Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25FKX is 5 lb heavier (7,805 lb GVWR).

All 8 Cherokee Alpha Wolf floorplans: Cherokee Alpha Wolf line hub.

Against the 27BHX: the Cherokee Grey Wolf 23MK is 1 lb heavier and 3 ft shorter; the Avenger 26DBS is 5 lb heavier; the Campsite Reserve 23TS is 5 lb heavier and 4 ft shorter.

11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 27BHX. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.